I took an unexpected nap and woke up to find my Netflix account had been hacked.
How? Why?
Full credit to Netflix though. It was free to call to fix it, my call was answered immediately (no hold time) and the lady was very kind.
Still think it was punishment for the nap š
Iām not going to tag this as anything because I donāt like drama but I was thinking about Agents of Shield recently (who am I kidding? I think about it a lot!) and Iām not totally up to date because UK channel 5 are annoying but I have an idea of whatās coming. #NoSpoilers because I donāt like them, I did try and avoid them but thatās next to impossible on tumblr heh.
Under the cut because Iām a coward. I just want to get this off my chest basically. I mean I donāt think anyone follows me for Agents of Shield so itās likely nobody will even read this, but writing it down makes me feel better so /shrug. Just my two cents folks.
Hi anon *waves*
To be honest I kinda agree with theĀ āchange the rules every seriesā or you know evenĀ āchange the rules ever 5 minutesā. Usually Iām all about finding in-universe explanations but with Once for my own happiness and sanity, I came to believe that creating a coherent narrative was easier if I ignored certainĀ ācanonā bits. Some things just contradicted each other so much – at least in my opinion – and I guess I got attached to my version of the characters, and so I tried to make the show fit that and when it was impossible I ignored the show.
With my response to jackabelle I tried very hard to consider all the canon that I knew about/could remember as it was my understanding they wanted a canon meta explanation. Thatās why I didnāt say anything about the writers changing the rules. I did call the Guardian a MacGuffin, but then thatās what people call the infinity stones in the MCU movies sometimes, itās just a term and from my pov means nothing negative š
Anyway, forgive me if this wasnāt your intent but Iām going to pick up on something I found very interesting in your message
making Regina do bad more than the DO curse
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and Iāve gone on a lot so under the cut for length.
My first ever attempt at a pencil sketch. Up until now Iāve been purely digital – as evidenced by my fingers goingĀ āCtrl – Zā when I made a mistake /facepalm.
Iām hoping by going back to basics Iāll improve – can only hope š If anyone has any words of wisdom to share donāt be shy. Iām here to learn!
#first attempt so the only way is up – hopefully#itās pretty bad
Has anyone written any meta, fic, or anything with a theory on why Rumbelle simply didnāt use TLK to break the Dark One curse? Itās been a popular fandom assumption all along that the only reason all their numerous kisses throughout the years didnāt break his curse, is b/c he didnāt let them. But if he wanted to break the curse, it should work, right? And wouldnāt that be a heckuva lot easier than all this Guardian business?
Could it be b/c they were afraid that the Darkness would simply go in search of another host, like when the Apprentice took the Darkness from Rumpleās body and it sought out Regina instead? Butā¦. withdrawing the Darkness from its host and breaking the curse are two different things, so Iām not sure that logic holds. Maybe they just didnāt want to take the smallest risk of it happening.
I always headcanoned that his ring protected him from it. That he crafted it in the EF in case Belle came back and then it came over with the curse and Mr Gold wore it for 28 years. A little torment in the life of ācomfortā, just like the boarded up library he passed everyday. He wouldnāt know why it made his heart hurt, not until he woke up from the curse anyway.
Leaving aside the season seven plot. Belle fell in love with Rumple as the dark one. She told Neal that she āloved all of him, even the parts that belonged to the darknessā and the season six finale had Rumple doing the right thing. Rumbelle had their happy beginning without TLK. Why would they want to break the curse of the dark one? Rumple had it under control and magic sure comes in handy – like the power to travel through magical realms on their world tour. Itās not a curse if itās not a curse to the one that holds it.
Maybe thatās the answer. The guardian business is all a MacGuffin. All Rumple has to do is let go, to feel the curse chafing and poof TLK will take care of it. With Belle unavailable perhaps he should visit his son. Then he can grow old at Gideonās side, hopefully Gideon will find love and have children (adopted or biological) and then in the fullness of time Rumple will ā¦ well you know.
