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[yenvengerberg]

PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS Episode 4: I Plunge to My Death

[chrrispine]

PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS

We Visit the Garden Gnome Emporium (1x03)

[nedlittle]

it drives me bonkers the way people don't know how to read classic books in context anymore. i just read a review of the picture of dorian gray that said "it pains me that the homosexual subtext is just that, a subtext, rather than a fully explored part of the narrative." and now i fully want to put my head through a table. first of all, we are so lucky in the 21st century to have an entire category of books that are able to loudly and lovingly declare their queerness that we've become blind to the idea that queerness can exist in a different language than our contemporary mode of communication. second it IS a fully explored part of the narrative! dorian gray IS a textually queer story, even removed from the context of its writing. it's the story of toxic queer relationships and attraction and dangerous scandals and the intertwining of late 19th century "uranianism" and misogyny. second of all, i'm sorry that oscar wilde didn't include 15k words of graphic gay sex with ao3-style tags in his 1890 novel that was literally used to convict him of indecent behaviour. get well soon, i guess...

[andrew-garfielld]

Bonus:

“Percy, you can't ship Medusa's head to Olympus.” “Why not?”

PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (2023-) S01E03 | “We Visit the Garden Gnome Emporium”

[mayahart]

it took the ocean, the greater opponent, to just hold me under and say, it’s really horrible. and sons have been losing their mothers for thousands and thousands of years, and they will continue to, and you’ve just been initiated into that awareness and into that reality. some illusion has been lifted. you’re in a realer version of the world now, and it’s painful. (—andrew garfield)

[stevenrogered]

PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS (2023) 1x01, ""I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher"

[moonminho]

[jesperinej]

Recently reread the PJO/HoO series and like I KNOW the gods look like people but as I’m reading literally all I can imagine are the gods from Disney’s Hercules.

Like, Hermes shows up and my mind is just:

This motherfucker?????

[mayahart]

you've got no reason to be afraid.

[arahir]

libby app guide

aka how to support libraries and get books and audiobooks for free without pirating them.

disclaimer: this is so easy. it is also really fun.

one: download the libby app. you'll open it and it'll ask you to add a library.

two: get a library card. don't have one? good news, it's really easy and i am saying this as the laziest person on earth. it varies what you need to have to get a card library to library but almost all libraries will let you get one online. i have a card for my home town and for the town i moved to. sometimes you only need an email address, sometimes you need an area code. to get mine it took me about 5 minutes of lying on the couch aimlessly tapping on my phone. follow your heart. you can get cards for places you don't currently live. i will leave the ethics of that up to you but it's probably better than pirating and either way you're creating traffic for libraries which is what they need to exist.

three: add your card. you can add multiple cards for multiple libraries. you need the number. i have never had libby fail to recognize a valid account.

four: search for your book! some will be ready to borrow right away. others have an estimated delivery time. libby will always pick the one that's the fastest from the options available at all the libraries you have cards at. you can borrow audiobooks and ebooks. libby will send you a notification when you're book is ready to borrow. in my experience it's a lot faster than the estimate. if you aren't ready to read it, you can ask to be skipped over in line so you keep your place at the front but let someone else read it first.

five: read it!!! kindle is the most common way to do this. you can go to your loan and click read with kindle. it'll download it to all your devices where you have kindle. as long as you have the loan, it'll act like your book. when the loan ends, if the device is connected to the internet, it'll automatically be returned. it will save all your notes and highlights. (if you disconnect your device from the internet, it won't return the book. weewoo.)

anyway in case anyone else has been wondering about it, i really love it. is a nice surprise to see what i'm going to get and it's cut my reading costs down big time! it's also neat because i get to synch my books between devices unlike downloading books through cough cough other means. good luck!

[theroseunblown]

Reblogging again to say that you do not need Kindle, the app or the device, to read ebooks on Libby!! You can read any book you borrow WITHIN the Libby app, and you can change the font and dark/light mode for accessibility too.

[arahir]

please be aware the libby app does NOT let you read or listen offline so the app itself is unusable for me for actual reading unfortunately! you guys who have access to the internet steadily can use it but be aware. you can't use it on a plane, for example, but if you download to kindle you can.

