#The ABCs of Book Burning

[caffeinatedenough]

“Love isn’t like it is in the books.”

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

#repost #abc #quote #oneliner #life #true #truth #burn #savage #sassy #sass #love #relationship #advice #0930612n #fscottfitzgerald #book #bookworm

[greatrunner]

The more excerpts I read from Burn it Down, the more content I am in believing that entire industry needs to be reduced to ashes and it’s corpse blessed and hexed so that nothing emerges from it ever again, and the perps spend their living and afterlife in constant suffering.

#greatrunners meta #abc lost #sleepy hollow #burn it down #books

[teamfreewill2pointo]

Tumblr won't let me share the audio clip of Misha answering the last question from Crossroads, so here's a transcript.

[Fan] Um, it's kind of about Destiel so - [Misha] Perfect last question really

[Fan]So there's a show called 911 and - It's about firefighters and it's been going on for about seven seasons now. And recently in seven seasons it moved networks from Fox to ABC. And um, one of the main characters, he's a man named Buck and- he kissed another man and it's been said that by the actor who plays Buck on the previous network Fox, they wouldn't have been able to do that. So when they moved, they thought, okay, we can do it now because it's on a different network. So my question is, do you think if Supernatural had a new networks earlier on, or if the show was made later something like this could have happened between Dean and Cas? [Misha] If think that if the CW- [Fan 2] Fuck them! [Misha] had not been- Had not been so homophobic- [Audience cheers] [Misha] Dean and Cas would have been balls deep. [Audience cheers] [Rob] I think you just made a headline. [Audience cheers and laughs]

[Misha] I will tell you- I will answer that question um- in- in part earnest. I, I think that there's been a sea change in culture um broadly. When I joined Supernatural and- and- Destiel became this very like hush-hush thing on the internet that we weren't even supposed to talk about. Um, there was no way on God's green earth that anything like it, uh, a consummation of that kind of relationship would make it to the screen on our show. And by the end of the series, we had lasted for so long that the culture had changed and there had become an acceptance of the possibility that that kind of, like, Declaration of Love could happen. Um, I- I- I mean... When I was growing up, um, we used the word f*g as a filler all the time. It was like, just want to insult one another, and f*g, homo, like, that's what everyone was saying in elementary school. My kids see two dads or two moms dropping their peers off at school and it does not faze them at all. And there's none of that language in their schools. Now, I know that [Audience claps and I can't understand a few words due to clapping] we're decades away from eliminating homophobia in our society. But we've come so far and so I think the answer to your question is, yes, like had to show happened later on and had another 10 years to evolve who- who knows what could've happened. Um, I think that there would have been a lot more representation on the show, in general. We would have had more female directors. We would have had more female leads on the show. We would have had more people of color. A lot of things would have been different on the show, um, if it had just been 10 years later. Um, and there- and of course, like you know, the pendulum always swings. There's always a reaction to Evolution and, you know, in our country, we have the far right emerging and Neo-Nazis like, honestly taking, you know, like, seats of power and potentially, you know, for a second time, the presidency. It's- It's a pretty scary time.

[Rob] Book burning happening, you know? [Misha] What's that? [Rob] And book burning happening. [Misha] Yeah [Rob] You know, watching the show too- watching the rewatch podcast that I do with Rich, like- [Cheers] You see how much things have changed. There are certain things in the show where like, oh, then you wouldn't do that now. You know? [Rob] Like they use the word bitch all the time in the show and it's like- eugh- a little cringy, right? You know. [Misha] Yeah. Um, a lot of- there were a lot of things that we did that I don't think would stand the test of time at all now. But, um, we try to be better. [Rob] Also, I would just say, like, one thing I love about these rooms that this- this, um, family that we're here, in the Supernatural family, is like everybody is welcome and everybody's okay whoever you are, whatever you are, however you are- like, it's this is a safe space.

ETA: so it turns out that the enforcement at Starfury is different than the rules at jibcon or CE and I will not be sharing the audio clip. Jibcon officially has a no recording rule, which almost everyone in fandom ignores. Starfury is different.

#misha collins #supernatural #spn #spnfamily #spn family #crossroads #rob benedict #slurs #please let me know if i didn't get the speakers right #especially towards the end #i will get this audio out

[greenconverses]

PJO 1x01 and 1x02 thoughts

The first chapter monologue in the perfect way to open the show and establish Percy's voice from the beginning. Walker immediately nailed both Percy's sarcasm, impertinence, and anger, which is so so so critical for anchoring the show.

how dare you waste megan mullally like this (she's coming back later according to previews BUT STILL)

direction in the first episode, especially with the action scenes, was a little lacking. percy killing mrs. dodds was weirdly anti-climatic. the car chase could've been a bit more exciting and the minotaur was okay

I LOVE YOU SALLY JACKSON, BEST MOM ON THE PLANET.

I have seen some posts about Gabe being defanged but he's clearly still an abusive waste of space. The dude is answering her phone, unemployed, gambling away her money, it's red flag city up in here. Curious how they're going to show him in later episodes and what they'll do with the Medusa plotline.

Grover is one of those characters that I have very little emotional attachment to. He's just sort of... there in the books for me. But Aryan's a little cutie and he does a great job of acting like he's just a little bit older/mature than Percy. Loved his little back and forth with Sally in the cabin. Deeply underutilized in the second episode, but obvs he'll get more time later on.

is the dryad his mom???

I adore the set design for camp, especially the Big House and all the stained glass motifs. But WTF is up with all the skeletons in Cabin 3? get a better interior designer poseidon you fucking weirdo

Jason Mantzoukas' energy for Mr. D was perfect, no notes. Did love his interactions with Percy and Grover.

Chiron is... there?

Clarisse is perfectly cast. Luke is underwhelming so far, but he really hasn't gotten to do anything real meaty yet.

