#grandstands

[bandcampsnoop]

12/27/23.

Grade School (North Vancouver, British Columbia) perhaps have the most understated mission statement of any band: "We're all about making enjoyable and relatable music!"

Looking like high school students - nothing at all like their name - they seem to have a knack for making dolewave. Really, this sounds like music from Australia - perhaps The Ocean Party, Pencil, Grandstands or Eggy.

This is released by Kingfisher Bluez.

[necrotic-nephilim]

as much as I love the common "Tim worships/stalks Jason" trope in TimJay fanfiction because it's Good and making Tim a weird little freak is Fun, I think the underutilized dynamic is where Jason is the one weirdly obsessed with Tim and makes it Tim's problem.

Like, the moment Jason is confronted with the information that a third Robin exists, the first thing he does is cover his wall with pictures of Tim so he can just obsess and torture himself over it. That is the behavior of a man who is Unwell over Tim's existence and I love it.

red hood: lost days #4

And as much as a shitshow as The Titans Tower Incident™ is characterization-wise (though I think it has far more merit in depicting Jason's character than people give it credit for but I digress-) there's something very fun about the fact that even after kicking his ass, Jason respects Tim and is impressed by him.

teen titans (2003) #29

And on top of that, Jason can't seem to stop trying to ask Jason to Tim to work with him in some capacity.

robin (1993) #177

batman: battle for the cowl #2

While Battle for the Cowl is an exceptionally bad comic, especially for its characterization of Jason and the "be my Robin" bit is taken deeply out of context, I do think it's interesting how obsessed Jason is with believing that Tim is extremely competent, only held back by being "brainwashed by Bruce". (hence him leaving Tim for dead later on in the comic.) Jason seeing a darker side of Tim and wanting to bring that out of Tim, wanting to see what Tim could be if he let go of his loyalty to Bruce is so fun to me, tbh.

And in Robin #177, Jason seems genuinely upset Tim doesn't want to work with him. Jason sees such a raw potential in Tim and is obsessed with it, constantly wanting Tim to work for him and see Tim be the type of person Jason is. And despite Tim rejecting him, Jason doesn't shoot to kill Tim. I just cannot get over the fanfic potential of Jason obsessing over Tim, tracking him and seeing what he's capable of and what he could be capable of. Wanting to make Tim see things the way he does. To Tim it's corruption, to Jason it's freedom. Tim trying to 'save' Jason is fun and all, but Jason trying to corrupt Tim? That's even more fun to me. Watching that power struggle between them, Tim unable to get Jason off his heels as Jason gets more and more possessive and bold with each attempt.

And when Jason sees Tim successfully get Gotham back under control after a gang war, he's impressed. He praises Tim, even. And then Tim just. Breaks him out of prison.

robin (1993) #182

The way they're constantly trying to see something in the other that isn't there, hoping the other will come around? That is the most fucked up hate/love dynamic ever. Jason keeps coming back to Tim, keeps trying to find ways to get Tim onto his side. They're always chasing each other. And I think Jason would be the one to confess love first, the one to do anything to make Tim his. And when you consider after all of this, Tim has his Red Robin arc and is at his lowest, getting the closest he ever gets to considering murder? I think it'd be so fun to see Jason take advantage of that and worm his way back into Tim's life and finally push Tim over the edge.

[suntails]

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[taravangians-storming-balls]

AU where everything is the same except kaladin has a skateboard and sunglasses at all times

bonus panel:

[overtake]

My favorite part of today is that when Daniel came by our grandstand during the driver’s parade, he further riled up the crowd (already fairly hyped up because Max was in front of it doing his interview) by throwing his arms up to make the crowd whoop and kept doing it on repeat because the orange army was YELLING for him, and he did it all the way through the grandstand and he was so smiley and having so much fun

[womenaremypriority]

Twenty years from now: Wow, people really thought puberty blockers were a good idea?? People were saying WHAT about gay people! They thought they were progressive?! No way anyone believed two sexes were made up by white people. They canceled a celebrity for THAT?

[good-golly-yikes]

knuckle-walking clickclack design from my dream last night. he could rear up on his hind legs and use his hands to gesticulate, but would drop back down onto his forelimbs after.

