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demigodofhoolemere · 11 months

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MAN The Anachronauts was a RIDE.

- Big Finish continues to peddle my Steven/Sara agenda for me: “We were fast becoming friends. We might almost have– But, there was never time.”

- The way they both talk about each other kills me: “I didn’t love him, not like that. We hardly even knew each other. A few days on the run, trailing after the Doctor. Yet he was more of a friend than anyone I’d known in the service. He knew what I was. What I’d done. That I’d shot my own brother. Everything I’d lived for had been exposed as a lie. We’d all been puppets of Mavic Chen, and Steven never judged me for it. He’d forgiven me. I needed that. I needed him. To convince me I wasn’t a monster. It was purely me being selfish, but I needed him to survive.”

- Cannot believe I actually listened to the Doctor shipping them and encouraging Sara to spend as much time as possible with Steven. I’m used to him shipping Ian and Barbara but apparently this extends beyond them as well. He always knows how his companions feel even when they don’t, lol.

- These two always crack me up:

Steven: “You saw what happened before — you shoot me, and I’ll just heal.” Doctor: “Uh, no, my boy, that isn’t true.” Steven, in a frustrated growling voice: “Doctor, they didn’t need to know that!”

- Ouch at Steven mentally reviewing the calming methods he’d used on Mechanus to cope with being locked up. I think this poor guy should never have to be locked up ever again. But I do love that Big Finish makes so much use of his painful past.

- This story is one long series of unfortunate events for Steven, which tracks. Lost count of how many times he got knocked out, shot at, or captured here.

- I was NOT expecting the plot twist that everything in the second half was in his head. I’d been enjoying all of the Steven and Sara content going on but that was fascinating. Disappointing that he didn’t do any of that with the real Sara but it’s still very juicy that his own mind conjured Sara as something he’d do anything to protect and in doing so keep himself trapped.

- Moment of appreciation for Peter and Jean’s performances because they were outstanding, especially in the big reveal scene.

- I always love the attention to detail these audios have. They take so many tiny things from the televised serials into account and use them in great ways. Also love how they always nail the personalities. They feel so alive and tangible and show every character facet that I loved so much about them.

- OUCH at Sara’s dream being of Bret’s birthday surrounded by everyone she’s lost, and that she knew it wasn’t real but couldn’t resist. Owwww.

- I enjoy that the first and second parts of this story felt very different from each other. The whole thing was written incredibly cleverly.

#classic who #big finish #the anachronauts #first doctor #steven taylor #sara kingdom #steven x sara

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bubbly-alchemist · 2 years

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Okay so, I want to be clear that FinnPoe is like in my top 10 list of Star Wars couples. They are canon in my heart and soul. I will go down with that ship.

It has come to my attention Lego: Star Wars made FinnPoe canon...but Lego: Star Wars is not canon in it of itself, it’s a self referential parody. Even though some might argue it’s canon divergent or canon adjacent, regardless. It’s still a heavily comedic focused view on Star Wars. Which is absolutely great and I’m here for it. I love the Lego games and shorts. I know it’s aimed at children, most of Star Wars is so don’t @ me please. 😅 I just found this news…

I guess I’ll count it as a win for FinnPoe shippers like myself? Albeit a little bit back handed? 🤷‍♀️ Like “We want to apologize, we didn’t make this official when we should have, and instead queer baited you, but here you go! :) ” But also at least it’s acknowledged? I don’t know. It’s like back peddling and being like “No, no we respected this all along!” 🤨 Huh…that’s odd.

Maybe I’m just too cynical at this point because deep down I’m still big mad about John and Oscar being thrown under the bus in the Sequel Trilogy. For one thing Finn should’ve been revealed as force sensitive outright, they clearly advertised the hell out of him with Anakin’s lightsaber for Force Awakens…but anyways. They then shoehorned in female love interests for them both. Not saying neither of them can still be attracted to men regardless. I’m bisexual, I know this is possible personally! I’m here for a bi Finn or bi Poe or both! Or even Pan! Sure why not! But it still felt like the heteronormative censorship like “Oh uhhh we can’t show that, that’s inappropriate and we won’t make money in homophobic countries.” Even the entire cast agreed their chemistry was top tier.

But I also know someone out there is gonna be all offended that two Lego characters that represent male Star Wars characters are in love and exposed to the children’s eyeballs. The homophobes will be out there going, “Ohhhhh noooo! The humanity! 😟 Think about the children!”

