renly

am i your brother, now and always?

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:55:05 -0400

am i your brother, now and always?

prince-jake: outlawroad: asexualeducation: This is the best...

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:50:49 -0400

outlawroad:

asexualeducation:

This is the best definition of a squish I have heard of.

Kudos to A-Trix.

I haven’t actually had very many squishes in my life, but I currently have a tremendous one on my writing professor….

pretty sure this is applicable to aromantics too, so in some cases you’d omit the bit about lacking an interest in having a sexual relationship with the person in question

oh my god i finally have a word for this!

yes.

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:39:28 -0400

HUFFPOST TV: First question: Team Robb or Team Jon? I'm only slightly kidding.
RICHARD MADDEN: [Laughs.] What about Team Theon? I think some people might be on his team too!

i am just about to watch this film! i've never heard of the books either so guess i should check those out too haha. she's have been an incredible katniss.

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:34:01 -0400

YESSSS! i have no unbiased opinion of the film. they are very popular australian YA lit, and since i… am australian… twtwb and the ellie chronicles fill me w joy.

“Life’s about a hell of a lot more than being happy. It’s about...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:24:50 -0400

“Life’s about a hell of a lot more than being happy. It’s about feeling the full range of stuff: happiness, sadness, anger, grief, love, hate. If you try to shut one of those off, you shut them all off. I don’t want to be happy. I know I won’t live happily ever after. I want more than that, something richer. I want to go right up close to the beauty and the ugliness. I want to see it all, know it all, understand it all. The richness and the poverty, the joy and the cruelty, the sweetness and the sadness. That’s the best way I can honour my friends who died. That’s the best way I can honour my parents, who brought me into this world. That’s the best way I can lead a life I can be proud to call my own. I want to experience everything it has to offer: LIFE!”

inb4circlejerk: quality conversation

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:40:54 -0400

jon snow knows how to say 'aaaah'

*dick twitch*

inb4circlejerk:

quality conversation

character: jeyne poole → poolingstark group of companiesASTRID...

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:28:45 -0400

character: jeyne poole → pooling
stark group of companies
ASTRID BERGES-FRISBEY
Jeyne Poole’s association with the Stark Corporation is a fortunate fluke of birth. While her father Vayon has always been an associate of Ned Stark, the Poole family acting as a steward for the Starks for generations, Jeyne was born the same year as Ned’s daughter Sansa, and therefore her relationship with the household as Sansa’s companion and friend has been closer than simply professional.

Conflict avoidant, sensitive, and never the first to speak, it is easy to dismiss her as silly and slightly social climbing, just as her father is. But Jeyne is quick to learn what she is trained, and found the strength to take on her late mother’s responsibilities and help raise her four younger sisters. Now she juggles her A-levels under a private tutor with her other responsibilities, and due to her having no male siblings her father is determined to see her learn and inherit his position.

A born follower, she has near perfected fitting in and going along with what others think is best. Though she bears a little envy for Sansa’s beauty, talent and grace, she has also seen the difficulties that being in the limelight can bring and has therefore made the decision to keep her head down and sate her ambition with glory by association.

thameofgroans: squid in wolf’s clothing

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:26:04 -0400

thameofgroans:

squid in wolf’s clothing

sixtyforty asked: Would you mind if I asked you to elaborate on Amanda Palmer being problematic? I haven’t really kept up with her post Yes Virginia.

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:17:41 -0400

dandywolves:

youarenotyou | boyqueen:

Yeah, absolutely! I’m just gonna post this publicly cause it’s something I’ve been meaning to write about/compile pretty much since I started a tumblr.

So I guess to start, I’ve been a huge fan of the Dresden Dolls since I was 13 and they were super influential in my gender formation and my formation as an artist and musician. That said, there have been some bread crumbs of problematic shit piling up over the years into a big loaf of badness that makes me super sad. I can’t remember everything, but these are some of the things I do remember.

