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wonder-worker · 3 months ago

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Wild how we know that Elizabeth Woodville was officially appointed to royal councils in her own right during her husband’s reign and fortified the Tower of London in preparation of a siege while 8-months pregnant and had forces gathering at Westminster “in the queen’s name” in 1483 – only for NONE of these things to be even included, let alone explored, in the vast majority of scholarship and historical novels involving her.

#lol I don't remember writing this - I found it when I was searching for something else in my drafts. But it's 100% true so I had to post it.#elizabeth woodville #my post #Imo this is mainly because Elizabeth's negative historiography has always involved both vilification and diminishment in equal measure.#and because her brand of vilification (femme fatale; intriguer) suggests more indirect/“feminine” than legitimate/forceful types of power #It's still bizarre though-you'd think these would be some of the most famous & defining aspects of Elizabeth's life. But apparently not #I guess she only matters when it comes to marrying Edward and Promoting Her Family and scheming against Richard #There is very lacking interest in her beyond those things even in her traditionally negative depictions #And most of her “reassessments” tend to do diminish her so badly she's rendered utterly irrelevant and almost pathetic by the end of it #Even when some of these things *are* mentioned they're never truly emphasized as they should be.#See: her formal appointment in royal councils. It was highly unconventional + entirely unprecedented for queens in the 14th & 15th century #You'd think this would be incredibly important and highlighted when analyzing late medieval queenship in England but apparently not #Historians are more willing to straight-up INVENT positions & roles for so many other late medieval queens/king's mothers that didn't exist #(not getting into this right now it's too long...)#But somehow acknowledging and discussing Elizabeth's ACTUAL formally appointed role is too much for them I guess #She's either subsumed into the general vilification of her family (never mind that they were known as 'the queen's kin' to actual #contemporaries; they were defined by HER not the other way around) or she's rendered utterly insignificant by historians. Often both.#But at the end of the day her individual role and identity often overlooked or downplayed in both scenarios #and ofc I've said this before but - there has literally never been a proper reassessment of Elizabeth's role in 1483-85 TILL DATE #despite the fact that it's such a sensational and well-known time period in medieval England #This isn't even a Wars of the Roses thing. Both Margaret of Anjou and Margaret Beaufort have had multiple different reassessments #of their roles and positions during their respective crises/upheavals by now;#There is simply a distinct lack of interest in reassessing Elizabeth in a similar way and I think this needs to be acknowledged.#Speaking of which - there's also a persistent habit of analyzing her through the context of Margaret of Anjou or Elizabeth of York #(either as a parallel or a foil) rather than as a historical figure in HER OWN RIGHT #that's also too long to get into I just wanted to point it out because I hate it and I think it's utterly senseless #I've so much to say about how all of this affects her portrayal in historical fiction as well but that's going into a whole other tangent #ofc there are other things but these in particular *really* frustrate me #just felt like ranting a bit in the tags because these are all things that I want to individually discuss someday with proper posts...

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ohmytiredheart · 2 months ago

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Honestly I feel for Sam but serves him right.

Even if we ignore the potential intermingling of the web or any other other spooky strings that are likely being pulled, there's a lot to unpack here.

I wouldn't say Sam "deserved" it, but Alice tried warning him for months. This is what he gets for sticking his nose in places it didn't belong.

Did I say the same thing about Jon in TMA? Yes and no. Obviously there isn't a story without someone doing something dumb, but I think Jon's situation and Sam's situation are a little different. Jon was an idiot, yes, but he (and everyone else around him) were forced to go in completely blind. He had no idea what he was doing and didn't have any warnings or help at all except from his creepy boss with ulterior motives.

Sam also went in blind, but he was warned several times by several people including the eldritch computer to stop and turn around. He could have avoided this if he just returned Alice's calls or looked at her messages.

But nooooo he had to poke around with his little crushy crush and get himself thrown into a portal to what we can only assume is the TMA universe. Serves him right.

