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very-real-gleets · 4 months
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wowbright · 10 months
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Fic: Out of Eden, Ch. 9, Best Birthday Ever
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Chapter 9 of Out of Eden, aka the big Mormon!Klaine fic, is up on AO3! (I'm posting it a little early because it's a longer chapter.)
Fic Summary: As a gay Mormon, Kurt Hummel has decided to go the rest of his life without falling in love. But toward the end of his two years as a missionary in Germany, Elder Anderson moves into his apartment—and Kurt’s best-laid plans fall apart.
Chapter Summary: Elder Hummel makes Blaine’s birthday a day worth celebrating.
Read it on AO3: Chapter 9—Best Birthday Ever
Thanks to @gleefulpoppet for the banner! I want to eat it even more than the last one (von Trapps not included).
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2x15. Slaves and Masters 
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unholybinchicken · 25 days
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mason mccarthy is a trans guy actually he told me himself
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j-nightingalesb1tch · 2 years
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fallingbyjuleecruise · 3 months
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whenever i see ppl talk about true detective s1 being good i feel like i'm being gaslit
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angelx1992 · 1 year
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shelbgrey · 10 months
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My MasterList of Stories
Master List part 2
~request are CLOSED
Bones
Once upon a time -I don't write for pan or Gold
Greys anatomy -NO OWEN HATE
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Codes:
Smut=❤️‍🔥 Fluff=💕 Angst=💔 Funny=💖 Horror=🫀
🔬Bones💀
Dr. Lance Sweets:
Smut Alphabet❤️‍🔥
Caught in the act ❤️‍🔥
Dating Lance Sweets HC💕❤️‍🔥
Adventures in babysitting💕
You belong with me💕
Lance Sweets as a Dad headcanons💕
Dream Warriors💔🫀
Bones Halloween Special🫀💖
Code baby Part 1 💕
Let me take your pain away💕💔
Dr. Jack Hodgins:
Can't buy me love💔💕
Jack Hodgins Having a little sister💕
What's it gonna take to get you out of his lab?❤️‍🔥
Agent Seeley Booth:
Dating Seeley Booth Headcanons💕❤️‍🔥
Being Seeley Booth's Best friend HCs💕
Friends to Lovers Headcanons💕
The day we met💕
In the name of love💕
Agent James Aubrey:
Falling in love with James Aubrey after losing Lance 💔💕
Falling in love with James Aubrey after losing Lance Sweets part 2💕❤️‍🔥
Smut Alphabet❤️‍🔥
Unspoken desire❤️‍🔥
Dr. Wendell Bray:
Witchy Squintern HCs💕
Dr. Camille Saroyan:
who broke the coffee pot?💖
The Squinterns:
Adventures in babysitting💕
Being Hodgins sister and being a goth Squintern💕
Dr. Zack Addy:
I've got your back💕
Who's got him smiling like that?💕
❤️‍🩹Grey's Anatomy🩺
Dr. Derek Shephard:
Halloween special💖🫀
Injured💔
The Ballad of Jayne💔
Stuck in the middle💔💕
Stitches💕
This is Why I Don't Go To The Gym💕
Baby on the brain💕
Dating Derek after he broke up with Meredith💕
Love at first sight💕
Dr. Mark Sloan:
November Rain💔
Faithfully💔💕
We are family💕
Christmas Special💖
Dr. Owen Hunt:
Trauma 101💖
Dr. Jackson Avery:
Love Story💔💕
Dr. Alex Karev:
Heaven💔
Dr. Miranda Bailey:
Your my favorite💕
Dr. Nick Marsh:
Secrets out💕
🗡️Once upon a time🍎
August W. Booth:
Hidden secrets❤️‍🔥💕💔
Killian Jones:
Smut fic with Killan Jones❤️‍🔥
