well, hobbitcon dreeei is officially over, but this weekend has been such a blast i can't be too sad!! i'll probably write another more in-depth post when i reunite with my laptop because omg i'm full of feelings right now but it was just as hilarious and intense and wonderful as the last two years! getting swept up in the community feeling of con again was so amazing, there's nothing like it, and i'm probably a wee bit hoarse from screaming but it was WORTH IT *u* and ofc the reunion of the hadhoes yaaAAAAS 😍 but yes it was AMAZING and i already miss it and i hope everyone else had an awesome time too! :D
We’re gonna play a new game called Top 10 TV shows because there’s one for films, so I’d like to do one for TV shows. Write down your top shows and then tag 10 friends to do the same. Yay!
In no particular order:
The Gilmore Girls
Broadchurch
Wolf Hall
Pushing Daisies
Outlander
The Good Wife
Game of Thrones
The Walking Dead
Sherlock
The Almighty Johnsons
I tag the following people, apologies if you have done it before and/or just cba :))
wasn't tagged by anyone, but this looked fun so #yolo
Choose 5 OTP’s without looking at the questions in the Read More first, then tag five people.
Thorin Oakenshield/Bilbo Baggins
Bofur/Nori
Dwalin/Dis
Diane Lockhart/Kurt McVeigh
Ned Stark/Catelyn Stark
1. Do you remember the episode/scene/chapter that you first started shipping 5?
Like...season 1...episode 1...probably their first scene together idk. In all likelihood, I was shipping them before I even started the show; it was a gifset of them together that got me watching!
2. Have you ever read fanfiction about 2?
Yes but only A LITTLE because it HARDLY EXISTS. I've made do writing it. And forcing my friends to write it for me. And hoarding whatever fic there is on AO3...
3. Has a picture of 4 ever been your screen saver/profile picture/tumblr ID?
I think I had them as my Tumblr icon or header at one point...
4. If 3 were to suddenly break up today, what would your reaction be?
/grabs heart and whimpers/ well they aren't actually a couple, but just the idea makes me /wells up. can no longer speak. retreats to the swamp/
5. Why is 1 so important?
AN EASIER QUESTION WOULD BE WHY ISN'T 1 SO IMPORTANT, AND THE ANSWER IS: THERE IS NO REASON THEY ARE NOT IMPORTANT, THEY ARE EVERYTHING. Need I even mention... acorns? /bursts into tears/
6. Is 4 a funny ship or a serious ship?
all of my ships are serious, but this one perhaps has the room to be the most lighthearted because a) it's CANON and b) to the best of my knowledge, they're both alive /bites knuckle/
7. Out of all your ships listed, which ship has the most chemistry?
NUMBER 1. BAGGINSHIELD.
8. Of all the ships, which ship has the strongest bond?
BA G G I N S H I E L D (ULTIMATE OTP)
9. How many times have you read/watched 2’s fandom?
A lot. Many time. Much hour.
10. Which ship lasted the longest?
/lip wibbles/
Canonically, probably number 5, Ned/Cat, although number 4, Kurt/Diane will hopefully go the distance (they better)
11. How many times, if ever, has 5 broken up?
Never, unless you count...you know...DEATH
12. If the world was suddenly thrust into a zombie apocalypse, which ship would make it out alive, 1 or 3?
THEY BOTH WOULD. DWALIN AND DIS WOULD MAKE A BADASS SUPER ZOMBIE KILLING COUPLE WHO WOULD OBLITERATE ANY GEEKS THAT TRIED TO COME NEAR THEM, AND THORIN WOULD PROTECT BILBO WITH HIS OWN LIFE EVEN BUT I'M 10000% SURE BILBO WOULD RISE TO THE CHALLENGE. NOBODY WOULD DIE, THEY WOULD SURVIVE AND START A SURVIVORS' COLONY AND I REFUSE TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION
13. Did 4 ever have to hide their relationship for any reason?
yes bc he was a witness on a case and she probably shouldn't've banged him but who even cares it was gREAT
14. Is 5 still together?
/lip wibbles dangerously/
15. Is 1 canon?
After TBOTFA...PRETTY DANG MUCH. Except, you know...dea-- /the dam breaks. tears spill over. i fall to the floor, a hysterical mess/
16. If all five ships were put into a couple’s Hunger Games, which couple would win?
I think a few of them have a good shot, but I'm going to have to go with Dwalin/Dis.
