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dozydawn · 4 months
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Imagine playing chess with your AVON bottles.
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hadescavedish · 2 years
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the persons that can get along chart: david callan <<<>>> kerr avon david callan <<<>>> al calavicci al calavicci <<<>>> john sheppard john sheppard <<<>>> napoleon solo hope this explains 
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shiftythrifting · 9 months
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A doll in good spirits despite her less than ideal condition and a bunch of "Men's Hair Lotion" from Avon, themed like chess pieces, can't imagine why they didn't sell.
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shewantsitall · 1 year
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So today while I was at goodwill I saw vintage Avon cologne bottles...and they were fun shapes and all that jazz as is the way, but ONE OF THEM WAS SHAPED LIKE A CHESS PIECE and my brain instantly said "omg whizzvin"
Sooooo a few quick google searches later and I learned that they produced an entire chess set worth of these cologne bottles between 1971 and 1978.
Which means they were wrapping up the series at the PERFECT time for our fave chess loving weatherboy to get one for his boyfriend.
At first I thought it would be a moment where Marvin is Inept and Whizzer is Disappointed but ACTUALLY...no.
Bc it's early on and they aren't quite so jaded yet.
So it's just CUTE.
Whizzer doesn't care that it's both Cheap and Dorky. He's just Happy that Marvin's actually spending time with him and apologized for ignoring him.
They've been together almost a month, but they haven't seen much of one another because of the part where he's Married.
But he's thrilled with the gift and also the Attention and so he accepts his apology and is easily convinced to stay in and learn how to play chess (for the first time) instead of going out.
For anyone who who doesn't know, Avon is the oldest beauty company in the US and also Quite Affordable (and also an MLM but that's not the point here)... But ANYWAY
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captain-aralias · 2 years
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Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💖
hello! i haven't been ignoring this ask, i just wanted to be in the zone... now it's 11pm, but whatever! now's the time.
i also got one of these from anon. so anon - thank you, also. 🙏
because i've clearly been using a lot of my life to write fic.... i thought i'd limit this just to the last ten years. that's just blake and carry on. (and yet, that gallifrey fic i love feels like i wrote it yesterday! not 2012)
An Apple Cleft in Two - B7, politics, bants, ensemble fun times, avon trying hard and getting mocked, sex, easily one of my favourite things i've written
The Enigmatic Blake - B7, romance novel focus on just the leads, which was semi-unusual for me in B7 but isn't in CO, in fact this feels retrospectively very like RE in a way. plotty, fun, sex without commitment
The Mage's Heir - CO, post canon before wayward son was written. biting, politics, stories for penny, loads of good ideas - basically i didnt know if i would write any other fics so this has all my ideas about canon at that point.
Classroom Politics - CO, i mean there's a theme, isn't there? this one doesn't have sex, but it does have 2 sequels. that's a good sign i liked something. really enjoyed writing this one, and it feels better shaped/executed than almost anything else i've written, idk
Restoration Ecology - CO, almost didn't include this one, which might seem weird (possibly). it definitely fits the theme (long, plotty, sexy), and i loved that people liked it so much, but it felt messier than classroom politics for example, and maybe too unrestrained... it's just stuff i like and that makes me like it less (what? i mean, it makes sense in my head). but it has loads of good stuff too, i reckon. vampire club fake relationship, simon and baz needing to save each other from their own failure to move on from watford, “Work partner,” I say, a bit hysterically. “We’re partners at work.” (ha ha ha).
honourable mentions (i.e. i felt sad as i didn't include them) - Computer Chess , Persuasion, Human Nature, A Mile Away With Their Shoes , Cutting Strings , Keep Calm,  Hang the Moon - and i wish Greener Grass was on here as it took me so long, but it's not my fav, in part because it took me so long to write it. i urge people to read it anyway. all the silly sexy fics i’ve written for CO are good fun, but could never be my favourite, as they’re just ... too short. 
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rewindthetimee · 1 year
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ÉCHEC ET MAT—Cœur rouillé chapitre 2
Saison : Printemps, il y a un an
Lieu : Hôpital, chambre privée
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Leo: Hua ha ha ! Je suis venu te rendre visite, Tenshi !
Eichi: Oh, mais c’est Tsukinaga-kun... Fufu, il y en a du monde aujourd'hui.
Tsumugi: Bien le bonjour~ Tsukinaga-kun.♪
Leo: Ah, c’est Obachan ! Salut ! Donne-moi un truc !
Tsumugi: Um, est-ce que tu veux bien arrêter de m’appeler Obachan...?
Eichi: Qu’est-ce tu veux dire par “donne-moi un truc” ?
Leo: Hua ha ha ! C’est parce qu’il me file un truc à chaque fois qu’on se voit ! Comme des amulettes et d’autres trucs du genre !
