#obviously these aren’t good

[aardvaark]

i was thinking about how i wished leverage had a birthday episode for some of the characters cause that would be sweet, but then i realised something and basically…. okay here’s my thoughts in quotes form, just for fun

hardison: so when’s your birthday? i could plan something for us and the team to do and-

parker: i dont know

hardison: you don’t know… your own birthday?

parker: no, how would i know? pshh, cmon, you’re telling me you remember EXACTLY when you were born? watch this - hey, eliot, do you know your exact birth date?

eliot, innocently passing by, who was canonically anonymously dropped off at a hospital as an infant: no, how would i know?

parker: that’s what i said!

hardison: excuse me?? what is going on right now

sophie, walking into the apartment: whats wrong?

hardison: parker and eliot- well, okay, when’s your birthday? i just have to prove something.

sophie: …….july 12th

hardison: why did you pause? wait, is that your birthday or sophie devereaux’s birthday?

sophie: ………… (guilty silence)

parker: see, no one knows their real birthday! haha you’re so weird sometimes, hardison

hardison:

hardison: what the fuck guys

#leverageposting #wren speaks #leverage #parker leverage #alec hardison #nate knows his birthday i guess so i didn’t include him. if he was watching the whole time he would probably say ‘idk’ to mess w hardison #they’re having this convo in nate’s apartment but it’s like 3am & he’s asleep & they’ve all broken in to hang out #parker doesn’t know either bc of her ridiculously neglectful foster parents or bc she’s parker & her priorities are simply different to most #people. her birthday is irrelevant to thievery. and sadly probably not related to fun happy memories anyway. #sophie obviously is a good enough grifter to answer confidently but she feels a little bad abt lying to her family by now #meanwhile hardison had a normal foster nana who would have known his bday. most kids aren’t safe-surrendered like eliot so assumably #hardison would have a known bday. and he likes birthdays! #and he wants to throw parker a little party even if it’s a very unconventional parker bday that involves rappelling & jumping off buildings #but he is once again thwarted by the leverage team members having the strangest possible lives #he IS gonna give them each birthday parties tho. even if he has to make up some dates & stuff #sophie’s can be the fake date she gives if that’s what she rlly wants. nate’s real birthday is on file somewhere even if he’s being annoying #rn so hardison just has to do some basic hacking. eliot would have an approximate bday such as the day he was surrendered that his parents #would have celebrated throughout childhood. and parker’s would be april 1st bc that’s alice whites bday (and YOURE ALICE!!!) #as in it’s canonically in the online info abt alice white shown in the juror no.6 job & obvs that’s april fools so it’s funny :) #and hardison has a NORMAL bday unlike SOME ppl and yes he DOES expect presents you heathens!!

[acesammy]

The thing about how sam’s arc in season 4 is often discussed is that people simultaneously acknowledge that the angels are bad, while claiming Sam is an idiot for rebelling against them.

like I have listened through three (3) rewatch podcasts and they always seem to fall into this loop of going ‘hey the angels are Obviously up to no good’ while also going ‘Sam is really stupid. Why would he trust a demon when literal angels are telling him to stop’

idk man. Maybe bc the angels are Obviously up to no good????

#And it’s a really good arc so it’s got more going on #BUT #y’all can’t recognize that the angels are being shady as fuck and offering awful solutions #while SIMULTANEOUSLY saying that Sam should trust them implicitly #and yes there’s a lot of like very personal religious rebellion that’s going on with Sam that IS a bit .. petulant isn’t the right word #but he’s reacting to a /personal/ slight bc angels were supposed to be his hope and they are Dicks #He /was/ blinded by that #but also keep in mind that the first time sam met the angels they were proposing that they kill 1k+ people #And then there’s the flip side of this #which is that Sam gets to the point where he accepts that he’s evil. That what he’s doing is turning him into a monster. #but that doesn’t matter. /he/ doesn’t matter. So long as it saves the world #I mean the angels obviously aren’t trying too hard #lea speaks #sorry I keep dragging up dumb shit abt spn #idk I just want to get it out and this is a nice void to do so