Prince James:
Hysteria💔💕
🩸Twilight🌲
Cullen family:
Fire safty💖
Going to the zoo💖
Cats in the cradle💕
Being Carlisle and Esme's daughter and having the Volturi wrap around your finger. 💖💕
Cullens:
Emmett McCarthy Cullen:
Next to me series💖💔💕❤️‍🔥
Forever now💕
Being Emmett and Rose's daughter HCs💕
Carlisle Cullen:
Being Carlisle and Esme's youngest daughter HC💕
Carlisle as your husband HCs💕
Jasper Whitlock Hale:
Jasper dating Bella's sister HCs💕
Edward Anthony Mason Cullen:
Dating Edward Cullen HCs💕
Crushing on Edward Cullen HCs💕
Rosalie Lillian Hale:
Being Emmett and Rose's daughter HCs💕
Denalis:
Eleazar Denali:
Glory of love series ❤️‍🔥💕💔💖
Dating Eleazar HCs❤️‍🔥💕
Garrett:
Voice of an Angel💔💕
Being Carlisle and Esme's youngest daughter and dating Garrett HCs💕
Wolf pack:
Seth Clearwater:
Perfect 💕
Volturi:
The Volturi:
Being Carlisle and Esme's youngest daughter and having the Volturi wrap around your finger💕
🧫Ghostbusters👻
Peter Venkman:
When unspoken rules are broken💔💕
Dr. Egon Spengler:
Hold on, I love you💔
Two Nerds falling in love headcanons💕
Ray stantz:
Dr. Jelousey❤️‍🔥
Something strange💕💔
🦁🐍Harry Potter🐦‍⬛🦡
Draco Malfoy:
Say Something💔
Dance the night away💕
Just keeping an eye out💕
The truth doesn't always hurt💔💕
George Weasley:
Welocm to Gryffindor💔💕
You belong with me - part 1💔💕
Fred Weasley:
Being a Potter twin and falling for Fred💕
Neville Longbottom:
Your Breaking My Heart💔
Weasley family:
Being adopted by the Weasleys💕
⚔️Supernatural🌘
Gabriel "the Trickster":
Gardian Angel💕
Hyper girl💕
The Winchester and the Trickster💕
Love of a lifetime💔
Dean winchester:
Dating Dean Winchester Headcanons💕❤️‍🔥
Castiel:
Being in a love triangle with Dean and Cas💕💔
🎶Elvis Presley🎸
Austin!Elvis Presley:
Love me tender💔💕
💥Marvel🦸
Scott "Cyclops" Summers:
Dating Scott Summers💕❤️‍🔥
A not so White Wedding💕
Clint "Hawkeye" Barton:
Secrets out💖
Whatever it takes💔💕
Tony "Iron man" Stark:
All of me💔💕
Bucky "winter soldier" Barnes:
Treat you better💔💕
Howard Stark:
Time In A Bottle💕
Dr. Stephen Strange:
I won't say I'm in love💔💕
Avengers:
Ohana means family💕
Six avengers and a baby💔💕
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ariadnethedragon · 3 months
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HOFAS thoughts as I read it: (SPOILERS below)
All that t*rture in the dungeons, Ruhn’s piercing and tattoos. Baxian’s tattoo. The wings. “How strong is your bite?” Sarahhhhh!!!!! Stop! That was more than I could handle😫
The Middengard Wyrm😖. Nesta dealt with it brilliantly but it just makes you appreciate how impossible it was that human Feyre managed to kill this thing by herself with no decent weapons.
Azriel hugging Nesta and stroking her hair after she took the Mask off🥺
Bryce’s wallpaper being Hunt and the photo of her friends in the phone case—that made me tear up
Imagining the inner circle all surrounding Bryce’s phone trying to figure out how it works is hilarious. Also Nesta being jealous of Bryce’s music collection, “THOUSAND?”
The nightbright angst KILLED me💔💔💔
Hunt just dreaming of Bryce. She’s the only thing pulling him through, “He’d wanted so many things with her. A normal, happy life. Children.” HE BETTER GET EVERY SINGLE ONE IF THOSE THINGS OR HANDS WILL BE THROWN!
Silene. The Daglan. My theories were true😁😁
Sigrid. I had so much hope for her story but I was disappointed. Hopefully it’ll get better
Ariadne!! I wanted to see more of her😕
Ruhn’s bedroom. The burn cream😭😭😭
Lidia FUCKING Cervos. That breakout scene. Magnificent.
