Candlelight is Fire

This used to be an all-things-fandom blog. Now it's more like an all-things-in-general blog. Anything that makes me squee or think or what have you. Greyhounds, dogs, TV, pretty pictures. And also rats. Because rats. For previous fandom blog, see candlelightisfirearchive.tumblr.com

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I have successfully resisted the draw of Quinn up until now, but...Shawn Hatosy. Hoo boy.

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Currently trying to figure out how to explain to my coworkers that my body feels wrong and therefore my brain isn't working at maximum capacity.

Like, I feel hot and cold and nauseated, but I'm not feverish or sick, as far as I'm aware, my nervous system just decided to go haywire today, as happens occasionally, and I want to go home but can't so I'm just going to be a miserable overstimulated lump at my desk all day 🙃

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Me: *having doubts that I'm neurodivergent*

Also me: *catches up with SVU and immediately starts over at season 1, episode 1 with the intent to rewatch all 24 seasons*

Welp.

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I just realized that a form I've been using at work is called Form F-302 and my brain immediately went "well, at least it's not the X-301..."

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Why did no one tell me that Matrix Resurrection is basically a Sense8 reunion? So many familiar faces!

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Been watching too much House of the Dragon because the line "ancestral relations" in Anno Domine triggered a...not great mental image 👀

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Capp is one of my faves. I'm not even totally sure why. He's just...great.

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He calmed down enough to explore in under 2 minutes, didn't recoil in disgust when his snoot booped my arm, and gave the room a bunch of curious tongue flickies. I feel like he's kind of maybe understanding that I do not wish to eat him?? Yay!

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This entire episode of Critical Role is like

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Me: I need to watch something mindless and light because my brain is heavy with anxiety.

Also me: *turns on murder documentaries*

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The dollar store ran out of fake greenery, so Simon has to settle for flowers while we treat for mites again. I think he looks pretty with his floral arrangement, but I don't think he agrees.

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Some Simon spam, because he was actually motoring around his tub tonight so I could get him out without scaring him! You can see the progression from "heck no" to "okay I can kind of explore a little??" to "oh the Large Thing moved am scare again".

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I am a proud mom when I find a full shed 😊 his second with me, and this time he didn't wrap his poop in it so I get to keep it!

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This darling little angel has decided that, eh, he doesn't need to eat the appropriate size food, he's much happier eating the smaller food, thanks 🙄 Picky little BP.

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Noodle handling!

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The fact that I turned 32 two weeks ago and today learned that I'm probably staring down a discectomy is mind-boggling and also terrifying. And I'm pissed at my body.

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So season 2 ended with a ton of loose ends, and season 3 starts with a mostly new cast and NO MENTION OF THE EVENTS AT THE END OF SEASON 2!?

I feel so...cliffhanged. This is so wrong.