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I love Hank. So much.

He's so observant and so fucking smart.

He's the only one that wonders how wesen know Nick is a Grimm.

And when Monroe woges for him he asks him if it hurts?! Like...how has no one else thought to ask if changing your entire damn body into another damn body hurts?

The man's empathy and emotional IQ is off the charts. I'm just saying.

Which is why the more I work on my Hank/Monroe fiction the more I see how sadly neglected this genuinely perfect pairing is.

i love that Hank can always tell when Nick sees a wesen woge

#if i had monroe and hank dolls i'd be pushing their little heads together #monroe and hank are same level intelligent hank is just cooler and monroe is just more endearing #i will not be taking questions about this #it's true #also the fast way he accepted his friend was a coyotl #guess it has to do with being one of the few people in portland that's not white #but also because he's just a smart fucking guy man #monroe grimm #hank griffin #nbc grimm

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Sometimes I'll see a watch at an antique store and notice the extra dials on the face and say to myself "Heh! That's complicated!"

But then sometimes I'll realize that the extra dials aren't usable and are added to the face of the watch for style/decoration and I'll be like, "Ope, nope. Those complications are fake!"

And then I'll get real quiet in my mind for a second.

And I'll think about all the fake complications I've greated for myself during my lifetime.

And I'll silently have a small existential crisis beside a 100 year old kitchen scale as the tiny issues in my life stay painted on the surface of my identity despite telling myself they aren't real.

Now that, my friends, IS COMPLICATED!

Hey-oh!

Haha!

*cries*

#horology #watches #watch complications #life complications #self made mess

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First off, thank you @elliottnotyet for this nightmare fuel in the shape of a bunch of ball bearings on plastic shoots with numbers on the sides.

So here's the thing. The beauty of a clock (or watch) has always been for me that it is circular. It defines time, yes, in this very attractive and artistically masterful way. But it also implies the infinite nature of time.

The hands go around. The clock face/dial is a circle.

It makes very little sense, then, to break that symbolism with sharp edges on the face. Call me a purist, but round and circle are symbols of forever. Triangle and square are symbols of "I wonder what's in this corner that's going to eat me and end my time?"

(I may have a psychosis about this. A small one. Corners are weird unless they're functional. A dresser? A cabinet? A desk? Gimme the corners. A clock has no business having a face with corners.)

Now linear clocks are kinda cool, though. I have mild dyslexia and sometimes reading a clock/watch can take a second. (I don't THINK it's discalculia as I feel like it has to do with directional following as opposed to number transposing. That being said, I don't even know what kind of dis/ia that would as dyslexia is focused on words...anyway, letting go of that tangent.)

I like linear clocks. But there's a specific style of clock that sort of combines circle and linear reading. I think it's called a tape measure clock. It still infinitely goes around but instead of there being a dial it tells time on the edge of the circle.

[source: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1524874260/vintage-metal-cylinder-tape-measure-desk]

[image id: What looks to be a black tape measuring spool but is actually a novelty version of a clock. The numbered strip rotates in the middle of the measuring tape-like metal canister. There is a tiny hand indicating what time it is as it is read linearly the minute numbers marked 15, 30, and 45 with dashes in between in the middle of each hour number. In the picture the time reads nearly a quarter till 3 or almost 2:45.]

There is something very satisfying to me to be able to immediately read that clock with none of my usual struggles. And it also fulfills my circle desire for time telling.

As far as watches go, that word watch is okay. I think it'd probably take me more time to clearly see the letters. The highlighted number watch is pretty neat as it takes away the distraction of the other numbers and specifically defines the hour and minute. It's design is kind of ingenious too. Instead of hands it looks like rotating discs with cutouts for highlighting the numbers that work literally the same way as hands.

That ball bearing chutes of madness can die an go to hell.

you know how people say soup is round and so it's messed up to put it in a square tupperware? that's how I feel every time I see a square watch

#horology #clocks #watches #all watches should have round faces #fock

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#Listen if being bitter and exasperated keeps you living longer than the other two I'm about to live forever #hap lasser #angelina lasser #monroe grimm #nbc grimm

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I noticed that Renard has random pictures of people we never see in the series both in his condo and at his desk, like in this episode there’s a random picture of a baby in the background behind his desk…to my knowledge this never gets explained either…😭

#he just kept the pictures that came with the frames because he has no real family or friends #Sean Renard #Sean Renard is a sad man #Also the writers literally had no idea what to do with him so the first season is just unhinged confusion #Set designers probably like #“But what do we put in the frames?” #Writers like #“I dunno...stuff?” #grimm nbc #nbc grimm

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Seriously, the obliviousness Nick has to how actually delicate it is to have a wesen woge for someone just to see if they're okay with it is baffling.

