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hi this is a work in progress blog, i’ll be posting everything there is to know about the rookie and fan fiction featuring the lovely chenford. stay tuned

abracaariel

if you feel inclined to support my newest and dearest hyper fixation and media appreciation

#the rookie #chenford #lucy chen #tim bradford #fanfic #john nolan #love

tcustodisart

Happy Pride Month 2022!!!

Faust the Crow loves you even more than she did last year!

whatevsbla

This text post has huge Garak energy, I couldn't resist

malcolm-f-tucker

I wish people would stop saying “It’s July. Well done for wasting half a year.” Did you make someone smile in the past six months? Did you stroke a cat or throw a stick for a dog? Did you learn a new fact or teach someone a new joke? Did you laugh, cry, scream or sing in the past six months? Because if so, congratulations for not wasting your time at all.

luftblumen-deactivated20150807

I really needed this

theradicalace

I’m bringing this back for December to remind everyone.

You did not waste your year.

If you made it this far, that’s already not wasting your year.

You made it through the year, you laughed, you cried, you smiled, you saw the sun and felt the rain, and most importantly, you’re still here.

You did not waste your year.

You mad it this far, and I’m proud of you.

gallusrostromegalus

Bringing this back for 2020 to tell you:

DUDE.

YOU SURVIVED A MOTHERFUCKING

PANDEMIC.

You lived through what is, and I’m not exaggerating, a fucking apocalyptic event. DURING a major political crisis to boot! This year, still having a pulse is a major accomplishment, and I’m so glad you’re here.

crafty-butch

having one of those executive function days where everything is too many steps

crafty-butch

by which i mean, like, here's how my brain parses the steps in making coffee

good day:

make coffee

regular day:

put water in coffee maker

put coffee in coffee maker

turn on coffee maker

bad day:

take pot from coffee maker

turn on sink

fill up coffee pot

turn off sink

pour water into coffee maker

put coffee pot in coffee maker

open cupboard

get coffee filter from cupboard

get coffee beans from cupboard

put filter in coffee pot

measure coffee

pour coffee into filter

close coffee maker

turn coffee maker on

anyway this is a "14 steps to make coffee" kind of day

kieraelieson

This is actually a really good way of explaining this

ampervadasz

Pink

theryanproject

Pink ain’t come to play wit you hoes!

official-sokka

lananiscorner

This is also an excellent example of providing breed-adequate enrichment, because Border Collies are herding dogs. They were bred to run a lot and do multiple quick and sharp turns, so if you can’t provide your collie with an actual herd of animals to… well… herd, an obstacle course like this is a great alternative. That dog is having the time of her life.

catchymemes

Credit: @jackthepoolboy

politijohn

Everything is certainly not okay

grimeclown

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/police-racism-us-cities-human-rights-cops-george-floyd-breonna-taylor-a9580251.html

University of Chicago study warns law enforcement authorised to commit ‘state-sanctioned violence’ without significant reform

ororomunroedontpullout

Where’s that tweet that said America would invade America if America wasn’t America.

thestalkerbunny

Times are troubling and hard right now-but never forget, your Beet loving Grandmother loves you very very much and wants you to be safe.

And for you to eat your vegetables.

wholeheartedsuggestions

what if we... fell in love... and it worked out... wow

jupitersmusings

good things will happen 🧿

things that are meant to be will fall into place 🧿

overlord-fire-bubble

THIS ONE FUCKING WORKS. REBLOG IT.

essenceofrose

Okay I reblogged and got into the entrepreneurship program I wanted. This WORKS

magicalmerry

Reblogging for some added help for the coming months

wishbzne-deactivated20210526

emily dickinson [ID: “Oh the Earth was made for lovers,” end ID]

hesgaypetra

counterpunches

#i am begging you

ghostalservice

RENO MY RENO! Canadians fix people’s home improvement mistakes and are super nice about it but FIRM with man who don’t finish projects!

mizufae

so far some shows that have worked for me:

Lord & Ladles - scottish chefs cook historical feasts in historical mansions! you meet wacky old money people and learn about strange things their ancestors got up to! you get to watch as world-renowned chefs fail at catching a fish! someone makes a hedgehog out of marzipan! people in the olden times ate some crazy shit! every episode ends with the chefs cheersing each other while lying on vintage furniture!

Big Dreams, Small Spaces - cute british people have cute yards that cute gardening man helps to make into much cuter yards. one lady wants to grow vegetables to share with her neighborhood. one lady wants to sculpt a huge mud head covered in moss coming out of the ground. one dad wants a garden for his down’s syndrome kid so he makes a sensory garden with a thousand different smells and textures. one couple wants to grow flowers for their wedding. it’s all wonderful.

Nailed It! - a bunch of people probably got high and decided to throw money at this show idea. everybody tries their best and everybody comes away either having learned something helpful, having had a rollicking good time, or having won a bunch of money. all the judges are good sports and nobody is made to feel bad for doing bad. also there’s some fucking crazy shit they get up to with modeling chocolate i tell you what.

Skin Wars - actually a lot about artists and their craft??? not really at all about sexy ladies being naked??? very cool stuff done by people with atrocious fashion sense and a complete willingness to buy into the moment. a few bad apples but mostly the reality-show-ness is pretty toned down and people are there to make cool art.

A Cook Abroad - chefs go to different parts of the world and learn about food there. A dumb white guy makes bread with adorable egyptian ladies! A british man gets exhausted by the length of roads in argentina and is only recharged by steak! An awesome woman makes cheese in france!

