#Scotland Driving License
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Roommate: so what are you going to do now that you've finished exams
Me, realising I have 4 months of no structure: oh god I don't know
#Uni pals#Uni shenanigans#i have no idea what do now its too much free time but im only in Scotland until the end of june so should i even get a job for just a month#i guess i could practice my driving theory for my license ad maybe participate in some more psych studies but still 4 months of nothing
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Ooh, what’s Edinburgh like? Moving there next year hopefully, from Africa, and after a few quick trips I can’t say I’ve gotten too much of a sense of the city :(
I'm kinda biased, but it's a good place, quite small and easy to get around, the main bus serice is Lothian Buses, for a flat fare of £2 you can get from ato b on one bus, for £5 cash you can hop on and off, the best value is paying by debit card , what they call TapTapCap from as little as £4.80 per day and £22 per week, so if you are one 3 or more buses in one day it caps at £4.80, and £22 is the most you will pay fr a week. The bus service is very good and I use their bustracker, find it on Google Play "My Bus Edinburgh" The vast majority of Museums and Art Galleries are free, only charges tend to be if there are special exhibitions, like The National Museum of Scotland had a Doctor Who exhibition last year. There are two main train stations, Waverley and Haymarket, and several small ones and stops.
Most people don't realise that Edinburgh and the surrounding areas have some great beaches, Portobello is the best in the city, ad has plenty of places to eat and drink at there. Cramond Beachis a mecca for dog walkers, there is a Causeway there where you can explore Cramond Island, just watch the tide times. There are plenty of parks and green spaces, the city is officially the greenest city in the UK, with almost half the city (49.2%) being classed as 'green space'.
If you are relatively fit there are plenty hills to climb to get great views, some are very easy, Calton Hill, Corstorphine to name but two. Arthur's Seat offers different routes to the summit of varying difficulty, but you can actually drive so far up and just make the easy climb to the top, there are three man made "Lochs" around Arthur's Seat, if you're lucky you will see Otters at Dunsapie, Duddingston and St Margarets have plenty swas and ducks. For more serious walkers the Pentland Hills are a great place to explore, there is even a herd of oor Highland "Hairy Coos" up there. If you can ski, there is a dryslope on The Pentlands, the longest in the UK.
Pubs and clubs are a plenty, I have no idea of your age as you have decided to remain anon, but many places cater for students, prices vary, I pay between £2 and £4 for my drinks, although the touristy places will charge you up to twice this amount, over £6 for a drink is not unusual.
Of course we have the Festival, well there are several throughout the year, Edinburgh gets the tag of Festival City at times. The main one is in August and the population of Edinburgh is said to double in the time, licensed premises are automatically given an extension to their opening hours, some open to 5 in the morning.
It's a safe city with a low crime rate, but as with other places you have to be aware of your own safety. If you plan on taking in the paid attractions The Castle wil set you back about £20, as will The Palace of Holyrood House. Opposite the Palace is The Scottish Parliament, you can visit thisfor free and sit in while it is in session. If you are planning on venturing around Scotland and like your history I recommend a membership of Historic Scotland, again I don't know your age, but prices start at under £3 a month and are less than a fiver for adults over 24. National Trust of Scotland also offer meberships from £3.35 to £5.80.
Can't really think of much more to put for now, perhaps my followers can make suggestions, or ask questions?
Oh and pack your umbrella get a waterproof jacket, even in summer we can get some heavy showers, naturally you will be aware it can get cold as well, invest in a decent winter jacket and layers to keep warm.
I hope this has been helpful.
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Dump trucks have a lot going for them. They’re trucks, for one thing, so they’re inherently practical, even when they’re the size of Scotland and have tires big enough to park another truck inside. There’s proletarian charm for days; remember how your uncle once told you that “blue collars make ‘em holler.” They have lots of little gadgets, like power-take-offs to lift the dump bed, and levers to tell it what to do. And of course, dump trucks are slow, which infuriates people into making risky passes, at which point you run them the fuck over.
Now, you may ask yourself: why are enormous construction vehicles that can’t reach the speed limit allowed to coexist with regular commuter traffic? And to that I say, that’s a very good question. That dump truck driver’s boss expects to make good on his investment, so he puts pressure on the local authorities to not apply restrictive road-use laws that would force his employees to take slower, but less dangerous routes while on the job. He may also do some shitbag union-busting, we don’t know for sure, but what we do know is that eventually that dump truck is sent to auction, at which point it can become my dump truck, free of its previous connotations of labour abuse.
Sure, you need a more advanced drivers’ license to operate a truck such as this, but let me let you in on a little secret. Plane tickets are real cheap right now, and you can fly to a country that doesn’t even have dump trucks, pass their dump truck exam with the help of twenty dollars cash, and trade in your new dump truck driver’s license for a legitimate one when you get back to this country. That’s where they get new brain surgeons from, after all: just costs too much to raise ‘em here, and they don’t do anything nearly as cool as driving a seven-ton industrial vehicle to work at an office.
And speaking of that office, that brings me to the only real problem I’ve had with the truck so far. Parking it is a pain in the ass. All the spots are way too small for my gargantuan steed. When the other idiots from your department want you to take them to Wendy’s because it’s your turn on the lunch rotation, it takes an hour just to get out of the spot and another hour to explain to the cops why you had to destroy half the drive-thru in order to pick up your order. At least you can easily get rid of the evidence.
