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rainbarath · 2 months

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Perhaps we were friends first and lovers second, but then perhaps this is what lover are.

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crumbargento · 3 months

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Le mauvais oeil - Jean-Louis Cros - 1985 - France (14min)

#le mauvais oeil #jean-louis cros #short film #french cinema #80's #80s horror #horror movies #countryside #mystical

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no-sp4g-4-b4by · 2 years

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from the country house

#dark autumn #dark aesthetic #fall #cursed #old photo #vintage #redneck #80's house #countryside

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cherrychilli · 11 months

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MDNI, NSFW, AFAB reader, Steve x Shy reader, inexperienced reader, oral sex(F), light pussy spanking, lil bit fluffy? just a smidge

Very much into the idea of Steve discovering his shy girlfriend's collection of steamy romance novels. I had to add a few lines from the first steamy book I ever read when I realized it was released in the 80's. For funsies and just because it happened to fit well in this little nugget of smut hehe.

On the outside they look just like any other cheesy novel, nothing on the covers that suggested otherwise. Completely ordinary looking with softly colored pictures of sun swept countryside's, flowery English gardens and misty meadows. Steve had never wondered about them, having seen them lined neatly on your shelf for as long as the two of you have been together. Even today, they still hadn't piqued his interest but you were yet to finish your shower and he had grown bored of waiting. He isn't selective when he pulls the nearest book out of its place, not very thick and small in his larger hands. The Bride, he mouths the title, looking and feeling unimpressed. He doesn't bother reading the back, choosing to settle at the foot of your bed and flip through it lazily. He lands on pages at random, face scrunching up at the mentions of highlands and lords and arranged marriages. Not his preferred reading material, he confirmed. He skips further ahead, not giving too much attention to the words until...

She tried to cover her breasts by bringing her knees up and leaning forward. "I don't have any clothes on" she informed him.

Steve paused. He goes back and reads it again, this time more carefully. He then wedged a finger between the pages to keep track of his place, quickly turning the book over to glance at the cover again to see if he'd misremembered it somehow within the last five minutes. It's the same as earlier, completely unchanged from his memory. Sprawling green hills, grazing horses and what looked to be a castle in the distance is all that's pictured. Not the kind of book he'd expected to find mentions of nude women being intruded on. "It can't be", he doubts still, flipping the book back open and reading ahead to see if he was really seeing what he thought he was.

Before she could even think to ask him what in heaven's name he was doing, he had her flat on the bed. She didn't have time to blush...

His brows raise slowly, interest very much piqued now. "Oh Princess", he lets out in a low chuckle, lips stretching into grin.

"Sorry to keep you waiting", you stepped out of the bathroom, smelling of peach scented body wash and dressed in your cotton shorts and pajama top. "What do you want to watch tonight?", you asked the boy who was yet to acknowledge you, only mildly curious to see Steve intently paging through one of your books because you couldn't see the cover with the way it was angled towards his lap.

"How about we read instead?" he lifts up the book to reveal the title to you, his lips pulled into the most smug looking smirk you thought possible.

Your body blazes when realization sinks in, eyes going wide with horror. You never thought to hide any of your raunchy books before. You didn't have all that many to begin with and they blended in seamlessly with the rest with their inconspicuous covers. You didn't see the point of tucking them away, letting them sit on your shelf in plain sight. You realize now that may have been a mistake.

"Sweetheart, you had me all fooled", Steve stared you down, looking so very amused. "Made me think you were some innocent little church mouse and here you are reading about...", he looks down at the book again, reading the first line he sees out loud with the widest grin, "her lips so soft, so pliant and when his tongue finally sank deep inside her warm mouth..."

You release a high pitched squeal, running to him to try and snatch the book away before he can read any more. "Steve no!, put that away!", you yelp helplessly but he holds it above his head and out of your reach with ease, craning his neck to read off another sentence with exaggerated glee, entirely too pleased with the circumstances, "I want to touch you the the way you touch me, please? your body belongs to me as much as my body belongs to you doesn't it?"

"Steeeeve!", you pound your fists on his broad chest, feeling a hundred degrees warmer.

He's laughing still but he takes pity on you then, handing you the book as you take it and clutch it to your chest.

