#doing this!

[someforeignband]

i love my grandma but this has been the girls trip from hell

[tanoraqui]

I finally got my hands on both literally a copy of Ancillary Justice and metaphorically some free time, and I promised @rattyjol​ that before I started reading, I’d make a post of

What I Know About the Ancillary Justice Series From Tumblr:

first off, it’s not actually called the “Ancillary Justice series”; that’s just the title of the first book. but I’ve no real intention of calling them anything else.

they’re by @annleckie, and the order is Ancillary Justice, Ancillary Sword, Ancillary Mercy

Justice, Sword, and Mercy are all types of ships

scifi premise is that there’s a huge, expanding human(?) empire where spaceships are run by AIs - one per ship - housed in multiple human bodies, called “ancillaries.” the human bodies are possibly clones but equally possibly former convicts or prisoners of war (never to be released)? it’s a little Sketch, morally.

everyone uses she/her pronouns b/c this is futuristic space opera and language changes, bitch, what are you gonna do about it

it’s polite to wear gloves, to the point that fingerless gloves would be like lingerie (thank you, that one post about Bro Strider)

Her Imperious Condescension the ultimate ruler of this empire is a very old (collectively) person named Anaander Miannaiaiaiai

I have no idea where her name stops

there’s an Anaander Minaiaiaiaiaiaiai in ever space station, planet, and possibly soda bar. There might be an Anaander Mianiaiai in your backyard right now.

(she’d never be caught dead in an orange blanket like that, though. I’ve seen fanart of Anaander Miainaiaiaiai on the Iron Throne looking like exactly my type of egotistical manipulative asshole. I’m p excited ngl.)

OUR HEROES, HOWEVER:

okay, scifi premise done; Plot Premise is: Breqander (or possibly Esk something?) is the last living ancillary of the ship The Justice of Toren. She is Pissed about this (she is pissed about a Lot Of Things) and determined to...fight whoever killed everyone she was supposed to take care of and also every other part of her? Or whoever got them all killed? I’m unsure. I literally haven’t read the back of the book.

Breq wants to fight a LOT of people. consistently. she is a manifestation of the “*is smol* FIGHT ME” post

at the start she’s utterly a loner but at some point (probably by the end of Book 1) she makes some sort of peace with the imperium and gets a job again? as a ship captain, which is weird for an ancillary b/c they aren’t “supposed” to be proper people?

obviously that is BULLSHIT

the “not supposed to be people” thing, I mean

Breq is not, however, very good with the Talking About Emotions thing

I don’t think she’s going to get along with Anaander Minaiaiaiaiai

she also has a somewhat Vimesian sense of justice. really, this “working with authorities” thing isn’t gonna fly at all

speaking of not working with people...another main character, whom Breq fishes out of like a backwater moon in a fit of angst (they’re both probably in a fit of angst at the time) is Sevardein. Seiverdan? There are vowels and they go in some order.

Sev was a lieutenant on Breq’s ship, one of the few survivors, and they didn’t really get along then but now they’re gonna figure it out because neither of them likes the Empire or really anyone else. They will bond over vengeance and antipathy and loneliness. and maybe cookies? I can only hope? Let these people have some small amount of joy, please.

she’s noble-born I think. I’ve no idea how social structure works in this empire. I think there are big merchant houses?

other characters include:

Mercy of Kahl, who is a ship with a crush on Breq. Probably does not show up until 2nd or 3rd book. A friend-crush or maybe a romance crush, but Mercy doesn’t realize she’s a real person yet so she THINKS it’s just a “wow you’re so cool can you be my captain” crush

Sphrene (Sprene? Sphen?) is a ship who got lost in the Phantom Zone and so shows up in Book 3 fifteen minutes late with Starbucks. and possibly bugs crawling in her. in the shp and in the ancillary(ies?)

Tisariwat (or something like it) is a name I’ve seen but I have no idea who she is

I think there’s two people (ships? humans? idk) who are basically Those Two Guys and one of their names is Ziyat

...that’s all I got.

I mean really, that’s it. I thought I knew more but apparently I’ve done a good job avoiding spoilers

I feel like I’ve seen fanart of Anaander Mainaiaiaiaiai drinking coffee?