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driving headcanons;
jon, taught by his grandmother and drives like someone her age; slow, stressed, and incredibly unhappy to be behind the wheel, with how bad his leg gets after prentiss he probably shouldnt be driving at all: absolutely awful
martin, self-taught, was driving for years before he could afford a license, making most of it up as he goes, speeds, runs red lights, still has his mum's disabled plates and takes full advantage of them: even worse
neither of them have a car by the time they elope to scotland but they get a rental and the journey is so nerve-shattering for the both of them it completely casts off the remains of the Lonely
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i'm literally so close to writing a new wip about marlene and lily having a secret summer romance where lily has just got her driving license and they travel around scotland and north england the entire summer and then go back to school without ever talking about what they are and they're really awkward and trying to relearn how to act around each other
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Round 2: Seventeenth story for @badthingshappenbingo ~
Title: A Piece Of Art
Fandom: Star Trek (AOS)
Character(s): Robert "Robbie" Scott, Khan Noonien Singh
Relationship(s): Robert "Robbie" Scott & Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (mentioned)
Rating: M
Words: 1,317
Prompt: Human Shield (used in a kinda abstract way?)
Warnings: Graphic Depiction Of Violence, Blood and Injury, Major Character Death, Disgusting Themes, Swearing, Kidnapping, Skinning, Psychopathology, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
A/N: Based on my June of Doom story "You're doing great"
(You can also find this story on AO3)
~ A Piece Of Art ~
Robert "Robbie" Scott helplessly tried to pull at the restraints that were holding him down. He gritted his teeth in anger, twisting and turning his head as best he could, but found that it was of no use. He was tied to some sort of massage table, lying prone.
A muffled scream was all he was able to produce with a cloth gagging his mouth. Whoever had brought him to this place had definitely planned it.
He chuckled humorlessly. He knew exactly who had brought him to this place. It was the bastard who had kidnapped his brother. The reason why Robbie had come to the States in first place.
When the message about Montgomery Scott being missing had reached his family in Scotland, Robbie had known right away that he needed to get there. He needed to find out what had happened to his big brother.
So he had traveled overseas and within two weeks had gotten closer to an answer than the police ever had in a month.
The brilliant Scotsman had managed to follow every step his brother had taken before he had disappeared. He even had gotten access to some cameras the police had claimed to have been broken during the night of the kidnapping. It had been very hard to restore the 'deleted' footage, but Robert Scott was a damn good hacker.
And there he had seen him. The man his brother had run into on his way back home after work. The man his brother had chatted with for a moment before collapsing into his arms. The man who had 'helped' his brother into a nearby car, only to drive away moments later.
Robbie had thought about showing the footage to the local police, however, since he hadn't gotten the information the legal way, he had chosen to gather more proof first instead.
The Scotsman had thought about all the ways he knew to find someone.
The kidnapper had used a foil so that his license plate was unreadable for cameras.
He had also been smart enough to keep his face away from the cameras.
Robbie's only hope had been to trace the device the man had used to delete the security footage, but that hadn't worked either.
So instead, the Scotsman had focused on his brother's routine. He had visited all the places Monty used to go to.
His favorite café, the shipyard he worked at, the library he often visited, the pool.
And there Robbie had finally found him. The man he had seen in the video. The height, the dark hair, the car — there was no doubt.
Khan Singh, British physiotherapist.
He was the man who had kidnapped Montgomery Scott. And he was the same man who had taken Robbie now.
Tears of despair escaped the Scotsman's eyes as he once again failed to pull at his restraints. If only he had informed the police. If only he had been smarter. If only —
"Mr. Robert Scott."
The deep voice that suddenly echoed through the cold basement sent a shiver down Robbie's spine and he froze.
"My, my... what a pleasant surprise. I didn't think that I'd find another Scott."
The voice moved closer and closer and when Robbie managed to turn his head to the side, he met the handsome face of the bastard who had taken his brother.
"You are related to Montgomery Scott, aren't you? Judging by the appearance I'd say... his little brother?"
Robbie just glared at his counterpart, putting all the hate he felt into it. That man had no right to talk about his brother!
"Ah, I see. So I'm right about it. Now, what are you doing here? So far away from bonnie Scotland..."
Singh was mocking him! It was clear to tell! Robbie muttered some swear words into his gag and clenched his hands to fists.
"I suppose you wanted to search for your brother, huh? Well, I'm happy to be able to tell you, that you found him."
A frown crossed Robbie's face as he watched Singh get up from where he was kneeling next to the massage table and move out of his sight.
His heart started to race and various thoughts rushed through his mind, however, Robbie wasn't prepared for what happened next.
His kidnapper placed something right beneath the table's face hole and when Robbie looked through it, his stomach started to twist and turn.
A weak sob escaped his mouth and his eyes widened in disbelief.
There, right in front of his eyes, was a framed painting. Abstract lines in a dark red seemed to form what had to be a ship. At first, it looked like normal paint, but at a closer look, Robbie could tell the lines for the cuts they were. Cuts that had been carved into skin.
He wanted to throw up, but held it back, knowing that otherwise he might choke on it. Endless tears streamed down his cheeks, dropping onto the glass beneath him.
"Oh please. Don't cry. Your brother was the perfect canvas. This is one of my best pieces."
Singh's happy voice next to his ear disgusted Robbie even more and he moved his head away from the 'painting' to look at his brother's kidnapper... no... killer. The therapist was smiling at him.
That bastard had killed him! He had killed Monty!
Robbie screamed and sobbed into his gag, shaking his head vigorously.
"Now, let's see what we can do with your skin, huh? Right now I don't have space for a new piece of art since buyers are rare at the moment, but I'm sure we'll find something to create."