I'm ready to see more of Annabeth in future episodes because she really didn't do much more than lurk and be cryptic since they gave her role as guide to camp to Luke. (I am not a fan of this decision, but whatever, gotta set Luke up for ~ultimate betrayal)

Her exasperated shove of Percy into the lake was A+ but why was the trident so damn big lmao

Loved loved loved Percy's burning anger at his dad and wanting to make him show up. Excellent characterization

"I am Sally Jackson's son!" dead dead dead tell 'em perce

curious as to why the episodes are limited to 45 minutes because i think another 5-10 minutes on the runtime would've helped with some of the pacing issues. but the show's clearly cut with commercial breaks in mind so i'm guessing this is eventually going to air on the Disney Channel or ABC.

#pjo tv #percy jackson #it's a true adaptation which is really what we deserve at this point #looking forward to seeing how the rest of the season goes!

[aliens8n]

Nsfw ABCs [ Rollo Flamm ]

Hello! This is my first blog and writing so bare with me but I feel the primal urge to create such things! For now I’ll be taking requests for headcanons and Drabble only Twst only!  Anyway, time to feed the Rollo simps!

NSFW| Rollo Flamm x GN reader |

A = Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)

Rollo is a proper gentleman and believes that follow ups like after care should be common sense for anyone. If you have sex with someone, you’re supposed to clean up your bodies as he would consider it filthy if not. Though he would rather you be self-sufficient enough to do it yourself, he will clean you up nice and gently if you’re too drained; though expect some minor insults to slip out as he wipes you down with a warm rag. Rollo wouldn’t admit it but he does take pride in a way when you’re too much of a mess to do it yourself. After all he does believe that one should clean up the mess THEY caused. On a small side note since he would be relatively new to pleasure another, the aftercare part he was always more one of since he found it the easier thing to do in a sexual relationship.

B = Body part (their favorite body part of their partner’s)

He would absolutely love your hands. Oh how soft and comforting they were to hold. He loved the way they loved when they squeezed around the sheets on the bed as he kept his pace nice and steady as your hole squeezed around him. Rollo would have the tendency to slowly slide his hands down your arms only to then intertwine his fingers with yours and give em a nice firm squeeze. Even out of the bedroom he would randomly take your hand when he could and give them a soft kiss along each finger if he has time.

C = Cum (anything to do with cum, basically)

Due to not liking filthy things he usually pulls out and cums into a napkin or cloth he had placed out beforehand. Though on a very rare occasion he might cum right onto your back or stomach depending on the position. His cum would usually be thicker than the average person’s due to not really masterbaiting or having sex too often in general.

D = Dirty secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

Rollo secretly likes temperature play though he wouldn’t act upon this liking all too much. On special occasions when he does want to drabble in his weird sexual interest it would consist of you blindfold to raise your other senses as he holds a candle to your body and just inches the flame closer. Your reaction to the threatening flame would have him pretty rock hard. Don’t worry he wouldn’t let it burn you, the worst he would do  letting a few drops of wax drip on you.

E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they’re doing?)

Absolutely not. He would of  been a happy virgin for as long as he lived if he hadn’t met you. He had a low libido though it would have raised up a bit once with you. You would need to guide him through it the first few times until he got how to please your body the way you like it. Rollo might have crossed some erotic scenes in his books but he would be keeping notes. What he knows is what is taught in sex ed so that is about it! At least he would be aware of the clit and the purpose of it, but don't expect him to blow your socks off the first few times.

F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)

Basic missionary is all he requires and likes. It is a simple position that allows him to see most of you and get the job done. He wouldn’t be too reluctant if you asked for a different one as long as it wasn’t too much of a hassle to do. The only other position he enjoys is doggy style, once again, it is simple and gets the job done.

G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)

Rollo is a serious man and wouldn’t understand why anyone would goof off during sex. If you were to try to make a joke during an erotic moment he would go soft and lose interest almost immediately and probably give you a cringed out look too.

H = Hair (how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)

He would keep himself very well kept! Anything you expected from his normal appearance would be the same down below, nice and tame. And he would expect the same of you as well. 

I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)

The first time would be more like you’re a teacher so it would go quite slow as he wants to make sure he is doing it right of course, as well as study your reaction to certain things he does if he goes off script. After a while once he feels confident in his ability,  the pace would be about the same as he wants you to feel every little thing he does to you. Rollo wouldn’t admit this openly, but  he cherishes your body and the fact that  YOU are allowing him, of all people, to do such things to you.

J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)

Rollo doesn’t have the time nor feel the need to jack off. If he feels pent up he will come directly onto you or have you sent to his office to fix the problem head on.

K = Kink (one or more of their kinks)

As mentioned in another letter,  he would enjoy temperature play and some very soft bondage. He isn't a very kinky man but he might discover he likes orgasm denial if you manage to get punished by him. 

L = Location (favorite places to do the do)

 His office or bedroom. He will NOT do it any other place, and if you try to get frisky with him outside of those two places, he will end up ignoring you for the rest of the day and even cover his mouth with his handkerchief to hide his disgust. Thankfully, you are his lover so he wouldn’t be mad at you for too long- but definitely never try it again.

M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)

The simple things; such as the way your hips move as you walk, or how serious your expressions get when you’re determined or focused. What he finds most attractive is how you stand up to him and speak your mind; like you are the same level or better than him. Oh he can’t wait until he is alone with you to remind you of your place.

N = No (something they wouldn’t do, turn offs)

There’s a lot of no’s coming from this man. No heavy pda such as making out; a small kiss and hand holding for a bit is okay but any more than that going to get you shunned. No spitting or anything dirty. Rollo absolutely wouldn’t tolerate being degraded at any point during sexy time. 

O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)

Rollo prefers to give as he finds it less dirty than to have his own dick sucked. Since he was previously an inexperienced virgin, it would take him a bit to get the hang of it and he would have an inconsistent tempo, BUT once he gets some practice you will be cumming- or get real close to an organism. Now, returning to the receiving end: you would have to practically beg him if you want to give him head. Though he does find it a bit gross…HE WOULDN’T SAY HE HATES IT!

P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)

He is in between both fast and rough and slow and sensual. His speed is a moderate one. He wouldn’t be dreadfully slow, but he wouldn’t be  ramming in and out either. Rollo’s main goal would be to please you,  so he wouldn’t be in a rush to finish. 

Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)

Quickies are a waste of time. He doesn’t have time for them and if he did he would fill that time with something he deemed more productive. Rollo believes that  if he feels horny,  he will save that feeling for a time when he can have a full session with you. 

R = Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)

Nope! Safety first! He would always be sure to have condoms, and if you don't like that then that's fine since sex would only be in the safety of his office or bedroom- nowhere else; and during times he has NOTHING but you scheduled.

S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)

As many times needed until both parties have cummed at least once. Rollo has a decent stamina due to the lack of masterbaiting, and the use of his energy in general.

T = Toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on a partner or themselves?)

No toys for this strict, used to be a mega virgin,  man. Toys are of no use as he has you if he wants pleasure. Now he wouldn’t say no if you brought one and requested him to use it on you. Of course, after you explain how and show him how it works, but he would never seek them out himself.

U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)

At first, he would barely tease as these were learning sessions. Once comfortable, he will get a bit more adventurous and branch off from following your lead; he likes the foreplay more than the actual action of the deed. Rollo will plunge his fingers in and out of you until you beg him to just fuck you,  but you better be good at begging because a simple please and a few tears won’t satisfy him enough to actually fuck you. There will even be times when all he will use is his hands and possibly a toy if you request it. 

V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)

For the most part he is trying to keep his normal poker face, but if you get lucky enough you might look up to see a small scowl with his cheeks a light flush of pink. As for noise, he keeps it all in but you can catch a groan or two slip  as he thrusts in and out.

W = Wild card (a random headcanon for the character)

Though he may not say it, it would be clear that after a while you will notice he seems to like power play as long as he gets to be the one in charge. Even during the first few times when you are teaching him, he would act  as if he was the one demanding you to show him- as if you were no more than a mere little puzzle for him to toy with.

#rollo flamm #twst rollo #twst x reader #twisted wonderland smut #twisted wonderland #twst #lemon

[wildlife4life]

Tease Tidbit Tuesday

Tagged by @lemonzestywrites @malewifediaz @watchyourbuck @lover-of-mine @cal-daisies-and-briars @hoodie-buck @elvensorceress @spotsandsocks @rogerzsteven @exhuastedpigeon @gayedmundodiaz @daffi-990 @giddyupbuck @tizniz @hippolotamus @jesuisici33 @diazsdimples @wikiangela @aroeddiediaz and @disasterbuckdiaz.

So I know I'm getting to this kind of late today, but it is still Tuesday here! Here is a tiny tidbit of NFL Buck. (Everything NFL Buck)

Eddie does his best not eaves drop on any personal conversations in the firehouse, but when said information is just loudly stated to the person next to him, well it can't be ignored. "Chim any chance you can cover the afternoon part of Johnson's Friday shift? Hen can only cover the morning." Bobby asks the seasoned paramedic lounging on the couch end opposite of Eddie. Peeking over his book on notorious serial killers (Buck's latest binge, thanks to Netflix), Eddie watches Chimney's face furrow with concern, "Karen still fast tracking that project. Man. I'm proud of her and all, but she's going to burn out fast if she keeps these long lab hours up." Bobby hums in agreement and Eddie now understands why he has yet to meet Hen's wife. Though he has no right to even be marginally upset considering he's hiding a whole ass professional athlete boyfriend behind his nickname. "I don't mind covering, can always use the extra cash. Everything okay with Johnson?" Chimney asks. Cap grimaces, "Not exactly." Chimney looks slightly confused and Eddie can see the wheels turning in his head, trying to figure out why Johnson needed a shift covered. Short moment later, his face matches Bobby's, "Ah shit. Regina's moving forward with the divorce huh?" Eddie winces and can't help the surge of guilt because he's gone through divorce himself, but based on what he's hearing, Eddie relates more to Johnson's soon to be ex-wife.

The intro in the Shannon divorce arc... Hope you all enjoyed!

Still going to try some late tagging: @glorious-spoon @devirnis @bekkachaos @theotherbuckley @buddierights @try-set-me-on-fire @jeeyuns @rainbow-nerdss @thewolvesof1998 @eddiescowboy @eddiebabygirldiaz @spaceprincessem @athenagranted @evanbegins @malewifediaz @911onabc @911-on-abc @ladydorian05 @bigfootsmom @thekristen999 @spagheddiediaz @honestlydarkprincess @doublecheekeddiaz @buck-coded @prosperdemeter2 @transboybuckley @nmcggg @monsterrae1

#tease tidbit tuesday #tag game #my wip #911 abc #911 on abc #911 show #911 fic #buddie #buddie fic #evan buckley #eddie diaz #chimney han #bobby nash #nfl #quarterback buck #firefighter eddie #secret relationship #divorce #buck and his binges

[loveandleases]

(Our second fluff ABC's. This time for our hothead. You can find the first fluff ABC's here. Below the cut~)

A = Admiration - Cam admires honesty.

B = Body - Any part of MC, doesn't matter. Just know Cam is very much paying attention to all of their body.

C = Cuddling - There were many nights when MC and Cam were having a sleepover that Cam ended up half laying on MC. Cam loves to cuddle, and why not do that with your favorite person?

D = Dates - For Cam he would prefer something more laid back. While he would take MC out on the town if that is what they wanted, just having that one on one time is a plus in their book.

E = Emotions - They are known as our resident hot head for a reason. Cam can take a lot, he will bury it. (Looking at all those emotions he has pushed down for MC). If Cam feels someone is being rude or out of pocket just know he will do something about it. Even if it has nothing to do with him.

F = Family - For him, those people he considers famliy are the most important to him. Whether that is MC, or MC's aunt, even doggo. They matter to Cam. Now how that applies to his own siblings, you will just have to wait and see.

G = Gifts - He loves to give gifts, believes them to be little reminders of his appreciation. If you see the inside of Cam's room, you will see trinkets from many different points in his life. Things from his childhood, such as the first pebble MC gave him. To a stack of polaroids of Kara's first steps, to when he got the doggo for MC.

