#world mysterious country

[likeabxrdinflight]

tired of early 20-somethings acting like harry potter was never good or had no value in its day like shut the fuck up half of you weren't even there when it peaked

[just-in-cays]

.

[stormflute]

What if Everyone was in the new game, actually

[mabaris]

ok the thing about the implication that everything is interconnected (the elven gods are connected to the tevinter old gods/archdemons and also are possibly what humans interpreted as the maker and also they were underground so it’s probably going to be some BiG rEvEaL that they’re behind the dwarves’ connection to lyrium/the stone) is that it just makes the world feel incredibly small. all these different cultures have different mythologies, except it turns out it’s the same. that sucks imo

[rubber-glovs]

Oooohhh the urge to yap about my ocs and the world they live in......

[roombagreyjoy]

*said with increasing distress, eyes blodshot and an empty mug in hand* you guys remember writing right????? you guys remember posting fic and publishing things and talking to editors about potential projects right???? you guys remember being creative in your creative jobs and not just rereading old work and having a panic attack over the time wasted over curating hyperspecific character playlists that you get mad about five minutes later right????? i'm not insane right????? creative block is normal even if it lasts for months right???? i haven't written a fic in YEARS but it's ok i'm ok i have to finish TWO original pieces for next week that I haven't even started but it'll probably be fineeeee I'm totally not being a complete and raving lunatic about it it's probably gonna be okay <3 yay <3

[netherzon]

I really like giving the nations weird quirks/reactions/powers/physical traits, like how Finland’s back gets itchy when Estonia talks about him in canon. I think its a fun idea, so I wrote this out for a fic awhile ago:

“Anytime a new type of dinosaur was discovered in America his brother’s hair would get so frizzy he looked like a dandelion. Canada was lucky enough to witness the discovery of the T. rex in person, not from the actual site, but from a meeting room in Washington D.C.. The static electricity was strong enough that every the diplomat in the room felt the effects themselves. They looked like a whole field of dandelions at all stages of life. They had agreed to postpone that meeting until a time when America was not a walking, talking tesla coil”

[a-rogue-god]

Fuck you for being born poor in America that's YOUR fault

Fuck you for needing Healthcare.

Fuck you for needing food

Fuck you for wanting a job

Go kill yourself!!! Oh wait lmao!! If you kill yourself whoever takes care of that gets to be deal with 1000s of dollars of fees!!! Fuck you lmao!!

[eshtaresht]

I'm curious if other trigun fans are familiar with geraniums irl? because to me, this is the most basic, the most common house plant. like, everyone I know had geraniums at home at some point. there are tons of different breeds and they all smell a bit metallic if you rub it. also they look closer to wild type in stampede, while geraniums varieties can be really bushy

[arctic-hands]

Someone else on one of my genealogical groups asked for how to access records on the Service du travail obligatoire, France's slave labor program to Nazi Germany. I've been looking for online access to those records for years since I found my great-grandparents in the Arolsen Archive as forced laborers in Munich. I can't help this person because I still haven't found that resource so I'm throwing it out here, anyone know where I and this other person (whom I am presuming is also American) can find records or other resources?

[laresearchette]

Monday, November 20, 2023 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

NETFLIX CANADA SHAHS OF SUNSET (Seasons 1-2)

2023 FIFA MEN'S U17 WORLD CUP (TSN3) 3:18am: Round of 16: Ecuador vs. Brazil (TSN3) 6:48am: Round of 16: Spain vs. Japan

NHL HOCKEY (SN) 7:00pm: Oilers vs. Panthers (SN/SN1) 10:00pm: Flames vs. Kraken (SNPacific) 10:00pm: Sharks vs. Canucks

NBA BASKETBALL (TSN5) 8:00pm: Clippers vs. Spurs (SN Now) 8:00pm: Heat vs. Bulls

MURDOCH MYSTERIES (CBC) 8:00pm: In the woods, Ogden, Hart, Effie and Louise encounter a troop of girl adventurers whose leader was killed by a madman.

LISTING LARGE (CTV Life) 8:00pm: Odeen Eccleston and Lamont Wiltshire build their real estate empire all while juggling parenthood, friendship and love.

NFL FOOTBALL (TSN/TSN3/TSN4) 8:15pm: Eagles vs. Kansas City

COUNTRY HOUSE HUNTERS: CANADA (CTV Life) 8:30pm: Mother and daughter Rhonda and Aniya are looking for the perfect country home for their big family.

VICTORIA (CBC) 9:00pm: The reputations of Albert and Palmerston are tested; Victoria must decide where to put her allegiance.

CULPRITS (Showcase) 9:00pm: After a high-stakes heist, a crew of elite criminals have gone their separate ways and have tried to leave their old lives behind, but the past and present collide when a ruthless assassin starts targeting them one by one.

THE TRAITORS CANADA (CTV) 10:00pm: Last night's murder throws everyone off at breakfast and the pressure of the game causes one contestant to act out.

HIGHWAY THRU HELL (Discovery Canada) 10:00pm: Al heads to a semi in a snowbank but a second rig hits it before he gets there; Jamie puts his LA Rotator to the test on a technical elevated roadway recovery; Kyle wrestles with doing a dump truck rollover without the help of his Uncle Rob.

