OnBasePanda

[lady-arryn]

She had no chance against seven, she knew. No chance, and no choice. She stepped out into the rain, Oathkeeper in hand.

anonymous requested: asoiaf + favourite hero

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Love this

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This is more like what I imagine the Haunter of the Dark looks like

[wilburwhateley]

The Haunter of the Dark

by faeriesoph

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The high tower of the Free Will Church

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Haunter of the Dark and the Shining Trapezohedron

by Ashley Russell

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Very cool

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Three Lobed Eye2 by SaintAlbans

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This is a few too many eyes but it's definitely burning

[cosmos-of-lovecraft]

Nyarlathotep by BorjaPindado

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The Crawling Chaos

The Faceless God

Nyarlathotep

Great depiction by Borja

[the-lady-rae]

The thirteenth Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch fell in love with a woman with skin as white as the moon and eyes like blue stars. He chased her and loved her though her skin was cold as ice, and when he gave his seed to her he gave his soul as well.

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"The Night's Queen", and perhaps the White Sybil of Polarion?

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There is one more connection between ASOIAF and the Mythos that is a seemingly small detail, but that I think is incredibly important. I haven't...

Link to my comment on the second Runes in Bronze post on Reddit. I want to follow up on this with a full-length post, but for now I'll just share the gist of the theory - that the Hightowers are working to bring back the Great Old Ones.

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Cthulhu2016

Why pick the lesser of two evils?

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Panda Splits

The Return Of The Panda (At A Ballpark Near You ™) continued this week with the road trip leg in San Diego and today's Opening Day game. His comfort at the plate, though he continues to be chided about his free-swinging ways, is obvious. Even his defense looks solid (today).

The only concern I have is his approach from the right side. He's only had 4 at bats from the right side, with 1 hit to show for it (and 2 strikeouts). He looked really bad on those strike outs, falling victim to the classic high strike once again. From the left side he tattooed a high one into the stands, but the right side is much more suspect. This is the only weakness he has exhibited so far this year. 

Of course, last April was a classic Panda month and he fell of steeply in May, but so far, so good. Just lay off that high strike, Pablo.

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Finally standing next to greatness.

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Panda's love for life, expressed in bubble form

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Blowing Bubbles

 It's never fun to see the Gmen lose to the TrolleyDodgers. Posey's first error ever (I don't need to research it, that's how it felt) finally betrayed his youth. Johnny Bench's greatness is safe for now (don't get comfortable, Johnny B.). Opening Day jitters are my excuse of choice.

Pablo's first Panda Magic moment of the season eased the resulting panic and my heavy heart. The line-drive double that never was, pawed by the Panda, removed spring-training skepticism. He is again the heartbeat of the team.

And then, the topper- mid-grab, he blew a gum bubble. This man is irrepressible. Baseball and life are fun again. His jolly intact, the Panda is back. 

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Pre-season hiaku:

Another day when

the games don't matter at all.

Excruciating.

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2011 Giants- Return of the Panda

The return of baseball. Wafting garlic fries and shouting fans. Three months flashed by and now three weeks is an eternity. I'm watching PRE season baseball and feeling chills.Start the damn season already.

Watching preseason games for any sport is a ridiculous act. Fanhood's fascinations- emotional responses from vicarious competitions - are teased,fooled, and ultimately ridiculed by the outcome. It's a waste of time. I am a sucker. My brain knows this.

My eyes do not. It can't be helped. Here comes baseball. Finally.

Here comes the Panda. Not the same- the off season's regiment's results are as evident as a stripper's boob job. The obvious pleasure that he takes in playing baseball- hopefully not a question mark. When the fat comes off the jolly fat man, does the jolly come with it?

I hope not.

Mar 20th, 2011