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A hair-ruffle for Tennant Tuesday (or whatever day this post finds you)
David Tennant promoting Good Omens 2 on Times Radio (July 12, 2023)
#david tennant#good omens#good omens season 2#hair ruffles#the head turn mid-ruffle#shows off his lovely cheekbones#gratefully hoarding what little good omens promo we got#before the strike happened#tennant tuesday#stuff i posted#I wish them all the best and hope the strike ends soon#let this man promote all of his awesome work this year!
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quick itfs sketch page
#my art#jujutsu kaisen#jjk#yuji itadori#megumi fushiguro#itafushi#fushiita#jjk fanart#jujutsu kaisen fanart#yuuji#megumi#fr some reason it's rare fr me to b happy with monochrome pieces so i am combatting tht general dislike by making it itfs#harder 2 dislike smth when it's a bunch of sketches of my ship kissing#oh ya threw in some good ol Corner Angst also bc i ended up not wanting 2 draw a third kiss dsfhjshdsdfjg#doing this got me thinking about tht one itfs piece i did back in april#captioned smth smth 'im on an itafushi kick'#n how that was like. the piece that opened the floodgates n made me realize how actually insane i am abt them#before it was just a casual Yeah This Ship Is Cute ill draw for it when the mood strikes#then after doing tht draws i ws like wait a minute whats happening to me#now here i am 5 months later completely emotionally dependent on these 2 traumatized 15 year olds#anyway this sheet is kind of an homage 2 the other one :'> how far ive come. how far theyve come. they make me ill every waking hour
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The difference between a strike and a boycott is the focus of what is being withheald
In a strike the supply is being withheald because the workers aren’t producing whatever it is. It works by having the masses demand what the companies cannot produce and therefore, if the company wants to continue providing whatever it is in order to continue making money, they have to listen to worker demands
In a boycott the demand is being withheald because the masses aren’t buying or engaging with whatever it is. It works because companies, obviously, need to actually sell things in order to function. The point is to make the company change something about a product in order to appeal to the masses again
That’s why you shouldn’t boycott when a strike is on (unless the union says so) because it kind of cancels out the strike. If there is no demand then witholding supply is meaningless - again, unless the union says so, since that means they factored it into their industrial action plan and believe it would be beneficial
I know people want to help but the reaction to call for a boycott whenever there’s a strike just kind of...... doesn’t
#kuro.txt#i know things to this effect have been said before but i needed to get this out lol#bc i feel like this happens every time theres a strike#wga strike#sag-aftra strike
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All the articles talking about how the marvels had the lowest box office opening of any marvel movie conveniently forget to mention that it’s the ONLY marvel movie to come out in the midst of an actors strike and didn’t get any of the press that all the other movies would have gotten 🙃
#before anyone yells at me i know the strike ended like the day it came out but press typically happens in the weeks BEFORE the release#anyway#sometimes i care about marvel when they make stuff that isn’t just about white dudes#kamala may honestly be my favorite mcu character#bc mcu ruined america chavez 😔#the marvels
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Hey um I'm concerned...
"Is this true, fellow Petrikov?"
Something something about the cycle repeating. 👀
#that first line & the way he's so nonchalant about the whole thing strikes me as very suspicious#has this happened before??? Has there been other Simons?#maybe It's just because he's a scientist like PB prime? that's probably what it is; but I'm open to the other possibilities#the way he's just so casual about other Simons existing just strikes me as odd... 👀#is there a timeloop going on??? I stg its either I'm tired or theres some vibes of something bigger going on here#I'm curious about who Prismo's boss is still...#I LOVed the animation style change during winter king simon's musical number; it was gorgeous!#mine#op#adventure time spoilers#adventure time#adventure time fionna and cake#adventure time fionna & cake#fionna and cake#simon petrikov#ice king#winter king#ice simon#ice crown#fionna & cake
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#--/ art#--/ story#ava the dark lord#⬇⬇⬇ context in the tags ⬇⬇⬇#alan becker#animator vs animation#animation vs minecraft#ava the chosen one#it is done !! ok ill give y'all the intro context synopsis now#the story goes that way way way way before Showdown cho and dark used to sneak into abandoned-looking buildings in the city at night#and one such target they stumble upon happens to be a storage room containing artifacts from Minecraft#the most interesting being the beds.#on this particular outing cho and dark were returning from other shenanigans and could use a place to rest. perfect!#dark belly-flops onto the right bed (scooting them out of alignment) and strikes a pose.#while chosen is shoving them back together again... oh. he's already asleep? ...???#!!! the beds draw you in if you get too close!