#team andy

[katbat2017]

Pausing my Janka brainrot to clean and get ready for dwts. Will I continue to obsess over them while I watch? Most definitely. Is my obsession with this show what brought on Athlete Jabber x Dancer Zanka? Most definitely.

[stark-park]

The Old Guard characters are awesome af and The Old Disaster account knows it! tiktok link below, there’s lots more TOG edits 🤘

TikTok - Make Your Day

[harveydrawsnsfw]

Andy & Logan

[somepsychopomp]

What everyone says about Romulus is def true. It’s a perfectly fine movie up until the last 20 minutes then it’s an insane gnarly freakish feast for the eyes so overall I’d give the movie a strong B+

[child-o-hades]

I just had the best 17 1/2 minutes of my life. Thank you.

[cammienray]

Get-To-Know-Your-Hero: An interview with Andy

Last season, Andy was elevated to hero status after getting a picture of Oliver and Felicity riding off into the sunset while crowds of us online waited with baited breath and bail money ready. You know him as the fearless Olicity superhero who sparked the #TeamAndy movement, but now we have the chance to get to know the man behind the camera. We present: 10 heroic questions with Andy:

1. Who was your favorite superhero growing up? 

The only superhero that comes to mind would be Superman. When growing up my friends & I used to go to the cinema (movie theatre) to watch his new movies coming out in the 80’s. (That makes me feel old). Christopher Reeve was awesome!!

2. If you could have any superpower what would it be? 

I guess, fly.

3. What do you like to see in superhero movies/tv? What are the “best parts”? 

I’ll refer to superman again… Losing all his power from Kryptonite and then managing to escape to recover and fight the next battle.

4. You haven’t had a chance to watch all of Arrow, but from what you have seen, what did you think? 

I’ll be very honest, it isn’t normally the kind of show I would watch but have felt myself drawn to it a little bit. I haven’t watched any past episodes except from the last season. I did actually enjoy it and kind of got into it. Whether that is because I’m interested it the show, the characters, reading and relating to the posts on twitter or because of what happened to me? I’m not quite sure… I will make a point of continuing to watch the new season. I did see that Stephen Amell was in Vancouver a couple of days ago doing some filming so maybe, just maybe I’ll bump into them again.

I haven’t been running much recently so I might have to get my running shoes out again and go on the hunt!! Wouldn’t that be funny if it all happened again… I think he might shoot me!

[editor’s note: Don’t worry Andy, we got your back, and your bail money!]

5. Based on what you have seen of Arrow, who is your favorite character? 

Obviously you get drawn to the main characters, Oliver and Felicity. I always like the pretty girls, so I guess Felicity gets my vote!

6. Are there any other superhero shows/movies you’ve seen recently that you’ve enjoyed? 

I have been switching over to the Flash every now and again. Only because I know they do filming next to where I work and some scenes I can see things I recognize in the back ground. That goes the same for Arrow as they do filming in Vancouver (I live on the out skirts) so it is cool to see scenes that you recognize.

7. Since the sunset-pic you’ve gained a following of lots of Olicity fans. Do people in your real life know you’re an online legend? 

Ha ha. Not in passing no, although that would be pretty cool. My wife did post a funny status on Facebook when all this was going on… I quote:

“My hubby is an instant celebrity (Yes, we are talking about Andy Highton). He…sorry, The Boss, has acquired 450 followers on Twitter in the past 24 hours & the numbers keep rising!! He even has his own hashtag!! ‪#‎teamandy ‪#‎crazylot ‪#‎tiptoes ‪#‎openmouthkiss

( if you are a fan of the show Arrow, do not look at The Boss’ twitter page..spoiler alert!!)”

Also, I happened to start talking to the editor of a local magazine in a pub one night and was telling her my story, she was really interested and keen to make it an article in an issue, but I think I was a little too late in bumping into her and telling her my story.. I don’t think I’m quite famous enough yet, so if I can get a cameo this season it might help may cause..

8. What has been your favorite part of your Olicity fandom experience? 

Just the Craziness…. During the tweet night, I couldn’t put my phone down, it was just hilarious. I never knew anyone would be that interested to the degree they were. My friend told me to post it to yvrshoots and within a minute the notifications just started. I really go into it and started reading comment after comment, which lead me to go out for a second view which is when I saw the sunset.

9. What would you like to see for Olicity in the upcoming season? More sunsets? Heroic battles near where you go jogging? 