Slowly, Singh straightened his back and it didn't take long until Robbie felt his shirt being cut open, followed by cool fingers running up and down his bare back. The Scotsman winced at the touch, weeping quietly.
"Not as clean and perfect as your brother's, but it's something I guess."
For a long moment, Singh seemed to muse about what he should do and when he eventually made a determined and satisfied sound, Robbie squeezed his eyes shut in fear.
"Oh! Yes, that's good. You see, I have this wonderful friend. Her name is Kati."
The strong hands slapped the Scotsman's shoulder.
"She loves fantasy and medieval live action role-playing. Even though I see her more as a fairy, she prefers warrior characters. I'm sure she'd be happy about a new leather shield with handmade carvings for her birthday."
Robbie's breathing fastened and he shook his head in panic. His heart started to race as he yelled into his gag over and over again.
"I'm sure I can arrange something with that skin of yours."
A shield! That monster wanted to make a shield out of his skin!
No! Please! No! No!
Singh didn't seem to care. Instead Robbie heard him sit down on a wheel stool and roll over to the other side of the room.
"You should have stayed in Scotland, Mr. Scott. Well... at least you get to spend your last hours with your brother."
Robbie couldn't help but wince when loud classical music started to fill the room.
His eyes stayed focused on the painting as he felt the knife cut through his skin. With every line, his end was getting closer and closer and it hurt like hell, but when Singh eventually started to skin his whole back, Robbie didn't even make a sound.
He just stared at the ship. The ship that strangely enough represented his brother oh-so-well. The ship... Monty...
He only hoped that death had taken his brother quickly. For Monty hadn't deserved to leave the world in such a painful way. No one did.
And once again Robbie regretted that he hadn't told the police about his findings. For now it was too late. He'd end up as a piece of art. And no one could save him.
#bad things happen bingo#prompt: human shield#fandom: star trek aos#fanfiction#robbie scott#khan noonien singh#whump#graphic depictions of violence#blood and injury#major character death#disgusting themes#swearing#kidnapping#skinning#psychopathology#modern au
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Random fun facts about the Ghostbusters!
Dr. Winston Ramsey Zeddemore (he did not spend all that time studying Egyptology to not be called Dr!)
1 Parents names are Lucille and Edward
2 Birthday is May 2nd, 1953
3 Is the oldest of three kids
4 he’s 6ft2in
5 Former Air Force Major
6 Doctorate in Egyptology
7 Started a successful Global enterprise
8 Learned to pick locks at a young age
9 Worked in construction, as a cab driver and as a gas pump attendant
10 Fond of basketball and baseball
11 Likes crime and mystery novels
12 Likes watching game shows and police dramas
13 Likes Blueberry Fudge cake
14 Is afraid of needles
15 His maternal grandmother is African and Puerto Rican
16 Has some fluency in Spanish
17 Has always wanted to go to space (and has!)
18 Didn’t believe in the paranormal until he became a Ghostbuster
19 His license plate is "BIG-042"
20 Devout Baptist
Dr Raymond ‘Ray’ Stantz
1 Birthday is October 13th, 1959
2 Has an older brother named Carl and younger sister Jean (who’s apparently bisexual and polyamorous according to the first movies’ novelization.)
3 Has two nephews and a niece
4 Is 6ft1in
5. Had the most supportive parents of the group, the were never harsh towards him when he did poorly in school and encouraged his hobbies such as reading comic, collecting toys, and playing musical instruments such as the clarinet and bagpipes
6. Loved dinosaurs as a child
7 Was a boy scout
8 This man cannot cook, roll dice, do math or drive to save his life
9 Loves horror movies, game shows, cartoons and baseball
10 He and Winston pull pranks on the others in the firehouse
11 Owns a bookstore
12 Wears reading glasses and contacts
13 Has had two pieces of real-estate left to him by two different uncles
14 Has ancestors from Russia, Scotland and Switzerland
15 Was hired to get rid of Casper and his uncles
16 He knows sign language
17 Owned a sailboat
18 Has multiple degrees in hopes of getting a Nobel Prize
19 is Agnostic
20 Has a birthmark under his chin
Dr Egon Spengler
1 Birthday is November 21st, 1957
2 Nickname is Spookums
3 Has a daughter named Callie
4 Has a grandson,Trevor, and a granddaughter, Phoebe
5 Has a twin brother named Elon
6 Has a niece
7 Probably has the worst parents of the group. They wouldn't talk to him for a week after he received an A- on a test, was taught to repress his emotions and even threw away his drawings of Socrates.
8 Is fluent in Sumerian, Sign Language, Russian, Japanese and Troll
9 Has some medical training- Mostly in first aid
10 Can make balloon animals
11 Gets nose bleeds when underground
12 He and Ray were kicked out of college for trying to reanimate the dead (most likely a reference to Reanimator)
13 Isn’t big on surprises
14 Has spare glasses in Janine’s desk
15 Is not fond of the ‘book bat’ phenomena
16 As a teenager he listens to Shakespear rap
17 He once switched bodies with Slimer
18 Considers fungus collecting a vacation
19 Named one of his computers Marsha
20 Almost always wears an old-fashioned nightshirt and cap when sleeping
Dr Peter Venkman
1 Birthday is October 25th, 1954
2 Dad’s name is Jim Venkman and he’s a conman
3 His mother had passed away
4 Is a bit Irish, German, French and Dutch
5 Eats peanut butter and onion sandwiches
6 Hates it when people mess with his hair
7 Loves old movies (mainly Westerns)
8 Played college football
9 Loves baseball, football, ping pong, fishing and hockey
10 Loves trains and train models
11 Plays chess with Winston
12 Hates Roller coasters
13 Carries around a nail file to pick locks with
14 Is bad at spelling and math
15 Attended Woodstock
16 Has a stash of snacks hidden under his pillow
17 Use to have his own show
18 The team had to play for his soul in a game of baseball
19 was turned into a rat by accident
20 Was sad that Bill Murray played him and not Robert Redford
#who you gonna call#ghostbusters!#egon spengler#winston zeddemore#peter venkman#ray stantz#the real ghostbusters#Ghostbusters 2#i aint afraid of no ghost
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Review- Running on Air
Running on Air- eleventy7 (75k, T) *spoiler warning*
One of the most popular Drarry fanfictions to ever be published on AO3. Some claim it is a masterpiece. However, I think it's just extremely overhyped. Sorry.
