Pixie in the Sky with Diamonds

30s She/her What you will find here: Tolkien, Avatar, Dragons, Doctor Who, SSSS, myths and legends, history!, mcu, fanfiction, politics real life issues, complaints about acting. Nothing in general and everything in particular. Currently obsessing over The Wheel of Time tv series and have begun reading the novels (and have partially spoilt myself 😞 ). Also currently experimenting with podficcing.

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

How to fix a ripped plushie (clear and easy to follow) by 浪浪山陈三丫头手缝师傅

[pocket-deer-belly]

ok thank god there's so many fucking videos showing you how to do a ladder stitch like it's some kind of magic trick but here's the actual use case for it: closing a seam you can't reach the inside of. in all other cases, if you're fixing a ripped seam on pants, or on a tshirt, the ladder stitch is a messy, glorified running stitch.

[vilewilde]

this may be the best demonstration of a ladder stitch I've ever seen. I've done this one a few times, but I always mess up hiding the thread at the end, this video makes it very easy to see exactly what you need to do. neat!

[ttgots]

talia & rodrik, handholding + episode two

[pixieinthesky]

Can we please unschedule the heatwave because ye gods!

I have two fans, a mini air con unit (and I do mean mini) and the bedroom is registering 32c. Downstairs is cooler than Satan's backside but I want to be able to study and downstairs where two people are watching TV and a one year old dog is lurking ready to pounce is not a conducive place.

It's also only May!!!!!! Wtf is summer going to unleash?!?!

[nifrequerne]

I often wonder what happened to authors of unfinished fanfictions.

[everyoneinspaceisgay]

I hope they’re having a nice life

[ts-virgil-angst]

we absolutely are not and that unfinished fic haunts us to this day

[sensiblereblogifposts]

Reblog if that unfinished fic haunts you to this day

[clusterbungle]

Happy 100th birthday David Attenborough, you absolute bloody legend 💖💖💖💖💖

[ruinedchildhood]

[bajn]

b just wear the seatbelt

[immortalismortem-deactivated201]

Mmmmmmm

I gotta naysay here. Seatbelts do a LOT of harm. Not everyone can wear one  and not everyone wants to risk it. Just among my own friends and people I know in general; 4 females had a breast cut completely or partially off due to a seat belt. 6 people had their throats cut, to an obviously non-lethal degree. 2 had their stomach’s cut open to a horrifying degree that I won’t elaborate on.

Not even counting the uncomfortably awkward belt locations for particularly large, small, fat, skinny people. Females with large breasts get the joy of holding the belt in place or adjusting it every couple seconds.

They’re awkward, uncomfortable, painful, and can often cause the injuries in an accident. Sometimes it’s just better to forgo the belt.

[chiiri-h]

Those injuries caused by seat belts more than very likely would have been deadly had they not been wearing them. To have enough force to cut skin or cut off a breast in an accident is far more than enough to cause someone to go flying through the windshield of a car, to slam them into the steering column, or through a window resulting in deadly injuries or causing an even bigger accident for other drivers now that your body is in the road along with your crashed car. Are you really going to risk being a smear of ground meat on the pavement because your seat belt was a little uncomfortable or it might cut you? Then I got good news for you, there’s a wide variety of devices made specifically to make seat belts more comfortable and reduce that risk.

These make it so that your seat belt won’t cut your neck, a simple sleeve of padded fabric that velcros around it, meaning you can put it anywhere on the belt. 

This one does something similar, by readjusting the positioning of the seat belt to move it farther away from your neck and hey, helps a bit with having boobs in the way.

They even make ones for children too.

Boobs still in the way? While it’s pretty silly looking, this helps keep the seat belt in place so you don’t have to keep adjusting it.

And if you’re overweight, they make seat belt extenders so you can still be safe. 

But maybe you’re still unsure, then listen to the CDC and all of their sources. 

