Unique Antique Assistance

My name is S. J. Rooke, but please call me Rook. Rookie is fine too. Magician by trade, Wizard by choice. Even if you have nothing to sell, feel free to stay and chat! I rather enjoy company. Rook's FC is Jamie Bell ((Independant rp blog. Will roleplay with anyone regardless of fandom. Follow at your own risk!))

[other-wordly]

pronunciation | (meh-tah-NOY-ah)

[tomitricksterpast-deactivated20]

Thor? You have a lot of pets, Rook. 

I was wondering about that. I’ve been watering them but sometimes we forget….

Umm, anyway. I was gonna tell you that I’m pregnant….

[weirdships]

Just four, and Gret. Would you like to have Thor? I don’t really do stage magic anymore.

You could get those water globe things. They’re like, little glass bubbles and you fill ‘em with water.. And stick them in your plant. They water the plant without you having to do it. Just gotta remember to fill up the watering bulb.

REALLY? Wow that’s wonderful! Are you uh, have you been to a doctor? I mean, there’s like a bunch of stuff you gotta do and doctors know about that kind of stuff.

[tomitricksterpast-deactivated20]

I’d have to talk to Seb about that. We just got a puppy, little girl named Rose. She’s a sweetie. Would Thor be okay around a dog, if we were to be able to take him?

That might be a good idea. Or I could work some trickster stuff on it…

I haven’t been to the doctor yet. I’ve got an appointment in a couple of days. Kinda had to wait until I should be suspecting that I’m pregnant before we set it up. It took about a week before I felt it and it’s kinda awkward to go to the doctor when I really shouldn’t know I’m pregnant, let alone suspect it yet. 

[weirdships]

You'd have to train the puppy not to bother Thor. He's fast when he wants to be and you'll be hard-pressed to fetch him from small spaces if Rosie decides it's fun to chase the small grey and white fluff. But yeah, he does well with dogs and cats.. Parrots and small children. The stage manager of the theater I worked at had a great big golden mix. He used to try and herd Thor back into his cage at the end of shows. They got along pretty well.

Well, just as long as they're not upset when I get there. Plants are the weirdest little creatures.

Ah, that makes sense. But then I saw this commercial for a baby test that supposedly tells like a week before your missed period. Don't quote me on that - there's a lot of weird commercials on TV.

[tomitricksterpast-deactivated20]

It’s a cute picture. 

-grins- I got something to tell you~

[weirdships]

Thank you! I still have Thor though, the cats have finally gotten used to him enough that I can let him roam around the living room. Had to charm all of the wires and cables so he couldn’t chew through ‘em though.

Oh? Are you finally going to water the plants I gave you? You know that eventually you’ll forget to magic them to life again when I come over. It’d just be better if you watered them.

[tomitricksterpast-deactivated20]

Thor? You have a lot of pets, Rook. 

I was wondering about that. I’ve been watering them but sometimes we forget….

Umm, anyway. I was gonna tell you that I’m pregnant….

[weirdships]

Just four, and Gret. Would you like to have Thor? I don't really do stage magic anymore.

You could get those water globe things. They're like, little glass bubbles and you fill 'em with water.. And stick them in your plant. They water the plant without you having to do it. Just gotta remember to fill up the watering bulb.

REALLY? Wow that's wonderful! Are you uh, have you been to a doctor? I mean, there's like a bunch of stuff you gotta do and doctors know about that kind of stuff.

[weirdships]

Layers Meme

LAYER ONE: THE OUTSIDE

- Name: Rook - Eye Color: Blue - Hair Style/Color: Medium-short, curly and just sort of there. Auburn/Brown. - Height: 6”5 - Clothing style: Jeans & Jacket. Casual with boots. I guess kind of a modern greaser style. - Best physical feature: If you want my body, and you think I'm sexy come on baby tell me so~

LAYER TWO: THE INSIDE - Your fears: Being alone, being told by someone I love that they don't want to see me, losing someone when I could have done something to prevent it. - Your guilty pleasure: I read Harlequin Romance Novels. (Not 50 Shades of Grey tho) - Ambitions for the future: I'd like to have a family some day...

LAYER THREE: THOUGHTS - Your first thoughts waking up: It appears my alarmclock has flown out of my open window once more... - What you think about most: How I can help improve other's lives. Sometimes I think how stupid some people's arguments are. - What you think about before bed: In the summer, I think about turning on my A/C. In the winter, I think about putting on an extra pair of socks. - You think your best quality is: I am a good person.

LAYER FOUR: WHAT’S BETTER? - Single or group dates: Single. I'm awful with crowds. - To be loved or respected: If you can't do both there's something wrong with you. - Beauty or brains: Is it too much to ask for a little of both? - Dogs or cats: Cats & Parrots/Bunnies.