Eichi: Ah, Tsumugi et ses mauvaises habitudes, hein. C’est la première fois de ma vie que je vois quelqu’un accepter avec autant d'enthousiasme une de ses amulettes.
Leo: Vraiment ? Moi, je suis toujours content de recevoir des cadeaux~!
Ces derniers temps j’ai reçu énormément de cadeaux de la part de mes fans, j’en ai à ne plus savoir qu’en faire !
Regarde-ça ! Il y a même pas cinq minutes, un fan en convalescence m’a offert un bouquet de fleurs ! D’ailleurs, t’aurais pas un vase ?
Elles vont se faner si je ne leur donne pas un peu d’eau. Je ne peux pas juste gâcher un cadeau si attentionné comme ça !
Eichi: Fufu. Tu as l’air assez occupé ces derniers jours, Tsukinaga-kun.
Leo: Ouais, c’est assez surprenant ! C’est comme tu le dis, Tenshi~ Je suis si occupé que ça en devient éreintant !
Le dernier leader de Backgammon s’est fait expulsé après avoir causé un scandale...
Et pour une raison qui m’échappe, j’ai été choisi pour être son successeur. On peut dire que le vent a tourné pour nous après ça.
Je suis heureux d’avoir pu redonner le nom de Chess au groupe, mais je me demande toujours pourquoi j’ai été choisi. Pourquoi moi ?
Surtout quand il y a de biens meilleurs candidats parmi nous comme Sena~?
Eichi: Ah, tu penses que Sena-kun aurait été préférable pour cette position, mh ?
Quelqu’un comme lui à le potentiel de grandir plus encore si on y met le temps et les moyens. C’est pourquoi le laisser faire partie d’un groupe comme Backgammon est un énorme gâchis.
Leo: Qu’est-ce que tu veux dire par "un groupe comme Backgammon" ?! Tout le monde fait de son mieux ici, tu sais~!
Eichi: Tu le penses vraiment ? Tu vois vraiment la vie en rose, non pas que ce soit une mauvaise chose...
Et c’est exactement pourquoi ces bons-à-rien médiocres et dénués de talent ne se sont pas gênés pour se servir de ton génie.
Après tout, tous tes chefs-d'œuvres leur revenaient aussi de droit, comme vous faisiez partie du même groupe.
Ils ont fait de toi une proie facile, se délectant du doux nectar de ton dur labeur.
Même si ce ne sont pas mes affaires, je ne pouvais pas rester assis là sans rien faire. Il se pourrait que je m’en sois quelque peu mêlé.
La famille Tenshouin est le plus grand investisseur à Yumenosaki Academy, alors nous avons une certaine influence sur ce qui se passe au sein de l’école.
Leo: Mh, je pige rien à tous ces trucs compliqués ! Mais tout ça ne te concerne pas, alors te mêle pas de mes affaires ! Je peux m’en charger, à ma façon !
Eichi: Avec cette brillante approche, tu n’as pas pu faire usage de tout ton potentiel et tu t’es retrouvé entouré d’idiots que tu as toi-même attiré, ai-je tort ?
Leo: Gah, parle mieux des autres ! J’ai fait tout ce chemin juste pour te voir, mais si tu te mets à agir comme ça, alors c’est fini ! Plus de visites, j’men vais !
Eichi: Ah, attends une seconde… La partie d’échec que nous avions commencée pour accompagner notre discussion, quand tu étais encore en convalescence ici… nous ne l’avons toujours pas terminé.
Ne pas l’avoir fini me taraude. Continue de jouer contre moi, veux-tu ?
Leo: Joue plutôt avec Obachan~ J’suis occupé là ! Je ne sais pas trop pourquoi, mais Chess a commencé à se fragmenter, et ça a créé beaucoup de conflits ! Chaque jour est un nouveau défi !
Ça m'épuise de devoir gérer ça jour après jour, alors je suis venu ici pour me reposer ! Je voulais que tu chantes mes chansons avec ta voix angélique !
Eichi: Ouah, tu as déjà composé un autre morceau ? Quelle efficacité remarquable, tu es vraiment digne du titre de génie. ♪
Leo: Je sais bien que j’le suis ! Mais si je pouvais, j’aimerais mettre mon talent au service d’une cause plus joyeuse~!
C’est la raison même pour laquelle je suis devenu une idole, bon Dieu !
Ça m’enrage ! J’ai l’impression de suffoquer !
Eichi: Ah… Attends, Tsukinaga-kun, qu’est-ce que tu fais ? Tu ne comptes pas vraiment sauter par la fenêtre, si ?
