#newl0ndonfire

[krugstrash]

(sharks fan but I come in peace) is swayman golden retriever coded? he looked happy about the fight and didn't seem to care that he lost. absolutely bodied hagel which was fantastic. but really being happy to fight (is he a goofball?) + willing to eat from someone else's hand is reminding me of my golden

hihi!! omg ofc, everyone is welcome here! (as long ur not a h*bs fan cause then i’d have to burn the ask and throw my phone into the ocean ❤️)

but YES, jer is literally the epitome of a golden retriever 😭 that man has been WAITING to fight for so long, he’s talked about it multiple times lmao. he also gets weirdly excited for shootouts—the camera will focus on other goalie who’s looking all serious and concentrated, and then pan to sway and he’ll just be standing there like 😁😁😁 and tapping this gloves together or shifting from one foot to the other like an excited kid HAHAHAHA. he’s so precious. we affectionately (and ironically) call him our “normal goalie” because he insists he’s not weird (he definitely is) lol.

and yeah, sway’s absolutely a goofball—if you watch enough bruins media content and episodes of behind the b, you get to see his personality very well. he’s always happy and smiling. it’s pretty infectious <3 he’s also kinda become a resident meme king (as shown below)... he’s definitely expressive, lol.

it’s actually funny you make that observation about him eating out of another person’s hand, because he literally did that during a post-game interview once 💀 linus came in eating a chicken wing, and straight-up REACHED OVER AND FED ONE TO SWAY MID-INTERVIEW, LMFAOOAOAOOAO

anyway, i hope that answers your question! 🤣 & definitely feel free to send me any other ~inquiries~ you have about our golden boy!! enjoy the memes, hehe

[pacific-coast-hockey]

question: have the recent sharks games been like the sharks games from last year or the year before? I want to make sure I have the right mentality going into games

absolutely not. there is literally no comparison. 24-25 and 25-26 sharks games are on a different realm of existence than the 22-23/23-24 sharks. and that's why i clown on new fans complaining about losses because you all have No Idea

22-23/23-24 sharks were like do you want to see teams who are set up to fail. do you want to see teams that were designed to lose. do you want to see a team who is trying SO FUCKING HARD not to lose but they're losing anyway because the system gmmg set up was for them to tank. do you want to see veterans traded, put on ltir, or shut down and watch what that does to the locker room. do you want to see players who actively express a desire to stay in san jose get traded for worse players so we can tank harder. do you want to see mario ferraro become proto-captain without an actual captaincy and then have to martyr himself in front of the media every single game. and do you want to see some of the worst blow outs of your life. do you want see multiple games with upwards of 6-7 goals against when we score 1-2. i lost mental acuity on that one thanksgiving cuda-shark double header when i went to four games in two days and there was only ONE win in all four of those games.

23-24 with 19 games and only 9 ot losses is a literal nightmare. the vibes were catastrophic. you can argue that last year's squad only won 20 but we went to ot 12 times so there was like. a chance. there was a hope. the prospect pool was rebuilding, getting stronger. kids were going to be coming out of their junior or int'l teams. we had macklin. there's stuff to look forward to. but when you're constantly going on losing streaks of 6, 7, 8 games and so many of those games are complete blow-outs, you start to go crazy. it was BLEAK.

and then you combine that with watching gmmg chip away at the old guard so he could have a fresh start and chip away at the prospect pool that doug jr put in place because it didn't fit his vision of the sharks, many of which were prospects that i was very very fond of, and it's like fuck dude. i hope this is worth it.

[princesmitty]

I have a moot who's a former giants fan (he's no longer into baseball) but still sometimes reblogs giants posts. that said, as a sharks fan, I hate that white boy will smith hockey as well. he is not the superior athlete named will smith. you should be more hostile towards his fans

oh my god you don't know how vindicated i felt reading this. i hate the sharks and their stupid white boy yaoi and their corny "beat la" chants ((THAT'S FOR DODGERS-GIANTS DON'T STEAL FROM MY GREAT SPORT) <- ik it originated from basketball but it's most commonly used in baseball don't come after me) and the imposter will smith who is clearly trying and failing to usurp the throne as the superior will smith. does will smith hockey have three world championships? has will smith hockey caught the most innings in a single world series game? i thought NOT. will smith baseball could shoot goals but will smith hockey could not be a catcher

[crosbyism]

your posts about sid and nate are very compelling. unfortunately, all I can think of when I look at mr. mackinnon is sean bean as boromir. and my first introduction to boromir was watching the last 10 minutes of the fellowship of the ring, so not the best first association. nevertheless, I support your sidnate truthing o7

this is so funny. aragorn/boromir sidnate au when

[cattatoir]

please your tags on this post sound so good where are they from? tumblr.com/cattatoir/738113022572265472

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San Amaro Investigations by Kai Butler. They also have a very good Space Regency series

[trek-tracks]

my physics professor this semester is either a bigger nerd than my astronomy professor was, or he's just allowed to show his nerdiness more. my physics professor straight-up admitted that he got into physics from watching "too much" star trek as a kid, and /will/ be asking us his ranking of the original movies from best to worst on a test.