"Baby baby, relax ok?", he places a hand on your shoulder reassuringly, laughter ceasing when he notices the troubled look on your face. "It's no big deal, there's nothing wrong with reading about that stuff, you know that right?". You knew it. Of course you knew it, even if your body betrayed you with a tumbling sense of embarrassment that you had found impossible to shake all your life. You answer with a little sniffle, peering up at him through your lashes. "In fact I'm glad you've opened up to it in a way you're comfortable with. I know when we...try things you're a little reserved", he offered gently.

Your face drops then, worry bubbling inside your belly because the last thing you wanted was for Steve to think that you didn't enjoy yourself with him. "It's not because I don't like it! I do! I really like it when you touch me, Steve!" you jump to reassure him only to reflexively shield your burning face with your hands when you realize how forward your little outburst made you sound. You hear him chuckle in that familiar way that he always did when you worked yourself up, feeling him tug lightly at your hands to pry them away from your face. "That's good because I really like touching you", he lets you know with a tender smile and a quick wink.

You relax a little again, looking at him apologetically, trying to explain. "It's just- I feel.."

"Shy" he finished for you. "I know, baby. I think it's cute", he rubs a thumb over your cheek gently. "And I'm sorry for teasing you", dipping down to place a kiss on your cheek in apology.

You smile for the first time since your stomach flipped at the sight of your not so secret book in Steve's hands. "It's ok", you accept. "I just wish I could be more...you know, assertive? And more vocal about what I like".

He looks down at you thoughtfully, mind working until his eyes light up. "Tell you what. You up for some fun?", he cocks an eyebrow up at you suggestively. "Because your book's given me an idea and I think I could help break you out of your shell a little"

You're more than a little intrigued to find out just what he's come up with. "How?"

"Again", he instructs sternly from between your legs and your eyes squeeze shut and you whimper when his sticky palm connects with your bare cunt again. It's never too hard but it's enough to make you jolt and whine when your swollen clit starts to throb again. "I'm sorry, Stevie", you let out in a shaky voice, breath noticeably shallow. "Go on" he prompts, tracing a finger along your folds. You open your eyes and try to focus on the page, looking for the sentence you stuttered through and struggled to finish. You'd been doing this for close to an hour now, playing the little game he had concocted for you. The rules were straightforward - you needed to read out the sex scenes clearly. No hesitation, no stuttering, no skipping, no mumbling and if you did it properly, he'd eat you out while you read. But if you messed up, he'd have to punish you, spanking you between your legs. You'd messed up a couple of times now, enduring several slaps on your soaked pussy but did notice your inhibitions starting to melt away, even if much of them still remained. Just means you have to keep practicing, right?

Taking in a deep breath, you started reading, keen to have Steve's mouth on you again. "He forced her fingers around his shaft, then thrust his fingers inside her again to rid her of her fear...", your voice starts to tremble as you read on, barely resisting the urge to moan when you feel him lap at your puffy folds again, all sensitive from his skillful tongue and forceful palm. He made it harder for you when he groaned against cunt, teasing your hole, sucking on your clit and flicking it with his tongue but you don't want the feeling to end, gripping the book tight as you continued "she welcomed the rush of blazing ecstasy consuming her..."

#steve harrington smut #stranger things smut #steve harrington #stranger things #steve harrington x reader

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20th-century-railroading · 6 months

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Lehigh & Hudson River Baldwin (built 1918) class 80 (USRA) Mikado 2-8-2 steam locomotive 82 is leading its EXTRA freight train with flags flying through a countryside grade crossing in New York State, late 1940's

Lehigh & Hudson River Baldwin (built 1918) class 80 (USRA) Mikado 2-8-2 steam locomotive 82 is leading its EXTRA freight train with flags flying through a countryside grade crossing in New York State, late 1940's. The L&HR only had 4 of the 80 class (USRA) Mikado's, road numbers 80-83, and then another 4 Mikado's in the lighter 70 class, road numbers 70-73. You can see the fireman in his cab window. The consist of this train appears to be mostly boxcars with a gondola included. This freight train appears to be about 20 cars in length along with a caboose bringing up the rear end.

#l&hr #lehigh & hudson river #1940s #trains #freight train #history #new york

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vodrae · 7 months

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Batman headcanon :

We know Jason and Bruce have hard times understanding each other. But they always had one neutral field.

The garage.

Jason's family was poor. Like really broke. So I headcanon him spending his free time watching TV and his parent's DVDs, movies on video tapes. His favourites were action movies.