#i have a lot of feelings about this if you couldn't tell #sam you little idiot #in many ways i get it #both from a personal standpoint AND from a writer's standpoint #he thought alice was being overbearing and blah blah blah i've said this before #i personally also hate overbearing people who helecopter me #BUT #there are a lot of moments where even i would have listened to alice's warnings #sam is a cave explorer in this scenario tbh #and he just got himself stuck in a tiny hole underground #because he didn't listen when someone more experienced said “dont be stupid”#its not a great analogy but its all ive got because youtube loves to show me that stuff apparently #👎#anyways i had more thoughts but ive ranted enough #im gonna stop yapping now #the magnus protocol #tmagp ep 30 #tmagp spoilers #tmagp #jonathan sims #tmagp sam i still forgot his last name #alice dyer #celia ripley #the tags always give me the characters last names idk why i cant find sam's </3 #to the person who gave me his name i owe you my life #samama khalid

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khaotunq · 5 months ago

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Endless Chonlatee Gifs (18/?): Khaotung Thanawat as Chonlatee (Tonhon Chonlatee, 2020)

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coquelicoq · 8 months ago

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[ID adapted from alt: Two panels (the first is on the left) from the Natsume's Book of Friends manga in which Natori uses the phrase "clowder of cats". The first is from chapter 101 and he's saying to Matoba, Natsume, and Nyanko-sensei, "So Ban is aware of the clowder of cats that Natsume saw." The second is from chapter 102 and he, Natsume, and sensei are looking at a dozen or so ceramic lucky cats surrounding a man passed out on the floor. Natori says, "Wow, this is a real 'clowder' of cats..." /end ID]

ugh gretchen stop trying to make clowder happen, it's not going to happen 🙄

#i had to look this up. i've been reading english for three decades and i s2g i never saw this word before #apparently it's a collective noun for a group of cats. like a pride of lions‚ a murder of crows‚ a clowder of cats #if you say so gretchen...#i love that he says it like a normal word the first time but he must have gotten some weird looks because he's quote unquoting it #the second time #wow this is a real [pause] CLOWDER of cats...#<-said no one ever you big weirdo #i have to wonder though if this is just a totally normal word in japanese and it's an artefact of translation #because we don't really have a collective noun for cats in wide use in english...#natsume's book of friends #natsume yuujinchou #kittehs #fun with words #my posts #natori shuuichi #homura cats arc

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adhd-merlin · 1 year ago

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my most bizarre merlin thought (probably) is that I want immortal merlin to befriend a nun at some point

#I'm not even religious #I just think it'd be funny #I've said it before btw #I think he'd have philosophical discussions with religious people #when in the mood #because magic and religion are one and the same to him #listen idk #I'm in sicily visiting churches and monasteries #thinking about norman kings #and this too again. apparently #*

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danikatze · 9 months ago

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:/

#so my best friend of 17 years ended our friendship today because I explained to her that HP and JKR make me uncomfortable and angry #and I would like her not to talk to me about it anymore #which I said before but apparently it didn't land/she didn't take me seriously #also apparently we haven't been doing well for over a year but she never told me that until today #so I've been having lots of fun with her all that time #silly me

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front-facing-pokemon · 1 year ago

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#altaria #here it is… the bird that turns into a dragon-type because reasons…#i still don't think just from looking at this thing that they should be a dragon-type. i feel like it still seems out-of-place given their #design but HONESTLY i like it. i think it's a cool like. subversion. type thing. i would not look at swablu and be like Yeah that evolves #into a dragon-type. and apparently a really good one at that? i believe i've heard good things about altaria #ugh. good things. got a selection of GOOD THINGS on sale‚ stranger�� my brain does that sometimes #when i hear or say innocuous phrases it's like HEY that's the same thing this OTHER guy said in this QUOTE you've heard before #dunno WHY but. it happens. and it just happened there. but altaria i dunno it's a dragon-type and that's awesome. i don't remember what i #said i was gonna talk about on the swablu post yesterday wrt altaria and i am too lazy to look back at those tags to remember #hi it's me morning of this posting at like 7 AM. i remembered bc i just looked. i was gonna ask if they were good competitively #and. i'm pretty sure they are. ALRIGHT LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SMOGON #ah okay not busted but generally good i guess. latest information states RU in gen 9 but UU in a lot of other gens. NU and PU in there too #bounced around a lot i guess. but here's my question. why? do i care #it's cute. and i don't care if they're strong or not… because they're cute…

