#eagerness goals

[fear-no-mort]

favourite thing: his new habit of saying uhuh/mhm and also this

#the first time he did it in unmortricken i was like Fuck Yes and little did i know he would just keep doing it the whole time #DESPERATELY hoping they keep both of these things. i Love when characters have tiny little habits sprinkled in their actions #to me these things kinda sorta symbolise him no longer being afraid to really be himself #like he no longer has to hide certain things about himself that inside of the cfc wouldve made him appear ‘suspicious’ #since he IS like so much different than any other morty ever #also barely related but like. em is fundamentally such a good character bc everytime we see him he’s feeling something different #in his first appearance he was cold and distant because at the time he was new to being free and was strictly focused on his goal and wasn’ #even sure if it would work #in his second appearance he seemed hopeful and honest both of these things just being a trap to get the people of the citadel to trust him #and his old colder self unfurling near the end after he successfully becomes president #in his third appearance he seems giddy almost. he’s constantly giggling before and after sentences and he’s super eager to just Get The Hel #Out. and also to reveal the truth to morty prime. make it so that he doesn’t have to be the one to shoulder everything anymore. #and this fourth appearance. apart from a few little details he really just seems happy and comfortable. the entire episode he was just doin #whatever he wanted and nobody got in his way at all. and i could not be happier #normal about this character! #rick and morty #evil morty #rick and morty spoilers #odiespeak

[thoughtfulfangirling]

2024 Reads

Another human invented marker of time has passed moving us from one year to the next. It's a good reason to start over my lists right?! XD 2023's list can be found here! 2024 starts below!

You Made a Fool out of Death with Your Beauty - Awaeke Emezi

Pussypedia: A Comprehensive Guide^ - Zoe Mendelson & Maria Conejo

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek -Kim Michele Richardson

Meru - S.B. Divya

The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South^ by Radley Balko & Tucker Carrington

Watching the Tree: A Chinese Daughter Reflects on Happiness, Tradition, and Spiritual Wisdom^ - Adeline Yen Mah

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong

The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg^ - Helen Rappaport]

Pride and Prejudice* - Jane Austen

Fresh Girl - Jaida Placide

Butts: A Backstory^ - Heather Radke

The Girl Who Chased the Moon - Sarah Addison Allen

The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides

The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex^ - Nathaniel Philbrick

A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico^ - Amy S. Greenberg

This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible^ - Charles E. Cobb Jr.

This Is Your Mind on Plants^ - Michael Pollan

The Silent Patient*~ - Alex Michaelides

Finding Me^ - Viola Davis

Wuthering Heights# - Emily Bronte

Exit Strategy~ - Martha Wells

The Girls Who Went Away:^ The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades before Roe V. Wade - Ann Fessler

Bowling Alone:^ The Collapse and Revival of American Community - Robert D. Putnam

Fugitive Telemetry%~ - Martha Wells

The History of Wales^*% - History Nerds

The War on Everyone^% ~- Robert Evans

Searching for Black Confederates:^ The Civil War's Most Persistent Myth - Kevin M. Levin

The Great Influenza:* The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History [2004] by John M. Barry

Network Effect~ - Martha Wells

Zelda Popkin:^ The Life and Times of an American Jewish Woman Writer - Jeremy D Popkin

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay - Michael Chabon

Currently reading: The Assassination of Fred Hampton and Medical Apartheid

Key: * = Reread ^ = Nonfiction ~ = Read with Empty % = Novella #= Doc book club

My goal for 2024 is for 40% of my reads to be nonfiction. I've had two years within the recent past where I managed 20% of my reads to be nonfiction, so I'm aiming to double that. THIS WILL BE HARD FOR ME! Not because I don't enjoy nonfiction but because I enjoy fiction a lot more and have a lot more practice reading it. Haha Also for me, I am in circles where I'm just going to have more awareness of fictional books that I'm likely to enjoy more so than nonfiction. I'm kind of hoping that this years journey will change that a bit too!