“More than half of the people killed in car crashes were not restrained at the time of the crash.1 Wearing a seat belt is the most effective way to prevent death and serious injury in a crash.Seat belt use is on the rise. Laws, education, and technology have increased seat belt use from 11% in 19812 to nearly 85% in 20103, saving hundreds of thousands of lives. “

“Most drivers and passengers killed in crashes are unrestrained. 53% of drivers and passengers killed in car crashes in 2009 were not wearing restraints.1Seat belts dramatically reduce risk of death and serious injury. Among drivers and front-seat passengers, seat belts reduce the risk of death by 45%, and cut the risk of serious injury by 50%.4Seat belts prevent drivers and passengers from being ejected during a crash. People not wearing a seat belt are 30 times more likely to be ejected from a vehicle during a crash. More than 3 out of 4 people who are ejected during a fatal crash die from their injuries.5Seat belts save thousands of lives each year, and increasing use would save thousands more. Seat belts saved almost 13,000 lives in 2009. If all drivers and passengers had worn seat belts that year, almost 4,000 more people would be alive today”

Or this one

“ The number of those who escaped injury [by wearing a seat belt] increased by 40% and those with mild and moderate injuries decreased by 35% after seatbelt legislation. There was a significant reduction in soft tissue injuries to the head. Only whiplash injuries to the neck showed a significant increase.”

Or this

“ Fifty-five percent of those killed in passenger vehicle occupant crashes in 2008 were not wearing a seat belt…”

“Wearing a seat belt reduces the risk of fatal injury by almost 50%. For children, the risk of fatal injury is reduced by 71% with the use of child safety seats.“

“Of those thrown completely out of a vehicle in a car crash, 75% died. Only one percent of people totally ejected from their cars had on a seat belt during the crash. Over 30% were not wearing seat belts.“

Conclusion? Wear your fucking seat belt. Tell your kids to wear their fucking seat belt. Tell your friends and family to wear their fucking seat belts. Time and time again it’s been proven that you are significantly more likely to survive a crash if you’re wearing one. Most people think they’re uncomfortable, but when you’re in a crash it can save your life. I’d rather be mildly injured than dead.

Wear your seat belt.

[badgengar]

2017 and people are still trying to spread the myth that you don’t need to wear a seatbelt.

[hebangshebangs-deactivated20180]

People really don’t wear a seatbelt????

[hunter-rodrigez]

This reminds me of a story from WW1 

When they first introduced Helmets to the troops fighting in trenches the number of head injuries suddenly skyrocketed and people wanted to take the helmets away again.

Until they realized that the reason for this was the fact that most of these head injuries would have been fatal if it wasn’t for the Helmets.

You always need to look at the bigger picture.  

[metamelonisle]

Do not forget about survivorship bias. The only reason those people are here to complain about seatbelts is because those seatbelts kept them alive in the first place. Always, ALWAYS wear your seatbelt.

[pkmatrix]

WEAR YOUR DAMNED SEATBELT

It drives me nuts, personally, that all of the adults who insisted that I wear a seatbelt as a child Now as adults refuse to wear seatbelts themselves. Now I have to sit there and play the grown up to people 30 plus years older than me insisting they put their seatbelt on every time I’m the driver. I just took a road trip with my parents, and literally it was every single time we got in the car I had to tell them (My mom in particular, who kept randomly just taking her seatbelt off while we were zooming down I-95 and made a big face every time I told her to put it back on - you’d think after a while she’d figure out that she could not do it secretly, because I have a newer car and the moment a passenger takes their seat belt off while the car is moving it starts screaming at you until the person puts their seatbelt back on).

Why are people like this? Le sigh.

[hellkat9940]

I’ve been in two car accidents where the car I was in was completely totaled. My sum total of injuries was a friction burn in the second accident because my arm was on the rubbery plastic arm rest on the passenger side door.

One involved us skidding on ice, rolling over, and hitting a frozen pond hard enough to crack the ice and start to sink.

The other involved us getting T-boned because a lady blew right through a stop sign at top speed.

In the first one, the only one injured was the family dog, who couldn’t wear a seat belt and was thrown out the back window. My mother, siblings, and I were all wearing seatbelts.

In the second, my mother suffered several broken ribs and brusing to her arm, hip, and neck. Her husband behind her was okay.

We were all wearing seatbelts.

I hate riding in cars and refused to go on school trips as a small child because the school buses didn’t have seatbelts.

Had somebody NOT been wearing a seatbelt during the first crash, they would’ve been thrown against the ceiling and the side windows.

Had my mother not been wearing a seatbelt during the second crash, she would’ve been thrown across the car and into me.

Had her husband not been wearing a seatbelt during the second crash he would’ve been thrown across the car and into the window.

