Geeky Fangirl Nerdiness

About to see star trek! I’m so excited.

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:15:07 -0400

About to see star trek! I’m so excited.

While I’m on the subject of theatre, if any of you yell at tech in a show about a perceived...

Sat, 11 May 2013 23:20:04 -0400

While I’m on the subject of theatre, if any of you yell at tech in a show about a perceived mistake whilst in the audience, I will personally find you, skin you, and wear you as a smashing pair of leather gloves.

You know who you are.

And so ends an era

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:50:38 -0400

I just finished my very last high school show. We’ve got strike on Wednesday still, but no more shows. I’m gonna miss this.

Guys John Barrowman is on Scandal. The noise I just made was not human.

Thu, 09 May 2013 22:47:37 -0400

Guys John Barrowman is on Scandal. The noise I just made was not human.

Fuck Yeah, Sherlock.: stupidsexypsychos: Hey Hannibal fans. It’s no news that our show might...

Sun, 05 May 2013 23:23:40 -0400

Fuck Yeah, Sherlock.: stupidsexypsychos: Hey Hannibal fans. It’s no news that our show might...:

stupidsexypsychos:

Hey Hannibal fans. It’s no news that our show might be on the edge of being cancelled- and I’ve seen a ton of people trying to get their friends to watch, which is great! Here’s a reminder to people outside of the USA that by getting this extension for chrome (totally…

smachajewski: Thor vs Loki An epic battle that will only end...

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:36:47 -0400

smachajewski:

Thor vs Loki

An epic battle that will only end with Ragnarok!

Pre-order your prints now! 12x18 or 20x30!

Just as with the plush things, use code FANIME2013 if you want to pick the prints up at the convention!

Want another size? Would you be interested in dual-prints (the two halves separated into their own print)? Please let me know!

TUMBLR SPECIAL! Use code “THETUMBLRS” through May 15th to get 20% off your order! This includes EVERYTHING in my shop!

freecie1: See this? This is a nail that went through my index...

Wed, 01 May 2013 23:43:51 -0400

freecie1:

See this? This is a nail that went through my index finger. The surgery to remove it without breaking my finger would cost 100,00 dollars, and my mom refused to pay for it, saying I had to deal with it. However, she claims that for every note on this post, she will pay one dollar towards proper removal.

Please reblog. I’m begging you, this could ruin my life otherwise.

theangelshavethefandoms: laurenthelettuce: loonylastrange: i-w...

Wed, 01 May 2013 22:58:49 -0400

theangelshavethefandoms:

laurenthelettuce:

loonylastrange:

i-want-your-cumberbabies:

the-doctor-to-my-tardis:

demonhunting:

three-patch-pr0blem:

bookish-assbutt:

maggerz94:

superdoctorchwoodlock:

destinysxheart:

ackelz:

I would like to apologize to my followers for reblogging this.

Stop right there

DON’T EVEN-

oh god.

I literally threw away my headphones when I heard the beginning.

Why did I click this.. and the PROCEED TO LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE THING.

I HATE YOU ALL THATS IT IM LEAVING

oh look satan made a thing

This is beautiful though. Just… I love it. (: It’s really well-done, I think. Listen to the entire thing.

hjsiohhioagiohdskl;hajagkl;j;hklwEIORHFwshfasopfhW’IOFHS stop STOP STOP STOP

theearsarelistening: lovesaragee: edgar-allan-poeno: tofeelthe...

Wed, 01 May 2013 22:51:14 -0400

theearsarelistening:

lovesaragee:

edgar-allan-poeno:

tofeelthefireinside:

jonnegri:

akosiallen:

EVOLUTION OF MUSIC by Pentatonix

11th Century
Salve Regina

1600s
Canon in D - Pachelbel

1800s
Symphony No. 5 - Beethoven

1910s
Danny Boy - Frederic Weatherly

1920s
Old Man River - Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II

1930s
Minnie the Moocher - Cab Calloway

1940s
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - The Andrew Sisters

1950s
I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
La Bamba - Ritchie Valens

1960s
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
Barbara Ann - Beach Boys
I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
RESPECT - Aretha Franklin

