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thescienceofjohnlock: damntimcurrywhyyousodistracting: On the 16th of June 1973 The Rocky Horror Show began previews in the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London. They held their official, thunder ridden, opening night on the 19th of June 1973. 2013 marks the 40th Anniversary of this incredible production and I want to share some Frankie love here on Tumblr in a tribute to ‘the man who began it’ - Dammit. Well one of them. The one who stormed that stage forty years ago with such style and perfection that we’re sitting here forty years later, still talking about that tiny little production which by rights should have disappeared into the zeitgeist after the originally intended three week run. So, Tumblr, can we get 4711 notes by 19th June?  If we do it.  I will post a rare - never before seen - photo from the original Theatre Upstairs production.  Well. How nice.  Fuck yeah
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thescienceofjohnlock: damntimcurrywhyyousodistracting: On the 16th of June 1973 The Rocky Horror Show began previews in the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London. They held their official, thunder ridden, opening night on the 19th of June 1973. 2013 marks the 40th Anniversary of this incredible production and I want to share some Frankie love here on Tumblr in a tribute to ‘the man who began it’ - Dammit. Well one of them. The one who stormed that stage forty years ago with such style and perfection that we’re sitting here forty years later, still talking about that tiny little production which by rights should have disappeared into the zeitgeist after the originally intended three week run. So, Tumblr, can we get 4711 notes by 19th June?  If we do it.  I will post a rare - never before seen - photo from the original Theatre Upstairs production.  Well. How nice.  Fuck yeah
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thescienceofjohnlock: damntimcurrywhyyousodistracting: On the 16th of June 1973 The Rocky Horror Show began previews in the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London. They held their official, thunder ridden, opening night on the 19th of June 1973. 2013 marks the 40th Anniversary of this incredible production and I want to share some Frankie love here on Tumblr in a tribute to ‘the man who began it’ - Dammit. Well one of them. The one who stormed that stage forty years ago with such style and perfection that we’re sitting here forty years later, still talking about that tiny little production which by rights should have disappeared into the zeitgeist after the originally intended three week run. So, Tumblr, can we get 4711 notes by 19th June?  If we do it.  I will post a rare - never before seen - photo from the original Theatre Upstairs production.  Well. How nice.  Fuck yeah
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thescienceofjohnlock: damntimcurrywhyyousodistracting: On the 16th of June 1973 The Rocky Horror Show began previews in the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London. They held their official, thunder ridden, opening night on the 19th of June 1973. 2013 marks the 40th Anniversary of this incredible production and I want to share some Frankie love here on Tumblr in a tribute to ‘the man who began it’ - Dammit. Well one of them. The one who stormed that stage forty years ago with such style and perfection that we’re sitting here forty years later, still talking about that tiny little production which by rights should have disappeared into the zeitgeist after the originally intended three week run. So, Tumblr, can we get 4711 notes by 19th June?  If we do it.  I will post a rare - never before seen - photo from the original Theatre Upstairs production.  Well. How nice.  Fuck yeah
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thescienceofjohnlock: damntimcurrywhyyousodistracting: On the 16th of June 1973 The Rocky Horror Show began previews in the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London. They held their official, thunder ridden, opening night on the 19th of June 1973. 2013 marks the 40th Anniversary of this incredible production and I want to share some Frankie love here on Tumblr in a tribute to ‘the man who began it’ - Dammit. Well one of them. The one who stormed that stage forty years ago with such style and perfection that we’re sitting here forty years later, still talking about that tiny little production which by rights should have disappeared into the zeitgeist after the originally intended three week run. So, Tumblr, can we get 4711 notes by 19th June?  If we do it.  I will post a rare - never before seen - photo from the original Theatre Upstairs production.  Well. How nice.  Fuck yeah