[girl-kendallroy]

to quote my bestie and pulitzer prize winner tony kushner “hope isn’t a choice, it’s a moral obligation, an obligation to the cells in your body” and “it is an ethical obligation to look for hope; it is an obligation not to despair.” like god. it is so fucking hard it is harder than anything in the world to wake up and have faith that things will be better and we can change things but it is the only thing we tangibly have and can pass on to other people. idrk where i was going with this but yea

#i think if i met tony kushner i would ascend straight to heaven i am not kidding his work means so much to me..... #angels in america is so so much to me it is so.... god. that is my holy scripture #it changed the shape and wiring of my brain truly. #these quotes aren’t from aia but that’s the general message of it tbh #i wasn’t even trying to be political here like i am just so fed up with my family and life in general #but like obviously it fits. #anyway good night besties #angels in america #tony kushner

[brookheimer]

from strike sparks by sharon olds

#i rly forgot how much i liked olds’ later poetry like i’m not a huge fan of some of the early stuff but when she talks ab her family it’s #always just… god. #anyways. siobhan roy. obviously #obviously the second one did not happen . but replace mother with rather and i think that’s part of why shiv and the others can’t forgive #logan even beyond the obvious ones — who would they even be if they did? #it wasn’t forgiveness last ep when logan was dying but it was… it was something. something that felt i think a lot like this except yknow. #without the fucking closure. #but who are they now that they aren’t against logan? who are they? #sorry for the annotations lol this is from a few years ago #and i couldn’t find good screenshots easily online so #sharon olds #succession #literature #poetry #lit #succession spoilers #in the tags #click to read it . obviously

[kingkatsuki]

Imagine you’re an archeologist in the future going through these ancient civilisations and trying to discover the history of Pro-Heroes who fought AFO and saved the world centuries ago. Paving the way for new generations and civilisations to continue on, and build over the megaliths and ruins of the old city of Musutafu.

Most people think it’s just stories that people share with their kids about how Pro-Hero Deku and Dynamight saved the world and became the worlds greatest heroes, a fun myth that weaves into the real history. But you believe it to be true, and that’s why you’re currently excavating in some of the forgotten ruins of Musutafu.

But what you don’t expect is to find the marked grave of the once powerful hero Dynamight, who was nothing more than a story until you were in front of his epitaph. And as you read the inscription seared into the wall, you definitely don’t expect him to wake up—

#literally how sick would it be being dicked down by a superhero thousands of years old??? #good sick not ew sick maybe bad choice of words #unless you’re into ew sick I’m not judging #he’d be so strong and powerful and massive big beeg beef huge collossal #and his dick would be huge too wahhhh #and maybe no one believes you because there are mentioned dragons and shit #and obviously dragons aren’t real #but fucking barbarian Bakugou is standing right in front of you #how can they not believe you now???

[vampyrsm]

lol so this girl from my old uni class copied me by getting spiders (she was adamant on hating them) and her jumping spider is very unsociable which is concerning

considering they’re one of the most curious spiders out there. out of all 7 of my jumping spiders, all from different broods, none of them have been unsociable

#— alex rambles #anyway don’t get pets you don’t know how to care for #no spiders aren’t as socialable as dogs obviously #they’re spiders. #but jumping spiders are very curious creatures #my jumpers would always watch me. tilt their heads when i spoke #they’d watch tv. they’d look out the window #they have very good eye sight (they can see the moon!!!) #unsociable jumping spiders is concerning.

[leonardalphachurch]

every time rwby stuff gets recommended to me i remember how fucking obnoxious i find it that that fandom has quarantined off all criticism into its own tag. i’m so happy rvb is a hater fandom and we put all our grievances in the main tag i think i’d die otherwise

#getting a lot of rt stuff bc of recent events and. man. aren’t you tired. #genuinely so exhausting #i never ever want to be in a space where appreciation analysis and critique are not all existing side by side #i’m not gonna say you can’t be a fan without engaging with critique bc that’s a ridiculous statement #but i do think you can’t engage with any sort of deeper understanding of the text if you’re unwilling to acknowledge its flaws and criticism #obviously you don’t need to be as passionate about it as i am but if you want it blacklisted completely?? #sorry. i don’t think you’re good at media literacy.