I have a feeling that a LOT of professors in the sciences are Star Trek nerds. Probably the humanities, too (like me).

So, what is his ranking? And do you get extra points or deductions if you critique it?

[fuckyeahasexual]

my roommate is pretty accepting of the fact that I'm ace, but not asexuality. I'm just so done with explaining that people like me exist, we're not straight, and we deserve support. she doesn't think that asexuality is part of the lgbt+ community and that no one should identify as ace before they're 18. where did people even get the idea that you have to be 18+ to be able to identify as asexual?

‘Cause they think asexuality is about sex. Same exact reasoning with people who think any queer identity should be 18+. It sucks, and it sucks even more that she’s your roommate.

- Fae

[ardantly]

yo your belief that azula deserves a redeption arc is totally valid since everyone has the right their own beliefs and opinions, but I legit do not see it. I grew up in a kinda similar situation w/ my sister as azula and my sister doesn't deserve redemption or forgiveness. yeah we were both kids but that doesn't excuse what she did. I agree that azula definitely doesn't deserve to be demonized and should get mental health treatment, but she doesn't deserve redemption imo

I can definitely see where you're coming from, and as you said, everyone can have their own opinions.

I personally would like an Azula redemption arc for a few reasons, but I also have some very important criteria that are needed for the redemption to work.

Let's start with my criteria for an effective redemption:

Recognition on Azula's part that her actions were wrong and brutal. She needs to realise that she's done terrible things and that she needs to make amends.

Mental health treatment. And I mean long, thorough, life-changing mental health treatment.

Real amends being made on Azula's part. She needs to actively make amends, repair damages, face anger, fury, hurt and rejection and still be willing to make more amends.

An actual heartfelt apology, not because she's forced to but because she wants to. The important thing here is that she accepts that people don't have to forgive her, but that that shouldn't stop her from trying to earn their forgiveness.

And here is why I'd like to see Azula redeemed:

Like I mentioned in the post that you're referring to, Azula is fundamentally a kid who's a product of her surroundings. She's been abused all her life (from both of her parents) and she's never been shown compassion or love. I would love to see how she would react to someone genuinely caring about her. We see that as kids, Zuko and and Azula for example aren't enemies. There's real potential for a fascinating relationship there. From a story telling perspective, that's a fascinating story to explore imo

Another reason is because I would genuinely like to see that Azula isn't demonized. I know that this doesn't immediately mean that a redemption arc is the right thing but I think this has potential to show that if (and only if) real amends are made you can be a better person. No-one is born inherently good or inherently evil. It's your actions, your choices that make you who you are and you always have the possibility to strive to be better, to be good. I'm in no way an Azula apologist, she deserves to pay for her crimes and to make real amends but she can also be an example for people who are actively trying to change in the most fundamental way

Jumping off of that, Azula has been indoctrinated in a culture that facilitates her exact behaviour. Her despicable actions are just that, but they don't necessarily stem from her being fundamentally bad but from her being raised in this culture. Azula doesn't have the positive influences that Zuko has (i.e. Iroh and Ursa) and never sees anything wrong with her actions. I think this is a very interesting parallel to people in albeit less extreme situations of for example growing up racist or homophobic and understanding and making large amends by the time they grow up. It would be an interesting thing to explore in my opinion.

Lastly, I have to say that I simply pity Azula. Again, her mental health issues in no way excuse her actions but if I watch the final agni kai, it breaks my heart. Because this is a mentally ill fourteen year old girl fighting her older brother. I'm in no way saying she should be forgiven easily but I do think that IF she makes large appropriate amends and IF she gets mental health treatment she would deserve a second chance. I'll go on a quick tangent here, but you can explain this quite well using the differences between the American prison system that seeks to imprison criminals and keep them imprisoned and for example the German prison system that (while far from perfect and really quite racist but that's another story) seeks to rehabilitate convicts and reintroduce them to society. In my opinion, if there is a real will and real conviction to change and make amends, people sometimes deserve to get second chances.

Now as you said, everyone can have their own view on this and I completely understand that people will have conflicting views on this topic, especially when personal experiences parallel this situation. I'm in no way trying to shove my opinion onto others with this, I'm just trying to explain why I personally think an Azula redemption arc would be an interesting thing to explore. I am not trying to make light of abuse or trauma in any shape or form. Azula's actions are despicable but she also doesn't deserve to be demonized (as you said). I'm not saying an Azula redemption is something that absolutely must happen, but I do like the potential it would have.

Thank you for this ask, I hope you don't mind that I went on a bit of a ramble but I really like exploring possibilities for character development and I hope I've made my opinion a bit clearer. You're of course very welcome to disagree with this and I would love to hear more opinions on this topic!