Massive Kinglet and Mingaling. Sassy Ginger. Basically if it's Alex Kingston or MingNa Wen I smash reblog...
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I'm the idiot who asked MingNa Wen at C2E2 2019 if Philinda went out with a bang.
Author of "The Adventures of Mercy Song" on wattpad and Ao3.
I need to practice action scenes/poses, and so this happened. At first I only drew Obi-Wan, and then a Togruta and a human child snuck in there somehow⊠And then space background happened because itâs Star Wars. I really love Star Wars. I need more Obi-Wan Kenobi content in my life.
Itâs so terrible how conditioned Fitz was from Aida and the Framework. But Mayâs programming wasnât conditioned out of her, which made her meeting framework Coulson so fucking funny
Coulson: SNAP OUT OF IT MAY
May: *protect Coulson senses tingling* what the fuck?
Oh my gosh, aroace, Bad batch, LOTR and Mercysong-tardis? You are my kind of people!
IT WOULD SEEM SO. Wait this is so funny, Iâve known Mercysong-tardis through the Inter webs since our mutual Agents of Shield Wattpad days. Her fics literally got me into writing fanfiction, which I should really thank her for. Do you think she knows people chat about her in the wild?
How wearing historical clothing benefits mental health, or at least mine anyway:
- All of my body issues are literally gone. Iâm serious. My weight used to fluctuate so much, and still does, but now Iâm not worried about gaining. The knowledge that I can manipulate my figure to look exactly how I want it to look through padding and optical illusions is such a comfort, I donât even thing about it anymore. Because iâve stopped caring about that, Iâve had room to work on other things. Iâve stopped shaving my legs because who the hell cares and Iâve managed to get comfortable growing out my own armpit hair. I am legitimately so proud of myself. And I wear modern clothing too and I still donât care and itâs beautiful
- no pressure to mask or pretend to be normal because no one goes into a conversation with me expect me to be exactly like them. I can be as insane as I want
- men donât look at me creepily. Like at all. Either itâs awe, confusion, or occasionally horror, which are all good. Seriously no one checks me out and itâs amazing
- and the added bonus of never getting catcalled, like ever, besides the occasional honk of course but I choose to believe itâs because they like my outfit
- can stop worrying about not dressing the way I want to when Iâm still young
I think it would be fun if Satine's pacifism was like. in the same terms as free speech. the government as an institution should not have an army or commit violence and stuff. but as an individual she is free to punch people in the face
I love trying to parse together anything about the Doctor's Academy years. He was a "terror" for 120 years. He regenerated one teacher and nearly regenerated a second one. He had no friends until school. he put a teacher in a time loop. He made a bacteria that put multi cellular lifeforms into a coma. He was in a band. It took him two tries to graduate with the bare minimum grade. No one can agree how long he went to school for or if he even graduated. He has a doctorate in cheese making. His friends kept trying to get him to join a rebellion and the government kept erasing his memory about it. The doctor is recorded to have attended a gallifreyan university that doesn't exist.
Like, what is this? I love this. Everything and nothing is canon and the world is a beautiful place.
Meeting Alex Kingston in Moll Flanders cosplay at FanX 2023
Just over a year ago, a little birdy (@now-theres-a-spoiler-for-you) informed me that to the best of her knowledge, Alex Kingston had never seen a Moll Flanders cosplayer. And as an avid appreciator of the Miniseries, I took it upon myself to become the first.
The Miniseries, "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders" (1996) of which Alex Kingston starred in alongside Daniel Craig, was Alex's major breakout role which led to her role on ER and her subsequent claim to fame. So considering the prevolence, I had to make it special.
I put in a LOT of work researching, sourcing fabric, internet deep-diving, and reading before I ever got started on the dress. The actual hard work of sewing the dress took a few months to make once the initial homework was done. Undergarments? Structuring? Patterns? All of these took a lot of guesswork on my part.
The original was created by costume designer, Trisha Biggar (Which if you are in the costuming community you will know her as the designer of Padme Amidala's wardrobe and the designer for Outlander) for the 1996 miniseries. The dress was constructed of fabric Trisha Thrifted in the 1960s in Sweden, most of which I am fairly certain is Indian Fabric specifically used for Banarasi Sarees. The dress is inspired by a common silhouette from the 1670s London England, based on common evening gowns worn at the time. Considering the substantial trade happening between India and England at that time, it makes sense that a dress is fine as this wouldâve been historically constructed with Banarasi silk.