H = Holding Hands - He holds hands with such fervency. Afraid that if he lets go the person whose hand he was holding will cease to exist.

I = Injury - While Cam can handle pain thanks to growing up sick, he can't handle it when it has to do with people he cares about. When he saw MC's nose bleed (thanks Cam) he nearly fainted form the sight of blood. Just the idea of hurting someone gives him the ick. (unless that person is Chris.)

J = Jokes - Definitely a jokester, sometimes you just have to laugh to keep from crying. Sadly that is one of Cam's ideals. He will be sulking out of your view.

K = Kisses - Cam kisses with urgency, as if each one will be the last. Each one more dear than the one before.

L = Love - Cam has had love for people, platonically, and romantically. Though no love burns brighter or hurts as much as the one he has for his best friend. It's a love to never be given lightly or that expects anything in return.

M = Memory - He has many memories he holds dear, from the first word Kara spoke, to his first kiss. One of his favorite memories is prom, and when he headbutted Chris. (Okay that one yeah that one is top 5.)

N = Nightmare (what is one of their fears?) - One of his biggest fears is to be discarded. To be replaced and treated as if he never mattered at all. He can do without that.

O = Oddity (what is one quirk they have?) - MC will see Cam just grab at his hair and faceplant on the table, the couch even his bed. MC has yet to find out why but they always hear Cam mumbling things under his breath.

P = Pet Names (what do they like to call you?)- Red.

Q = Quality Time (how do they like to spend time with you?) - Cam prefers to just hang out, relax. Talk about your shared past and what coul be your future. Watch really cringey shows. Share a pint of ice cream together. Help in any way he can. Also…laundry.

R = Rhythm (what song do they hum to themselves, when they think no one is listening.)- He will hum anything even if he doesn't know the lyrics, his current go to is Say Yes To Heaven by Lana Del Ray.

S = Secrets (how open are they?) - With others he's not open at all, with MC like an open book. (well except for one secret he keeps close). He will never intentionally tell MC's secrets, those are sacred to him.

T = Time (how do they spend their time?) - Pining. Doodling in a journal he keeps hidden in a drawer. Taking horrible candid photos of people. Cam also likes to read, there will always be a book dog eared in his camera bag.

U = Upset (how do they act when they're upset?) - Depends on how upset he is. While somethings he will bottle, other things will make him out swear a sailor. Cam gives it his all in a lot of things, especially when it comes to cussing someone out. Did they bump into MC, alright hes going to tell them their mother should have swallowed. Our boy is fiesty sometimes to a fault. But it's because he truly cares.

V = Vaunt (what are they proud of? Do they like to show you off?) - Their accomplishments. While his parents don't recognize how good he is as a photographer, Cam is truly good at it. At capturing a moment or an idea just with photos. It's something he prouds himself on. If he sucks at everything else, at least he knows this is the one thing he can do.

W = Warrior (how do they feel about you fighting? Would they fight for you, beside you, etc?) - He has a scar on the back of his thigh from doing just that. Cam will fight for you, beside you. To him it doesn't matter. You just tell him where to throw that punch.

X = X-Ray (how well are they able to read you?) - Very well. There will be times when Cam can read MC better than he can himself. He won't always know when something is wrong or whats wrong, especially if your relationship changes. He will try his best to figure out whats wrong.

Y = Yes (how would they propose to you?) - I can't give all the details away, but it would depend. It's not that he wouldn't plan it, it's just likely that he would be so overcome with emotion that he just blurts it out.

Z = Zen (what makes them feel calm?) - Someone touching their hand or a hug. He never really got them from his family so to him it's not only shocking when someone does it but its so comforting to him that he wishes it would never end.

#loveandleases #love and leases #cam #fluff #alphabet #fluff alphabet

[animusrox]

My 96th Academy Awards Predictions

BEST PICTURE - Oppenheimer BEST DIRECTOR - Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer BEST ACTRESS - Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon BEST ACTOR - Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - Celine Song, Past Lives BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY - Cord Jefferson, American Fiction BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE - The Zone of Interest, United Kingdom BEST ANIMATED FEATURE - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - 20 Days in Mariupol BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer BEST EDITING - Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer BEST COSTUME DESIGN - Holly Waddington, Poor Things BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP - Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou, and Lori McCoy-Bell, Maestro BEST SOUND - Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn, The Zone of Interest BEST VISUAL EFFECTS - Godzilla Minus One BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN - Poor Things BEST ORIGINAL SONG - “What Was I Made For?”, Billie Eilish and Finneas, Barbie BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT - Wes Anderson and Steven Rales, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar BEST ANIMATED SHORT - Jared and Jerusha Hess, Ninety-Five Senses BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT - Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic, The ABCs of Book Banning

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#96th academy awards #predictions #movies #kane52630 #the oscars

[mostlysignssomeportents]

When you’re a novelist bargaining with five publishing houses, or a filmmaker bargaining with four studios, or a musician bargaining with three labels, or a games author bargaining with two mobile app stores, or an audiobook creator bargaining with one audiobook store, then getting more copyright doesn’t make you any better off.

Giving more copyright to a creative worker under those circumstances is like giving your bullied schoolkid extra lunch money. It doesn’t matter how much lunch money you give your kid — the bullies are just going to take it.

In those circumstances, giving your kid extra lunch money is just an indirect way of giving the bullies more money. Give the bullies enough money and they’ll be able to afford an international ad campaign:

Think of the hungry children!

Give them more lunch money!

The idea of protecting creators with individual, bargainable rights reframes us not as workers but as businesses: LLCs with MFAs. Our negotiations with our bosses are B2B: just two artificial persons, each with its own EIN, facing each other down across a board-room table.

But the individual creative worker who bargains with Disney-ABC-Muppets-Pixar-Marvel-Lucasfilm-Fox is not in a situation comparable to, say, Coca-Cola renewing its sponsorship deal for Disneyland.

For an individual worker, the bargain goes like this: “We’ll take everything we can, and give you as little as we can get away with, and maybe we won’t even pay you that.”