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thescienceofjohnlock: damntimcurrywhyyousodistracting: On the 16th of June 1973 The Rocky Horror Show began previews in the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London. They held their official, thunder ridden, opening night on the 19th of June 1973. 2013 marks the 40th Anniversary of this incredible production and I want to share some Frankie love here on Tumblr in a tribute to ‘the man who began it’ - Dammit. Well one of them. The one who stormed that stage forty years ago with such style and perfection that we’re sitting here forty years later, still talking about that tiny little production which by rights should have disappeared into the zeitgeist after the originally intended three week run. So, Tumblr, can we get 4711 notes by 19th June?  If we do it.  I will post a rare - never before seen - photo from the original Theatre Upstairs production.  Well. How nice.  Fuck yeah
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thescienceofjohnlock: damntimcurrywhyyousodistracting: On the 16th of June 1973 The Rocky Horror Show began previews in the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London. They held their official, thunder ridden, opening night on the 19th of June 1973. 2013 marks the 40th Anniversary of this incredible production and I want to share some Frankie love here on Tumblr in a tribute to ‘the man who began it’ - Dammit. Well one of them. The one who stormed that stage forty years ago with such style and perfection that we’re sitting here forty years later, still talking about that tiny little production which by rights should have disappeared into the zeitgeist after the originally intended three week run. So, Tumblr, can we get 4711 notes by 19th June?  If we do it.  I will post a rare - never before seen - photo from the original Theatre Upstairs production.  Well. How nice.  Fuck yeah
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thescienceofjohnlock: damntimcurrywhyyousodistracting: On the 16th of June 1973 The Rocky Horror Show began previews in the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London. They held their official, thunder ridden, opening night on the 19th of June 1973. 2013 marks the 40th Anniversary of this incredible production and I want to share some Frankie love here on Tumblr in a tribute to ‘the man who began it’ - Dammit. Well one of them. The one who stormed that stage forty years ago with such style and perfection that we’re sitting here forty years later, still talking about that tiny little production which by rights should have disappeared into the zeitgeist after the originally intended three week run. So, Tumblr, can we get 4711 notes by 19th June?  If we do it.  I will post a rare - never before seen - photo from the original Theatre Upstairs production.  Well. How nice.  Fuck yeah
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thescienceofjohnlock: damntimcurrywhyyousodistracting: On the 16th of June 1973 The Rocky Horror Show began previews in the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London. They held their official, thunder ridden, opening night on the 19th of June 1973. 2013 marks the 40th Anniversary of this incredible production and I want to share some Frankie love here on Tumblr in a tribute to ‘the man who began it’ - Dammit. Well one of them. The one who stormed that stage forty years ago with such style and perfection that we’re sitting here forty years later, still talking about that tiny little production which by rights should have disappeared into the zeitgeist after the originally intended three week run. So, Tumblr, can we get 4711 notes by 19th June?  If we do it.  I will post a rare - never before seen - photo from the original Theatre Upstairs production.  Well. How nice.  Fuck yeah
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thescienceofjohnlock:

