#Odd Word Out

[highretrogamelord]

Intermediate English 2 (longplay) for the ZX81

#youtube #Intermediate English 2 #Intermediate English #ZX81 #Educational #Edutainment #Education #Quiz #English #Longplay #Idioms #Opposites 1 #Opposites 2 #Opposites #Group Terms #Odd Word Out #Spellings #Rose Cassettes

[howifeltabouthim]

I tried to have friends. I tried very hard. But it never worked out. I just couldn't get along with people.

Anna Biller, from Bluebeard's Castle

#friendless #loner #alone #sad #lonely #odd one out #outsider #socializing #personal #quotes #lit #words #excerpts #quote #literature #anna biller #bluebeard's castle

[aleeyenn]

#bfdi #bfb #tpot #book #pillow #pillowbook #bedtime story #cake #i love them so bad #pillow has a soft spot for book… she says book is interesting which she is but #she feels a little something more TBH!.. #i also think that pillow repeats others phrases when she’s nervy… she can’t pull out words of her own so she takes ones said to her #hence the repeated that’s odd #i also like to think that pillow totally like… has this weird blown-out-of-proportion theory for her feelings towards book #ITS FUNNY. #no more headcanon dumping… will save for another day…

[thetarttfuldickhead]

It would never have happened if not for Dr. Fieldstone. Now, Leslie’s delighted about her joining the Richmond team on a more permanent basis – she works wonders with the lads (and one head coach who shall remain unnamed, if only because he’s still a little sensitive about seeing a therapist) – but it does mean that Leslie’s once more out of an office. Just for the moment, of course, until he can find a suitable space without kicking anyone else out of their room. It’s really no hassle. He’s doing fine on the bench just behind the recyling bins outside of the copy room.

Or he was, until Roy Kent stops by just on the other side of said bins and, seemingly entirely unaware of Leslie’s presence, starts fiddling with his phone in what can only be described as an angry way.

It’s Roy, so that’s nothing out of the ordinary, and Leslie’s just about to offer a friendly greeting when he hears the hollow rings of an outgoing call and ah, it’d be terribly rude interrupt, wouldn’t it? 

For a long moment there’s nothing but beep after beep and Roy’s muttered pick the fuck up you fucking prick and then—

“What the fuck do you want?” 

Jamie’s not on speaker, but the sound’s loud enough for Higgins to not only recognize the voice but to hear every word, and the jagged, slightly petulant edge to them. 

“Where the fuck are you?” Roy growls. 

“How’s that any of your business? Training’s fucking over for the day, Coach.” Spat, more or less.

“Don’t be a fucking— “ Roy cuts himself off. “I need to see you.”

“Why?” 

“Fucking hell! I wanted to… I want to fucking apologize, all right!” Roy sounds very, very annoyed about it.

“You can do that over phone. Or in a text.” Jamie sounds slightly less annoyed, but not by much.

Leslie dares crane his neck just so to sneak a peek at Roy’s face. Roy has closed his eyes, looking pained as he grits out a simple, strained: “No. I can’t.” 

“Why the fuck not?” 

Roy looks to the ceiling. Looks like he’d rather be anywhere else. Still he plods on, and Leslie feels a small surge of pity, small surge of pride. 

“Because you’ll want to hug me afterwards,” Roy says, “and you can’t fucking do that over phone, can you?” 

There’s a long pause. Leslie finds himself holding his breath, and not only because he’s halfway terrified he’ll start nervously gagging if this goes on for much longer. 

“Fine,” Jamie says eventually. “You can meet me back at my place in twenty.”

“Yeah, okay. Cheers.” 

A snort, somewhere between derisive and exasperated. “You better fucking hug me back.”

With that, Jamie hangs up. Roy takes a few deep breaths before stomping off and leaving Leslie to carefully consider what he’s overheard. Obviously something must have happened at training and if their head coach and star player have a proper falling out and Ted’s not there to talk some sense in them—

Eh. They’ll sort it out. Leslie returns to his e-mails.