You know, 80's actioners with a guy cleaning the streets.

Bruce grew with Alfred and a few relatives like Kate Kane.

But he mostly grew with a garage filled with expansive cars, competitive cars, some of the most unique models.

To build the first version of the batmobile, he had to study closely mecanic and drives a lot. Battinson's batmobile is a supercharged muscles car.

And I headcanon Playboy Brucie as treating himself with indy car, NASCAR races. Because why not ? He's a himbo billionaire.

So when little Jason saw the first time how many models Bruce had, he was HAPPY.

Years after years, drama after drama.

When one of them starts working on the batmobile or tuning a model, the other would join in silence, in a no word therapy.

With hands asking for a tool, grunts, barely audible "thanks", the two will boost that bitch.

When it's done, they go racing in the countrysides, sometimes on flat land, sometimes in mountains.

Jason has the record of roll over. 13.

His only words were

"Don't tell mom. I don't tell Alfred what you did with his Rolls."

#batman #batfamily #batfam #bruce wayne #dc comics #batman headcanon #jason todd #red hood #talia al ghul #good mom talia #indy car #nascar #brucie wayne #batmobile #alfred pennyworth

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norel-ravenclaw · 1 year

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21st Century Time Travel Headcanons

Fandom: Ikemen Prince (otome game)

Featured characters: All

Genre: Shenanigans and Chaos

Rating: sfw

Word count: 555

Description: These are my thoughts and opinions on what they might do, what are your thoughts?

WARNINGS: | none? | mxw |

Clavis - He walks around writing down all the amazing tech and medicine to research and take back to recreate in Rhodolite. Bicycles? Bicycles. (Also up all night watching prank videos)

Chevalier - SOMEONE TAKE THIS MAN TO A BARNES & NOBLE. The Kindle app is a must.

Nokto, Licht, Gilbert, Clavis, Yves, (and one time) Sariel - Mistaken as cosplayers. Varying responses ensue.

Keith, Sariel, Licht, Yves, Rio, Luke, Chev - Love quiet hours traveling by train in the countryside. Reading, watching you sleep on their shoulder…

Clavis, Gilbert, Jin, Leon, Silvio, Nokto - Enjoy the chaos, energy, and challenge of traveling densely packed cities. It feels like an adventure.

The Bros - modern sports? sports cars? motorcycles? music and dancing? Enthralled.

Licht & Yves - Go to a concert hall and are astounded by the grandeur and new feeling of modern orchestral music (and both cry throughout.)

Gilbert & Chev - Would figure out technology (including Google Scholar) in an hour and spend the rest of the time researching 10000 topics.

Luke - Joins a save the bees rally. He buys everyone t-shirts that he forces them to wear.

Rio and Silvio - Spend half the time watching telenovelas

Yves - Modern recipes and cake/pastry designs would probably be fascinating to him. He cries when you sign him up for a cooking class with a professional baker.

Leon, Jin, Nokto, Clavis, Gilbert, Luke - love rollercoasters

Nice!Keith, Rio, Yves, Licht - hate them

Chev, Sariel, Alter!Keith, Silvio - might be persuaded to go if you wanted to, entirely to watch your reactions (Although Silvio is secretly terrified)

Jin, Silvio, & Sariel - Go to every winery they find. They single-handedly save one small vineyard from going under with a huge purchase and some excellent business advice.

Clavis - From the moment I was introduced to this gremlin, I have been cursed to judge every single meme I come across: Would Clavis like this? Imagine this loser’s glee spamming incomprehensible nonsense to everyone (and airdropping them to strangers to watch their reactions).

Licht, Sariel, & Keith - Have never been so at peace after discovering relaxing instrumental playlists on Spotify.

Jin & Nokto - Discover they love modern music and let you take them to a rave. Life changing.

Chevalier & Sariel - Are far too happy to use the silent mode on their phones. Everyone curses them when there’s emergencies (Clavis purposely got on the wrong train again).

Jin wanders into a martial-arts class. Walks out three hours later beloved by the kids and the teachers.

Rio & Luke - Goes to animal shelters and names all of them. Tries to smuggle out a puppy. Does not succeed. There may be tears.

Silvio - Loves NYC. In a different life he would have been born there.

Clavis - Comes across a street caricature artist and spends a gleeful two hours having them draw everyone from pictures off his phone.

