This Must Be Thursday

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[oscarwetnwilde]

"I've always thought that if you do two jobs with an actor then it's the second one that will confirm a friendship. I did two films with Rupert Graves- we did Maurice together and then, a few years later, we did Handful of Dust.

"We got on terribly well doing Maurice and then we didn't see each other for a while, but after Handful of Dust, it really cemented a great friendship and he's now one of my closest friends." - James Wilby (2003)

.Maurice (1987) .Handful of Dust (1989) .Clapham Junction (2007) .The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells: The Moth (2016)

[zekedms]

I'm so old i remember when people liked using Windows

[poupon]

That's because they stuck these bad boys to them

[zekedms]

Oh wow, that IS better.

[inevitably-johnlocked]

I've been searching for some Sally fics, where she realizes something about Sherlock and doesn't call him Freak any longer. I think I read one recently where he helped her through claustrophobia, and that was the kind of think I am looking for.

Thank you! You rock!

Hi Nonny! *HUGS*

Ah I feel you, I love Sally too, and it's tough to find a fics with her in it!

I DO have a list that may have what you're looking for called Sally Donovan Friendship (Bookmarks and MFLs)!

It's been awhile since I've posted that list, so if anyone has additional fics that I don't have on that list, please let us know!! I'd love to make a part 2 list <3

[inevitably-johnlocked]

rachelea3 said: I have one of these! It's called "Overdue".

Overdue by Rachelea3 (G, 4,503 w., 1 Ch. || TEH, Missing Scene, Sherlock's PTSD, POV Sally, Apologies) – Not much of an apology, perhaps, but long overdue.

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AMAZING! Thank you!

[bluebellofbakerstreet]

Oooooh! And also Dance with Me and Best Man Bender both by @totallysilvergirl

[inevitably-johnlocked]

Dance With Me by Silvergirl (E, 24,813 w., 12 Ch. || Post TEH, Dancing, Met Charity Gala, Sally/Sherlock Friendship, No Mary, Fluff) – Sherlock rescues Sally Donovan, and in turn she tries to help him get John to stop faffing about and get on with Johnlock.

Best Man Bender by Silvergirl (M, 41,491 w., 21 Ch. || Post-TSo3, Love Sickness, Drugs, Boredom, Reluctant Allies, POV Sally, POV John, Mutual Pining, Not-Nice Mary, Angst with a Happy Ending) – Sherlock counted on John to know how and when to pivot. John hopes he's done it right.

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Perfect! :D

[totallysilvergirl]

Thank you @bluebellofbakerstreet and @inevitably-johnlocked

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

so strange when people assume 'waking up early' means increased productivity bc no??? im awake so i can read fanfic in bed before breakdown

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

BREAKFAST

[transformativeworks]

[witchofanguish]

[mahead-ithurt]

Always remember that the EU did a study in 2013 about the effects of piracy on media publishers and found that there is no correlation between piracy and sales! (And then they tried to hide that study bc that's not the result they wanted)

So piracy is at worst not even a problem, and at best it's free advertisement.

Source: (the link to the actual study is in the article)

EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales - Engadget

In 2013, the European Commission ordered a €360,000 ($430,000) study on how piracy affects sales of music, books, movies and games in the EU

[rabbitindisguise]

Plus this one:

Study Again Shows 'Pirates' Tend to Be The Biggest Buyers of Legal Content

A new report out of the UK once again deflates the common narrative that pirates are exclusively looking to obtain free stuff.

[x-heesy]

Doorknobs

[dduane]

…or sometimes, doorknockers.

[dduane]

Just this once: I knew so long ago...

I don’t brag often. But frankly, this was inevitable. Saw it coming years ago.

And then of course there’s Mycroft’s final line of defense, which almost no one suspects because that umbrella looks so very, very slim. (The inevitable rumors have made the rounds about hidden ricin pellets, but these are unfounded.) Naturally, Anthea knows what the umbrella’s hiding. Equally naturally, Sherlock long ago deduced what’s in there. And in his very mellowest moods – stretched out beside the midnight fire and cradling the violin, with John cozily dozed-off in the opposite chair – the world’s only consulting detective will sometimes allow himself a tiny, secret smile when the issue comes up for consideration. If he was able to speak a civil word to his brother without arousing his suspicions, he might even some day admit to being obscurely touched that Mycroft carries with him everywhere, invisible in plain sight, a perfectly tempered, razor-edged reminder of the long golden childhood afternoons when they played the Pirate Game together with shouts and sticks, before moving on to edgy adolescence and beginning to routinely drive each other mad.

The rest is in “Mycroft’s Delight.”

Oh, and there’s a cake, too.

[important-cat-pics]

@important-cat-pics

[dduane]

"Cats on selfies": This ad for Tesco Mobile has been running a long time now on Irish TV (in a slightly cut-down form). And it's hilarious. ""Egghead. Howya?" "….Bad."