- Everything Made By an AI Is In the Public Domain: The US Copyright Office offers creative workers a powerful labor protective

THIS IS THE LAST DAY FOR MY KICKSTARTER for the audiobook for "The Internet Con: How To Seize the Means of Computation," a Big Tech disassembly manual to disenshittify the web and make a new, good internet to succeed the old, good internet. It's a DRM-free book, which means Audible won't carry it, so this crowdfunder is essential. Back now to get the audio, Verso hardcover and ebook:

http://seizethemeansofcomputation.org

Going to Burning Man? Catch me on Tuesday at 2:40pm on the Center Camp Stage for a talk about enshittification and how to reverse it; on Wednesday at noon, I'm hosting Dr Patrick Ball at Liminal Labs (6:15/F) for a talk on using statistics to prove high-level culpability in the recruitment of child soldiers.

On September 6 at 7pm, I'll be hosting Naomi Klein at the LA Public Library for the launch of Doppelganger.

On September 12 at 7pm, I'll be at Toronto's Another Story Bookshop with my new book The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation.

#labor #copyright #public domain #ai #creative workers #hype #criti-hype #enshittification #llcs with mfas #solidarity #collective power

[bestsynthpop]

Synthpop Bracket 1: Round 1 matchups

Thomas Dolby: Europa and the Pirate Twins vs. Howard Jones: What Is Love?

M: Pop Muzik vs. Missing Persons: Destination Unknown

Sparks: Cool Places vs. Spandau Ballet: To Cut A Long Story Short

Company B: Fascinated vs. Soft Cell: Tainted Love

The Buggles: Video Killed the Radio Star vs. Prince: Raspberry Beret

Magazine 60: Don Quichotte vs. Visage: Fade to Grey

Erasure: Oh L'Amour vs. Giorgio Moroder: Chase

Bronski Beat: Smalltown Boy vs. Peter Gabriel: Shock the Monkey

Sparks: Number One Song In Heaven vs. Strawberry Switchblade: Michael Who Walks By Night

Camouflage: The Great Commandment vs. The Human League: (Keep Feeling) Fascination

Tubeway Army: Are Friends Electric vs. a-ha: Take On Me

Kate Bush: Running Up That Hill vs. Ministry: Every Day is Halloween

Laurie Anderson: O Superman vs. Shriekback: Nemesis

ABC: The Look of Love vs. Pet Shop Boys: It's a Sin

The Human League: Don't You Want Me vs. Herbie Hancock: Rockit

Heaven 17: (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang vs. Newcleus: Jam On It

Falco: Der Kommissar vs. Til Tuesday: Voices Carry

New Order: Blue Monday vs. Electronic: Getting Away With It

Debbie Deb: When I Hear Music vs. Sandra: Maria Magdalena

Men Without Hats: Safety Dance vs. Ultravox: Vienna

Baltimora: Tarzan Boy vs. The Nails: 88 Lines About 44 Women

Thomas Dolby: She Blinded Me With Science vs. Tom Tom Club: Genius of Love

Book of Love: Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls vs. Pet Shop Boys: West End Girls

Siouxsie and the Banshees: Cities In Dust vs. Howard Jones: New Song

Fad Gadget: Collapsing New People vs. Jun Togawa: Suki Suki Daisuki

Exposé: Point of No Return vs. Sly Fox: Let's Go All the Way

New Order: Bizarre Love Triange vs. Bananarama: Cruel Summer

Devo: Girl U Want vs. Bronski Beat: Hit that Perfect Beat

Erasure: A Little Respect vs. Talking Heads: Burning Down the House

Anything Box: Living in Oblivion vs. David Bowie: Ashes to Ashes

Peter Schilling: Major Tom vs. The The: Infected

Devo: Whip It vs. The B-52s: Rock Lobster

#bracket 1 #round 1

[elfqueen006]

What You Can't Have (1/?)

Sunny Day Jack x "Puddin" x Shaun

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A self insert I been dwelling on and only thought now was the best time to write during my cold.

This is just something I'm doing for fun.

“Good morning!”

I freeze when he greets me. He smiles at me and everything goes haywire. My insides turn to jelly. My skin burns. And it becomes hard to breathe. Still I give him a curt nod and smile before continuing to the living room.

“Aren’t you gonna have breakfast?”

Right. I’ve been trying to ignore the savory scent of melted butter and salted pork coming from the kitchen. But now that he’s openly acknowledged it I can’t just turn it away. It’d be rude considering he went through the trouble to cook anyway. I give a brief mhm and hurry to the dishware but he insists on fixing me a plate. He’s really hard to avoid when he’s so nice.

I’m practically drooling as I take my first bite of the golden pancakes, the ends perfectly crusted and crunching softly in my mouth. Sunny Day Jack sits across from me. Head rested in his hands as he smiled warm and adoring. I can’t help the upward twitch of my lips when I glance up. He’s just so infectious. Still, I try to hurry and eat. If Shaun saw me I’d never hear the end of it…

Creek. Speak of the devil.

Shaun sees me first and yawns, “Morning.” Then he sees the plate. And then Jack. He casts a long stare at the latter.

“Who… made breakfast?” Shaun asked.

“I did!” Jack chirped, his sweet smile now tighter than before, “Would you like some?”

“I think I’ll pass.” Shaun replied bluntly. I glance between my two roommates, watching for any sudden movements or change in expression.

“I-It’s really good.” I mutter, trying to alleviate the mood.

Shaun walks past me and pinches my stomach fat, “I can see that, puddin’.”

I frown and swat his hands away. He never let me live down that stupid nickname since he’d read it in a convo with my mom via text. Since then he used it more in his vocabulary than the ABCs.

Jack watches him silently as he heads into the kitchen and fixes himself some coffee. He glances over to me and sips his beverage for a painstakingly long time.

Jack spoke up, “You might as well get yourself a plate, caffeine if practically all you have in the mornings.”

Shaun shook his head. “Got a meeting today. Olivia wants me there as soon as I can be.”

Jack’s brow twitches at the mention of her name, “Olivia?”

