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elen. she/her. an adult. my heart is in the stars; my blog is all over the place.
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Spicing up the afternoon by letting the office vote on names for the remaining 2 book carts in the office slack.
People are getting passionate about this
We already have Dolly Carton, Louisa May Alcartt, and Carth Vader
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Thinking again about the time my aliens class was discussing conspiracy theories and the professor asked us to call some out and I, thinking simultaneously of both flat earthers and the "moon landing was faked" people, confidently shouted out "FLAT MOON!" and sent the class into hysterics
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The thing about Éowyn giving up being a shieldmaiden is that those who complain about it are entirely missing the point.
What she truly wants is not to specifically fight and kill and kick ass in battle. All those things are representations of her actual desire: to be recognized.
She is constantly being cast aside and forced into the corner and left behind, and she wants to actually leave an impactful mark, a legacy, which the society of Rohan will not permit her to create. She directly tells Aragorn that she wants to do great deeds, and she is most afraid of losing her chance to do anything meaningful with massive ripple effects. She has the very human and very relatable need to be seen and noticed and remembered.
She sees all these warriors achieving glory and becoming the subjects of songs on the battlefield, so she thinks that’s her only way. And she fears that once the war is over, there will be no other way, that it will all go back to the way it was for her.
Then by the end, she learns that’s not true. She can do great deeds and achieve recognition post-war, and she does.
She becomes the Princess of Ithilien, a land decimated by war which means she and Faramir essentially get to start from scratch in rebuilding the land and the society. As Faramir’s equal partner, it is up to her, as much as it is up to him, to make the land beautiful again, to decide how it should be run, to mentor the younger generation to take proper care of it all. She can introduce horses to the land and teach people to ride. She can teach self-defense because everyone needs to know that kind of stuff. She can do so many things and make so many major decisions for the benefit of so many people who look up to her and need her.
And above all, Éowyn can shape Ithilien to be what Rohan never was to her: a place where all women are seen and heard and respected.
And the best part is, she gets all the freedom and makes all the impact that she has always dreamed of, and yet she doesn’t have to deal with any of her responsibilities alone. While before she had no support in being Théoden’s nurse, and dealt with it all by herself, now she is surrounded by love and encouragement. She’s got Faramir there to always hold her hand. She’s got supportive friends in Aragorn, Arwen, and Merry.
Éowyn giving up being a shieldmaiden and warrior is not the equivalent of abandoning her dream; it is the equivalent of achieving her dream.
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Not to be a Boomer but your social media should be your own space, not something employers are allowed to look at to judge you beyond the qualifications stated in your resume and cover letter
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Cat & kitten gargoyle, Château de pierrefonds, france, built between 1857-1885
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interviewer: can you explain this gap in your resume?
me: mhm so that’s called a lacuna. it refers to when manuscripts have missing parts, lost to time. for example, the epic of gilgamesh has
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What streaming show can you watch more than two seasons of? There aren’t many.
The number of shows that have been cancelled after season one or two that I really enjoyed makes me wary of starting new things.
I want longer seasons, regular releases, and to get to know the characters and to let the series settle in.
“I think most people watch two seasons of a streaming show, and they check out, you know, and that’s not specific to Trek. I just think that’s the watch pattern for television in the streaming world.”
The way I hate this and how this is what the streaming platforms are peddling and they want us to believe is the case.
WHY THEN ARE SHOWS PRODUCED ON NETWORKS WITH MORE THAN 5 SEASONS SO POPULAR????
Also, the best Trek world-building and relationship-building are on 'bottle episodes' the so-called 'fillers'.
I don't need a return to 22 episodes!
13 - 16 episodes will do me!
(Although I miss the 'back nine' sometimes, it's usually when shows could recalibrate and find the pace that works).
ETA: Also as @dealanexmachina pointed out -- streaming platforms keep cancelling shows within 2 seasons! It's why people jump ship -- why invest if the streamers just cancel?? There's no thought to retention or letting a show build steam!!!
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A greeting for negligent penpals and procrastinating authors. Postcard from my collection, 1911.
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Friendly reminder that LGBTQ+, Queer, and LGBT+ are the preferred terms for the community (x).
Friendly reminder that Queer is approved by 72.9% of the people, and the groups who don’t prefer it’s use as an umbrella term are straight people, exclusionists, transmeds, truscums, sex-negative people, and sex work critical people (x).
Friendly reminder that aros and aces are excluded only 9.2% / 8.1% of the time respectively while being included 78.9% / 81.2% of the time (x)
Friendly reminder that exclusionists are in the minority and aro/ace people are included in the LGBTQ+ community by the people within the community.
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