#another banner year

[daenerys-targaryen]

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#my mom drank and went to bed without even saying goodnight or happy new year!! #I am so sad rn #another banner year #leah rambles

[emmasaviorswan]

Thank you for all of the birthday wishes I feel very spoilt 😳

I hope to answer a few threads today but alas it's a work day so bare with me 🎂

#emmasaviorswan #emma swan #ooc #another banner year #very lucky

[shares-a-vest]

@steddiemas Day 31: New Year's Eve Traditions & Activities

Happy New Year everyone! Just a short little Steddie ringing in 1987 to round out steddiemas. Thank you so much to @steddieasitgoes for creating and hosting this event. I had so much fun writing festive Steddie things all month and I hope everyone enjoyed!

“Happy New Year, Stevie,” Eddie says as he shimmies under the covers.

He hums contentedly, curling a grabby hand up from under their blanket, beckoning Steve to join him.

“Is it twelve already!” Steve exclaims, one knee on the bed.

He stills, squinting at (his) clock on Eddie’s side of the bed but can’t make out the numbers.

“Nope,” Eddie hums, “It’s only 10 pm. A hard-earned early night, I’d say.”

He grins, his closed eyes crinkling at the edges.

Steve scoffs, folding back the plaid bed sheets.

“Who are we?” he mutters, “10 pm…”

He moves into position with ease, tangling his legs with Eddie’s and resting his head on his chest. Steve tucks his hand just under Eddie’s long-sleeved flannel sleep shirt, resting his palm against puckered skin that has only just started to feel like it’s healing. Well, as best as the half-chewed-up left side of Eddie’s body can heal...

He squeezes Eddie tight, greedily holding him as close as possible, wishing away thoughts of this past Spring.

Eddie must sense it because soon a hand is in his hair, gently scratching at his scalp. His eyes droop at the sensation.

“Plans for ‘87, sweetheart?” Eddie wonders aloud, breaking a long moment of silence.

His chest thrums with every word, a steady heartbeat going along with it.

“A year with you…” Steve sighs, letting his eyes fall shut.

“Sap,” Eddie chuckles, even though he still kisses the top of his head.

“And…” he yawns, “Not a monster in sight.”

“Sounds… good,” Eddie agrees, just as sleepy.

#here's to another year with these silly boys #steddiemas #oopsie this banner is a bit big lol #steddie #steve harrington #eddie munson #steddie ficlet

[r-aindr0p]

Flame, flame,

Armageddon we proclaim

Flame, flame

Fire now shall reign

Loosing a bit more sanity every day as glorious masquerade event approaches heehee

#twisted wonderland #rollo flamm #twst rollo #ready to violently seize masquerade Idia and shake him #also going to eat club wear rook #going bonkers only thinking abt these banners #might try to get malleus too if i am lucky enough #gotta wait another year for rollo aaahjvfdhjbdebjhvdfbjhcdsjbhcfd #twst shitpost

[clockworkreapers]

well, i got everyone who gave me their trolls for the new banner, and here is the past banners as well for everyone to see, thank you for 4 years! https://discord.com/invite/fantroll

#look at all those trolls #so many boosters and friends over the years #soon enough time will pass to when we do another banner but thats for next year #art #artwork #fantroll #fantrolls #fantroll discord #discord #homestuck #hiveswap #wow you can see my art sorta improve over the 4 years too

[tony-stark-stuff]

Happy Birthday Tony Stark 🥳

#Cheers to another year 🥂 #happy birthday tony stark #iron man #tony stark #steve rogers #bruce banner #thor #pepper potts #rhodey #natasha romanoff #clint barton #I love him so much

[gaymarasov]

Hey fun fact about BG3’s development process is that they actually had to take the line “loyal as a pup and twice as pretty” away from Shadowheart after EA for public safety reasons. Only one drop-dead gorgeous woman with outrageous mommy issues is allowed to say that line per year in order to prevent complete and utter lesbian catastrophe (self explanatory) and Mara Sov had already said it to Petra Venj offscreen upwards of 10 times by the time that BG3 released. Absolutely a bummer but maybe they’ll give it back to Shadowheart next year. Rooting for you guys.