ACTING GOOD (CTV Comedy) 10:30pm: After Roger Laughingstick quits his job in protest of Jo's chiefdom, Paul stumbles across the radio DJ's memoir and shares it live on air.

[like-sands-of-time]

Ok but you know what? American shows rely so heavily on nostalgia, and things working out for the whole cast and then we wonder why shows have unsatisfactory endings or they start trailing off in later years ...

Real friend groups move and change over time. They don't all hang out in a coffee shop or the local restaurant forever. Maybe that's a beautiful nostalgic moment in their lives but maybe it only lasts for a year when that particular group was all together, before someone moves for a job or college or to be with family or to travel.

And sometimes!!!! Friends lose touch over time. Maybe one friend doesn't get along with the group anymore or they do but they grow apart. But the rest of the group goes on. Maybe someone new comes along. The point is sitcoms seem so hell bent on *problem* *solution* *resolution! Yay!* But they don't seem to get that sometimes the cliff hanger of someone moving away just plain and simple happens! And sometimes the childhood love isn't a lifelong romantic thing but maybe they'll always be friends.

[septembersghost]

Can I ask you a question...?🤭

If you could rename every Taylor album what would you name it and why? P.s you HAVE to change the name even if you think current titles are perfect

self-titled -> a place in this world

fearless -> tell me why

speak now -> the story of us (sparks fly would be good too, i love enchanted but disagree with it as a title because SN is darker than the connotation that gives)

red - i almost do or sad beautiful tragic or the lucky one (for irony) would all be good titles but none of them paint the picture of what the album is like red

1989 -> i know places

reputation -> call it what you want

lover -> daylight

folklore -> this is me trying

evermore -> long story short

midnights -> you're on your own, kid

[good-books-to-read]

Travel destination: Australia Part 2

Homecoming by Kate Morton

Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a scorching hot day, beside a creek in the grounds of the grand and mysterious mansion, a local delivery man makes a terrible discovery. A police investigation is called and the small town of Tambilla becomes embroiled in one of the most shocking and perplexing murder cases in the history of South Australia.

60 years later, Jess a journalist in search of a story and a phone call out of nowhere summons her back to Sydney, where her grandmother, Nora, who raised Jess when her mother could not, has suffered a fall and been raced to the hospital, at Nora’s house, Jess discovers a true crime book chronicling a long-buried police case: the Turner Family Tragedy of 1959. It is only when Jess skims through its pages that she finds a shocking connection between her own family and this notorious event — a mystery that has never been satisfactorily resolved.

What I Would Do to You by Georgia Harper

A near-future Australia. The death penalty is back. But if the victim's family wants the perpetrator to die, they have to do it themselves. Twenty-four hours alone in a room with the condemned. No cameras. No microphones. Just whatever punishment they decide befits the crime.

As the execution date nears, already-struggling mum, Stella remains adamant that she must carry out the punishment. But it becomes clear that if she steps into that room, the family may lose her too.

No Country for Girls by Emma Styles

Charlie and Nao are strangers from different sides of the tracks. They should never have met, but one devastating incident binds them together forever. A man is dead and now they are unwilling accomplices in his murder there's only one thing to do: hit the road in the victim's twin cab ute, with a bag of stolen gold stashed under the passenger seat. making their way across Australia's remote outback using only their wits to survive. They'll do whatever it takes to evade capture and escape with their lives

Blood River by Tony Cavanaugh

Brisbane 1999. It's hot. Stormy. Dangerous. The waters of the Brisbane River are rising. The rains won't stop. People's nerves are on edge. And then . . .

A body is found. And then another. And another.

A string of seemingly ritualised but gruesome murders. All the victims are men. Affluent. Guys with nice houses, wives and kids at private schools. All have had their throats cut.

Dark Mode by Ashley Kalagian Blunt

For years, Reagan Carsen has kept her life offline. No socials. No internet presence. No photos. Safe. Until the day she stumbles on a shocking murder in a Sydney laneway. The victim looks just like her.

Coincidence?

As more murders shake the city and she’s increasingly drawn out from hiding, Reagan is forced to confront her greatest fear.

She’s been found.

[boccher]

sorry i woke up in my rantsona. but like seriously isn't it fucking twisted that every child in almost every country are basically legal property of their parents. like their parents have complete control over where they can go, who they can talk to, which words out of their mouth are truth or lies; they're allowed, encouraged even, to be the sole interface by which the child connects to everything else in this world. like isnt that extraordinary. like how is it a mystery to anyone that children are constantly dying under parental abuse or growing up into utterly dysfunctional traumatised adults. why are we talking about these nebulous narratives of "the unstoppable and nuanced cycle of abuse" instead of looking straight at the reality we've built specifically for this purpose

[fastbrain]

I think I got the cool history nerd version, but at an irritatingly specific level.

I can't tell you anything about the Persian language, but I've made a pretty schmick timeline of which calendar systems were used in the Arabian region since pre Zoroaster.

Why did I get the trinkets and homicidal thoughts autism instead of the science and math autism :(