#tony overland

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Hofu and Steven get chewed out, but also is that who I think it is?

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Thanks for tagging me @flower-dagger-gay!!

Three ships I like: Gault/Lucienne (Sandman), Kassandra/Brasidas (AC Odyssey), and Suhail ibn Ramiz/Isabella Camherst (Memoirs of Lady Trent) <3

First ship ever: Oh, lord. Probably Nymphadora Tonks/Remus Lupin?

Last song: Rumi by Huayucaltia

Favorite childhood book: HOW DID I NOT KNOW YOU LIKED GREGOR THE OVERLANDER??? That was my childhood favorite too and remains so very important to me to this day!! I was also huuuuge into Warrior Cats.

Currently reading: Well, I just finished reading In the Company of Crows and Ravens by Tony Angell and John Marzluff today! Currently listening to the audiobook of the Spanish-language translation of Watership Down (another childhood favorite) and working on Gay and Lesbian Poetry in Our Time, an anthology edited by Joan Larkin and Carl Morse.

Currently watching: I have two episodes left of the first season of The Bear!

Currently consuming: about to eat frozen macaroni and cheese.

Currently craving: god, I would do unspeakable things for mantou right now.

No pressure tags: @jlemonster @seddenostalgia @lucienne-thee-librarian @the-everqueen @stellerssong @cosmictapestry @rowan-ashtree

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It’s just a girl harmonizing with her fan

No it’s not it’s Gregor the Overlander trying not to cry as he clutches his dead bonds claw.  No it’s not it’s Dick Grayson trying to focus on the familiar roofs under his feet and not on the fact that now he’s in the lead in a suit that’s too heavy and too dark.  No it’s not it’s Aelin Galathynius hearing Sam between every note.  No it’s not it’s Jason Todd trying to cover the sound of the ticking bomb.  No it’s not it’s Gwyn calling to Azriels shadows.  No it’s not it’s Rhysand stopping Feyre from breaking.  No it’s not it’s Bruce Wayne trying to figure out how to be a part of his children’s lives without seeming overbearing.  No it’s not it’s Tairn trying to help Violet fall asleep without nightmares.  No it’s not it’s Cassian still reaching out his hand to Nesta.  No it’s not it’s Persephone informing Hades that she’s come home.  No it’s not it’s Sam Cortland remembering Celaenas face as Faran tortures him.  No it���s not it’s Hiccup Haddock saying goodbye to his best friend.  No it’s not it’s Dulcet the nanny trying to calm the nibbler pups and distract them from the chaos happening outside.  No it’s not it’s Dominic Torretto sitting in his best friend’s blue charger, trying not to cry.  No it’s not it’s Daedalus watching his son plummet to his death.  No it’s not it’s Elizabeth Swann waiting for her husband on the tenth year.  No it’s not it’s Princess Cecelia singing to Castle Glower as it leads her through its walls at age six.  No it’s not it’s Byx and Gambler saying goodbye.  No it’s not it’s Shardas trying to keep himself and Velika alive after jumping into the Burning Sea.  No it’s not it’s Alexander Hamilton sitting at Phillip Hamiltons grave.   No it’s not it’s the Avengers moving into the Avengers Tower together and finally being a team.  No it’s not it’s Will Turner waiting anxiously as he collects the souls from a pirate wreck.  No it’s not it’s Tim Drake looking through his pictures of the week, ignoring that he’s heading home to an empty house.  No it’s not it’s Captain Jack Sparrows mind as he wraps his friend’s hand around his own dagger to stab Davy Jones’s heart.  No it’s not it’s Thor and Steve Rogers hugging after losing their third link.  No it’s not it’s Stephanie Brown playing with socks and ignoring the fact that she’s locked in the closet and her parents screaming in the next room.  No it’s not it’s Hunt Athalar breaking free of his curse.  No it’s not it’s proof Tony Stark has a heart. 

[iminthetunnels]

oh i kept getting banned on reddit bc ppl would talk abt circumcision and id be like ???? do y’all even know the history of circumcision in this country? it’s literally propagated by the fuckin. kellogg’s tony the tiger, his brother. why are u mutilating children when it’s not medically necessary ?

why would you want ur baby strapped down and mutilated?

[robotnik-mun]

I’ve also considered thoughts of inserting Sage into other continuities, like so.

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog: For this to work in my opinion, Sage would have to replace Robotnik, Jr., and unlike that kid robot, who immediately got Robotnik's approval before they had a falling out, I can imagine that Sage would initially disappoint her father with her sensible attitude before she ultimately showed just how loyal and protective she is of him. They'd continue to work together in opposing Sonic and keeping Mama Robotnik away from them, but I can see Sage trying to be supportive of all her Badnik siblings to the point of playing matchmaker between Breezie and Sonic and actually considering that succeeding her victory when Robotnik's own plan failed. She'll might try to make a healthy romance between her Dad and Katella, too.