Draco has been missing for three years and Auror Harry is on the case. Harry falls in love with the memories he collects.
I think the concept is interesting. In the Investigative Division, Harry is assigned missing persons cold cases that he has to do in order to be promoted to Head Auror. We know he lives in a drab flat with Ginny, who he rarely even talks to or sees. His life is in shambles! Then, he gets assigned Draco's case, which led to him collecting memories from Draco's loved ones.
Draco has a Muggle car, a cool one at that. Harry gets a driving license, he breaks up with Ginny, Hermione saves the day and solves the mystery on why Draco goes missing, Draco gets brought back. But we've still a long way to the end. Is this where the romance plot thickens?
No. To my interpretation, it's merely just carrides with wonderfully described UK and Scotland scenery. Which was rather repetitive, by the way.
How Harry falls in love was confusing. He understands the things Draco says, he feels a connection with him, yes. However, the conversations he has with Draco feel so one sided. There is barely any personality in Draco! He's sad and depressed all the time, and it was never explicitly implied whether he got help/talked about it. His backstory was mentioned briefly and that was it. Narcissa and Astoria (who were quite major characters before Draco returned) were barely mentioned again after his return. Their conflict with Draco was never addressed properly, which made the ending feel unfinished.
And finally, in the epilogue, they just get together. I barely recall any reciprocation on Draco's end of the love. Sure, you could say that Draco probably had feelings for Harry, but where was the evidence?! Draco appears in Harry's imagination/daydreams, but it wasn't anything groundbreaking for the development of their relationship romantically. The carrides felt so platonic, there was no sexual tension, hell, there was barely even talking. It was just not giving.
Overall, the story is a low 5/10. Nowhere near a masterpiece, I fear. This could just be me being a hater, but I think I made some valid points.
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Why did I leave the military
In 2010, the repeal of don't ask don't tell happened, which was a landslide victory for gay men. But for Queer people in general? Iffy ground.
For the entirety of my existence I knew what I was, am, are. But gender confirming social policy and social stigma means you can't talk about it. Like the first two rules of Fight Club.
It exists, but you don't talk about it. Because quote: "It's morally and objectively wrong to wear clothes of the opposite gender."
That's the Line you can't cross. And yes, this includes Kilts if you're outside of the Ireland/Scotland area.
So if you're further than that on the queer spectrum, you look ambiguous, people confuse you for another gender, or they just can't tell. That is a moral and personal failing. One corrected through Hairstyles, clothing, and gendered perfume flavours.
So if you're a genetic men and other men are confusing you for a women, and other (maybe sapphic) women want to date you. They can't acknowledge that.
Just "Oh, we can't do that thing at all".
But the talk will go on behind your back regardless.
Some people look like me are upset because they aren't seen as the Pinnacle of masculinity. A trait I also shared, but not really cause it felt good mind you. I wanted to be a women. Right? At the very least, I was OK with ambiguity.
"so why the F*? Would you join the military if it would put you in the box?"
Oh you know, GI. Jane, the existence of the "Tom Boy". Video Games.
Plus I had a lot of reasons I couldn't continue staying where I had grown up, or with my family, or even continue going to college the first time around despite having qualified for the MEAP{ Michigan Educational Assessment Program } which awarded money to kids just out of high school for excelling at a test that summed up the entire school education.
Quick Google search says it's the "M-STEP" now. I dunno how many other students qualified. I just know I qualified for that *on top* of tuition incentive program.
To which people understandable ask what happened?
It was going great, but I had no way to practice for driving test to get out there. Had a friend, friend promised would help me. Which made me start the aid process. But that process had a two year limit on it.
That two year limit on it, along with no driver's license along with unstable home life, along with losing that friendship, because her words; "you're a bum". Along with whatever other list of grievances she had with me. Meant I lost that second year of aid. Gone. I need to stop trusting people.
So unstable home life, depression, definitely queer, definitely no friends. A friend of mine was joining the Air Force. And I thought "F* it, YOLO".
The complex reasons? That instability. That lack of future. The paycheck. And the possibility that I *might* be able to pursue my dreams that way.
So why the F* would I leave that behind?
In the Air Force, we're taught to lead from the front. I dunno if that's the same way in other branches, I assume it is.
At that time I was falling apart mentally, the only thing keeping me going was this knowledge that life sucked on the outside, and there was, and still is nothing out here for me. I re-enlisted for a little while, got to do a desk job with a lot of programming. But I was still falling apart mentally.
And when I went to pursue the reasons why, There still wasn't anything that I could do about it. Just me, and deteriorating mental health. And being Vaguely Queer, but not really getting along with other queer people cuz the community sucks. (most communities suck, but the gatekeeping in the queer community is something else man.)