#so what was supposed to be half an hour at most rest turned into the whole night. they skedaddled and forgot about the freaky beds.#until. a certain someone goes and dies :333#you get it now ! ! !#it was dark diesn't ALL ALONG-#yeah and then for extra spice i threw in that the hooded stick King meets with during his episode to buy a command block...#...happens to own that storage room.#thus and so begins more brand new shenanigans with dark interacting with this shady rando. i call em seafoam#i highly extremely doubt there's a tag for seafoam . . . wiki calls them only 'hooded stick figure'#anyhow. behind the scenes this was also a practice of drawing things in 3D... keeping on model... and composition for storytelling#and i learned some things about how Whiteboard works too :o i. didn't know about the fill tool. it is cool#yayaya!! so that's been in my head for a while.#thx for reading <3 <3 ill be posting some close-up shots of this and other things i put on the whiteboard later#Minecraft bed
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ABSOLUTE SPOILERS STOP AT THIS POINT IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE EPISODE!!! okay but the archdiocese pulling the plug being a metaphor for them getting canceled. they have one month (four episodes). they're successful (brilliant show received well), but it's not about success (in the world of streaming, evil somehow isn't contributing enough to paramount's bottom line) can't they move to another parish (another network)?? no, the archdiocese would rather switch to a call center, which is objectively worse but cheaper and can handle a larger scale of cases (create as much content as cheaply as possible, don't worry about quality, don't worry about the quality of life for the employees).
#sensing not just commentary on creating art in the industry and the world of streaming#but maybe also references to why the strikes happened last year#(i still feel pretty strongly that evil's cancellation was in retaliation for the strikes)#(since they went on strike just days before completing filming for the season therefore depriving paramount of money for a year)#evil cbs#evil paramount#evil
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The Teamsters Union and UPS on Wednesday accused each other of abandoning labor negotiations aimed at averting what would be the largest strike in the U.S. since the 1950s. The union, which represents roughly 340,000 full- and part-time drivers, loaders and package handlers, said UPS presented an "unacceptable offer" that "did not address members' needs." "UPS had a choice to make, and they have clearly chosen to go down the wrong road," Teamsters General President Sean O'Brien said in a statement.[...]
The union is trying to secure higher pay and more full-time jobs for UPS employees. It has also requested delivery trucks' surveillance cameras be removed and that employees, regardless of their tenure, be paid the same wages for working the same job.
5 Jul 23
#today was supposed to be the deadline before its too late to stop the strike startkng at the end of the month#we'll see what happens
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SO... GPDA now has an instagram account... I hope they explode FIA
#george russell my king#no but seriously#yesterday i was praying for the race to end before any serious accident happened#seeing ollie literally saying he wasn't trying to die#the drivers practically begging for a red flag#no fan should want to see the drivers race in such dangerous condition#awful awful#entertainment should never be above their safety#also they should do a strike a la 82 because it would be very cunty#f1
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THERES A BOMB STRAPPED TO MY CHEST AND IF YOU DONT TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED W ZEPHRIT THE NIGHT BEFORE IN YOUR COFFEE SHOP AU IT WILL EXPLODE AHHHHHHHHHH
Well apparently threats + enthusiasm are the best motivators ever, so, here you go (I might have been a bit carried away) :
Honestly, Ifrit shouldn't be here. It's late, both he and Ivy have a long shift tomorrow, they should get a good night of sleep to face the next day in the best conditions.
Key word : should.
Unfortunately, neither Ifrit nor Ivy are known to do what's good for them, and Pebble is half their self control. Knowing the man, that is a concerning fact.
Anyway, Pebble's not here, they're catching up with Aether and Dew, which means they end up at a bar, with the objective of getting thoroughly wasted.
Well, not Ivy ; he offered to be the one driving them home, sticking to his soda, though he does make a point to pour it in an empty shot glass and down it at the same time as the rest of them.
Ifrit, knowing he's a bit of a lightweight, tries to take it slow ; he still wants to remember this night, and he'd rather avoid the worst of the hangover that will surely make his shift that much more tiring.
There's a bit of a blank in the conversation, Aether ordering new drinks, Dew out for a quick smoke, so Ifrit let his eyes wander in the room.
His gaze lands on someone sitting alone at a table, stomach immediately flipping. Long hair falling on their shoulders, a Nightmare On Elm Street tee tucked in baggy jeans, held on their hip by a thick belt with a shiny buckle that catches the dim lights. But what really gets Ifrit is the way that person is looking at him, unabashedly staring with a little smirk, lazily twirling their cane in their hand.
