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shadowhiveSo yesterday I made three shortish posts. Today I’m only gonna make one but it’s gonna be long.
Well, things in America are.... insane. It feels like things are getting much worse and it’s honestly scary. I’m so glad I’m not over there because I know I’d be paralysed with anxiety. It’s bad enough watching it unfold from the sidelines being involved would be... I couldn’t do it. I just couldn’t function.
MCR twitter is being bitchy again, this time about... MCR themselves. Because they aren’t doing enough or saying the right things. Listen, I think Gerard could have done more than use the blank screen on insta, but we know he has a mental illness and that can be paralysing. I just hate how vicious people are.
And then there’s Palaye who have suspended press for the new album and are actually out there in the protests. I hope they stay safe but that’s pretty badass, Maxx from Set It Off did a charity stream and it was crazy seeing him get notifications of the curfew changing. It really is so scary.
Of course it’s not helped by having idiots in power and the police being more and more thuggish. I just... hope everyone stays safe.
I’m gonna be on twitter less, or try to, because it’s all so overwhelming and will burn me out.
Anyway.
Yesterday was a food shop which was exhausting. There was also Animal Crossing which involved the new Wedding Event (kinda cute) and CJ (which led to me getting most of the new fish).
This morning I had a visitor in the form of Leia. She doesn’t usually come for day time cuddles despite me telling her (when she comes at night) that she can. It was sweet. I then put on new night vale, before doing some revision stuff. The exam thing is next Monday which is another reason I’m not wanting to get burned out.
We just got back from the walk and the geese are growing! They’re less fuzzy but one has gone. I dunno how cause they’re quite big but I guess it explains why they’ve been on the island lately. I’ll try and get pics tomorrow. There’s a lot of really big fish at the surface of the water due to the heat. I dunno if I could get pics but they look like AC fish shadows.
And now the June something for today
You're stuck in quarantine with two people from different fandoms. Who are they, and who "breaks" first?
This is an interesting question. The first choice was easy. Klaus from The Umbrella Academy. He’d make me laugh and he could give me make up tips and, well, he’s easy on the eyes, The second choice was trickier cause it has to be a different fandom person. But I eventually decided on Prince Sidon. Why? Because his positivity would keep my spirits up. Although he’s so tall he’d probably hit his head on the ceiling.
Who breaks first? Klaus, without a doubt. I think he’d get too restless, especially with his history of being confined. Hopefully we could distract him (I think he’d be reallly interested in Sidon) and help keep him occupied.
Last thing is last night I continued my Doctor Who run (albeit breaking to watch Maxx’s stream) last nights was The Face Of Evil. Before I get into the ep itself I wanna cover something else about when .i first got it.
So I got into old Who dvds quite late. As a result I got most of them in sales or when the price went down. The last few, however, I got when they came out. The Face Of Evil was the second to last Fourth Doctor dvd release (Terror Of The Zygons was the last one). I got it on release primarily so that I could take it with me to a convention in Milton Keynes which was going to have both Louise Jameson (Leela) and Tom Baker (the fourth Doctor). I’d got some money from doing some survey or other so I put that towards getting their autographs.
Louise was so sweet and I got a picture with her at the signing stand. Getting Tom’s autograph took a bit longer, because, we’ll it was him. But I remember that he was angry about the organisers not limiting people (but he did say he’d sign everyone in the queue). I heard that cause I was only a few people back when he said it and, as a result, it made me shyer. So not the best experience, but still.
So yeah, I have the dvd signed by them both. (At the same event I also got the claws of axos signed by Katy Manning.)
The episode is a pretty good one. It does a good job introducing Leela (who I love). The interesting thing is that it shows the aftermath of the Doctor meddling and the unintentional consequences as a result. The titular Face is very much the Fourth Doctor so its placement of that original trip is a bit... limited. According to the wiki, the novel stated that adventure occurred during Robot. The subject of this post is part of a quote from this ep and it’s something that... well here’s the full thing.
‘You know, the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit their views, which can be uncomfortable’
Next week is one of my favourite old Who episodes, Robots Of Death.
Well, things in America are.... insane. It feels like things are getting much worse and it’s honestly scary. I’m so glad I’m not over there because I know I’d be paralysed with anxiety. It’s bad enough watching it unfold from the sidelines being involved would be... I couldn’t do it. I just couldn’t function.
MCR twitter is being bitchy again, this time about... MCR themselves. Because they aren’t doing enough or saying the right things. Listen, I think Gerard could have done more than use the blank screen on insta, but we know he has a mental illness and that can be paralysing. I just hate how vicious people are.
And then there’s Palaye who have suspended press for the new album and are actually out there in the protests. I hope they stay safe but that’s pretty badass, Maxx from Set It Off did a charity stream and it was crazy seeing him get notifications of the curfew changing. It really is so scary.
Of course it’s not helped by having idiots in power and the police being more and more thuggish. I just... hope everyone stays safe.
I’m gonna be on twitter less, or try to, because it’s all so overwhelming and will burn me out.
Anyway.
Yesterday was a food shop which was exhausting. There was also Animal Crossing which involved the new Wedding Event (kinda cute) and CJ (which led to me getting most of the new fish).
This morning I had a visitor in the form of Leia. She doesn’t usually come for day time cuddles despite me telling her (when she comes at night) that she can. It was sweet. I then put on new night vale, before doing some revision stuff. The exam thing is next Monday which is another reason I’m not wanting to get burned out.