#currently and probably forever obsessed with roy understanding and adapting to jamie’s cuddly needs #special shout out to all the sweet people helping me land on the word ‘gag’ as the best way to describe higgins’ weird noise #you are all absolute darlings #if this ficlet seems particularly random or odd #it’s possibly bc this technically is one part of a 5+1 ficlet #about other people obeserving roy and jamie being casually but deeply weird about and with each other #but i’m not sure i’ll ever do the other 4 and 1 #so i’ll just put the out one by one as and if ~inspiration~ strikes me #and potentially put them together if i get enough in the end #i realize some people write things and don't inflict them on others just bc they've written them #rip to you but i'm different #jamie tartt #roy kent #leslie higgins #roy & jamie #roy x jamie #post-canon #ficlet #my stuff

[sirenofthegreenbanks]

《山河令》 WORD OF HONOR (2021) | Episode 20

Dear, the kiss that steals your breath Will steal your soul instead When night is all that's left So wait, keep your heart inside My hand won't keep it safe I'll just feed on dreams and smile as hope slowly dies –The Rigs, Run Baby Run

#my gif #okay so the way wkx doesnt think these times can ever return #not just that things change and will naturally turn into memory #but also that he feels like he won‘t ever get another chance at being as happy as he was then #simply because hes Changed now #and he knows Bad Things Happen (to him) (because of him) #it reminds me of the nails reveal scene (‚i found u bad its too late.‘) #only much worse because so much more of wkx himself is revealed #so the stakes are higher #and he and zzs are so much closer #he inevitably needs to reveal what happened to zhen yan #but how can he? when hes convinced zzs will turn his back #if he ever finds out The Other Side of him (master of ghosts) #hes like working with a deadline #hnnng #wen kexing #zhou zishu #zzs #wkx #gifset #word of honor #wenzhou #山河令 #shl #shan he ling #also this is dedicated to Spare Me by staringatstars #which im currently rereading again and its having me Feel Things #about wkx & his yearning to sacrifice himself if the odds are against him #also: hii!!!!!! my first gifset!!!!! i know its not perfect but thats fine (tears of labour streaming down my face as i smile bravely) #priestnet

[svtskneecaps]

i should be sleeping but i do want to reiterate how much i love that our collective fan community and also the streamers are constantly like, so new members when? new language when? a teaser drops and we're all like germans???? german time????? asiatic language time??????? new faces??? new friends?? new communities????

i've said this before but it just constantly makes me feel all warm n fuzzy to see it. i'm really happy we're all so excited and united in this.

#qsmp #shut up vic #block game brainrot #this was also why purg2 was great for me specifically #like goddamn was that such a chance for me (and others) to meet streamers in an accessible setting #i only really speak english and half french so this was the first time i actually got to watch any aldo and understand more than every like #tenth word out of his mouth lmfao i get SO LOST #also was extremely fun bc goddamn for a while i rly thought i just Did Not Understand French #bc hearing the qsmp french speakers i'm like. damn. i'm lost. i get lost after like a sentence or two idk i'm so bad at understanding them #but dude holy shit i had kenny on while i did work fully like 5 ft from my phone and i was FOLLOWING #I WAS KEEPING UP???? LIKE THAT WAS INSANE so shoutout kenny for speaking french i can understand i rly appreciate the confidence boost #anyway i hope hope hope to see new members soon yesyes #be it purg2 returners (i have my wishlist but the wishlist does have Everyone soooo i win) or a new language!!! OR MULTIPLE 🙏 WOULD BE NEAT #i have said before that i think it would be fun if they drop two+ languages in at the same time #have the new languages work together to do puzzles and get used to the translations before dropping the full force of like #20-30 odd streamers who are unbelievably loud and extremely excited to meet them #would mayyyybe mitigate some of the french arrival where everyone DESCENDED on them and it was SO LOUD lmfao #anyway i will now sleep it just makes me happy to see everytime i see it #i'm excited to meet (hypothetical) everyone too <3

[tj-crochets]

Thinking about my neurology appointment again, I have another weird question for y'all! My neurologist was surprised and said it was weird I was right handed, which I am assuming is because of the reflex and grip tests she did, not because I give off a left-handed kind of vibe Wait I was going to ask if it was weird that I, a non-ambidextrous person, hit and kick evenly with both right and left sides, open doorknobs with whichever hand is closer, and use the foot pedal for the sewing machine with whichever foot it ends up nearer but can't write with my left hand But I just tried it and I can write with my left hand??? Like, not as neatly or as quickly as with my right, but it's clearly legible and not difficult to do. Have I been ambidextrous this entire time??

