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The sideblog. The sideblog for Kitty. The sideblog chosen especially for Kitty thirst. Kitty's sideblog. That sideblog? (18+)

[melikochan]

My gay ass did this for y’all

[stony-lisa-deactivated20240728]

Lord of the rings

I present to you: this blessed group.

[trashofreylo]

ARROW CAPACITY KILLED ME

[maskydoo-old]

[tiktaalic]

one of my beloved friends (very autism) was in.. not denial but ignorance sounds mean. but that abt themself last time you brought up the raads r test so i sent it to the gc (full of autism) and they were like psh. fake test no one could get below 100. they know now but i think about it so much

The thing is. When you take the autism test. And you see your score is in the 100 to 160 range. You think. Oh this is probably the middle? Middle autism. Tinge of autism. Your relatives calling you bright but shy autism. Just a whiff of autism. And then you see the score ranges. And you go. This test is lying to me there is absolutely no way the majority of people score under 65. The 65 number is such a low cutoff and so many of these experiences are clearly universal a score under 65 is something they made up in a lab. People who score under 65 are obviously scoring just under that mark from 59 to 64 and they’re also obviously lying or purposely misrepresenting their experiences as less severe than they are. And then you find out there are real people who get a 20 or 30 or 7 on it. And you go. Ah

[murphysletsdraw]

Here’s a link if people wanna take the test

[morganlefaye79]

Comfort Tag

thanks for the tag @a-shakespearean-in-paris it was fun!

Comfort movie: Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain

Comfort food: Gyoza and Sushi

Comfort clothing: sweatpants, sportbra, loose sweater or shirt when I'm home. Sneakers, loose jeans, hoodie when I go outside.

Comfort song: Eluveitie - Inis Mona The song where my husband and I kissed the first time.

Comfort book: Kinder des Judas - Markus Heitz and Anubis - Wolfgang Hohlbein (you can actually give me any books by Wolfgang Hohlbein and I will love it to bits)

Comfort game: I need to go here with Dragon Age, although I enjoy Cyberpunk very much at the moment.

Tags: @knuttydraws | @raflesia65 | @retrowondergirl | @thedastrash | @charlatron | @kittynomsdeplume | @kemvee | @jentrevellan | @isk4649 | @charmcity-jess | @a11sha11fade | @noire-pandora | @cleverblackcat | @arcandoria | @wanderingaldecaldo | @sammysilverdyne | @breezypunk | @tetratronic |

No pressure here! If you don't want to do it, just ignore it! :)

[a-shakespearean-in-paris]

Comfort Tag

thanks for the tags @fiannans and @starsandskies <3 <3 <3

Comfort movie: Howl’s Moving Castle, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, The Sound of Music, Steel Magnolias. 

Comfort food: Thai red Curry, alfredo pasta, burgers. 

Comfort clothing: In terms of what I feel the prettiest in, definitely a well constructed flowy dress, or a skirt with a top. Additionally, I like to wear graphic sweaters with stuff I like paired with biker shorts.

Comfort song: “Don’t Worry Baby” The Beach Boys

Comfort book: I reread books on occasion but when I’m going through it I always love ripping through a new and engaging story. I am very fond of Tell the Wolves I’m home by Carol Rifka Brunt though. Please write another book dear lady.

Comfort game: The Dragon Age games, Okami, Resident Evil 4. 

tagging @thevikingwoman @jentrevellan @effelants @noire-pandora @kittynomsdeplume @morganlefaye79 @kemvee @charlatron

[plisuu]

WIP Word Search

I was triple tagged by @blarrghe, @rosella-writes, and @dreadfutures for WIP Wednesday! The words I were given were: nothing, teeth, capable, wish, beg, chill, evening and candle.

I tag @imperatrixvini, @noire-pandora, @kittynomsdeplume, @kirkwalls-dumbest, @n7viper, @tea42, and anyone else that wants to join because I always forget people!  Sorry if you’ve already been tagged hahaha. If you want to join the word search, your words are joy, burn, grasp, and protect.

I could only find a few of these, but I haven’t been writing much lately and I’m running out of WIPs to share hahaha

Nothing

“What Order!?” Connor cried. “There was nothing left to salvage! Nothing! What was left of the ‘Order’ had been replaced by bunch of lyrium-addled addicts blindly following anyone in control of their leash without pausing once to question why!” The torches in the room flared with Connor’s emotions, the room thick with building magic. He stormed away to the abandoned stack of his templar armor in the corner and kicked the breastplate, sending it clattering loudly across the floor in a shower of sparks.