Nokto, Jin, Leon, Silvio - Inflict their ignorant selves on helpless clubs every chance they get. Imagine them trying to learn how to dance???

Gilbert, Silvio, Sariel, Nice!Keith - Love museums. Gilbert asks the employees disturbing and inappropriate questions. Clavis is obsessed with the science museum. Begs to go back several times.

Who would be the best dressed? My guesses? Silvio, Yves, Chev, and Sariel would turn heads for sure.

IMPORTANT ADDITION: Who would love 80’s music the most?

Virtually all of them - Enjoy your efforts and excitement in explaining everything to them as much or even more than they are fascinated by it all themselves.

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harveyb-wabbit92 · 2 months

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{R/n is in the middle of discussing the book she had her class read over the weekend, when she's called in to the counselor's office. She asks her TA to take over while she goes to see what was wrong? and finds the school nurse, Takeshi (Ultraman 80), one of his students and the student's sobbing mother waiting in her office.]

R/n: What seems to be the problem?

[The boy's mother was almost inconsolable and barely able to form sentence so Takeshi had to take over.]

Takeshi: Recently something's been going on with B/n(boy name), he barely pays attention in class, hardly turns in work and when he does the writing is almost non-intelligible.

{Takeshi showed R/n one of the boy's writing assignments, it seemed almost like a series of nonsensical dots and scratches...Yet strangely, R/n recognized it from somewhere.]

Takeshi: At first I thought it was just him not paying attention and writing too fast...

Nurse: Then Mr. Yamato came to me when speech thing started happening...

R/n: Speech thing?

Nurse: It's hard to explain, it almost sounds like a language, I mean...You have hear it for yourself.

Takeshi: That's why we wanted you're opinion before sending him to the hospital...

(The boy snorts, R/n cocks a brow)

R/n: Is there something you'd like to say B/n?

B/n, smirking: Sahlo joor, Hi ni mindol fin suleyk do dii zul!

{B/n's mother wails thinking he had some sort of mental breakdown, but R/n wasn't buying it. She stared the boy dead in the eyes not missing how he flinched for second.]

R/n, sternly: Grik pahlok, Hi drun paak wah fin Dovah Sos...

{All the color drains from the boy's face as everyone in the office stares at R/n in disbelief.]

B/n's mother, sniffling: Y-you know what he's s-saying?

R/n: Yeah, it's called Dovah zul or the dragon's tongue it's from a video game.

B/n's mother: Wha?

R/n: I think B/n was trying to con you all into thinking he was mentally unstable or something so he could stay home and play games all day. I guess he wasn't expecting the school counselor to be a gamer too.

[B/n's mother's face went from anguish to anger as she realized what was happening she grabbed her son by the arm and pulled him out of his chair.]

B/n's mother, through gritted teeth: Thank-you for you time Miss L/n... (walks to to the door)

R/n, to B/n: Oh, B/n? Gimme back my action figure!

{B/n pulled Belial out of his coat pocket and roughly tossed the sparkdoll onto her desk, R/n and Takeshi could feel the anger radiating from Belial, but his rage was nothing in comparison to B/n's mother who frog marched him out of the school, last thing they heard was her plans to send the boy to the countryside to go live on his uncle's farm.]

Belial, got up as soon the nurse left: Little brat, good riddance...

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Dovah zul translations (i used this site)

B/n: Weak mortal, you don't know the power of my voice!

R/n: Such arrogance, You bring shame to the dragons blood...

#ultraman incorrect quotes #tokusatsu incorrect quotes #tokusatsu #ultraman #spark doll au #ultraman 80 #Takeshi Yamato #ultraman belial #ultraman belial x reader #afab reader #teacher!reader

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n-vrld · 1 year

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﹙ 🧚🏻‍♀️ ﹚ ✶ ׅ — SUNG EUNKYUNG, better known as EUNI, is a french-korean artist under IN𖤐ENTERTAINMENT. she's the fourth neverland's member announced, as a MAIN DANCER and SUB RAPPER.

in the group's history, she represents TINKERBELL, the one who brings grace and flexibility with her fairy wings.

﹙ 🧚🏻‍♀️ ﹚ ✶ ׅ — BASICS !