1970s
ABC - Jackson 5
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

1980s
Celebration - Kool & The Gang
Don’t Stop Believin’ - Journey
Thriller - Michael Jackson

1990s
Can’t Touch This - MC Hammer
…Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
Say My Name - Destiny’s Child
I Want It That Way - The Backstreet Boys

2000s
Hey Ya! - Outkast
Drop it Like It’s Hot - Snoop Dogg
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Hips Don’t Lie - Shakira
Single Ladies - Beyonce
I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry
Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
I Got a Feelin - Black Eyed Peas

2010s
Baby - Justin Bieber
We Found Love - Rihanna
Some Nights - Fun.
Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye
Gangnam Style - Psy
Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen

Dear mother of god, that bass voice. /swoons

Sweet mother of Jesus

WHAT IS THIS MAGIC

I am like a proud mother :’)

GODDAMN

SMASH SPOILERS AHEAD FUCK OFF NOW IF YOU DON’TWANNA SEE THEM HOLY FUCK HOLY FUCK I GOING TO...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:03:20 -0400

SMASH SPOILERS AHEAD FUCK OFF NOW IF YOU DON’TWANNA SEE THEM

HOLY FUCK HOLY FUCK I GOING TO DIE
SMASH IS KILLING ME
OMG THIS SHOW
KYLE BABY, PLEASE DON’T FUCKING DIE

"I am disappointed in everybody", Or: No, My Expectations were Never that High

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:47:19 -0400

joolabee:

To start: I never thought John/Sherlock would become canon. No, really. I don’t think many people do. Lots of people want it to, but I think it’s generally accepted as a relative impossibility, no matter how much we want it.

What I am here to talk about it why that impossibility is so harmful, what that says about media today, and, of course, why I am disappointed in fucking everybody.

Also: this post contains minor spoilers and frank discussion of the appearance of a certain character, so if you don’t know what I’m talking about, turn back now before you regret it.

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My forum Class was out volunteering and it was so fucking cold my legs feel like ice blocks.

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:38:17 -0400

My forum Class was out volunteering and it was so fucking cold my legs feel like ice blocks.

whatorthat: gyzym: takealookatyourlife: heroicallyfound: sv...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:23:44 -0400

whatorthat:

gyzym:

takealookatyourlife:

heroicallyfound:

svetlana-del-rey:

Was she going to slap you because you never in any way made him gay in the actual books, taking zero risks/doing absolutely nothing for gay characters in literature, and only announcing your “authorial intent” afterwards for a cheap shot at looking like an ~ally~

^^^

Gay people are just normal people. We are not told about any of the Hogwarts professors love lives, other than Snape, and it would be completely out of character for Dumbledore to walk around telling everyone about his sexuality.

Did you want her to make him dress in glittery platform boots, a crop top, and decorate his office in rainbow flags to make it more obvious for you? Would that be enough of a stereotype to appease you people? Or what? Please tell me. I’d like to know how you think a gay character is supposed to be portrayed.

And did you miss the Grindelwald chapters in the ‘actual books’? Or was that also not obvious enough for you? Did Dumbledore need to whisper “always” wistfully in order for you to connect that he had romantic feelings for Grindelwald? Maybe you are American and need them to gaze longingly into each others eyes with awkward close ups of their fingers almost grazing each other that Hollywood thinks means ‘true love’.

It didn’t fit into his relationship to Harry to ever say “I’m gay”, and so it was not stated explicitly (you might have noticed the book was told from Harry Potter’s perspective).

The point is though, that he is a homosexual, well respected, powerful, and very loved wizard- and his sexuality doesn’t matter because no one else thinks it matters. a.k.a. no one care that he loves men, and that is wonderful.

Wow, okay, there is a lot of stuff going on in this relatively short post (and I’m really sorry for the length of this, guys — I’d cut it if I could, but tumblr won’t let me, so remember you can always hit J to skip down)! I’m sure, both from the notecount on this and from looking at their blog, that the OP has gotten a ton of response to this, but I want to just take a second and clear up some stuff that may not have been said, or may not have been said clearly.