Jesiba and Ithan’s dynamic. Librarian Ithan and the fact that Jesiba is a Parthos priestess!!! Also JellyJubilee being the computer password😂
Bryce using the mating bond to teleport to Hunt😭😭😭
Bran and Ace. Lidia giving them her ruby ring for tuition as a goodbye💔
Hunt and Bryce got married?!!! WHEN?
Cloudberry crown sounds funny idk why
If I had a penny every time SJM included a set of unhinged/partly unhinged fae twins (yes connall I’m looking at you) in her series, I’d have three pennies bc it happens every single time
So the astronomer is basically a Voldemort 2.0
Flynn and dec going crazy for waffles on the mer ship
“I never had anyone fight for me” Oh Lidia my love😭😭
Guess I’m shipping Tharion and Sathia now🤷‍♀️
Lidia being turned on by Ruhn lighting a fire—girl, I get it.
“Because I’m yours, Day. I’m fucking yours.” Screaming crying throwing up
Lidia: “I want you all the time”😭😭😭😭😭😭😩😩😩😩💗💗💗
Idk why but I am disappointed in the Autumn King, I thought there would be some redemption for him for some reason
Ruhn: “I am going to live and I am going to live well without you”😭😭
Bryce was always a queen but now she a queen Queen👀
Avallen becoming all green again.
Hunt being a demonic test tube baby😂😂
Dec being the first to look for service. Typical😂
Ithan x Perry???? Cinnamon and strawberry? I start getting suspicious when they notice all the nuances of that person’s scent. I think they’d be cute though
Nooooo, the prime—I keep thinking of him as master oogway from king fu panda and it makes me sad
Sabines finally dead🥳🥳
Ithan is prime now? Okay okay pop offf!!
Hunt finally breaking free of his halo and freeing Isaiah as well❤️
Is the under king from the ToG universe??? Valg??
Connor💔💔💔😭😭😭 The bullet. Memento mori
Sathia and Colin McCarthy. This will be interesting
Commando Hunt. The underwear was too small🤭🫨🫨
Morven guest room having red lace thongs😂😂
Okay tharion and sathia are really growing on me🥰🥰🥰
‘She’s my mate you fucker’ SCREAAMMING
Ace finally calling Lidia Mom😭❤️
Lidia is the descendant of Brannon. The fire, the hind/sacred stag. OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!
Pollux being incinerated☺️☺️☺️
The sprites and Irithys💗
The kill switch, the godslayer rifle. Bryce just blackholing the Asteri. She is so brilliant and cunning and clever and I love her.
Danika and the pack. Light it up Bryce. I SOBBED
Jesiba crying and then her sacrifice😭😭😭💔💔
Ember and Randal going to Prythian. Randal bonding with Rhys but more importantly Ember and Nesta—I want to cryyyy🥹🥹🥹
Starsword/Gwydion back in Prythian…whats going to happen in ACOTAR 5???
The princes of Hel—you gotta love em
Lidia and Ruhn finally having that beer
Flynn x Perry? Jealous Ithan😏
Syrinx running for his life when Hunt and Bryce share a heated look. It’s nothing new but it cracks me up all the time
Pegasuses in Avallen🥰🥰
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order-of-the-eye · 3 months
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OC Introduction
Tagged by @silurisanguine from the Coemancer Crew - thank you!
Introducing: Kanan McCarthy
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Fandom: Starfield
Role: Spacefarer, Captain
Basics
Full Name: Kanan McCarthy
Nicknames: Cowpoke, Kane (really only ever referred to as such by their twin sister)
Pronouns: They/them, not strict on pronouns though.
Sexuality: Pansexual
Occupation and Titles: Freestar Militia Infantry (formerly), Shaw Gang Outlaw (formerly), Argos Extractors Miner (formerly), Smuggler and general criminal (currently), Constellation Member (currently)
Birthday and Age: At the beginning of the game (May 7th, 2330) Kanan is 37. They turn 38 shortly after. They were born on May 27th, 2292 in Akila City.