Like, peak white privilege dude shit.

Hey, what if Juliette reacted real bad to your parlor trick Monroe reveal and made it super dangerous for him?

There's a reason why Juliette's Fuchsbau friend (who we only ever see once) denied who she was even when Juliette was using the correct language. Being revealed as wesen is dangerous, yo!

Monroe: “Did you tell him about me?”

Nick: “No, I didn’t want to tell him about you until I saw how he was gonna react.”

Monroe: “Ever think about how I might react? Well, maybe we should just have a little coming out party, tell all your friends. Oh man. I’m sorry. Actually, you know, this could be good.”

#minority diaspora #wesen #nbc grimm #grimm nbc #monroe grimm #grimm monroe #nick burkhardt #queer diaspora

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The off camera death was both tragic and hilarious. Which, honestly, sort of is par for the course for Grimm.

Adalind’s cat Magique was a literal demon.

I mean.. standing on the ceiling😭

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This post is dedicated to that slow blink Monroe does when he's looking at someone he loves/admires (like a fucking cat does...)

#He's done it with Rosalee and Uncle Felix and when Adalind is giving her gratitude to the group about them accepting her redemption arc #Like I know he's canonically a wolf but this is primo cat boy behavior #So fucking pure this recovered murdering murderer who ate people and now fixes clocks #And his married to his recovered drug addict wife #And has triplets #He feels all the things #nbc grimm #Blorbo with too much love to give #monroe grimm #grimm nbc #grimm monroe #rosalee calvert #monrosalee #uncle felix #He's just a little guy #Slow blink

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Yay!

I don’t know if anyone is going to see this message, but…

Thank you all for continuing to support this blog despite my inactivity. Once this semester wraps up I’m planning to post more content, you guys are the best!

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Folks.

Look at this heckin' cool bird card game my pal designed.

Seriously. LOOK at it.

Like smush your nose up to the screen and study it.

Birds.

Puns.

Card game.

It's actually perfect.

I'm funny

[Image ID: Three cards from the card game Nest fanned out beside the deck. The card Duck has a picture of a mallard with a green head and brown wings. The text below says: Quack. Give a card from your nest to the hand of the first player who quacks back. The second card is a Cow Bird. The art is of a blueblack bird with a brown head on a branch. The text below says Play this card in an opponents nest. That player then chooses a card from their nest to add to your hand. The last card is the Arctic Tern. The art is of a white bird with black feathers on the top of its head. The text below says take another turn. End ID]

#birds #cards #bird cards #bird card game #bird puns #home grown bird card game with birds in it on cards that have puns #it's the nest big thing #i'm not eggagerating

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*laughs too loudly*

I’m going to unlearn shame *bursts into tears and beats my head against a brick wall*

#oh my god no #i'm in a boat of my own shame sinking #i'm at the bottom of the lake #i'm taking a small drinking glass and filling shame up and tossing it out #this was the metaphor i used in therapy yesterday

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Feel free to scroll through this rickety blog of mine.

Fair warning, it's a decent amount of whump and hurt/comfort. But it's there.

If you rather, my handle on AO3 is green_squirrel.

Monroe from Grimm is one of the few characters that I have a crush on

And no one every writes fanfic for him! Or for other similar characters. I don’t know why but somehow tall hairy softie with a soft tummy, strength, and protective tendencies who lives in cardigans and sweater vests is not a popular fanfic choice

I have no idea how, he is the most attractive character in the show. He’s non threatening and will protect you from anyone, going so far as to almost kill for you.

How is that not attractive?

#monroe grimm #nbc grimm #like but it's all whump and hurt/comfort #and incomplete stories #and it may be incoherent i can't promise it's not #but it does feature monroe #which is the absolute minimum i know #oh and a lot of overly enthusiastic metaphoring #you know...it's okay if you don't read it #but i thought i'd mention that he wasn't being completely ignored #or only used as caretaking for nick #anyway you're not alone

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This is over a year old, but I got you, friend. I'm a-workin' on it.

Monroe from Grimm is one of the few characters that I have a crush on

And no one every writes fanfic for him! Or for other similar characters. I don’t know why but somehow tall hairy softie with a soft tummy, strength, and protective tendencies who lives in cardigans and sweater vests is not a popular fanfic choice

I have no idea how, he is the most attractive character in the show. He’s non threatening and will protect you from anyone, going so far as to almost kill for you.