1. First is her side project w/Jason Webley “Evelyn Evelyn” in which the two perform as a pretend pair of conjoined twins. The back story goes that Amanda and Jason “discovered” the twins and rescued them from a history of sexual abuse and circus exploitation by giving them a musical career. Here’s a couple really good articles on that:

Amanda “Ableist” Palmer? The Evelyn Evelyn controversy

Evelyn Evelyn: Ableism Ableism?

How Amanda Palmer Lost a Fan <— this one is mostly about Amanda (and her fans’) responses to critiques. She made some really awful non-pologies and then went on Australian TV to say some really fucked up stuff about feminists with disabilities. The video is at that link, but I warn you it’s really bad and makes me feel nauseous to watch.

2. Then there’s that time that she and Margaret Cho staged a fake onstage rape of Katy Perry while performing “I kissed a girl”

On Rape Culture, Amanda Palmer, and Disappointment

3. Then there was that time she made an offhand ~funny~ tweet about the KKK

WTF Amanda Palmer?

How Amanda Palmer Killed Amanda Palmer <—- this post is kind of a round up of her behavior as of late and includes her responses to people upset about the KKK tweet

4. And that time she recorded a song with the n-word in it (though I’m sure she would argue it was okay for her to use because of ~*~context u guize!~*~)

Guitar Hero Video

5. And that time she made a song called “Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help your black ass” and other bizarre little bread crumbs of racism/appropriation throughout her work (like that other time when she wrote a song with the line “I’ll drive that cherokee straight off it’s trail of tears”).

6. Then there was that time she made a song that is supposed to be empowering for folks who love their bushes, but includes a passage where she compares women who choose to shave with 8-year-old boys

Map of Tasmania video

Anyway. There’s just been a lot of things. Probably as upsetting as seeing her do all of this fucked up and oppressive shit, has been seeing her completely fail to respond or to change in ways that are constructive. All of this public critique has really illuminated her as just another white hipster artist who can safely hide behind her cries of “it’s just music!” and “my fans know I’m not like that!”

Which is such a bummer because she’s been a magnificent artistic influence in my life and I’ve always downloaded every new track and gone to every show when she was in town but… I just don’t think I can do it anymore. She’s fucked up too big, too often, and with no remorse or change.

she’s also tried to blame her being bipolar for her being a total douchebag which, like, no. shut up.

i used to love her and the dresden dolls but she has crossed way too many lines way too many times. ugh.

I have nothing to add to this except fuckkkk Amanda Palmer for real. I watched the Evelyn Evelyn shit go down in real time, and like… the project was offensive enough to begin with, but the way that she responded so childishly to people who were being perfect reasonable made me just lose all respect for her. I was a really huge fan of her before all of this, and I think part of the reason why I was/am so angry about it is that I felt kind of personally betrayed? This was someone who I had gone on record as saying that I thought was brilliant and awesome and one of my heroes, and all of a sudden it turns out that she’s a horrible person and kind of always has been.

yeah I stopped listening to her music and supporting her as an artist around the time of the KKK thing. there is lots of amazing music out there, lots of amazing bands. i listen to them instead and i buy tickets to their concerts and i don’t miss her. despite all the times i saw Amanda or the Dolls live (I think six or seven total?) and for all that Girl Anachronism is the anthem of a particular time of my teenage years filled with bdsm clubbing and mattresses in vans and cigarettes and skipping school.

sometimes i don’t know shit about the people i’m giving my money. but i knew a lot about Amanda fucking Palmer. she puts so much of herself out there, after all, it’s part of the image of honesty she perpetuates, that makes her fans feel like she is their fun artistic friend instead of this person trying to sell them something. Amanda Palmer has done some amazing things for teen mental illness and for feminism, but intersectionality is key, and in the end her continual refusal to acknowledge or apologize for her bs was just a dealbreaker for me. i just couldn’t stand to see and hear her demonstrate disrespect to those fans, who have built her up and allowed her to work independently from her label and tour and make albums.

