Nerdvana

Just a woman in her 30s currently hyperfixated on Obikin. | AO3: SomethingAmazing | Fic Masterlist

[somethingsteff]

Oh my god. So the most incredible thing happened at my FIRST EVER CON. I made Ewan a cardigan and was so excited and lucky to be able to give it to him at the autograph table. He IMMEDIATELY jumped up to take off his jacket and put it on. He was like "I fucking love this!"

He let me take pictures of him in it and even said come here, we'll get a picture together!"

THEN. When he said thank you a final time HE KISSED ME ON THE CHEEK.

[somethingsteff]

UPDATE HE IS STILL WEARING IT AT THE PANEL! HE CALLED ME OUT, SAYING "this lovely lady knitted me a sweater. I live in a grey sweater, I love this it's really cozy." THEY HAD ME STAND UP AND EVERYTHING.

[somethingsteff]

And now I guess you can call me Esther. 😂

(My name is not Esther and he wasn't calling me Esther - @palfriendpatine66 and I were reminding him that she played in Star Wars too and he recognized me as the one who gave him the sweater and then talked about it between talking about Esther and Clara. I could never be as cool as her, but I appreciate it all the same)

[somethingsteff]

Because I still cannot get over this day: in the official recap video for the Boston expo they used the clip of him showing off the cardigan at the panel and pointing me out in the crowd.

[somethingsteff]

I swear this will be the last time I reblog my own post BUT I FINALLY FOUND A VIDEO OF THE PANEL INTERACTION WE HAD!!!!

If you go to 2:40ish that's when he realizes who I was when me and Pal were yelling Esther.

[andthepeople]

love that jabba in the original trilogy is like BRING ME HAN SOLO!!! HUNT HAN SOLO ACROSS THE GALAXY!!!! I WILL HANG HIM ON MY WALL LIKE A CHEAP PAINTING!!!! meanwhile chewie who no doubt also cheated jabba out of whatever they cheated him out of has no heat on him whatsoever. even jabba's not ballsy enough to start shit with a wookiee. no solid evidence chewie could rip a hutt's arms off but jabba is not going to be the idiot to test that

[buxina]

[alienpapacy]

love is fucking dead. valentines day used to mean something

[ebonykain]

So for people who don’t know, Seattle Aquarium has a breeding program to try and help save the endangered Pacific Giant Octopus.

They take wild octos every year and put them in a conjoined tank that is separated only by a plexi glass wall full of holes big enough for them to put arms through but small enough that their beaks can’t fit through. Each octopus is given food, healthcare, and enrichment, and the opportunity to get to know each other.

As Valentine’s Day approaches the marine biologists that specialize in octos make assessments of their interactions and judge if the two are compatible for mating or if they are still aggressive toward each other.

If the octopuses have been witnessed being friendly and seem interested, the gate is lifted and they have their day of romance.

But octopuses engage in cannibalism in the wild and any smaller octopus is wary of getting eastern by a larger one… So yeah, if they haven’t been friendly the possibility of cannibalism is very high. And as a program designed to help save the species they aren’t going to risk it. So the octopuses are released (not together) back into the wild and the Aquarium sets about finding a new pair to play match-maker with.

As someone who walked by this aquarium to work for almost a decade, I can attest to how huge a Thing this is around here. We’re always sad when the octopus sex show gets cancelled.

[iamthelowercase]

Thank you for the explanation of the conservation program.

[silverskyy]

[ID: a screenshot of a news headline posted on 2/12/2016. It reads “Attention: the public octopus sex act has been cancelled.” In smaller text the sub-header reads “Seattle Aquarium cancels annual Valentine’s Day mating ritual, fearing cephalopods might turn to cannibalism.” /end ID]

[gskywalker17]

Obi-Wan's new weapon

More TCW art style

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[rachellephant]

the most important thing to me ever is bi kids knowing that it’s ok to be 10% attracted to women and 90% attracted to men or 10% attracted to men and 90% attracted to women and still feeling ok to identify as bi, and still feeling like their identity is valid, and still feeling like they can lead fulfilling lives with both (or other) genders. like that’s just so fricking important.

[baital]

I’m a bi adult and you know what? I needed this. Thank you.

[alder-greatly-approves]

it’s also important to remember that it can be a fluid % like sometimes it’ll be 50/50 some times 10/90 and then drift into a 45/65 or even 2/98 and it’s still okay. It’s just where you are at that time in your life. 

[poly-wrath]

That shift is called the bicycle

[odeada-nightspawn]

It’s also important for them to know that bisexuality is not binary & never has been. You can be attracted to any gender, & still be bisexual. You can be attracted to someone regardless of their gender & still be bisexual. Oh & being bisexual isn’t about who you date. It’s about who/what you’re attracted to.

[anikenobi]

Touchy Obi-Wan was extra touchy in this episode

[movie-gifs]

THE BIRDCAGE — 1996, dir. Mike Nichols

[misakeh]

Anakin loves when Obi-Wan does the first move

[translovedaily]

Every time a trans man comes out, the world becomes brighter.

[lliveonthesunn]

i get why people don't believe in marriage as a social construct but legally it is the best and easiest way to say "this is who i trust to take care of me when i can't take care of myself" and i'm so glad gay people fought for that right bc when shit gets scary at least i know im in good hands

[trekkie-dunes]

obi-wan looking the hottest he’s ever looked in the episode he’s the most miserable is honestly vile

[captaingondolin]

#he’s always at his most handsome when he’s sad and pathetic (via @phantom-of-the-keurig)

[victusinveritas]

[imapuppetqueer]

Gotta catch em all

[iridescentdepths]

Anyway everyone shut up and start being vocal about trans men's rights to reproductive care. The amount of trans men and mascs I've talked to who are horribly mistreated and abused in OBGYN offices is so fucked. Listen and care about us.

[laterkiss]

happy pride month 🏳️‍🌈

[tj-crochets]

My grandma just called and, among other things, said “You have hips. That’s good! Men like hips!” and then she interrupted herself to say “Women like hips. People of your preferred gender like hips. I can never remember”  And I was like “Thanks grandma! My preferred gender is none of them, no thanks.” and she was like “Okay, no one will comment on your hips!” very self satisfied, like “aha, I have figured it out” I think like half her grandkids are some variety of not-straight and she can’t always remember which is which but she is the epitome of like “she’s a little confused, but she’s got the spirit!”

[tj-crochets]

Update: I gave it some thought and my estimate was wrong. Of the grandkids that are out, it’s 1/3, not ½

[tj-crochets]

I told my grandma that I’d told my friends about what she said and that some of y’all had said you wished she was your grandma, and she said “Well, you can never have too many grandkids!”  So like…consider her your honorary grandma* I guess? *if you want an honorary grandma, that is

[tj-crochets]

Update on my grandma: I told her my hair was standing up, but instead of straight line it was diagonal and she said “That’s okay, you’ve never been straight!” and then laughed so hard at her own joke I thought she was going to drop the phone

[tj-crochets]

Happy almost pride month! Have my confused-but-supportive grandma!

[tj-crochets]

An update: my grandma just called me to ask if I knew it was pride month

[tj-crochets]

Happy pride month!!

[lgbt-tiktoks]

Description: [A video of a woman riding a galloping horse bareback while holding a large rainbow flag.]

[nattousan]

i felt like these tags really added to the experience, thanks @cynderxdustypaws for your knowledge

[thetrashbagswasteland]

TikTok - Make Your Day

Oh hey this is Gemma and here’s her updated version with the progress pride flag. She’s a wonderful person (and this is the same horse, Gage, because roans are WILD).