Okay, below the cut I'm putting the nonfiction books on my tbr, most of which I have the lovely people of Tumblr to thank for the recommendations!

1968: The Year that Rocked the World

The Age of Wood; Our Most Useful Material...

The Assassination of Fred Hampton

Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the...

Being Human:

The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shelf

Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man

Bowling Alone

Brave the Wild: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped...

Butts: A Backstory / Evermore Recommended

The Cadaver Kin and the Country Dentist / Automatuck9

Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America

Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse...

Dear Senthuran

DisneyWar

Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with...

Finding Me (Viola Davis)

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed...

The Food of a Younger Land

The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women...

The Glass Universe

The Great Hunger: The Story of the Famine...

The Great Influenza

Helping Her Get Free: A Guide for Families and Friends of an Abused Woman

The History of Ireland

The History of Scotland

The History of Wales

How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Indifferent Stars Above

In the Heart of the Sea / ecouterbien

In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death...

The Indifferent Stars Above

The Last Days of the Romanovs / Automatuck9

Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer

Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical...

Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During the Crisis...

A New World Begins

Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous...

This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get you Killed / Empty

Radium Girls

The Road to Jonestown

Paper: Paging through History

People's Temple

Pussypedia / Bookstagram Rec

Salt: A World History

Say Nothing

Sea Biscuit: An American legend

Searching for Black Confederates

This is Your Mind on Plants

Unmasking Autism

The Unthinkable: Who Survives when Disaster Strikes - And Why

Watching the Tree / found all by my little self

We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow we Will be Killed...

A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln and the.. / Rose

The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta...

I will actually add to this list as I get more recs and whatnot. And I still have some coming which I ordered from Thriftbooks. Once those are here, I'll add those. I'm a little sad there aren't more memoirs, but there's plenty of time for that yet! This is already 37 books, and given lately I've been reading about 70 (nonfiction may slow me down tho), these should give me plenty of ability to reach my 40% goal. Now it's just a matter of if I do it XD

#tfg reads #2024 Reading List #Books #tbr #Do I usually wait until I actually have more than one book read? #Uh yeah woops haha #Ah well I was eager to get my goal written to hold myself accountable #I'm really enjoying pussypedia! #So a promising start #I also have a silent private goal of some other nonfiction I want to get to #but it's going to be especially hard so that will wait to see if I can even get started XD #la de da #silly tfg #reading #my reading index

[demonslayedher]

Like a lot of other readers, I was surprised that Sanemi and Giyuu had canon-official descendants, as it was hard to imagine them being motivated to start families when they thought they were going to die early anyway, and it didn't feel necessary (from my own cultural and generational perspective, anyway--Confucianism was undergoing a revival in their time period). With Sanemi especially, he had hedged all those bets on Genya instead of ever dreaming of his own domestic bliss, and he probably wouldn't have been motivated to pass on his father's name or anything.

But unless the timing is too cruel it's canon that Sanemi does get to build a family again.

SANEMI GETS TO CUDDLE A BABY AGAIN, AND I SORELY NEEDED THIS, IT'S GONNA MAKE HIM SO HAPPY

But like, he also gets the reality of it again, nothing he can't handle though, Sanemi's the world's greatest papa, he's gotta be.

EDIT: After my tag rant, and because it's clearly related, it felt appropriate to add some of the concluding lines of my post-canon fic about Sanemi and Giyuu's awkwardly budding friendship as they also deal with, like, you know... all the events of canon.

‘Fine. Run away to the hot springs if you like. See you when you get back, smooth as a baby’s bottom.’

‘They might have one by then. I wonder if he’ll let me hold it?’

‘Don’t drop it, man.’