Physical Description: Kanan stands at exactly six feet tall (about 183 cm). They are physically active and as such have a sort of athletic build.
Clothing Style: Kanan wears masculine leaning clothing and mostly sticks to more "wild west" themed apparel. They are often seen in their signature red poncho and cowboy hat.
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Background
As I don't want to spoil things, I'll keep this vague. Kanan was born and raised on Akila in Freestar space. Them and their family lived on the McCarthy Homestead just outside Akila City walls.
Kanan took part in the Colony War at a young age, having gotten caught up in the war propaganda. As such, they lied about their age in order to fight for the Freestar Collective. The Colony War took a huge toll on both Kanan and the McCarthy family as a whole.
Kanan went to college after the war and earned a bachelor's degree in engineering, having majored in engineering and minored in astronomy. They fell into a life of crime afterward, having joined the Shaw Gang for some time and then branching out on their own.
As seen in my fic titled The Man in Red, Kanan joined Argos Extractors about a year before the story of Starfield after encountering an odd bounty hunter in the Red Mile who wanted them alive.
They joined Constellation after encountering the Artifact on Vectera, and their story is currently being written in my fic titled Event Horizon.
Combat and Skills
Preferred fighting style: Kanan prefers mid to close range combat with guns, though they are not against getting very close and engaging in close quarters combat with melee weapons or hand-to-hand.
Favorite Weapon(s): Kanan carries a modified razorback revolver named "Penumbra." Kanan also carries around and prefers shotguns, but also keeps a sniper rifle handy as well as small blades.
Special Skills: Like any wild west gunslinger, Kanan is highly skilled at using pistols. They also use Starborn abilities (although they are not Starborn themself). Kanan is charismatic and knows just the right buttons to push when it comes to enemies, but also which words to choose when trying to de-escalate a situation. As they went to college for engineering, Kanan is well versed in various means of engineering, which includes spaceship building and design, outpost construction, weapon handling and management, and spacesuit technology. They are an excellent pilot as well, capable of coming out on top in even the most dangerous dogfights.
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Relationships
Family: Kanan's father is James McCarthy, a former Freestar Ranger and former member of the First Cavalry mech division. Their mother is Charlotte McCarthy, a scientist and astronomer. They had an older brother named Owen who was also apart of the First Cavalry mech division during the Colony War. He was killed in the later years of the Battle of Niira. Lastly, Kanan is a twin; their twin sister is named Senya, a ronin by trade who currently lives with and takes care of their father at the McCarthy Homestead.
Kanan would later consider Constellation as their own "found family."
Love interest: Sarah Morgan. Before Sarah, Kanan rarely ever had any serious relationships out of fear of commitment. Instead, they often wandered from lover to lover and held many "friends with benefits" type relationships. One night stands are not uncommon for Kanan, though their more promiscuous behavior settles down once they end up in a serious relationship with Sarah.
Best Friend(s): Kanan is very close with all the members of Constellation, but finds a close friendship in both Andreja and Matteo.
Personality
Positive traits: Passionate, caring, ambitious, loyal
Negative traits: Stubborn, tends to isolate, reckless, greedy
Likes: Nature, animals, astronomy, books, Old Earth relics, exploration
Dislikes: Most governments and politicians, corruption, spacers, high-horse attitudes, cops, Neon
Fears: Being lonely forever, losing their family (both found and blood family), losing those they care about, another war
Guilty Pleasure(s): Smutty novels, Old Earth spaghetti western movies, whiskey
Hobbies: Playing guitar, exploring, reading, collecting Old Earth trinkets and relics, listening to music, cleaning weapons and armor, building spaceships, and somehow managing to herd ashta.
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natsuki208 · 8 days
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I think it’s about time I talk about the old servants in my Dadbastian AU prologue.
(These are the surviving servants to made it out of the manor fire along with Tanaka - before Finny, Mey Rin and Bard took over their jobs years later).
