Ramblings from Apalapachia...

Ramblings from Apalapachia... Helen Sunflower. 22. Part-time student, part-time worker, part-time artist, part-time blogger.
British-Canadian. Artist. Reader. Writer. Dramatist. Queer. Pansexual. Feminist. Traveller. Whovian. Science-fiction & fantasy lover. Talks too much. Wants more than ordinary.

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“That’s what interests me about The Doctor because, actually, look at the blood on the man’s hands. 900 years, countless very selfish choices, and he’s literally blown planets up. His own race, you know, that’s all on his hands. Which is why I think he has to make silly jokes and wear a fez. Because if he didn’t, he’d hang himself.” - Matt Smith

(Source: karensheilagillan)

"If we can’t write diversity into sci-fi, then what’s the point? You don’t create new worlds to give them all the same limits of the old ones."

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Jane Espenson (from interview with Advocate.com)

(Source: mowliegrowlie)

"Films like The Notebook imply that love transcends everything, and this simply isn’t true. It’s an important part of life, but not a fundamental part. You don’t need to meet someone else to be happy. Concentrate on that mountain climbing career. Knit me a jumper for Christmas. Take a writing class and learn how to channel that grief into beautiful art. Start listening to The Go! Team. I don’t know if they sing about love, because I don’t understand a word of their songs."

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Phoebe Eccles, How to Mend a Broken Heart (Feminspire)

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feminspire:

kendrawcandraw:

FEMME IS NOT FRAGILE

YES YES YES! This is the best. What a wonderful artist. 

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feminspire:

kendrawcandraw:

FEMME IS NOT FRAGILE

YES YES YES! This is the best. What a wonderful artist. 

What fictional character(s) do I remind you of?

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eridick-amporna:

thelittleturtleduck:

Looks:
Personality:

omg someone do this please

nothingeverlost:

My darling followers, this is crap.  Love is always valid.  Love does not have to be mad, passionate and extraordinary to be worth your time.  And if you can not feel mad passionate love it does not make you less valid or wonderful.
I get the sentiment of this.  ’Don’t settle.’  But this is one of the problems with our society and being aromantic, greyromantic or just not interested in a romantic relationship.  Romance novels, romance movies, romantic comedies, and everything else saying ‘you must fall in love.  If you’re not in love you just haven’t found your soulmate yet.’
Fuck that.
The love that you have to offer is good enough, and if it’s not good enough for someone then it’s not the right match.  It does not make you wrong.  It does not make you unworthy.  

YES.

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nothingeverlost:

My darling followers, this is crap.  Love is always valid.  Love does not have to be mad, passionate and extraordinary to be worth your time.  And if you can not feel mad passionate love it does not make you less valid or wonderful.

I get the sentiment of this.  ’Don’t settle.’  But this is one of the problems with our society and being aromantic, greyromantic or just not interested in a romantic relationship.  Romance novels, romance movies, romantic comedies, and everything else saying ‘you must fall in love.  If you’re not in love you just haven’t found your soulmate yet.’

Fuck that.

The love that you have to offer is good enough, and if it’s not good enough for someone then it’s not the right match.  It does not make you wrong.  It does not make you unworthy.  

YES.

(Source: moomintroll23)

OUAT Character Asks!

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  • *Storybrooke*
  • Emma Swan: Do you have any special skills or talents?
  • Henry Mills: What is your favorite book?
  • Regina Mills: Do you like to have power over other people?
  • Mary Margaret Blanchard: If you were a teacher, what grade would you teach?
  • David Nolan: Have you been stuck between two choices?
  • Ruby Lucas: Would you ever dye your hair? If you have, what color did you dye it?
  • Sidney Glass: Have you ever been in love with someone who will never love you back?
  • Archie Hopper: Do you believe people are naturally good?
  • Sheriff Graham: Have you been in a loveless relationship?
  • *Fairy Tale Land*
  • The Evil Queen: Are you a vengeful person?
  • Snow White: Have you ever fought for someone you love?
  • Prince Charming: Is there someone you would risk your life for?
  • Red Riding Hood: If you could turn into any animal, what would it be?
  • The Genie: If you could have 3 wishes, what would they be?
  • Jiminy Cricket: Have you ever been manipulated by anyone?
  • The Huntsman: What is your favorite animal?
  • Maleficent: What type of pet do you have?
  • If you can think of another character, add them and a question!
misscamthenorwegian:

There are a reasons for walls, Emma Swan thinks distantly. It’s not just keeping people out, no. They also hold the structure together and keep it from caving in. Make them strong enough, and you can even withstand an earthquake. The ground feels like it is shifting beneath Emma as she reads; this is Graham’s letter to her that was probably never intended to be read, crumpled as it was in his bottom drawer. But death tears privacy away; no walls can hold it out. His greatest wish was that they could be together, and Emma stares at the letters until her eyes hurt and her heart feels as empty as he claimed his was. It wasn’t, of course. His was a heart she might even have grown to trust.But no. Slowly, she rises to her feet. She puts the letter back where she found it, and carefully she begins walking out. Mary Margaret will be waiting and will be worried. No need too, though. The structure still stands. The walls are up again. 
They’ll be stronger this time.

