#baconforalgernon

[freakishlyme]

Tagged by Lamourestlaid (Jas)

Name: Rachel

Nicknames: Rach

Birthday: September 3rd

Gender: female

Sexual and romantic orientation: Queer...I go with bi most of the time, but I don't always think it quite fits.

Height: 5’4"

Favorite color: All of them. I have way too many favourite colours. I lean towards warmer colours, like reds and pinks and purples, but I do have a soft spot for lighter blues as well...I don't know. Tempted to go with pink because everyone seems to hate it for some reason. All colours are good.

Time/Date: 21:06 23rd December 2014

Average hours of sleep: 6 is my minimum. It's usually about 7

Last thing I googled: Scottish Scone Recipes (I'm planning to bake some for my godmother for Christmas)

First word that comes to mind: Love


One place that makes me happy: my bed/ the nice, countryside-y bits of Sheffield

How many blankets I sleep under: One duvet, with up to three additional blankets depending on coldness (I usually wrap one around me and then pile the others on top of the duvet)

Favourite fictional character: TOO MANY

Book: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, The Shack by Wm Paul Young, The Colour Purple by Alice Walker Too too many. There aren't many books that I've read that I've disliked.

TV show: South Park, Gravity Falls, Adventure Time, Avatar: The Last Airbender/Legend of Korra, Game of Thrones...I like cartoons, basically. Or heart-breaking serial drama.

Favorite beverage: Any of Costa's seasonal hot chocolates

Favorite food: Vegetable lasagna

Last movie I’ve seen in cinemas: Mockingjay Part One.

Dream wedding: Something small, with my friend who wants to train to become a vicar marrying me and my family and friends there. Something quite unique and personal. Maybe outside somewhere, and then just a party in a barn somewhere...idk.

Dream job: To write, or to just be around books in general. Writing to help oppressed people would be amazing. 

tagging -felixfelicia, shotmyfootcleanoff, nikolascassadine, mcwhoremicks, thrasho2, baconforalgernon, hyperninjabagel, iampentangle

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baconforalgernon said: DOES THAT MEAN I CAN COMMISSION YOU TO WRITE ABOUT MIA???

YES IT DOES but in a legal loophole kind of way i'm gonna make a post about it

(tbh you can always request shapeshifter stuff, any time)

[zeyous]

I, um, am in a very big rush to get to school or I would give a more comprehensive 'hi' to you all! Feel free to send me an ask if you would like anything tagged especially (I am trying to tag everything but sometime i forget and sometimes I think I'm being too sensitive and I'm just generally new to the whole thing so feel equally free to call me out on any problems!)

I hope you all have a wonderful day! (in fact I hope everyone has a wonderful day)

[freakishlyme]

List ten books that have stayed with you. Don’t take more than a few minutes; don’t think too hard. They don’t have to be great works, just the ones that have touched you. Tag ten friends so they can do the same.

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

Oh, The Places You'll Go by Dr Seuss

The Shack by Wm Paul Young

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

The Colour Purple by Alice Walker

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne

Tagging Jas, Tash, Kaiya, John, Maria, Shovel,Sophie, Chloe, Arran and Alex

[freakishlyme]

Not American but so what? Things I'm Thankful For

I know being English and all, we don't celebrate Thanksgiving, but honestly, there's never a bad time to think about how lucky you really are. So here we are. Things I am Thankful For.  Big Things

The people in my life who always have my back. Obviously my family (immediate and extended) but also my amazing godmother and church family and especially my family of choice. Ed, Lizzie and Beki. big time. You're always there to sort me out, usually with the aid of hugs, boxsets, food and loving-but-firm pull-yourself-together-you're-brilliant-now-stop-being-silly talks. Also Jas and Tash just because you're always there with a sympathetic ear and hugs at all times of day or night. You don't really need much more than that. Soph too, who has always been there when I've needed her or when I've just wanted someone to mess around and go on adventures with or moan to when things aren't great. 

That I don’t live in poverty and am really lucky and privileged compared to other people

That I’m not dying of some horrible disease and am not in constant physical agony

The NHS for giving me the chance to start therapy and start working through my issues and for providing free medical care when so many countries aren’t lucky enough to have this

New Beginnings. Had so many this year…and still so many to come…just hope I can learn to see them more as new opportunities and less as a threat. Forgiveness is a big part of this too. It's not always possible for everyone but it really is so liberating when it is.

Freedom, equality, education and the people who’re willing to fight cruelty, oppression and inequality in all its shapes and forms so that someday everyone might be free from them.

Inspiration and imagination. In a world like ours, there's so much of both of these-and yet there still needs to be so much more. But I'm thankful for what there is, and I'm thankful for the potential for all that will be too.

Love-not necessarily the romantic kind but that’s awesome too

Little Things (because they make life fun in between and during the big things)

Cartoons-being cute, funny, relevant, poignant and worked on by people who love what they do

Cake, and just food generally. Obviously as a source of energy, means of keeping alive etc but just how awesome it is and just the atmosphere of having food with people you love.

Skype/AIM/Facebook Instant Messenger so I can talk to my lovely efriends- Felicia, John, Gabe, Allie and Willow. In fact, no. Not my efriends. I resent the implication the word carries that they're somehow any less important because our only communication is online. These guys are my friends, pure and simple and I love them all to death.

The ability to cry-I do it too much but God knows, I’d be a lot worse off if I couldn’t

Rain. Does its job of keeping everything growing enthusiastically and frequently-and everyone still hates it (except me). That’s dedication for you.

Ipods. Letting me listen to whatever I want, whenever I want and without everyone around me judging me for the obscene amounts of Disney music/90’s cheesy pop/Original Cast Recordings I have on there

Chargers. The most underrated appliances ever.

Hugs. Obviously not everyone’s ridiculously tactile like I am but for me, they’re awesome, whether from a person or a soft toy

Stories. Whether in written form as novels or poetry or in visual forms like photography or film or painting or even just anecdotes you tell your loved ones that are funny or sad or cute or all three. Everyone has stories that they know, that they love, that have changed their lives or that are their lives. Stories are wonderful. Every day there's so many more being born and I'm so thankful for that.

Pretty things. Life is dull sometimes. So, for me, if I can see something pretty, that will just make things a little bit better. Nature is gorgeous and so are shiny/fluffy/glittery/patterned/lacy/swirly/generally beautiful man-made things. In different ways, obviously but one should not devalue the other.

Stationary. I just really like stationary. Go figure.

[freakishlyme]

In which Tash and I are generally excellent

Natasha Vucak: I thought of your future job. You own a musical theatre themed restaurant

Rachel Kenny: Mm?

Natasha Vucak: Called Chez Miserables

Rachel Kenny: Oh my God

[greenconverses]

For the anon who asked about being 5 foot 1 and playing roller derby, there's a girl on my team who's four foot 11 (and a half) and she's an awesome jammer and pointy enough to make people back away from a hit from her.

Nice! The pointy ones are always the ones to watch out for.

[freakishlyme]

OMFW, RANDOMLANCILA LIKED A STATUS OF MINE

And I'm just here, squeeing to Tash, all like

"Amber noticed me...<3"