Archie Sonic: Discounting the similar-looking Phage from the reboot, both Robotnik Prime (King Gong and E.V.E.) and Robo-Robotnik/Eggman (Mecha and A.D.A.M.) each had an artificial son and daughter respectively. For Sage to play a role, I think she has to be around even before Julian Kintobor was tried for treason by the Overland. I can see Julian slowly yet surely coming to confide in Sage about his frustrations with the family and society he was born into and how he doesn't even like his own birth name, which they would share a laugh about since while Sage likes "Julian," she sees no etymological sense in "Kintobor." When Julian is then arrested and tried by his own older brother, Sage works with the still loyal Snively to break Julian and intentionally directs them both to seek asylum with the Kingdom of Acorn upon learning of the connection King Maximilian had with Julian's scientific mentor, Nate Morgan. As the years pass by, and Julian becomes Doctor Ivo Robotnik, Sage would be seen as his treasured heiress, even as she speaks in Snively's defense among others, and actually helps her cousin be kept up to date on the younger Hope Kintobor.

Sonic the Comic: This Robotnik didn't create a robotic child as far as I know, but I can see Commander Brutus, whose mind was based on his creator's brain patterns, being replaced with Sage who advises more of a handed than fisted rule before ultimately deciding that her father should rule with fear of force whether than force itself all for the sake of keeping the Robotnik Empire intact. Robotnik would still fall from power, but I can see him having a slightly better last Christmas in power with Sage by his side.

Sonic Underground: Replacing A.R.T., Sage would serve her creator to the best of her ability, yet would become distracted upon the Hedgehogs introducing her to music before ultimately remaining loyal to Robotnik.

Sonic Boom: Depending on the time, I can imagine Sage being around as far as the first episode, or until the episode Mombot would have debuted in. Either way, I can imagine that just as she would be supportive of her large family in its entirety, Eggman would work hard in either building a version of the Copybots from Mega Man Battle Network just for Sage, or unlocking the solid hologram code as science fiction sometimes depicts.

Sonic the Hedgehog: The Animated Series: It would have to mean replacing Cluck the pet, but I can indeed see Sage still being the apple of her father's eye and her relationship with Snively would turn sour as he starts to call Robotnik names under his breath and ultimately betrays him, even though she initially sympathized with him for the abuse he got.

Sonic X: Depending on how it would go, Sage would have to be either in Bokkun's place or be his responsible sister, but I think it would work out between her and Eggman, still.

Paramount Sonic: The movies as I see them, would have Sage be Robotnik's developing "JARVIS" to his evil "Tony Stark."

Sonic Prime: Probably just a brief cameo before everything shatters.

No ideas for the OVA, the non-translated works, or some other minor materials.

Any thoughts?

These are all pretty well thought out and unique takes on incorporating Sage into their respective continuities. I particularly like the idea of Sage being a black sheep in her 'family' for the simple fact that she's the sole member of the family with any kind of sense.

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1, 2, 10, and 39 for the book ask!

Thank you so much for the ask!

What is the best book you have ever read?

This is a hard one! There are so many books I've read and loved. I really liked Beloved by Toni Morrison. I love anything even remotely related to Gothic Horror and Beloved weaves Gothic Horror together with the horrors of US History in a very compelling way. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk is another of my favorites, and though I wouldn't say it's the best I've ever read, it certainly resonated with me at a vulnerable time in my life.

What is the worst book you have ever read?

Oh boy, this is even harder than the first question. I tend to abandon books when I start getting bored/upset so I haven't actually read that many bad books. I read a few cheesy YA paranormal romances back when those were all the rage, but I can't even remember much about them now. I think what really kills me is when a really good series has a bad ending, and so in that way the Gregor the Overlander books probably made me the most upset because I absolutely loved the series up until the last chapter of the very last book, which was just the most anticlimactic and disappointing ending I've ever read.

What book are you reading right now?

I'm reading Girl Flesh by May Lietz, which is very good so far! I'm also re-reading Men, Women, and Chain Saws by Carol Clover as research for a video essay I'm planning to make. And I'm listening to the audiobook The Ugly History of Beautiful Things by Katy Kelleher while I'm at work.

Favorite quote from your favorite book?

I've gotta go with a quote from Haunting of Hill House

"No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for eighty years and might stand for eighty more. Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone."

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Two in the morning book reviews.