Leo: Hua ha ha ! C’est plus rapide comme ça ! Et—adiooos!☆
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Touché ! Onze sur dix ! À plus, Tenshi~ Je rentre chez moi ! [1]
Je reviendrai sûrement pour finir notre partie d’échecs, alors fais en sorte de te rétablir d’ici là, ok ?
Bye-byeee ! Hasta la vista, baby !
~ ...♪
Eichi: … Et il est parti. Comme toujours, il est rapide comme une flèche et aussi imprévisible qu’une tempête. [2]
Tsumugi: Quel personnage étrange, ce Tsukinaga-kun… C’est vraiment un enfant surdoué.
Il déborde autant d’énergie qu’une pile. Tout le monde acclame la résurrection de Chess, l’expérimenté groupe d’idoles à Yumenosaki.
Eichi: Effectivement. Ils avancent à une allure folle, bien plus vite que je ne l’avais espéré. Pourtant, Tsukinaga-kun n’a pas l’air satisfait de cette montée fulgurante.
Alors même qu’il gagne toujours plus de renommée et de gloire… Je me demande vraiment ce qui lui déplait dans tout ça.
Tsumugi: Qui sait ? ... À part ça, Tsukinaga-kun est extrêmement talentueux lui aussi, pourquoi ne pas l’avoir choisi pour devenir un des Cinq Excentriques ?
Tu as envie de lui apporter ton soutien, pas vrai ? Après tout, tu es son ami, Eichi-kun.
Eichi: Tsukinaga-kun, un des Cinq Excentriques ? Je n’y avais jamais songé avant, mais il est vrai que son génie rivalise avec celui des autres Excentriques...
C’est juste que je ne souhaite pas le combattre.
J’aurais l’impression de m’en prendre à un enfant innocent, un enfant avec qui je partage un lien affectif. C’est assez immoral.
De plus, d’après mes prédictions, Tsukinaga-kun continuera ses activités avec vigueur quoi qu’il arrive, mais...
À chaque conflit, à chaque combat, il ressortira couvert de blessures, haï par ses opposants et les gens qui l’entourent.
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Être aimé et admiré est un soutien émotionnel, priver quelqu’un de ce soutien est précisément ce qui peut provoquer une révolution.
Mais mes méthodes ne fonctionneront pas sur un être qui a été malmené et détesté depuis le début.
Sans oublier que je souhaite rester en bons termes avec lui. Les chansons qu’il compose pour moi sont tout simplement magnifiques.
Correction FR : Yunaël
Traduction anglaise : royalquintet
Dans la version originale, Leo dit "Ultra-C", un terme utilisé durant les jeux olympiques d’été de 1968 à Tokyo. La note maximale en gymnastique étant C, “Ultra-C” est donc une hyperbole. De nos jours, cette expression reste un idiome courant en japonais.
La version originale peut être traduite littéralement par “balle” (de pistolet), mais peut aussi être traduite par un argot utilisé par les yakuza/la mafia voulant dire : "quelque chose qui s’en va sans jamais revenir". En gros, Eichi dit que Leo fait ce qu’il veut et va où bon lui semble.
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sunny12th · 1 year
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finally finished The Wire season one
Wallace my bby boy. the fact that he died and the fucking cop got to wake up ... no. the other boys telling him to be a man when they're all literally children and they shouldn't be there, they shouldn't have guns, None of this should be happening. it takes me back to Dee explaining the pawn pieces in chess - they don't last long.
I was rooting for Dee to finally free himself but then his mom hit him with the "this is family. you hurt Avon, you hurt us all. you leave this place, you'll be alone" speech. the trappings of family, of the towers. he said he was more free in jail so that's one consolation since he got 20 yrs. I was tearing up when he was yelling at sting about Wallace.
Mcnulty getting demoted to the harbor. I had forgotten his conversation with the other cop that also got demoted for actually trying to do his job. the way the entire thesis of the show is that the police system eats you alive, no matter how good your intentions are, you won't make it out the same. the cop culture twists you up or it gives you the freedom to be the true bastard you always were.
that one cop getting promoted to sergeant after helping his corrupt overlord and betraying the cops that were actually trying to catch Avon. how not surprising that we also see him be a violent pos several times.
bugs my beloved. I really hope we see him continue a journey to recovery next season. he lost his support system in Kima and Mcnulty sent him back to the towers to look around for anything suspicious. and he felt like he had to go back to help Kima but he was walking back into hell. oh I hate it. I need to see him get better.
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georgethem · 1 month
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also how are the women's costumes on this show so good and the men's are SO bad... jenna and cally are always classy and servalan looks like a sexy evil chess piece. meanwhile idek what the boys are wearing, thanks i hate it. the only saving grace of season 2 is that avon took over travis 1's propensity for wearing all-leather
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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Avon Cologne Vintage Bottle, Smart Move Chess Knight, Wild Country aftershave.
