#ninth's post

[ninthfeather]

Hey Arknights fandom, have a uquiz!

[celestialhouses]

dare I say harrowhark nonagesimus

[bobcatblahs]

Have some more of the Doctor Who text posts I’ve been hoarding

[that-sweet-jester]

missing them hours

[hall-of-the-mountain-queen]

gideon the ninth on my iPod 4th gen (2004-2005)

it natively supports txt files, but can only display 4096 characters per file, so I need to break the book up into bite-sized chunks for it to be actually usable.

[sermna]

"I've lived my whole wretched life at your mercy, yours alone, and God knows I deserve to die at your hand. You are my only friend. I am undone without you."

pool scene pool scene pool scene (Redraw)

[muffinpines]

For con season this year I did a series of prints in a style I call "Duos" with two characters surrounded by a bunch of objects from whatever they're from.

Here's the Locked Tomb ones...it took a long time to come up with the objects please appreciate them...

PRINTS

[podddcasttt]

Friendly reminder that if you talk about how representation is important and how there's not enough diverse media, I implore you to seek out the media that already exists. And if you live in an area with a public library, go to see if they're available at your public library. And then go check them out.

As a librarian, it is demoralizing to see how low the circulation statistics are on lgbt+ books and books by BIPOC authors. I include them in displays and readers advisory, but people still don't check them out as much. Libraries only have a finite amount of resources, including space. We don't get a book then keep it forever. If not enough people check it out, we have to get rid of it to make room for more books. And when James Patterson Book #69 gets checked out 30 times in one year and cool, subversive Sci fi novel with a Black trans woman main character has never been checked out once, the librarian (me) has to make a hard decision.

If you're looking for something tangible and easy to do this pride month, look for lgbt+ books (there are millions of lists online that you can find. It's easier than it's ever been to find diverse books) and check them out from your library.

No time to read? Look for a short story or poetry anthology and just read as much as you have time for. Or just check out a book cus it looks interesting and read as much as you can. We have movies too.

As cool as it would be for me to just keep the books I want and get rid of the ones I don't, I have to listen to the community on matters of collection development. And the community tells me what books they want by checking them out and leaving the ones they don't want on the shelf.

If you think this doesn't apply to you because you live in a progressive area and obviously the books are being checked out, you're wrong. I once worked in a community with a large lgbt population. Those books were not getting checked out. If you want to tell me you live in a conservative area and your library doesn't have any diverse books, you are legally obligated to check the catalog before replying to this post. I currently work in a conservative community and we have lgbt+ and bipoc books. And if you still cannot find any, you are legally obligated to see if your library has a collection request form that patrons can fill out before replying to this post.

[muppetebbtide]

the locked tomb x homer: a not particularly comprehensive guide that no one asked for put together by a brain-fried uni finalist and it's all probably already been said but whatever

(previously discussed by me here (insane diagram linking everything) and here (paris, hector, gideon))

(sorry 4 dodgy photo editing... tried to add Visual Interest but. well. graphic design is my passion dot jpeg)

[canlifechillforasecond]

Things Never To Say To Someone Who Just Came Out

Bonus

[thechekhov]

The 3 Main Schools of Necromancy.

[ninthfeather]

10 People You Want to Know Better

Tagged by @mirrorfalls!

Relationship status: functionally engaged to my gf but I can’t actually afford rings right now.

Favorite color: teal

Favorite foods: pot roast, maple candy, okonomiyaki, Reuben sandwiches

Song stuck in your head: “I’m Invincible” by Ado from One Piece Film Red (no I haven’t actually seen it yet I just love Ado)

Last thing you Googled: “six of crows sequel” for reasons that will soon be obvious.

Time: 8:41 AM as I type this.

Dream trip: probably either rural Japan or London.

Favorite thing to cook/bake: I like making flatbread and tamagoyaki! I’m also decent at cake.

Last thing you read: The Stonewall Reader, edited by the New York Public Library.

Last book you enjoyed reading: I’m very much enjoying this one! Prior to that, it’s been a minute, I’ll admit. I’m enjoying my slow, plodding process through Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo.

Favorite craft to do in your free time: I like doing book edge painting! (for reference)

Most niche dislike: whipped cream is of the devil, I can’t believe some of you are out there eating it on purpose.

Opinion on circuses: As long as they’re treating both their animals and their employees ethically, they’re great! In particular, I very much like acrobatics acts.

Do you have a sense of direction: I do not. I’m bad at left and right and anything more complex is even more of a gamble.

Tagging... @breezy-cheezy, @hawk-in-a-tree, @elsinore-rose, @ijustreallylovedaredevil, @joisbishmyoga, @kostektyw, @lcaito, @nyakira1412, @quinn-of-aebradore, @dandelionfunky

[theriverbeyond]

It's sooooo interesting how in Harrow the Ninth, Harrow is constantly noting all the ways Ianthe is failing at femininity: the awful frilly nightgown, the clothes that don't fit (in the bust, in the hips), her hair, her attempts at flirtatious behavior, the specific way she is sucking up to Augustine etc. And like, this is a weird house for Harrow to be throwing stones from, sure, but I think it makes way more sense after The Unwanted Guest gave more context to soul permeability wrt the status of Naberius Tern, because it is now arguable that Ianthe is essencially being forcemasc'd throughout the entierty of HtN -- we just dont know about it bc Harrow dgaf. And this is doubly interesting to me because when we next see her in Nona the Ninth, she is now Ianthe Naberius, a Tower Prince in masculine dress and leather trousers and boots, and she no longer has any of that sort of gender failure going on.

[bobcatblahs]

Round 3: Ding Ding! 🛎️

[that-sweet-jester]

im totally normal about them

[doorstovenus]

​i should be unpacking moving boxes but alas. i am dwposting instead