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Dec. 11th, 2016
donnajosh: I really don’t care who’s
Dec. 11th, 2016 02:25 pmvia http://ift.tt/2hirwGR:
donnajosh:
I really don’t care who’s right, who’s wrong. We’re both right. We’re both wrong. Let’s have two parties, huh? What do you say?
donnajosh:
I really don’t care who’s right, who’s wrong. We’re both right. We’re both wrong. Let’s have two parties, huh? What do you say?
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shiningnorthernlights:
musical theatre meme → [1/10] shows → hadestown
“It’s an old song, it’s an old tale from way back whenIt’s an old song, but we’re gonna sing it again”
shiningnorthernlights:
musical theatre meme → [1/10] shows → hadestown
“It’s an old song, it’s an old tale from way back whenIt’s an old song, but we’re gonna sing it again”
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gingersnapwolves:
polytropic-liar:
I was thinking today about Leverage–as one does–and about the various grifting styles we see the team employ, and how most of them have a very particular grift strategy that they rarely stray from when they have to be the main one in the spotlight. And what I think is really interesting is how their strategies are often exact opposites.
Eliot’s syle of grifting is to flatten himself, to make himself seem simple. He plays nerds, ‘manipulate-able’ fighters, awkward librarians and accountants and basically people it’s easy to dismiss or to pigeonhole as one thing (whereas in reality he’s anything but that). In direct contrast, Sophie’s entire grift style plays up her mysteriousness. She draws people in because they want to know more about her, because she’s intriguing and fascinating and there’s the suggestion that if only the mark were worthy of her time and attention, she knows things they could only dream of.
Nate’s style is to be incredibly obnoxious. Which, let’s all congratulate him on playing to his strengths, first of all. But second of all, it’s a really interesting grift style, because basically it manipulates people by annoying them. While Sophie draws people in and directs their attention and clouds their judgement by making them want her around, Nate directs people’s attention and clouds their judgement by making them want him to leave. They’re both very effective at getting a person to do exactly what they want!
And while Eliot’s grift style almost always involves him pretending to be bad at something (physically harmless alien nerd, unsophisticated boxer who can’t people good, etc), Hardison’s grifts almost always involve him being an expert at something (Iceman, FBI agent, even conspiracy theorist) and using his expertise to gain access, authority, etc.
And then I was thinking about Parker and trying to pin down her style, and I realized that another reason why she was an excellent choice of leader is that she can kind of do them all. Every grift she does has that tinge of ‘weird’ to it, because that’s who she is, but she’s able to switch between strategies in a way that the others never really employ. She can be unassuming and underestimated (Alice, baby reporter), off-putting and upsetting (that pop star with the duck), an expert who comes in and takes over (FBI agent), or intriguing and enticing (that scene with the diamond necklace, you know the one, we all know the one, you whispered “oh no she’s hot” at the screen don’t lie). I wouldn’t say she’s the best grifter, that’s definitely Sophie, but she might be the most versatile one.
Basically Parker is the best, Leverage is the best, we all knew that, thank you for your time.
let’s all congratulate him on playing to his strengths
gingersnapwolves:
polytropic-liar:
I was thinking today about Leverage–as one does–and about the various grifting styles we see the team employ, and how most of them have a very particular grift strategy that they rarely stray from when they have to be the main one in the spotlight. And what I think is really interesting is how their strategies are often exact opposites.
Eliot’s syle of grifting is to flatten himself, to make himself seem simple. He plays nerds, ‘manipulate-able’ fighters, awkward librarians and accountants and basically people it’s easy to dismiss or to pigeonhole as one thing (whereas in reality he’s anything but that). In direct contrast, Sophie’s entire grift style plays up her mysteriousness. She draws people in because they want to know more about her, because she’s intriguing and fascinating and there’s the suggestion that if only the mark were worthy of her time and attention, she knows things they could only dream of.
Nate’s style is to be incredibly obnoxious. Which, let’s all congratulate him on playing to his strengths, first of all. But second of all, it’s a really interesting grift style, because basically it manipulates people by annoying them. While Sophie draws people in and directs their attention and clouds their judgement by making them want her around, Nate directs people’s attention and clouds their judgement by making them want him to leave. They’re both very effective at getting a person to do exactly what they want!
And while Eliot’s grift style almost always involves him pretending to be bad at something (physically harmless alien nerd, unsophisticated boxer who can’t people good, etc), Hardison’s grifts almost always involve him being an expert at something (Iceman, FBI agent, even conspiracy theorist) and using his expertise to gain access, authority, etc.
And then I was thinking about Parker and trying to pin down her style, and I realized that another reason why she was an excellent choice of leader is that she can kind of do them all. Every grift she does has that tinge of ‘weird’ to it, because that’s who she is, but she’s able to switch between strategies in a way that the others never really employ. She can be unassuming and underestimated (Alice, baby reporter), off-putting and upsetting (that pop star with the duck), an expert who comes in and takes over (FBI agent), or intriguing and enticing (that scene with the diamond necklace, you know the one, we all know the one, you whispered “oh no she’s hot” at the screen don’t lie). I wouldn’t say she’s the best grifter, that’s definitely Sophie, but she might be the most versatile one.
