#here you go beth

[droughtofapathy]

Highlights from Follies at Carnegie Hall

Audio from Transport Group's Follies concert at Carnegie Hall, June 20th, 2024.

The Jennifer Holiday "I'm Still Here" is too big to post, so...tough luck for all of you.

[shitouttabuck]

what do you do when the girl you spent the better part of the last decade in love with calls you up to tell you they dumped their girlfriend and quit their job and would you like to go spend a couple weeks on a beach in greece with them because they miss you and love you (not like that) . and you miss them and love them (not like that. anymore) and you’re probably not getting into grad school anyway and even if you did you can’t keep moving countries to start over because that doesn’t fix things and you could use the money you have saved that you were gonna put towards tuition to buy a plane ticket and sublet a beach villa instead. because you miss them and you love them and you’re tired of missing them and loving them has always felt good and you never feel good anymore and whatever maybe you can just have a lovely few weeks in fuckin greece and just. that’s enough you don’t have to try more than that they go back home and you stay on a beach in greece for as long as anyone else will remember . hypothetically. you should do that, right

[autism-disco]

maybe i’m just like sick and twisted and evil but actually the best part of so many songs (specifically thinking about songs in musicals here) is when they repeat a word or phrase in agony and feelings and . it does something to me idk

[commsroom]

Non-serious Eiffel question for you: How would Eiffel spend a day at the beach? 🏖️🩵

in theory: chilling out, doing nothing, getting a tan. in practice: can't find a comfortable position to lie down in, gets bored, gets the worst sunburn known to man. complains about sand in unmentionable places. (whether he's the type of prequels disliker who thinks it's funny to rag on that sand line, or if he'd just resent the comparison entirely, well... up to you.) he needs an activity. set him loose with a metal detector or something.

[fandomsarefamily1966]

Some "Lord of the Rings" thoughts: the problem of Frodo

As you all know, I've been thinking about Frodo a lot lately, especially about his ending, where instead of staying in Middle-Earth like most of the Fellowship do, he chooses to leave for the Grey Havens in hopes of healing from his pain. Some people, and the text itself, present this as the right choice and the best possible outcome for him, but many others, including myself, aren't so sure.

A few years ago, I wrote a whole essay on whether or not Frodo is good disabled representation, and I came to the conclusion that for the most part, he was, especially since Tolkien himself was a World War I veteran and would have plenty of experience with things like PTSD. However, his ending did not sit well with me, because to me it felt like he needed to be 'cured' in order to be happy, which disabled people like myself have seen enough times.

To me, Frodo is in a similar position to Beth March from Little Women- both kind, introverted, sweet people who become chronically ill as a result of a selfless act, and act as an inspiration to those around them. However, their respective endings also seem to show the two options for disabled characters that were very common up until recently- be cured (Frodo) or die (Beth).

However, my lovely mutual @shortfineel was quick to remind me that for all intents and purposes, Frodo gets to go to Heaven, and he's rewarded for all he's done. This makes sense if you remember that Tolkien was a Catholic Christian, and while it's not as obvious as in C.S. Lewis' Narnia books, this influence is shown throughout the Lord of the Rings- I mean, Frodo is practically a Christ figure himself. However, nowadays I doubt many people would find that comforting for many reasons- 1. We live in a more secular time, 2. Most fans probably have some sort of religious trauma, 3. Frodo, as well as everyone else who leaves with him, will never get to return to Middle-Earth or see their loved ones there again, 4. As far as we know, the only way to get to Heaven is dying, which is what ends ups happening to everyone besides Susan at the end of Narnia. (But that's for another time.)

[hypodermicfroggy]

The fact that my mother is watching yet ANOTHER Yellowstone marathon makes me wish for the sweet release of death the show to end once and for fucking all just so that Wes Bentley can find new work that isn't this shitshow.

I've watched some of the shittiest of shitty indie movies for that man, I watched the shit he made when he was still hooked on heroin and actually stoned on camera, I watched the absolutely DOGSHIT pre-MCU adaptions of fucking Jonah Hex and Ghost Rider out of devotion to that man, but god, I'm not strong enough for this.