And then, the cherry on top was the Executive Order by President Trump that trans people should be banned from serving in the military.
Many queer people accuse me of this being the only reason for it. F* them. You know why? Gatekeeping.
Excuse me for leaving on my integrity.
I could've stayed just a few more months until the end of my enlistment and not had to burn a bridge. But I used my other disability, let's just say arthritis. Because there's a list. As an instant out.
I could've waited and had the same benefits you know.
I could've stayed in and had a fulfilling career. Well, maybe. There was talk of a thing I was supposed to be up for. But it wasn't real until the moment I left. It wouldn't have stopped me from leaving either way.
But it was; A presidential declaration that the My (and by extension the Military's) Mental Health did not matter in the slightest. And the possibility of going back to a Job, Airline Mechanic, on a devasting weapon that had already taken a toll on my mental health.
And I couldn't deal with both of those possibilities.
So I saved what I could in order to bide my time for a job.
And everybody that I could've relied on back home. In any facet, I ended up being unable to rely on them, and with declining mental health that also didn't matter to them; made a string of decisions that put me in a bind.
And with no friends, and no backup, and relatively no voice.
I decided to protest the U.S. government. And Trump himself for being a megaphone for the Evangelicalsm that hated me. Made my family reluctant to support me. And just overall being Dick's.
Because, unlike those actually in the "queer community" I took a risk.
One that friends and family took advantage of.
I would say "calculated" but I knew what the ultimate price would be. Because I know how people act. I know how jealous and hateful and spiteful they are.
And they haven't proven me wrong yet.
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The Vagueness of an idea for a modern AU based on my Links:
Ages (these are literally the same as in regular Margin Canon):
Paladin: 19
Dawnbringer: 18
Engineer: 18
Forger: 18
Orpheus: 17
Luminary: 17
Fractal: 17
Odysseus: 16
Genesis: 16
Graffiti: 15
Awakener: 12
Familial Relationships:
All the boys grew up in the same neighborhood and that's how they know each other; their community was very tight-knit and so they- along with their Zeldas- grew up together and have all been friends from a very young age. But a few of the boys are more closely related:
Odysseus and Graffiti are brothers, and Genesis is their cousin
Ravio is Graffiti's best friend and they happen to share a birthday
Engineer and Awakener are NOT related but people outside of the group tend to think they are because they look very similar
Awakener (and Aryll), Orpheus, and Paladin are all adopted brothers (and sister in Aryll's case). They live with Grandma (AKA Mrs MacIrvine- it means "Son of Green Water" and is the last name I picked for Awakener and his family since my interpretation of the Great Sea is very influenced by Scotland), who is Awakener and Aryll's biological grandmother. (Paladin and Orpheus were foster children she was taking care of for many years, and when Awakener and Aryll's parents died and she took custody of them, she was like, "Eh, why not officially adopt all of them". At the time, Paladin was 11, Orpheus was 9, Awakener was 4, and Aryll was a newborn)
Transportation:
Paladin can drive, is the designated driver, and runs the group carpool out of his big blue 15-passenger van
Dawnbringer can drive, is the backup driver, and drives his family's ranch's beat-up, rusty pick up truck. How and why it still drives is a mystery and a miracle.
Forger can drive, is the backup-backup driver, and owns a little red Volkswagen Beetle, which he loves very much. No one else can drive it because he won't let them. It also smells very nice because he is addicted to those little clippy Febreze car things.
Engineer can drive but is not often asked to on account of his disregard for any and all traffic laws and speed limits. He does have a car, though: a strange, monster hybrid-car he built himself during his free time Niko and Alfonzo's mechanic shop.
Luminary can, in theory, drive (i.e. he has a license) but does not have a car. He doesn't like driving very much.
Orpheus could, in theory, drive, but he doesn't have a license. This is for two reasons: first of all, both Paladin and Grandma can drive, as can most of his friends, so if he needs to go somewhere far far away he can just ask one of them. Secondly, while he's not extreme about it, he is the most environmentally-minded of the boys and prefers to ride his bike to cut down on carbon emissions.
Fractal has his permit but not his license, as does Odysseus.
Genesis is eligible for his permit but hasn't gone in to get it yet.
Graffiti and Awakener are too young to drive.
Relationships/Relationships to their Respective Zeldas:
Paladin and Valkyrie, who is a little under a year older, have been dating since Junior Year of high school and love each other very much. He plans to propose when he turns 21.
Dawnbringer is good friends with Eos. However, he is still processing that his girlfriend of 3 years, Midna (who was also a close friend of Eos) moved to another city far away about a year prior and, because she didn't want a long-distance relationship to fall apart, thought it better for them to break up.
Engineer is so so in love with Phantasma (who likes him back just as much) but hasn't yet officially started dating her.
Forger and Goddess have been a thing since they were like. 10. and have been officially dating since Sophomore Year of high school. Everyone agrees they are the cutest thing ever.
Orpheus's romantic life is... complicated. He's been inseparable friends with Sonata ever since he moved in with Mrs MacIrvine, and has had a crush on her for many years, but is also slightly attracted to his good friend Malon. He hasn't figured it out yet. But he will, don't worry. Just... give him some time.
Luminary and Sunshine used to not get along, for several reasons that I haven't fully fleshed out yet, but she immediately warmed up to him after he got himself beat up and nearly killed by a gang (the Yiga Clan) while trying to stop them from harassing her as she was walking home from school one day. They've been joined at the hip ever since, even two years later, and she clearly has a thing for him. He's pretty sure he likes her back, but needs to figure out his complicated relationship with his childhood friend Mipha first.