Fuck.
For a while, they both only do that. They stare. Check each other out. Ifrit knows he looks good, tight jeans on and tank top threatening to reveal his chest every time he shifts even the slightest bit, but oh does the burn of that person's eyes on him feel like the biggest compliment he ever received.
Then, the stranger leans back in their seat, making a come hither gesture, which really seals the deal. Ifrit is on his feet in and instant, color rising to his cheeks. He hears Ivy sniggering and wishing him good luck, but it's muted, distant, all of Ifrit's attention on the person cocking their head at him.
He's standing in front of them in three strides.
Up close they're even more captivating. Freckles, creases around their eyes, a small scar on their cheekbone. Older than Ifrit is, but he wouldn't be able to know by how much ; all he knows is that there is a hint of grey at their temple and that it's unreasonably hot.
"Like what you see ?"
Oh, fuck, if the croon of their voice doesn't fuel the fire in Ifrit's guts.
"Sure do. Could ask you the same question, stranger," he manages to choke out, though it doesn't have the teasing lilt he usually so easily injects in his flirty exchanges.
The person chuckles, sizing Ifrit up with something almost predatory in their eyes. There's an easy confidence, something sure and steady and...authoritary to them that makes Ifrit want to drop on his knees right here right now.
"Zephyr. Name's Zephyr, sweet thing. And yes, I do enjoy the sight of you and your big doe eyes...?"
"Ifrit," he answers, voice unsteady, face burning, getting stupidly worked up by a basic conversation. But it's the way Zephyr watches him, like a hawk ready to sink its talons in soft flesh.
Ifrit would let them.
"Now I'd love to keep talking to you, don't get me wrong, but I also might keel over if I don't get my hands on you in the next minute or so," Zephyr conversationally states.
"Bathroom ?" Ifrit wheezes, itching to taste them, to feel them.
Zephyr grabs their cane with one hand, Ifrit's necklace with the other, and makes a beeline for said bathroom.
It's baffling, really, how easily Ifrit let himself be led like this, following behind like an obedient pup, struck by the overwhelming need to be good, to please Zephyr every way he can.
The door of the stall slams shut behind both of them, lock clicking. Surprisingly, Ifrit feels a bit intimidated now that he's alone with Zephyr. He's done nastier shit, in riskier and more embarrassing settings, but somehow, being cramped in a narrow space with Zephyr specifically has his nerves acting up.
That is until Zephyr cups his neck to guide him into a heated kiss, all apprehension bleeding out of Ifrit as he leans into it, backing Zephyr against the door, gropping their hips.
"How do you- how do you want me," Ifrit manages to pant against their mouth, distracted by the feeling of hands slipping under his shirt, pawing at his belly, then up, up to his chest, ripping a whimper out of him when deft fingers pay special attention to his nipples.
Zephyr seems to consider as they lick a nasty stripe up Ifrit's neck, reaching the shell of his ear just in time to whisper right against it.
"I want you on your knees."
Well, Ifrit's been ready for that for long enough that he immediately goes down, barely needing to be guided by the hand settling in his hair. His own find Zephyr's thighs, anchoring themselves there while he looks up, aware that their view probably consists of flushed cheeks, ruffled hair, slack jaw and glazed over eyes.
It seems to do the trick, too, because Ifrit can see them fattening up in their jeans, hips jerking slightly. After another glance up to confirm Zephyr is in, Ifrit reaches up, undoing their belt in a record time despite his shaky hands.
"Do this often ?" Zephyr teases, only chuckling at the embarrassed way Ifrit ducks his head down. "It's alright, no shame in it. You are a sight on your knees, sweet thing."
And, okay, Ifrit has heard that before, because he is pretty and fully dedicated to the blow jobs he gives - his oral fixation is to blame for that - but wow, the way Zephyr says it, phrases it, has him throbbing in his pants.
"Now be good and get me in that pretty mouth of yours, mmh ?"
Ifrit might very well pass out.
He does what he's asked, because fuck his need to please is back tenfold. Also, he might die if he doesn't get Zephyr's cock down his throat right this instant. The second their dick is freed, Ifrit takes it as far as he can, gag reflex immediately challenged.
His jaw will ache soon, there's already instinctive tears collecting at his waterline, but Zephyr's heady taste finally coats Ifrit's tongue and they make a low sound as their head thud back against the door, so it's all more than worth it.
Ifrit doesn't waste time, bobbing his head and hollowing his cheeks like rent is due. He's good at this, he knows it, and he'll be damned if he doesn't make sure Zephyr knows that by the time they're done.