‘I knew it. It’s difficult, isn’t it? Maybe I shouldn’t--’

‘It’s not hard! You really have no idea, do you? There’s nothing like holding a baby, rabbits are nothing. It’s not just the weight and warmth, it’s the smell, and the way they cuddle—’

‘I—I want to see their hands. Their hands look so tiny, but I hear they’ll grasp tight if you give them your finger.’

‘That’s the best feeling! And if they’re yours, it makes you want to protect them so bad. And then when they start smiling, man, Giyuu, that’s the best! You—’ he had stopped himself, blushing for how excited he was.

Giyuu was just as flushed, but not the least bit embarrassed. ‘I want to see what that’s like too. I want to hear them giggle.’

‘There… there’s nothing like it. Maybe you should try it some time.’

‘…Giggling?’

‘No! Idiot! Forget what I said. No promises, got it! You go do your thing, I’ll do mine. When the winds and waves crash together again, we’ll hang out. See you around, Giyuu.’

‘See you around, Sanemi.’

THE PILLAR TRAINING OATH, Chapter 7

#shinazugawa sanemi #my art #my nice art #my dumb art #maybe I am projecting a little bit because of similar background but when you grow up holding babies on the regular #life is missing something when you AREN'T doing that anymore #and then when you DO get a rare rare chance to hold one again you're like #yes #THIS #and with so many of the characters being accustomed to childcare and then having lost that this makes domestic fluff #THAT MUCH MORE SATISFYING #from a character arc perspective #like when I wrote that New Parent ZenNezu one? OF COURSE Nezuko was eager for a baby #a goal of the Pillar Training Oath was to try to realistically put these boys in a better mindset for moving on and being open to happiness #so that exchange at the very end when Sanemi gets flustered realizing he's excited about babies #even though he started the story dismissing Uzui's bugging them to try it too #I HAD SO MUCH FUN WRITING THAT #You know you love children and animals Sanemi #go #be happy #BE HAPPY I SAID

[satans-knitwear]

How long and how much till tiddies now

AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

thanks to you absurdly sweet and generous folks , the cost of piercing both of my nips is covered!!! my excitement is off the charts!!!

#asks #i am eager to sprinkle gratitude on those who help me out in eaching this goal... in the form of offering cute pierced tiddy pics

[layalu]

Lae'zel is honestly right to get annoyed at me/ulhar for not staying on task, becaus- oooh guys check out this hidden door i found

#love integrating my playstyle into my characters lolol #started out fairly on track but add a) a hoarder lizard brain and b) bad at directions and it all makes sense #laezel: getting rid of the tadpoles should be our highest priority #ulhar: it IS but look at these pretty stones i found when we got lost in that one cave #lay rambles #bg3 #oc: ulhar #also shee's been steadily getting less eager to find thr solution #she wants them gone yes but also theres obviously sth bigher going on and shes scared of what happens when the parasites are gone #like where does this put her #and she lowkey doesnt want to part with this funky bunch of ppl shes met; and rn theyre held together by this goal. so . #but n e ways

[parvumchao]

WHO WANTS SOME QUICK HCs? NO ONE? OOPS, TOO BAD.

Sparrow LOVES to surf. She’s not great by any means, but she loves it so much.

Wanna make Bullet happy? Give her a burrito and a little horse figurine. That’s… legitimately the best first step and really… all it takes honestly.

Sometimes, Eddie wishes he had decided to study anything other than journalism. Eliza… does not.

Speaking of… Eliza pesters Charlie CONSTANTLY about info he can provide on stories she’s working on/trying to work on. He… doesn’t hate it, but it annoys him, but somehow, he also finds it a little oddly endearing that she always goes to him?

Nora has a favorite brother and it ain’t Murph.

Kayla has a blue belt in Taekwon-Do.

Jacob lies about pretty much everything, but each untruth is so smooth that nearly no one questions him.

Need a grumpy dad-figure? Look no further than Suzy, Connor, and Anna's dad Sam. He tends to adopt people who need protection. On that same note, Leona does as well, but she honestly will adopt anyone and everyone and love them to bits.