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charlotteswebbbbb · 5 months
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What's the vibe? #44
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News:
New government reshuffle - David Cameron's back in the mix as foreign secretary.
Earthshot Prize 2023 includes winners such as ... GRST who have created a way to build lithium-ion batteries using a water-soluble binding composite. Many of the winners are aiming to create sustainable lives for insecure populations whether that be in South America or Asia. See all the winners here.
Your da could literally sell Avon in a shop now.
New wearables:
Loop who make earplugs are creating a new 3-in-1 earplug, Loop Switch for different settings. They're obviously angling towards a fashion conscious youth who live loud lives.
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Space of the week:
Beau Beaus (London)
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BeauBeaus Cafe is a cafe/arts space in East London, founded by Nigerian artist, Olaolu Slawn and partner Tallula Christie. He also designed this years Brit Awards trophy.
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Beau Beaus describes themselves as " tailored towards community. We aim to offer our customers not just a place to eat and drink, but a space to work, connect, and unwind." They have different clubs for people to connect with topics such as music, collage, art, chess, book and film. Beau Beau's has also worked with brands such as Nike.
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dawnettsemporium · 5 months
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3 X AVON COTILLION PERFUME BOTTLES DEMI COLOGNE SPRAY MIST, EMPTY CANDLE VINTAGE.YOU WILL RECIEVE ALL THREE FOR 1 PRICE.  ONE IS SHAPED LIKE A CHESS PAWN--THE DEMI-COLOGNE, .5 0Z BOTTLE.  THE SECOND IS SHAPED LIKE A GENIE TYPE BOTTLE WITH A LIGHT ON TOP, THE COLOGNE SPARY, 2.7 FL OZ BOTTLE.  THE THIRD IS RIBBED WITH GOLD TOP AND FLARAL NECK, THE COLOGNE MIST, 2 OZ.  ALL ARE EMPTY (SCANT TRACES INSIDE--THEY STILL SMELL GOOD.  ALL HAVE WORKING LIDS.  THE SPRAY AND MIST HAVE WORKING PUMPS.  THE PAN IS THE TYPE YOU DAB ON.  THE RIBBED ONE DOES HAVE A CRACK ON THE INSIDE PLASTIC COLLAR.  100% COVERED BY THE CAP AND NOT VISIBLE TO THE OUTSIDE.  DOESN'T REALLY EFFECT IT'S INTEGRITY.ALL 3 HAVE THEIR ORIGINAL LABEL STICKERS ON THE BOTTOM THAT ARE IN VERY GOOD, LEGIBLE AND CLEAR, SHAPE.#DAWNETTSEMPORIUM, #BEAUTIFULMERMAIDQUEEN, #SHAUNALYNNSFOOD.
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Are you in Wenatchee? Because those Avon chess colognes looks exactly what I saw at my Goodwill yesterday
I was, 3 weeks ago, so you saw the same set!
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ozarkfleajunksales · 6 months
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The Wire: Final Review
In The Wire, nothing changes. To quote D'Angelo Barksdale, "the king stay a king."
Marlo and Avon are always kings - only difference is, Marlo won. It's not just the kings, though. The Wire shows that there is no mobility in the game, in the battle. You could do everything right and remain a pawn. "Unless they some smart-ass pawns," to quote Bodie.
Bodie is one of the best characters on The Wire. He starts off as one of D'Angelo's mentees, eventually running his own corner. He stays steady through two different leaders, constantly hustling and working. He thought he could become more - "if they make it to the end, they become top dog." It just wasn't the case. The war is rigged.
It's not just in the drug game - there is very little change in any aspect of The Wire by the end. The politicians are still corrupt. Even in little ways the cycle is shown - Kima becomes McNulty. Micheal becomes Omar. Dukie becomes Bubbles. Randy becomes Bodie. Carver becomes Daniels.
It's a beautiful message that I feel is very rarely told. Most pieces of art about this kind of subject matter try to tell a story of triumph, of hope, a story that ends. But that's the thing about the chess game that The Wire shows - you can't call it a war. Wars end.
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limey-self-inserts · 11 months
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Teeter totter for your latest f/o?
I'll do this for Aniketos!
Teeter-totter: How playful is your f/o? How do they like to have fun? What makes them laugh and let loose? What's their favorite card/board/video game?
Ani might look quite serious from first impressions, but he's not above having a bit of fun. He likes to tease friends with old memories and small jokes, and play 'wrestle' with Avon (mostly cuddling with extra laughter). One of the easiest ways to get him relaxed and laughing is either Soldagand/Carly bringing up a joke, or Avon coming in with a joke or jumping on him with a hug. He's a big fan of affection through laughter.
His favourite board game is chess! He's got a special set that Sol carved specifically for the pair to play games, although now there's more people to play with too.
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