#the person behind the yarn #this post went off the rails in the middle #but I genuinely thought everybody could do that #like. I knew it threw people a bit when I was in martial arts and sparring #because I actually prefer to kick from my left side a bit but use whichever leg makes more sense #and also because I could change my stance for which leg was forward very easily and that was difficult for this one guy to do #but I thought it was just a that one guy problem! #I did not think I was potentially the odd one out #wait do you guys open doors with your off hand? #people who sew use both hands so they have one hand one each side of the cloth #and just use the hand on the far side of the cloth to push the needle back up. right? #I worded that poorly but I'm hoping it still makes sense

[lilbirdblu]

I think my biggest gripe with twitter is that the best thing about it is also simultaneously the worst thing about it:

the ease of access to information and how quickly it can spread

On one hand, it's great for spreading news/bringing awareness to issues, allowing creatives to be discovered, befriending people from anywhere in the world, innocuous memes and photos going viral, etc. Things can quickly take off within the blink of an eye which is awesome... when the information is accurate and/or it's not causing any undue harm to anyone

But that's the thing: misinformation can and is often easily spread just as quickly, which is dangerous

And, Im not sure if I'll be able to explain this as eloquently as Id like, but a more personal view/gripe I have is that, because of how quickly anything can spread, people have become so accustomed to a constant feed that updates at a high rate, that if something takes time or is a slow process, then they begin to demand updates, constant communication and get unruly [at best] if their wants are not met. People have learned that if they're "loud" enough, they will get what they want. Can being loud be beneficial? Absolutely. But I think it can also be harmful.

If that want is not met, it often leads to more aggressive thoughts/ideas/etc being spread at that same rapid speed which creates a very hostile environment to be in. This isn't to say that communities--namely fandoms--should never be informed of anything, but rather, that there is a severe lack of patience, empathy, and willingness to understand that I think is concerning.

That's not to mention the black-and-white thinking and lack of nuance but that's a conversation for another day.

#again not sure if i worded this in a way that accurately gets my point across #also not sure if/what to tag this as for blacklists so just lmk #and its not like this is really anything new #take a look at fanartists/writers for examples: #theres this expectation to constantly be pushing out content that has even bled into other fandom spaces #and this expectation is incredibly high compared to when the twt userbase was much smaller some-odd yrs ago

[impossibledial]

fellow clara oswald enthusiasts, why do we think clara said she “had” to be with danny pink in dark water?

#read tags #i always felt it was odd choice of words when watching. #the obvious thing to say to someone you love is ‘i need to be with you’ not ‘i have to be with you’. #before anyone jumps me: i’m not a dannyclara anti. i’ve grown to quite like them actually. #but whether or not danny had died i don’t i think they would have worked out and not due to doctorclara! #series 8 constantly showed they wanted different things from life. danny wanted to settle. clara wanted the adventure. #this is even shown to be true in last christmas when clara’s an old woman. #with or without the doctor she’s made for the adventure. #moffat himself said they wouldn’t have worked out because clara was too ready to lie to him. #it was in a behind the scenes commentary for the magician’s apprentice i think. or the whole of series 9. #but it’s on video and it’s there. #so back to clara saying ‘i have to be with danny pink’ #she says she will do WHATEVER IT TAKES and go WHEREVER HE IS to be with him. #she must know that includes dying. so why does she say she has to? #perhaps i’m looking to much into it. #clara oswald #twelfth doctor #danny pink #doctor who #clara oswald meta #doctor who meta #just tagging twelve because it’s his era.