BIRTH NAME : sung eunkyung ( hangul: 성은경 )

ENGLISH NAME : sung mélusine

NICKNAMES : tinkerbell, euni, lady prodigy

BIRTHDAY : 27 may, 2002

BIRTH PLACE : nam-gu, gwangju, south korea

HOMETOWN : rennes, france

ZODIAC SIGN : gemini

NATIONALITY : korean-french

FAMILY : mother, 2 older brothers ( 1999 - 2001 ) + aunt, 2 cousins ( 2001 - 2005 )

LANGUAGES : korean (native), english (90%), french (80%), japanese (85%), chinese (45%)

﹙ 🧚🏻‍♀️ ﹚ ✶ ׅ — BODY !

HEIGHT : 173 cm (5’8″)

BLOOD TYPE : A

BODY MODIFICATION : earlobe and upper lobe piercings on both ears + three piercing ( right ear : tragus + helix / left ear : outer conch )

FACE CLAIM : ahn yujin ( ive )

﹙ 🧚🏻‍♀️ ﹚ ✶ ׅ — PERSONALITY !

STRENGTHS : creative, dedicated, dynamic, outgoing

FLAWS : pessimistic, dreamer, sensitive, stubborn

﹙ 🧚🏻‍♀️ ﹚ ✶ ׅ — MEMBER'S INFO. !

STAGE NAME : EUNI

AGENCIES : IN𖤐ENTERTAINMENT ( 2020 - now )

TRAINING PERIOD : 1 year and 2 months

GROUP : N.V.R.L.D ( 2021 - now )

POSITION(S) : main dancer, rapper, vocalist

INDIVIDUAL FANDOM : mélusine(s)

REPRESENTATIVE EMOJI : 🧚🏻‍♀️

﹙ 🧚🏻‍♀️ ﹚ ✶ ׅ — MISC. TRIVIA !

euni is a real waacking star : she has participated in numerous competitions in which she has already won several first prizes.

when she was little and went on vacation to her grandparents' with her cousins, they often went to play near a creek / marsh, where there were lots of frogs and tadpoles. since that day, they want to open a frog protection center together when they get older.

before becoming a full-time idol, eunkyung used to work in her aunt's cafe after school. she masters the basics of barista, and is able to make most of the known special coffees.

euni was born in france, she lived her young years in a countryside around paris. when she was old enough to be independent, she returned to korea to live at her grandparents' house, and start studying music and dance.

before starting as an idol, euni was popular on tiktok and youtube, where she posted many covers of kpop choreographies. she even appears in some videos of the famous korean dance studio, 1MILLION.

she is the least organized member of the group, and the one who arrives late most often, despite what one might think.

she is the member who falls asleep the most easily, and anywhere. she previously said that she wanted to fall asleep quickly so as not to be subjected to the ignoble snoring of the group's vocalists.

she prefers a sexy concept to a cute one — because she thinks that, she can better show the extent of her talent through more sensual and graceful choreographies. that's why she often makes covers of songs that have this kind of choreography.

euni is a good listener who always gives good advice, which is why she would have liked to be a psychologist in another life.

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krakabank · 1 month

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| Besökarna (1988) by Joakim Ersgård | starring Kjell Bergqvist, Lena Endre and Johannes Brost | Horror/Thriller |

Besökarna (Eng. title The Visitors) is a Swedish horror/thriller movie I watched some time ago with a friend. We mostly chose it at random as it was on Netflix and we have a thing for old semi-tacky movies.

The plot centers around a young couple, Frank (Kjell Bergqvist) and Sara (Lena Endre) who move in to a secluded old house in the countryside with their two children. As one might imagine strange things start happening; wallpaper keeps falling down without explanation and wet footsteps appear in the attic. Frank contacts a paranormal investigator, Allan (Johannes Brost). Together they investigate the mysterious attic and unravel the house's history.

The movie is very much a product of the 80's and far from a masterpiece. It is a fun time though and does manage to get some suspence going, although I have a hard time calling it scary. The vibe is kind of silly in an accidental yet charming way. The effects and acting are good enough. The movie also features a fed up mailman just trying to do his job goddammit. I do think it's interesting and fun that the husband is the one who knows about the ghost and is thus the one deemed crazy, all too often I think movies rely on the "delusional hysterical woman" thing.

Funny quotes:

"Ja men skratta då för fan!" roughly translating to "Fucking laugh then!"

And following a conversation about peacock sexual dimorphism at the dinner table:

"Hanen måste göra sig fin för honan och sen kan dom para sig."