Seatbelts are not just for your protection. They’re there for the protection of other people in the car and in the environment around you so that you don’t become a couple dozen pounds worth of high velocity meat missile.

[omgshiftercat]

For anyone who’s thinking, “But what if I have the kind of accident where I have to get out of the car, and my seatbelt gets stuck?”

That is why I have one of these attached to my rearview mirror:

It’s called a Resqme, a combination window-breaker and seatbelt-cutter.

I haven’t had to use it, but apparently it does work:

(Apparently it might not work on the laminated glass of a Tesla car, but that is yet another reason not to have a Tesla.)

[tzikeh]

“In the first one, the only one injured was the family dog, who couldn’t wear a seat belt and was thrown out the back window. My mother, siblings, and I were all wearing seatbelts.”

[tinierpurplefishes]

When I was going in to the hospital for one of my pre surgery appointments, I shared an elevator with a guy in a motorized wheelchair with a massive neck brace who made a point of telling us to wear seatbelts. He had stopped while driving home to talk to a friend, and then decided he didn’t need to put his seatbelt back on for the last two blocks to his house. He got hit by a drunk driver and broke his spine when he was thrown out of his seat. Docs said it probably would have only been pulled muscles and bruises if he’d had his seatbelt on. Wear your damn seatbelts.

[dandelionsresilience]

Some more info on canine car safety:

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[jessilynallendilla]

FYI if YOU don’t wear a seat belt YOU become the projectile

[jazetallo-art]

pov: you're making history. you're working with the most advanced technology in the world. outlook still doesn't fucking work.

[nasa]

3, 2, 1 – liftoff!

The Artemis II Moon rocket lifted off from our Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT on April 1, 2026. Our live launch day coverage continues on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_UjBMIzNo

Stick with us for more Artemis II content including live broadcasts for lunar flyby and splashdown, daily news conferences, and 24/7 streams providing views from the Orion spacecraft and from NASA Kennedy.

[readysetjo]

Lost Doctor Who and the Daleks episodes discovered in 'ramshackle' collection

The Doctor's assistant Peter Purves was invited to a screening of the episodes in Leicester.

Life is so gooooooood 💙💙

[pixieinthesky]

We can now watch the first hour of the Dalek's masterplan without a break!

[leepacey]

I say, jolly good show, chaps. And did I panic? I think not.

[zombeesknees]

#the comic relief who is genuinely comic  #and who makes the ‘incompetent bufoon’ trope actually work as an endearing quality as originally intended  #well played movie - well played  #john hannah  #WHAT A FOX

[antivillain]

#but! BUT!!!#THE GREAT THING ABOUT JONATHAN#IS HE’S NOT INCOMPETENT#he can read ancient Egyptian albeit not as well as his baby sister#he clearly has an interest in archaeology if only for treasure-related reasons#he had to go through intensive schooling to get the sort of permit required#to even have digs of his own#WHICH HE CLEARLY DOES#on a dig down in Thebes#he says and Evie believes him#Jonathan reads from the Book of the Living and he’s an excellent shot with a rifle and is clearly a boxer#Jonathan is SO COMPETENT and SO IMPORTANT#while simultaneously being plucky comic relief without JUST being plucky comic relief#u get me?

[star-anise]

Jonathan, like Phryne Fisher, clearly hasn’t taken anything seriously since 1918.

[jkthinkythoughts]

And, I would suspect, for similar reasons.

[thebluemeany]

^^^This. Jonathan being in World War I makes total sense. It’s almost impossible for him not to have been. Given his age and background, he probably volunteered in 1914.  

Of course he’s going to not take anything seriously. Of course he can shoot. The drinking, the skittishness, the recklessness, the sense of ‘keeping your head down’, the scepticism about traditional heroism….

The one with more actual experience of death, carnage and fighting is Jonathan. Not Rick. Not Ardeth Bey. Jonathan.

When Rick says ‘I’ve had worse (situation/odds)’ and Jonathan replies “ Me too”. That’s probably true. 

Drop The Mummy into the real world context and that’s a character who’s going to have seen a lot of his school friends die, along with the myths and tales of heroism they were raised on. Sort of makes the line where Evie’s scolding him for drinking/messing about a lot darker…

Evie: Have you no respect for the dead? Jonathan: Of course I do, but sometimes I’d rather like to join them.