LAYER FIVE: DO YOU? - Lie: Not if I can help it. - Believe in yourself: Depends on the day. - Believe in love: Of course! - Believe in magic: Absolutely. - Want someone: I'll plead the 5th

LAYER SIX: EVER? - Been on stage: Yes, plenty of times. - Done drugs: Once, by accident. - Changed who you were to fit in: Never. It's kind of impossible...

LAYER SEVEN: FAVORITES - Favorite color(s): Blues & Greens. - Favorite animal: Cats! - Favorite movie(s): The Princess Bride, Young Frankenstein, Nightmare Before Christmas - Favorite game: Tie between Monopoly and Connect 4

LAYER EIGHT: AGE - Day your next birthday will be: Sunday, October 13 2013 - How old will you be: 22 - Does age matter: In my experience, only with those younger than you in excess of five years.

LAYER NINE: IN A BOY OR GIRL - Best personality I like: Someone who is willing to tolerate all of my flaws and hold a good conversation. A cuddler. - Best eye color I like: Green and Hazel. Blues and browns are nice too. - Best hair color I like: I like salt & pepper hair on men and brunette or red hair on ladies. Blondes are okay too. - Best thing to do with a partner: Seeing a scary movie and grabbing drinks at the bar after.

LAYER TEN: FINISH THE SENTENCE - I love: Reading a good book in the park during Autumn. - I feel: Like one of those pin-up girls sometimes... - I hide: From other people a lot. - I miss: Having tea with Bal & icecream out with Tomi. - I wish: I had a million dollars.

[weirdships]

tomitrickster replied to your post: Rook~

-stares- Why’re you a bunny?

I’m not that was just a funny picture Gret printed me off the other day. I thought I’d show it to you.

So, what’s up?

[tomitricksterpast-deactivated20]

It’s a cute picture. 

-grins- I got something to tell you~

[weirdships]

Thank you! I still have Thor though, the cats have finally gotten used to him enough that I can let him roam around the living room. Had to charm all of the wires and cables so he couldn't chew through 'em though.

Oh? Are you finally going to water the plants I gave you? You know that eventually you'll forget to magic them to life again when I come over. It'd just be better if you watered them.

[weirdships]

tomitrickster replied to your post: Rook~

-stares- Why’re you a bunny?

I'm not that was just a funny picture Gret printed me off the other day. I thought I'd show it to you.

So, what's up?

[kingpyrojack-deactivated2015041]

Ask The RPer for Character Secrets.

[ioncebrokeharlemarchive]

OOC- OR the character for RPer secrets.

[discoveryranchforgirls]

[talesofnorth]

Graceful walk through the snow

[saintsideways]

The bear is a majestic creature, perfectly adapted to its environment

[rulers-of-the-sky]

[weirdships]

Rook~

Tomi~

[tomitricksterpast-deactivated20]

I’m so excited. Sounds like fun, I can make us all dinner. Seb’ll be pleased. He likes having company. I think it’s cause we have this huge house and it’s just us. Dress is something new, my shoes are blue, Dad said he’ll take care of something old. I just need something borrowed but I think Dani mentioned that. 

-giggles- Well, then. You must have your hands full.

[weirdships]

I’m glad! You look really happy when I see you lately. I mean, you’re always glad to see me, but I mean, more than usual. Gret’ll probably try to convince you to redecorate. He’s really excited for the wedding and everything, I’m sure it’ll all be good for everyone. I bet Bal is the something old, HAHA! Old people jokes.

I do sometimes. It varies on how he’s feeling during the day. He likes to learn, which is great. He’s not hard to entertain or make happy, due to a very saccharine disposition. But he does have his moments - which is to be expected. Mostly, it’s just me trying to be careful. He doesn’t understand a lot of things that I say or do.

Like, I took his dirty laundry and washed it today, and he became very quiet? I asked him what was wrong and he just asked me if I was angry that he’d left his things out. But he hadn’t, he’d had all of the clothes in the hamper so I was confused. He told me he watched a show where this boy’s mother threw away her kid’s stuff when the kid refused to clean his room. It confused me because Gret is a very organized young man. I had to explain that I wasn’t angry, I’d just taken his clothes to wash them. He instantly brightened and wouldn’t talk about it further.

Should I uh, do anything? I mean, he legit thought I had trashed his stuff. What the hell? It’s like he watched Mommie Dearest or something.

[tomitricksterpast-deactivated20]

I am happy, Rook. Kinda dealt with a few things that I really needed to and it’s been very helpful. Well I’m glad he’s excited about it. It’ll be great. 