*slams glass on the table*

"I det här huset säger vi knulla!"

Translation:

"The male needs to make himself look nice for the female and then they can mate."

"In this house we say fucking!"

Overall I think it's worth a watch if you're into horror and older movies! It might be hard to find an English translation or subtitled version though(?)

My score would be maybe a 6/10 for production and a 7/10 for enjoyment.

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scotianostra · 1 year

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Happy Birthday veteran Scottish actress Phyllida Law, born on May 8th 1932 in Glasgow.

There is very little about her early life except she was born in Glasgow, the daughter of Megsie “Meg” and William Law, a journalist. She said once of he Glasgow upbringing “When you grow up in Glasgow with a Glaswegian granny, you’re taught that pride is a wicked thing. I still feel a bit like that.“ Phyllida grew up in Glasgow’s west end, just off Great Western Road, but war broke out when she was just seven and she found herself evacuated to places such as Lenzie, in Dunbartonshire, and Skelmorlie, Ayrshire.

That gave her a love for the Scots countryside which means she now splits her life between her home in London and a family cottage in Argyll. Phyllida would fit in well with the Scottish & Proud ethos, in an interview she says:

“I’m passionate about my Scots heritage. How could I not be? I can’t live without it. There’s no way I could live without those hills and it’s got to be the west coast. “I sometimes travel to Edinburgh then go up to Pittenweem or somewhere and I think to myself, ‘This isn’t Scotland.’ It’s a wonderful coastline but it’s not Scotland for me.

“When my parents lived in Glasgow they were always looking for a cottage to which they could retire. They found one in Ardentinney, so I visit that a lot.

She joined the Bristol Old Vic in 1952, from what I can gather she was first in the wardrobe department, the first pic shows her standing, from a 1952 photo. Heron screen acting credits start in 1958 and are very extensive, the pick of them are Dixon of Dock Green and a stint as the storyteller in the great children’s show Jackanory in the 60’s. It must have been during her time in the BBC’s children’s TV department she met her husband to be The Magic Roundabout narrator Eric Thompson, She has previously stated that the character of Ermintrude the cow was modelled on her.

Angels in the 70’s and of course Taggart in the 80’s as well Thomson, the variety series hosted by actress Emma Thompson in 1988, Emma just happens to be her daughter. Heartbeat, Hamish Macbeth and Dangerfield in the 90’s, Waking the dead and Doctors in the noughties has kept her busy, now in her 86th year she has still been appearing on the small screen, in The Other Wife and New Tricks during the past 8 years. Film roles include She is known for her work on Much Ado About Nothing , The Time Machine and The Winter Guest.

Phyllida spends most of her time in Argyll in a house she shares with her daughter Emma. who is spending more time looking after her mother, as she was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2915.

Phyllida constantly needs the support of a wheelchair and even assistance when washing due to the effect the condition is having on her.

Due to the progressive nature of the condition, symptoms tend to gradually worsen over time. It is common for individuals to struggle both with walking and talking at the height of the condition.

Phyllida herself spoke about the burdens of looking after an infirm parent, she looked after her mother, Meg who suffered with Alzheimer’s disease. Mego died in 1994 aged 93 after almost 20 years of being cared for by Ms Law at her mother's home in the village of Ardentinny on the west coast, near Dunoon.

#scotland #scottish #actress.#history #theate #films #television #happy birhtday

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cowboyjen68 · 1 year

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dear jen, i'm in a little bit of an impasse.

i grew up in the deep countryside and moved to the city for grad school. i've been there for two years now and i can't take more, the big city is too overwhelming and i know i'd be happier back in the countryside.

the main problem is that there's basically no rural queer community in my country, and i'm afraid of being constantly lonely and having to deal with bigoted people all around me- for example, i could never have come out around where i grew up. how did you make the jump away from big cities (if you ever lived in one?)? how do i make peace with the fact that my physical and mental health needs are so distanced from my social needs ?

Ah.. country mouse in the big city. I grew up in a mid range town Cedar Rapids and moved to sort of a suburban rural community between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City in 4th grade. We had kind of a "best of both worlds". Not totally isolated but definitely rural.

