I've posted, more than once, about Sam Claflin being very down to earth, but I've not yet talked about how I experienced this first hand. It's just a personal anecdote, you may say, but I still think it speaks well of him. This was at Dream It convention in London, in September 2022. More under the cut:

I had a VIP ticket for Sam, which included a photoshoot, an autograph and a front seat at the panel. I'm not getting into how nerve-racking the whole trip to London was for me, who had not travelled more than an hour and a half away from Manchester (where I live) in the previous seven years, and the first omg he's real omg he's looking at me sight of Sam, now, that's an inspirational Ted Talk worthy tale for another day. It's about what happened later.

If you ask me how I got the idea, I'd have to answer: I don't know, bc I truly don't remember, but it must have come to me in a matter of microseconds; there was simply no more time, for anything. The convention took place at the Marriott Hotel in Grosvenor Square, they have this big room that can be used for events and that connects on one side to a corridor leading to rooms that were converted into a photography studio and an autograph room. So I stood at one end of the big room and though I had a companion, whom I met at the convention--another Sam VIP ticket holder--I was alone just then. That's when I saw Sam enter the big room through one door and it was clear he would pass by me. I knew I had to act quick. Now, in an email I had received from the convention prior to the event, they specifically instructed us not to approach any celeb if we see them walking around, understandably; you can talk to them in the time allocated for this. But I thought, what the hell, I already had my picture and autograph safely in my backpack, so if they'd kick me out, I had already got what I wanted. (I still had a ticket for Ben Barnes's autograph, but it would not have been that big of a deal for me had I missed out on it.) I also remembered the story about that woman who was rude to Lena Headey at some convention, and she seemingly got away with it. So with that in mind, I positioned myself advantageously for when Sam would pass me by with his chaperones (one was in front of him, one behind, one of them I think is his manager or publicist). And as he did pass by, I said: "Hi, Sam." Just that. Nothing more.

I imagined that he'd maybe give me a nod, or perhaps even say hi back. Not only did he say hi back--and it was a long "hiiiiii!", not just plain "hi" if you know what I mean--he followed it with: "how are you, are you alright?" He looked like... genuinely pleased, like he was happy to see me (imagine a situation where you haven't seen someone for a while and then unexpectedly bump into them at a supermarket, a similar energy--it's got to be someone you like, not someone you dislike, obvs lol), and he kept the eye contact with me until he reached the door to the corridor. Keep in mind that he was looking backwards. I know that he was at a event for meeting fans, he had his best public image face on, but still, he didn't have to go all this way to respond to my greeting. At least, IMO. He couldn't have known I was going to do that.

Then later, when I was waiting outside the autograph room, in line for Ben Barnes's autograph, I just so happened to be at the top of the queue at the door, when Sam also came into the autograph room for his autograph session (the room was made up for two celebs to sign autographs). As he was entering the room, he saw me standing there and SMILED at me again!

So yeah, that is it, that's the story. All of it couldn't have taken more than 10 seconds, which just proves how short those unforgettable moments in life can be.

Ya know I guess my claim to fame is meeting Joe Kerry in 2019 at a house party. Makes sense bc I live in ATL.

Every time I see stranger things fanfic about Steve, all I can think of is seeing this man do the most coc@ine I’ve ever seen a man do 😅

What’s funny is people think I’m lying, don’t believe me if you want, I’m just telling you my encounter lol

Lore drop : I once ended up ((very very briefly)) on FaceTime with Joe Locke and Kit Connor

Go watch digital circus

the eel of despair

happy birthday deep space nine. "it is not linear" is like one of the most fucked up things you could do to an audience in a pilot episode

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🎄 MERRY CHRISMAS 🎄

Try not to think about it too hard buddy.

One of my takeaways from regularly seeing famous people in person is that they're even skinnier than you think, men and women alike. Our expectations for the bodies we see on screen are really fucked up.

SURPRISE!! You’ve been blessed with the ability to summon ONE (1) fictional character into existence for ONE (1) week! Who is it and why?

a very special very short man Exclusively From My Brain, bc he's everything to me and i think we would get along <3

I love that "going crazy" is unironically framed as a necessary step towards character development and empowerment

This series is something else

lmao ok so im watching yesterday's z1l thermos livestream while i catch up on housework, and i waited like 3-4 encounters of the phrase before i looked up 户外 huwai ... turns out this means "outdoors" like, out in nature. i sure spent ten whole min being like ... wow ok these guys like to?? leave their house? good for them i guess

Greetings all. I have been informed that today is a celebration of eggs and the changing of ones gender. A very momentous occasion indeed, which calls for a large feast.

I shall be making a large batch of deviled eggs today for the whole of the village I reside in and for those on Tumblr. Feel free to take one as needed.

I will also be sharing various deviled egg recipes I have found here, for those that wish to make deviled eggs themselves.

Happy celebrations and may the winds of favor be at your back. 😁

Ballin.

I saw Justin Bieber at Burger King in 2011. He got into a fist fight with the cashier cuz they refused to make a mac n cheese sundae lettuce smoothie with salted chocolate chipz. He threated 2 sue them 4 wasting his afternoon n they threatened 2 ban him from every Burger King in da world. "DON'T U KNOW WHO I AM?" He screamed b4 turning into a werewolf n breaking da windows out of spite. Barack Obama showed up n gave him n Burger King $5 million each 2 make sure the fact that this happened nvr got out. I was also offered $5 million dollars cuz I was the only other person in the building. But I turned it down cuz I'm so humble n trustworthy.

ran into the trans npc in pokemon Y