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hello all! I'm basically here to be a geek. I'm obsessed with supernatural, destiel, doctor who, and various other fandoms. please feel free to browse! Glad you dropped by :)

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Check, Please! Senior Year #6 - Varsity Captains back«  start  »next

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[quincygrace]

I wish there was a way for me to comment on the actual website for the comic but LOOK AT MY SMOL BEAN MAKING FRIENDS

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Check, Please! Update ☆ 4.3: “Presser”

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[quincygrace]

GO READ IT and also bless that one blond reporter who’s asking hockey questions

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10 away from an update late tonight!

[quincygrace]

Hey guys, I just wanted to drop in and say happy pride because I can't on any other source of social media because my parents or their friends or my grandparents will immediately latch on to it, start 'disappointed' talks and put me on the prayer list. Best case scenario.

So hey, I'm ace and probably a little bi romantic and where I can be, I'm proud. Cheers.

[quincygrace]

Does anyone else feel like Dirk Gently is treating Farah like a big flag to wave around that says “SEE ITS NOT GAY SEE LOOK THEY MADE OUT” ?

Am I overthinking this? Because her accepting herself as one of the freaks is so important to her character development and they gave it to her because she made out with Todd????? When I honestly don’t feel any chemistry? And this happens right after Todd tells Dirk he literally changed his life?

I don’t know, maybe I’m over analyzing, but I love Farah and after that scene this is literally what I thought was happening and I need someone to either tell it to me from a different angle or tell me I’m right so I’m not alone in my angst lol

[nerdsagainstfandomracism]

As much as fandom loves to make everything about their white mlm slash, not everything revolves around it. 

Farah’s speech had no relation to Brotzly. That speech was about Farah’s character development. It’s not about Brotzly. Farah is a Black woman and, as much as I love her, she’s getting dangerously close to the Strong Black Woman trope, who takes care for her white friends but gets little in return. She’s not a “one-person Army”, she also needs someone who could cherish her. If that’s Todd then be it. If that’s Amanda or Tina, it’s great too. But fandom needs to stop making Farah’s words about her making out with Todd about Brotzly. 

White mlm is not the only important representation in media. Intersectionality is also a thing, and white / non-Black fandom needs to keep this in mind. Also, all the claiming that a interracial couple “has no chemistry” is such a tired argument that it’s become one of the main coded phrases that redflags fandom racism (regardless of the person’s intentions).

[quincygrace]

I can see where you're coming from with that. I personally believe Farah, in the beginning, had way more chemistry with Amanda than with Todd. But regardless of that, I love her and also want her to be happy. But what I want, is that if Todd is the way they're going, then show us a bit more of it. Don't just tell us they're attracted to each other. Show us. I was just worried they were gonna turn her character into something I don't want her to be. I was also worried that her moment of growth was spurred, it seemed, by the fact that she made out with Todd. The whole, it took a man to get her to accept herself. But even as I type this, I’m thinking “well, they were on the run for two months together. Her letting herself become ‘involved’ with ‘one of the freaks’ may have been what got to her’. I just don’t know. And I was just worried about them throwing her into different tropes.

I'm incredibly grateful that if Farah and Todd, while sort of a side note in the grander mystery story become a full thing, they’ve given us a narrative of them being together for two straight months. Which even though I ship Brotzly, is waaaaaaay longer than Todd has known Dirk lol

[quincygrace]

Does anyone else feel like Dirk Gently is treating Farah like a big flag to wave around that says “SEE ITS NOT GAY SEE LOOK THEY MADE OUT” ?

Am I overthinking this? Because her accepting herself as one of the freaks is so important to her character development and they gave it to her because she made out with Todd????? When I honestly don’t feel any chemistry? And this happens right after Todd tells Dirk he literally changed his life?

I don’t know, maybe I’m over analyzing, but I love Farah and after that scene this is literally what I thought was happening and I need someone to either tell it to me from a different angle or tell me I’m right so I’m not alone in my angst lol

[quincygrace]

Does anyone know where you can watch the second season of Dirk Gently??? I don’t have cable and therefore obviously can’t watch it on tv or BBC America because you have to have an account with a tv provider. 

Anyone??

