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May192013
The Terran Fey
The “bad guys” in my novel belong to a Council called the Terran Fey. Whilst I was mildly aware of the fantastical properties of these words and a vague knowledge of their meanings, I only recently looked in to what they meant by themselves:
ter·ran
/ˈterən/
Noun
(in science fiction) An inhabitant of the planet Earth.
Adjective
(in science fiction) Relating to Earth or its inhabitants.
fey
/fā/
Adjective
- Giving an impression of vague unworldliness
There are a tonne of levels his works on in the context of my text. Sometimes I’m a right clever bastard.
12AM
On the light and dark…
Why is darkness considered evil, and light considered good?
Evil is usually obvious and unabashed. It does not hide, it waits with its jaws wide open waiting for the meek, weak or disadvantaged to walk towards it seeking answers.
The true nature of good is often based in faith. In the unknown. What is more unknown than what lies in the dark? Who sits above us in judgement of our actions. Unknown. The unknown is often vilified but the truth is we often seek answers from it and so, the darkness of what lies with in is the only thing that might lead to enlightenment.
The light, however, offers the obvious. “Never judge a book by its cover” “Don’t believe everything you hear” “Question the obvious” “It’s too good to be true”. If something seems too bright; it often is. If something seems too dark: enlighten yourself.
May142013
Evolution of becoming a Tumblr user…
At first I was like…
And then I saw that this place was totally about stuff and I was like:
At first I thought it would be a good idea to not get too involved, chill a bit, see what I could get into, you know, generally just:
But… I couldn’t help it… Doctor Who, Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Sexy things… ART AND WRITING AND POETRY:
It all seemed too much until porn graced my dash and I was like:
and then…
and THEN…
But then… things started to change and I realised that instead of revulsion I was starting to think:
And that was it… I was now a member of Tumblr…
And that is my story… A tale told by gif, just as Tumblr intended.
5PM
One of my favourite lines in anything ever!
(Source: nifri, via thenetherrealm)
3PM
I really hate this, and I especially hate that it was reblogged by a supposed ‘LGBT’ blog.
Yes Drag is a big part of certain cultures under the LGBTQIA umbrella, but let’s actually consider why Branson did this.
Not because he actually wanted to wear feminine coded clothes and make-up, not because he wanted to play with gender expression or explore his gender identity, not even as an alternative persona created and meticulously crafted and maintained as part of a show as in the case of most drag queens.
No, he did this because he lost a bet. It’s meant to be a punishment, a bit of light hearted fun at his expense.
Oh isn’t it funny! Look at the silly man dressed up in lady’s clothes, how embarrassing for him! He’s got a beard and badly applied make-up on, what a hoot!
All this does is reinforce our ideas about binary gender traits and what it means to be a man or a woman.
It’s misogynistic, because it’s based on the idea that it’s belittling or embarrassing for a man to dress up like a woman. And it’s transphobic, or more specifically trans-misogynistic, because it’s based on the idea that someone with a beard and (we assume) a penis can’t ever look, let alone be, a ‘real’ woman.
It’s disgusting cis-patriarchal bullshit, and I’m sick of seeing it on my dash not being called out.
I’ve been wanting to write a post on this matter as well, but Becca basically nails it with this post.
Disgusting.
Tumblr needs to lighten up a bit…
Lighten up and get over itself. High-horses are all well and good, but being a PC braggart about something like this is silly. You can’t reinforce something that is based in very firm foundations all ready, whether or not it is the correct way to see gender traits..
May122013
(Source: djsavage, via edfieldsforever)
5PM
Eminem eating M&Ms with other Eminems
Which one is the real Slim Shady? They are all stood up. :\
(Source: 97bonnieandclyde, via roguexslayer)
May62013
We Will Remember You, REBLOG if you will remember us too!
(Source: helpmeiminanutshell)
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