#britt is rambling

[fonkeloog]

At that point in recovery where I definitely don’t want to go back but progress is also scary as fuck.

Low-key just want to crawl into a hole and not have to look at myself ever again, but the next second I look at myself and just feel so pretty?! This shit is confusing as fuckkkk

[fonkeloog]

@thequeerlibrarian I need you to start doing this

whenever a kid is signing up for a library card and they and their parent have good silly vibes i like to treat it like a knighting ceremony. i'm like "jacob, child of hannah, i bestow unto you this card of great freedom and power. are you prepared to take on the literary responsibility of your very own library card? i believe you are." and it always makes them laugh and feel very important it's so much fun. like yeah we do a little improv at the library we do some bits

[dykedarling]

I honestly find the parallels between mark waking up and helly waking up really interesting. it was said that when he first woke up, mark punched petey similar to how helly immediately threw something at mark’s head. and yet as time goes on, mark comes to trust petey the most and see him as his closest friend and later helly seems to trust mark the most and even kiss him. it’s interesting that they form the strongest connections with the first person they see when they are “born”. it’s sort of like imprinting…

[biggsodorcitystories]

Thank you, Britt Allcroft...

The TTTE fandom is in mourning today.

Britt Allcroft produced a little show about an island of talking trains, based on a beloved, but decidedly old, series of books by a definitely old retired reverend.

It wasn't promising - there had been previous attempts to adapt the stories for television - by Andrew Lloyd Webber and the actual British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), no less - which had failed. But Britt knew this and decided to do it anyway.

On 27th December 2024, more than four decades after having this crazy idea, Britt left us...

...and the reason we know this is because Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends is one of the most timeless and beloved children's shows in the world.

I was born two years after the show first aired, and I lived and breathed the little show about talking trains. Though I took breaks away from the show as I grew up, the love has never really gone away and probably never will.

Britt set a standard for children's entertainment that is very rarely attained, let alone beaten, by the shows that followed. People have talked about how the show was created so parents, grandparents, and guardians could enjoy it, too. But in doing so, Britt created a show that never treated its target audience like they were stupid, and said target audience loved the show for that.

And despite her reluctance to use them in the show, Britt deserves praise for making sure that a love of real steam engines will be kindled in the hearts and minds of children for many generations to come.

Today, we mourn the loss of our first teacher and the friend whom we never saw or heard in person. We grieve a true visionary who, like the engines she introduced us to, saw the difficulty ahead of her and kept going until she overcame them. We remember the childhoods she helped to shape and give thanks for her.

Tomorrow, we wipe our tears away, and we celebrate our lost friend. We will continue to love the little trains she introduced us to, in our own little ways, and keep the memories of Britt, David Mitton, Michael Angelis, and all our other friends, alive.

Sir Terry Pratchett, a favourite author of mine, once said:

"A person who has died is never truly gone while people still speak their name."

We should therefore take comfort in certain knowledge that Britt Allcroft's legacy will keep her in our hearts and minds forever.

Rest In Peace, Britt Allcroft, and thank you for everything

[swoopingsilver]

I think we could all use a good laugh and distraction today.

It’s my birthday (yeah, worst b-day news I’ve gotten in a while). Tell me what you would get me if you could in my ask box, on or off anon. Go crazy with it.

[fonkeloog]

Here's the thing: European leaders don't care about refugees. Reports are coming out of the coast guard actually being responsible for the fact that the boat tipped over. Its disgusting.

100s of migrants died off the coast of Greece last week. 500 people are still missing. And while I usually don’t go for what about- ism and I do feel bad for the people on the Sub ( it’s a truly horrifying situation despite the lack of common sense that got them there)- where is the coordinated international effort in finding the lost migrants?

Where is the cutting edge science to look for them? Or the outrage around the laws that created the situation in the first place?

[honestlydarkprincess]

seeing lucy on my screen again would fix me

[lovelydrusilla]

babe, wake up, new reaction gif just dropped (made by the ever so talented @robntunney ofc)

[aingeal98]

Season 6 Brittana when Santana is able to understand Brittany more than anyone else in the world has ever been capable of (which she always has but it's at it's peak in s6) and when Brittany cheerfully insults someone leaving them confused if she's serious or stupid, Santana has that big love struck grin on her face because she's finally in on the joke. They're older and wiser and still just as smitten.

[fonkeloog]

I really wanna start to get into writing again. Maybe I’ll drop some headcanons this weekend

[scapegoatperry]

I love the way Britt talked her shit

[eddiebabygirldiaz]

i actually think it's vital everyone know that @spagheddiediaz said yes

[heartstringsduet]

Made a profile on a dog-sitting app to get some cuddles in and get a walk buddy (and earn a little money 🫡) And just got Duolingo again to finally learn Spanish because you know what? I shouldn't just wait for these things, especially when I have time now to learn.

[freshorganicaroace]

Kicking off with my audience wanting more aplatonic posts, I decided to start kinda simple and make an aesthetic based around the flag. I went with a nature theme for it! The flag is very pretty, I can’t say I’ve seen it before.

I want to make more personal posts here, and I will, but school has been chewing me up and spitting me out. I hope y’all are understanding 😅

[swoopingsilver]

You know. After watching Schindler’s List for school. I decided to look at the tag here on tumblr for maybe some gifs help me remember the important bits for my essay.

Instead, I got questionable edits of the villain

Why are yall like this

[one-britt-to-rule-them-all]

Rollo came home! 🥹

Happy to have gotten his card within 34 summons because I’ve been getting horrendous luck lately with the showcases. I didn’t get any from the stitch event, I didn’t manage to get Lilia’s general card, it took 100 summons to get Leona’s liongarb, and I didn’t get Leona’s birthday card (sobbing). So finally a bit more luck.