#the philly specials

[darrys-laundry]

FAIRYTALE OF PHILADELPHIA — THE PHILLY SPECIALS, JASON KELCE, TRAVIS KELCE

[willowwitchreputation]

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AHHHHHHH SOO CUTE 🥰 Trav sounds GREAT!! Can’t wait to hear the rest tomorrow

[fleshmonger]

Rotating Sandwich Mood Board

Rotating Sandwich Mood Board

[amid-fandoms]

“i feel like i should play the tutorial and you should play the hard stuff”

he’s never upgrading from the passenger princess seat

[eminsunnytoons123]

Special Birthday drawing for @ducktopia90264

Since today is Aaliyah's @ducktopia90264 's birthday today, here's the birthday drawing I made for her and how she desired it =^_^=

So, in this picture, y'all can see Aaliyah (her self insert and she's the girl in red shirt without the bathrobe) looking up at her EXTRA large duck-themed Birthday cake, along with her OC Quax, and even Philly Phil, Amato (from mechamato) and Lonky (from running man animation) since they're her favorite characters, and ofcourse, there's also me myself saying that I made the Birthday cake myself =^//////^= 💛🧡💚💙🩷

I really hope ya will like this Aaliyah @ducktopia90264 , you're my really good loved one in my tumblr family ever since april or maybe even march this year, so I hope this will bring ya lots of joy and happiness on yer Birthday, I made this with my whole heart, love ya =TTwTT= 💛💗💖❤️🧡

Note: I'll still make my Birthday wish-list for october this year, and I hope I'll get some of my wishes ^///^;

I hope y'all will like this, especially Aaliyah =^/////^= 💛🧡💙🧡🩷❤️💛💖💚💗💜❤️💚🧡

And again, happy 15th Birthday, Aaliyah!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳💛💛💛💛🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊🎊🎈🎈🎈🎂🎂🎂🎂

[pastafossa]

Charlie Cox experience at Philly Fan Expo 2023

So LET”S TALK ABOUT ME MEETING CHARLIE. I’m actually going to make two posts - this one just about my experiences with Charlie, because they were incredibly meaningful and deserve their own post, and then another one about the rest of the con!

I’m going to talk about Charlie first, because of how amazing the experience was, one of the best I’ve had, especially at the autograph table. I’ve done photos, gotten autographs and such before from other celebs - from niche voice actors I loved to people like David Tennant - but this felt Really Really Big. Obviously, I was nervous as all hell because holy shit Charlie Cox, my favorite actor whose work altered the course of my life. I won’t lie - I’d been practicing what to say to him in case I freaked out, but I’m happy to say that everyone who reassured me it would go great, because he was so, so genuine and kind, were right.

The photo op happened first (and thank you to everyone on tumblr guiding me where to go, cause I was LOST about where that was happening), and that went fast. By that point in the con hall, I’d already ditched my Jessica Jones jacket and gloves cause holy shit it’s hot and I am a creature of snow and ice, and my hair was a mess, but honestly I didn’t care, cause there he is. You don’t get long, but he made the most of it and he was SO sweet. Ya’ll, he asked my name, said my name as he shook my hand, and called me ‘my dear’ in that beautiful voice.

I was literally on the moon, but it was time for the big question:

Will he hold the red thread from TRT?

So in a quiet, nervous, soft author voice, I asked, ‘would you be ok with holding this end of the thread?’

HE FUCKING DID.

HE HELD IT.

HE HELD. THE. RED. THREAD.

I’m fairly certain he doesn’t know about the fic at this point - he wasn’t sure where to hold it until I told him, but he loved that it lit up! AND THEN HE PUT HIS ARM AROUND ME AND I GOT TO PUT MY ARM AROUND HIM BACK.

I’m fairly certain I’m dead in the photo. My soul had left my body. I had ascended. I saw Jesus and he looked like Charlie. I had achieved fic author heights never imagined. My brain filled with enough serotonin and dopamine to sink a ship. I didn’t care that I was hot and sweaty or that my hair was messy or that my cosplay didn’t work out like I’d planned. I had been blessed.

also look at that forearm holy shit

I floated outta that gd room ya’ll. I’m pretty sure @wonderlandmind4​ did the same. WE FROLICKED OUT OF THAT HALL LIKE

But things got even better at the autograph table, and I had one of the most touching experiences ever.

not me tearing up thinking about it.

That line was long, but I kept getting glimpses of him and I could already tell he was enjoying interacting with people, and he was making sure everyone got their bit of time with him instead of letting anyone rush people through. He was so happy looking, laughing and grinning, high fives and fist bumps for kids, chatting with fans. Which made me feel a little more confident.

I know some people wondered if I’d tell him about TRT, and I’d already decided I wasn’t going to. Instead, I really, really wanted just a second to tell him what his work as Daredevil had meant for me, as someone who became disabled around the same time Matt did as a kid, and who related to... a lot of what Matt went through in the show. I’d practiced it over and over again, and there was only a fifty percent chance I wouldn’t start crying while telling him, and I wasn’t even sure I’d have time to tell him depending on how much time we had.