damntimcurrywhyyousodistracting:

On the 16th of June 1973 The Rocky Horror Show began previews in the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London. They held their official, thunder ridden, opening night on the 19th of June 1973.

2013 marks the 40th Anniversary of this incredible production and I want to share some Frankie love here on Tumblr in a tribute to ‘the man who began it’ - Dammit. Well one of them. The one who stormed that stage forty years ago with such style and perfection that we’re sitting here forty years later, still talking about that tiny little production which by rights should have disappeared into the zeitgeist after the originally intended three week run.

So, Tumblr, can we get 4711 notes by 19th June? 

If we do it. 

I will post a rare - never before seen - photo from the original Theatre Upstairs production.

 Well. How nice. 

Fuck yeah

Tales of the Andrea: geez-louise-miller: Finally got around to watching the new SSB...

geez-louise-miller:

keggo-0:

geez-louise-miller:

geez-louise-miller:

Finally got around to watching the new SSB trailers, and I am very distressed that there are no Ice Climbers so far. I mean, I do not like them, but I never lose as them. It is an unexplainable phenomenon, but I NEED MY AUTOMATIC WIN TEAM. HOW ELSE DO I SHOW PEOPLE UP.

(Once I beat my friend while I was only playing with one hand because I was talking on the phone. It seriously makes no sense, because she’s excellent at the game.)

Everyone is terrible with the Ice Climbers. WHICH IS WHY IT’S SO WEIRD.

I can see a new favorite, Wii Fit Trainer. I believe I will kick some serious butt with her!

Petition for you to move to the Springs so we can all have a huge tournament. Except you probably would not want to live here right now. 

I heard that it’s a bit on fire. Maybe when it’s less on fire.

Tales of the Andrea: geez-louise-miller: Finally got around to watching the new SSB...

geez-louise-miller:

geez-louise-miller:

Finally got around to watching the new SSB trailers, and I am very distressed that there are no Ice Climbers so far. I mean, I do not like them, but I never lose as them. It is an unexplainable phenomenon, but I NEED MY AUTOMATIC WIN TEAM. HOW ELSE DO I SHOW PEOPLE UP.

(Once I beat my friend while I was only playing with one hand because I was talking on the phone. It seriously makes no sense, because she’s excellent at the game.)

Everyone is terrible with the Ice Climbers. WHICH IS WHY IT’S SO WEIRD.

I can see a new favorite, Wii Fit Trainer. I believe I will kick some serious butt with her!

geez-louise-miller:

Finally got around to watching the new SSB trailers, and I am very distressed that there are no Ice Climbers so far. I mean, I do not like them, but I never lose as them. It is an unexplainable phenomenon, but I NEED MY AUTOMATIC WIN TEAM. HOW ELSE DO I SHOW PEOPLE UP.

(Once I beat my friend while I was only playing with one hand because I was talking on the phone. It seriously makes no sense, because she’s excellent at the game.)

I’m TERRIBLE with the Ice Climbers! Then again, I’m terrible at SSB.

I killed a guy with a trident: donnaanna: monahvens: am i the only one who doesn’t really like the...

lifeofkj:

brennacedria:

barbeauxbot:

littlevisibledelight:

dreadwulf:

covenmouse:

zyrenskistudios:

donnaanna:

monahvens:

am i the only one who doesn’t really like the Wardens as an order? i kind of felt like there was a noble purpose at the beginning of Origins but all the secrets and the backhanding and shadows and daggers and then the Architect

i mean, yes, they’re necessary,…

Oh, me too. I think there were hints in Awakenings that the Warden order isn’t what the legends make them out to be.

*raises hand* 

Not something I make a point of talking about often, but the entire Warden order and concept squicks the fuck out of me, and has since Origins itself.  It might be in large part due to my Mahariel but…

Y’know, no, it’s pretty much due to every single origin except possibly Cousland. And here’s why:

I know that Duncan is A) beloved by fandom, and B) raising an army against a force he’s understandably terrified of, HOWEVER he seems to be in habit of picking people for the Wardens out of the worst possible situations.  Screw taking people who actually want to go—lets conscript people who are in life-or-death situations and literally have no choice.  From his perspective he’s offering them some better conclusion than what they were up against—and I an see the argument to be made for that—but it’s the other one I rarely see anything about.

Where’s the arguement that he’s taking advantage of people who are being genuinely fucked over by everyone they’ve ever known?  Brosca is being framed for murder, and/or prosecuted for impersonating a noble when they’ve already been railroaded by life purely by being born casteless, Aeducan is framed for murder by his own brother and then told point-blank by Duncan that Duncan will leave him in the deep roads to die if he doesn’t consent to joining the Wardens.  Tabris is raped/killed a bunch of nobles for raping women of the alienage and probably about to be hung for their “crimes.”  The only one who can be said to be being “saved” is Mahariel, who was tainted and facing a sure, agonizing death if they didn’t attempt becoming a warden—but no one in that consultation really pays any attention if they say they would rather accept their death, and the keeper will flat out order them into it if they try to refuse. 

I understand from a game perspective why this is necessary, but the manner of forcing a character to go into something has to be taken as in-character or at least true to in-world laws or else it’s just bad writing.  That, coupled with the codex entries about how the Wardens will literally accept anyone—no matter what their crimes are—who passes the Joining,  we’re basically in a Black Watch (ASoFaI) territory where all your squad mates are most likely rapists, assassins, and other n’er-do-wells. 

