Swan Song

Random Random Random Thoughts that come into my head. Multifandom, currently. Also known on ffnet as Conn8d. (All stories found here).

[rocktheholygrail]

[vintageeveryday]

A man sold his VHS player on eBay and got a heartwarming letter back from the 86-year-old buyer.

[o-kurwa]

No wonder Megan Markle wants to leave UK

[profoundtwigtree]

Is it racism? Like don’t get me wrong I think some of it stems from racism but I thought it was more because she isn’t British than anything else??

[ayeforscotland]

Narrator: It was racism.

[diversehighfantasy]

Racism in the Star Wars fandom: The Tumblr Years

In December 2014, the first trailer for The Force Awakens dropped.

On Tumblr, the Star Wars fandom started to come out of dormancy for the first time.

Keep reading

[fyeahmovies]

In the middle of all the mess, in this fucking strip mall, there was this.

Columbus (2017) dir. Kogonada

[madamspeaker]

Judi Dench and Maggie Smith talk “Downton Abbey” - Nothing Like a Dame (2018)

[laz-kay]

“40 is good, 50 is great, 60 is fab, and 70 is fucking awesome!” ~ Helen Mirren 💪🏻

[devondeal]

Im getting way too emotional about Seven wearing that soft loose sweater. She was assimilated when she was only 6 years old and was borg until she was rescued by Voyager. She had mechanical pieces forcibly cut into her body and it was pretty much an exoskeleton of sorts. She probably hasn't experienced warmth since.

Even on Voyager, she wore that horrible body suit that supposedly regenerated her skin (bullshit), and she still "slept" in her alcove standing up and was constantly stiff and controlled in posture and emotions.

So seeing in her in the Picard trailer, 20 years later looking relaxed and comfortable is extremely reassuring that however her journey went after Voyager ended, she managed to learn to be comfortable even after the horrors she's been through and that really hits me in the feels.

[swshadowcouncil]

Finn & Rey: Renewed Shall be Blood that was Broken – Part I

– written by HanSpinel (part 1 in a 4-part series) Throughout this 4-part series, I will place the central characters of the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, along with the theme of healing broken f…

[autumnyte-old]

When I was younger, I wish someone had told me straight-up that not all adults experience “a calling”. That many of them never find particular purpose in a career. That sometimes, their job is just what pays the bills and they have to seek satisfaction and fulfillment elsewhere. 

Because as an adult, this pervasive notion that there exists a perfect path for everyone, that people should love what they do, and that work is meant to function as a vehicle for fulfilling a person’s grand life destiny is not only inaccurate for many of us, it can be toxic.

The ideal is so ingrained that I have to remind myself constantly I’m not a failure because I don’t adore my job, and because I’m not rocking the world with my work. That is okay. 

Sometimes, work is just work. There isn’t always a perfect career path, magically waiting to be discovered. There might not be this THING you were born to do. Sometimes, you discover that what you really want to be when you grow up is “paid”.

[mediokurrr-deactivated20200405]

There it is

[serpentumvectum-deactivated2020]

Finally, someone said it.

[goodzillo-deactivated20220127]

Don’t You Love When News Corporations Imply Not Wanting To Be Consumed By Your Job Is A Fad

[importantdykery]

“The less you eat, drink and read books; the less you go to the theatre, the dance hall, the public house; the less you think, love, theorize, sing, paint, fence, etc., the more you save-the greater becomes your treasure which neither moths nor dust will devour-your capital. The less you are, the more you have; the less you express your own life, the greater is your alienated life-the greater is the store of your estranged being.” -Marx

[thewowsignal2026]

im sorry but even the literal concept of seeing another star wars movie after this next one and another avengers movie after endgame and whatever game of thrones threequel and avatar 93 and indiana jones 7 starring harrison fords corpse and all this marketing and spoiler warning shit and people not being told what theyre doing in scenes to protect the integrity of Who Dies when it all gets leaked 3 weeks in advance anyway by someone posting the plot on reddit and some shitty pandering to some community or another and people saying they really SNAPPED with this one *spasmodic 3 frame repeating gif of the only available shot of idk the caleb gallo guy in a background role in star wars 9 in full makeup as an ewok but hes wearing a rainbow loincloth or smth* and then 12 tumblr users replying with THE BAR IS SO LOW and Sir Your Boots pics and some cast member in an interview making a face that everyone gifs and says ‘you can see the pain shes experiencing because they ruined padme jr’s character arc ugh i feel so bad for her’ and the merch and the advertising campaigns and the official twitter account using a meme only to get 7483 unoriginal SILENCE BRAND replies all while they “reboot” movies that came out less than 20 years ago for 1 billion dollars on amazon prime and produce all female remakes of Peep Show instead of just writing something fucking original for once because they know THEY KNOW that no matter how many people post jeffrey tambor i dont want these dot png in response to the indiewire announcements about yet another disney live action remake people WILL pay money to see whatever shit they churn out as long as they get ONE big name to fart their way through The Songs We Know And Love……………all of this happening…the mere thought of it….is like literally making me want to put myslef in an isolation chamber for the next thousand years and i know i will be dead in like 50 anyway but i want my body to be left in there so even it does not have to come into contact with whatever hot garbage marvel is going to churn out in phase beta or whatever the absolute fuck

[frodo-sam]

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy + Hugs 🤗

[catchymemes]

[herfleur-deactivated20250810]

Traditional fables from the Republic of Congo are collected in a new book, Congo Tales: Told By The People Of Mbomo — and illustrated with painterly photos that have a touch of magical realism.

[swshadowcouncil]

Episode IX Kylo Ren PSA

A PSA for our followers on the teaser and general Episode IX marketing. It is highly likely it will depict Kylo as still conflicted and still with a mysterious connection with Rey. Now, Reylos are going to claim this proves their ship and many non-Reylos may also jump to that conclusion.

IT DOESN’T.

It’s entirely consistent with ReySky (and what we expect) and all it indicates is Kylo will not be a static character in IX.

-The SW Shadow Council

Why Reylo in Episode IX Just Doesn’t Work

[itsover09-deactivated20200721]

Black Excellence! We’re looking at the future right here!