Candle

“I did not chose this,” he told Mother Giselle. The two of them stood in one of the alcoves of Haven’s chantry, candlelight faintly illuminating the statue of Andraste they stood beneath. “The sword does not ask to be forged,” Giselle replied. “You cannot blame yourself for the deaths at the Conclave.” “I do not have the capacity to feel guilt, Mother Giselle. I only state the truth of the matter. I am a victim of circumstance, nothing more.”

Wish

Connor tilted his head slightly, but remained otherwise silent. He didn’t know how to help anymore; they were down to hardly a day’s worth of lyrium between the two of them, and they had to make that little bit stretch as long as they possibly could. “We can make an attempt to bargain with some of the rebel templars, if you wish,” he finally offered, standing to retrieve the forlorn waterskin now resting a few feet away. Weston raised a hand and waved the suggestion away. “No, we really shouldn’t.” “I can go alone then. The withdrawal is beginning to have a negative effect on you, and we stand no chance of survival if we both cannot fight—” “Absolutely not!” Weston cut him off abruptly.  “Connor, you know the risks. They would declare you a mage and murder you on the spot. These men calling themselves templars are nothing but bloodthirsty murderers wearing our armor as an excuse to do whatever they please, Maker’s will or not. Damn it, damn them, damn this war…” He trailed off, his knuckles turning white from how tightly he gripped the hilt of his sword.

[cleverblackcat-deactivated20231]

WIP Wednesday

Tagged by @fandomn00blr thank you (it was great to see your own writing!)

I have been re-reading a lot of my past fics, and the other day I really enjoyed the little series I had written from prompts last year, all very silly and lighthearted stories depicting Cassandra’s competitive streak, and Loryen and her companions thrown into silly sporting events in Skyhold as a result.

A while ago, my dear friend Moral had mentioned I should write another one, using Pétanque, a French sport of boules, as one of the games they could try but I never got around to it. 

But I was thinking about it today and here is a first draft of an idea I jotted down today, which might become another addition to the Seeker’s Leagues!

“And zat, Madame Seeker, iz what we call la pétanque.”

As accustomed  as Loryen was to orlesian accents, she still struggled to understand the set of rules the man had just enunciated and when he finished talking, she was trying to get her head around the last word. It wasn’t anything Sabine, her orlesian nanny or Gabrielle, her aunt residing in Val Chevin, had ever mentioned.

Cassandra, however, seemed to have understood every word of the heavily-accented man, and was satisfied with the answer to her query. More than satisfied, even, judging by the slightly feverish look on  her face. 

A look that Loryen recognised all too well… With a resigned shake of her head, she heard Cassandra ask another question.

“So thirteen points is a win?“

Keep reading

[a-shakespearean-in-paris]

Quick Catch Up Tag

thanks for the tags @retrowondergirl @morganlefaye79 and @kittyhazblog :D

Favorite color: Pink and Purple

Currently reading: Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid. I’ll read (almost) anything Reid writes. Despite not liking/caring for tennis, I quite like this book.

Last song: It was a Ghibli instrumental collection on YouTube

Last series: Big Brother

Last movie: Everything Everywhere All at Once. Tried to watch Elvis too. Key word is tried.

Sweet/savory/spicy: Savoury

Currently working on: Surviving my first year, and various WIPS. I’ll get there soon where writing can be more consistent with writing. also working on incorporating a gym routine back into my life

tagging anyone who would like to play!

[musetta3]

Tag Game

Thank you for the tag, @cleverblackcat ! This was fun 

Favorite color: I have a few of them, actually… black, pomegranate, and blush. Kingfisher blue is also becoming a favorite lately, thanks to some recent portrait practice  

Currently reading: The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, The Romance of Tristan and Iseult, and the Shahnameh (The Epic of Kings) by Ferdowsi. Genji’s close friendship with To no Chujo has been lovely to read thus far, very wholesome and brotherly.

Last song: ‘Habibi’ by Tamino, which @rakshadow shared with me. 

Last series: I’m currently watching Nirvana in Fire at the moment. It’s set in 6th century China, and follows a wronged general’s path to justice as he and his friend, the prince, navigate the corrupt royal court to overturn the court case and prove the general, his family, and all of his soldiers were framed for treason. There’s a lot of intrigue, strategy, and plotting going on, but the show is very well done, and does a great job in presenting the material in a succinct, easy-to-follow manner. I’m looking forward to reading the novel it’s based on.

