#so grateful

[charlotte-zophie]

Therapy conversation

Dear Fandom, dear Mr. Gaiman,

I hope this isn´t weird but i have something to confess.

Since I watched the second season of Good Omens, I've gone through so many phases that I barely recognize myself anymore.

My first reaction after episode 6 was shock, then I was disturbed because I didn't know that it was possible for a series to have such a strong influence on my psyche, I questioned myself and doubted my sanity. Then I was overcome by an incredible sadness and was really heartbroken. I felt like a pubescent teenager, in my mid-30s. I couldn't sleep properly for several days, had nightmares and my thoughts were with these two ineffable loving idiots the whole time.

And the worst thing about it was that for the first few days I was really ashamed to admit to myself and my husband that I was completely and hopelessly immersed in this world. I did nothing but watch videos, listen to sad songs, and read heartbreaking fanfictions for days. And of course I read the book again and watched the series over and over again. All in the hope that it will ease my heartache a little.

But as is often the case in these situations, after a few days in which no real change occurs, you have the thought that you will be lost in this feeling forever. But since I have 3 children that I need to look after, of course locking myself away for weeks with heartbreak wasn't an option, so I had to find an outlet for myself to channel my pain.

So I started painting a picture. By Aziraphale and Crowley. And stroke by stroke I let my feelings flow out of me and into the picture.

It took over a week until I had a motif in which I could see my thoughts and feelings expressed and then it took another week until I finished the picture. On an old canvas with paints that haven't been used for a long time, with many, many layers of old paint underneath.

But when the picture was finally finished, it really took a load off my mind. It was like I had broken a dam and was finally able to let it all out and convert it into creative energy.

But I think the most important thing was that I uploaded the picture to Tumblr and received such a response that I was incredibly touched and immediately motivated to paint more pictures.

Since that day, hardly a moment goes by when I am not holding a pen in my hand or not thinking about a new picture. I'm in one of the most creative phases in a very long time and I'm really enjoying it.

I am so grateful for the wonderful people here! Here I see that I'm not alone with my strange feelings that I still don't really know how to classify. Here I read thoughts that are so similar to mine, here I see works of art that melt my heart, here I feel understood!

And I am so grateful for the pain that showed me the way back to my creative energy!

Thank you Fandom!

Thank you Neil Gaiman!

I would have been lost without you!

Because I don't know my way around here very well, I didn't think about pinning the picture in question as a link when I created this post, but since many people have asked about it, I've pinned it here. Thank you all, love love love

[diadotcom]

this is what it feels like finding a sereshaw fic with bottom rooster

[alexismusictrek]

Grieving the passing of this legend. Jeri Taylor brought the world of Star Trek leaps and bounds, and it’s because of her that we #JC fans exist💯 To top it off, she was an angel of a human being… RIP🙏🏼

[myfavouritelunatic]

Bruh, you gotta give us the deets about meeting the actors. Please??

Of course!!

Everyone was just so friendly and nice - all smiles, all happy to see us and be there, and willing for photos and signatures. Charlie even brought his own pen! And Markella arrived late, but still made time for us!

Charlie commented on how Tyroe signed on Annatar on my poster, so he signed on Brimby! And he made so much eye contact with us and was so friendly. Put me at ease completely. He even came back to us for more photos! Said he had heaps of time.

But yeah I love him even more now!!

That’s me on the left! 😁 ahhhhhhhhh!!

[mjskeletons661]

A bright spot at the end of an otherwise terrible day. So very grateful I was able to see my favorite band and this time with Lewis since I missed him at the Salt Lake and Boise shows I went to.

[sams-minerals]

I believe this is the final thing from Undertale that I am going to make. This project began February 15th, 2023 and as of today, January 3rd, 2024, Omega Flowey is finished. He is nearly 5 foot long, and I have to stand on a stepstool to take a pictures of him. I use the pixel art created by idlemidnight as a pattern in order to make him look as accurate as I can to the game. Now that he is finished, he will be hung above my bed. Thank you again, @fwugradiation for your amazing game, it means more to me than I can say.

[weaponizedmoth]

Congratulations, you still are alive. Most people are so ungrateful to be alive, but not you. Not anymore. ko-fi | inprnt | commissions

[chunkysoda]

hi guys im drunk but im just so full of love. like smosh really just keeps me going. and sometimes i feel dumb for loving them so much but idk theyre just my comfort people. they make me laugh and they make me feel good when i feel like giving up. idk idc i will always love smosh.

[man-down-in-hatchet-town]

So I Spied Another Day...

You know it was a good show when you can’t decide whether your heart is so full from all the love and joy, or so empty because it's over.

Really do buckle up, because this is a long one.