He made time.

I got up to him with my art print holy shit he’s even more beautiful in person and his eyes are STUNNING. He said hi, and asked my name so he could personalize the autograph if I wanted (DUH, YES PLEASE), and he apologized about the line after we shook hands. I jokingly told him it was fine since I’d driven hours to get here. A little time in line wasn’t a bother. He even loved one of the buttons on my lanyard - the button of Matt wearing a heart crown specifically! And as he was writing, I knew this was my chance to tell him. He was still signing, so I just decided to go for it in case I ran out of time.

“I just wanted to tell you,” I said quietly, “as someone who became disabled as a kid around the same age as Matt did—”

And then he did something I didn’t expect, something I’d rarely seen anyone do, famous or not, and something I’d never had an actor or artist do for me.

He immediately set down the pen, leaned in close over the table, and made direct eye contact, while giving me the most genuine, gentle, encouraging smile I’d ever seen.

In that moment, I knew everything in him was listening, that he cared about what I was about to say and recognized that this was important to me, and that he’d closed the distance to make this conversation just... us. It felt personal in a way I’ve never experienced at a con or signing.  

Just like that, I wasn’t afraid to tell him what I’d wanted to.

“And as someone who related to... a lot of what Matt went through, his struggles in the show, and especially the dark parts of season 3,” I said, more confidently now, “I wanted you to know that all the work you put in, the way you played it, the way you played Matt and treated it seriously, seeing that helped me process and heal from a lot of my own trauma and pain over what I’ve gone through with my illnesses. What you did was important and it really helped me. So I wanted you to know that, how much that meant to me, and to say thank you.”

The whole time I spoke to him, he kept direct eye contact, and didn’t look away once. He didn’t get antsy, or look like he wanted me to hurry up (which I’d have understood, cause damn, these are long days for him). He listened, fully engaged and leaning in, his eyes warm and soft and kind but incredibly serious. I’m not sure how often he’s been told something like this—a lot, I expect; his portrayal was just that good, and I know it was important to a lot of fans—but what I was trying to tell him clearly meant something to him. I felt heard, seen, and understood.

Charlie really does care about his fans. It isn’t an act. I’m sure of it now.

“Thank you, truly,” he said, just as quietly but with that honest smile, eye crinkles and all, and seeing it in person, that close up, I swear the room felt ten times brighter. “Thank you for coming to tell me that. It means a lot, the idea that something I did meant so much and that it could help you. I’m so grateful that you were able to come visit and tell me.”

We shook hands after that. He wished me a good day and I told him thank you again, and that was that. The interaction only lasted maybe a minute, but it meant the absolute world to me, as did what he’s done as Daredevil. And now he knows that.

[nickismyspiritanimal]

Men that get pegged like it's their job

[wavernot4love]

HELLO MCR WORLD tbp tour is Real and Terrifying oh the jersey show support (death cab AND thursday) goes so crazy but i know it's gonna be so hard to get tix ..... what Do i do

oh this is a great day in mcr history regardless

[gaybearwedding]

hi hi hello i have been gone forever due to various reasons such as “work” and “mental illness” and “having developed a kpop hyperfixation that has been occupying most of my attention recently” but i need everyone to know that i saw off book live twice last week (in philly with a friend and then in nyc with my girlfriend) and it was truly so everything. i didn’t get many pictures but i did get a few and none of them are very good but one of them is of jess’ amazing stool balancing act and that’s all i need really

[ricketycr1cks]

Mac getting angry about Dee and Dennis going on welfare because he likely actually had to be on welfare growing up and his speech to them about how it’s for people who actually need it ruins me

[crepuscular-haze]

rain? oh you mean like from Rain Sounds 10 Hours:The Sound of Rain Meditation,Autogenc Training, Deep Sleep,Relaxing Sounds?

[willowwitchreputation]

Jason and Trav’s Christmas song is NUMBER 8 on iTunes chart!!! Incredible. Would love a number 1 for them! Go buy/stream!! Proceeds go to charity! ❤️💚 (Fairytale of Philadelphia).

[phuncrustable]

That one felt good.

[shanaraharlyah]

So freaking weird. Not a fan of the sour vinegar flavor, but they taste like a freaking sandwich. WEIRD!

[thedaily-beer]

Conshohocken Brewing Mike & Merrill Philly Special Hazy IPA (Picked up at McCaffrey's in Blue Bell, PA). A 3 of 4. Tropical fruit and orange citrus are dominant, and this is clean, simple, and good. Not all that hazy and decently bitter in the finish.

[othmeralia]

Oh, how I wish Philly was covered in snow like this postcard of Stockholm, Sweden.

It's been a while since we've seen a good old fashioned snow storm here in the city. Maybe I'll sleep with my pajamas on inside out tonight....

Image citation: Arrhenius, Svante. “Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, June 1911,” 1911. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 1, Folder 5. Science History Institute. Philadelphia.