[gingersnapwolves]

I HAVE SO MANY FEELINGS RIGHT NOW

[deadcatwithaflamethrower]

*record scratch*

Wait a minute. Why is it being assumed that Rick and Ardeth wouldn’t have fought in WWI, as well? Johnathan isn’t that much older than any of them–in fact, there is a good chance that he, Rick, and Ardeth are all of an age. Just because Johnathan’s hair is thinning doesn’t mean he’s a decade older.

It was a LOT easier to lie about your age back in the day. So much easier.

Johnathan is the soldier who fought in WWI and became disillusionsed with pretty much everything except wanting to live (most of the time) and live well–and where is the shame in that? He would have seen some of the darkest shit humanity has to offer, and he kept going. And the thing is, though, archaeological digs at that time were DANGEROUS. Not from curses (usually) but from assholes who would turn up with guns to try and steal anything you discovered. Johnathan never really STOPPED having to deal with dangerous pricks, it was just less dangerous than death raining down from the sky in bomb, bullet, and mustard gas form all the time.

Rick grew up in Egypt as an orphan. What paperwork? He joined the French Foreign Legion, which fought in World War I in some seriously critical battles on the Western Front in Europe. Rick is the soldier who quickly grew disillusioned with everything, but he didn’t know how to stop being a soldier. Johnathan had a career and schooling to fall back on. Rick had guns, the talent of not dying easily, and not much else. When the army finally left him behind because he was literally the only survivor of his last FFL battle, he literally didn’t know what to do. At all. “Looking for a good time” was code for “Please someone give me a fucking purpose.”

Ardeth grew up in the desert. He probably never enlisted…but if you think his people didn’t fight against invading forces during WWI, think again: that region of North Africa was swarming with soldiers on both sides, and they alll tried to claim everything they stumbled over even while in the midst of fighting each other. Ardeth spent his entire life fighting to protect what belonged to him, what belonged to his people, and trying to keep assholes from stealing things that didn’t belong to anyone (for good reason). By the time the war was over, Ardeth was disillisioned in everyone except his own people, and seriously fucking done with stupid idiots who stole in the name of archaeology. He is completely (justifiably) resigned to the worst when Rick the Magic Survivalist returns to Hamunaptra.

[serpentine-sorceror-deactivated]

This has been another episode of “Actual History adding context and depth to character behavior”

[filthybonnet]

I love when “The Mummy” fandom comes out to play. But it’s even better when the history side of tumblr is also in “The Mummy” fandom.

[knottingthewind]

Every time this post comes around I am compelled to watch The Mummy again.

[rachelladytietjens]

There is an explicitly nihilistic ‘old soldier’ in the movie too, just to drive home the point.

Winston: “Is it dangerous?”

Rick: “Well, you probably won’t live through it.”

Winston: “By Jove, do you think so?”

[petermorwood]

That “old soldier” is one element which jars with me. YMMV, of course.

“The Mummy” is set in 1926, so Winston is far too old to have been a pilot in WWI (actor Bernard Fox was 72 at time of filming). He should have been a “young soldier” or more correctly, “young airman” of about Rick or Jonathan’s age.

The script was also a wee bit confused about what he served in…

The British air arm was the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) until 1918, when it became the Royal Air Force (RAF).

His survivor’s guilt and heavy drinking is spot on, though: average aircrew life expectancy was between ten days and three weeks. In “Bloody April” (1917) when superior new German aircraft were introduced before the Allies had anything to match them, average life expectancy dropped to about two days. The RFC lost almost 250 planes during that month, the Imperial German Air Service lost just over 60…

WWI pilots didn’t have parachutes until 1918, and even then Allied pilots NEVER had them: the top brass, who of course didn’t fly, considered they would “impair a pilot’s nerve” to continue fighting.

Pilots who saw combat soon saw the results of that policy when a plane caught fire (gasoline, linen and canvas in a 120 mph draft makes a great barbecue). No parachute left three options: a long jump, a slow roast or the service pistol carried “in case of being forced down in enemy territory”. Seeing that happen, and the thought of experiencing it personally, would make anyone hit the bottle.

