[there-are-no-gods-here]

Murderbot Short Story links!

For those who don't know, Martha Wells has released three short stories set in the Murderbot universe, which I've linked below:

Compulsory:

The Future of Work: Compulsory, by Martha Wells

“My risk-assessment module predicts a 53 percent chance of a human-on-human massacre before the end of the contract.”

This story follows Murderbot after breaking its governor module but before meeting the Preservation crew.

Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory:

Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory - Reactor

Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory was originally given free to readers who pre-ordered Martha's Murderbot novel, Network Effect. The st

This story is from Dr. Mensah's POV, and shows her dealing with her trauma from the events of All Systems Red and Exit Strategy.

Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy:

Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy - Reactor

Perihelion and its crew embark on a dangerous new mission at a corporate-controlled station in the throes of a hostile takeover… Novelette |

This story is from Iris's POV and shows ART's crew on a mission as well as Iris finding out that ART met SecUnit.

And a special thank you to @inkedinserendipity who was the reason I learned about the short stories!

[sharlatan-ka]

Stop….

[sandersstudies]

When a “funny” dude likes you and anytime he sees you anywhere he will be like “yoooo wassup it’s Jelissa!” (Or whatever) like “omg Miranda is here whaaaat” for literally no reason why do they do that

[sandersstudies]

They are more likely to do this the more meek and shy they perceive you too. They are less likely to do this if they think you’re loud and confident. Idk what it is it’s not even necessarily bad or annoying it’s just like why.

[sandersstudies]

This is a VERY sweet take and I hope it’s sometimes true

[sandersstudies]

Okay I thought this behavior was annoying before but now it’s actually quite endearing thank you extroverts who want introverts to feel included.

[flowerbleedme]

Well as a "fan" I would be "serviced" by some THEMES AND MOTIFS #themesandmotifs #artwithmeaning

[eleilinnrallin]

This is a reminder for those who handmake Christmas presents that now is not too early to start. It may in fact be a good time to start if you have a lot to make/your craft takes a long time. You should maybe start it now, whether that's brainstorming or actually doing the crafts!

[newtsoftheworldunite]

Translating this into tumblr's preferred public service announcement format for this kind of alert:

[kimberlychapman]

Or this preferred Tumblr announcement system:

[grimalditeuthis]

what they don't tell you about hadestown is that orpheus and eurydice are not the main characters. neither are persephone and hades. or hermes. or the fates. the main character is whoever in the band is playing the trombone because holy fuck

[despazito]

Niu Lai has not made its way onto tumblr yet so I guess my anglophone ass has to make a post about it

[despazito]

Low-budget ‘Niu Lai’ emerges as a surprise hit with its ‘disaster-level’ animation, grabbing millions in China as curiosity rivals Nolan’s ‘

This movie is currently a huge meme in china. It came out of nowhere and inexplicably got a theatrical release, looks like ass, was animated completely by the director and his mother, and took several years to make. "Niu Lai" translates roughly to "The bull is coming" and apparently the film has several other allusions to stock market puns. The Chinese stock market coincidentally had an uptick the day of its release which added further fuel to the meme fire. After going viral Niu Lai began to actually turn profit at the box office, theatres unprepared for Niu Lai mania (the creators did not distribute any promotional material) had to improvise DIY posters:

Niu Lai has now been pulled from theatres.

[fritolaycorporation]

here at frito lays company building, we have always belueved that organic life is aplague upon this world that must be eradicated at all costs

[solarpunk-nightbird]

Do the kids these days know that the traditional payment for "having your friends help you move" is "order everyone pizza after"?

Feed your friends. Feed your loved ones. Feed the people who help you. Feed your neighbors. Feed your community.

Seriously though, with a lot of people, especially friends, you can shamelessly and blatantly trade pizza / food for help and labor <3

[huanggugugu]

ok

Reference (source unknown):

[langernameohnebedeutung]

it's so funny to read "and there was just one bed :O" fanfiction set in time periods where sharing a bed was entirely normal. Guys, just be glad it's only the two of you.

[ineptshieldmaid]

Hmm.

Proposition: There’s only the two of us in this bed (which makes it uncomfortably intimate). We’re usually three abed with Snoring Steve the footman between us. We kind of expected to bunk down before the fire or in a hayloft, but our mysteriously gracious host has given us a room, and this bed, and there’s only two of us in this bed.

[myfavoritedemons]

Started using the phrase “that’s cilantro to me” to refer to the presence of a story element that completely ruins a piece of media for me, disproportionate to its actual badness.

[justcallmedom31]

[sometiktoksarevalid]

[sunderedstar]

[laropasucia]

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

The pyromancer always wins

[lovely-v]

Guys not to flaunt my connections but my friend and I just happened upon this store and this legendary cashier was working. he was sooo fun to talk to and let us taste tons of his sauces. We didn’t go for purgatory though. I think he could also tell I thought of him as a sort of celebrity

[lettucemakar]

Word already had a word count?! That WORKED?

You made a computer that can't COUNT?!

[ralfmaximus]

Jesus fuck, uninstall Office 365 and put Office 2016 back on. It's immune from this bullshit.

[deslizada]

man sometimes friendship really is just "I saw this and knew it would give you psychic damage. please respond with agony" and then they do. and it's great

[pmamtraveller]

Summer Sky, 1955, by A. J. Casson