Fractal has been besties with Radiance since they were practically babies. Even during his mental health crisis a few years back, she was always by his side taking care of him. He hasn't yet officially asked her out, but at this point it's a matter of when, not if.
Odysseus and Visionary are in a similar situation to Dawnbringer and Eos, however, tragically, the girl who previously held Odysseus's affections (Marin) didn't just move away, she died in a terrible accident. He's still mourning her and Visionary doesn't want to be insensitve.
Genesis and Dawn have been so so close since they were 10. They have been dating for a little over a year, as they officially started a relationship at 15. Things got a little complicated for a while when Dawn's sister Somnia entertained a brief crush on Genesis, but that ended up resolving itself with no ill-feelings between anyone.
Graffiti has a small but blossoming crush on Iconography, but would never admit it. He's too busy helping Ravio and his girl troubles with Hilda.
Awakener is best friends with Tetra and has a massive crush on her, but will deny it until he's blue in the face. Tetra knows, however, and finds it hilarious, but never picks on him about it. She's still trying to process her feelings about him as well.
A Fun Little Mini-Trivia Tidbit I Wrote
Once, on a weekend trip to Death Mountain National Park, the boys made the mistake of passing the Aux. Here are their music choices, ranked:
Luminary: Vine Audio. Everyone loves this and quotes it in unison, but Paladin had to ban it on account of the number of times he almost crashed the van from laughing so hard he lost focus on the road.
Odysseus: Classical music of all genres. His favorite composer is Tchaikovsky. No one really understands his love for it, but they all appreciate it.
Fractal: Depends on his mood (aka which Color is fronting). Generalizations are Indie Rock, Classic Rock, Video Game Scores, Screamo Metal, and/or Early 2000s Emo and/or Scene Music (shadow). Everyone can appreciate at least one genre, so it's always a safe bet to let Fractal pick the music.
Engineer: Podcasts, usually about Mechanical Engineering or the Industrial Revolution. While it might not be the first choice, the others like it because they're good to nap to.
Forger: Indie Pop, usually love songs. Orpheus finds this sweet, and the rest of them simply tolerate it.
Genesis: Everything under the umbrella of "80s Music". Everyone is indifferent.
Graffiti: Punk. He gives punk-y vibes in this AU, okay. Everyone is indifferent except Paladin, who can't stand it.
Dawnbringer: Country. Everyone but Graffiti dreads it.
Paladin: Silence. The others find it insufferable, but there are two options that are even worse...
Orpheus: He prefers not to listen to music, but rather to attempt to play it on his Ocarina. Notice I say attempt. Everyone- and I do mean everyone- DREADS this.
Awakener: Sea Shanties, full volume, bass boosted, and singing along. Though his singing voice is quite good, when you have been on the road for 3 hours and just want some peace and quiet, this is a horrible combination of factors, and Paladin even went so far as to angrily snap that he'd rather listen to Orpheus play the Ocarina than another round of "Roll Northumbria".
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100 Things I Want To Do Before I Die
Inspired by Zom 100
Do ballet
Perform the lac des signes
Get married
Drive an F1 car
Drive a motorcycle
Go to an F1 Grand Prix
Go to a Formula E GP
Climb a mountain
Release Music
Be the lead in a movie
Go on a Safari
See the Norwegian fjords
Go to Monaco
See the Northern Lights
Read the Whole Bible
Get my Master’s Degree
Have a 4.0 GPA
Draw a self-portrait
Paint a mural
See every Caravaggio paintings irl
See every Monet paintings irl
See every Goya Art piece irl
See every Basquiat paintings irl
Sculpt something
Plant a tree
Give a speech
Create a clothing brand
Do pottery
Work at a farm
Swim in the ocean
Hold a Spider
Perform a play
Go scuba diving
Go skiing
Get fluent in German
Get fluent in Mandarin
Get fluent in Italian
Get fluent in Korean
Eat at every Michelin 3 star restaurants in Paris
Get a cat
See a show on Broadway
Tour Tuscany alone
Get a bellybutton piercing
Make a vlog
Play a Tennis match against Serena Williams
Go see a ballet
Go see an Opera
Finish One Piece (or get up to date)
Interview Lewis Hamilton
Try out MMA
Get my driver's license
Learn how to ollie
Go whale watching in Iceland
Get a facial
Get laser
Go to Busan
Go Snorkling
Get to 58 kg
Have abs
Play golf
Stay in a luxury hotel
Stay the night in a castle
Go to Scotland
Travel with my bestie
Get a car
Do a concert
Do a 24h fast
Finish a giant(ish) lego
Read all of the books in my library
Make notes on every book in my library
Go on a road trip with friends
Go to the 24 Hours of Le Mans
Go to a moto GP
Visit Japan
Go to Transilvania
Go to Ibiza
Visit Australia
Go to Venice
Visit the Forbidden City in Beijing
Interview Daniel Ricciardo
Glow Up
See the Kilimanjaro
Go to Cusco, Peru
Donate Blood
Go skydiving
Go to New York City alone
Get a camera
Get an instant film camera
Go on a blind date
Make a music video
Win an escape game
Complete a triathlon
Visit the Admont Abbey Library
Model
Take pretty ID pictures
Learn how to do the splits
Visit Switzerland
Get rid of my acne
Move out
Become financially independent
#川o･-･)ﾉ#bucketlist#girlblogging#dream girl#f1#zom 100: zombie ni naru made ni shitai 100 no koto#zom 100: bucket list of the dead
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Curious about your thoughts on this one: https://www.tumblr.com/notoriousbeb/727142332548431872/because-i-love-to-clown-three-days-before-harrys
Do you think LK is HS?