🤦‍♀️ It is not the “LGBTQ+ agenda” to show heavily graphic, sexual content to your children, relax, Karen. Two boys kissing is no different than a girl kissing a boy. Explaining how mommy and daddy love each other in an age appropriate way is no different than some other kid who has two mommies or two daddies. There’s a right and a wrong way to explain things to certain age groups. But completely separating love and sexual desire does not apply to everyone. But these are, typically, the same people that say being asexual is not real. Which…it absolutely is real. So on one hand we have, don’t talk about sex around the children which, fair I get it. But on the other hand society encourages or make fun of kids for having a “girlfriend/boyfriend” like “Oooooh Jimmy has a girlfriend.” And Jimmy is literally 5 years old.

I’ve even seen toxic masculine men be like “Can’t men just be friends anymore without them having to be f&$%ing each other.” Ah yes, because every man on screen ever f#%^s each other. Calm down.

It’s so contradictory and hypocritical.

In closing on this rant, FinnPoe, always.

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#finnpoe #Finn x Poe #pro finnpoe #finnpoe shipper #stormpilot #tw homophobia #tw anti lgbt #censorship #Star Wars #the walking between a couple parallel

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into--the--abyss · 7 years

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Tag Thingy

I was tagged by @abybweisse. Wasn’t expecting this. XD

1. How has your opinion of yourself changed over the years?

Hmm...it really hasn’t changed too much, because I’m the kind of person who stays stuck in my ways. I’ve gotten much more critical of myself as I grew up.

2. If you had to pick one book to read for the rest of your life, which book would you pick?

Fahrenheit 451. I love Bradbury’s style. He was one-of-a-kind and he had a real flair to his style, not like the unimaginative, formulaic prose that’s being peddled today.

3. What’s your favorite season? Do you have a particular reason for liking it?

Not particularly. I like summer because the days are long, though.

4. What’s your favorite thing to do when you want to relax?

Play video games. Draw while listening to music. Paint.

5. Do you consider yourself lazy?

Yes, but I try very hard to fight it. I have trouble starting things.

6. What’s your view on morality?

I’m not exactly sure what this is asking. I’m drawn to “good” people who are pure of heart and kind to people who deserve it. I believe people should be responsible for their actions. I never liked the trend to humanize and/or glorify messed up things like serials killers...like, I’m still kinda shocked that “Hannibal” is a thing on network TV because when I was a kid, that would’ve been on HBO or something. I also believe that hypocrisy and dishonesty is one of the worst possible moral “crimes” and there are so many people who should look in the mirror and think about why they do the things they do and how they treat others.

7. When are you most productive?

Between 1 and 3 a.m.

8. Do you have any strong opinions about things most people don’t think much about?

I really dislike housing developments. Everyone I meet seems to either live in one or does not mind them. I just want open space around me, not more people. XD

9. How do you handle stress?

I don’t. I usually make myself sick. Sometimes I rant or play video games so I can focus on something else.

10. What would your ideal world be like?

Hmm...I think when artificial intelligence takes over, there should be a robot apocalypse that will kill off the entire human race. It will cure all our problems. I’d like to be the last human being left on Earth so I can hang out with my newfound robot pals/overlords. We could watch cheesy movies and make sarcastic comments.

Extra Questions:

1.) What’s one story that you want to write/create but won’t (or haven’t yet)?

Had a story about an alien visitor that I gave up on years ago.

2.) What’s an interesting moment of self-discovery in your life?

A doctor said something positive about me once and it kind of put my life into perspective.

3.) Dream job?

Artist.

4.) What’s a book/movie/show that has had a large influence on you?

Star Wars, for feeding that sense of wonder I used to have about life. The Man Who Fell to Earth (the book) for reaffirming my beliefs about humanity and the meaning of life...probably the only book where I identified so strongly with the main character.

5.) Has music ever changed your life, or at least your outlook on life?

Music used to be a bigger part of my life and was a good outlet. Now I just listen to it.

6.) Imagine you’ve become an established author/artist/creator. What would you want the fandom for your works to be like?

I would sequester myself from the fandom completely so I wouldn’t have to be made aware of how they were ruining my life’s work. I wouldn’t even want to know.

7.) Same scenario as #6. What would the fandom actually be like?

Probably shipping two characters I never intended to have a romance between. Sending me messages telling me I should make a change to one of my characters to suit some ridiculous agenda. Sending death threats to each other over bad fanart. A group of fans rallying against a character because he is problematic. Usual fandom nonsense. As a result, I would refuse to publish the final comic in the series to punish them all and then go live as a hermit in the mountains of New Hampshire.