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misscamthenorwegian:

There are a reasons for walls, Emma Swan thinks distantly. It’s not just keeping people out, no. They also hold the structure together and keep it from caving in. Make them strong enough, and you can even withstand an earthquake.

The ground feels like it is shifting beneath Emma as she reads; this is Graham’s letter to her that was probably never intended to be read, crumpled as it was in his bottom drawer. But death tears privacy away; no walls can hold it out.

His greatest wish was that they could be together, and Emma stares at the letters until her eyes hurt and her heart feels as empty as he claimed his was. It wasn’t, of course. His was a heart she might even have grown to trust.

But no. Slowly, she rises to her feet. She puts the letter back where she found it, and carefully she begins walking out. Mary Margaret will be waiting and will be worried. No need too, though. The structure still stands. The walls are up again.

They’ll be stronger this time.


I FEEL LIKE THIS WAS MADE FOR ME

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I FEEL LIKE THIS WAS MADE FOR ME

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thsmiths:

IT REALLY ANNOYS ME HOW ONLY GIRLS GET CALLED OUT FOR SWEARING TOO MUCH BECAUSE “ITS NOT LADYLIKE” FUCK YOU IM NOT HERE TO BE “LADYLIKE” IM HERE TO KICK ASS 

# no no no # it’s fuck you i can swear all i damn want and still be lady like while you are still trying to find out how to pick your jaw off the ground # when i kick your ass so hard you land in next century

A waste of time is anything that you don’t enjoy doing, everything else is suspect.

lovebeyondmeasure:

Quick, messy graphic to explain a concept that seems obvious to me:
We shouldn’t be helping women because they’re related to someone else. We shouldn’t be helping women because someone else cares about them. We should be helping women because they are people. 
We should be helping women for their own sake.
Why is that a hard concept for people to grasp?

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lovebeyondmeasure:

Quick, messy graphic to explain a concept that seems obvious to me:

We shouldn’t be helping women because they’re related to someone else. We shouldn’t be helping women because someone else cares about them. We should be helping women because they are people. 

We should be helping women for their own sake.

Why is that a hard concept for people to grasp?

#ughhhh these idiots

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(Source: chloeofthevalley)

(tw!) “I was Raped at Disney World and Nobody Cared”

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feministdisney:

I couldn’t believe this when I read the headline. I would understand if it was difficult to handle a rape case that happened several weeks previously, but the way the company and its counselors shut her down and blamed her for it is absolutely disgusting and abhorrent. Leaves a really bad taste in my mouth about this program: note that it was very difficult for her to report the rape at all.
For friends and others currently in the program or planning to be, putting my best vibes your way and hoping you never have to go through something like this.
It took a lot of strength for this person to report what happened to them even after everything they went through.
Go to title link above for full piece, a lot of it is in excerpts here below. Again: TW for rape, and rape culture
I had heard about the Disney College Program from a few friends that had an amazing time working for the company and thought it would be better than nothing. Add the unlimited access to their theme parks, warm weather, and four extra months to figure out what to do with my life and it sounded pretty ideal.
 
I was accepted into the program and arrived in mid-August.  After a few days of orientation, I started work on Main Street U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom.
 
Three weeks into the program, I was raped by one of my co-workers. 
 
I don’t feel a desire to share every detail from that night, but I’ll give you the bare bones: He and I went to a party together, we went back to his apartment later, and I said “no,” but he wouldn’t stop.
 
For two months I kept everything that happened that night to myself. I told my roommates that things went fine and I had a good night.  I didn’t know how to feel about what happened. In the beginning, I told myself it was a misunderstanding; maybe he hadn’t heard me. I blamed myself; I should have yelled louder. I should have pushed harder. I should have punched him and ran out of the room.  I always thought that if I was ever raped I would beat the guy up. Does that mean I wasn’t raped?
I finally decided to talk to someone after the first time I ran into him outside of work. He showed up at my friend’s Halloween party dressed as the Phantom of the Opera, which made seeing him that much more unnerving. I spent the rest of the night watching him hit on girls, worrying, and wondering whether or not I should tell my co-workers what happened.
 
I made an appointment to see one of the counselors in Disney’s Employee Assistance Program. I tried to be optimistic.Of course they’ll listen to me. It’s Disney, a company built on childhood innocence and happiness. Wouldn’t they want to fire an accused rapist immediately? (Spoiler Alert: No.)
 
I recounted everything that happened that night while the counselor stayed silent and seemed at least mildly sympathetic. When I told her we had been drinking, her face changed from “concerned” to “you made a mistake.”  Still, I told her, I said “no” the entire time and he never listened.
 
The first thing she said to me was “Well, now you know not to be hanging around boys in the middle of the night. You know what they want.”
Take a few seconds and re-read that. Now let’s unpack it.
 
A certified counselor was insinuating that it was my fault that my coworker decided to rape me — as if I should have known better than to interact with any man after dark. Not only that, but she was advising me to approach every interaction with a man as if he is a potential rapist, including every man that works at Disney World.  If I react to a man with anything less than hostility after sundown, whatever happens is my fault.
 
I told her that “no” means “no” whether it’s day or night. That was apparently too radical an idea for her, as she said nothing in reply. She continued to make excuses for my rapist.

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sher:

The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug.

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