17. Has anyone ever tried to sabotage 5’s ship?
I think Ned Stark himself did a good dang job sabotaging 5's relationship smh
18. Which ship(s) would you defend to the death and beyond?
ALL OF THEM, but primarily the Hobbit ones, so Bagginshield, Bofur/Nori (<3) and Dwalin/Dis
19. Have you ever spent hours a day going through 3’s tumblr tags?
Not really, mostly because they are not hugely developed characters in the book/movies and I have such a fixed headcanon for them both that I know if I saw someone even slightly misinterpreting them (in my eyes) I'll go on a tangent and ain't nobody got time for that
20. If an evil witch descended from the sky and told you that you had to pick one of the five ships to break up forever, which ship would you sink?
WHAT THE FUCK
I'm going to go with Ned/Catelyn but I regret it
I'm going to tag farewellkili, durinssons, lady-durin-of-erebor, hadlow-brown, and whoever else fancies taking a whack at this!
Rule one: Always post the rules
Rule two: answer the questions the person who tagged you asked and write 11 new ones
Rule three: tag 11 people in the post.
1) If you could live in any fictional verse (Middle-Earth, Westeros, MCU, etc.) which one and why?
Definitely Middle Earth, so I could hang out with my favourite characters and hopefully stop some of them making tERRIBLE LIFE CHOICES and smoke weed with gandalf
2) What’s the first thing you would do there?
...smoke weed with gandalf
3) What’s on your Tumblr Blacklist?
I don't actually have a blacklist installed on my new computer yet which is the bane of my life!!! When I DID have it installed, it was mostly to weed the OUAT, spiders and Glee off my dash hahah
4) What’s your favourite work of fan-fic ever?
OK I HAVE THREE BC I'M A FANFICTION OBSESSOR
"ONE OF THESE DAYS", AN RPF RICHARD/AIDAN UNIVERSITY AU THAT IS GENUINELY THE BAR I SET FOR ALL FANFICTION
"THE GOLDEN THREAD", POSSIBLY THE BEST LOSS OF VIRGINITY FIC EVER WRITTEN AND FEATURING MY SECRET OTP BALIN/DWALIN (incest tw)
AND "HAVE AT IT", ANOTHER LOSS OF VIRGINITY (i don't have a problem) FIC THIS TIME WITH BAGGINSHIELD AND IT'S JUST KJDFSKJFNDKJ NKDJS I CAN'T CONTAIN MY ENTHUSIASM
(is it weird that my sister wrote that last one or is it totally cool for siblings to read each other's smut)
5) If you could have been part of the cast/crew for one film/tv series which one would it be and why?
/rolls around/ definitely The Hobbit, because I wanna be friends with all those derpy assholes
6) Who is your inspiration?
Julie Andrews, my life's guiding light
7) You’re dropped onto a desert island to live with three fictional characters of your choice for the foreseeable future. Who would you pick and why?
Bilbo Baggins, because his number one mission would be to find food and shelter and also he's a cutie
Sam Carter from Stargate SG-1 because she has survival skills that I sorely lack (also she's a bae)
Ned the Piemaker because I feel he would be overwhelmingly positive, keep us all as happy and possible, and also so I can watch him bathing wait what
8) Same question as above, but instead of characters you have to pick three pop culture icons/celebrities/historical figures.
oh m yg od
Jed Brophy, bc I am convinced that man can probably survive anYTHING
Sacagawea. She guided Lewis and Clarke through the US, she can sure as hell keep me sane on a desert island
Cher, to bring a little diva light into my life
9) What’s your pet peeve?
OK all my pet peeves are super dumb and irrational, but one thing that really grinds my gears is people who mumble things while reading? Like, reading aloud YEAH THAT'S FINE but people who just kinda whisper it to themselves so all I hear is this buzzing it's really annoying I'm sorry (looking at you durinssons ily)
10) What would be the most important qualities you’d look for in a life partner?