8.) What’s a subject that you think should be taught in schools but typically isn’t taught at all?

Philosophy. Learning how to make an argument based on facts and not emotion. Learning how to spot a fallacy, etc.

9.) What’s a subject that you think should be taught differently in schools from how it usually is?

Hmm....I kind of think most things should be taught differently. Probably history...I think children should learn to be grateful to live where they do, since many seem to come away from school hating their own birthplace. I don’t think kids realize how lucky they are in so many respects, and I think it’s important to recognize that there are those who are less fortunate than you are. I don’t think it’s good to be self-absorbed like that.

10.) Are there any patterns in your interests/works that wouldn’t be immediately obvious to an outside observer?

I’m drawn to simplicity and clarity but you wouldn’t know that by writing the crap I write on my blog, which is all over the place and pretty disorganized. I also like sci-fi and classic movies (especially film noir) an awful lot, though you probably wouldn’t know that from interacting with me here. Oh, and I like ballet, too.

Tagging anyone who wants to do this...go for it!

#meta #abybweisse

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touristguidebuzz · 7 years

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8 Top Luxury Weekend Escapes as Picked by Travel Experts

Tourists on the streets of Montreal. The Canadian city is one of the hot places to go right now -- as Skift knows, from having had its all-team retreat there in June. Tourisme Montréal

Skift Take: Great suggestions, here. A case in point is Montreal, where Skift had its all-staff retreat this summer. We can vouch that this Canadian town has an outsize food scene that's perfect for a weekend escape.

— Sean O'Neill

Generally speaking, you need a minimum of three days when visiting a new city. It’s just enough time to scout out a favorite restaurant, find the best must-see attractions, pin down a couple of great boutiques, and check out a lesser-visited, local-feeling neighborhood. In my mind, it’s the only way to truly get a sense of the destination—to know a place rather than see it.

But there are exceptions. On a recent trip to Africa, I spent only one night in Zambia: I wanted to see Victoria Falls, and there’s little else to do in the vicinity if you’re not keen on bungee jumping at one of the world’s largest crevices.

Earlier this year, I had only two days to spend in Zurich before a ski trip, which proved to be plenty of time for this beautiful, immensely walkable, yet diminutive capital.

Within a few blocks of a new boutique hotel in the center of town called the Marktgasse is an incredible bakery with a local crowd, a stunningly arranged shop filled with gourmet gift-ables, and a stuck-in-time tavern for traditional fondue.

It didn’t take much longer to see the clock tower of St. Peter’s, wander down the sweetly cobbled Augustinergasse, and window shop along the watch-lover’s Mecca of Bahnhofstrasse, which leads to the city’s most famous chocolatier. By the third morning, hopping the train to St. Moritz signaled no lost opportunity.

With that in mind, here are eight easily accessible cities that can be explored meaningfully in as little as a night’s stay—all vetted by some of the world’s leading travel specialists. Tack them onto a work trip or use them as inspiration for the next free weekend on your calendar.

Ljubljanica

Central Europe travel specialist Nathalie Nagy, of ProTravel, ranks Slovenia’s capital as a top destination for quick trips, partly because the city is so compact and walkable. “It’s an easy, 1.5-hour drive or train ride from Zagreb—close to Austria, the Istrian Peninsula, and Italy,” she says, which makes it a sort of “cultural crossroads.” Even better, it’s characterized by “charming red-tiled roofs, curving narrow streets, lovely Baroque architecture, and whimsical bridges that connect the two sides of the city over the Ljubljanica River,” says Nagy.

It’s not a city for five-star hotels—not yet, anyway—so stay in Hotel Cubo, the best boutique option. Or book an Airbnb, then organize your itinerary around these exemplary restaurants. Food, after all, is the best way to explore the cultural fusions that makes Slovenia so special.

Stockholm

Jack Ezon of Ovation Vacations says “Stockholm’s sophisticated music, shopping, art, and museums are overshadowed only by its eclectic nightlife.” It’s true: The city that birthed Spotify has all sorts of quirky bars such as Gondolen, set in a cantilevered space that hovers over the archipelago, and Grill, whose eight rooms are reimagined by interior designers every season.

Be sure to survey the city’s more traditional side during the day: The old city of Gamla Stan is where Nobel prizes are awarded each year, bakeries everywhere peddle a cardamom-infused pastry called kardemummabullar that is like a cinnamon bun on steroids, and the shellfish at Lisa Elmqvist’s stall in the Ostermalms Saluhall market is mind-bogglingly fresh and flavorful.