Last movie: The Princess and the Matchmaker, a South Korean period romantic comedy-drama. The King is pressuring the Princess to marry, but there’s a problem–the candidates might match her astrology birth chart, but their personalities are very incompatible with the Princess as a person. So she runs away and goes on a quest to find the man she truly loves.

Sweet/savory/spicy: I don’t eat sugar, but love sweets.  I have been really using the blender this summer, making fruit smoothies and sorbet with organic protein powder and almond milk. It comes out really nice and thick, just like ice cream, but without all the calories!  

Currently working on: Uni and work have taken up a lot of my time lately, but I’ve been working on art pieces and writing on my breaks. I’m rotating between Songstress, DADWC writing prompts, and my novel, Passaggio. 

Tagging forth with love: @noire-pandora @dreadfutures @inquisitoracorn @kittynomsdeplume @barbex @oxygenforthewicked  @darethshirl  @fiadhaisteach @bogunicorn @ashalle-art @rosella-writes  @tkwritesdumbassassins  @drag-on-age @thevikingwoman @rivainisomniari @in-arlathan  @melisusthewee  @effelants @potatowitch @imperatrixvini @bluephoenix1347 @bluewren  @johaeryslavellan @ocean-in-my-rebel-soul @rakshadow @morganlefaye79 @serial-chillr @luzial  @poeti-kat @fandomn00blr and any who would like to do this <3

[retrowondergirl]

Thanks for the tags @cleverblackcat, @morganlefaye79, and @kittyhazblog

Favorite Color: Purple, black, white, red, yellow, and blue of all shades.

Currently Reading: I wouldn’t say reading but listening since I hadn’t had time to sit and read. I’ve been listening to a lot of Michael Moorcock audiobooks and one of them I’ve been listening to most: The Singing Citadel and the Vanishing Tower trilogy. These are amazing books and I highly recommend them.

Last Song: Joan Crawford by Blue Öyster Cult

Last Series: It was Tekken: Bloodline on Netflix. Holy crap, that show was super cool. It had some flaws but overall it was amazing! Highly recommend that as well if you’re a big Tekken nerd.

Last movie: The only one I can recall is Aliens (the second movie). That movie was pretty cool and I didn’t expect the actor from Terminator to be in it.

Sweet/savory/spicy: Sweet and savory, but not together.

Currently Working on: It feels like it’s been forever and I just felt so ashamed of, not only how long I take but also that I’m basically rewriting my longfic. The name I’m still sorta working on, but overall it’s the same idea of the fic just much more in detail, like if I actually relaxed and took my time with it. But I am hopeful it will be done by October. Hopefully.

Tagging (with no pressure): @knuttydraws | @raflesia65 | @thedastrash | @charlatron | @kemvee | @a-shakespearean-in-paris | @jentrevellan | @isk4649 | @charmcity-jess | @a11sha11fade | @noire-pandora | @author-a-holmes | @ellie-effie

[morganlefaye79]

Thanks for the tag @cleverblackcat and @kittynomsdeplume 💖

Favorite color: purple and black

Currently reading: I'm not reading something currently because I reduced my reading to fanfiction. For Dragon age I'm waiting for the next chapter of Mystery of the rose (E) by @barbex and for Cyberpunk I read "Keep singing, sweetheart" (E) by Leass.

Last song: Chippin'in (E) Damian Ukeje, P.T. Adamczyk, Kerry Eurodyne (It's my alarm) Without my alarm it was Raining stars by Lord of the Lost

Last series: Lucifer

Last movie: I actually don't know but I think it was Geisha a few months back.

Sweet/savory/spicy: Savoury

Currently working on: A Cyberpunk longfic about my main oc Valaire. Where I tell his life events: Out of the Dark

Tags:

@knuttydraws | @raflesia65 | @retrowondergirl | @thedastrash | @charlatron | @kemvee | @a-shakespearean-in-paris | @jentrevellan | @isk4649 | @charmcity-jess | @a11sha11fade | @noire-pandora | @arcandoria | @wanderingaldecaldo | @jaymber | @tetratronic | @sammysilverdyne | @breezypunk |

I tagged you bc I thought you might enjoy a tag game, if not please feel free to ignore it :)

[kittyhazblog]

Thanks for the tag @cleverblackcat 💖

Favorite color: Blue

Currently reading: What I'm currently reading to the kidlets is 'East of the Sun and West of the Moon', which is actually a compilation containing that story and other folk tales (and just happens to have my favourite variant of The Three Billy Goats Gruff, which I could probably do a reading of if anyone cares to hear my ridiculous goat voices 🤣). But it also has sooo many gorgeous illustrations by Kay Nielsen -

I'm not gonna put them all here, but seriously 😍

Last song: Roaring 20's - Scott Bradlee's PMJ feat. Therese Curatolo

Last series: I am currently very much enjoying the latest season of Lower Decks.