Hey B! Sorry for the delay on responding. I’m going to insert a screen shot of the post for ease:
Do you still think allusion to AIW or now to Keep Driving?
So I will be honest: I have never paid much attention to the shots LK posts other than to think “lovely image”. I have always just chalked it up to: establishing a fictional narrative of a fictional island, using photographs of seascapes (perhaps taken at some point by the author, perhaps licensed to use as images of “Eroda”) to set the stage. That particular spot is relatively well known; it’s called “Jock’s Nose”, and it’s on the *other Scottish coast*, the North Sea one not the Irish Sea one where the map placed Eroda.
That image was posted on April 4, 2022 and “taken that day” but based on my own experience visiting Scotland (this very region, the Scottish borders, included) in mid-May and visiting the windswept Newfoundland coast in late April: that picture does not look like it was taken in early April. I would guess it was taken at a warmer time of year.
In Newfoundland, there is often still snow and many icebergs! And in Scotland, it is still getting frost at night and limited growth, especially at such a windy location.
So my view that H is LK? Based on the lyrics and words and their timing, not on the images shared.
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My Fitzsimmons headcanons that nobody asked for
Okay, I would just like to state that this is my first time writing long posts like this, so it’s definitely not aesthetic and stuff, but I tried alright 😭 These headcanons are mostly about Alya tbh (and her relationship with Owen) because she’s definitely one of my favourite characters.
1. Jemma is a horrible driver. She got her license after moving to Perthshire by some miracle, but she only drives when it’s an emergency and Alya isn’t with her. The last time she borrowed Fitz’s car, she got three speeding tickets in one day.
2. They don’t want Alya to skip too many grades so that she can have some sort of social life, but they agree to let her skip two years after a lot of begging from the little girl.
3. Alya gets an offer to study at Coulson academy when she’s only 13, despite not having any PHDs or degrees, but it’s an easy offer to pass.
4. Daisy visits them ALL the time. Coulson sometimes jokes that she only returns to Earth to see Alya. She always rolls her eyes, and goes to stay with him and May for a while after.
5. Owen Shaw turns out to be Bobbi and Hunter’s kid. They change their names after the Romanian police puts them on the most wanted list, and move to Scotland- because they know Fitzsimmons live there.
-Fitz facepalms when he finds out. But he’s less devastated once he agrees that atleast it’s Hunter and Bobbi’s kid that his little star ends up with.
-They obviously introduce her to Owen when she’s still very young, and Jemma tries to ‘give them hints’ countless times throughout the course of their friendship. Alya’s smart, though, and figures out that something is up. Her parents tell her the truth not too long after that.
6. Alya and Owen turn out to be best friends, and when they’re young- they decide to ignore everything their parents said about their future altogether, pretending they never even heard.
7. When she was 13, Alya once put hot pink streaks in her hair after looking at old photos of her Aunt Daisy. It looked so bad that she had to cut off a part of her hair only two days in. That’s the last time she ever experiments with her hair.
8. Daisy and Jemma call each other sisters barely a year after their last mission, with Jemma often saying that her sibling is out of town when Daisy’s back in space.
9. When Alya is 16, Daisy finally convinces her to cut herself some bangs- after the younger girl confides to her that it’s something she’s always wanted to do. Fitz almost bans her from visiting Alya completely, but Daisy just coolly replies that she has to ‘be the cool aunt somehow, Fitzy! Honestly!’
10. Alya goes through countless relationships in the course of her high school years, even going through a ‘heartbreaker' phase when she’s around 15. Her and Owen become distant too after some time, but they find their way back to each other.
11. Jemma starts working as a biology teacher in a school nearby when Alya also starts going to school regularly. Fitz joins as a consultant for S.H.I.E.L.D. 4 years after, agreeing to go by a fake name and after assurance that there would be no stored records of his help.
12. Alya and Owen finally decide to try dating each other when she’s 22, and he’s a little over 21. They date each other for five years... after that; they get married.
-They have a son after two years of marriage, and name him Deke after Alya’s parents convince her that he was an old friend who helped them out during their S.H.I.E.L.D. days.
-Alya, to this day, doesn’t know what her mother meant when she told her father ‘now you’ll have to deal with him all over again’ when Deke was born, to which her father only groaned (but she could see him smiling).
#agents of shield#fitzsimmons#headcanon#fitzsimmons headcanons#alya fitzsimmons#marvel headcanons#marvel
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Mini-Essay: How Old IS Tintin?
Tintin’s “real” age comes up a lot in fandom discourse for one reason or another, usually out of concern for his safety. Nothing has really been set in stone aside from some brief mentions by Hergé himself...he has said Tintin is “around” 15-19, likely keeping it open so more people could put themselves into Tintin as they read the comics. (The series’s original tagline was “For ages 7 to 77″, after all.) For archival reasons, I’d like to do an analysis of what age bracket Tintin is likely in, based on historical reference from the earliest possible point in the franchise.
There are two important things to note when examining Tintin on his earlier journeys (specifically Soviets and Congo). 1. Hergé was 22 when he created Tintin in 1929. He was young at the time, so when tasked with making a character for a children’s magazine (Le Petit Vingtieme), of course he would envision a person younger than himself at the time. This is a pretty average thing for character creators...when he was younger, he came up with younger characters, but as he got older, he primarily created adult characters for an adult-filled world. 2. Tintin was at least partially inspired by real life teenage journalist (and boy scout) Palle Huld. Hergé has specifically said Tintin was around the age of 15 when he first created him, the same age as Huld, so that’s the youngest Tintin can possibly be.
