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ELF; feminist; drama addict; nerdfighter

[omgcheckplease]

👋 Hi Wellies,

First—

Ukazu says, a rising tide lifts all boats, including the S.S. Check, Please! She’s hopeful that the success of Heated Rivalry, as well as another queer romance graphic novel-turned-TV show Heartstopper, will make the dream of seeing her work onscreen into a reality: The book has been optioned for adaptation. — Vanity Fair

Check, Please! has been optioned for a film/television adaptation. A while ago, actually—and that’s lovely. Nevertheless, the vast majority of options do not become television because it takes a million things going right to get projects off the ground.

That being said.

Ahem.

Speaking of getting projects off the ground...

From when Bitty first stepped out into the rink at Faber, to when he kissed the ice at graduation, we've all been part of this fun, weird, magical world of Samwell hockey. But when I left the world of Samwell hockey, I left knowing Jack and Bitty's story was done. Bitty's journey as the first openly gay NCAA Division I hockey captain was done. We baked the last pie; we shut off the lights at the kegster; the story was complete.

…But as I looked around I realized, I had one more story to tell.

Which is why I'm thrilled to announce that a brand new volume of Check, Please! will be serialized in 2026. Dozens of new comics, exciting update drops, your favorite characters with brand new storylines, and characters you've yet to meet.

Hello, Internet Land—SMH is coming home.

This fifth year of Check, Please! will be filled with shenanigans, drama, hockey, pies, Haus parties, and a new message of acceptance that is near and dear to me. And it's been brewing over the last year and half! But with the latest boom in queer hockey stories, I figured, hey! ¯\(ツ)/¯ Here's another one to look forward to. :)

Marginalized athletes still face harmful bigotry, and for this reason, queer sports stories are more important than ever. I love Samwell hockey and how each of you has embraced this roster of athletes.

There's so much more to come.

Ngozi 🏒🥧❤️

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MORE NEWS? SURE:

I’ll be at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and yes, I will be dropping exclusive details about Check, Please! Year Fived during my spotlight panel: Ngozi Ukazu - From Check, Please! to DC and Back! (Be there!)

Follow me on Patreon for behind-the-scenes on the making of Check, Please!: Year Five. I'm gonna livestream...a lot.

If only there were an original mm romance that you could read right now while you wait for more Year Five updates! Good news—John Rich & The Big Picture is very cute and laugh-out-loud funny and you can read it now, for free.

My latest graphic novel FLIP has made the best-of lists for the New York Public Library, the A.V. Club, Kirkus Books, School & Library Journal—and more. Get it here.

[thefirsthogokage]

The CDC is trying to limit the new COVID booster to only people 75+, pregnant people, and the immunocompromised.

We have two days (as of September 6th, 2023) to let them know this isn't acceptable.

Direct link to the page to submit your comments: click here!

Please, PLEASE fill this out and boost this post!

[piggybunny12]

covid

United States

[catchymemes]

[overthinkinglotr]

Incomplete list of great things the PJ LOTR films added that weren’t in the books

OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD– feel free to add on!

“I made a promise Mr Frodo— a promise! Don’t you leave him Samwise Gamgee. And I don’t mean to. I don’t mean to.”

In general all the scenes where there’s no words/dialogue, and the music and visuals and actor’s performances are allowed to carry the story instead….something that’s impossible to do in a book. The standout moment for me is the moment after the ring is destroyed, Bard-Dur collapses, and it’s portrayed as.relief beyond words.

THE SOUNDTRACK IN GENERAL

The scene in mount doom that’s like “don’t you let go. Don’t let go.”

The hobbits returning home to find everything the same,  and being heartbroken because they’ve changed so much.. I’m not saying it’s better than the book’s plotline where they returned home to find the Scouring of the Shire™, but it’s impactful in a completely different way

The scene where Eowyn hears Theoden’s last words, instead of Merry hearing them like he did in the books. Again, not necessarily “better,” but impactful in a different way

“my brother, my captain….. my king.”

Flm!Boromir in general. He’s a drastically different character than he was in the books, and YMMV on which version you like better, but I’m so glad film!Boromir is here

“No parent should have to bury their child.”

Arwen’s expanded role in general, and the way they we actually got to see her make her choice to stay in Middle Earth

That subplot in the Two Towers where Aragorn tames a wild unruly horse, basically becoming the protagonist of a Horse Girl Movie

THE PACING!!!!!!!!!!!! 

The way they moved around a lot of the dialogue to places that made it hit differently. .Like in the books Gandalf says the line “many that live deserve death– and some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them?” when he’s still in the Shire with Frodo. But in the films, he says it in Moria instead, in his last conversation with Frodo before his own death. 