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First there’s Mr. Fletcher (early 50s), who was the gardener of the manor for many years. The polite and easy going man was also close friends to Tanaka when they first came to London, they even applied for their jobs together. Fletcher was very passionate about his gardens and kept a diary about his daily tending; not even his growing back problems were enough to keep him down.
(The hat that he used to wear was later passed down to Finny from Ciel)
Two Misses McCarthy's were twin senior maids, but they were a little younger than Tanaka. One named Amalia was the kinder one, or at least more blissful than her sister. Eleanor appeared more strict and blunt but never to the point of disliking her work. Both ladies always work together and compromised on their daily chores. Amalia, despite her age, may have developed odd feelings for Sebastian.
Lastly, there’s Edmund Grant (mid 20s) - the chef of the household. He was newly hired before the fire occurred and was the only one of the servants who didn’t fully trust Sebastian when he first stepped in. Overtime he grew to tolerate him, from watching how he cared for Ciel Phantomhive. His cooking talents were superb and appetising, although he was very insecure and believed he could do better. Even when everyone else told him otherwise.
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For @yourneurodivergentlady to see :)
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jayhawksofficial · 17 days
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Jayhawks Tour Update April 2024
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Spring has sprung and we've got a bunch of shows coming up - with more announcements on the way.
We're back on the road in a few weeks with a show in St. Louis followed by two nights in Nashville. Our old pal and bandmate Stephen McCarthy will be joining us for the 2 Nashville shows, making for a very rare Jayhawks lineup.
We return to the east coast in early May with 4 shows, including a headlining slot at the Sing Us Home festival in Philly. NOTE: due to an unavoidable conflict, Karen Grotberg won't be able to make these May shows. As in recent years, Stephen McCarthy will be filling in with us again for this run.
In June, we'll be making our only Twin Cities concert appearance of the summer on 6/6 at the cool Utepils Brewing Company location, tucked away in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood. Then we're off to Spain to do some shows with our good friends at Heart of Gold.
On the Fourth of July we're doing the American Music Fest in Berwyn, IL, followed by a one off in Western Michigan. August finds us in the Ohio Valley for a couple of shows.
We're working on more 2024 shows to add to the schedule - the latest tour news can always be found on our website.
Tour dates & ticket links: bit.ly/JayhawksShows
See you soon!
TOUR SCHEDULE (as of 4/10) 4/19 - St. Louis, MO - Sheldon Concert Hall (sold out) 4/20 - Nashville, TN - City Winery (sold out) 4/21 - Nashville, TN - City Winery 5/2 - Beverly, MA - The Cabot 5/3 - Hartford, CT - Infinity Hall 5/4 - Philadelphia, PA - Sing Us Home festival 5/5 - Tarrytown, NY - Tarrytown Music Hall 6/6 - Minneapolis, MN - Utepils Brewing Company 6/13 - Barcelona, Spain - Parallel 62 6/14 - Bilbao, Spain - BBK Music Legends festival 6/15 - Vigo, Spain - Mar de Vigo Auditorium 6/16 - Madrid, Spain - Noches del Botanica 6/17 - Valencia, Spain - La Rambleta 7/4 - Berwyn, IL - American Music festival 7/5 - Three Oaks, MI - The Acorn (sold out) 8/15 - Lexington, KY - The Burl 8/17 - Cincinnati, OH - Memorial Hall 9/13 - Grass Valley, CA - Center For The Arts
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beatlepaul4ever · 10 months
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Who Do You Think You Are - BBC
Emily Atack - Paul & Mike’s first cousin twice removed - with her mum Kate Robbins.
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Kate’s mum and dad, Bett & Mike, met and worked together at Butlins in Wales, (and went on to run the Fox & Hounds pub where The Nerk Twins played.)
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Here’s a letter from Paul asking Mike to help him and his friends (Len and John) get a summer job at Butlins.
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There is Joseph & Florence at the back. Also shown are Bett’s parents (on far right) Annie & Bert Danher. The young boy in the middle is Jim’s brother Joe.
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The Irish connection - Rose McCarthy, 23 in 1851 census, born in Ireland & moved to Liverpool in 1930s. Name thought to be mistranscribed or misheard and became McCartney.