[thunderon]

if the yjs keeps its 5 season plan and continues dropping a new season at the rate of every 2 years, they’ll have to shift from a wilderness-teen timeline to a post-crash young adult timeline. or else we’re going to be seeing 38 year old kevin alves and the others in their mid 30s in s5 (2029 release) out in the wilderness like

#op #yellowjackets #i know the strike was what caused this delay #so it’ll probably be faster #but also the gap between s1 and 2 was long #I actually don’t mind long waits provided the product is good #and obviously people aren’t being pushed to breaking points #like is common in a lot of industries to meet insane deadlines

[wraithee]

Do people really think that Crowley - who wore his little outfit with the sleeve garters and cardigan, who was so nice to Jim even though he didn’t want to be, that told whom he assumed was a customer that he would not be selling them any books, that seemed to be doing more work in the bookshop than we’ve EVER seen Aziraphale do, was actually tossing those priceless old books around and not miracling them to safety? He would never. Let’s be serious, those tossed stacks ended up in perfect little piles on some shelf or chair somewhere.

#I hate when people get weird about Crowley in that episode #he was actually doing such a good job taking care of the bookshop #the book throwing is obviously a gag #that episode did such a good job showing how they think about one another even when they aren’t together #and that they are respectful and caring to what the other finds important #and how intertwined they are in each other’s lives #good omens

[carnis-insanis]

Speaking of addicts

You are not a activist if you think drug addicts who are homeless had it coming

You are not a good person if you think drug addicts are dangerous or disgusting

You do not believe in “my body, my choice” if you try to pressure a drug addict into quitting

You are not a compassionate person if you think that you’re somehow above drug addicts because you don’t do drugs

#this isnt to say that doing drugs is good #it’s not obviously #but people who do drugs aren’t bad

[shorthaltsjester]

i say this with all the kindness i can muster. the way some of y’all take with complete earnestness the statements made by characters who have been proven to be unsavoury/villainous/evil/(insert other suitable adjectives here) to be word-of-god factual is deeply concerning actually. like fiction is fiction and this is far from being an accusation about the morality of those who are curious about/compelled by the motivations of immoral characters. this is a deep concern i have for people who exist in a time where media of all kinds, fiction and nonfiction, is used to embed values in its audience. a concern i have for existing among people who don’t even question the truth/accuracy of statements made by the textual villains of stories before accepting them.

#this is a me issue that spans far beyond the reaches of any given fandom #tonight it is unfortunately the cr fandom taking notable cross campaign Liar delilah briarwood who is a power hungry mage #to be telling the truth when she says the new sword is horrible and evil and must be destroyed (thru consumption obviously) #as absolute fact #anyway . your morals aren’t determined by the fictional characters you like #BUT. your critical thinking skills Are determined by how you use context clues to make judgements about claims made in media #and if you can’t pass a basic test in fiction #that Does actually raise some flags of caution and worry for a time in which pretty much all news and communications tech #needs some degree of education — experiential or otherwise — to accurately judge as expressing good faith accounts #anyway. #critical thinking #fiction

[soullessjack]

having favorite characters from media with vastly different ideas on morality or like anything ever is so much fun. here’s blorbo bingus who actively kills everyone he doesn’t like and here’s grongo buppy who believes in the magic of friendship and forgiveness and they’re best friends to me

#cal.txt #sorry this is about jack and adrien again yeah . sorry #everything will be about them for a good while still I fear #please be patient with me I have autism #blorbo tag #media #fandom stuff #I never know how to tag stuff like this I’m not rlly garnering an audience on purpose #I just like to be annoying #spn #jack kline #miraculous ladybug #adrien agreste #and like it’s more so about how SPN approaches the idea of killing a bad guy vs how miraculous does #obviously they can’t KILL outright in a kids show but even with the vaguest implication of death #it’s like ‘no we can’t do that we’re no better than them!’ #and then in supernatural they’re like. maybe we aren’t better than you but you still fucking suck so we’re gonna kill you #I NEED to get back on my jackgirl shit I’ve abandoned you all for some YouTube kids ass media