Obviously sunsets, Porsches and me jogging would be the perfect follow up but I can’t see that happening! I would like to think they would come back to [city name] to carry out more filming (the same place where ‘Once Upon a Time’ is filmed). I assume the fandom would like to see more romantic scenes between Olicity. When the #Crazylot are happy I’m happy!!

10. And the MOST important question: Who is your favorite superhero couple?

  I’m struggling with this one…….. I could go back to Superman & Lois Lane, but I’m not sure. I cannot really think of anyone else… ;)

Thanks again to Andy for humouring us with this interview, and for risking life and limb earlier this year to bring us Olicity goodies. :) Cheers to more Olicity sunsets in season 4! Follow Andy on Twitter at @Andy_Highton. 

-Cammie

[socialistsquirrel]

30 reasons why I will be voting for Andy Burnham

As ballots will begin to drop through letter boxes soon, I thought I would update my reasons for voting for Andy Burnham to become Labour leader: 1. Burnham has called for tuition fees to be scrapped in favour of a graduate tax, meaning graduates will not be burdened with tens of thousands of pounds in debt. 2. He wants more support for young people wanting apprenticeships by creating a UCAS style system. 3. Burnham opposes free schools (and has done since 2010 when he was Shadow Education Secretary) and supports comprehensive education. 4. He supports the building of new council homes as well as stronger regulation of the private rented sector, for example by making it easier for councils to crack down on absent landlords. 5. Burnham supports abolishing the system of different age groups receiving different minimum wages and wants the same living wage to apply to everyone. 6. He would ban forced zero hours contracts and was the first Shadow Minister to push for a clampdown on them. 7.  As Prime Minister, Andy Burnham would ban unpaid internships which would make it easier for people from low income backgrounds to get the experience they need. 8. He wants to bring back the railways under public control and public ownership as well as better regulation of our buses. 9. Burnham wants to reform social care by extending NHS principles to it. He wants a National Health and Care Service which supports those with dementia or autism as well as it treats cancer. 10. He has stated the need for there to be more focus on mental health in the NHS. 11. As Shadow Health Secretary, he has fought hard against the Coalition’s Health and Social Care legislation. 12. He supports extending the right to vote to 16 and 17 year olds. 13. Burnham wants a system of indirect elections to the House of Lords based on votes cast in the general election, creating a proportional and more representative second chamber. 14. As leader, he would oppose the Welfare Bill and defend tax credits. 15. Burnham has called for a moratorium on fracking until there is clear evidence on its environmental impact. 16. He strongly opposes the government’s Trade Union Bill and has stated as leader he would fight it “every step of the way” and if it passes and he becomes Prime Minister in 2020, he will repeal it. 17. Burnham will also oppose any attempt by the government to weaken employment rights which are guaranteed by EU law. 18. He opposes employment tribunal fees. 19. His Labour government would commission an urgent review of civil legal aid. 20. On TTIP, Burnham would call for an exemption for all public service and he opposes the private tribunals which would have power over national governments. 21. As Shadow Education Secretary, he strongly opposed the scrapping of EMA, something that helped young people stay in education passed 16. 22. Burnham was the first Labour Health Secretary to criticise the free market experiment in the NHS, in 2009. 23. He got something done when it came to Hillsborough. A city was crying out for justice for the 96 and Andy Burnham listened and pushed harder than any other politician for an inquiry. 24. In 2010, he was the first leadership candidate to call for marriage equality and he also backs a review into the ban on gay men donating blood. 26. He supports reversing the top rate of income tax cut. 27. He would commit to gender equality at the top of the party by having a half female shadow cabinet. 28. He has stated the need for an alternative to the Tories’ austerity. As Prime Minister, Burnham would reduce the deficit through economic growth and investment, fair pay, a rebalanced tax system and a “labour market that works for all”, rather than through cuts which “destroy the fabric of our communities and hurt the most vulnerable”. 29. Andy Burnham is from a pretty normal background and I believe him to be someone who could win back working class votes, especially in the North where Labour lost or didn’t win seats it should have. 30. Unlike Jeremy Corbyn, Andy Burnham is someone who could unite the party in opposition (and hopefully in government in 2020). He has the highest number of MPs to nominate him, the second highest number of CLPs to nominate him and a recent Opinium poll showed him to have the most support among Labour voters. Burnham is someone who could unite the PLP but is also someone who party members and voters can get behind.