But once the dress was done, I was ecstatic, and It was time to debut it at a convention. The morning of Thursday FanX SLC, I got some pictures (in my River wig to preserve my curled hair) and this is how they turned out...
Then it was time to show The Queenston herself. I had been a little bit stressed that she wouldn't recognise the dress or wouldn't be very interested, but I held out hope.
Spoiler Alert; I had NOTHING to worry about.
Before I got to Alex, I got an autograph from Karen Gillan, who's table was next to Alex's. While in line, I was staring in awe at Alex, as she was just under twenty feet away. In between people, Alex glanced up to the crowd, then did a double take, and leaned over her table to see me through the crowd. Her mouth dropped open, she pointed straight at me, and she got all excited, and mouthed âYou! Moll Flanders! Wow!â Time slowed down and I froze until I gave her a big smile (and I think a thumbs up?) and I was so starstruck that I was convinced I was hallucinating until she added âyou look amazing!â still smiling, before going back to the next person.Â
When I got to her table, she greeted me as Moll,and she said she'd "Never ever, ever seen a Moll cosplayer!" and I got to tell her that I made the dress. Alex absolutely loved my Moll Flanders cosplay. She told me it was the first one sheâd ever seen. She was so sweet. I wasnât anxious at all. I was so excited to finally meet her but I didnât cry. I was actually so relaxed, which came as a surprise, as I have a track record of being emotionally overwhelmed and crying in front of Celebrities.
She was so nice and was so impressed with the dress. We got a Photo together and she ended up grabbing the shackles (is it even Alex Kingston without a cheeky touch?)
Then she signed my Making of Moll Flanders book and she flipped through it âoh this really takes me back. This was my favorite dress. The red velvet one. It was quite warm. I loved the big hat!â
For reference this is the dress she was talking about:
Then she looked up back at my dress and asked me âarenât they fun to wear? Donât you feel sexy?â
I said yes.
I was a liar.
I was actually incredibly uncomfortable but I would NEVER SAY THAT TO THE QUEENSTON.
So I just smiled and said yes. (I did feel sexy but 17 hours tightlaced in 1670s stays is not fun to wear)
Then at the photo op, Alex played with my hair XD
So that is the story of my most insane cosplay yet! I hope you enjoyed all you people out there on the internet.
Random Doctor Who Facts You Might Not Know, Part 12
A Class Two Intervention refers to the violation of Gallifreyan law resulting from a Time Lord setting themselves up as the God of another culture. The penalty for such an act is vaporization.
The Eighth Doctor has described his blood as "yummy" on several occasions.
The Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Nyssa, and Adric once watched a play depicting how the First Doctor and Susan saved the planet Lemaria from the Megrati. The Fifth noticed that the actor playing the First was actually the Twelfth Doctor and then watched the Twelfth bluff the Megrati, thus preventing a second invasion.
After breaking her vortex manipulator and being it, a Time Agent in training named Keira Sanstrom tracked the Twelfth Doctor down to St. Luke's, dismantled Nardole, and kidnapped him to get her back to the planet Calandra.
Sarah Jane Smith caught the Black Death in London 1666.
The Fourth Doctor's body was once taken over by Rascla, and to defeat Rascla, he took over Sarah's mind. A brutal psychic battle ensued.
One time when the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Nyssa, and Adric went grocery shopping, the Master trapped them in the store by turning it into a maze, but they were able to find their way out by marking their trail with frozen peas.
The Tenth Doctor claimed that he had never flown a hot air balloon before when he flew one in 1851. However, this is not the case as the Fifth Doctor has also done so, but because of the many times he had lost his memories since that day, he likely does not remember it.
The Eighth Doctor has a purple Volkswagen Beetle.
The Daleks celebrate "Extermination Day" every other day of their calendar.
The Sixth Doctor once briefly considered swapping his signature outfit for a Santa Claus suit.
While guarding the Pandorica, Rory faced off several times against Merlin, who was himself trying to get the Pandorica and had poisoned Lancelot, funded all sorts of plots, and cast spells on Camelot to do so. Unbeknownst to Rory, Merlin is an alias that the Doctor used.
The Doctor's real name is 38 syllables long and incredibly difficult for a human to pronounce.
Due to extensive manipulation of the Doctorâs biodata, all origin stories are paradoxically equally true.
It's thought to be impossible to lie under the Time Winds, so it is thus often used during interrogations on Gallifrey.
In the far future, an incarnation of the Doctor is the tyrannical supreme leader of the universe called the Emperor.
The Doctor has traveled with Iris Wildthyme before, essentially as her companion.
The Master remembers the Rock Monsters to be "orange scrotum monsters.