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holocene-sims · 1 year ago

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i built this cafe for my story and i felt like sharing it as a random follower's gift, so tada! here it is ☕

details:

price: $39,895

lot size: 20x15

originally built on 6-4-1 hanamigawa in mt. komorebi

not cc-free & uses most of the packs

bonus:

three pieces of cc are included in the file (abandoned cc reupload)

also included is a list of all the other cc you'll need to download + the packs i used in the build!

download:

(no ads) - dropbox

#ts4 #the sims 4 #sims 4 #sims 4 build #ts4 build #ts4 community lot #ts4 download #ts4 lot download #ts4 cafe #just excuse my bad graphic design i'm so sorry i don't know anything about fonts and colors and photoshop #also let me know if any of the cc is missing or if something goes wrong #i've never uploaded a build before so *fingers crossed*#i did play test this as well but surprises happen #holocene.package #holocene is an architect (verified)#new tag for builds just dropped woo #because apparently i'm mcfucking losing it #SURPRISE I'M IN MY BUILDER ERA FOLKS #i built that one restaurant/multipurpose lot last year and then in the last month i've built a farm and a cafe and i think i'll do more #i have needed all these for the story like i said but sdjfjdfkjdsl #i've always been a cas/gameplay/story girlie so this obviously has horrifying implications

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thedawningofthehour · 2 months ago

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There's fudge in my fridge and it looks so good but I'm not eating any of it because I literally saw my mother clean out a vacuum bag and then go back to making it without washing her hands.

#she didn't even need to touch the vacuum bag i was emptying it #she snatched it from my hands to do it herself because i'm too stupid to know how to empty it apparently #i asked her if she was going to wash her hands and she said she would before she started cooking #then proceeded to put her filthy hands on literally everything in the utensil drawer #then RINSED a hand. ONE hand. for like two seconds with NO soap #anyway i've been washing every utensil i use before i use it since then #you know the last time i baked i spilled some milk and she got really upset because i just wiped it up and didn't properly clean the counte #because i was still baking and was going to clean it when i was done #apparently she's fine with things being filthy so look as it LOOKS clean

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rolandkaros · 2 months ago

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in addition to all of britain's various other crimes their shower water is also making my hair fall out.

#really really bad.#trying not to panic because i think it's just as much about the stress of moving + the change in water type...maybe?#but i do also know that certain places in the uk are notorious for having hard water which apparently does 100% make your hair fall out.#combine than with synthesized testosterone giving me male-pattern baldness.................it is not looking good for me #like i said trying not to panic #but if it gets much worse i think i might have to actually see if i can get finasteride #i've been avoiding it bc supposedly it has a lot of side effects but my hair is probably my favorite part about myself like visually #i really cannot go bald this young. i simply cannot.#even considering getting it buzzed to help it grow back healthy but i really don't want to do that right before it starts to get cold lol #plus i look really stupid with short hair

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lungfuls · 3 months ago

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Maybe I'm projecting and being hopeful but I mentioned to M that I don't even get to shit by myself in peace lmao and I feel like something clicked for him. Bc I was like hey, at least you get private bathroom breaks at work (noncombative). And since then he's been a lot more acquiescent when I ask if I can nap and stuff