Pat is… a tool.

Lou has her GED and some credits from a local college that teamed up with her high school in her freshman year. If she were to go back to that education life, she’d technically be a freshmore in college.

Do not mess with Dom’s family. Just… don’t. You may not even want to look in their direction if he’s around.

#( claw my way out through these walls. / sparrow. ) #( the beautiful thieves no one suspects at all. / bullet. ) #( open up my eager eyes. / eddie. ) #( maybe it's my attention span. / eliza. ) #( i've made goals that i've never meant to break. / charlie. ) #( coast to coast been avoiding all your phone calls. / nora. ) #( burning like we're never gonna die. / murph. ) #( the kind whose spirits are runnin' free. / kayla. ) #( i am death none can excel. / jacob. ) #( gotta stay cool you hot hothead. / pat. ) #( all her life she's bound to lose. / lou. ) #( he settles all the scores. / dom. )

[cookieofearthbread]

@milk-and-trickery

'Looking forward to your work, little cookie. Don't disappoint us now!'

"Of course! I won't stop no matter what, and I can't wait to deliver the greatest work of my entire life! No! This century!"

#The Head Bakery | Butter Roll | #milk-and-trickery #Man is so eager with his goal #And focus on it as well #He really wants to learn what cookies are made out of #And the perfect recipe

[fuck-em-up-your-grace]

Academia is so left-wing until you actually have to read research papers and then it’s just 20 different papers on why colonization was okay

#I swear to god I read a paper that said the Koreans should’ve thanked the Japanese #and another on why settler colonization was actually beneficial for North Africans #several others I should say #and it’s always like ‘these Africans were so eager to help their new rulers so many of them joined the military and showed theirpatriotism!’ #and then you figure out by painfully piecing things together that no. actually. it’s just that the colonizers controlled the economy & jobs. #none of those Africans really had any choice at all— the only way to make money & keep their families alive was through military service #serving for a country you hate to help them suppress other groups just like you. and then the world asks for your *gratefulness* #like no! colonization is fucking bad!!!! #to delete later #was gonna write a fic to vent my emotions but I have neither the time nor the skills required for what I want to do #might try anyways but unlikely #academic discussion: slavery is the last stage and end goal of capitalism and the very principles of American society perpetuate racism #academic research: :( black people have it so easy whites are soooo overhated :( :( :( #also featured here: me vs the character count limit on tags

[hojlundaise]

bitchy højlund is fun i like him

#he scored a screamer and then snapped when they equalised #you know how hard he tries usually in a match like hes v eager and proactive already #but this game it was personal he was fighting for his life you thought they were 3 goals down djfskhdjf #yanited broke him huh he has trust issues now

[dungeons-and-dragon-age]

My young Vashoth Inquisitor Tash and Ari - two different sides of the same diplomatic coin. I think they'd be a formidable force together, but might clash on things, as Ari finds purpose in being Inquisitor while Tash fears deeply what will happen when his role is over.

mmm wanna know what makes that even juicyer? Ari's also scared of that but his strategy is to simply Not Thing About It (read: he would hate to see sb else struggle with that bc it'd be harder to ignore) <3

I would love to see them wreck nobles together though. Vashoth power duo 💪

#that would be an interesting dynamic for sure #cuz for ari it's very 'i have a clear goal and purpose now and idk whats gonna happen once that is over' #he kind of (v strong 'kind of') comes to terms with the fact that his role is done towards trespasser #but part of him was a little too eager to keep the inquisition going once solas revealed himself bc it let him resume a similar kinda role #but yea im just rambling now sorry x'D #tash adaar #oc: ari adaar #my ocs

[bumblingbabooshka]

AAAHHHH ok so i’m that person who asked for your tumblr in an ao3 comment because i wanted to share fanart and i DONT HAVE ANY YET UNFORTUNATELY but i maybe will soon…

anyways i. have been scrolling through your blog for the past hour and i, am so in love with your tuvok/t’pel family headcanons and shit… our brains work the SAME WAY and i’m going insane and i love your stuff so much..