I had friends from isolated small towns and after lots of experiences boiled it down to The Theatre. Yeah. Movie theaters. If a town had a movie theatre they had a small grocery store. Those two things meant they never HAD to leave town. Having food and entertainment nearby meant isolation from larger populations. If there was no theatre or grocery the teens and young adults were exposed to larger towns, other people, just out of necessity to get groceries and see movies (which in the 80's were the biggest form of teen enertainment next to malls and roller skating).

I did not go to the University of Iowa. Iowa City seemed WAY too large and distracting. I chose a small college in Kirksville Missouri. My parents (probably knowing I was a lesbian) were like "ARE YOU SURE?" Lol. Yep and off I went.

I did move to Iowa City for grad school (didn't finish) and that is where i met my first girlfriend and the bulk of my lesbian friend circle. Some people will laugh at me thinking Iowa CIty was BIG city. For me it was. In college I took road trips to Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Louis and Kansas City. And in my 20's travelled to New York and Washinton DC for gay prides and protestes so I know a "big" city and I Know I would miserable there.

I chose my house on a whim. That whim being my ex found it and loved it and when my femme girlfriend said "I want this house. Well, we got this house. LUCKILY it is fairly close to CR and IC. While I have only one neighbor (just the right number) who I can see and I live 2 miles from my town of 400 and some I can get to the bigger city in 20 minutes. I work in Iowa City. Isolation is something I can break if I need to or want to.

My suggestion is to seek out employment where you can own rural property but live with in an easy drive to a mid sized city. There is a lot to be said for not so huge metropoliton cities. The midwest, mid sized cities work incredibly hard to create a vibrant social scene. They sponsor art galleries, Artsy Fartsy parts of town for locally owned businesses. Down town enertainment venues etc.

Small town or rural living does not have to mean isolation. It can offer the best of both worlds. When I am done peopling I can drive the 30 or 45 minutes home and see no one from the outiside world if I don't want to. I can sit in silence of my front deck and watch the stars come out.

The internet has opened up the ability to search and explore areas to settle without visiting until you have narrowed the field.

IF my only choice was the big city I think I would seek out neighborhoods where they have an investment in their area. If there are neighborhood gatherings or a clear attempt to share the space as more than just individual homes. In other words, a place where everyone is connected as neighbors and puts time into making it a community. Sometimes pockets of neighbors can create a small town feel within a larger city. It can be nice to know that Carol next door will check on your cats or that Bob down the street waves hello and snowblows the whole side walk just to be nice.

American big cities definitely have these but I don't know how other countries work. Sometimes it is based on sharing an ethnic background but sometimes it is just a lucky gathering of the right types of people.

I know of a few other lesbians in my county. But beyond that all of my friends live within a decent driving distance with two gay bars with in 40 miles. Finding a balance is possible. But it takes research.

Facebook has some pages for rural LGBT+ people to connect and they can be helpful in giving advice on where they live and how it is for them. I bet discord or tumblr might have similar places to "meet" and find out about different regions in your country.

#rural life #country living #rural lgbt

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satoshi-mochida · 4 months

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Last Time I Saw You delayed to fall

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Publisher Chorus Worldwide and developer Maboroshi Artworks have delayed hand-drawn narrative adventure game Last Time I Saw You from its previously planned summer release window to this fall. It will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC via Steam. Chorus Worldwide told Gematsu that the previously announced PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions are not currently planned.

Here is an overview of the game, via Chorus Worldwide:

About

Last Time I Saw You is a narrative adventure about love and acceptance, with an emphasis on story, exploration, and character development. All set in a lush and vibrant world set in 1980s Japan. Follow in Ayumi’s footsteps in this exciting game of self-discovery in which you will face both a terrible curse and your first steps into adulthood.

Story

198X, a small town somewhere in rural Japan. Ayumi is a young boy who, for several weeks, has been dreaming of a girl he doesn’t even know. At the same time, a terrible typhoon is approaching his town. Little by little he will discover that the two are related and that nothing is casual… Help Ayumi unravel the curse that this mysterious girl has brought upon his town, with whom he happens to have also fallen in love. Who is this girl? Did she bring the typhoon with her? Why do I feel this way towards her? Is this what grown-ups call love?

Key Features

A narrative-driven coming-of-age adventure about a first love.

Enjoy beautiful hand-drawn art and animation.

Solve tricky environmental puzzles in a cozy and relaxing 2D action exploration game.

Interact and socialize with your environment to discover the truth of the curse that haunts your town.