[lovestory]

hi friends, if anyone happens to be reading this, i'm just letting you know that my blog has been intentionally wiped - something i've been contemplating doing for awhile now. to be blunt, i have been overwhelmingly suicidal for a good 6 months, so considering i log off feeling worse than when i logged on more often than not, i've decided to remove myself from social media for a long while. i need to figure out how to survive the sudden downturn in my health while doing postgrad and working full time (i collapsed out of nowhere and haven't been able to walk since before christmas, i am covered head to toe in hives 24/7 which are extremely painful and won't respond to any treatment - that’s just the tip of the iceberg, but I can’t just stop working and take care of myself like i need to) sending love ❤️

[knifeforkspooncup]

my bad i forgot this was the morality ocd purgatory website where thought crimes are more damnable than real crimes and you can catch Being Evil like it's TB in the 1800s just by looking at problematic media

[roscoe-me-and-this-fuckin-kid]

the world tried to burn all the mercy out of me but you know i wouldnt let it. the world tried to burn all the mercy out of me but you know i wouldnt let it. the world tried to burn all the mercy out of me but you know i wouldnt let it. the world tried to burn all the mercy out of me but you know i wouldnt let it. the world tried to burn all the mercy out of me but you know i wouldnt let it. the world tried to burn all the mercy out of me but you know i wouldnt let it. the world tried to burn all the mercy out of me but you know i wouldnt let it.

[kellohara]

Kelley O’Hara Instagram story - 11/5/24

[justanotherdrfan]

They took his Daniel away so he’s going to take himself and the Dutch GP with him!

[eurekq]

The best way to stay sane rn is to just remember that executive orders, even when they are written very carefully with strong legal counsel, are not very difficult to overturn, and are, and i cannot emphasize this strongly enough, NOT LAW. Their main purpose is for regulation of internal governmental affairs within the confines of existing law. They can also be, like, instantly dismissed by the next president.

Your better bet right now is keeping an eye on your states policies. Many state policymakers are being emboldened by trumps exec orders and are taking advantage of a distracted, confused, and politically disengaged constituency to try to pass vile shit at the state level. Many red state governments are also insanely understaffed and easy to overwhelm with calls and emails (I would know, I work for one).

Keep an eye on proposed bills in your states, and, if you feel safe doing so, talk to the moderate republicans and libertarians in your family or other circles; emphasize the devaluation of the consitution, the abuse of our political systems, and the encroachment into personal privacy and freedoms. Speak their language, as it were. These people are far more likely to actually call their reps and be taken seriously as a part of the core voter base. Make calls posing as a Republican voter yourself with these same tactics if you think you can pull it off; they're more likely to value the opinion of those they share a platform with. Look into their backgrounds, see what their origins are, play to that.

Just dont obey in advance, okay? Especially if you don't even know what you're obeying.

[gnecrognomicon]

Cannot get the idea out of my head of an AU where, instead of being thrown in jail after the duel, through some convoluted series of events Elhokar manages to get Kaladin strung up in a highstorm. This is PURELY for the comedic potential of him going outside after the highstorm to see Kaladin, sitting outside totally unharmed, eating stew, looking at him like 😐

[quixoticanarchy]

turning over some thoughts upon recent silm rereading - so Fëanor's points of emphasis in his speech in Tirion are a) Morgoth killed my dad bc the Valar can't keep us safe, b) the elves ought to be ruling free lands in Middle-earth instead of here while Men supplant them, c) Morgoth also took my silmarils. but the oath, of course, only addresses this last point. while the silmarils will become the driving purpose of the rest of Fëanor's life and legacy, I think in this moment the silmarils and oath are also serving as something of a proxy for all of Fëanor's grievances. after all, they're the most tangible thing he can make a threat about - he could swear to avenge his father, but what's his goal for that? what's the success condition? maybe he would've gotten more takers beyond just his sons if he'd framed an oath around avenging the murdered king, but "take down Morgoth" is still fairly vague. it's also not very specific or achievable to say he'd prevent the coming of Men or declare an eternal race war so they don't inherit Middle-earth, either. the silmarils are rhetorically a good grounding point for his anger and desire for vengeance, and give him something that seems like a tangible place to throw down the gauntlet (which, in some way, is what the oath comes across as). saying "you took my stuff and i'm getting it back" sounds like an actionable threat, even if, as the Valar immediately point out, it's still essentially impossible.

so initially, I think "reclaim the silmarils" as the substance of the oath could be something of a shrewd rhetorical choice as well as a shorthand for Fëanor's broader motivations to go to Middle-earth and to fight Morgoth. and then over time (and without Fëanor there) the other goals fade away. the Noldor do after all secure lands to rule and they do live freely under their ancestral skies and all that, and it turns out Men aren't really so bad, so that whole anxiety is kind of solved. ultimately, avenging Finwë is what really falls by the wayside. and that would seem to demand vengeance against Morgoth specifically, personally, and more comprehensively than just stealing the silmarils. but again, bc the latter once seemed a little more tangible and more achievable, and then bc it's what they made their oath about, it becomes the only aim. but it didn't start that way

[nordfjording]

Politics is so fun because the greatest enemy of the Right is the Left. And the greatest enemy of the Left is also the Left.