The hand in his hair tightens, tugging not so gently, sparks of pain only serving to make Ifrit's cock twitch while he extracts as much bitten off moans, gasps and grunts as he can from Zephyr, who's clearly getting lost in the feeling of it all.
Their hips twitch forward when Ifrit swirls his tongue around the head, and he pulls away just enough to whisper in a raspy, strained voice.
"You can fuck my mouth, if you want to."
Zephyr's eyes actually roll back at that.
"Oh, sweetheart," they rasp, grabbing his jaw to shove their cock down his throat again, holding Ifrit still that way, one hand on his face, the other in his hair.
And, to Ifrit's delight, they are not being gentle, snapping their hips forward with hurried urgency, blindingly chasing their pleasure. Despite that, when the tears finally spill from Ifrit's eyes, they wipe them away with their thumb, mumbling a string of praises that warms something in his chest.
"Good boy, taking me so well- fuck, so good, that mouth of yours..."
It doesn't take much longer for Zephyr's rythm to falter as they warn in a breathless voice.
"Gonna cum Ifrit- tell me- where-"
Ifrit is given some leverage to pull away, just barely, to answer.
"In my mouth, please-"
Zephyr is leaning most of his weight against the door now, heaving a sigh at the answer, before thrusting back into Ifrit's mouth, once twice-
With a barely stiffled moan, they come down Ifrit's throat, not letting go of the vice grip they have on his hair until they've come down from their orgasm.
"Oh, fuck, sweetheart," they hum when Ifrit swallows, maintaining eye contact the whole time. It's dizzying, the arousal flowing through him, the taste of Zephyr lingering, the pride of seeing them wrecked that way, barely able to stand on their own, hair plastered to their face, panting. All because of Ifrit.
He's yanked out of his thoughts by the toe of Zephyr's shoe pressing against his crotch, making Ifrit jolt and whine.
"Such a good little thing like you," Zephyr coos, regaining some composure, surely you deserve a reward, mmh ?
Ifrit's out of words, too turned on and throat far too wrecked to do anything else but nod furiously.
"Up you go then," Zephyr hums, offering Ifrit a hand to tug him back on his feet. He let them turn him toward the toilet seat, braces a hand against the wall when Zephyr crowds behind him, working his pants open.
The relief of having his cock, hard and leaking, finally pulled out already has Ifrit weak in the knees.
Then Zephyr wraps a hand around it, breathing in his ear.
"Let's keep this clean, mmh ?"
While he would like to answer, Ifrit doesn't even get to think about what to say before Zephyr starts pumping him, nice and slow, paying extra attention to the head. His eyes roll back, head hanging down, mouth opening around a silent moan.
Truthfully, it takes an embarrassingly short time for Ifrit to start whimpering, already so worked up from just blowing Zephyr, but they don't seem to think any less of him for that.
"There, there, feels good, uh ? I know, I know pretty boy, being so good for me shh, sh, there you go, you close, uh ? I can tell you are. It's okay, it's good."
With so much encouragement, and the feeling of a tight fist around his cock, Ifrit is done for. A few more stroke, and he shoots in the toilet, babbling and half-sobbing the whole time.
Zephyr, turns out, really is perfect, because they stick around, help Ifrit wipe what little mess they made - really, they've been surprisingly clean, overall - and most importantly, they check on Ifrit with a softness laced with an unwavering determination to make sure he is okay that makes his stomach flip again.
So Ifrit let them grab his jaw, gently but firmly, inspect his face, adjust his clothes, ask if he's okay - and returns the favor.
It's only when he's back at his table with a far too nosy Ivy trying to get details, Zephyr long out of the bar, though they didn't leave without one last kiss, that Ifrit realizes he forgot to ask for their number.
Fuck.
Well, you never know what might happen, uh ? Small world and all that.