And that’s fucking terrifying.

As if the shit that they leave you in the dark about isn’t bad enough (congats, kid, you’re signing your death warrant, will probably be gone before you’re thirty, are going to end your life in the most horrifying-but honorable!—way possible…IF you’re lucky and aren’t a woman, cause there’s always a possibility you could be capture and—y’know lets not finish this sentence, but we all know where that’s going).  But no, NO ONE can know what they do to protect people, it MUST BE KEPT SECRET FOREVER AND EVER even though 90% of it could be told to all new recruits without ever explaining the darkspawn blood thing, like having to sacrifice your life and the longevity thing, and thus weed out the ones who really aren’t willing to make that sacrifice.

But that’s the point of not telling them, isn’t it?  To trick people into taking what they think is just a job, and a heroic one.  It’s like telling someone they can sign up to be a fireman if they pass a physical, and then after they’ve signed legally binding documents you just ~casually mention~ that they get to fight fires by jumping on the flames and rolling to put them out.   It’s fifty kinds of fucked up and the Wardens as an organization creep me the fuck out.

yeah not only don’t they tell you the full deal until AFTER you joined, that your lifespan is shortened, that you are forever connected to the darkspawn, broodmothers

but knowing that the “you might die in the initiation” part is going to be extremely unpersuasive they approach mostly people who have no other choice. For the origins I played, it was “die/go to jail” vs. “join the wardens”. And not exactly with “informed consent” either.

You can see it as giving people without power/hope a chance for a new life, but It’s also preying on people in a coercive way. 

i just want to add, for the Tabris origin, Duncan was at the wedding. he could’ve stepped in, he could’ve helped break Tabris out with fewer casualties- but he just stands there. if you ask him about it, he’ll give you mysterious ‘i couldn’t help you for reasons~, i’d cause more trouble with my intervention ablublublu’

more trouble than being raped? more trouble than bringing down the guards on the entire alienage? 

and he waits for you. he waits to see if you make it out and then swoops in and conscripts you, and if you don’t think that’s sketchy as fuck idk what to tell you

The only Warden I ever made who loved Duncan as whole-heartedly and uncritically as Alistair did was Brosca. The rest of them side-eyed him to various levels. Mahariel hated him.

My Cousland has no qualms about Duncan, since the way I play and write her she’s using him for a chance at Howe, and getting to be part of a legendary order she’d always dreamed of is icing on the cake. When Alistair finally tells her the rest of the deal, she’s not happy by any means, but aside from the broodmother thing she doesn’t dwell on it—she hadn’t really expected to live through the blight and/or assassinating Howe, so the roughly thirty year thing was just a footnote.

Tabris and Amell (even though Amell is just a crack!AU) used Duncan as a way of becoming untouchable by the authorities. No, Wardening wasn’t exactly what they had planned, but it put them above the law in their eyes. Surana was distraught at being “exiled” though, and Mahariel might be actively considering murdering Duncan—then again, she doesn’t want to infect the rest of the clan, either, so she’s just as angry at herself for allowing Tamlen to talk her into going into those ruins in the first place. I haven’t decided how either of my dwarves will react.

Over all, though, as much as I love the Grey Wardens, their practices are more than a little problematic. Then again, I actively choose to support Anders & have my canon Hawke do the same, and have a budding mage-terrorist for an Amell, so “questionable practices” in Dragon Age have yet to actually bother me.

Yeah, I’m mostly with Brenna on this one. The Grey Wardens have some questionable practices for sure, but they’re also performing a vital role that no one else will fill, so I (and most of my Wardens, so far) tend to cut them some slack. Also, please name me an organization in Thedas that is not engaging in some questionable practices. (Forced lyrium addiction, slavery, oppression of races/underclasses, human sacrifices, etc.) I don’t think the Grey Wardens are particularly any better or worse than anyone else; they’re just not apologetic about it.

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