Shaun says nothing, heading back to his room presumably to get dressed. I swallow my last chunk of food, fork tapping against an empty plate. “He must really be in a hurry.” I said.

“Olivia works him too much…” Jack replied, taking his own sip of coffee in a mug. For those wondering, Olivia was Shaun’s agent. She booked him meetings, forwarded his pitches and scripts to very important people in the movie business and sat in on all his calls and overlooked his contracts. I didn’t know much about her but presumably they were very close before then. They shared the same fashion sense and interests so it’d make sense…

From the looks of it she cared a lot about Shaun, so she pushed him harder. Jack didn’t seem to like that.

“I-I should get going too.” I said, standing up. I nearly fell off my chair trying to get away from the table. Once I’m dressed for work I make a beeline toward the door, where funny enough Shaun was waiting. He was dressed in a turtleneck sweater and dark trousers with dress shoes. His locks were wrapped up in a high ball. His eyeliner and eyeshadow were more prominent, though skillfully applied.

Jack followed behind me and smiled at the two of us. “You both look great!” He said, “I could accompany one of you to work if you’d like!”

“We’re fine,” Shaun said, still giving him a stony look. He turns to leave and immediately I follow his lead like I’m some kind of lackey. It’s slightly pathetic of me, but Shaun wasn’t a guy to keep waiting when on the clock. I cast a glance at Jack’s somber face as we left. I didn’t even get to thank him for the breakfast.

I wish it didn’t have to be like this.

It was three months ago. Summer had reached its end.

I visited a local thrift shop around the corner from my apartment. I wasn't there to buy clothes or anything… I had that much dignity! But they often held the coolest antiques and trinkets you couldn't find anywhere else. When I got to the checkout stand the cashier that rang me ended up tossing something into my bag. She hadn't even charged me for it.

I guess I should've caught that something was off then, but I paid no mind and went on my way.

When I got home I finally got a good look at the tape. It black and had the words '84 Incident written on it in dark red scrawl.

There was definitely something shady about this tape. I should've gotten rid of it then, but the first thing that came to mind was how much I thought Shaun would've liked something like this. It could easily be used as a prop in one of his horror projects. And I was already holding on to something of his before he moved in. I decided to hold off on it…

October soon came, along with my new roommate. We exchanged our pleasantries and got him settled in until finally I showed him the tape. It hadn't warranted the exact reaction I was hoping for. He said the aura around the tape wasn't right… I knew the situation was dire now. Shaun was a witch. Or … I think the proper term is Wiccan? Whatever the case, he knew a lot more about this spiritual stuff than I did. And he decided to sit in with me while we watched the tape.

Apparently after a minute or so, we both blacked out. And then Jack was there. I remember that day vividly, because as soon as my friend laid eyes on Jack he screamed like a madman and left the apartment.

I didn't see him for a few days after that. I got more acquainted with Jack within that time. But that proved to be a mistake by the time Shaun returned.

"Is it still here?" He'd said. Shaun's eyes were bloodshot and baggy, likely from a lack of sleep. I confirmed that yes, Jack was still there, and Shaun steeled himself for any further interactions that occurred between him and what he deemed "The Spectre".

#somethings wrong with sunny day jack #sunny day jack #sunny day jack fanfiction #sdj x you #sunny day jack x mc #sdj jack #sdj shaun #self insert #self insert x canon #suspense #fluff #BFC #my fics

[extasiswings]

As someone who never watched bones, the bones blueprint???

What is the Bones blueprint? WELL, LET ME TELL YOU. So Bones is the show with one of, if not THE hetero slow burn ship of classic Fox procedural shows in the mid-2000s-early 2010s. (Pretty much every main network had at least one major procedural slow burn at a time. Fox had X-files, then Bones. ABC had Castle. CBS had NCIS and The Mentalist…you get it). So, let me set the stage with our characters:

Seeley Booth, played by David Boreanaz. Booth is an FBI Agent and former Army Ranger (with a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart and a certain amount of PTSD that he doesn’t like to discuss). Catholic. Complicated relationship with his family. More than a little repressed. Definitely needs therapy (and gets it eventually—at first when he’s required to go, and voluntarily in later seasons). Good at and devoted to his job. Single Dad who feels like he missed out on a lot of the early years of his son’s life and worries about being a good father (he asked his ex to marry him when she got pregnant, but she turned him down even though she loved him—at least early on in the series even though they aren’t together it’s discussed that they have a tendency to fall into bed not infrequently) [I swear I’m not making this up]. Anyway, you get the picture.

And behind Curtain No. 2, we have:

Temperance Brennan (Bones), played by Emily Deschanel. Brennan is a forensic anthropologist. Super smart, super scientific, doesn’t have great social skills, but definitely has the whole “perceived as cold but actually feels things very deeply” thing going on. Tragic backstory. She’s also a novelist.

So! Booth and Brennan. They work together, they’re partners, they solve murders. And, naturally, they have the whole opposites thing that works for them—she’s very book smart, he’s very street smart, she believes in facts and science and logic, he believes in intuition and gut feelings and faith, etc. etc. As is often the case with the aesthetic of the crime procedural slowburn ship, they start out sort of reluctantly working together, but eventually develop a real partnership built on trust and friendship (and love!).

Early on, she has some things in her past with her family that she asks for his help investigating so that she can get answers. There’s also a time in the second season where Brennan gets kidnapped by a serial killer and buried alive while Booth is stuck trying to find her, which in addition to still being just An Episode(™) remains one of the great, classic, early-in-the-slowburn “I almost lost you and it made me feel Some Kinda Way, but no no we’re just friends really, nothing to see here” defining arcs, especially since Brennan starts dating someone not too long after. The same serial killer returns in season four and snatches Booth that time, and then it’s Brennan’s turn to find him (with the help of Booth’s younger brother). Anyway, classic slow burn—there’s a lot of Implication that you could read into if you wanted throughout the first several seasons, but not necessarily super concrete (although they get caught under the mistletoe once), and there are several rounds of saving each other in various ways as over the years they just become closer and closer until they’re Partners(™) in every way (even when they’re dating other people).