[exeggutor-deactivated20171218]

everyone who died at the battle of hogwarts missed All Star by Smash Mouth’s release two days later

[hisnamewasbeanni]

It’s so tragic, they still had so much to do, so much to see

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Eric Bittle is captain of the Samwell men’s hockey team! [x]

[quincygrace]

I just realized both their shirts say "captain" ugh my whole heart

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Check, Please! Junior Year #20 - C back«  start  »next

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MY CHILD IS SO GROWN

[adz]

Autonomous Trap 001

“What you’re looking at is a salt circle, a traditional form of protection—from within or without—in magical practice. In this case it’s being used to arrest an autonomous vehicle—a self-driving car, which relies on machine vision and processing to guide it. By quickly deploying the expected form of road markings—in this case, a No Entry glyph—we can confuse the car’s vision system into believing it’s surrounded by no entry points, and entrap it.”

-James Bridle

[horsecrash]

using salt circle motor runes to trap driving AI is the most cyberpunk thing I’ve ever seen

[thechanelmuse]

Hazel Scott playing two pianos at the same damn time with ease

[erinbowbooks]

Hazel Scott was a musical sorcerer and a civil rights hero.   She:

 was admitted to Julliard at 8.  

was performing in top venues by 16.  

pioneered “swinging the classics” and made the equivalent of a million dollars a year doing it.  

was the first person of color to have their own national TV show.  

went to Hollywood but refused to be cast as a “singing maid.”  Demanded and got control over her casting, her wardrobe, and how footage featuring her was cut.  

refused to perform in segregated venues and led charges for integration in several northern cities, notably Spokane.  

She was brought down by the House Committee on Unamerican Activities, and has been largely forgotten.  But she was a sorcerer, and a hero.  

[domduongart]

@theladyragnell

[violent-darts]

Let’s un-forget her.

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#omgcheckplease Check, Please!: A Primer

The Comic (also on Tumblr!) The Extras I hope this primer gives you a quick way to explain to friends, family, and confused coworkers that thing you’ve been reading lately.

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Check, Please! Junior Year #19 - Keagster back«  start  »next

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Check, Please & Ngozi will be at Anime Expo 2017! JULY 1ST-4TH, 2017 |  Table i-52

[ngoziu]

To Every Check Please Fan

Thank you all so much for reading Check, Please and following this story throughout the years. Thank you for connecting with the characters and believing in the world that I cobbled together. I’m forever thankful that you guys care about Bitty, Jack, Samwell hockey, pies, dibs, the Haus, and all of the crazy things this comic encompasses. You’re all fantastic.

Thank you!

[quincygrace]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

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@ngoziu‘s @omgcheckplease gets a two-volume publishing deal (plus see exclusive new art).

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Guys!! BIG NEWS!!!

[quincygrace]

I'M SO EXCITED FOR HER AAAAHHHH

[thehumantrampoline]

A PSA about trucks from a truck driver

I and some colleagues were talking about how we wish everyone could see the safety videos that our company was showing us, because I don’t think most people understand how traffic works in a truck. So here’s some things we wish everyone on the road knew.

- we’re not kidding about tailgating. If you’re right behind us on a straight highway? Chances are we have NO IDEA you’re there, which means we can’t anticipate any of your movements. Plus slowing down takes multiple downshifts, so we might start decreasing speed way earlier than you expect.

- We’re not kidding about any of our blind spots. WE CAN’T SEE YOU, GUYS.

- That bit about slowing down taking a while? The same goes for when you’re in front of us. Don’t cut off a truck. Oh god, PLEASE don’t cut off a truck. If you cut me off, I’m not irritated, I’m terrified. For YOU. It can take 7 to 9 seconds for us to stop. DON’T CUT OFF TRUCKS.

- Before you get mad about how slow we’re going on the highway, keep in mind that many companies govern their vehicles so they literally CAN’T go over 60 or 65. This is a good thing, I promise. Because…

- Do you know what happens when a car meets a truck in an accident? The car gets totaled and the truck needs a new coat of paint. You will not win this fight. I know nobody likes getting stuck behind a big dumb truck, but it’s not worth your life.

We are trying our best to protect you from our 80,000 pound death machines. Please help us out.

[delightfullysuperbruins-deactiv]

This information is actually useful.  Thanks for posting.