It’s important, though, not to take these first two books seriously, because both of them are inherently silly (aside from the blistering racism of Congo) and any serious situation in these stories is immediately avoided by Tintin using Troll Physics. However, what really stands out for me in Soviets is when Tintin flies a plane. He’s confident doing so, but is not an actual pilot; historically, people in Belgium can begin flight training at age 15. Meanwhile, a person must be at least 17 to begin training for an automobile driver’s license, and 18 in order to drive. Historically in Russia, a person could start driving when they were 17 years old. Later in the story, Tintin buys a car, so again, this pushes him up to age 17-18.
Later on in Soviets, Tintin is given champagne at the German Aerodrome after landing his plane. In Germany, an individual must be at least 16 years old to consume wine (and sparkling wine) without a parent or guardian being present. I highlight this also because Hergé and his surroundings at the time were staunchly Catholic, and Catholics are traditionally advised against excesses, be it food, pleasures, or alcohol. Again, it would be uncharacteristic of a Catholic to portray underage drinking, let alone in a comedic manner.
Now, let’s jump ahead in the timeline. We begin to see Tintin living in his own apartment, and driving motorcycles and mopeds. People in Belgium can start driving mopeds at age 16, and historically, it was stupidly easy to rent an apartment from an early age. It was just as stupidly cheap; here’s New York City’s rent prices over the decades as an example. Basically, if Tintin were being paid enough as a reporter, he could easily make his two-digit rent costs. (Yes I’m slightly envious.)
In Cigars of the Pharaoh, Tintin flies a plane again. This implies he could have gotten his final Practical Check, which grants him a pilot certificate; a Belgian citizen must be at least 17 in order to get this. He’s also now notably better at flying the plane, too, and only crashes when it runs out of fuel.
Jumping ahead to The Black Island, we see Tintin going into a pub in Scotland...this is where things get complicated because he is given a mug of beer, and then orders food. Historically in Scotland, you must be at least 18 to buy alcohol at a licensed establishment. However, some places allow 16-17 year olds to buy alcohol with food or a meal. Tintin is given the mug of beer before he starts ordering food, though, so I’m going to place him at least 18 by The Black Island.
The TL;DR on this one is that Tintin is about 17 at the very, very start of the series. By approximately the 7th book, he is for sure 18 at least; any further indications to his age are left vague, likely by Hergé’s intention in order to keep Tintin as accessible a character as possible. What is the passage of time like in this universe? We don’t quite know, since it’s a floating timeline, but I doubt Hergé ever intended to put anything 100% in stone.
Finally, shout-out to the American distributors of the 1960s Belvision animated series for the most insane read I’ve seen on Tintin’s age:
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if you are EU citizen with settled status, can you travel to Scotland from england without any travel documents? literally the only valid id i have is a provisional driving license. :/ i'm also trying to change my name but i'm not sure if i can without valid documents from the original EU country. please help!
I can’t advise on the name change but as far as I’m aware if you have settled status it’s not locked to any single part of the UK. You can travel freely, and can move anywhere you like.
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I love love love your Timothy the Gay Deaf Vampire video, it brings me joy, so I just started following your Tumblr! I hope it's okay if I ask, what's your nationality? The not-being-able-to-drive joke confused me for a minute (it took me a second to get the echolocation joke but when I did it was hysterical); do you live somewhere other than the US where D/deaf people aren't allowed to drive, or...?
Thank you, if it wasn't so hot, I'd be making a third installment with wee Timothy right now, but as it is, I'm wilting like the pile of rice noodles I resemble on a sweltering day.
In answer to your question, I am 100% Northern Irish and around 85% Scottish. Forgive me, but as I see you seem to be from the USA, I thought I would head off any difficult maths questions you had about my identity.
I live in Scotland and, contrary to what you seem to believe, I do not think there is a country in the world which forbids D/deaf people from driving.
Except I looked it up and it turns out there are at least 31 countries where D/deaf people may not hold a driving license. These include: Republic of Armenia, Ukraine, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Haiti, Nicaragua, Laos, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Benin, Cape Verde, Chad, Gabon, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, and Zambia, but as you may have noticed, I do not live in one of them.
In fact, D/deaf people are often statistically safer drivers than their hearing equivalents as driving is primarily a visual activity and D/deaf people have been found to tend towards having a measurable range of superior peripheral vision. Therefore, any laws denying us the right to drive purely on the basis of our D/deafness are nonsense.
Now to explain the joke.
Timothy is a vampire. He has been alive - or undead - for longer than the invention of the motor car. He simply does not understand the concept or, at least, cannot prove he understands to the extent required to pass a modern driving exam. Additionally, I do not know if there are vampire driving instructors who can conduct tests at midnight to prevent unwanted sunlight-related deaths. Therefore, Timothy cannot drive since he does not have the ability to learn nor can he hold a legally binding driving license. He takes the bus or flies into lampposts as a bat.
His Deafness is incidental.
Now, I myself do hold a legal driving license and have done so since I passed on my second attempt at 18. However, I am also very autistic and have severe ADHD and dyscalculia so I too am confined to buses by my own initiative. I could handle the car quite admirably, but I do not understand people and therefore have washed my hands of the whole sorry business.
I hope this answers your question.
Have an excellent day.
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