#though with the way this season is going and with the final shape being delayed I seriously doubt it #strong feeling Mara is holding on to the patent for at least another year #this almost stayed in my drafts but then I went to swipe away a notif banner and hit post instead #oops! I’m still right

[solace-seekers]

an apollo kid with the gift of prophecy but they only use it to create incredibly specific banners to use when the moment arises

#ones just ‘congrats!! your sons boyfriend is a wanted criminal in 37 countries!!’ #another’s ‘womp womp; your husband of 6 years just got framed for murder :/‘ #and so on #this idea is so funny to me #just the ‘wait! don’t move! i have a banner perfect for this’ #pjo #hoo #pjo/hoo #apollo cabin #camp half blood

[halffizzbin]

No you see, I CAN’T go five consecutive seconds without grinding my teeth together because the second you relax your jaw, that’s when they get you

#who’s ’they?’ #I don’t fucking know! I’m so fucking tired!!!!! #another banner year in the books lol

[childofaura]

If you're still doing the favourite art for the characters which is your fav for Hrid, Kaden and Keaton?

Oooh, a triple feature. This'll be fun >:3

Sadly for each of these guys, they only have one alt and two art pieces between them so it won't be TOO much thinking.

Ok, let's start off with our Chilly Prince Charming. While I respect Maeshima Shigeki bringing us the OG Hrid, I've gotta say his 2/3 profile in his attack portrait looks a little weird. So we're going with Argon:

Argon uses nice, vibrant colors to make Hrid's art pop out, and even though Hrid is meant to be more on the cooler side, gives him a nice smile for his art. Also DANG do his eyes really stand out in this picture.

Keaton... While I did say it'd be easier due to having only two artists, I am a little torn on this one because I feel like there's bits in both I like. I think ultimately I'm gonna pick Meka:

Meka's artwork has always had some pretty strong posing most of the time, and has a color style that, while not as super intricate as most of the other artists, was effective and definitely made the art eye-catching with the stark colors. Also great expressions, though I will say that Keaton's neutral portrait has kind of a derpy looking expression. Okuma Yugo's Keaton was definitely great, but I feel the posing wasn't as strong and his face was kind of too young-looking. Keaton always gave me more mid-20's vibes.

And finally, we have our golden boy, Kaden. Gonna go with his OG art by Kusugi Toku:

No offense to Yakiniku, but while it was pretty good art, I was really thrown off by how creepy his hands looked, and how dead-eyed he was. Kusugi's Kaden has a lot more life in the eyes, and I think the way they did the color, lighting, and shading really compliments Kaden's lustrous fur/hair. Plus I feel the expressions were a little better.

Now if only these three got an alt that wasn't the obligatory New Years alts...

#Fire Emblem Heroes #FEH #ask game #IS WHEN are we gonna get another Beast alt for a banner that isn't the Book characters/obligatory New Years alts??? #Our last proper beast alt was Naesala and Vika (I think that's her name) #At least I think those two were the last ones

[medieval-canadian]

welp, i tested positive for covid this morning, lmao. i had to cancel class tomorrow.

hopefully i can gather the energy to record a little lecture or something so that students get some of the background they're hoping for (basically this week was the "how to read middle english" primer/refresher course). overall it's fairly mild, so as long as i don't have a fever on friday, i'm going to go to class (masked, of course) and we can talk about the poems i'm having them read. i'm gonna struggle to be heard through the mask, but alas. we'll have to make do.

other than that, i have two students from my summer course who didn't submit their work by the extended deadline (last friday), which was the very last day i'm technically allowed to accept late work. one of them might?? maybe???? be submitting something by tonight?? she emailed at like 3 in the morning on saturday asking for a couple of extra days. i answered yesterday telling her that if she got something to me by 10pm tonight, then i would make it work (grades are due tomorrow lol), but if not, then she would have to file a petition for a term work extension with the registrar. the other one is... i think?? in the process of submitting such a petition.

i'm just here sitting on my couch surrounded by tissues and trying to get some of my shit together, lol.