Excellent sense of humour, no nonsense attitude so they will come to me with any problems they have rather than skirting around the issue and getting really passive-aggressive to avoid a confrontation, someone happy to let me be independent/be independent themselves, similar political views, uhhhhh??? yeah I mostly want someone I can laugh with tbh and also not an asshole
11) You’re granted an evening alone with your fav celeb for an exclusive all questions on the table interview. What are the first five things you’d ask them?
we all know who i'm thinking of, don't we
Number 1 most played song on your iPod?
Favourite fictional character of all time?
Best person you have ever worked with?
Least favourite subject at school?
Place you are happiest
these are all terrible questions fml sorry
bonus number 6. TELL ME ALL ABOUT YOU AND LEE
I'm tagging: durinssons brothersri hadlow-brown lady-durin-of-erebor theoakenshielded ruinarmitage f-ili wingardiumleviohsar jollygiantjames coldriverinstitute thefluxvoice (but feel free to ignore if you've already been tagged, or just plain don't want to haha!) (on that note, anyone else who fancies a go, consider yourself tagged :-) )
My questions:
Can you name one work of fiction that screwed you up so bad you can't even deal (this can be book, comic, TV show, fanfiction, anything that is technically fictitious!)
The very first fandom you consider yourself having been a part of?
Your first OTP?
Which celebrity would be drift compatible with you/your drift partner?
Place in the world you would most like to visit that you haven't been to before?
You, as you are, are transported back to a historical period of your choice. Which period is it, and what's the first thing you do? (assuming that you won't screw up history too badly)
One character that you look at and they just make you go "my baby"?
Can you think of a TV show/film/book that really disappointed you? (i.e. the ending was a total let down)
If you read fanfiction, how old were you when you started? If you don't, what's your opinion on FF?
On that note, how old were you when you finally moved up to the big leagues (M-rated fic)?
Your current top celebrity crush, and the top celebrity crush from your youth and who you are still fond of (I'm assuming), both come to you on the same night and declare their ever-lasting love, and propose to you. Who are they, and who do you pick?
i'm super bad at picking questions i'm sorry friends
4. Message these blogs to let them know they have been tagged.
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Questions:
1. Are there any authors/books who you absolutely would NOT recommend?
No, because I think reading is a very personal experience and what my opinions are most likely will not reflect the opinions of the next person. For instance, I did not particularly enjoy The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (I was twelve when I read it but yeah). Clearly some people did, otherwise it wouldn't be a classic!
2. Have you ever cried while reading a book (with joy, sadness or anger…)? If so, which one/s?
*heavy breathing* yes
*grips table so tightly my knuckles turn white* tHE bb OO K ThiEF
*breaks table with force of grip* also A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings made me cry
*falls on floor* anD THE H OB BIT
3. Is there anything you would change about your favourite book?
First of all u are implying I can pick a favourite book hahahahah no no I cannot
I suppose Tolkien's stuff - more female characters, always *levels steady glare at JRR*
The Book Thief, lESs HEARtBREAKIng PLEasE (this goes for Black Beauty as well, the first book to break my heart)
4. Are there any film/TV adaptations of books that you genuinely think are better than the book original? If not, which is best?
Well, I enjoyed the TV adaptation of The Bad Mother's Handbook better than the book. In general, tho', I argue that book is best!
5. Has a book ever made you want to go somewhere because of the setting? If so, what and where?
YES!! Maddie and I are going to go to Prague someday together because of The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. Hopefully in the next year! :D
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My Questions:
1. Any books that have changed your life/had some profound impact on you, no matter how little?
2. Favourite childhood book?
3. Book you have read the most? (unless you are not someone who re-reads, in which case, book you probably would reread?)
4. Do you think reading other forms of literature (poems, plays, etc.) compares to a good ol' novel/book?
5. Have you ever read several works/the complete works of an author? (For instance, I have read like 10 Philippa Gregory novels) If so, which one?
My notp is without a doubt Kíli/Tauriel. Ugh, I just can't stand the fact that they HAD to add a love triangle into the movie just because they added a female character..
my NOTP too | I don’t ship it | it’s okay | I ship it hard | OTP
While I agree that adding an unnecessary lovetriangle is just eugh why PJ why boi look at ur life look at ur choices but I just can't not ship Kiliel ;u;