Kansas City Shuffle;

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:03:58 -0400

marxisforbros:

Say an election is coming and your strongest candidate is fairly weak. What do you do? You make everyone look one way, while you hit somewhere else. In the lead-up to the election, you present a bunch of absolutely terrible candidates. You get the insane human equivalents of piles of shit and parade them around loudly. Everyone goes mental. Your supporters, your critics, the media has a frenzy. These scarecrows that you’ve put up run around shouting “Ban porn!” and “God told me to run in this election” and other attention grabbing nonsense. Meanwhile, while everyone’s looking that way, you let your boy slowly stride forward.

By the time he’s the only man left he’ll look pretty damn great. He will have been the ‘strongest’ contender by default, but the considerable gap between him and the people he was running against will seem like it speaks volumes about his ability, rather than theirs. In a bar where all of the guys are drunk and ugly, you just might let the average looking guy take you home.

So here stands Mitt Romney. He’ll be running against Obama.

And all I’m seeing on Tumblr is leftover frenzy for the other guys. Jokes about Michelle Bachmann’s eyes. Santorum quotes. Cain’s sex scandals. Think about it; Compared to this buzz, how much negative Romney do you see? How much positive Obama? Because the ratio is like ten to one from where I’m sitting. But if Romney is president you’re not going to remember them. You’re going to be too busy wondering what happened to reminisce.

feastings: i am feeling pretty great today!! [ full ]

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:01:00 -0400

feastings:

i am feeling pretty great today!!

[ full ]

There is nothing I ship more than Stannis/Storm's End. The most tragic of pairings in A Song of Ice and Fire.

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:52:47 -0400

#during the sex scene he totally glanced over at it #don’t even try to deny it #it’s the only thing he ever wanted #and seven kingdoms couldn’t fill that void #it’s always in the back of his mind #and when he is finally offered it #he can’t have it #because he has a duty as a king #and then he abandons it to go to the wall #knowing that he may never see it again #it’s just so tragic #you know there is no truer love #don’t even deny it

“You know how they say you only hurt the ones you love? Well,...

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:47:44 -0400

“You know how they say you only hurt the ones you love? Well, it works both ways.”

pottercottage: #this post has been sponsored by Bran’s wtf just...

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:46:14 -0400

pottercottage:

#this post has been sponsored by Bran’s wtf just happened here face

THE NORTH REMEMBERS

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:42:38 -0400

THE NORTH REMEMBERS

lettersfromtitan: meagansphilosophy: cryblainecry: animeangelr...

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:03:49 -0400

lettersfromtitan:

meagansphilosophy:

cryblainecry:

animeangelriku:

blainetheasspirate:

can we talk about these moments for a second?

I’ve noticed moments like these a LOT with klaine. Pretty much after every emotionally intense conversation they have, Kurt cracks a joke and the tension just melts from Blaine’s face. Every time Kurt can tell something’s wrong with Blaine, the first thing he does is ask him to talk about it—because Blaine’s a “bottler” and doesn’t like to discuss his feelings at all. After they’ve talked things out, Kurt makes a joke to help cheer Blaine up a bit and it works (“sure beats the last time you were drunk and made out with Rachel”, “one final sales pitch, then we can talk about making over Nancy Grace,” “I thought we were” “you couldn’t face up to the bullies at your school so you can do it at mine!” “because of the layers?”…need I go on?)

Sometimes it’s changed up: during the stuffed puppy dog scene he starts with the joke, then gently picks his brain. During the flower scene he started out with a joke and then got serious. During the “sales pitch” scene in the lima bean in PPP, he scatters the jokes throughout to keep the mood light.

One thing is always the same, however: Kurt making jokes and gently prodding Blaine to open up and come out of that shell he always hides away in. He never pressures him if he doesn’t want to talk about it—even if there’s obviously something on his mind (AKA before Cough Syrup), and he always makes sure the atmosphere is comfortable enough for Blaine to really tell him what’s on his mind

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT

WHY

WOULD YOU

DO THAT

ANNA.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE

sob

Actually, can we talk about this little dropping his head with relief thing Blaine always does?

nepetaschoiceass: nepetaschoiceass: +++JEANNINE’S SOMEWHAT...