So, to start with an example: let’s all imagine that a couple years from now, Johnny Q. Reader, aged 9 and a half, gets all seven Harry Potter books for Christmas. Neither one of his parents are Potterheads; in fact, they’ve never read the books or seen the movies. They bought these books for Johnny at the urging of a salesperson or friend, and know what everyone who hasn’t read the Potter books knows about the Potter books: that they’re really popular kids books about wizards and magic. They don’t know J.K. Rowling said Dumbledore was gay in an interview, because why would they know that? They’ve never paid much attention to the series before, there are no longer any new books or movies coming out, and that interview happened years ago — it’s not like people are still talking about it in what you might call ~mainstream~ culture.

So young Johnny reads — devours, really — all seven books. He loves them. He has the transformative experience so many of us did in reading these books, becomes completely immersed in the world of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, except he does it in six months, because all the books are out. When he finishes them, he’s flush with that feeling you get at the end of a really good story, that sense that you wish it would never end… but he’s also, y’know, ten years old. He’s got soccer practice and Billy’s birthday party and school tomorrow, not to mention the ability only children have to take their all-consuming attention away from one thing and drop it unceremoniously onto another. He could google Harry Potter, but he doesn’t. He could google Albus Dumbledore, his favorite character from the series, but he doesn’t. He goes to soccer practice and Billy’s birthday party and school, and carries with him what he knows of Harry Potter from the seven books he read, because, well. Seven books is a lot, especially to a 10 year old kid. It feels like enough.

Now, OP mentions in their post the obviousness of the Grindlewald chapter, and yeah, sure, you caught me, as a queer 18 year old powering through DH the day it came out, I read that chapter thinking “Untz untz untz, these two are totally getting it on like it’s their last chance before their narrative unravels into a thinly-veiled Holocaust parallel.” But Johnny Q. Reader, aged 9.5 - 10, isn’t thinking that. Johnny Q. Reader is thinking “Dumbledore and Grindlewald were close friends!” because that’s what the book told him to think. Johnny doesn’t know about that interview; Johnny’s parents don’t know about that interview. So, in terms of Johnny’s experience of the character, Albus Dumbledore is not gay. Which means Johnny is not going to pause before he uses gay as insult to another kid, thinking of this character he grew to feel connected with, this character he came to know as important and human and brave. Which means that, if Johnny is called gay by another kid, if Johnny himself turns out to be queer, he is not going to be able to think back to Albus Dumbledore and feel comforted, strengthened, a little less alone.

And hey, speaking of little Johnny’s impression of the books — the OP talks about how none of the other professors save Snape have visible love lives within the narrative, and while that’s not technically true (Hagrid, remember, was a professor in PoA), it’s also not important. Because in narratives, especially in children’s narratives, it doesn’t make sense to break characters down by their profession; it makes sense to break them down by their comparable visibility and importance to the character whose point of view you’re working within. Harry and Dumbledore’s relationship isn’t, or even in my opinion something that should be primarily considered as, a typical student-to-teacher relationship, unless you think Dumbles was handing out invisibility cloaks to, quietly pulling the strings on the lives of, and waiting beyond the veil of death for every other Hogwarts student. If you want to make the point that people whose relationships to Harry are comparable to Dumbledore’s don’t have visible sexual orientations, you should be talking about Significant Adults, not Hogwarts professors.

Aaaaand, of course, you can’t make that point, because here are the Significant Adults, other than Dumbledore, in the life of Harry Potter: the Dursleys (terrible people, but in an apparently loving heterosexual marriage), the Potters (dead people, but in an an apparently loving heterosexual marriage), the Weasleys (in an apparently loving heterosexual marriage), Hagrid (shown falling for and dating Madame Maxime), Sirius Black (did his waiting, 12 years of it, in Azkaban, and spends remainder of his life in hiding without a ton of opportunity for dating; however, the narrative talks about the pictures of girls he used to keep on his walls/how all the girls used to love him, so it’s strongly implied that he’s heterosexual), Remus Lupin (enters an apparently loving heterosexual marriage within the series), Snape (~Always~), arguably the Malfoys (Death Eaters, but in an apparently loving heterosexual marriage), and McGonagall who admittedly is portrayed within series as staying single and letting her hair flow in the wind while she fires spells into the sunset, I’ll give you that one.