Make your base the new At Six hotel, which has floor-to-ceiling views of the city and a super-central location; from there, you can stroll down the waterfront to the Vasamuseet, a museum dedicated to a restored Viking ship that’s cooler than it sounds.

Manchester

It’s known more for football, but there’s so much more to this emerging business hub, says Yaron Yarimi, a bon vivant with experience in Frosch Travel’s corporate and leisure divisions. “In two days, you can see the Fletcher Moss botanical garden, the Manchester Cathedral, and lots of museums,” he tells Bloomberg, citing dozens of small and manageable cultural institutions within the 45-square-mile city. (Yes, one is dedicated to the U.K.’s football memorabilia, but we’d recommend the newly expanded Whitworth, with its excellent Turner collection and sprawling sculpture gardens.)

Luckily for you, a spate of new and lovely hotels have recently opened in town, including the King Street Townhouse (whose killer rooftop pool overlooks the spires of Manchester Town Hall) and the residential-feeling Oddfellows on the Park, which occupies a grand Georgian building in leafy Bruntwood Park.

Panama City

The conveniently located midpoint of North and South America has emerged as an ideal business trip add-on, says Ashish Sanghrajka, president of Big Five Tours and Expeditions. But flight access is far from the only draw: This international crossroads “is worth exploring for its cathedral tower, Old Panama Museum, and the old city compound called Casco Viejo, which dates from the late 1600s,” says Sanghrajka.

The tiny Casco Viejo area is indeed where you should spend the bulk of your two-day trip. Stay at the 50-room American Trade Hotel, developed by Ace Hotels, with its can’t-miss jazz club run by Panamanian Grammy winner Danilo Perez. Have the concierge book you into a walking tour so you can learn about the meticulous architectural restoration that’s brought this neighborhood back from the brink, then go shopping for Panama hats and kick back over al fresco rounds of mojitos and ceviche at Ego y Narcisco.

Montréal

It’s only an hour from New York by plane, but Montréal feels worlds away with its Franco-American vibes, festival culture, and beautifully preserved Vieux Port. For such a tiny city, Montreal has an outsize food scene. Download the app DINR for last-minute reservations at such tough-to-book spots as Joe Beef, then hightail it to boutique-lined Boulevard St. Laurent, where you’ll find everything from all-day wine bars with outdoor seating to the highly photogenic La Diperie, which peddles frozen yogurt cones dipped and rolled in a variety of sweet and savory toppings. (Think dark chocolate and peanut butter magic shells, speckled with pistachios or pretzels.)

Pro tip: Don’t scramble for Montréal-style smoked meat sandwiches and bagels until after dinner and drinks. Some of the city’s best institutions, such as Jarry Smoked Meat (which is less touristy than Schwartz’s) and St-Viateur Bagel, are open 24/7.

Bordeaux

Ezon says this wine capital is one of the most overlooked gems in France, “a miniature Paris, with fabulous markets, museums, and one of the densest concentrations of Michelin-stars in the world.” Add the vineyards, easy train access, and the city’s sheer walkability, and you’ll wonder why it took you so long to weekend here.

Check into La Grande Maison, a six-room manse in the middle of town that’s run by one of the area’s top winemakers, Bernard Magrez. There, you can hit on every one of Bordeaux’s draws without stepping out the front door: wine tasting and blending workshops, a two-Michelin-starred restaurant by Pierre Gagnaire, and access to a leading art collection. But leave you should: The hotel can send you out in a gleaming wooden boat to harvest and taste oysters in the Arcachon Basin, you can helicopter out to the area’s best wine estates, or you might simply stroll the magnificent Place de la Bourse, with its mirror-like reflecting pool.

Dresden

Did you know Dresden is known as the Florence of the North? According to Nagy, that’s one way to sum up its beauty; she loves this 800-year-old city on the Elbe River for its meticulously rehabbed Saxon architecture (reconstructed after World War II) and vibrant cultural offerings.

Many of Dresden’s historic monuments have been given new life as part of a museum complex that resembles the Smithsonian. The Zwinger is hailed for its beautiful Vermeers and a curious collection of historical scientific instruments while the Schloss is a literal gold mine for 18th-century jewelry and design; lovers of history should make a bee line to the architecturally stunning military museum, which is a little farther afield. As long as you pick and choose exhibits, it’s realistic to see two of them—and to walk the city’s picturesque old center—in a single day. Plus, says Nagy, the city makes a perfect stopover between Berlin and Prague.