[hpowellsmith]

I just want to let people know about my games and have some gentle chat with the people who play them or are interested in them, and learn about other games and books I might like without my words getting scraped or being bombarded with hate or bots every time I open it up, how is this too much to ask

I'm planning to stick around here for the moment but if you're planning not to do Tumblr anymore please follow me on itch, subscribe for free to my Patreon, or follow my Honor Bound thread on the CoG forum to keep up with what I'm up to. I hope to keep on doing this writing thing, but if no one knows what I'm making that possibility will fade out very fast!

Mostly due to panic, I'm very vaguely considering doing a free devlog newsletter, possibly folding my £1 Patreon newsflashes into it (they include more detail about what I've been writing, the writing process, and small previews), but have no idea about logistics or how much it costs - do you think you'd be interested in that?

to be clear, the newsletter would be free not paid!

#tech industry is a pit #to be clear I'm fortunate not to get bombarded with hate here #but I deleted twitter partly bc Everything and bc even with muted words I was seeing so much disgusting stuff that it made me anxious #this is the only social media site that doesn't regularly turn me into a ball of anxiety (jury's out on bluesky) #reddit is... fine but has its own techindustry issues and I've had some very odd interactions on there

[sipping-ambrosia-wine]

i wanted to weigh bad faith readings vs how clumsy the writing in Weapons Factory actually was to make people dislike luminara so much and. wow. she literally falls to her knees and despairs when she thinks barriss is dead.

#luminara unduli #luminara my beloved none of these bitches understand you 💚💚💚 #tcw #the clone wars #barriss offee #people really condemn her for being heartless and joke about how expendable barriss is to her #as though she wasnt entirely FLOORED by the idea of having lost her #all she knew was that barriss and ahsoka were ground zero of the explosion that took out the entire factory #like how on earth do you twist that against her? #dgmw the writing is pretty weird but the odds of them surviving were NOT great like come on #mine #they tried for anakin & ahsoka vs luminara & barriss for a hope vs pessimism comparison but then only show the drawback to facing reality #it wouldve been better if anakin had insisted they waste time searching the tunnels bc he KNOWS they got out in time #vs luminara overcoming her grief to push to search the center of the blast as thats objectively where theyre most likely to find them #and its actually a miracle on the master's pov when theyre found alive despite lumi's doubts but not where anakin wouldve had them looking #the padawan team ahsoka's trust wins out but barriss's perspective braces them for the worst #meanwhile luminara tackles not giving up and anakin DOESNT face the facts and luminara gives the wise words of needing to be able to let go

[ancient-day]

Heartbreaking! Goro Akechi doesn’t love or hate sweets, but a secret third thing (pleasantly neutral)

#jest replays p5r (gayass%) #akechi goro #Let me say that I will always defend having fun with headcanons. #But I always thought it a little odd that people jumped to him HATING desserts just because he said he wasn’t partial to them. #he can and does enjoy them! but he probably prefers other stuff. #but also lmao rip to however he used to feel about pancakes because now he can’t even stand the word #if we really want to speculate he might enjoy fruit tarts or something if he’s used to eating apples frequently #sources say he eats out a lot and tries the latest food trends for conversation pieces and that taste doesn’t matter to him #so i think he feels neutral about most foods. we can assume he likes sushi based on him actively bringing it up. #and he likes leblanc’s coffee #but however he feels about spicy food we know he can’t handle it well lmao

[airenyah]

rare momemt of @ranchthoughts and me not matching:

#THIS IS ODD #hurry and wake up @ranch so we can match again!!!! #airenyah plappert #maybe i should have waited to switch back until ranch was up #not to be dramatic but i'm losing all sense of self #who am i when i'm not (accidental) icon twins with ranch #(also i meant to commit to the bit so hard that i wouldn't comment my waipa phase with a single word bc i thought it would be funnier) #(turns out i can't) #(i just like talking way too much 🤭)

[constantvariations]

Why did they create such a useless character to show Cinder's backstory when Salem is literally right there AND the real question the audience wants answered???