[cntarella]

You should actually be able to use libby app offline (for those allergic to kindle like I am lmao). You just have to change your download permissions in settings. The web browser version of libby is online only though.

Go to Settings > Change Download Rules > toggle to “Everything” (and recommended to “Download only on Wi-fi” if you are worried about your data)

Then Settings > Read Books With… > Libby, so that it downloads to the correct app. You should be able to change your preferences on the main page by clicking the cloud icon to see where you’ve downloaded it too.

[dsudis]

Libby also has a feature called Notify Me--if you search for a book and Libby can find it in their database but it's not available to borrow from your library, hit Notify Me. Not only will you be notified if the book becomes available, but your library will be notified that there is A Reader who is looking for this book, so that they can buy it if that's possible for them--without you having to make a direct request!

[theprofessional-amateur]

You can also change your preferences so you only see results in the medium you want so you only see audiobooks if that is what you use Libby for (like me) or to exclude audio if you only want eBooks

[roach-works]

audiobooks are SO expensive, and i listen to them almost every night. libby has saved me thousands of dollars by now, no joke. support your local library. if you’re not american, you can still try to apply for a library card at the brooklyn library!

[bloendram-deactivated20230905]

[jesperinej]

Do you feel safe and accepted in your local community?

Ehhhh I unfortunately live in a fairly conservative area, and while I know that there are efforts in making my town more inclusive I feel it’s still a very… idk people here are more okay with it when not faced with it directly. Luckily for me I have a mostly supportive family and wonderful friends!

[jesperinej]

Are you the "token" queer person in your family?

I was for a while! And now like half my extended family has come out lmao

[eldritchbauble]

Pride asks for fun:

Which labels do you use?

Do you like to use the term queer for yourself? Or just LGBT, etc?

Which pronouns do you use?

Are you "out" to your family and friends?

Are you "out" publicly?

(If you're out) do you wish you came out sooner? Later? Or was it the right time?

Are you the "token" queer person in your family?

Describe your gender without using any words traditionally related to gender:

When did you realize you weren't cishet?

Something that gives you gender euphoria (whether you're cis or trans):

Favorite (or just one you love) piece of LGBT media?

Name some queer artists/bands or songs you like most:

Do you choose to reclaim slurs, why or why not?

How do you think other factors like neurodivergency or upbringing have impacted your identity?

How has your identity changed over time?

Do you attend Pride in person every year?

Have you ever attended Pride in a big city/ large metro area?

How old were you when you got to attend your first Pride? Who did you go with?

Do you feel safe and accepted in your local community?

Do you feel like you "fit in" with the queer/Pride community overall?

What message would you give to your younger self?

How do you usually celebrate Pride month?

Do you prefer loud parties or quiet?

Do you practice any religion, if so how does it play into your LGBT identity? Do you feel welcomed by your spiritual community?

What queer discourse frustrates you the most?

How do you feel about the term partner rather than husband/girlfriend/etc?

What gender-neutral terms for yourself or others do you use (i.e. joyfriend)?

Do you experience both romantic and sexual attraction? Do you experience them the same across any gender(s) you are attracted to?

Are you currently partnered, or if not are you interested in having partner(s)?

Are you monogamous or polyamorous?

Post a pic in your pride gear (or it can just be a selfie or anything else lgbt):

Do you do arts and crafts? Post a pic of a project you've done:

What about your LGBT identity do you feel proud of/ want to recognize/celebrate?

What are you needing most right now (what would make your life easier or more fulfilling in regards to existing as queer)?

Anything else you want to ask during Pride:

[shadowandbonecentral]

“When you have a really, really great friend- it’s kind of like, I don’t even consider you my friend, really. No, it’s deeper than that It really is. When we’re in the same room, when I see you, yeah, twin souls. It’s like, when I see her I feel better. And I value her, and as she said, for her totality, for exactly how she is. And I admire so much about her that I am not. And there’s just a level of trust and care that we have, we can be ourselves fully and we can tell each other everything, no judgement. And, you know, we know each other’s families now, so yeah. We’re really fortunate in that way.” - Calahan Skogman at Empire Conventions

[shadowandbonecentral]

AMITA SUMAN AND CALAHAN SKOGMAN Training together for ‘Shadow and Bone’

[elletao]

INEJ GHAFA & JESPER FAHEY Shadow and Bone | season 2