#he's never rly said no he just used to be like 'well whaf if i want to nap' like in the early parenting days #which evolved into 'yeah i guess'-type responses #lately he's more like 'yeah!' like his tone is less. whatever it was before #same with any requests i make in general like if he'll put e down for bed and stuff #idk my weird episode epiphany thing i went through last week has me feeling much less patient and self-questioning #it's just a fact that constantly asking myself if i'm being considerate enough of others has done nothing for me #like it hasn't even improved my relationships.. i don't really have any lol #like i'm done biting my tongue bc idk if i've properly considered their perspective.. i end up blowing up at minor things as a result anyway #like it makes me a worse partner fr #i also really feel like i've been putting daggers thru my own spirit by doing this for so long #like i need to stop troubleshooting my existence like 'what if i conform this way' 'what if i conform that way'#here's what if: you will be profoundly unhappy and no one who you love will truly know you #this is such a tangent off what i started talking about but basically i'm done reflexively wondering #every time i feel wronged disrespected etc. if actually i'm the one in the wrong. it really is reflexive #the way m's mom responded to me setting a boundary was a wake up call like apparently she just read into what i was saying too much #so hypothetically it wasn't the boundary she was angry about but how she thought i set it #but like i don't have any time for you if my extremely sincere and straightforward communication isn't good enough for you #like i'm not going to be understanding of your inability to take me at face value we didn't both fuck up. You did #and that's how i'm going to act. like You fucked up. yk

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britneyshakespeare · 2 months ago

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i can't believe how much this company apparently does not want my money

#this is about marqueetv #my debit card expired this month and they emailed me about it before i went and got a new one #there was actually a mixup w the bank sending me a new one in the mail. they had smth wrong w my address #but i sorted that out w the bank and got a new debit card on friday #so i went to update my payment information and they said that there was something wrong w my card??? call my bank???#reader there is nothing wrong w my card #it's been good enough to make several other large and small purchases since friday #but i was like eh ok anyway i guess i'll try plugging in paypal (after i updated my card on paypal)#wouldnt accept paypal either for completely different reasons??? seemingly???#and i emailed support about it. you know. friday night as i was experiencing this problem #STILL havent heard back from them and their support is apparently available 7 days a week (though not 24 hours a day)#so??? you dont want my money??? is that it you dont want my money?#tales from diana #i got their 3 months for 99 cents fall discount deal #and the month expires on october 3rd #so... if i have to update my payment info after that... will my deal go away??#dunno and that's honestly kinda less important to me #i've enjoyed this month enough that i've thought yeah i could pay 9.99 a month for this #like i like the library they have a lot #if you don't know what marqueetv is it's a lot of plays and operas and documentaries #very focused on the performing arts and 'high culture' but i mainly got them for rsc productions #still there's some other stuff i wanna watch...#well i might not get to once thursday comes #they LITERALLY do not want my money #like. ok #i wanna give you my money

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mythicalartistx · 11 months ago

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This one scene from the KH1 manga been living rent free in my head so I had to redraw it

And of course I added my own aspects when Sora is now imagining a log.

I saw this panel again and I just started laughing for over ten minutes straight because of it. It's not even THAT funny it's just the fact that Sora describes him in this way and it's like that's not straight.

HE HAD TO GO IN THAT MUCH DETAIL TO DESCRIBE HIS BEST FRIEND ON WHY HE IS SO STRONG

Who says, "hIs ChEsT iS tHiCk LiKe A lOg?!"

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kyouka-supremacy · 8 months ago

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Mmmhh...

#(Basically rant on my last two posts)#I know I've said it before and sorry for coming off as annoying–#but I really wish we still had a central bsd blog on Tumblr like fy-bungoustraydogs or bsd-central or things of the kind.#I think now everyone rushes to post news first. And although there's merit to it in knowing news as soon as they happen‚#in the long run the death of this kind of central official content ***fan*** blogs is such a huge loss of fandom spaces‚#especially for the archiving purposes they solved. Especially today that T/witter and G/oogle have basically become unusable.#Literally. Literally. I've been doing official content archiving since I was 11 #(because that's the very specific kind of mental illness I have)#and let me tell you that the quality of web search and especially reverse image search only got worse–#in a way that is very evident and noticeable. Which is crazy tbh and not how things should work.#If anyone would like to start a bsd-central kind of blog I'll be the first one to follow.#Actually if anyone actually wants to establish it feel free to contact me and I'll be more than happy to share the resources I have!!!!#It just needs to be something multi-modded for a series of reasons I won't get into right now #I just can't personally do it (not as main admin at least) because that would be modding my FIFTH active bsd blog–#and that's a little too much even for me.#On top of some ethical concerns I have regarding whether it'd be fair for me to mod a fandom central bsd blog–#when I feel like I can't genuinely share the same amount of love for the franchise other fans share #On top of. You know. Getting a degree eventually hopefully.#Then years after the blog has been solidly enstablished and aquired enough credibility it could even open a free donations found to invest–#in buying and scanning and releasing bsd content that hasn't been shared yet like the guidebooks or illustration books or everything else–#for everyone to see...#The dream. (Is realistically never going to happen) (Won't stop me from daydreaming about it every day)#((Still salty I couldn't afford the guidebooks only due to the shipment prices. I *would* have scanned and uploaded them.))#That was a long and idealistic rant. Kyotag out #Edit: *Modding my SIXTH bsd blog #Apparently I mod so many blogs I lost count of them