San Miguel de Allende

This tiny expat haven, smack in the middle of Mexico, has been rapidly gaining buzz as a must-visit getaway: It hosted the finale of Top Chef in 2015 and was recently named the best city in the world by Travel + Leisure. Ezon says that partly reflects how easy it is to get there from the Midwest and the West Coast and partly due to its overwhelmingly Mexican charm. “Just strolling the streets throws you back to a Colonial-era yesteryear,” he says, describing such iconic sights as the Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel church, the locals with wide-brimmed hats and guitars slung over their shoulders, and the riotously colorful streetscapes.

Here, vacation mode sets in quickly—and you don’t need much time to reap the benefits. Stick to a loose agenda of gallery hopping and taco crawling around the Centro Historico (make this excellent list your guide), leaving ample time to lounge around your hotel. The landscaped pool deck at the Rosewood and the spa at the Hotel Matilda are reasons enough to travel.

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andypantsx3 · 2 years

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so yesterday when you posted about Class 1-A vs The Curse of Rule 34 i immediately read it and i loved it and so i read a few of their other fics and loved them and so i was wondering if you have any more fic recs that you’d like to share? it could be reader insert, oc or neither tbh i just trust your judgement in fics so i’m sure anything you recommend will be great! (also i love your writing so much i stumbled upon it multiple times in a03 and then tumblr just to realize it was yours before i decided to follow you (i tend to be really picky on who i follow idk why) because i went through your masterlist an read everything and then re-read everything)

Ahhh hello my love, I am honored by your follow!! You're literally so sweet and I can't tell you how much it means to me that I made the cut lol. Please don't feel pressure though, I'm always happy with just an occasional visit too!!

I definitely recommend anything in my fic recs tag - the fics I recommend here on tumblr are generally character x reader or character x OC and they range from smutty to fluffy lol.

My guilty pleasure though, and the majority of my fave fics are gen or ship fics!! I actually hardly ever read x reader fic--absolutely no idea why I am this way--but if you're up for some gen or ship fic, I'm happy to rec a couple others.

I'm not sure what you're into at the moment but I will give you some of my faves!!

Don't Ask Don't Tell by Ms_Chunks Bakugou/Uraraka. I probably don’t even need to describe this one since this is the flagship Kacchako fic lol. But Bakugou and Uraraka explore the compatibility of their quirks and create a pair combat style, and fall in love along the way. I fucking love the way the author uses the chemistry of their quirks to parallel the compatibility of their personalities, and Uraraka is such a bad ass in this one ughghgh I love it.

who lives, who dies, who tells your story by aloneintherain Todoroki/Midoriya, though mostly gen. Examines Toshinori’s life post-retirement and the exploits of class 1-A post-graduation, through narrative and social media blurbs. I’ve never read anything that manages to be so bittersweet, so hopeful, and so funny all at once.

Thanks for Saving Me by Esselle Todoroki/Midoriya. This is a pro hero Shouto/quirkless science nerd Deku fic that is one of my all time faves. This is the type of shit my fics wish they were doing. This author is out here peddling the slightly-sugar-daddy-but-also-slightly-a-little-bit-of-a-shit Shouto agenda and it is absolute perfection. I routinely reread for comfort.

Slow to Start (But Quick to Burn) by mousapelli Kirishima/Bakugou. It's an ABO AU where omega Bakugou slowly figures out how to manage his relationship to alpha Kirishima, while Kirishima is predictably kind, patient, and understanding. This fic is totally stuffed full of domesticity--lounging around doing laundry and homework together, baking together, and napping together. Actually my all-time fave comfort fic, I have read this probably a million times.

journey to the past by aloneintherain Gen fic. A time travel fic where the members of Class 1-A go back in time to protect Izuku during the various stages of his life, as villains with a time travel quirk attempt to target the future number one hero while he's still a kid. It's so good and sweet and heartfelt and lovely and the author does an amazing job exploring Izuku's relationship with several of the major characters.

And probably a fic rec closest to the Rule 34 rec would be:

A Demolition Boy & his Cryptid BF by kewltie Bakugou/Midoriya. This is a social media fic similar in style to Class 1-A vs The Curse of Rule 34--it’s a youtuber AU where bkdk are youtubers in different genres, and the internet has a conspiracy theory that they’re together. Another really good send up of fandom and fandom culture, and another one of my faves.

I hope at least one of these is something you're in the mood for!! And please send some of your faves my way!! I'm a slow reader but literally always open to more recs!! 💕💕💕

#bnha fic recs #ask andie #fic recs

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