What’s making me yell and scream today though, is: the S4 finale and S5. In the S4 finale, Booth is in a coma after having brain surgery. He has a wild coma dream where he and Brennan are married and they run a nightclub, but there still ends up being a murder—ANYWAY, irl Brennan basically spends the whole time he’s in a coma at his bedside, but then he wakes up and he has no memory of who she is. Pivot to S5, Booth remembers her again, and also feels like he might have romantic feelings for her, but (in part because of some third party commentary) questions whether they’re real or just a side-effect of the surgery. He sort of tells her anyway, but flubs it massively. Later in the season, we get Booth’s son being concerned that his dad doesn’t have a girlfriend, both Booth and Brennan separately getting relationship advice from third parties, and Brennan getting asked out by a new guy. And then! The 100th episode.

The 100th episode, which reveals the start of the series wasn’t their first case, they worked together once before and kissed and almost slept together, but hadn’t ended up going all the way. And after they’re done telling their story, Booth finally stops and kisses her and gets to give his big damn love confession, lays it all on the line, tells her he’s always known she was the one and wants to really try…and she freaks out and cries and turns him down, and he accepts it but says he has to move on. And then they both date other people before fully running away from each other for many months (Brennan on an anthropological dig, Booth back to Afghanistan for the military). (And then, when they come back, she’s ready to put on her big girl pants and give it a shot, except that he went and got a girlfriend who he seems happy with so we all get to suffer through a season of angst and pining while he proposes to someone who isn’t Brennan etc while everyone else is like “you’re still in love with her though” but they do sleep together by the end of S6 and ultimately get married and have two more kids (not in that order)).

So, yeah—the blueprint! Making me especially crazy because here we are with Buddie on a Fox procedural, 4 seasons since they really started trying it seems to make Buddie something potentially real, and Buck is heading into a coma where he's about to hallucinate another life, and the 100th episode is coming up near the beginning of next season (and I really hope Fox learned from Bones that there's such a thing as dragging out the slow burn too much and just lets them be happy after the big damn feelings reveal but XD).

#chapel talks #chenfordsblog #me: I've connected the dots #everyone: /backing away slowly

[parhkerscomplex]

𓂃 [ 10:59 pm ] ー GETOU SUGURU. late night studying with getou ! - ( school au )

you struggled to keep your eyes open. you dart your eyes to your digital alarm clock that was placed on the corner of your desk: 10:59 pm. you're tired, you want to sleep — you don't want to study for another second, minute, or hour. but your boyfriend says otherwise..

"earth to y/n," getou snaps his fingers in front of your face, pulling you out of your trance. "y/n.."

you groan, leaning in your black office chair. "'m tired, getou." you complained, rubbing your eyes in hopes your tiredness would magically disappear. it doesn't, unfortunately.

getou sits beside you at the desk, and your thick math book lies in front of you two. with its opened pages, it's stuck in the middle of the book with the lesson, trigonometry. you hated math with a deep, burning passion. pissed off by the fact that some historical figure had some nerve to put abc's with 123's. and it doesn't help that you have an upcoming quiz at the end of the week.

"you asked for my help, and now you're getting it." getou speaks with a sigh in his words. he did feel bad, but he also wanted you to pass the quiz. he'll do anything for you, as to why he is helping you.

you suck your teeth, "this is so fucking dumb." you put your face in your hands before drawing a big breath. "i'm 'bout to cheat —"

"no." your boyfriend crosses his arms, shooting you a disdainful glare. "you're not cheating, hell no."

"since when did you care about my grades, dad?" you mirror his glare back at him, mocking him. you calling him your dad catches him off-guard but he ignores it and changes the subject anyway.

"another hour, okay?" he suggests, his voice growing a bit soft and so does his facial expression.

you groan and whine at his words, and he can't tell if he's dating a teenager or a toddler. "not another hourrr..." you slouch in your chair.

getou thinks for a quick moment, "if you study for one more hour, i'll take you to that nice restaurant we passed the other da —"

immediately, you sit up and you forget that you were sleepy just a second ago. "bet." you earned a smug look from your boyfriend.

© — parhkerscomplex : do not steal, modify, claim, or put my work up on different sites. you will be blocked and reported.

#— made by parker #getou suguru #getou x poc reader #jujutsu kaisen x reader #jujutsu kaisen

[half-oz-eddie]

Bad Boys Do Bad Things

Billy admitted after reading stories in the Bible that the thought of eternal damnation sounded pretty fucking hot to him—literally and figuratively.

S is for Stygiophilia ( arousal by thoughts of hell and eternal damnation)

This is the 19th fic in my Harringrove Kinktober ABCs A series of 26 unrelated ficlets about Billy and Steve, each one written for a kink that starts with every letter of the alphabet.

@harringrovekinktober

Billy was a nonbeliever. Mostly read the Bible to make fun of it.

Steve had his beliefs, far and few. He believed in fate, miracles, and that there was a God, whenever Billy was blowing him like a goddamn trumpet. 

 It was love at first sight for the two of them. Billy wasn’t much of a believer in love before Steve, but a pretty boy like Harrington was quite convincing.

So Billy let himself have this one little thing. This faith in something. 

As far as religion was concerned, though. He laughed in its face. Saw it as a false hope for the hopeless. He couldn’t be bothered with it.

He liked to read the most gruesome tales from the Bible, those that described eternal damnation or suffering in great detail.

“Y’know,” Billy started up with Steve “according to this book here, you and I are considered an abomination.”

“How come? Because we’re in a same-sex relationship?”

“Supposedly.” Billy pressed his lips against Steve’s, smirking sinisterly. “And I let you fuck me raw in the ass every goddamn night, like the nasty son of a bitch you are.”

Steve laughed, pushing Billy away. “Shut up.”

“But doesn’t it sound so fucking hot? Literally—but also…super fucking sexy, to burn for all the nasty things we do on earth? Kinda makes me wanna do it on purpose.”

Steve raised a brow. “You wanna go to Hell?”

