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Miss Congeniality (2000) Dir. Donald Petrie

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Foggy’s gotten pretty decent at naming which red-themed vigilante is coming through his window in the middle of the night without even opening his eyes: Matt tries to be quiet so he doesn’t wake him up, Deadpool is talking before he even gets the window open and Peter knocks like a goddamn decent human being.

“Come in!” he yells, deciding that he won’t get out of bed until he knows if there’s an emergency or Peter just wants to raid his first aid kit and fridge.

“Sorry, Mr. Nelson,” Peter says, climbing inside and dropping lightly to the floor. “I know it’s late but I had a question.”

“Shoot, Spiderboy,” Foggy says, sitting up to see Peter lingering awkwardly close by in full Spiderman gear and oversized hoodie, backpack slung over one shoulder.

“It’s just that Mr. Murdock said that you might be willing to look over one of my essays,” Peter says, “but I kind of got distracted doing, y’know--” Peter makes a vague punching motion with a soft pow sound. “--and it’s kind of due tomorrow morning.”

“Oh my god,” Foggy says, sighing and pushing aside his sheets to get out of bed. “This is actually the least stressful thing one of you weirdos has ever asked me to do. What’s your essay about?”

“Macbeth.”

“Y’know, Matt was an English major,” Foggy says, huffing out a laugh and finding a sweatshirt to pull on before he turns on the lights. “You should probably be offended that he passed you off on me.”

“What was your major?” Peter asks.

“Business,” Foggy says. “Did I ever tell you about how my mom wanted me to be a butcher?”

“You have,” Peter says, dutifully, sitting his backpack on the floor and digging through it, “but you can tell me again, if you want.”

“You’re a good kid,” Foggy says, taking the essay when Peter finds it and hands it to him. “There’s leftovers in the fridge. Go eat while I check this bad boy out.”

"You're my hero," Peter says, fervently.

Foggy's never been called that before.

He doesn't hate it.

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researching parrying daggers as a fun little treat and i'm delighted by how much every single one of these things looks like it's designed to be as annoying as possible

#knives #lol #i'm dying at that smug look

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I'm re-reading the Discworld series for reasons, and honestly the most relatable part of reading these as an adult is how many of the protagonists start out being tired, used to their little routine and vaguely disgruntled by the interruption of the Plot. Sam Vimes wants to lie drunk in a gutter and absolutely doesn't want to be arresting dragons. Rincewind is yanked into every situation he's ever encountered, though he'd much rather be lying in a gutter too. (Minus the alcohol. Plus regretting everything he's ever done said witnessed or even heard about fourth-hand in his whole life.) Granny Weatherwax is deeply suspicious of foreign parts and that includes the next town over; Nanny has leaned into the armor of "nothing ever happens to jolly grannies who terrorize their daughters-in-law and make Saucy Jokes"

Only the young people don't seem to have picked up on this---and that's fortunate, because someone has to run around making things happen, if only so Vimes and Granny and Rincewind have a reason to get up (complaining bitterly the whole time) and put it all to rights. Without Carrot, Margrat, Eric, etc. these characters don't have that reason; they're likely to stay in the metaphorical gutter and keep wondering where it all went wrong or why anything has to change.

............well, that's not quite true. You get the sense that Vetinari knows how much certain people hate the Plot. And as the person sitting behind the metaphorical lighting board of Ankh-Morpork, he takes no small pleasure in forcing the Plot-haters specifically to stand up, and say some lines.

#discworld

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#storytelling

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i took elvish in school and i fucking hated it. the teacher was like 700 years old and he'd like take us on field trips to sit on the banks of babbling brooks and watch the fall of sunlight through the leaves. my friends in spanish class were like conjugating verbs and shit and meanwhile i was in an old-growth forest being overcome with awe at the sight of a majestic stag. like uhh yeah mr autumnheart when are we gonna learn like any grammar "listen to the murmur of the wind in the treetops, and you shall find the grammar you seek" like fuck dude your pedagogy leaves much to be desired

#elves

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there’s a misconception that grief only happens when we lose people. this is not true. we can grieve circumstances, relationships, missed opportunities. in fact, sometimes when you find yourself plagued with waves of emotion from sadness to melancholy you may be grieving yourself. the version of yourself that you might have been if things had been different, or if only you had said something, or if someone had stood up for you.

#grief #or your vacation is ending and you have to go back to work #just saying I'm grieving right now because of this

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#beautiful

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compelled yesterday to make a zine about a lifetime of being a contrarian little shit sketched left-handed and inked right (ow)

#i love the squint

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so i have a mildly popular “reblog and put in in the tags” post going around and its. very clear how many people don’t know how to interact with a tumblr post

so, first of all, tumblr’s culture has changed a lot in the past couple years. there’s a genuine community effort to not start any drama, and ironically a lot of the current hostility is an effort to keep things calm. there’s also a change in how people interact with posts, so if you haven’t been here in a while please skip down to the tags/replies/reblog with text section.