Love Your Garden - british man does garden makeovers for wholesome deserving families with special needs. Maybe a little bit on the weepy side of things but his assistants are all great and have fantastic hairstyles and people in wheelchairs deserve flowers!

Puffin Rock - this show is supposedly for babies but it is SO PRETTY and SO CHARMING and it’s about animals and nature and stuff and doesn’t really completely shy away from that?? like, one of the characters is a little rodent and the seagulls are the bad guys and he’s actually afraid of getting eaten?? anyway baby birds sing songs with baby bunnies and play splishsplash with baby seals and snuggle with baby animals of all sorts in a beautiful hand painted island.

Animal Airport - hey did you know some crazy shit goes down in Heathrow?? Did you know that there isn’t rabies in the UK? Everyone’s doggies and kitties have a long trip but they all get home in the end and also there are turtles and cheetahs and bugs and fish and everything!!!

mishafletcher

this list is so relevant to my interests it hurts.

i’d also suggest the bbc historical farms series–it’s not on netflix, but it *is* mostly on youtube. the metafilter guide that originally introduced me to it is here. there are a bunch of different series of it, now, and each one is a group of archaeologists and historians living on a period location–victorian farm, they live in a farmhouse from the era, and they farm and raise animals and etc wearing period clothing, using period tools and sources as guides. and it sounds like it could be cringey, but they’re all experts in their fields and actually really invested in trying to do things well, so instead it’s a bunch of shows about teamwork and being friends (most of the core team stays the same) and learning things, and it’s delightful.

similarly, the sweet makers and victorian bakers have modern confectioners and bakers recreating period foods wearing appropriate clothing and using cookbooks from the era to guide them. (warning that one of the sweet makers episodes deals heavily with the history of sugar, and the slavery and horrific abuses associated with the same.)

cleverclovers

If you want something positive, somewhat peaceful, and food craft related to watch on YouTube, look up loftypursuits (they make candy if you’re unfamiliar) and manaboutcakes (I might have a bit of a crush on the host)

chalkletters

I need my Netflix to have this category.

While I’m at it, I need Netflix to have the ability to make, curate and share playlists. Why isn’t that a thing?

ceekari

@as-i-emerge

LOOK

jumpingjacktrash

i know it’s obvious, but: everything david attenborough ever did. it’ll be animals rather than people, except for one miniseries – ‘human planet’ i think? something like that? – but his voice is so soothing and kind and pleasant.

wolffyluna

I’m not sure if they are one Netflix, but the people who made bake-off also made ‘The Great British Sewing Bee’ and ‘The Great British Pottery Throw Down’ which are also good.

redandpointy

To this list I would add Grand Designs which is about people with HUGE DREAMS as homebuilders and how they make it work or don’t but it’s just lovely

indynerdgirl

Adding

7 Days Out - might not be soothing for some people, but it’s a fascinating show about how huge events are put on and all the work that is done behind the scenes.

The Big Flower Fight - just like Bake-Off, but with flowers & florists

Next In Fashion - a nicer/friendlier version of Project Runway

The Toys that Made Us - history of iconic toys

The Repair Shop - people bring precious family heirlooms to a wonderful group of craftspeople who fix them.

reesa-chan

Moving Art is a series that’s images of scenes from around the world, largely just shots of nature, set to music.

aniseandspearmint

No one’s mentioned Face Off! Face off is a 13 season reality tv contest where make up artists compete to win a HUGE cache of make-up, a trip, money, and legit job offers (and usually a car or something like that). No bullshit ‘for entertainment purposes only’ line in the contract, too.

There’s NO catty fighting. All the drama is in the skill! The contestants do not hate each other! They actively HELP if one of them is struggling.

The one time anyone tried any throwing under the bus crap, they were tossed out the door asap.

catsbeaversandducks

By Jan and Odee

the-adventures-of-dave

Yeah, you got it spot on!

spidyspence

this is my cat, she is 1 year and 3 months old and she didn’t get the memo she was supposed to keep growing after the Woah phase

doubleca5t

fenderjess

Also the form of estrogen they prescribed trans women in the 90s, Premarin, looked like this.

And lest there be any remaining doubt.. remember the blue pill? The pill Neo could have taken to forget the truth, bury his troubles and go back to living a normal life, without fearing a system that wanted to destroy him? The pill that was easy, perhaps cowardly according to some, but comfortable? Here’s Prozac.

For a trans woman in the 90s, where the choice was be safe, suppress, cope, and pretend everything is still how it was, or embrace the danger, accept the truth, realize your full potential, and transition into a world that still thinks you’re a joke and would rather have you dead…. well. The metaphor is pretty fucking clear.

benemylence

Y’all

steakplissken

Lana came out as a woman after Speed Racer in 2008, and Lily eight years later after the release of Jupiter Ascending (2016), so if you see original home copies of the Matrix (pre-2008), they are referred to as the Wachowski Brothers on it. It was a branding thing, like the Coen Brothers. That’s how they were called, because they were still presenting as male to the industry and the industry sold them as a creative unit.

I remember after Lana came out, the boxes switched to calling them just The Wachowskis, so I imagine now it’s the Wachowski Sisters.

So, yes, they’ve always been sisters, but if you didn’t know that, it’s not your fault. It’s been a long process and I’m glad they did it on their terms in their time.