OP says it didn’t fit into Dumbledore’s relationship with Harry to ever say “I’m gay,” and so it was not stated implicitly: I ask you, nay, I implore you, to consider that a little further. With the exception of McGonagall — and arguably Sirius, if you want to call Sirius then fine, Sirius is really a whole ‘nother essay for me so go ahead — every other Significant Adult in Harry’s life is presented by the narrative as straight. I’m not saying that’s a horrible thing, or a thing that makes JK Rowling a terrible person — I’m just saying that they are, and you probably didn’t even notice.

You think it would have been outside of the realm of Dumbledore’s relationship with Harry to say “I’m gay,” fine. Why couldn’t someone else have said it — perhaps noted gossip columnist Rita Skeeter, in the book she wrote about Dumbledore’s life, specifically in the chapter she devoted to his friendship with Grindlewald? What about Remus or Sirius, while discussing the heyday of the Order of the Phoenix? Why couldn’t Hagrid, with his big mouth, have spilled something about the Headmaster’s personal life? Why couldn’t McGonagall have said something to Dumbledore about it that Harry overhead? Why couldn’t Dumbledore himself have mentioned it in a way that wasn’t a stilted, heavy coming out speech: I mean, god knows the guy is random enough. Perhaps, “Would you like some lemon drops, Harry? I once had a boyfriend who loved them.” Perhaps, “Oh, dear, the last time I was in Hogsmeade, it was on a rather terrible date. I wonder what ever happened to him?” There are a thousand different ways to establish a character’s sexuality, which I know, because they’re used to establish characters as straight all the time. And if you want to play like the Potter universe is totally accepting of queer people, like Dumbledore’s sexuality doesn’t have to get brought up because not bringing it up shows how much it ~doesn’t matter~ to anyone, I’d be interested to know why we’re aware of all these straight characters. If not ever bringing it up or establishing it in any way at all is a sign of normalcy and acceptance for sexuality, why isn’t every adult in the series a question mark?

On that topic: man oh man, there is nothing I hate hearing more than “Sexuality doesn’t matter,” than “No one cares, and that’s wonderful.” Because, as a queer person: I care! It matters to me! Do I think it’s wonderful when people think my sexuality doesn’t matter in terms of things like my professional life, or whether I’m a good person or a trustworthy friend? Sure. That’s great, because my sexuality doesn’t matter in terms of those things, and people shouldn’t assume that it would. But it sure as hell has mattered to me, has impacted me and my life, and it’s sure as hell part of who I am. The alternate reality straight version of me, floating around out there somewhere in the multiverse, has had different experience than I have, has internalized different things than I have, has loved different people than I have. She is different than me! And the idea that people think saying “Well, hooray, nobody cares about that part of you,” is acceptance is always going to bum me out. The idea that people classify, “I think you’re normal even though you’re queer,” (a statement that really means “I think you’re normal even though you’re not”) as an open, affirming thing to say is always, always going to register for me as serious buzzkill.

I’m not saying you should hate JK Rowling, or even that I think she said what she said about Dumbledore’s sexuality just to look like an ally — I, personally, don’t hate her, and don’t think that. I have a hard time hating someone who both gave me a series of books that I love to this day and had to be taken off the billionaires list because she gives so much of her money to charity; I think she really wrote and thinks Dumbledore as gay, and said something about it the way she would’ve about any other detail of her writing. But if you really want to argue, as the OP did, that the point is that “he is a homosexual, well respected, powerful, and very loved wizard,” then I think you have to stop and think of what little Johnny Q., aged 9.5-10, is seeing. Well-respected? Yes. Powerful? You betcha. Very loved? Absolutely. But homosexual? Not where Johnny can see it. Not in Johnny’s book.

emphasis mine

I approve of this post very much. I’d like to add that in the foreword/intro Dumbledore wrote to Beedle the Bards book of Grimms rip offs does imply his gayness more heavily. He talks about a letter from Lucius Malfoy which attempts to rip on his character that I read as containing homophobic language, but as the above poster said, I was a older teen. I think it’s indicative of the hetronormativity in our culture that an author with characters who she thinks of as queer are not really explored in that context the way heterosexual characters-or at least characters who are in heterosexual relationships- are.