[kitten-kin]

[thombalan]

[soreheadinamblemood]

[sharkfintrigued]

[transfemmbeatrice]

average dnd party

[thisbutgoodomens]

We are gonna be godfathers

[miyoriia]

[brightlotusmoon]

[flootzavut]

Tumblr: we are a no porn website now

Porn: you cannot kill me in a way that matters

[chaosciara]

[video id: A video of giant spherical jaw breaker candies melting over an extremely hot cone. The cone is red with heat, sometimes catching on fire throughout the video. Throughout the video the jawbreaker bounces and vibrates up and down on the cone. It also bubbles and spews melted jawbreaker liquid everywhere, including dripping down the cone and over itself. Intermittently excessive smoke and steam obscures the melting jawbreaker before clearing once more. It ends with someone holding up the melted jawbreaker to the camera showing the giant tunnel-like hole now running through its centre, and the colourful layers inside the candy. The video was uploaded by “Florida Fox Anthill Art” on TikTok and is titled “BHRC [Big Hot Red Cone] vs jaw breaker”. end id]

[image id: Several tumblr tags related to the video described above. All tags allude or address the, likely unintended, sexual nature of the video. For the purpose of readability no usernames were included. Tags read as follows:

#1: “finally: dragon boyfriend”

#2: [melting face emoji]

#3: “How I bounce on it with weak hips and a nerve disorder”

#4: “we need regular porn back on this website”

#5: “no comment”

#6: “pretty sure this is against tumblrs guidelines [hot and sweating emoji]”

#7: “sighs deeply / I should call her”

#8: “the foley artists simulating roadrunner topping wiley coyote”

#9: “bouncing on it in a self destructive manner”

#10: “ya / vid”

#11: [all caps] “normal porn back I beg you”

#12: “I should call her…”

#13: “we need to get normal porn back on this site”

#14: “this is way better than regular porn / I’ve seen a zillion naked people before but this is a brand new experience”

end id]

[iero]

T-shirt that says "I'M SORRY FOR THE PERSON I BECOME WHEN I'M OVERHEATED"

[noadventureshere221b]

Tank top at most please. It's hot.

[teaboot]

Sorry to get preachy outta nowhere but if you are a person who's never had a phobia PLEASE don't say shit like "it's not dangerous" or whatever because phobias, especially IRRATIONAL phobias, don't fucking work like that.

I personally have a specific phobia that, when triggered, used to make me spasm and hyperventilate and cry, and it was super embarrassing because I was fully aware that there was nothing really wrong. You can experience the effects of a phobia while objectively knowing you're safe! And STILL I would get people telling me to chill out cause I was fine.

I've gotten better at managing it. I can thing straight and control my breathing and not feel *emotional* fear, but my body still locks up and my heart still goes crazy and I still have to focus on breathing.

I am aware that it doesn't make sense. I am aware that I am not in danger. I'm practiced enough that I can sit still and have a conversation through the experience now. But it's still a phobia and no amount of reminding me how irrational my body is being is going to fix that- it's just gonna piss me off on top of it.

[teaboot]

and you know what, I'm gonna add on the same thing I tell everyone who DOES tell me I overreact to my phobias: what are YOU scared of? Spiders? Snakes? Dirty needles? What makes YOUR body heave? Is it cold vomit? Spoiled meat? Dead skin?

When IM experiencing the effects of an irrational fear, imagine putting whatever awful or dangerous or nasty thing disgusts you in your mouth. Imagine experiencing a RATIONAL fear. Because it doesn't matter what I know is true, the effects of rational fear and irrational fear make your body do the same things.

Nausea, locking up, inability to make yourself move, panic, denial, refusal, shaking, disgust, revulsion, anger, fear, outrage, humiliation, vulnerability.

If my phobia is, say, walking past a 2002 Toyota Prius, then making myself do that FEELS just as difficult and horrific to me as licking broken glass off a gas station bathroom floor does to YOU. The only difference is *I* might have to do the thing ANYWAYS, while people make fun of me an I know that I look ridiculous, whereas YOU would at least know that your feelings are normal and your experience will be taken seriously.

WE KNOW OUR PHOBIAS DON'T ALWAYS MAKE SENSE. IT DOESN'T MAKE THEM STOP. Its why they're called "irrational phobias"

[teaboot]

Hot damn this is an old post

But anyhow, today I encountered one of my phobias and was able to react to it calmly and rationally while my brain screamed instead of physically locking up and doing the screaming out loud, so here's to gradual progress

Also, figured out a better analogy over the years:

If Fear is like disgust, think of a Phobia as an allergy

I'm not DISGUSTED by the thing. Telling me you have a better recipe is not helpful. My throat is closing up and I need an epipen

[nattousan]

"But surely you've at least wanted to try using AI-"