Basically Parker is the best, Leverage is the best, we all knew that, thank you for your time.
let’s all congratulate him on playing to his strengths
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cinematize:
Video: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Official Teaser Trailer #2
cinematize:
Video: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Official Teaser Trailer #2
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seananmcguire:
vaspider:
thebibliosphere:
felren13:
outofchaosandhope:
veesoapbox:
This is the last time I’m going to talk about this, because I’m so spent I can’t even bring myself to do more than this.
We started this GoFundMe campaign in a last ditch effort to try to keep our family in our home and make sure we have necessities like food, water, or a roof over our head.
The campaign isn’t going anywhere, and we can’t get any traction. We’re on the verge of shutoffs of our utilities. My internet is getting shut off in two days, and that’ll destroy any chance I have at reaching out and trying to make ends meet. We’re behind on our rent, and will likely face eviction soon as well.
So all in all, we’re not in a good place.
It’s not that I’m lazy, please don’t think that. I work 40 hours a week while my wife stays home paralyzed with anxiety. All of our money goes towards the bills we have, but when you’re just barely making all of your payments, the things you can’t pay add up.
Only a couple of weeks ago, any money we could muster was destroyed when our car’s tires blew out. That was it. It was the biggest priority, because I can’t make the 40 minute drive to work everyday without a functioning car.
We’ve been battered, discriminated against, and treated like garbage for the last year. We escaped an abusive landlord and tried to start anew, but we can’t get any traction.
I don’t have any shame left. I know. I’m on the internet begging strangers for money. But I don’t know what to do. I’m at a point where I will literally do ANYTHING to keep my family safe. I’m not kidding. ANYTHING within legal restrictions. It doesn’t even matter anymore.
I’m asking, no begging people to give what they can to our campaign. you can even directly donate to our paypal account at cannedrabbit@gmail.com. New job opportunities, ways to make money, all of these can help. Sharing is super important as well, spreading anywhere we can may be more helpful than anyone knows. It’s not even hard to share, it’s just a click. No real effort.
I know it’s pathetic, I know it’s not easy to care, but please, if you can help in any way, please help us. If you could share, please do. If you know PLACES to share, please do or inform us where they are.
Keep reading
Please help my friends out, even if it’s just by sharing. They and their three sweet little girls deserve to have a wonderful Christmas.
please boost. @thebibliosphere can you reblog this?
For those who cant see it the gofundme link is under a cut which doesn’t always work on mobile. @veesoapbox you might want to move it to the top of your post for high visibility–I’ll gladly reblog multiple times. Also tagging @vaspider, @deadcatwithaflamethrower for a boost, vee if you haven’t submitted to @copperbadge’s Radio Free Monday that might help boost your visibility significantly. I’ll keep your post in my queue ❤
Tagging @seananmcguire for further signal boost.
These aren’t folks I know personally, but they’re vouched for. Having been a little girl who didn’t understand where Christmas was…anything we can do helps.
seananmcguire:
vaspider:
thebibliosphere:
felren13:
outofchaosandhope:
veesoapbox:
This is the last time I’m going to talk about this, because I’m so spent I can’t even bring myself to do more than this.
We started this GoFundMe campaign in a last ditch effort to try to keep our family in our home and make sure we have necessities like food, water, or a roof over our head.
The campaign isn’t going anywhere, and we can’t get any traction. We’re on the verge of shutoffs of our utilities. My internet is getting shut off in two days, and that’ll destroy any chance I have at reaching out and trying to make ends meet. We’re behind on our rent, and will likely face eviction soon as well.
So all in all, we’re not in a good place.
It’s not that I’m lazy, please don’t think that. I work 40 hours a week while my wife stays home paralyzed with anxiety. All of our money goes towards the bills we have, but when you’re just barely making all of your payments, the things you can’t pay add up.
Only a couple of weeks ago, any money we could muster was destroyed when our car’s tires blew out. That was it. It was the biggest priority, because I can’t make the 40 minute drive to work everyday without a functioning car.
We’ve been battered, discriminated against, and treated like garbage for the last year. We escaped an abusive landlord and tried to start anew, but we can’t get any traction.
I don’t have any shame left. I know. I’m on the internet begging strangers for money. But I don’t know what to do. I’m at a point where I will literally do ANYTHING to keep my family safe. I’m not kidding. ANYTHING within legal restrictions. It doesn’t even matter anymore.
I’m asking, no begging people to give what they can to our campaign. you can even directly donate to our paypal account at cannedrabbit@gmail.com. New job opportunities, ways to make money, all of these can help. Sharing is super important as well, spreading anywhere we can may be more helpful than anyone knows. It’s not even hard to share, it’s just a click. No real effort.
I know it’s pathetic, I know it’s not easy to care, but please, if you can help in any way, please help us. If you could share, please do. If you know PLACES to share, please do or inform us where they are.
Keep reading
Please help my friends out, even if it’s just by sharing. They and their three sweet little girls deserve to have a wonderful Christmas.
please boost. @thebibliosphere can you reblog this?
For those who cant see it the gofundme link is under a cut which doesn’t always work on mobile. @veesoapbox you might want to move it to the top of your post for high visibility–I’ll gladly reblog multiple times. Also tagging @vaspider, @deadcatwithaflamethrower for a boost, vee if you haven’t submitted to @copperbadge’s Radio Free Monday that might help boost your visibility significantly. I’ll keep your post in my queue ❤
Tagging @seananmcguire for further signal boost.
These aren’t folks I know personally, but they’re vouched for. Having been a little girl who didn’t understand where Christmas was…anything we can do helps.