Imagine if it had been Salem who stayed at the hotel and saw something of herself in the scrappy servant girl. She saw how the Madame treated little Cinder and offered a way out only if Cinder has the power to be useful to her. Maybe she put Cinder to a test of how far she was willing to go for freedom, or maybe Salem wanted something from the Madame that she wouldn't give so it was up to Cinder to provide

Either way, Salem gets a young disciple that's ruthlessly ambitious and easy to manipulate and Cinder gains the illusion of freedom under a new master

#rwde #ofc salem wouldnt be grimmified in this version bc she'd stand out too much to do under the table shit #or she still could be but the world actually looks like an anime like it did in the beacon days #v4 on is far too grounded in reality design-wise #where the hell are the folks w wild ass hair colors and styles?? the most we get is joannas green but she says like 10 words so who cares #tis some bullshit and why i refuse to call v4+ rwby an anime #anyway this was somehow prompted by me comparing vergil to cinderella #as you can see i am Completely Normal tm #ngl tho vergil is a better cinderella if instead of riches-rags-riches its power-powerless-power #cinder starts at the bottom so her baseline mentality is way off if you want to do a cinderella remake #rags to riches is abt underdogs clawing up the social ladder against all odds #but riches rags riches is abt reclaiming what was yours #if we use cinders random disdain towards schnees in v8 as inspiration we could have a story of rival businesses #cinders father gets booted from power/high society thanks to Jacques's maybe legal maybe not methods and meddling #could go several ways from there: #her father could die and she'd be left homeless and alone in the cruel underbelly of the wealthy and powerful #she could find work w the Madame and try to endure the abuse so she and her father can pay the bills #her father could straight up sell her to the madame #itd be a horrific way to learn the significance of power and how easily it can be taken #i wanna like cinder so bad but v5 on fucked her irreparably. she doesnt even dress well anymore ffs

[hekateinhell]

so there's an in-person bookclub thing in my city and they're gonna do iwtv soon but i'm torn on whether or not to go because like i'm sure it's just gonna be NORMAL people who are gonna talk gothic horror for one (1) afternoon and then move on with their lives

and then there's me who's like... WELL YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT I'M LIKE I DON'T THINK I'M FIT TO DISCUSS VC AROUND PEOPLE IN ANY SORT OF RESTRAINED CAPACITY

#idk it'd be so cool to have irl vampire friends to see often but the odds are low & I CAN'T BE TRUSTED AS SOON AS I HEAR THE WORD 'ARMAND' #i can't imagine what would come out of me 🫢🫢🫢 #hekate.txt

[azoosepted]

i must draw bl don x kurokumo ishmael yuri i must draw bl don x kurokumo ishmael yuri i must draw bl don x kurokumo ishmael yuri i must [dies]

#nothing more gay than dueling eachother in a turf war amirite or amirite #“Ishmael began to notice a pattern.” #“Surely enough / the bright eyed Salsu always found her way to her / as if she were seeking out Ishmael specifically.” #“Their blades would always find themselves clashing against each other / no matter the place and time of conflict.” #“For whatever reason / Ishmael began to anticipate their duels.” #“She began to eagerly await each battle between the Kurokumo Clan and the Blade Lineage.” #“And when a fight erupted / Ishmael would scan the crowd for the petite swordswoman.” #“It was only a matter of time before she’d inevitably show up / dashing in with her blade in hand.” #“And then a long / lengthy / and passionate duel would be had between the two.” #“Only a few thousand duels later / and raised eyebrows (as well as questioning) from Heathcliff did Ishmael realize:” #“She had stopped attempting to purposefully harm her opponent.” #“It was certainly odd / Ishmael had to admit. The way she found herself lost in the swordswoman’s eyes…” #“Or the way she felt almost dizzy looking at the swordswoman’s smile… 'Cute' had been a word Ishmael used to describe that grin—” #“Which had earned her a couple of raised eyebrows from her clanmates (and in Rodya’s case / a snicker.)” #“It was surely nothing though / Ishmael thought to herself / as she gripped the hilt of her katana.” #“Another battle was about to break out / after all…” #“And she could worry about the implications of the sensations she feels when fighting against that particular somebody afterwards.” #if i had a nickel for wvery time i hijacked the tags to write an entire minific #id have two nickels #which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice #anzu says shit #ishdon #limbus company #project moon #lcb ishmael #lcb don quixote