So the show went a little like this. They played the Spies pro-shoot on a giant movie screen, but any time a song started, the audio changed to the instrumental track, the video typically faded to simple background graphics, and the cast came out to perform the number live in concert style. There were also a series of audience participation prompts up on the movie screen, such as standing to deliver a line in unison, giving Lauren a standing ovation for the Pay Attention! Reprise, enthusiastically booing Dr. Baron von Nazi and the still infuriatingly catchy Not So Bad (for anyone who’s curious, in addition to encouraging boos and yelled disagreements with von Nazi, they also cut the audience participation bit from the song).

The energy in the room was so electric and full of joy and warmth. People shouted out iconic lines, went wild for everyone’s entrances, and absolutely lost their damn minds over Curtwen at pretty much every opportunity. And the cast were clearly having just as much fun. Doing This has always been my favorite, and there was something so sweet about them singing it again all these years later. We finally got Joey performing Spies Are Forever (Evil Reprise) again and it was just as chilling and beautiful as you’d expect. And One Step Ahead was just on a whole new level. I don’t want to give anything away, but the details in that performance were INCREDIBLE.

It was simply so special seeing most of the original gang come back while also bringing some new friends along. Shout out to Mariah for coming out at the top of the show so ready to play, setting the tone for the whole evening. Shout out to James for putting his comedy chops on full display (LET JAMES BE FUNNY MORE) and dancing the hell out of One More Shot (another favorite number). And shoutout to Carlos Alazraqui (taking over the roles of Sergio and Vladimir Poopin) and Tommy Link for coming into this crazy part of our world with such enthusiasm and silliness. Brian deserves a medal for agreeing to once again play the most cringe-worthy character in all of Pulp-StarCanWrecked history, and for sounding so fucking good while doing it. Tessa was having a blast in full unhinged glory and I gladly worship at her altar. Lauren is maybe the funniest person alive and deserved her standing ovation, prompted or not. Seeing Joe Walker perform live has been Item Number One on my fandom bucket list since I moved to LA a couple of years ago, and I still can’t quite believe I managed it. I’d wondered if he’d be rusty, but honestly he sounded great; it was like no time had passed. Mary Kate still has one of my all-time favorite voices and her Tatiana remains forever engaging. Joey showed up dressed to slay as a gay evil genius Bond-movie supervillain and proceeded to thoroughly deliver on that promise. And Curt… every time I watch Spies I am increasingly blown away by what he does with this arrogant, broken mess of a character. He clearly loves Agent Mega as much as any of us, and to see a performance refined and powered by such clear and thoughtful passion is just a huge treat.

(And while he wasn’t in the cast, I can’t not mention Corey. Between his roles as director and co-writer, so much of what Spies is comes directly from him and we don’t appreciate that nearly enough. And shout out to Esther Fallick for her wonderful work as Susan and the Informant. She might not have been there in person, but her incredible performance was with us the whole time.)

I know this is preaching to the choir, but Spies Are Forever really is such a special show. It’s a story about recovery, and devastating as it can be, I think there’s also something deeply healing about it at its core. For one thing, I know it played a huge role in mending my relationship with my asexuality. I will forever be grateful to it for existing, to TCB, Talkfine, and the original cast for creating it, and to those same people for maintaining its legacy with the amount of love and care it deserves. It was a privilege to be in the room as so many people came to celebrate this miraculous little musical. There were a couple of minor tech glitches (I wonder if they’ll even include the “big one”—the projector jumping over most of the staircase scene before getting fixed—in the digital ticket version), but nothing that could even begin to damper the magic of the night.

We all know that spies never die (except for Owen and the Informant, oops). And at times like this concert, I think this special little show with its short run in 2016 will prove to be just as immortal.

[sugarhigh1]

GUYS GUYS GUYS

We crossed 13k followers !!!! Aaaagahhdhsjsj

I'm so so happy rn

I love you all 🎀🎀🎀

[livstarlight]

I have to be honest with myself and admit that I have reached the point in my life where every day I wake up opening ao3 and check for new fanfics and updates of the ones I am following like it's the freaking morning newspaper

[elennemigo]

Benedict Cumberbatch arrives at the Prada fashion show during the Milan Fashion Week | September 21, 2023.

[thesassypadawan]

This is a long time coming and I know I'm going to sound cheesy for this! A big thank you to my lovely moots! For brainstorming with me and letting me bounce ideas off of! For being so supportive! You're all so amazing and wonderful! ❤️

@espinathena-17, @fuckmyskywalker, @everydaydreamer, @decaffeinatedunicorn, @laylaplease , @anakinsbbgirl, @t03soup, @avescorner-blog

[jammboe]

I love that people love how i draw girls 🥲😭

[jellfishjellfish]

So glad people have enjoyed the latest chapter, it was the one I’ve felt the least confident about so to have to much nice feed back is such a relief!

[yeye23]

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!! I am so glad you liked my boards! It was a wonderful time to do them and I super appreciate it! Truly, thank you!!!!!!! I cant EVEN!