The pilot of this German aircraft is having a very bad day final few minutes…

Also, in WWI the only oil that didn’t thicken at altitude was castor oil - it’s where the “Castrol” oil company’s name originated - so aircraft engines were lubricated with that. Breathing the vapour had the same laxative effect as swallowing the stuff, so aircrew fought diarrhoea as well as enemy aircraft, trying to stun their insides with enormous amounts of booze. US ace Eddie Rickenbacker swore by cherry brandy. Pints of it.

Funny thing is that Winston could have been Biggles - not the silly subject of Monty Python skits, but the original character from WWI air-combat stories written for late-adolescents, before they were revised for children with the removal of serious adult elements like alcohol abuse and PTSD.

Biggles in those early stories was like many real-life WWI pilots, a chain-smoking, heavy-drinking young man of about 20, living on his nerves and skating along the edge of a breakdown, whose principal talents were killing the enemy, not being killed himself, and not letting the deaths of his squadron mates affect him. He wasn’t as good at that last one as he thought he was.

Left to right: Major James McCudden, VC, DSO & Bar, MC & Bar, MM, killed in action July 1918, aged 23. Lieutenant Arthur Rhys-Davids DSO, MC & Bar, killed in action October 1917, aged 20. Captain Albert Ball, VC, DSO & Two Bars, MC, killed in action April 1917, aged 20.

The unrevised stories suggest Biggles might well have turned out like Winston. By the time of “The Mummy” he’d have been about 27-28, and looking like this pilot painted by J.C. Leyendecker.

At a guess, that age casting didn’t happen because a young alcoholic pilot with haunted eyes and a death-wish wasn’t as automatically funny as an old alcoholic pilot with a pompous accent and a death-wish, and would have the wrong “tone” for the movie.

[explorerrowan]

I think it says something about the American movie audience of the time. The Mummy was released in 1999. Bush’s disastrous Iraq War wouldn’t start for another couple of years. Americans were used to allowing veterans of WW2 and the Korean War their traumas, but veterans of every conflict since then were treated like their trauma was either unimportant, a joke, or attention seeking. You only have to look at how often “Nam flashbacks” were treated as a punchline, or how the “agent orange” business of the Gulf War was disregard by the rest of society. (It was a concerted propaganda effort by the people in power, of course, both so they could continue justifying imperialist wars and so they wouldn’t have to take care of returning veterans, but that’s a different discussion.)

American audience wouldn’t have known what to think about a young traumatized, alcoholic pilot. It didn’t fit the narrative of old heroes that they had been fed since the end of WW2.

[m-r-levine]

This fandom conversation just gets better every time it makes the rounds.

I agree with the probable motivations for age adjustment of the character. Balancing the worldbuilding and the way the audience will most likely relate at the time any given story hits the public eye seems astoundingly challenging.

Its a little unsettling how 1999 feels a world away right now.

I should do a Mummy homage art at some point…

[fluffmugger]

Winston I believe is a case of the character being much younger than the actor - I can easily see him being in his fifties. And while today fifty is not seen as an “end of life” age and it seems preposterous for a 70 year old (even one who looks as damned decent as Bernard Fox) to play one, for the time period it fits perfectly. This “youthful fifty” is a relatively modern invention, and it definitely was a very different matter before the postwar (II) prosperity (for a very stark example compare Hartnell’s 1st Doctor with Capaldi’s 12th - both actors were roughly the same age during their tenures).  The RFC did have officers born in the 1860′s and later, so while it would have be career military, including air corps (which fits Winston to a T, including his old soldier persona) it is believable that he was an older First World War veteran.  If he was serving for a large enough period before the name change, then yes, it would explain the word salad, especially as an older soldier well used to working under the RFC moniker.   I suspect Ardeth very likely at least peripherally was involved with TE Lawrence’s shenanigans - you can’t tell me the Meiji weren’t keeping a bloody close eye on the Great Arab Revolt, especially since the whiteboy involved was a goddamn archaeologist who had previously been digging around an Egyptian necropolis…

[stereden]

@deadcatwithaflamethrower more history about The Mummy!

[deadcatwithaflamethrower]

More history, and @fluffmugger pointing out that the “Youthful Fifty” years of age is SO VERY NEW, GUYS.

Example: Alec Guiness, in 1975, filmed his role with Harrison, Mark, Carrie, & Co. at the tender age of 57. In today’s terms of fifties, he looks like he’s in his late 70s to early 80s.