Is it just me or is tumblr very quiet today?Ā Is everyone doing family stuff for Easter and itās just me, the heathen, sitting here refreshing stuff?
Iām here *raises hand* but I have no new content to post and I try and resist rambling about what Iām doing in case it annoys people.
So maybe people are lurking š
Another day, anotherĀ āSam has bitten off more than she can chewā with this drawing. /sigh
@chiaratippy I consider myself tagged, thanks š
Rules: choose any three fandoms (in random order) and answer the questions, then tag some friends.
I seem to always choose the same fandoms so Iām going to go for different ones this time. Consider that a challenge hehe.
I choose:
God, it took me a long time only to choose the fandoms. That does not bode well. LOL
The First Character You Loved:
The Character You Never Expected To Love So Much:
The Character You Relate To The Most:
The Character Youād Slap:
Three Favourite Characters (In Order Of Preference):
A Character You Liked At First But Donāt Anymore:
A Character You Did Not Like At First But Now Do:
Three OTPs:
I always seem to tag the same people so Iām going to try not to this time. If you donāt like the tag then please ignore – oh! and please feel free to do these questions even if I donāt tag you, just consider yourself tagged š
@bookwormchocaholic, @barpurplewrites, @little-inkstone, @wizzygold, @worryinglyinnocent
Hey, guys, a question here: what happens when you marry and take your husbandās name? What about your IDs, do you change them? What about the name on your university diploma, if you exhibit it at your place of work? What about credit cards, bank accounts and the like?
I just never thought about the legal aspects of it before, for some reason.
Edit: what about academic publications???
UK based here. My mum went through this when she got married last summer. Also I changed my name via deed poll when I was 18, different reason but same basic outcome. Name change = changing EVERYTHING. It is a complete nightmare, I was still finding stuff (non-important stuff but still stuff) I hadnāt changed a year later.
New driving licence, new passport. Had to contact the UK version of the DMV to change the car ownership, had to go to the bank. Get new cheque books, new credit cards. I donāt really know about certificates so much but Iām guessing they can be re-issued. Though when I applied to my current uni I sent in my old certificates with a copy of my deedpoll.
As with everything itās a matter of sending either the marriage licence (or in my case the deed poll) as proof. Some places change it quickly … other places not so much.
Mum is still having issues with her credit card company and itāll be a year in July. It is a complete pain! I did it once and I am never, ever, ever doing it again. Mum has done it 3x now and she must have the patience of a saint. I told her last year that she should have made her new husband change his name instead. a) we had the better name, b) it had to be someone elses turn for the paperwork nightmare but nope sheās a traditionalist š
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reblogged your post and added:The Asshole on the Horse was called Hordor, and heā¦
Ah, OK, got that slightly mixed up, then. And agreed on the general impression that the Duke canāt exactly have been a stellar human being.
Still, the ogres canāt have been that bad if they were, essentially, too lazy to win the war the obvious way.
My first thought was that he was using fear and scarcity to keep the population under control, but maybe thatās speculating too far on too little evidence
No, itās not. The Duke could have ordered Zoso to kill all of the ogres or put a defensive magic shield around their kingdoms that the ogres couldnāt pass. He obviously didnāt want to end the war.
I read a fic once. I forget which one so Iām sorry I canāt credit properly the person whose idea it was (if it was yours please shout!) where the Duke was basically running an extortion racket.
He kept the ogres within his kingdom and charged neighbouring kingdoms for the protection. On the surface his people were suffering so their neighbours were sending aid. In reality they were paying him to keep the problem inside his borders and not theirs.
Given that Rumple was drafted against the ogres and then a generation later so was Bae, I suspect the Duke kept the war simmering. He had to let it flare and die down in turn so that people would have kids, and give him another generation of expendable soldiers. He probably used Zoso for that, to ensure the ogre war didnāt get out of control.