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oooh re: those tv show questions, I am predictably going to request Turn and/or Black Sails, whichever you feel like right now! :P

kcrabb88:

I have done Turn so I shall do Black Sails! 😀 

  • my all-time ultimate fave character: Flint, hands down. What emotions that man gives me and what an amazing character!
  • a character I didn’t used to like but now do: Charles Vane! Talk about a turn around. I despised him and then we got to the end of season 2 and I was like oh no I like him now
  • a character I used to like but now don’t: …damn you, Billy. You were such a proper pirate and then you ruined it all. I still like early Billy, though.
  • a character I’m indifferent about: I honestly don’t think I have one! I have strong feelings whether positive or negative about everyone 
  • a character who deserved better: MADI. Madi Madi Madi. I have less positive feelings toward Silver than most people by the end because while Flint gets Thomas back due to Silver’s machinations, Madi gets…just nothing really. She deserved her revolution.
  • a ship I’ve never been able to get into: I’m fascinated by Silver and Flint’s relationship, but Thomas is Too Amazing for me to be able to get into Silverflint romantically
  • a ship I’ve never been able to get over: Flinthamilton like. The end of the show left me sobbing I can’t deal. UNBURY YOUR GAYS that never happens
  • a cute, low-key ship: Maxanne! Cuties. 
  • an unpopular ship but I still enjoyed it: Hmm I don’t think I have one? 
  • a ship that was totally wrong and never should have happened: Ugh, coulda done without Rogers and Eleanor tbh. She deserved better and he’s a shit 
  • my favourite storyline/moment: There’s?? One billion?? Moments?? But one is def Flint’s whole speech to Silver in the finale about “there is freedom in the dark, once you have illuminated it” like MY GOD slay me. Also just like. The ENTIRE attack on Charleston and Flint’s trial. Iconic. 
  • a storyline that never should have been written: Did they REALLY have to kill DeGroot in the end? 
  • my first thoughts on the show: Hmm. Pirates. I should like this. What if it messes up my own pirate story writing process. It’s Starz there’s gonna be too much sex and violence.
  • my thoughts now: A LOT OF HISTORICALLY ACCURATE PIRATE THINGS and characters who are THE BEST please everyone on earth watch this show

jikooties:

when ur hanging out in ur apartment u’ve got some candles lit ur feeling good u’ve had 8 glasses of wine then down in the street u hear two beautiful boys skateboarding or doing flips or something so u invite them up and they say where’s the bed and they ask if they can sit on the bed and u tell them sure but the sheets are expensive japanese linen and they tell u they’re not even soft:

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stripperskywalker:

stripperskywalker:

I LOVE LEE PACE SO MUCH and while part of me is rly proud he came out as part of the lgbt community I really hate that he was outed when he wasn’t ready 😭 I LOVE MY BOY

WOW so upon further investigation apparently the journalist that interviewed him forced him to admit he’s dated men before in order to justify him playing gay/bi roles… and then lee pace admitted that he found the question “intrusive” and now said journalist is being a fucking asshole to him on twitter and saying he’s a coward for not living his life openly gay/bi or whatever… lee pace had to block the dude that outed him in the first place

so lee pace wasn’t really /coming out/ on his own terms at all and it was a defense of his own existence instead

i’m really fucking angry lee pace deserves so much better than this??? THANKS FOR COMING TO MY TED TALK

lettheweirdnessin:

I think one of the loveliest things about the new Queer Eye is seeing all these dudely dudes delight in embracing self care and vulnerability once they’ve been given ‘permission’ to do so.  It’s completely antithetical to the images of toxic masculinity we normally get plied with. What a balm. 

thesnadger:

Since once in a blue moon I actually discover a decent rule for adulting, and since I know I have followers a few years younger than me who are just entering the workforce, I want to tell you about a very important phrase. 

“I won’t be available.”

Imagine you’re at work and your boss asks you to come in on Saturday. Saturday is usually your day off–coming in Saturdays is not an obligation to keep your job. Maybe you were going to watch a movie with a friend, or maybe you were just going to lie in bed and eat ice cream for eight hours, but either way you really, really don’t want to give up your day off.

If you consider yourself a millennial you’ve probably been raised to believe you need to justify not being constantly at work. And if you’re a gen-Z kid you’re likely getting the same toxic messages that we did. So in a situation like that, you might be inclined to do one of three things:

  1. Tell your boss you’d rather not give up your day off. Cave when they pressure you to come in anyway, since you’re not doing anything important.
  2. Tell your boss you’d rather not give up your day off. Over-apologize and worry that you looked bad/unprofessional.
  3. Lie and say you’ve got a doctor’s appointment or some other activity that feels like an adequate justification for not working.

The fact is, it doesn’t matter to your boss whether you’re having open heart surgery or watching anime in your underwear on Saturday. The only thing that affects them is the fact that you won’t be at work. So telling them why you won’t be at work only gives them reason to try and pressure you to come in anyway.

If you say “I won’t be available,” giving no further information, you’d be surprised how often that’s enough. Be polite and sympathetic in your tone, maybe even say “sorry, but I won’t be available.” But don’t make an excuse. If your boss is a professional individual, they’ll accept that as a ‘no’ and try to find someone else. 

But bosses aren’t always professional. Sometimes they’re whiny little tyrants. So, what if they pressure you further? The answer is–politely and sympathetically give them no further information.

“Are you sure you’re not available?” “Sorry, but yes.”

“Why won’t you be available?” “I have a prior commitment.” (Which you do, even if it’s only to yourself.)

“What’s your prior commitment?” “Sorry, but that’s kind of personal.”

“Can you reschedule it?” “I’m afraid not. Maybe someone else can come in?”

If you don’t give them anything to work with, they can’t pressure you into going beyond your obligations as an employee. And when they realize that, they’ll also realize they have to find someone else to come in and move on.