How is that not attractive?

#Monroe Grimm #Grimm Monroe #grimm nbc #nbc grimm #grimm fanfic #fanfiction #soft belly tall hairy dude #he's so cool tho #seriously #silas weir mitchell

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Stand up guy and a class act.

Make a mistake, correct a mistake.

It's that simple.

It should always be that simple.

I just realized I sent a public apology that was meant to have been sent as a private apology. I've deleted it.

#Complexities of public figure/fan relationships aside in the end we're all on the same level #Just schmucks trying to make it through life and doing our best to keep ourselves feeling safe #Defensiveness of being “called out” (socially cued to a mistake) is something I see a lot of #So it's humbling to see someone who people are fans of just fix the mistake instead of feeling unsafe and letting everyone know it #Reputation shouldn't be seen as always being right or good but knowing you aren't more right or better than a person who is less known #I know this is a small gesture from a dude to another person about a smallish thing but it's the small things that matter #Like those fucking sand dollars #So I'm throwing this one in the ocean so it can thrive #My ocean so more like a puddle #Swim you fucking common sense and human decency! Swim!

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Oh, trust me. It was there.

No one was blind.

Rewatching Grimm, and I was unprepared for how hard on the kink they went for early 2010's broadcast TV. Where is the fandom going insane about how hot Sean Renard is when I need them?

#sasha roiz #silas weir mitchell #shirtless rage #sean renard #monroe grimm #nbc grimm #i don't think you'd have to look very far for that appreciation of sasha #they literally banked on it

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I think I like her mostly because Claire played her redemption arc with such compassion for the character.

It was obvious from context that Adalind was always expected to be better than she could ever achieve. Her mom made no qualms on immediately disowning her the second she discovered Nick had taken away her wesen form (and remember that wesen means soul in German, so Nick essentially took the soul of part of who she was away from her).

Later in the series we learn that Adalind studied a lot about subjects pertaining to her culture as a Hexenbeist. This probably means that those extremely high standards her mother held her up to accomplishing were not merely about her being a puppet for her mother's selfish gains but also about her being extremely skilled and probably punished if not.

Yes, she did awful things. She literally r@ped Nick. And that, in and of itself, could have sealed the deal on me absolutely despising her. However, Claire's performance and genuineness in every ridiculous scene and plot she was in sold me to Adalind as a whole person and not just a flat caricature of a villain they initially wrote her to be.

I end up loving Adalind no matter what. I've gone through the series twice now (about to be a third time) and as much as I hate Adalind throughout the first part of the series I have the same level of love for her in the last part.

I'd like to see her going to Weider groups with Monroe at some point. Dedication to never becoming who she was before.

This poll is out of nothing but pure curiosity. For me personally it’s complicated leaning towards dislike, but I genuinely want to know what other people think since I’ve seen some people love her, some people hate her, and some people are like me and have mixed feelings.

#Adalind #adalind schade #nbc grimm #monroe grimm #weder group #weider group? #I've lost my knowledge of how to spell that #nick burkhardt #wesen

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I have very mild dyslexia, but one of the things it has affected is my ability to tell time on analogue clocks. There's something about the circular nature of the numbers that throws my brain off from being able to follow and the symbolism of numbers meaning other numbers.

I recall learning to tell time in elementary school and having a spectacularly hard time with anything that wasn't half-past or at the top of the hour.

This being said, I am able to do it now, albeit it takes me longer than it does my peers and those older than me. I still get confused when it's 12 something vs 1 something. That transition is still hard for me to follow. But I enjoy a clock so much that I look over this difficulty and currently wear an analogue watch.

Arabic numerals are easier to me to sort out than Roman, but I can still read a Roman numeral clock with relative ease.

Oh, and I'm getting clock repair, now. Like, I'm getting super into horology.

All of this to say, please learn the clock, my young friends. It is a beautiful instrument. It is a gorgeous design. It is a simplicity and functionality that doesn't exist much anymore.

Don't be discouraged by the frustrating process of learning how to tell time in a different way. Think of it as retro. And, schools, support the clock tradition. It seriously is the most graceful way of telling time. (Though I may be biased.)

Time is circular and infinite. The clock demonstrates that better than any digital form can. It's beautiful. Don't get rid of beauty for ease and lack of knowledge. You're a school, dammit.

#It also fucks up the dementia test that asks you to draw a clock to judge your perception of space #Horology #clocks #analogue clocks #bring clocks back #and cursive #i'm an old coot with a chip the size of a regulator clock on my shoulder