[coolnerdyrn]

cracks knuckles

My time has come.

Legolas’ miniature character arc of growing to understand death. Gandalf dies? Just pure shock. He looks like he got punched. Boromir dies? He’s just so. Sad and confused. Like a little kid who doesn’t know what dying is but he knows it’s bad. They think the Hobbits are dead? Legolas bows his head and murmurs a farewell in Elvish, but he still doesn’t seem to comprehend. He thinks Aragorn is dead? He practically shuts down because now he gets it. Battle of the Black Gate, when it looks like Aragorn is about to die? That is the only moment besides Moria when we see Legolas is genuinely afraid.

“Never thought I’d die fighting side by side with an Elf.” “What about side by side with a friend?” “…Aye. I could do that.”

Éomer finding Éowyn after the battle instead of in the middle of it and letting out that gut-wrenching scream.

“They have a Cave-Troll.”

Basically the entire fight sequence in Balin’s tomb, which was much shorter in the book.

That EPIC charge down the mountain at Helm’s Deep. Looks like a freaking Renaissance painting.

Boromir training the Hobbits to fight. It’s just so pure and wholesome.

Actually that whole scene because it’s the one moment—before the crebain show up—that we get to see the Fellowship just being friends without some immediate crisis.

Sam getting to say a proper goodbye to Bill the Pony because I have FEELINGS about that pony, okay?!

Arwen and Aragorn having an essentially telepathic connection. Idk if it’s better than the books, but honestly it’s a good way to expand her character without changing it completely—which is what they were gonna do originally by having her show up at Helm’s Deep to fight.

The Elves showing up at Helm’s Deep. I don’t like that literally none of them survived, but that moment when Haldir said they came to honor the old allegiance of Men and Elves? That is some Good Content.

[cydril]

Also, for your consideration:

[pbrim]

I have heard it said, and totally believe, that the difference between the endings of the book and the movies, when the hobbits came home, is the difference between how a British author who fought in WW I and survived WW II and a scriptwriter/director who grew up in the Vietnam War era, perceive war and it’s aftermath.

[pipagaopoetry]

[ID: an image of pink rose bush against green leaves, a tree, and a blue sky with the letters “immunocompromised people are worth protecting”]

[colemckenzies]

WE ARE LADY PARTS

Musical comedy about an all-female Muslim punk band - full series coming to Peacock (US) and Channel 4 (UK) in spring 2021

[ohtendril]

BELIEVE

[queenofattolia]

#clear eyes full hearts can’t lose (@lucy-moderatz​)

[whitepeopletwitter]

[a-fucking-velociraptor]

[gummybearattacktheworldofdespair]

[oranberryblissey]

This is the definition of Chaotic Evil.

[littlebabysandboxburritos]

NOOOOOOOOO

[enbies-and-felonies]

I kept saying “why are you like this” more and more, and then it was just “no, nooo. nO, OH GOSH WHY”

[random-chaos-thoughts]

I went from “Gosh, that was a close one!” to feral anger very very quickly

[reagan-slayer69]

HAHA! EVIL

[gallusrostromegalus]

Hey!  This is the work of Joseph Hersercher, who makes Rube Goldberg Machines and it’s some of the funniest shit on the internet.  The above is from “Pass the Pepper” which is available on his Patreon (Srsly, subscribe, it’s incredible), but here is it’s earlier companion piece, Pass The Salt:

[plvtarch]

This is THE most important vote

Things aren’t over quite yet: Both Georgia Senate races are headed to a January 2021 runoff that could decide Senate control.

This is where we are: Democrats (including the 2 independent senators Sanders and King) currently hold 48 seats. Republicans currently hold 50 seats.

If Democrats gain the 2 seats from the runoffs (Ossoff and Warnock) we will be able to TIE the Senate 50-50. In which case, Kamala Harris, the VP, will tie-break votes in favor of the Democrats, therefore giving us a “majority” in the Senate.

I cannot stress enough how important this is for Democrats. We need to get both Ossoff and Warnock in, otherwise Biden will have a very difficult time getting anything done in office over the next 4 years.

FOR GEORGIA VOTERS:

MARK YOUR CALENDARS. The federal runoff election date (aka for the Senate seats) is JANUARY 5, 2021! (State and local runoffs are held December 1, 2020!)

Request an absentee ballot by NOVEMBER 18, 2020. THIS IS SO IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE, EVEN IF YOU VOTED IN THE GENERAL ELECTION. For those who voted absentee in the General Election, you will NOT be automatically sent another absentee ballot for the runoff if you don’t make a separate request for one! Your prior absentee ballot request for the General Election does not apply to the runoff!