“I don’t think I’d mind being eternally damned with you, pretty boy. We’ve lived a life of sin from the very beginning.”

Keep Reading On Ao3

#harringrove kinktober ABCs #harringrove fanfiction #caliscoops

[pensbridge]

an old, OLD list fr. me rewatching Bridgerton & writing notes that I didn't finish cuz I'm lazy

Big Polin Watch b4 Season 3 Comes Out

(Things I noticed, liked.. or a general list of key things ahead the new season)

1x01

1813

Oh my god! They literally told you Penelope was Whistledown if you hadn't read the books! "3 misses foisted upon the marriage mart..by their tasteless, tactless mama."-LW; "Is she to breathe, mama?"-Pen

Penelope Featherington (*LW hint confirmed by Nicola)

They introduce the Featheringtons on screen before they do the Bridgertons.

(This might be random, but there appears to be a dog in the Bridgerton painting with ABC).

We talk abt Pen's childish fashion chosen by her mom but in the first ever scene w/Eloise, she wears a dress very similar to Hyacinth next to her (also a giant flower in her hair).

Colin inserts himself to hurry Daphne along (showing up again in trying to help Pen??)

Mr. "everyone likes me" 'approval-seeking behavior' Colin Bridgerton (s3! s3!)

Based on the LW readings, we can already see that Pen views Eloise in admiration. She calls the Bridgerton sisters beautiful, but then also notes her as "perfect," (though bleeding with sarcasm) a reading that is placed directly after Eloise screams for Daphne to hurry, which is definitely placed to signal how Eloise is outspoken in numerous ways & later speaks her mind.

Does Colin glance at Pen when she & Eloise wave to each other across the way??

"But as we may know the brighter a lady shines, the faster she may burn."~LW (abt Daphne)

Penelope says Lady Bridgerton has allowed Eloise to delay for 1 yr, not that Pen was pushed up with her sisters 🤔?

?Possible RMB Easter Egg: At Danbury's ball, a young woman who appears to have redish (yes, I'm colorblind it's blonde) hair talks abt showing her watercolors to a gentleman. Is this a Felicity look alike to reference the proposal scene in the book? No. I'm reaching, ok.

Empty Penelope Dance Card Spotting!Brought up by Nicola/fans/WhatABarb pod(?) b4 -> Colin has never signed her dc 👀

Portia- (tmstmp: 39:48) [talking about a young lady going off unchaperoned [most likely to foreshadow Marina]; though will she suspect Polin "compromising" before marriage??

Colin glances at Penelope playing with the dog. (This has been pointed out numerous times.)

Lady D. & Lady B. conspiring to get Daphne & Simon together. Could conspiring come up again between them in season 3 w/Polin?

Bloomsbury mention @Bridgerton dinner (-20:32) [could be used as a reference to what will come later for Colin, despite the line coming out of Benedict's mouth]

^Also, Colin mentions of who knows if LW is a she; Eloise counters to his claim that LW must be a man, being so clever; and Colin replies w/a cheeky smirk/smile. Oh the surprise to occur when he finds out will be rich!

The Moment Colin Dances with Pen after Cressida spills her drink-This moment becomes even more meaningful when you remember Colin is in pursuit of courting Marina already t/o the ep. (& how it could be perceived; then again maybe he is clueless how it could be perceived)

NOTE: The juxtaposition of 1x01 how Colin denies a dance w/Cressida in front of a crowd in favor of Pen to 2x08 when Colin loudly proclaims never courting Penelope to a crowd (and it is also abt a dance) to hopefully a loud proclamation of pride in s3

#might as well post b4 the szn #bridgerton #polin #penelope featherington #colin bridgerton #eloise bridgerton #daphne bridgerton #portia featherington #hyacinth bridgerton #lady whistledown #violet bridgerton #lady danbury #rmb #bridgerton rewatch #1x01

[pears-trinkets]

I watched a tiktok some days ago where OP was talking about their art variating in quality according to what they were drawing. Like for example when they were doing commissions quality plummeted and they'd ragequit because it was so frustrating even if they wanted to make it work but when they were drawing fanart for a series they loved it would be on a completely different professional level

And then they explained how they talked to a friend about it and the friend asked them

"Well are you passionate about art or are you passionate about the media you're drawing?"

Which sounds so simple and obvious but I literally needed it to be spelled out like that for it to click??

I feel like some kind of spell has been lifted a bit since then? I dont know

But all my life I was passionate about art itself and was only drawing TO DRAW but then with the internet and fandoms (that bring community and more engagement thats passionate in itself) but also art school and pressure to make a living out of it and to not get lost in the algorithm I was actually mad at myself why I couldn't draw fanart and capture that fanart vibe etc as others could but it was literally just not my main thing and wouldnt be sustainable longtime on its own

And I've literally burned myself out doing that and ever since I thought I'd use series and fanart like a crutch to get myself going again because I couldn't even imagine doing it on my own without any help but I've been actually doing myself a disservice with that?

I was trying to mend my problem with anime and movies and books and games but that's not what was broken to begin with

Its just such a different approach to everything to think "I'm getting my passion, love and joy for art back" and "I'm getting my passion for the media I love back through fandom and their passion I can piggyback off of" and how it makes things work from within and I feel stupid for thinking like that

Because at the end of the day it comes down to you and having to sit with yourself while drawing and how that's making you feel

And now it absolutely makes sense how so many people I knew were doing art but actually hated it and talked negatively about it and had no fun in art itself because they just wanted to contribute or show their love to a fandom but didnt enjoy doing it through drawing

And why we couldn't really connect because of these different approaches because while I was like DRAWING DRAWING DRAWING they were CHARACTER ABC CHARACTER ABC CHATACTER ABC

I dont know

It has been such an impactful thing I thought I might as well share it for anyone who needs it

The creator on tiktok is @ almostzander and they also concluded that it was an audhd hyperfixation problem and I'm still letting that simmer a bit in my head because I think that everyone experiences this on some level like just doing something for the wrong reasons to put it simple but I also think we are definitely more deceptive to that!

(this is me letting it simmer)

#audhd #drawing