I really loved the first artimis fowl book, great vibes to it, but I never read past it. I feel like I read septimus heap but can't remember for sure. SPIDERWICK WAS MY JAM!!!!!! Tony diterlizzi is like, my biggest inspiration. I own two copies of the field guide and read through them regularly. I devoured the eragon books, I could not put them down. I wasn't as obsessed with them some other series, but I was always the most excited for new inheritance cycle books over all other series. Sisters grim is one of those series I was obsessed with. I was fascinated by it. BUT IT HAD NOTHING ON FABLEHAVEN!!! I NEVER HEAR ANYONE SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THOSE BOOKS THEY WERE SO GOOD OMG I LOVED THEM SO MUCH!!!!! fire within fascinated me as a kid. It made sense, but I also felt like I didn't get it fully. It felt like a book for adults that was written so I could try to get it. I read through through books over and over, I felt like there was something in there that wasn't in any other book, and I wanted to see it. But I never felt like I ever fully did. gregor the overlander was fun! good times. I remember enjoying, but also being a bit overwhelmed by, inkheart.

I HAVE SOME GOSH DARN MEMORIES WITH CHILDREN OF THE LAMP!!!!!! That was me and my dad's book series. I had a lot of trouble reading as a kid, and both my parents really encouraged my love of books. My dad did that by reading me this series out loud when I stayed at his place, even when I was up to 10 years old. I don't remember if those books were actually good, but those are some of my favorite memories of my dad. I LOVED THE SECRETS OF THE IMMORTAL NICHOLAS FLAMEL!!! Omg those were really good, I tottaly forgot about that series, man that bit with the brain download... I should like, finish those.

Leven thumps was great!

Only could get my hands on the first ranger's aprentice book for some reason. I was invested but never got to see past that first one. The magic thief was EXTREMELLY my jam. That was my favorite wizard book by like, a lot. I remember really loving the characters. Sparked my love of sneaky magic characters. Silver dragon codex was good, but not as good as the "guide" books it was attached to (which I loved) I really loved dragon rider, great books! That those are my 2:46 am book reviews! I need to go finish this page of comics now because I have dnd in very little time and need sleep.

Pov: you grew up reading weird fantasy in the early 2000s

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Crawler to Overlander

In the latest Jeep Talk Show Round Table episode, Tony joins the Zoom audience for a lively discussion. Recorded every Tuesday at 7:30pm CT, you can be part of the fun by visiting jeeptalkshow.com/contact to join. Tony asks up to four questions to random Jeepers, starting with: "A Jeep crawler is going on a multi-day overlanding expedition—what should they take?" Tune in for engaging conversations and tips from fellow Jeep enthusiasts!

Check out this episode!

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January 1966 – Penny Valentine picks the new singles

POP SHOP: What’s new at the record bar – Disc Weekly, January 1966 The Overlanders Michelle (Philips)This is a song from the new Beatles LP. The singer has a sort of cracking-up voice, and Tony Hatch on piano, and frantic ��I love you” bits. But I rather miss Paul’s yearning. But, oh dear, they don’t quite get that Beatles’ magic. The Swinging Blue Jeans Don’t Make Me Over (HMV)A strange…

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From the dark skies of Overland, a creature descends. It is neither bird nor machine - but a strange mutation of both!

Killer Watt, written by Pat Mills, drawn by Kevin O’ Neill, lettering by Tony Jacob

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#81 | How Tony and Maureen Wheeler Started Lonely Planet

A beat-up £50 minivan, £400 in the pocket, and a sense of adventure.  This list didn’t seem like much, but it was enough for the British couple Tony and Maureen Wheeler to embark on the trip of a lifetime in 1972: to leave their home in Essex, England, and drive across from Europe and Asia overland to Australia. “We got the cheapest car we could,” Maureen says in an interview with the Times,…

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Books Read in 2023 #12 - “Race of the Century” by Julie M. Fenster.

If you’ve ever watched the 1965 slap-stick comedy movie “The Great Race” with Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Natalie Wood about a vintage car race overland from New York to Paris and thought it was a crazy idea. - Well it was, but it also happened.

In 1908, at the dawn of the motor age when paved road between cities didn’t exist, six cars set of to drive “the wrong way” around the world from New York to Paris. Six months later, after traversing snow, mud, floods, collapsing bridges, and dealing with bureaucratic nightmares, thieves, and armed bandits, three of the cars rolled into Paris.

This book tells the story of their travails, technical and personal, as well as their adventures. 2/3rds of it focuses on the crossing of the US as that is the most documented part, when perhaps the real heart of the story is the trek from Japan, across Siberia to the Russian border with Germany.

But it’s the Afterword that hits home the hardest. Their efforts literally changed the face of the planet (some may argue not for the better) as it raised awareness for quality road systems and sparked a road building boom that continues to this day.

The men who drove around the world , celebrities for six months, were swiftly ignored and their names and achievements forgotten.

How difficult was it to do what they did? Well, it’s never been attempted since.

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You can’t hold me now,

Only I can do that.....

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Tony Fleming on his Africa tour in 1959/60 and him in his first project car.