Last movie: Get Out, because we watched Nope, and my partner hadn't seen Get Out, so naturally I was like, oh you have to watch it.

Sweet/savory/spicy: Savoury

Currently working on: It does feel like I've been in a slump all year, but I am trying to work through some of the WIPs that have been sitting around neglected for so long. Predominantly, the next chapter of Under Her Mask, that would be nice to finish up, and I'm also puttering away at a Blackwall piece and some new Loghain smut. Kinktober is fast approaching however, so im having a few thoughts about that, not sure if they will go anywhere, but we'll see.

Tagging: @knuttydraws | @raflesia65 | @retrowondergirl | @thedastrash | @morganlefaye79 | @charlatron | @kemvee | @a-shakespearean-in-paris | @jentrevellan | @charmcity-jess | @a11sha11fade | @noire-pandora | @sidhelives | @inky-does-art

[lackadaisycats]

Tutorial - my cat wanted to share with you some tips and tricks. ———————————————– Originally from my Patreon, where there’s a little more to this. (Patrons get extra stuff and early releases)

[karlibetazoid]

Finished my rewatch of #Babylon5 , 10 years (-ish?) apart from the last time I watched it (thank you Mr. Straczynski and HBO 😎) and all I could think of is "I need mor B5 memes".

Here goes a post to try to convince you of watching it.

Through this rewatch, there were many laughs and some tears.

I NEED to find nice Z'ha'dum memes or at least a fun compilation of all the times everybody said "Do not go to Z'ha'dum" to #Sheridan.

Must say I loved the scripts' consistency, quite remarkable! The overall care for the characters' arc and layers 👌🏼 And the guest writers (cheff kiss). I mean; Neil Gaiman's ep? Absolutely stunning 😁

Guest stars were fun to catch too.

Londo battling bugs is me battling bugs at home. Exact same exaggeration 🤭😂 Great Maker !!

It got a little "too military" for me at some points but I truly watched it for the philosophic/religious/comic/life-centric tone and the non-human centric approach. I always got a nice sense of diversity and (linguistic / gender) representation from this series, even the first time I watched it many years ago. -Within the boundaries of the time and the network- Well done 💟

"Only one human captain has ever survived battle with a Minbari fleet. He is behind me. You are in front of me. If you value your life, BE somewhere else!". (Delenn).

RIP Mira Furlan, what a great actress she was. And what a life. Many B5 actors and actresses have gone beyond the rim, sadly, but I really felt Mira's recent passing :(

You can read a bit about Mira's life and what B5 meant to her, here.

What I like about this series is that it tells us a deep story about values, imperfect beings, human and non-human alike. Life is the center value, but in the struggle there is a lot of death, darkness, treasons, wars and horrible deeds conducted by governments or corporations to peoples; or among individuals.

We get some nice ideas on life, death, language, culture, politics, loyalty, religion, philosophy, technology, and social (in)justice.

The future is all around us, waiting in moments of transition to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of the future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain. — J. Michael Straczynski.

G'Kar: I believe that when we leave a place, part of it goes with us and part of us remains. Go anywhere in the station when it is quiet, and just listen. After a while, you will hear the echoes of all our conversations, every thought and word we've exchanged. Long after we are gone, our voices will linger in these walls for as long as this place remains. But I will admit that the part of me that is going will very much miss the part of you that is staying. — J. Michael Straczynski

We get to know some very interesting characters, like Zathras. No-one listens to poor Zathras, but us the viewers get a privileged view-point 🤭😁 I think Zathras must be one of the most beloved side charcters of B5.

We got reintroduced to one sci-fi actor we already knew from Trek. In this case, a nice, complex and cold psi-villain👨🏻‍✈️

A final note on Straczynski, Michael O' Hare and mental health struggles >> here. RIP Michael.

Hoped you liked this post and that you consider watching it 😄😁

[legendary-scholar-deactivated20]

[larkoneironaut]

Morpheus, Dream of the Endless 🖤

[skyjynxart]

to the person who asked if he’s crying: yes, he is, and I made it worse. You’re welcome <3