anyways.. that was sort of a very disjointed ask but the brain worms!! they are working!! and i’m gonna try to work on some fanart for your wonderful fics today…. have a good rest of your day/night hehe 💚

AAAAA IT'S YOU~!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH~!!! Your comments always make me smile and I'm so glad someone else also has an interest in this ship (well, people like - believe in this ship since they're canonically married but I mean like actually interested in content for them) As I've said feel NO pressure to make any fanart or anything, just leaving such nice comments is more than enough~!! Here's a headcanon for your trouble: (I always think people who submit asks are brave bc it personally makes me nervous) T'Pel is more adventurous than Tuvok and more willing to try out things that are alien to her so their first date was a double date with Mark and Janeway at Mark’s behest (Tuvok initially began to refuse because Vulcans don't typically go on 'dates' unless trying to court one another for marriage but T'Pel agreed). Picturing Tuvok becoming competitive about a game that gives you prizes and T'Pel, face impassive, carrying the largest teddy bear they have (bigger than her) "For the children," they intone. Sorry, one more headcanon: Before Tuvok left to become part of Starfleet again T'Pel privately kissed him on the lips because she didn't want his ""first"" kiss to be taken by an alien during some sort of Starfleet shenanigans (of which she is familiar)

#Tuvok/T'Pel #Q&A #cr3ntist #Jo is a song I heavily associate with T'Pel @ Tuvok(missing) #Tuvok & T'Pel are such a 'go everywhere together' couple #T'Pel's getting ready to leave the house and Tuvok asks where she's going while already pulling on a coat #<- Meanwhile whenever Tuvok is in the house T'Pel always finds what room he's in and stays there (both doing their own thing) #those music notes don't mean anything btw those music notes are vibe based exclusively #Vulcan 'dates' are typically between those unbonded or those who are considering contesting their bonds to be married to one another instead #The end goal is always marriage - VERY VERY unusual for 2 vulcans to go on a date just to like.....hang out. Why hang out romantically #with someone if your end goal is not marriage?? <- Vulcan parental head shaking #On these 'dates' both people are typically trying to prove themselves to be worthy partners - especially in the case of trying to coax #someone out of an already established bond so it's not like...SUPER fun and 'dates' are more associated with stress and formality on Vulcan #to go on a date is to go to work advertising yourself in a way that won't make you come off as a braggart or over-eager #bee doodles

[your-fave-is-bi]

Having a good time, haVING A GOOD TIME!

#personal tag #karli plays bloodborne #decided im not trying cleric beast again until im more chunky and better equipped #and that father gascan one is my second attempt at him! first attempt i got him a little less than halfway #and then second attempt is well. right there. #def feeling the challenge with daddy gascan #but its good! im eager to learn his moves! ans stop dodging st the same time he does. in the same direction. making me get shot #hdhdhdh #im having a genuine good time like. i felt a little lost for a good while #but now that i know where my goal is; i think i can like. do more power grinding and make attempts at beating him

[collecting--stardust]

I missed race 1 of wsbk..

#so much for my new year goals of wanting to wait it full season 😭😭 #might have a chance to watch tomorrow's race tho because my family seems eager to watch it full time due to syahrin and norrodin #ah ive been mia for quite some time because im home for the first time in a while so yeahhh #ah to the anon who asked about the party question!!! ill answer it soon i promise hhh #thats such an interesting question but ive been quite busy so i havent get the time to answer hh #tomorrow i promise 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 #personal.txt

[spywitch]

I really love those like old lady ethical dog breeder ppl bc like how do they get so fixated and dedicated to ONE specific breed? I love almost all breeds so much I can’t even decide what breed I will get next lmao and I’d probably like to get into sports or maybe even shows one day but I don’t even know what breed I’d do