Peter Cushing, same year, same film: age 62, looked like a healthy and well-groomed modern era mid-to-late 80s.

Casting Bernard Fox was actually spot-on. The Mummy might’ve gone for comedy, but they didn’t fuck around when it came to acknowledging that all of these characters were PTSD-riddled from at least one major war, and also completely fucking nuts.

[incorrectthemummyquotes]

A little addition to the Winston’s age discussion, war fucking ages you. The stress on top of the conditions could have a man in his late thirties to early forties looking like he’s in his mid fifties for the time, which in turn would look like his seventies today, so Winston could well have been even younger than that I think.

[transgender-puppygirl-terrorist]

ladies and gentlemen the killshot

[busket]

if you dont know the context, JK Rowling appears in the Epstein files being invited to the pedophile island and in return, invited Epstien to her Harry Potter play, The Cursed Child. while her full name is redacted, she signs her emails with "Jx" like she often signs her tweets, and Epstien calls her "wordsmith", so we know he was talking to 1. an author 2. someone connected to Harry Potter enough to be able to offer an invite to the play 3. someone incredibly wealthy because those are the only people he communicated with 4. SOMEONE WHO SIGNS OFF AS "Jx"

she brushed it off, calling it "silly", then she illegally deleted YEARS of tracking on her yacht. never any threats to sue despite what would be very clear and obvious defamation and libel case if it weren't true, but none of these scumbags will do it because they know it would all be proven TRUE in discovery

this is a woman who has dumped millions of dollars to make the lives of trans people in the UK miserable. she calls us perverts, abusers, and pedophiles. and here she is, visiting pervert pedophile abuse island to do what they do there. truly every accusation is a confession with these devils

[pixieinthesky]

As someone who actually uses AIS, delisting a private yacht from a 3rd party website like maritime traffic is not illegal nor is it part of maritime law that a private yacht needs to have AIS (although due to her tonnage she might have to... I don't work with super yachts so will admit I'm not as confident). It's recommended so that in the event of an accident when enroute you can be found but it's not illegal. Many yachts I work with do not have AIS enabled on public channels and others do not have AIS at all (it's really annoying if you're trying to predict arrival times). If it's not enabled though be prepared for the local maritime/port authorities to look at you suspiciously and harass you, especially if you're big.

But... I've just been on the website and Samsara is definitely still active.

Who is the owner of SAMSARA, IMO 1012177? Who is the ship manager, ISM manager, P&I Club, Classification Society, Contact Details?

If she has done something then obviously it should be known but I dislike lies and misinformation. Oh and before anyone says there's no port information, that's really normal for boats listed on the website if they're in port and not on a voyage. Go play on the website it's actually quite intriguing/interesting.

Equally if you're looking into her yachts then Samara is NOT the one you want the port records for as she only got it in 2022/23 which is after Epstein died.

Equally the only link I can find in the Epstein files is one of the Broadway theatre companies sent him comp. tickets. If there's anything else there let me know but... that's it. It's basically a mail drop by some idiotic publicists.

Epstein files link JK Rowling to Jeffrey Epstein, including invitation to 2018 'Harry Potter' Broadway opening night

That's... not a great look.

[yesornopolls]

have you ever seen a musical in person?

Have you ever seen a musical in person?

Yes

No

Voting ended onFeb 11

[pixieinthesky]

Oh the joys of living in a city with a good touring theatre.

Lion King

Wicked

The Phantom of the Opera and Love never dies

Miss Saigon

Aladdin

The wind in the willows

And I think a few others. 🤔 I went through a spate of being able to get cheap tickets.

I nearly saw Lord of the rings and then it was cancelled. 😭

[tolkienfemfeb]

Welcome to Tolkien Femslash February!

This is a femslash-centric February prompt fest open to all Tolkien fans from all the different sub-fandoms: Whether you enjoy the Silmarillion, the Hobbit movies, the Rings of Power or are into some entirely different part of the Tolkien fandom - you're welcome here as long as you enjoy femslash!

There is a FAQ here for all your questions. New prompts will posted daily in February, with a complete prompt list here. Feel free to fill none and work on whatever femslash you want to work, fill one, fill several or fill all, with no limits to the type of your fanwork. You're welcome as a writer, artist, graphics maker, podficcer, fanmixer, cosplayer or whatever else. The only qualifying factor is that your fanwork must center around a F/F relationship.