We just got back from the walk and the geese are growing! They’re less fuzzy but one has gone. I dunno how cause they’re quite big but I guess it explains why they’ve been on the island lately. I’ll try and get pics tomorrow. There’s a lot of really big fish at the surface of the water due to the heat. I dunno if I could get pics but they look like AC fish shadows.
And now the June something for today
You're stuck in quarantine with two people from different fandoms. Who are they, and who "breaks" first?
This is an interesting question. The first choice was easy. Klaus from The Umbrella Academy. He’d make me laugh and he could give me make up tips and, well, he’s easy on the eyes, The second choice was trickier cause it has to be a different fandom person. But I eventually decided on Prince Sidon. Why? Because his positivity would keep my spirits up. Although he’s so tall he’d probably hit his head on the ceiling.
Who breaks first? Klaus, without a doubt. I think he’d get too restless, especially with his history of being confined. Hopefully we could distract him (I think he’d be reallly interested in Sidon) and help keep him occupied.
Last thing is last night I continued my Doctor Who run (albeit breaking to watch Maxx’s stream) last nights was The Face Of Evil. Before I get into the ep itself I wanna cover something else about when .i first got it.
So I got into old Who dvds quite late. As a result I got most of them in sales or when the price went down. The last few, however, I got when they came out. The Face Of Evil was the second to last Fourth Doctor dvd release (Terror Of The Zygons was the last one). I got it on release primarily so that I could take it with me to a convention in Milton Keynes which was going to have both Louise Jameson (Leela) and Tom Baker (the fourth Doctor). I’d got some money from doing some survey or other so I put that towards getting their autographs.
Louise was so sweet and I got a picture with her at the signing stand. Getting Tom’s autograph took a bit longer, because, we’ll it was him. But I remember that he was angry about the organisers not limiting people (but he did say he’d sign everyone in the queue). I heard that cause I was only a few people back when he said it and, as a result, it made me shyer. So not the best experience, but still.
So yeah, I have the dvd signed by them both. (At the same event I also got the claws of axos signed by Katy Manning.)
The episode is a pretty good one. It does a good job introducing Leela (who I love). The interesting thing is that it shows the aftermath of the Doctor meddling and the unintentional consequences as a result. The titular Face is very much the Fourth Doctor so its placement of that original trip is a bit... limited. According to the wiki, the novel stated that adventure occurred during Robot. The subject of this post is part of a quote from this ep and it’s something that... well here’s the full thing.
‘You know, the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit their views, which can be uncomfortable’
Next week is one of my favourite old Who episodes, Robots Of Death.
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Date: 2020-06-02 05:51 pm (UTC)Twitter is a cesspit of bile. Just step away from it.
I'm surprised at your experience with Tom Baker because he's normally really good with fans. Years ago when S was at a Dr Who convention Tom invited the whole queue of fans to a bar in the hotel and treated them all to drinks.
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Date: 2020-06-02 05:59 pm (UTC)Yeah it is. There’s good parts but it’s becoming like tumblr in that sense which is a shame. I tend to block regularly though
He was great with the fans as far as I could tell it was just one of the organisers he was mad with (though it was a bit bad it was done at the signing table where people could hear). Oh wow that sounds amazing!
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Date: 2020-06-02 06:15 pm (UTC)I'm on twitter but none of it is fandom related. I dont need the grief. Fandom has changed a lot over the years and I think you're right the respect has gone.
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Date: 2020-06-02 06:25 pm (UTC)That’s a smart thing to do
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Date: 2020-06-02 07:16 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2020-06-02 09:43 pm (UTC)That said, I do miss cons. Cons were fun, back in the day. I did a few for spn and one for Leverage (which was actually really awesome) and spent them only interacting with a select, carefully vetted group of people I really liked!
I do like that June something question though. That's a good one!
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Date: 2020-06-02 09:59 pm (UTC)Aww nice! I’ve not been to many and all but two were general (I Went to a Star Trek one and a Star Wars one)
It is!
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Date: 2020-06-02 10:03 pm (UTC)I enjoyed the ones I went to, but I will admit to avoiding a LOT of the people there. Because even back then, fandom was still full of arseholes. They were just generally less vocal.
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Date: 2020-06-02 10:15 pm (UTC)Yeah. My conventions were oki, there was just so many people which is overwhelming. Especially the Star Wars one which was so warm
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Date: 2020-06-02 10:27 pm (UTC)I went to one of the early Asylums, which was insane. I think just about everyone in spn fandom and their dog was there. It was crazy. The Leverage one was much quieter, and a lot nicer as a result.
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Date: 2020-06-03 08:04 pm (UTC)Face of Evil is one of my favourites! The plot is interesting, the dialogue is fabulous - so many quotation worthy lines! and the characters are all a bit larger than life. And I LOVE the equal-opportunity eyecandy!
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Date: 2020-06-03 09:51 pm (UTC)Oh nice! Yeah it’s nice and different! Yeah gotta love an ep with good quotes🖤 and eyecandy
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Date: 2020-06-04 03:01 pm (UTC)I think coming off twitter is the best thing to do, keep away from the idiots as best you can. I never saw any of the negativity toward Gerard but did see his post today. It sucks if he was pushed to publish something, I mean, yeah, I'm always interested in what he says, but there's no need to be mean.