#manicpengwingdreambatch

[queerzaza]

Give ♥ this ♥ to ♥ the ♥ twelve ♥ nicest ♥ people ♥ you ♥ know ♥ if ♥ you ♥ get ♥ five ♥ back ♥ you ♥ must ♥ be ♥ perfect ♥

same same same Dom you sweet LB!!! <3333 XD

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manicpengwingdreambatch replied to your post “Tumblr has ruined me. Now I can’t talk to my real life friends when...”

Oh my gosh, I'm sorry you don't have more supportive people to be around in places that aren't the internet. I'm happy to have you here on Tumblr, though. <3

The only good thing is that I'm slowly changing them. I can feel how they are reacting differently to certain situations now.

I came out as bi two days ago. One of those friends already knew and they are generally supportive. The others freaked out and started to ask me if I was sexually attracted to them. I think I made a lecture about sexuality, romantic attraction, LGBTQA+ issues, gender ect for about two hours and they finally got it. Afterwards we talked about pharmacy shit that we always talk about, complained about taxes and debts like your usual adult.

Some times after, the discussion went back to my coming out and one of them asked me "How is it possible that a bisexual person can be as normal as you?" The others nodded at this.

Ok, it was still offensive, but it's change. They are still accepting me. It helps that one of them is asexual and aromantic (but they don't know it), one is bisexual but refuses to acknowledge their feelings for the same gender and one is heterosexual demiromantic. I get these ideas from the things they say/past relationship.

tl;dr: Thank you so much Dom. Do you remember how weird I used to be around you? You helped me deal with my shit and you are one supporting, sweet and lovable person. *hugs*

[madnina]

Tonight, after a lengthy and highly scientific discussion on the fandot chat we've estimated that the maximum number of otters that can be humanely carried inside a plane is 793 around 5200 (using the A380, the largest currently operating commercial aircraft).

I love this fandom.

[silentauroriamthereal]

Once you get this, please say five things you like about yourself, publicly, then send this to ten of your favorite followers! <3

Hmmm, okay. Things I like about myself. That I haven't said before, lol. Let's see... 

1. I was a really shy, apologetic kid, always wanting to please, for people to like me. I rather like that I've grown into an assertive, cool, authoritative adult. I work with adults and when you're short and cute it can be hard to get taken seriously, but I've developed an authority that people tend not to question. I can make a room full of adults twenty years my senior shut up and listen with just a look and I'm proud of having outgrown my inborn shyness to this extent. 

2. Despite being authoritative, I'm also very patient. I'm a teacher, and pedagogy is very important to me. I love helping someone realise that they could do something they didn't realise that they could, but that takes a lot of patience. When you teach, you have to take your own ego out of the equation, and coming from the world of opera, that's a concept most of the people I've known for the past twenty years are completely unfamiliar with. The tendency is to say, "oh, just do it like me!" and demonstrate. Teaching is about leading people to the spot where they're able to do it themselves, in their own way, without just mimicking what you, the teacher, are doing. I'm all about that - but it takes patience and I'm glad I have it. I'm not a naturally patient person at all, so it's taken some time to develop that. :P

3. I've often said, partly joking but most not, that one of my only natural skills that I've always had (as opposed to a talent that I've honed with training and practise, say) is my ability to read people's feelings. I think that this insight has always made me rather empathetic. One of the most recurring comments I get on my stories is how vividly people say they could feel with my characters, and I think that must come from this insight. It's not always a gift: I've most often found it manifested in being able to tell when the person I've had feelings for has them for someone else. I'll be 35 next month, and in 35 years, I've never once been wrong about this. 

4. I'm a survivor. I've been through some shit, and to me, the trick is not just to survive and come out hardened and more cynical than ever, but to come out on the other side still gracious, still with a sense of humour, still able to empathise and love and forgive. It's not just about making it. It's about making it in style. 

5. I was generally sticking to personality attributes rather than physical ones, but I have to say that I have a fairly amazing rack. Just sharing. :P

I couldn't possibly limit my favourites to ten people! I adore you all, and if you read this, you've been tagged. Say that I sent you. <3333

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Once you get this, please say five things you like about yourself, publicly, then send this to ten of your favorite followers! <3

I got another of these, I can try and do a couple more?

6. I'm good at remembering faces

7. I look good in hats, I really want a top hat.

.... I literally think of anything else, sorry

[madnina]

Skipthur. ^_^

Honey, YOU KNOW I DO

But for those in any doubt, YES, I DO SHIP THOSE FLUFFY CUTIE PIES LIKE THE BRITISH FLEET AT TRAFALGAR

This series is pretty much what converted me. Ever since, I've been obsessing about those two so much. It's partially because Cabin Pressure characters are so well developed and awesome, and also because in my eyes they are just so perfect for each other.

Consider. Martin does not have bucketloads of experience in relationships and sex. He's of a nervous disposition naturally, and I imagine the fear of messing up or not being good enough is magnified ten times in something as high-stakes as a relationship with another human being. Yet, despite his self-confidence being pretty damn low, he's also capable of a surprising amount of resourcefulness. He's persistant, determined, hard-working and diligent. Also chalk one up for the geek factor (unbridled passion about aeroplanes).

Then we've got Arthur. He's naive and oblivious to many things. But he also shows a surprising aptitude at understanding people, what they need, and how to manage them. He's kind, generous, helpful and patient. My particular headcanon is that those qualities also make him really good in bed. His problem is that people always end up getting frustrated with him because yes, he is inattentive/clumsy/forgetful/just plain idiotic sometimes.

Those two characters being established, how could you not ship them? Arthur's patient and generous kindness is the perfect foil for Martin's nervousness and constant fear of messing things up (relationship-wise). Martin needs to loosen up and learn to relax and have fun, and that's exactly what Arthur would do for him.

Conversely, Arthur may appear to be easy to love, but in the long-term, he needs someone who will actually like him for his clumsy blunders and enthusiasm for random things like pyramids and polar bears - not despite them. Martin, with his excessively organised planning (so if blunders happen, everything is still fine) and his passion for planes, would be a great fit for Arthur IMO.

I'm going to stop now (because I could rant on forever about these two) but that's the basic explanation of why Skipthur is my OTP right now.

Send me a ship and I will explain why I do or don’t ship it

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Both spellings are commonly acceptable. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/crenelated

#john finnemore#quote#humour#words#spelling

Ah, yes. Seems to be crenellated in the UK and crenelated in the US. That's why it looked weird to me. 

[natka-natka-natka]

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This is very much mutual, I love to read your thoughts and ideas.

Thank you :)