Please come play and spread this post widely. For any fanwork you create, please tag #tolkienfemfeb and @tolkienfemfeb so it can be found and reblogged here. There also is an AO3 collection to post your works to here.

[a-silly-poll-side-blog-yay]

How did you come across/join tumblr?

-Pinterest refugee

-Tumblr reddit posts refugee

-someone told me of it

-twitter/bluesky refugee

-secret fifth option

How did you come across/join tumblr?

Pinterest refugee

Tumblr reddit posts refugee

someone told me of it

twitter/bluesky refugee

secret fifth option

Voting ended onJan 18

personally i was googling some fanart + fanfic

[galacticdrift]

[canisitsnotlupus]

I think this is super important to remember.

[rubyvroom]

No kill shelters result in animals dumped on the highway and tossed in the river because the rescues wont take them. That’s the part they never tell you.

Meanwhile the spca will take every animal, and if they have to euthanize them at least it will be done kindly and not via neglect or cruelty.

[rubyvroom]

Because people in the notes are not getting this, let me explain:

No-kill shelters TURN AWAY animals. When they’re full - and they often are because most of these no-kill shelters are small - they stop taking them in. While they are “taking their time to find the right homes for every single animal”, many other animals never get in the door. Somehow they don’t count those animals, or track what happens to them. A success for them doesn’t include the ones they turned away. They’re taking their time because they can. 

The No-Kills who brag about 100% adoption rates are the worst, because they tend to reject the most. The animals who will be difficult to adopt out? They just don’t take those. Special needs? Too old? If they’re going to be hard to adopt out, they can claim to be full, even if they’re not. 

They are telling owners they absolutely cannot take their fifteen year old cat because they are full of litters of kittens. Adorable kittens that will turn over quickly, and boost their adoption numbers. So what happens to the fifteen year old cat? After days of being rejected at the shelters they get dumped on the side of the road somewhere, or worse. 

You cannot imagine the VOLUME of animals that a city shelter deals with. The kill shelters are not allowed to turn anyone away. The difficult cases, the special needs, the elderly, the feral. The dog that bites, the cat that pees everywhere. Every animal is going to be taken in and treated with kindness. They are going to be assessed and treated for their fleas and conditions and behavioral problems. They will get their time on the adoption floor. They will get the best chance possible to find a new home. And if it’s not possible, they will be humanely euthanized, and that cage space will go to the next animal who is already waiting for it. It never stops. While you were working on the paperwork to adopt out 1 cat, three people brought in 4 more. It’s a numbers game that you cannot win if you aren’t turning people away.

A lot of times kill shelters get the animals that the no-kill shelters refused to take. Maybe their owners bring them. Or maybe they got literally thrown in the garbage, abandoned, or put in a bag and tossed in the river, when the no-kill shelter said they were full. The police and rescuers will bring these poor injured animals to the city shelter where they will be cared for. The volunteers will spend days and weeks trying to wash the tar out of their fur, or treat their broken bones, or whatever other horrible thing has happened to them. They will feed and house them. They will put most of them in new homes. They will save many many more animals, by orders of magnitude, than a no-kill shelter ever will. A no-kill shelter will brag about dozens or maybe hundreds of  adoptions. Kill shelters are dealing in thousands of successful adoptions, and they still have to euthanize because it just isn’t enough. There are just so many animals to take in.

And then, after all this, the No-Kill Shelters get to claim the moral high ground somehow, and self-righteous types will refuse to adopt from the only shelter that takes absolutely everyone. It’s infuriating. 

[mamaspark]

It think it needs to be said. SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS! I have a friend involved in cat rescue. The shape many of these cats come to her in is heartbreaking! I realize what OP is saying is so very true. I also know if people spay and neuter there would be more room for animals that need a home or need to be re-homed. Additionally, pets are family! I have gotten cats from a rescue and they are great cats. Mostly my pets have come to me via the universal pet distribution system. I would absolutely go to a kill shelter. My plan is to adopt senior cats when my current cats cross the rainbow bridge.

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[dawnfelagund]

Last last call!

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[avidreaderffn]

He was done and then he just. Kept. Going.