Maybe he’s not used to having someone around to do things for him like that? I mean the only thing you can do is make sure he know you’re not angry with him. Did he have a bad experience recently? I know there are somethings that can affect the way you react to things. I..uh…have a few reactions like that. 

I guess just talk to him. Give him time to adapt. 

[weirdships]

I'm glad you're happy. It's good to deal with things, even though sometimes it can be hard. I was like that when my mom died, much to my father's dismay. In retrospect I'm grateful that he let me be the way I was but at the same time I should have recovered quicker, to help him grieve.

He's actually started working on a nice shirt for the wedding. He'll be, uh, very colorful. He doesn't know that it looks like an easter egg gone horribly wrong, he just knows that the pattern is 'pretty'. It kind of reminds me of like, the mystery mobile from Scooby Doo.

Well, it could just be the loss of his family. People in the wizarding community are really hard on immortal wizards. Basically, he doesn't know the consequences his parents had to face, and he lost his little brother to an immortal couple who have been on the waiting list for a baby for almost a century, but didn't want anyone older. To him, he just woke up one morning to an empty house and some old warlock waiting outside in a car. I've got a pass later this month to go and get more of his things from their house, but he's just given me a list. He doesn't want to go back there, and it's understandable.

It's really strange when he flips like that. He'll wake me up in the morning with a glass of milk and some comic books, just because he wants to hang out. Other times I'll wake up and he'll be huddled on the edge of my bed, staring at the door like the zombie apocalypse is about to come tumbling through it. He's like a bowl of lucky charms, except every ten spoonfuls or so you get a warhead or sour bomb and spend the next four spoonfuls trying to figure out why it happened out that way.

Sorry, I'm ranting now. It's just hard, because I'm his father figure but I'm not his father. I don't know if he wants me to be his dad, or if he just needs me to be there. What's the difference exactly?

[maya-contreras-ddd]

A sight you don’t often see- an empty Time Square. Hurricane Sandy.

[sukithepaintedwarrior-deactivat]

This is sad to see, yet beautiful. You don’t get a picture like this every lifetime. 

[ten-seconds]

Holy shit. This is gorgeous.

[tastefullyoffensive]

[princessrhcenyra]

THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY AND SO SAD

[lieutenant-suisei]

Once a Potterhead, always a Potterhead

[prostheticknowledge]

Pumpktris 

Playable electronic Tetris game cased inside a real pumpkin, with perforations and LEDs as pixels:

More about how and why it was but together at HaHa Bird:

One of my habits is to write down all the crazy, fleeting ideas I have, then go back to review later rather than judging right off the bat, or even worse, forgetting them.  Earlier in the month I was looking through that idea notepad and found “Make Tetris Pumpkins” from sometime last year. My original plan had been to make forms to shape pumpkins into Tetris pieces as they grew, then stack them together for Halloween. Since Halloween was only a few weeks away and it was too late to start growing pumpkins, I thought “Why not make a pumpkin you can play Tetris on instead?”

You can read more about how it was put together here

[weirdships]

diluvianspook started following you!

[weirdships]

diluvianspook:

[diluvianprince-deactivated20121]

Usually “‘Sup” is viewed as more of a “Hey, how are you?” sort of thing, but it’s cool. 

See, I don’t get how someone could take a cherry pie but turn down a pecan. But I guess everyone has different tastes. 

Oh, I see. I’m a little older so I’m still kind of stuck in the ’90s mentality that ‘Sup’ is ‘What’s Up’ which means ‘tell me what’s happening, man’. I’ll have to update my slangtionary.

I don’t see how someone could turn down pie at all. I mean, come on, it’s pie. Plus it’s Halloween season, people literally take free candy from strangers. Why can’t they take free pie from me?

Only reason I could see that people would turn it down is if you’re some creepy guy and everyone thinks you’re trying to poison them. Which since I don’t know you, it’s possible I’m not far off. Who knows.

[weirdships]

I don’t think I’m creepy. I’m pretty much a normal guy… Got friends and an apartment and a nice looking car.

Actually most of the people in my neighborhood know me pretty well. I’ve lived here a long time. Maybe they just didn’t like my pie.

[diluvianprince-deactivated20121]

That could be. I mean, you did say that the ingredients were about to go bad, right? So it’s quite possible the pie wasn’t really that good. 

It may never be solved. The mystery of the unwanted pie. Shit, I could write a crappy children’s book.

[weirdships]

I dunno man the pie that I started on tastes pretty good. How would you even know if the pies were going bad, if I hadn't told you?

Shit, I'd buy it. Maybe one of my younger friends could illustrate it. He's kind of a weird one though. Your characters might have four arms or something. Legs with hands for feet.

[woodendreams]

 (by VincentPiotrowski)