#the life and times

[thegoodduckfan]

I was just in an art exhibition and I saw a painting from 1902 and I had to resist the urge to tell my dad everything Scrooge McDuck did that year (he left the klondike, came back home to Scotland rich, left Scotland for the third and final time, moved to Duckburg and had a whole fight with Theodore Roosevelt, the navy, the marines and whatever more Roosevelt threw at him). Overall the art was pretty cool.

[lavampira]

idk if I’m coming down with something or if my allergies are just really bad but I’m miserable rn lmao

[anakinnaberrie]

rest in peace rooster teeth, my absolute beloathed. i will miss you dearly

[marlynnofmany]

So it's two weeks in to @stonetheskald's new job teaching middle school English, which is exciting for many reasons. One of the minor perks (which he just realized) is that this is an entirely new crop of students who haven't heard his anecdotes before, or Observed The Eccentricities.

Today he brought leftover crab for lunch. That sounds normal. Until you hear that his lunchbox is a white zippered case with large red text on the side that says "HUMAN ORGAN FOR TRANSPLANT."

And this wasn't a tin of crab meat; it was several intact legs of a giant crab, which he deliberately left sticking out of the box.

He moved them a little further out until the kids noticed.

[tlatpostcards]

The Life and Times Chapter 5: The Shape of Things to Come / Chapter 28: Phoenix / Chapter 29: Old, New, Ballroom, and Blue

— JULES.

[kissmypoets-hp]

Fanfic Classics: The James and Lily Special

🦌 The Life and Times by Jewels5/ @itreallyatemyhand

She was dramatic. He was dynamic. She was precise. He was impulsive. He was James, and she was Lily, and one day they shared a kiss, but before that they shared many arguments, for he was cocky, and she was sweet, and matters of the heart require time.

I need to give my flowers to TLAT. Like, hello?? I fear this summary will always be iconic to me.... This is the first ship I actively searched for fanfiction of, and TLAT (especially in its prime) was, like, a whole phenomenon. IYKYK. Obviously, Jily gets "The Kiss" by Gustav Klimt (1907–1908), one of my favorite paintings ever 🥹 (and the lovers in the painting match James and Lily's hair colors too, which never occurred to me until I made this cover!) I haven't read this fic since... 2013 maybe... but I did give it a skim while I was archiving the fic and while it really is a tragedy it's been discontinued, I am so glad it ended where it did and thankful I got to read it 😭

[lilyevanslvr]

i’ve been away from tumblr for a while and i’m having a hard time finding active users because most of my mutuals are deactivated. please like if you post cool shit i’d love to be friends!

[edenaziraphale]

My wife being almost entirely unable to see certain shades/colors is one of the funniest fucking gifts the universe ever gave to me

[aphelion-verse]

Do you guys sometimes while in the middle of doing something randomly remember tlat? Like James and Lily's thoughts about August or when you look at the card jack of diamonds

Do you like create scenarios of how they got together, we know they start dating in December but how does James realize that Lily reciprocates his feelings and how does Lily find out James still has feelings for her? Did James ever tell her what snaps really means?

How did things with Marlene and Adam play out ? Donna and Lathe? Are they even a couple by the end? Mary and Reg? I mean, these thoughts suddenly pop up when I listen to songs or while reading some other fanfiction.

The hole that tlat left can't be filled with anything else. I have to quote Taylor's illicit affairs song that Jules 'Showed me colors you know I can't see with anyone else'.

I mean, it is a masterpiece. The story set up has swallowed us, and we have become one with it.

[thegoodduckfan]

The scene of Fergus' death is honestly one of my favorite moments in the entire Life and Times saga.

This hits so hard for me. In all of the chapters so far Scrooge has been trying to make money to support his family in Dismal Downs/Glasgow and now after his long journey, he's home but it doesn't feel like home anymore, so he leaves. He wanted to take his father, who supported him every step of the way chose to stay behind.

Seeing him with Downy was very bittersweet, especially after chapter 8 when Scrooge discovering his mother died via S. Slick:

And Scrooge's visit to his mother's grave ealier in chapter 9

It just feels really bittersweet to see them sending their kids off to a new, brighter future and meeting with the Ghost of Sir Quackly who has been wonderful in chapter 1.

And it all culminates beautifully in chapter 11, right after Scrooge committed a hate crime and his sisters left him, he argues with himself on what he should do, but only his father can get him into the right track again.

In short Fergus McDuck is absolutely one of my favorite Disney characters, even with his short screen time and in my opinion Don Rosa's best original character.

[lavampira]

I got stung by a bee :c

[haveyoureadthisfanfic]

Summary: She was dramatic. He was dynamic. She was precise. He was impulsive. He was James, and she was Lily, and one day they shared a kiss, but before that they shared many arguments, for he was cocky, and she was sweet, and matters of the heart require time.

Author: Jewels5

Note from submitter: if you haven’t read this fic yet, you should

[jilyscious]

I hope Jewels is out there in a writers room, writing for a tv show. I realised on my last reread that it follows like a series. Her dialogue killed yo. So much tone and character in each line. And her ability to hook you with the banter and small gestures means she would be (should be/hopefully is) a screenwriter

[tlatpostcards]

The Life and Times Chapter 9: The Art of Walking

"So, the question still remains: why desert your house's victory party? I knew you had no house spirit." "The party's been on for more than two hours and will undoubtedly go on for many more hours," said Lily. "I'm simply taking a break. It's a beautiful day." James shrugged, leaning against the wall and sliding his hands into the pockets of his Quidditch robes. "I suppose. If you're into that sort of thing." Lily sent him a look. "Stop acting tough. It's beautiful, and you know it." She sighed, and James followed her stare across the lawn at the wasted trees and blue-grey sky. "I love November," she remarked. "You love November? Who loves November?" "What do you mean?" "It's... it's just so average. November. The trees aren't all orange and red anymore, and there's no snow. It's just... dead." "It's quiet," corrected Lily. "It's... contemplative." "The month? The month is contemplative?" "Yes," insisted the redhead. "I like it. I think it's a very neglected month, on the whole. People love June because it's warm and bright, and people love December because of Christmas, and people love October and April, because everything's just starting to change... but November is unduly overlooked."

— JULES.

[lilyslark]

carlotta meloni you will always be famous