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:51:07 -0400

nepetaschoiceass:

nepetaschoiceass:

+++JEANNINE’S *SOMEWHAT* HELPFUL GUIDE TO READING HOMESTUCK!!+++

Recently, a few of my Tumblr friends have expressed a desire to read Homestuck, but are a little apprehensive to do so for several different reasons. I’ve decided to help them (and other potential/interested Homestuck readers out in Tumblr land) get the most enjoyable experience possible, just as I and many others did! I’m going to incorporate a few tips of my own as well as tips I’ve learned from others as well as from the Homestuck panel I attended at Shutocon this year. If you’re a Homestuck reader and you feel like adding a tip yourself, go for it!!

Just a little discretion note here; I’m not trying to be some wise, all knowing, holier-than-thou Homestuck sensei here. I am literally still trying to figure out things for myself, and I’m rather new to the fandom as well. I made this guide in order to help others, and if my tips don’t suit you, then fine. Just please don’t crawl up my ass about them thanks u_u

==> LET US BEGIN SHALL WE :33

TIP 1: START HERE!!!! — I’m pretty sure the most frequently asked question for interested Homestuck readers is “WHERE DO I GO TO READ THIS?????” So, uh…yeah. Just…start there.

TIP 2: NO YOU CANNOT SKIP AHEAD TO THE TROLLS — …Well, I mean, you COULD, if you really wanted to. I ain’t your mother. But, seriously, if you really want to enjoy Homestuck, you HAVE to read it from the very beginning.

TIP 3: REALLY JUST DON’T SKIP ANYTHING — Again, I’m really trying not to dictate what you can and cannot do, but I’m being really, really serious. Don’t skip Act 1 (ACT 1 IS ACTUALLY REALLY HILARIOUS OK). Don’t skip the pesterlogs (literally 3/4 of the story are within these pesterlogs). Don’t skip the Intermission (it’s really fucking great ok and actually relevant to the story and it’s gREAT OKAY). DON’T. SKIP. ANYTHING. Skimming is totally ok, but for the love of christ DON’T FUCKING SKIP OK.

TIP 4: HAVE A READING BUDDY — Getting through over 6000+ pages of reading seems like a daunting task, and there will be points where you’ll want to just give up. My suggestion is finding a friend who is either a new Homestuck like you, or getting a veteran Homestuck to be your cheerleader. I had a lot of fun liveblogging my reading and getting reactions from friends who had already read it, and they kept encouraging me to continue reading, even when I didn’t really want to.

TIP 5: PACE YOURSELF — Read at a pace you feel most comfortable with. Try not to rush yourself. If you rush yourself through 6000+ pages just to get caught up with everyone else, than you won’t really get to experience everything at its full potential. Also, try not to read things at 3 in the morning. You’ll later find out that you’ve probably missed some key things while in your half-awake state (just like I did lol ooPS).

TIP 6: DON’T BE INTIMIDATED BY THE FANDOM — This should probably be higher up on the tips list but I’m just rolling with it lol ANYWAYS YES THIS IS REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT. Some of my friends feel like they won’t really belong within the fandom because they feel like they don’t have anything to contribute media-wise. THIS IS TOTALLY OK!! Don’t feel like you have any obligation to contribute anything! Some people just read Homestuck and keep happily to themselves, and that is perfectly normal.

TIP 7: HAVE A DICTIONARY HANDY — As silly as this tip sounds, there were a LOT of words I didn’t even know the meaning to my first time reading, and it really tripped me up. Of course, this probably just means I’m really dumb and probably should have read more. Some words have contextual clues, so you might just have to read and reread things. If you’re really stuck, just Google it.

TIP 8: ASK FOR HELP — If you feel like there was something you really, truly did not understand and you’d really like some help understanding it, I would ask a friend who’s knowledgable about Homestuck. You may want to stress that you don’t want spoilers in their explanation before you get your answer, though. There’s a very high chance that, most of the time, your answer will be, “Just keep reading - they explain it later”.