#theres some breeds I can rule out. like probably not anything from the terrier or bully groups. I appreciate them and admire the tenacity of #terriers but its just not for me. unless maybe I had a farm with rat problems lmao #bc I think dogs are much more efficient and better for the environment than barn cats #but like. I love both biddable and non-biddable types of dogs so it would just depend on what type of activities and lifestyle i want #like would I get a bunch of huskies and do sledding? absolutely. and id love to have like a bunch of rescued ones + one or two well bred #show huskies as well. but would I also like driven and eager to please labs to do dock diving and stuff with? also yes #would I get some rare breed to help preserve them? hell yes #would I get hounds? yes. prob scent hounds tho not likely sighthounds #mastiffs? ehhh probably not but i do love them #toy breeds? also yes god especially when im old im gettin pomeranians or some shit #german shepherds probably not like idk theyre either the best dogs ever or the worst and no inbetween #border collies and aussies? god i love them but again. farm dog goals not me just living in an average apartment lmaoo

[anyoldfandom]

I don't know what I clicked on but a terf showed up on my home page so friendly (not so friendly) reminder that if you are:

Against trans women being able to access women's spaces (bathrooms, shelters, etc.)

Against gender neutral language

Think transtrenders are a thing

Think any queer folk are dangerous on basis of them being queer (or indoctrinating your kids)

Then you are not welcome in my blog or my home. We are not friends. We are not fighting the same battles. We are cannot coexist because me and people like me cannot exist in any world where you are happy. There will be conflict because you hate me and what I am, and I will not bend to you.

#There's a chance it could just bc more terfs are rearing their ugly heads bc of roe v wade #As if they have not contributed. As if they are not biting their own tails. #You're all complaining about people using gender neutral language when you could be fighting for women #Full stop. Bc I could go on and say 'People' but you would throw a fit. #So I am reminding you purely about CIS WOMEN that you are hurting #Bc you're so up your own ass about trans people's existence that you are adding to the problem. #As if your trans sisters and nonbinary siblings haven't been with you every step of the way. #As if we don't have the same goals in mind #But no #Because people are using gender neutral language you're clowning on them. As if they're the enemy. #And what does this do? You're wasting your time and energy and pointing public ire at people actually trying to help #Yes. Sometimes the language isn't perfect. I'll be the first to admit but that doesn't excuse your actions. #How you're more eager to spread hate than to protect your fellow woman. #You are not a feminist. You are a transphobe parading around in feminist's clothing. #And to my trans and nonbinary siblings. I love you. #Stay safe out there. Keep actually fighting. It won't be easy but we can join hands with our cis sisters and brothers #And together we will make it through. #I love you all.

[paynnincorporated]

favourite headcanon about the show?

That Zulay was as big of a villainous asshole as her husband (Potentially bigger). Greedy, ambitious and plotting alongside him, my favourite headcanon is that she recruits him into the Dragon Eyes as their leader and was critical to co-found their gear empire. Also, that she was a huge influence on him, to the point where it colours a lot of Word's present day actions/personality even posthumously.

Canon mentions that the two were combative of each other, but I prefer my headcanons that Word quite happily followed in her footsteps as her resident evil genius inventor in her arsenal. (Let a lady wanna rule the world!!!)

Also that she loved her family a great deal and never had that second guessing moment the writers gave her lol. If she remained alive, Word and Zulay would have easily taken over Dragon city before Artha's time. Her death is essential to derail the Dragon Human War efforts by about 16 years, with Word cobbling together resources such as Wraith Gear in order to fill in the gaps her death left.

#dragon booster #ask meme #ah yes #my favourite oc who is technically canon filler #love her #love making women actually important in this show #and have their own goals and ambitions however twisted and self serving #word can take a backseat sometimes and the writers were too eager to make him all powerful #he can take a backseat willingly and happily let his wife take some of the glory #Partners in Crime yaknow #not whatever weirdly imbalanced relationship they had in canon lol