I suspect at least one of the books is going to end with everyone happy and friends on a ship of their own, but also they’re on the run from the entire galaxy-empire government

[gabbosivan]

30 Day Baseball Challenge

1. Your favorite team

2. Your least favorite team

3. Your favorite player from any team

4. A player you wish your team had

5. A player you wish your team DIDN’T have

6. Your favorite ballpark

7. Your least favorite ballpark

8. Your all-time favorite MLB game

9. Your favorite manager

10. Coolest team mascot

11. The worst call you have seen in an MLB game

12. A player you think is overrated

13. A player you think is underrated

14. Best web gem you have seen

15. Your 2012 MVP as of right now (AL and NL)

16. Your 2012 RotY as of right now (AL and NL)

17. Your 2012 Cy Young as of right now (AL and NL)

18. Something you wish was different about the MLB

19. Your thoughts on replay being used

20. Best team uniform

21. Best team logo

22. A player you wish you had been alive to see play

23. A current player you believe will be a legend

24. A picture of you and a player

25. A crazy MLB story (Ex: Story from a game, about a player, meeting a player, etc.)

26. A player you would be afraid of when passing on the street

27. A player you would punch when passing on the street

28. A player that has surprised you this year

29. A player that has disappointed you this year

30. Your dream team (pick a player for each position, a starter, reliever, and closer)

[damnitshakespeare]

30 Day Song Challenge!

Day 01: Your favourite song Day 02: Your least favourite song Day 03: A song that makes you happy Day 04: A song that makes you sad Day 05: A song that reminds you of someone Day 06: A song that reminds of you of somewhere Day 07: A song that reminds you of a certain event Day 08: A song that you know all the words to Day 09: A song that you can dance to Day 10: A song that makes you fall asleep Day 11: A song from your favourite band Day 12: A song from a band you hate Day 13: A song that is a guilty pleasure Day 14: A song that no one would expect you to love Day 15: A song that describes you Day 16: A song that you used to love but now hate Day 17: A song that you hear often on the radio Day 18: A song that you wish you heard on the radio Day 19: A song from your favorite album Day 20: A song that you listen to when you’re angry Day 21: A song that you listen to when you’re happy Day 22: A song that you listen to when you’re sad Day 23: A song that you want to play at your wedding Day 24: A song that you want to play at your funeral Day 25: A song that makes you laugh Day 26: A song that you can play on an instrument Day 27: A song that you wish you could play Day 28: A song that makes you feel guilty Day 29: A song from your childhood Day 30: Your favourite song at this time last year

[gracia-suficiente]

30 Day Handwriting Challenge

Day 1 - Your name

Day 2 - Your blog url

Day 3 - The name of your favorite city

Day 4 - The name of the last friend who emailed you

Day 5 - The name of the last movie you saw in a theater

Day 6 - A favorite quote

Day 7 - A few lines of lyrics from one of your favorite songs

Day 8 - Whatever you want - with black pen, in capitals

Day 9 - A law you would pass if you were the dictator of the world

Day 10 - Your lucky number - and spell it out!

Day 11 - A few lines from one of your favorite books

Day 12 - Some words that you like

Day 13 - Some words you hate

Day 14 - A line from one of your favorite movies - don’t tell us the title!

Day 15 - A few words you use to say hello

Day 16 - All the websites you’ve signed up with (Facebook, Twitter, etc)

Day 17 - A list of 10 things - any list you want

Day 18 - Anything you want, but fill up a whole page

Day 19 - A goal. Hang it up where you can see it every day.

Day 20 - Your five favorite bands, and your favorite song(s) by each

Day 21 - Your name using the opposite of the hand you normally use

Day 22 - On something other than paper

Day 23 - Something inspirational and tape it to your mirror

Day 24 - Something you wished for as a child

Day 25 - Your best asset and your biggest flaw

Day 26 - Names of people you find sexy - celebrity or otherwise

Day 27 - Names of places you’ve traveled and what you loved/hated

Day 28 - Your best concert experience

Day 29 - The best gift you’ve ever received

Day 30 - A letter to someone. You don’t have to send it.

[chipsdipsandcelerysticks]

20 Day Challenge - Gossip Girl!

Day 01 - Your favourite character Day 02 - Your least favourite character Day 03 - Your favourite episode Day 04 - Your least favourite episode Day 05 - Your favourite guest-star Day 06 - Your least favourite guest-star Day 07 - Your favourite scene Day 08 - An episode you’ve seen more than once  Day 09 - Most annoying character Day 10 - Your OTP (one true pairing) Day 11 - Your favourite funny scene Day 12 - A scene that makes you sad/cry Day 13 - A scene that makes you angry Day 14 - Favourite male character Day 15 - Favourite female character Day 16 - Your favourite Gossip Girl friendship Day 17 - Your favourite kiss Day 18 - A pairing you can’t stand Day 19 - Something you wish had never happened Day 20 - Your favourite season