for newcomers: you should be reblogging posts about as liberally as you would like something on twitter. if you only like stuff, people will think you are rude/a bot. you’ve probably heard people talk about “cultivating your dash,” and thats because this platform is 100% centered around your dashboard. trending matters less, unfollowing and blocking in order to shape your dash into it’s best form is widely accepted, the majority of the content you’ll find and interact with will be because of your dash, and the only way to put things on your dash is to reblog them. tumblr users are deeply distrustful of algorithms and have largely turned off the “see posts your friends have liked” function (i recommend you also turn of the various algorithms in settings → general settings → dashboard preferences).

so, once you’ve reblogged a post, there’s three ways to add content to it. the tags, replies, and reblogging with text. all of them have different connotations

the tags: an inside voice. originally they were meant for organizing your blog (and they’re still used for this), but they’ve also morphed into a way to share thoughts that aren’t funny/insightful enough for non-followers to be interested in. when in doubt, put your comment in the tags

replies: basically talking to your friends in class. your followers have no way of finding your replies (they don’t pop up on the dash, nobody gets notified except for the original poster) so chances are, only the person who made the post is gonna see your comment. it’s for quick one-offs that you’re okay with other people overhearing, but really is only made for one person. they’re like a public dm

reblog with text: an outside voice. you’re getting up on a stage in town square and entertaining people. make sure it’s funny or insightful— bottom line, add something new to the conversation. you should use this the least

general rules of thumb: 

when in doubt, reblog. people will judge you if your blog is only personal posts and you only interact with other content by liking it.  

the only things people will judge you for reblogging are personal vent posts. leave a like to give a little virtual hug

if a post is asking about your personality/opinions (i.e: tell me what’s the last tv show you watched, that kind of thing) put it in the tags 

also if you see a nice edit, gifset, or art, reblog and say something nice in the tags! it’s that nice sweet spot of common enough that no one will notice but uncommon enough to make the artist’s day

#lol yeah #my art blog rarely sees any reblog action #i've pretty much abandoned it

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#yessss #i grow a couple plants every summer #i usually get enough for a batch of tomato jam

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So I just saw a post by a random personal blog that said “don’t follow me if we never even had a conversation before” and?????? Not to be rude but literally what the fuck??????????

I’ve had people (non-pornbots) try to strike conversation out of nowhere in my DMs recently, and now I’m wondering if they were doing that because they wanted to follow me and thought they needed to interact first. I feel compelled to say, just in case, that it’s totally okay to follow this blog (or my side blog, for that matter) even if we’ve never talked before.

Also, I’m legit confused. Is this how follow culture works right now? It was worded like it’s common sense but is that really a thing?

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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SUGAR GLIDER ASTARION PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE I'M BEGGING ON MY KNEES

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I had surgery yesterday and in an effort to distract myself during recovery, I am having my husband send a decent chunk of asks. Partly because I do not know when sitting at the computer will be comfortable for me and sending asks are much easier for me on a computer. Feel free to answer at your own pace whether that is all at once or none or once every so often. No time limit.

If you are comfortable can you share your most recent favorite photo? It could be a pet, a plant, the sky, you, whatever.

*Asks are sent for fun, no time limit or pressure to answer at all.

Here's a really great sandwich I ate this week when I was on vacation! The pickled onions and garlic mayo really made it sing! I'm sorry to hear you were in the hospital but I hope you're feeling better, now!

#ask me anything

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Do you have a favorite card game? My family plays double deck euchre with a pinochle deck. I have yet to meet anyone outside the family who knows about it or plays it.

*Asks are sent for fun, no pressure to answer within a certain amount of time or at all.

We used to play this card game in high school called ass*ole which was a blast! It had crazy rules that I can barely remember but I remember it was a bit of an obsession.

My dad used to play cribbage with me when I was a kid and I really liked that game, too.

#ask me anything

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What are your dreams like? Do you remember them when you wake up? Do you dream when you nap or only when you sleep at night? I often have what I call realistic dreams even though the situations and sometimes creatures and world are not reflective of real life, just that when I wake up I'm confused for a bit because my brain has to realize that it was a dream not something actually happening. Maybe vivid would be a better descriptor. I can usually remember at least the gist of the dream too after waking up.

*Asks are sent for fun, no pressure to answer within a certain amount of time or at all.*

I am a lucid dreamer and have been since I was small. I'm usually aware I'm dreaming and I'm rarely myself in my dreams. I've always been fascinated by dreaming and the stories I make up when I'm asleep.

One of the side effects of lucid dreaming, at least for me, is I rarely have nightmares!

I also have hypnogagic hallucinations quite often which is where you hallucinate as you fall asleep. I used to think I was haunted then one day I found out what was happening and now I look forward to seeing weird stuff! I've seen my blanket slither off of my bed like a snake, a sneaker float in the air then zoom across the room with golden light trailing after it, and I often feel as if there is someone very close to my face.. which, that one freaks me out still.

#ask me anything

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Which fic/story of yours are you happiest with? Why? Did the story just flow? Is it a favorite trope that you felt really pleased to post? Or are you happiest about one that has the most engagement?

*Asks are sent for fun, no pressure to answer within a certain amount of time or at all.*

HMMMMMM I suppose that would a Hobbit fic I wrote called The Messenger. https://archiveofourown.org/works/11348922 I wrote it in a hurry during a lunch break one day and the words just flowed out of me! It has been my most popular fic! I don't write very often so it really made me happy that people liked something I wrote.

#ask me anything