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icewindandboringhorror · 4 days ago

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Recent things.. mostly just writing screenshots lol

#There's a water problem in the apartment so thats been taking most of my attention lol.. the way maintenance happens here is just #this big long vague wait with no clear communication. You just send in a request to the apartment building and then you might hear from the #any weekday from 8am - 4pm any time after that. Sometimes it's quick but sometimes its like days before you hear anything. So then #you just have to be operating under the assumption that at any time during working hours you might get a call or a knock at the door #Like if you were expecting company at any time for a week straight ghjhj.. ANYWAY.. I've been working on making a little discord #server thing for the game maybe for playtesters to communicate in initially i guess but then also after it's out or... something like that.#no idea how all of that works. but you hear about people doing it. or something... Still not entirely sold on the idea since I'm not really #a big user of discord format speaking (like little chats and stuff) but.. again idk.. seems like.. common.. for things...(< socially odd #hermit fumbling through trying to imitate what '''normal''' people do/enjoy/desire lol..). Since I think my biggest issue is I am very bad #at socializing and thus marketing since a lot of that is social. The type to just google ''what do people do about games once they've #made them'' and just go after whatever the top 10 things apparently are hjbjhbjh... But like I said. still unsure it will be utilized. it #all feels very awkward to me. then again most things do. But that's what the ''overall progress'' screenshot is from. the little channel #where I've been posting updates to myself lol. Also ''coding'' in that being used very lightly consdering it's ren'py and I'm only using #the very bare bones most basic functionality of it lol. Extremely intense highly daunting master level coding such as ''if x then y''. gbjh #slacked on writing a lot due to the evil maintenance and such things... and just general... appointments... events... aughhhhhh #I think it's Goose Time here or something because nearly every day I hear big V shaped rows of geese flying by like multiple #times a day and they're so pretty and neat to watch. They've really inspired me somehow. Today it was rainy and gray skied and high winds #and cold (some of my favorite most beautiful weather) and I went out to check the mail and like 6 or 7 rows of geese fluttered #by in the air. I felt like that meme image of that guy that looks kind of weird (william dafoe??) and its like black and white and #he's looking up at something almost teary eyed wide eyed in awe.. The goose... those are my goose.. the universe sent those gooses just #for me and the high speed winds blowing my coat open and chilling my face... a tender platonic kiss from the world is often delivered #by way of chilly weather and bird formations.. peace and love on planet earth truly..#OH and of course.. boy with boy!!!! shout out to those little mcdonalds toy animal plushies from like 2006 or something. I found the #gray cat one and was like.. hrmm.. I have one of those as well (a real life gray cat). surely they're friends now.

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robotsandramblings · 10 months ago

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i've rewarched them so many times now, but i'm nowhere near sick of Bad Batch's S1 opener and finale (Aftermath, Return To Kamino, and Kamino Lost).

what a spectacular start and finish to Season 1. they're so goddamn good, and they still hold up after many rewatches. some of my favourite star wars episodes of all time. always. ❤️🩶

(as far as S1, Battle Scars belongs in there too, imo.)

#sorry if i'm a broken record.... i know i've said this many times before lol #i can't stop gushing about them because they can't stop being so good!!!!#the bad batch #star wars #i remember that i went onto reddit after the finale.. just curious to see people's comments and such #and redditors were actually complaining about the finale??? some thought it was BORING??????? a very ''lackluster'' finale???#apparently we were watching two different shows lmao

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