[xgoldenlatiasx]

really hate the idea that “oh you’re valid for having mental health issues but only if you’re constantly working on them and Never letting them get the better of you”

like. fuck off that’s not how it works. sometimes my anxiety wins. sometimes my depression wins. sometimes my ocd wins. and sometimes it happens more often than I wish it did. sometimes I fall and break and can’t immediately force myself to get back up. sometimes it’s too much and I can’t get my brain going again. stop telling me I have to be a Good™️ mentally ill person and always have to try and be a functioning, perfect human being in order to be valid. sometimes my mental illness pushes me to the absolute breaking point and I can’t just take a rest day and be completely, utterly fine the next, or even the one after. if anything trying to do that just makes it worse sometimes

#to be honest this is also something I’m kind of battling inside myself #I give myself shit a lot for not being able to manage my mental health very well #but it’s probably something that got ingrained into me #working on your mental health is all well and good obviously #but sometimes you just. can’t #and it is what it is #and it sucks #but. yeah #it’s an especially shitty mentality for people who aren’t in a space where they Can work on their mental health #shut up wren #vent #delete later

[galaxynajma]

I was gonna post something about Kaiser giving off the vibes of having a sweet tooth but then i remembered the fact that he might be lactose intolerant

#I mean obviously you can still be lactose intolerant and have a sweet tooth it’s just you gotta make sure you aren’t eating anything that #has dairy in it .. like a lot of chocolates and baked goods #whatever I was just projecting myself on Kaiser with that #kaiser michael #michael kaiser #blue lock #bllk

[falled-over]

#photos of my guitar my dad posted to his blog years back when he bought it #it’s the most beautiful guitar in the world. it feels warm and alive to play #as you can see in the first two pics it used to have a newer pickup installed on the bottom. luckily he found an era appropriate online #it’s from 82 if you were curious #it says squire on the headstock but it was made on the fender line. they bought squire out and swapped in the name soon after this #but he got it a little cheaper than it was worth at the time because people aren’t as autistic as him and don’t know about production lines #basically it wasn’t brand name #basswood body and dark rosewood on the neck 😋✌️ #it’s actually a replication of a ‘62 model! which was 20 years old at the time. mines now twice that. isn’t that incredible #i actually saw a modern fender replication of this exact model in an op shop yesterday #for more or less exactly how much this was bought for #dad finished his blog post by saying he thinks this is better made than the original. and despite not knowing the og i’m inclined to agree #people in the comments of his post are saying that this era was supposed to be something special. hehe. they’re right #i’ve played many guitars. i own this one because my dad collects them and he let me try them all out #and i have a lot of friends who play guitar and ive hung out with them to do so #and i’ve never felt one like mine before or since. it’s so obviously beautiful #when i picked it out i hadn’t played much but i knew right away how good it was. i prefer strat bodies because i can hug my torso around #them without getting poked like a tele and the necks are thinner than acoustics (small hands. bad) #unless we’re talking parlour #love a wee parlour. pa has a little one he got for 30 bucks that’s one of my favourites of his #he’s insanely good at finding deals #he fixes them all up #anyway. the body feels #how would you even describe it #heavy. and alive. warm and wet and still full of sap #i feel like it’s breathing #it’s sort of the only thing that motivates me to be better. i could cry just thinking about it. i want to be good enough to play it

[thedegrassidiaries]

Reasons I Don’t Ship Craig/Marco

Marco deserves a whole lot better than Craig effing Manning :)

Just as most people here rightly respect people being canonically LGBTQ+ by not head cannoning that they’re straight, I generally respect straight people’s stated sexuality too and don’t usually feel comfortable deciding that they’re gay or bi when they tell/show us otherwise

Craig can be a semi-decent guy in certain contexts, but as a love interest he’s absolute trash over and over and seemingly without ever improving, so I honestly don’t ship him with anyone except a better therapist :)

Marco had a front row seat to the Crellie drama for years and would NEVER betray his very best friend by entering a relationship with the guy she’s been in love with for such a long time.

Marco is hesitant about a lot of things and needs someone solid who he can fully trust and rely on. Even at the best of times, that’s not Craig :)

#just my opinion #obviously! #I just keep seeing them on my dash and I’m like cringing at the thought so if you hate them too you’re not alone :) #to be fair I’m probably too protective of my Marco and think most people aren’t good enough for him #but Craig is the worst #anti craig x marco #anti craig manning #degrassi #anti crellie