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creative-soul-22 · 8 months
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Best people on tumblr
@professional-termite
A heart of gold. A soul like a sunlight diamond. Always there to celebrate my latest posts. Very talented artist. Has a beautiful unique way of drawing. Inspires me. Always makes me smile/laugh/happy. Especially when I see my ideas visualized in a drawing. Whenever I post something, your reaction is the one I anticipate most. On the same page like you. Fellow Haunted Mansion stan. Soulsibling.
@moon-arts02
A heart as big as the ocean and a soul as beautiful as an aquamirne gem. Fellow Ursula/Melissa McCarthy simp. Always makes me happy/smile. A very talented artist. Has a cute way of drawing🥺. I always love to see your posts! Inspired me to get MediBang and to start drawing myself (although I'm so awful at drawing).
@monrolasia
A heart of gold and an even golder soul. Such a lovely person. Fellow Malvina Monroe stan. The first person I interacted with here on Tumblr. You will always have a special place in my heart! We are on the same page. You understand me. I understand you. I love our conversations!
@nessa007
A heart as big as Eric's, a soul as lovely as Ariel's. Truly a lovely person. Always so kind with me and my asks and always answers them 🙈. Never gets bothered by them. THE BOSS for all things The Little Mermaid 2023 but especially for all things ArielxEric. Always makes me happy/smile/laugh. I love your posts! Very talented gifset maker. Fellow The Little Mermaid 2023 lover. I think of you everytime I see something about The Little Mermaid 2023/ArielxEric. It always makes me wanna shout: "Nessa! Nessa! Look what I found!!".
@barbietwin
Indeed a Barbie twin. A heart as pink as the Barbie movie wrapped by a golden ribbon. A soul as warming and light as the sunshine. Fellow Barbie movie lover. Always likes all of my posts. Always makes me smile whenever I see a like or a reblog from you in my notes. I always enjoy interacting with you!
@pinkalluna
A heart like a rose quartz and a soul like a gentle flower fairy. Fellow Barbie movies lover. Always has beautiful posts about pink girly things or dolls, etc. THE BLOG for all things Barbie and girly and dolls. A very kind, graceful person. Like an Enchantress.
@you-taste-likewhiskey
The heart like a beautiful ruby and the soul like a true saviour. The most upright, gentle, genuine and passionate SQer. A lovely person. Always makes me smile/happy. Always helps me out when I need help with SwanQueen stuff. THE BOSS for all things SwanQueen. If you're an SQer and don't already follow the blog, this could be your very goldmine! Fellow OUAT lover. I always like interacting with you!
@thelastevilregal
A heart like a beautiful gem and a soul like a warm smile. A lovely person. Always makes me smile/laugh. I always enjoy your posts! Fellow Regina Mills stan. Fellow OUAT lover. I love interacting with you!
@toaverse
Indeed an AU goldmine! A kind heart and a beautiful soul like Wade. An amazing person. Has a beautiful blog. I always enjoy interacting with you!
@devondeal
A beautiful heart and an even more beautiful soul. I always enjoy interacting with you. My fellow Harriota shipper/stan. An amazing person. I'm glad I found you so I'm not alone in shipping Harriota anymore.
@jedimasterbailey
Devondeals amazing wife. A beautiful heart and a beautiful soul like a true Jedimaster. Always there to talk Bariss/Ahsoka/Barissoka/Jedi. Jedi/Bariss/Ahsoka/Barissoka expert. Fellow Harriota shipper. Amazing answers to amazing question (ask games). Explains Star Wars stuff in a way someone who's not in the fandom can follow. I'm glad I found you so it's not just me, termite and your wife in shipping Harriota.
@iiep-wop
Termite's mutual and therefore of course also mine. A very kind and lovely soul. A golden heart. Night at the Museum enthusiast. Owen Wilson fan. Jedediah/Octavius shipper. Always there to talk Night at the Museum. Lovely to have you here, mutual!
@not-sobasicbisexual
Again one of Termite's mutuals and of course mine, too! A very kind friendly soul. Even kinder heart. On the same page about Ken/Kent. Great to have you here, mutual!