#read more post #personal #pedagogy #whine whine complain complain #i was really hoping this was just a cold but nope #although it pretty much feels like a mild cold #or at least what i remember colds feeling like? #idk i'm never sick #last time i was sick was the other time i got covid in june 2022 #before that it had been years (i'm talking years before the pandemic even) #anyway i'm gonna take another dose of benylin and maybe put on a silly show and do some crochet #actually before that i'm going to wipe down the bathroom sink & vanity #then i'll crochet in front of the tv #oh damn i should also fold the laundry 😔 #i still can't believe i have to cancel the THIRD CLASS #we're off to a banner start

[goldicthehedgefox]

earlier today, I was thinking of just saving my orbs since the Fallen banner was bound to happen soon (and those are always bangers) and then BAM

CHROM

#shitpost #fire emblem heroes #goldic's adventures in askr #goldic rambles #guys you don't understand how much this banner is a must-summon for me #one year I wanted three of the focus units and I made sure to get all three of them (I even got extra morgans!) #and on another year it was because MMMM DRAGONS #akjcfnbknskcnkdfbnkdfv #there's always at least one mother fucker on this banner that I want and this year's banner is no exception #Chrom you beautiful handsome man they actually turned you evil and I am all for it #ALSO HI ANANKOS I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE CANONICALLY GORGEOUS GIVEN THAT YOU'RE FUCKING EVIL #aw who am I kidding of course they would make the dragon villains hot #because what is the point otherwise #I want you all to know that my base chrom's been wearing the black exalted crown for the longest time #because I really liked the concept of Risen King Chrom from what I've read about it #and now he's real. he's actually fucking real. #the frame that RK!Chrom hits my barracks he's getting set up with M!Grima and there's nothing you can do about it #'hi we heard you all liked Chrobin so we made a valentine's duo unit for them AND made them evil!' intsys i love you right now #if there was ever a reason to grind up orbs it's right fucking now

[dirtyoldmanhole]

ngl if base zihark doesn't come with laguz friend 3/4 i'm metaphorically shanking a bish at IS :P

#legit when i saw that banner i was like THERE'S HIS PERFECTLY THEMATIC SKILL....... it's so op too ;a; #krad at best he's gonna be bridge fodder for 90% of people in that case- la la la I CAN'T HEAR YAAAA #'krad i thought you quit feh' I THOUGHT SO TOO (ngl im just waiting until after the fallen/tellius banners. then I Sleep for another year) #sorry i'm tellius/feh posting here again lol

[vonaegiremblem]

Absolutely insane that of the three most recent Feh banners, the least controversial of them is the one with a new Camilla alt on it

#fire emblem #fe #feh #heroes #here's the thing; though; while camilla does now have 10 versions in feh; this new alt has a really cool design #people that whine about using camilla for sex appeal can't even complain because this alt probably shows the least skin of any of them #but having another three houses christmas banner and making it quite literally the most boring it could be + yunaka #was going to make people mad; especially considering the three houses fatigue in the fandom as a whole #and then making the new years banner focus on book 7 OCs; which are notoriously controversial; was going to also make people mad

[mariocki]

Edward Woodward guest stars as Jack Liskard, Prime Minister of an unspecified African country and the target of multiple assassination attempts, in The Saint: The Persistent Patriots (5.15, ITC, 1967)