#hehehehehehe#look inspiration striked#so there you go !#coffeeshop au#kinda#they're not IN the coffeeshop but since it's what happens before they meet again IN the coffeeshop this time...#ifrit ghoul#zephyr ghoul#nameless ghouls#the band ghost
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thinking about them (jester and caleb)........ once more unto the breach
#i've had a mental block between me and widojest writing for like 2 years. wj secret santa was the one hammer i busted holes with#lately i mentally sat myself down to try and figure out why. and i think one answer is that i still hadn't made my peace with canon.#now have a just-left-of-canon au at slow boil in the back of my mind trying to strike at the heart of why canon happened the way it did#i need to articulate how i respect and understand the story before i meticulously disassemble and rearrange to my personal liking lol#no laments about canon btw. it's not how i roll and i DO think the choices were sensible#widojest#prim post
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contract renegotiations are happening in 9 days and besties i will not lie. a strike is looking more and more likely with each passing day
#personal#baby's first picket line?!#<- the last strike at My workplace happened before i was hired#so first time as an active striking member#i'm just saying#if corporate doesn't pull their heads out of their asses soon#i'm reminded that the last strike lasted literally less than one day#before they caved#so idk who they think they're fucking with here#yeah i'm bigender i'm a Workin' Girl and a Union Man
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global strikes really cannot feasibly be done without support and safety nets for the working class in place. the working class drives the economy and if you are asking people to take off an entire week off work with 4 days notice, you are asking the working class to get fired from their jobs. they are not going to do that. and they are the majority of the people that need to strike to have any kind of economic impact. middle class people who can afford to strike for a week and lose future vacation time aren't going to dent it, esp bc they're still making money bc they're salaried.
like yall it's just..... it's not feasible. you have to plan months, sometimes years in advance to make sure you can successfully carry the working class during a strike.
saw someone refer to a week long strike w 4 days notice as "the bare minimum" you can do and I'm sorry but it's not. you are asking people to give up a quarter of their monthly income and lose their jobs. you need to be cognizant of that.
#ben affleck smoking.jpg#this is what the third or fourth one since october?#and all of them have been planned within days of going into effect#maybe if we'd started planning in october for a january strike we could've done more#but you can't just call for a general week long strike 4 days before it's supposed to happen#and expect the working class to be able to participate#and this is not about bisan asking for it btw like#if I were in her situation I wouldn't necessarily be focusing on what was realistic or able to happen either#she doesn't have to be making feasible demands#but western leftists w no skin in this game cannot be demanding that of the working class and expect it to happen
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There is something so foul about Terranort taking out Ven first at the keyblade graveyard
#like... not only bc of the way ven ran up to him thinking it was terra only for him to mercilessly cut him down#but also!!! a good number of thinks terra does in bbs is to protect ven!!!!#he (unwittingly assisted in) killing his own master (who was basically his dad!) just to protect ven#but the main reason hes going after vanitas is bc he was told he was after ven#and also its just really fucked up to use terras body to kill one of his best friends who is also practically family to him#AND ALSO UNLIKE AQUA VEN DIDNT KNOW WHAT EVEN HAPPENED TO TERRA#like he didnt know hed been possessed or overtaken by darkness! he had NO idea!#and even when terranort reveals himself before striking hes clearly in disbelief#he doesnt want to hurt him :(#like aqua at least was aware and ready to fight him again if need be#but ven literally just found out and couldnt even process it before he got struck :(#terra#terra xehanort#terranort#ventus#kingdom hearts#kingdom hearts 3#kh#kh3#xander rambles
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God comets are so fucking wild, real edge cases in the eccentricity game and it results in shit like them being the brightest thing in the night sky for like two weeks before fucking off to never be seen again by anyone who was alive for the first go
#Saw a talk by the head of the NEOWISE/NEO Surveyer team#And she was talking about how much and how well we are now prepared for an oncoming asteroid strike#But if it's a comet we are like fucked fucked#We'll be lucky to be on the 50/50 coin flip that lets us even see it before it hits but either way oof#The extra energy that those things have compared to earth's orbit is literally unfathomable to the untrained mind#The good news is the odds of that happening before the sun burns out is very very very low#So don't bother worrying about it or anything it will not be worth your time#But it'd be super bad if it did happen way worse than the dinosaur thing
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I cast the spell: ✨️HAVE A GOOD DAY!✨️
Within the next 7 days (the specific day is one of your own choosing) you WILL have a good day where something nice will happen and you WILL know you're amazing.
Have a nice day! :-)
needed this so bad today thank you....I'm on my last day of my contract and racing for my deadline and trying not to scream
#I don't have another contract lined up because of the dry spell in the industry but tbh i'm not too mad about it#1 because the writers strike needed to happen. power to the people#2 because holy fuck i need a break. holy fucking saurus as my good friend kenzan would say#sometimes I forget that I'm still a junior in the world of professional storyboarding#and i still have a ways to go before I figure out how to make a board that has 1400 panels and not want to kill myself#thank god for ei so I won't be totally out of income. yes it's only a fraction of my usual income but I at least can pay rent#and use savings to buy food#yes i need money but money doesn't do you much good if you die of a stress ulcer at 30 or kill yourself#anyways#anon#ask
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