@youngstarfishphilosopher
A beautiful soul and even more beautiful heart. Fellow Haunted Mansion lover. Fellow Madame Leota lover. Fellow Haunted Mansion fanfiction writer. Give Madame Leota her $3!
All of you guys are AMAZING!! You have the kindest hearts and most beautiful souls and you are the most upright, genuine and true people I know on the internet! I am so happy and grateful you found me!
Believe me, I've been on almost EVERY platform out there but I always ended up leaving them because I realized at some point how it was consuming my lifetime. How I almost spent every free minute there because replying to this message, making this post for this and that... the interactions ate the time I wanted to spend on creating content. It wasn't GIVING me.
With tumblr I have the feeling for the first time that it actually gives me something. It inspires me. It makes me smile. It makes me laugh. It makes me happy. There are people here who are just like me. Who do the same things I do. Things that I enjoy with all my heart and soul. Who genuinely enjoy what they are doing and what I do.
So thank you for being here and giving me so much love and inspiration and compassion and cheer!
I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH ❤️
P.S.: this list is always open for updates, so if your name isn't here yet, it doesn't say it can't be in the future!
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the-outer-topic · 3 months
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1937 Hong Kong Clipper - Stan Stokes
The Glen L. Martin Company had a long history as a designer and manufacturer of successful flying boats. The company had developed several different flying boats for the Navy, including the PM the P3M and the XP2M. However, when the company began considering the development of a large commercial flying boat for Pan Am, there was considerable internal controversy. The Great Depression was underway and many aircraft manufacturers were going bankrupt. Glenn Martin insisted that the company proceed, and lie was highly motivated to show the world that his organization could design and produce the finest flying boat ever built. The end product of their efforts was the M-130. Credit for its design is shared with Martins Chief Engineer (L.C. Milburn), the Project Engineer (L.D. McCarthy), test pilot (WX. Ebel), and Pail Ams Chief Engineer (Andre Priester.) The first of the three MA 3 Os was the China Clipper. It made its maiden flight on December 30, 1934. The M- 130 had a wingspan of 130 feet, a gross weight of 5 1,000 pounds, and was initially powered by four Twin Wasp radials generating 830-HP each. (In 1938 more powerful engines and automatically adjustable pitch props were refitted onto all three M-130s.) The M-130 had a capacity of 32 passengers, and were equipped with 18 sleeping births. They were flown by a crew of eight professionals. The practical range of the aircraft with a normal load was about 3000-miles, which at a typical cruising speed of 130-MPH implied an endurance of almost 24 hours in the air. One unique design feature of the M-130 was the use of sponsons, or water wings, which actually helped the aircraft lift off from the water. The three M-130s were christened the China, Hawaii and Philippine Clippers by Pan Am. The China Clipper was accepted by Pan Am in October of 1935. In November this aircraft flew from Alameda, California to Manila in the Philippines; completing the 8,200 mile journey with a total flight time of 59 hours and 48 minutes. It arrived in Manila only two minutes behind its scheduled arrival time. The Philippine Clipper entered service next and was used for survey flights to map the Manila to Hong Kong route. The Hawaii Clipper entered service in October of 1936. This aircraft, unfortunately was lost during a flight in 1938 from Guarn to Manila, and its fate is unknown. The Philippine Clipper was lost in 1943 on a flight from Hawaii to San Francisco. Lost in bad weather the plane hit a mountain northwest of the city. The China Clipper was utilized by the US Navy during the War, and was returned to Pan AM in late 1943. For the next year it flew the route from Miami to Africa. On the night of January 18, 1945 the China Clipper crashed while attempting a landing in Trinidad. At the time of this tragedy the aircraft had successfully flown more than three million miles. In Stan Stokes painting the China Clipper takes off from Hong Kongs busy harbor in the late 1930s. The China Clipper may be the best known and most-loved commercial aircraft in history. It signalled the beginning of long distance commercial airline service, which by revolutionizing international passenger travel and mail delivery, made the Earth a rnuch smaller place for all of its inhabitants
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