vhagaryen: the fact that a group of 1-3 year olds piloted a giant animatronic reptar suit through...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:02:40 -0400

vhagaryen:

the fact that a group of 1-3 year olds piloted a giant animatronic reptar suit through the city of paris and i can’t do my hair in the mornings

bluandorange: unseendaydream: cannibalcoalition: witchlingfumb...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:01:00 -0400

bluandorange:

unseendaydream:

cannibalcoalition:

witchlingfumbles:

ejacutastic:

feminist-space:

feminist-space:

kissedeverybody:

Sign here

Let’s hit 30k by the end of this week!

Keep going.

i just want to make a note that a lot of guys and girls literally DO NOT KNOW WHAT RAPE REALLY IS and find it acceptable in circumstances as shitty as “he spent a lot of money on her” and that’s literally unnacceptable. if you think this will be a waste of taxpayer money or s/t look at this and tell me that public education and outreach doesn’t work.

so basically this is REALLY important and would genuinely make a HUGE impact on rape stats.

We still need almost 70,000 signatures. SIGN AND SIGNAL BOOST.

Signed and boosted.

As of April 19, 2013 this is where we’re at:

There’s only a day left-share this on facebook, twitter, myspace wherever just get it out there and maybe, maybe, we have a chance. If nothing else then maybe the next time this petition comes up we can have another go at it

goddamn, this is important please spread

GO SIGN IT RIGHT NOW GO SIGN IT NOW

amypondrocks: ghosts—with—just—voices: forancientking: totallyfubar: imjohnlocked: walkered: i...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:56:48 -0400

amypondrocks:

ghosts—with—just—voices:

forancientking:

totallyfubar:

imjohnlocked:

walkered:

i propose a new cover

I made a thing.

okay where’s john green

ALRIGHT EVERYBODY

TIME FOR A ROUND OF MAKE JOHN GREEN FIND THE THING

I wonder if Martian Freeman has a tumblr, and keeps it secret to avoid this sort of thing

If you don't reblog this you'll never meet Tom Hiddleston

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:46:04 -0400

liefullyloki:

trickster-god:

sweetmotherofsleipnir:

petite-peste:

thehiddleslife:

tom-sits-like-a-whore:

resakaye:

tom-sits-like-a-whore:

Well, I’m certainly not tempting THAT fate.

came up on my dash, so i have to reblog it even if it’s mine

I tried to scroll past but…what if…

honestly … I was too afraid for not reblog …

The things I reblog for Tom Hiddleston…

I chance nothing

You know what really annoys me? When people latch on to a certain person, organization or character...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:28:07 -0400

You know what really annoys me? When people latch on to a certain person, organization or character they hate and then proceed to justify the hate with all the reasons that patriarchy/racism/hetronormativity/trans phobia etc suck. I mean, people can be dickheads about this stuff, to the point where they refuse to accept anyone cis, white, straight, male, or all of the above. I mean, sure, the cis white male celebrity you hate said some shitty things, and he should be called on those, but checking your privilege, knowing it doesn’t mean you are immune from their affects sometimes. Also, knowing what society has put in your box doesn’t invalidate your ability to keep fighting for someone else’s rights to the privileges you already possess. I’m so tired of people saying that because someone isn’t gay, or trans, is male, or white, they have “no right” to talk about those issues. It’s only when allies begin to act or believe that they are better, or know better then those they are fight with that they become a problem. Don’t blame individuals for the problems of society. Fight ignorance, fight hatred, teach, don’t preach.

My director brought his two year old to rehearsal today and He asked him to sing his abc’s,...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:00:59 -0400

My director brought his two year old to rehearsal today and He asked him to sing his abc’s, Right? So the kid just like dROPS TO THE FLOOR, TRYS TO HIDE HIS HEAD IN THE GROUND AND THEN JUST LIES ON THE GROUND.

byronic-heroine: I’m just in love with this man.

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:49:10 -0400

byronic-heroine:

I’m just in love with this man.