TIP 9: HOMESTUCK ISN’T FOR EVERYONE — Sometimes, even with all these tips, you just don’t feel like you can get into Homestuck, and that’s totally ok! At least you got your feet wet. :)

TIP 10: HAVE FUN!!!!!!!! — Self-explanatory, yes, but still worth mentioning. Don’t treat Homestuck like it’s something you HAVE to get through; Treat it like it’s your favorite sweet treat, and you want to savor each moment of it…wow ok that was a really fucking dumb analogy BUT YOU GET WHAT I’M SAYING HOPEFULLY MAYBE PROBABLY

And that’s all I’ve got! Like I said, if you feel like there’s a tip you’d like to add, feel free to do so!

I hope these tips helped somewhat, and if not, oh well - at least I tried. xD

HAPPY READING EVERYONE!! :33

reblogging for those who didn’t see this yet uwu

What turns you on? BABY KINKSTER

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:46:10 -0400

What turns you on?

BABY KINKSTER

EVERYONE USING THE DAMN "GYPSY" TAG

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:43:40 -0400

my-journey-my-thoughts:

http://my-journey-my-thoughts.tumblr.com/post/19964753154/you-cannot-become-a-gypsy

READ THIS. Read it RIGHT FUCKING NOW.

THIS is what the word “gypsy” stands for. No matter how much you deny it, THIS is what the word means. Not your fucking flowing dresses, or your fucking Stevie Nicks bullshit, or your “nomadic traveller” fucking drivel.

THIS is what it fucking means.

STOP FUCKING USING IT.

YOU WANTED A FREE EDUCATION, THERE IT FUCKING IS.

I know there’s no way I can convince you this is not one of...

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:34:43 -0400

I know there’s no way I can convince you this is not one of their tricks. But I don’t care. I am me.

My name is Valerie. I don’t think i’ll live much longer, and I wanted to tell someone about my life. This is the only autobiography that i’ll ever write, and – God – i’m writing it on toilet paper.

I was born in Nottingham in 1985. I don’t remember much of those early years. But I do remember the rain. My grandmother owned a farm in Tottlebrook, and she used to tell me that God was in the rain.

I passed my eleven plus, and went to a girl’s grammar. It was at school that I met my first girlfriend. Her name was Sarah. It was her wrists – they were beautiful. I thought we would love each other forever. I remember our teacher telling us that it was an adolescent phase that people outgrew.

Sarah did.

I didn’t.

In 2002 I fell in love with a girl named Christina. That year I came out to my parents. I couldn’t have done it without Chris holding my hand.

My father wouldn’t look at me. He told me to go and never come back. My mother said nothing.

I’d only told them the truth. Was that so selfish? Our integrity sells for so little, but it is all we really have.

It is the very last inch of us.

And within that inch, we are free.

I’d always known what i’d wanted to do with my life, and in 2015 I started my first film: The Salt Flats.

It was the most important role of my life. Not because of my career, but because that was how I met Ruth. The first time we kissed, I knew I never wanted to kiss any other lips but hers again.

We moved to a small flat in London together. She grew scarlet carsons for me in our window box. And our place always smelt of roses.

Those were the best years of my life.

But America’s war grew worse and worse, and eventually came to London.

After that there were no roses anymore. Not for anyone.

I remember how the meaning of words began to change. How unfamiliar words like “collateral” and “rendition” became frightening. When things like norsefire and the articles of allegiance became powerful. I remember how different became dangerous.

I still don’t understand it: why they hate us so much.

They took Ruth while she was out buying food. I’ve never cried so hard in my life. It wasn’t long until they came for me.

It seems strange that my life should end in such a terrible place.

But for three years I had roses – and apologised to no-one.

I shall die here. Every inch of me shall perish. Every inch.

But one.

An inch.

It is small and it is fragile, and it is the only thing in the world worth having. We must never lose it or give it away. We must never let them take it from us.

I hope that - whoever you are - you escape this place. I hope that the world turns, and that things get better.

But what I hope most of all is that you understand what I mean when I tell you that even though I do not know you, and even though I may not meet you, laugh with you, cry with you, or kiss you: I love you.

With all my heart.

I love you.

-Valerie.