#fave spotting #edward woodward #callan #the saint #the persistent patriots #1967 #david callan #classic tv #eddy is the named guest star for this episode but actually he wasn't really the household name he would become at this point #in fact this ep was the first Saint episode to air in the uk in 1967 on January 6th‚ setting off a banner year for Woodward that would #be the making of his career. he'd done a few guest spots (Sergeant Cork and Mogul among them) and yes he'd had some stage success #but 67 was his year; around the same time as this Saint appearance he could be seen on the BBC's celebrated drama strand Theatre 625 as the #lead in a multi episode adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Sword of Honour‚ and almost exactly a month later he'd be making his first screen #appearance as Callan in the Armchair Theatre pilot A Magnum for Schneider‚ the beginning of tv immortality and bigger and better things for #the actor. here he's... well he's serious and he's sullen (two of Ed's strengths as an actor) in a role which.. is FINE on the surface but #absolutely begs some deeper questions. he's the prime minister of an unnamed African country‚ in London to negotiate the independence of #said country from the UK. it's.. a complicated issue (which this single Saint episode absolutely fails to address but I'd have been truly #astonished if it had). i mean yes we're all anti colonialism here of course (even if Simon does seem suspiciously morose about the prospect #of losing another colony in his opening voice over‚ he at least appears to be on Eddy's side through the episode) but there's a kind of #deafening silence throughout this ep: Ed is of course white. his various ministers and other government officials who oppose him are all #also white. the titular 'patriots' who oppose him and make attempts on his life and to prevent the process of independence are all white #the most obvious comparison to be drawn (and presumably the main inspiration for the character) is Rhodesian prime minister Ian Smith #who had led the white minority government of what is now Zimbabwe from 1964 and had been involved in similar negotiations with the british #government (that fell apart in late 65 as Smith's government announced Rhodesia's unilateral independence; the country then became an #unrecognised state subject to economic sanctions that lasted more than a decade). the thing is‚ Smith was a racist piece of shit; the whole #reason those negotiations broke down was because of his refusal to secure black representation in Rhodesia's governance #which makes the complete absence of any black characters in this episode a major red flag. but Ed's character isn't presented as the #villain of the piece; the episode is adamant that the work he's doing is selfless and for the betterment of his country‚ and it isn't as if #Smith was a particularly popular figure in the uk at this point for the ep makers to be painting a positive portrait of him. idk #it's messy. at best tone deaf and at worst.. well. i wish Ed had had a better ep to guest star in that's all im saying

[because-its-eurovision]

Coming from a rest-of-the-world voter who's been a Eurovision fan since the late 2000's: Loreen is actually my number 1, but I honestly think that Finland winning would be more interesting and much more deserving. I didn't vote for Loreen because I know she'll already be getting more points from the Jury already (predictable). My votes are better off spent for the others in my top 3 like Finland and Serbia. I'm sad that Serbia didn't even get in the top 10 while Israel got in there. I'm happy that my favorite won, but I'm also sad that Finland couldn't get the chance to showcase their country, language, and music. I'm in a weird duality right now if that makes any sense. I wish they'll change the percentage of the Jury vote next year if they can't fully remove it.

Thank you. I agree with what you said and I'm sorry that Serbia didn't get more points. I think that both Slovenia and Serbia lost a decent amount of points because Montenegro and North Macedonia didn't participate, but at the same we saw all of the ex-Yugo countries in the final together which was amazing and worth celebrating.

I also see where you're coming from, as in 2018 my favourite was Israel but later I've been thinking that Cyprus should have won after all as it would have been their first time winning. Same with 2021, I was happy that Italy won after being screwed over by the juries so many times, but at the same time I liked France's entry more and they had been waiting for their win way longer. The fact that we don't get to host and showcase our country, culture, language, a new host city, to the world that makes me really sad, especially when the public vote made clear that there is acceptance and interest for Finland, Finnishness and everything it represents.

#I'm thinking about how Tampere would have hosted #the city where I spent my teenage years #where my bestie and my family lives #my parents are in their 70's and can't really travel anymore #my dad isn't gonna be here for much longer #and they would have seen the world coming to visit in their hometown #the celebrations on streets #flags and banners and parties and delegations and press and fan media and visitors from all over the world #there's been another generation after Lordi and they don't have memory of that of what winning meant for us #this would have been a spectacle for them #for all of us as a nation #making us finally proud of what and who we are #without comparing ourselves to the others #well #maybe after another 45 years #asks