[loyalpromise]

starter for @worsethanwolves from mary-beth !

          it’s  been  what  feels  like  a  long,  exhausting  day,  and  it’s  hardly  past  noon.  all  mary-beth  knows  is  that  she  is  in  dire  need  of  a  break—grimshaw  be  damned—and  she  fully  intends  on  taking  one.  she  can  already  hear  the  unread  books  calling  her  name  as  she  passes  by  arthur’s  tent—only  to  stop  short  once  she  notices  that  he’s  focused  and  hunched  over.

          she  really  should  mind  her  own  business,  but,  well…she  can’t  help  herself;  curiosity  killed  the  mary-beth.  she  hesitates  for  a  few  moments  before  inching  towards  him,  shyly,  and  finds  herself  subtly  peering  over  arthur’s  shoulder,  unable  to  keep  herself  from  asking,  “ what  cha  drawin’  there,  arthur ? ”

[haemosexuality]

i think princess bubblegum is (and has pretty much always been) neutral good and marceline went lawful good (before being turned) -> chaotic neutral (obsidian flashback era until the early seasons) -> true neutral (early to mid seasons till stakes) -> neutral good (season 7 until the end of the show) -> almost lawful good (end of the show and fowards)

[sharkneto]

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[bredforloyalty]

forgive me for my one-track mind but i do believe the main characters are a package deal, a pair, a duo, and the show hinges on them so i have mixed feelings about the last season. i liked that it didn't take centuries to make, to be more precise i don't care about the long wait i care about the erratic workflow that had been causing problems and seems to no longer be part of the process, and i like that quality was consistent and they're not shying away from serialization (that they set up and which was unavoidable anyway). what i don't like is that morty was almost relegated to a side character role i would guess that's partly because if they explored his perspective a whole bunch of crap would have to also be explored and shown in a different light, this is by no means the only way to interpret the show but maybe treating morty more like a serious character with a complex inner life would have to mean rick's vilification to an extent and that would be risky

[unproduciblesmackdown]

i gasped....

and visited the comments on this post via facebook, to find the following:

and after going "?? guess someone met will's mom maybe....?" went Oh Wait, kim theilmann, i Know Of her: meaning, i follow her on twitter because she's a fellow aficionado and winstan specifically lol, she went to bmc at least on broadway, not so surprised if she went to summer stock too. and maybe she is just shouting out beth roland for no especial reason, or has met her Ever, odds seem increased when beth roland is also responding lol although maybe she's just doing the beth roland thing of "looking at the comments on goodspeed facebook posts ft. her son as well and readily replying to anything relevant and going 'my son as well'"

[lalaboy]

people treat Jamie from yellowstone as if he wasn't Horribly neglected from birth, adopted to strangers, then emotionally manipulated, neglected, and abused some more. Shocker! The dog you raised in fear and loyalty only knows Fear and Loyalty.

[sometimesanalice]

Hi! I just wanted to say thank you so much for all the amazing comments you left on my California Problems fic 🥰 It made me so happy each time I saw another one pop up!

I love your stories too so it means a lot to know that someone whose writing I admire also likes mine.

Flick and Jake's story continues on my masterlist, so there's more in store for them! (I think I'm a bit obsessed, sometimes they're all I think about 😂)

But honestly thank you so much again, I really enjoy writing and it makes it even more special for me that you've taken the time to say such nice things!

I hope you're having a great day x

I was in the mood for some fluffy Jake, and I knew just where to go!! I’m glad I had some time to sit down with it, it was such a nice way to spend the afternoon!

Thank YOU for for writing such a fun series! Flick was such a lovely OC, I really enjoyed her spunk! I can’t wait to read the Texas Two-Step series!

[fantasywritten]

ship tag drop!

… wow i have a lot of ships lol… and yet i still want more 👀

[eddiessidegirl]

some selfies from december

[softpine]

mentally i'm here

somewhere out there, there’s a path that we chose there’s a life that we share, there’s a love and it grows