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Left-Handed Catcher
Steph (she/her) is an archivist with a B.A. in history from Gettysburg College (class of 2011; minored in Civil War Era studies) and an M.S. in library science from Pratt Institute (class of December 2014; archival studies focus). See her about page for tags! Founder of the Autistic Gaming Initiative. Ask her your train questions - she'll answer! Runs purely on caffeine and guts.
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#reblogs#WHERE IS ARFENHOUSE YOU COWARDS#I QUOTE ARFENHOUSE SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK ON AVERAGE#ALSO HOMESTAR RUNNER#internet history
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I don't have an ask to you
I just wanted to say I heavily appreciate you for being one of the few people on here who are open about being a chuggington fan, it has honestly good writing and doesn't deserve all the flak it gets
I hope you have a nice day whenever you read this :>
Ah, thank you! It's been ten years since I wrote a lot of those posts and liveblogged the show. It was something lighthearted and silly that got me through grad school, and I was just having fun with it.
I know my enjoyment of the show was a little...different than most people's (please ignore my 800 posts about Eddie) but in general I think it's one of the better shows aimed at the younger set, and certainly one of the better talking vehicle shows. (As I've mentioned before, comparing it to Thomas and Friends is apples and oranges - two cakes, everyone!)
You can skip Mighty Express, though.
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It is Wo-Chien Wednesday, my dudes!
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List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who liked or reblogged something from you! Get to know your mutuals and followers /not forced :)
Ah, thanks, anon! I haven't done one of these in a while!
1. Murphy. I know everyone knows this, but that cat is everything to me. He's 15 now and I don't know how much time we have left together, but he's my soulmate.
2. My new job! I'm finally doing what I love and archiving at a railroad museum! I couldn't be happier and I actually look forward to going to work!
3. Being on the throttle. The happiest I have ever been in my life was the 30 minutes I was operating Strasburg #90.
4. Having friends who actually care about me instead of having people in my life who only keep me around when I'm useful. It helps me heal.
5. I'm sorry, I have to do this:
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oc asks that reveal more than you think
Do they sleep with a stuffed animal? If they have multiple, who’s the favorite?
Can they take care of a plant? What about a pet? What about a child?
Ask them to describe their love interest.
Do they look good in red?
Speech! Speech! Speech! Speech! Will they give one, and what about?
Who will they take advice from, no matter what it is? Who won’t they take advice from, no matter what it is?
Describe them in three words. Now let them describe themself in three words.
Do complex puzzles intrigue or frustrate them?
Do they empathize with non-sentient things (dolls, plants, books…)?
What age do they most want to be right now?
They’ve won the lottery. Spend, or save?
Do they like romance in the books they read (or in the book they’re in)?
Name one thing their parents taught them.
Would they agree with the term ‘guilty pleasure’? Do they have any?
What would they consider a waste of time– other than school or work?
If money wasn’t a limit, what would they wear?
Do they like children?
Kissing: tongue or no tongue?
Do they study before tests? Practice before job interviews?
What do they like that nobody else does?
What would it take for them to break up with someone? What would be the last straw?
Do they like being called pet names? Do they call other people pet names? What’s their go-to?
Stability or novelty?
Honesty or charity?
Safety or possibility?
Talent or effort?
Forgiveness or vengeance (or…)?
Would they date a fixer-upper?
What recurring dreams do they have?
What would they do if they knew it would be forgiven?
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Some of you don't have firm principles that transcend ideology, and it shows.
#reblogs#again with people focusing so hard on being right and pure that they actually forget to be good
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Your thoughts on Royal Trains?
I don't really have too many thoughts on them either way, other than that they existed.
That said...the Royal Hudsons. INCREDIBLE locomotives. They're called Royal Hudsons because King George VI was transported across Canada on a train pulled by one, 2850, in 1939 and the locomotive didn’t need to stop for a replacement. The king allowed the Canadian Pacific to call the locomotives Royal Hudsons because of it.
Four of them are currently in preservation. 2850 herself, as seen in this photo from Wikipedia, is at the Canadian Railway Museum in Quebec. Go say hi to her for me if you can!
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req'd by @libraryknight
CMON YOU SONS OF BITCHES I HAVE FRIENDS TO VISIT
text: GIVE ME TRAINS!
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I decided to wear my waistcoat to work today and...holy shit, apparently I can get it!
I didn't realize it made me look this damn good and I need to wear it significantly more often, holy shit.
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I'm sick of internet negativity, so let's combat it: reblog this and saying something nice/pay a compliment to the prev in the tags.
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#reblogs#THE NEW YORKER'S LAMENT#seriously I cannot fucking stand this#some of us have places to go!#and on top of that if you're in a crowd folks with wheelchairs and shopping carts and strollers can't get through!#learn to fucking share!
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I'm curious. Reblog this if you know how to cook
I don’t even care if it’s macaroni, ramen or those little bowls you stick in the microwave. Please, I need reassurance that most of the population on tumblr WOULDN’T STARVE TO DEATH if their parents couldn’t fix them food or they couldn’t go out to eat.
#reblogs#I'm pretty good!#I wish I could cook more but I so rarely have the energy to really take on some more serious stuff#but my fried rice is to die for
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It is Wo-Chien Wednesday, my dudes!
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Am coming to terms with the fact that an engineer and a conductor talking and synchronizing watches before a run is what I consider peak intimacy because every photo I find of it happening makes me mentally go feral
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