Register to vote for the runoff by DECEMBER 7, 2020.

Early voting for the runoff will begin on DECEMBER 14, 2020. (Please get your ballots in before the Jan. 5 deadline, and try to drop off your ballots instead of mailing them in when it gets very close. For info on in-person voting on election day, check here.)

Check your voting status, track your ballot, find polling locations, verify your mail-in application status, and more HERE.

Are you 17 years old but will be 18 by JANUARY 5, 2021? You are eligible to vote in the runoffs!

If you’re a college student coming from another state who is currently living on-campus or off-campus in Georgia, you can register to vote in the Georgia runoffs. (Go here, here and here for more info about this.)

Go here to find the contact info of your county’s board of registrar’s office. Contact them to discuss the voting options available to you!

Check the official Georgia website for more runoff election information. 

FOR NON-GEORGIA VOTERS WHO WANT TO HELP:

DONATING

For those who can’t vote in Georgia, but still want to help with the Senate runoffs somehow, please consider donating to the following and/or encouraging your friends and family to do so:

Stacey Abrams/Fair Fight - https://fairfight.com or https://secure.actblue.com/donate/fair-fight-1

Jon Ossoff - https://electjon.com or https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jon-ossoff-1

Raphael Warnock - https://warnockforgeorgia.com or https://secure.actblue.com/donate/warnock-for-georgia-1

Donate to the Flip the Senate Fund if you don’t have time to volunteer but have a few dollars to spare!

If you’re not able to donate, even just sharing this with others makes a big difference!

VOLUNTEERING

If you can donate your time instead of money, please consider volunteering.

Begin at this volunteer from home spreadsheet! This is continuously updated with the latest volunteering opportunities!

If you are in or near Georgia, help voters cure their ballots!

You can also start making calls for Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff wherever you are!

Phone bank or text bank with Fair Fight!

And you can write postcards from anywhere at any time!

Letter writing starts soon too! Look here or here to learn more!

Want to donate but you’re not in the US? Try an organization like Spread the Vote!

Email Fair Fight/Stacey Abrams at [email protected] and indicate your interest to volunteer for the Georgia Senate runoffs!

/r/VoteDEM is also a great resource! It is a subreddit dedicated to promoting and helping elect downballot Democratic candidates all across the US.

More good sources of volunteering opportunities, including opportunities to volunteer directly with/for Ossoff’s and Warnock’s teams can be found at the Read More at the bottom of this post.

If anyone has more helpful info, please reblog and add it or contact me. Info in this post may be updated, so please check the original post if you find broken links or outdated info.

Finally, if you can’t vote, donate, or volunteer, please reblog and share this via Facebook, Instagram, etc. Everything helps. Thank you!

We can do this. We can flip the Senate and take back the next 4 years.

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[englishgradinrepair]

just saying

[bookofwisdom]

WE CAN WHAT

[dark-sappho]

For anyone who has assignments or just wants to learn 🖤

[angel-reyes]

#CALL HIM OUT

[provemlovely]

Since I have a lot more time to draw, for the @bishopmyrielfundraiser​ I am offering:

(See more info here)

Offer: up to 2 icon/headshot drawings per minimum of $10 donation to a bail fund or racial justice organization. (Here is one that distributes your donation) or (this link has a list of different organizations.) 

I can draw any les miserables character, other fictional characters, one of your own characters, or even yourself! 

To claim, reblog with a screenshot of a recent donation (try to include a time stamp if you can). Then you can DM me to tell me what/who you’d like drawn

Here is a (slightly rushed) example: 

As of now there is no set amount I am drawing, I will update later on

[piggybunny12]

[happifying-things]

[gauntletspirit]

I love how every human there just gently ensures the doggo can keep playing. <3

[ahumanbeena]

Did you know that after they switched to blind auditions, major symphony orchestras hired women between 30% to 55% more? Before bringing in “blind auditions” with a screen to conceal the the candidate, women in the top 5 major orchestras made up less than 5% of the musicians performing.

[shwetanarayan-deactivated202504]

so I believe it was actually more complicated than that, in interesting ways. Because at first, when they did blind auditions, they were STILL hiring more men.

…Then they put down a carpet, so that high heels didn’t clack on the floor,  and BOOM women were suddenly getting hired.

The testers didn’t even know that’s what they were picking up on, which just goes to show how tiny of a cue it takes for misogyny to kick in.

[isaacsapphire]

The case of blind auditions for orchestras and how it dramatically changed the gender makeup of orchestras is a very illuminating example of gender bias, and an interesting possible way of countering it.

[mighthavegiffed]

[lorelaigilmoure]

#most adorable baby