Explore a fantastic and imaginative world set in Japan’s late 80’s countryside.

A story with moving and emotional twists filled with unforgettable characters.

Immerse yourself in a beautiful, ambient lo-fi soundtrack to study / relax to!

Watch a new trailer below.

Gameplay Trailer

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#Last Time I Saw You #Chorus Worldwide #Maboroshi Artworks #narrative adventure game #Xbox Series #PS5 #Nintendo Switch #Steam #Gematsu #Youtube

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aviculor · 6 months

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You know what sounds like a good idea before I inevitably have a terrible day at work? A cheesy 80's creature feature. Rawhead Rex. Farmer unleashes a demon in the Irish countryside. Demon looks like a Spirit Halloween costume of an evil gorilla. Let's do it.

IS IT PISSING ON HIM!?

I don't think this was Clive Barker's vision when he wrote the story this was based on.

#horror #rawhead rex

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tightjeansjavi · 1 year

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Because at this point you should all know that my brain is a bottomless pit of ideas…

I have had thoughts of writing an AU/Soulmate piece dedicated to Gwen and Joel

I’ve had this idea for awhile and suddenly it just started to morph into something last night

So I was thinking they have 10 different shared past lives, based off the song, ‘Past Lives’

Each past life would be a section dedicated to how they met, when they fell in love, and their death. 😭

The first time they meet is during the Roman/gladiator empire and Joel is a gladiator and Gwen is a highborn

The second time they meet is during the Shakespearean era in the Tuscan countryside

1800’s ball-gown era? Masquerade ball?😵‍💫

Western frontier with Joel as a classic cowboy maybe Gwen is the damsel that is not in distress

1920’s Gatsby/Daisy type beat

1960’s

70’s

80’s

90’s

There’s so many possibilities for where and when they met 🩵 I love the idea of them being soulmates and I feel like I have touched base on this in previous chapters!

#talkswithgi #writing ideas #burning in a hopeless dream fic #gwen and joel #soulmate au #how beautiful is this going to be honestly

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unscharf-an-den-raendern · 2 years

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My first time at Pride

One thing I learned today: Going to Pride alone isn’t much fun if you’re like me and you have big NPC energy, so you don’t talk to people unless they talk to you first. I was lucky I ran into a friend later who can talk to people.

Anyway, here are some things that happened:

I almost cried at the beginning because I was so happy to see so many fellow queer people.

I saw four (4) people from the youth centre, but one of them had to leave because their brother doesn’t like crowds

We walked past a gay wedding. Everyone: *cheers* One person: “PENIS!”

We saw a dog in a window and everyone cheered

Someone complimented my hair

They played Schrei nach Liebe by Die Ärzte. Guess Die Ärzte are officially queer culture now.

Me and my friend hung out with some strangers. Some people who were in one of the groups included: A 16-year-old bisexual boy and his questioning friend from the countryside in Rhineland-Palatinate (so remote they can’t go anywhere without someone driving them because their village doesn’t have a bus connection). His parents don’t know he went to pride cause he’s not out to them, they think he’s at his friend’s house baking pizza. And a BDSM couple in an open relationship and their new addition who they met the day before at a bondage meeting.

Some people came up to us with a balloon-thingy saying “You look like a group who could need a challenge cup”. We named it Manfred.

“This is the first time I made it through a big event without having a mental breakdown since 2017. Oh no wait, I had a mental breakdown then.”

“Everyone’s fingering Manfred sounds like a terrible porn from the 80′s”

“I kinda like that they’re giving out free condoms, but somehow it also has the implication of ‘‘Please don’t reproduce, we don’t want other people like you.’“

A trans woman came out as trans to her brother by saying “You’re getting a sister”. Her brother thought their mom was pregnant at first.

An old woman came up to me and asked me what CSD means (it stands for Christopher Street Day, which is what we call pride parades in Germany, named after the street where Stonewall happened)

Someone screamed “ANNA!”, so everyone started screaming “HELGA!” (a common ritual at music festivals in Germany).

Anyway, I noticed once again that I can’t really function in large groups without having an emotional support person(tm) with me. Luckily, the LGBT youth centre has two pretty chill events (a walk along a river and a hangout in a park) coming up next week, so I’ll probably go there (at least I have my four to five people I’m comfortable with there plus I also want to see the person I’m either hyperfixating or developing a squish on again).

#shut up charlie

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