Standing on this Soapbox

LOOK AT THIS FUCKING CAT.

Thu, 09 May 2013 21:48:08 -0400

LOOK AT THIS FUCKING CAT.

Happy days (at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens)

Sat, 04 May 2013 22:56:42 -0400

Happy days (at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens)

majorlimacharlie: sourcedumal: postapocalypticfashion: When Ai...

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:39:17 -0400

majorlimacharlie:

sourcedumal:

postapocalypticfashion:

When Aisha Tyler was selected to be the presenter for the 2012 Ubisoft E3 press conference, she received an unprecedented flood of hate from trolls who complained about the fact that she knew nothing about gaming. Too bad haters didn’t do their homework first, because as it turns out Aisha Tyler knows more about gaming that all of us put together. Her Facebook response was awesome and predictably went viral. In case you missed it, here’s her masterpiece. Haters, take note.

Dear Gamers

I play.

I’ve played since I was a little kid.

Since I begged my dad to buy me a Nintendo LCD Donkey Kong, Jr.

Since I blew through three weeks’ allowance playing Defender at the laundromat.

Since you were a twinge in the left side of your daddy’s underoos.

I’ve been a gamer since I made friends with a girl in the 5th grade just to get at her Atari.

Since I missed the bus playing Galaga after school.

Since I missed the start of Return of the Jedi playing Tempest in the theater lobby.

You think you know. You don’t know.

I’ve been a gamer since before you could read.

Since I aced midterms after staying up all night playing Evil Tetris.

Since I became dorm champ at Leisure Suit Larry.

Since I double-wielded on Time Crisis 3 at Fuddrucker’s.

I was a voice in not one, but two major video game titles.

I hosted the Reach Beta tutorial.

I was a Gears of War superfan panelist at ComicCon.

I hosted the Ubisoft presser at E3 2012.

I didn’t do any of it for the money.

For most I got paid next to nothing, and for some, less than that.

I did it because I love video games.

Because I’ve dreamt since I was a kid of being in one of the games I love.

How many games have you done voices for?

How many cons have you repped at?

Your buddy’s Unreal Tournament garage deathmatch doesn’t count.

I go to E3 each year because I love video games.

Because new titles still get me high.

Because I still love getting swag.

Love wearing my gamer pride on my sleeve.

People ask me what console I play.

Motherfucker, ALL of them.

I get invited to E3 because real gamers know I’m a gamer.

I don’t do it for the money.

I have plenty of money.

I don’t do it for the fame.

Fuck fame.

I do it because I love video games.

I don’t give out my gamertag because I don’t want a mess of noob jackholes lining up

to assassinate me on XBL.

I don’t give a shit what you think about my gamerscore.

I don’t play to prove a point.

I don’t play to be the best.

I play because I love it.

I play.

I’ve been playing my whole life.

I’m not ashamed of it.

I don’t apologize for it.

It’s who I am.

To the core.

I’m a gamer.

So to all the haters out there who claim I don’t play;

To the GAF dicks,

Gamespot trolls,

To every illiterate racist douchebag on Youtube:

Flame away. Go nuts.

Post every jackass comment your heart desires.

I’ll still be playing when your mom’s kicked you out of her basement

and you have to sell your old-ass console

and get a real job.

For now, I say to you respectfully,

and I mean this from the bottom of my heart,

GFYS.

And not a single fucking game dev came to her aid when this happened

NOT A SINGLE FUCKING ONE

But when Felicia Day’s lily white ass got insulted, PEOPLE GOT FIRED. People lost their minds and bent over backwards to kiss her ass.

Aisha only had Black women to back her up.

Felicia Day is also a safe choice for male gamers. At Emerald City ComiCon a couple years back, when asked about how women should handle misogyny from the VG community, she essentially said that women shouldn’t make a fuss about it and instead just “lead by example,” and then male gamers will give them respect. She’s a “respectable” female gamer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMpW7SuPW4c

Start around 1:18 in.

EDIT: I admit I don’t know if her stance has changed since 2011. Two years is a long time.

FUCK THE HATERS. SHE ROCKS.

notabadday: the west wing meme: ∞ eight speeches [7/8] “More...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:46:42 -0400

notabadday:

the west wing meme: ∞ eight speeches [7/8]

“More than any time in recent history, America’s destiny is not of our own choosing. We did not seek nor did we provoke an assault on our freedom and our way of life. We did not expect nor did we invite a confrontation with evil. Yet the true measure of a people’s strength is how they rise to master that moment when it does arrive. 44 people were killed a couple of hours ago at Kennison State University. Three swimmers from the men’s team were killed and two others are in critical condition. When, after having heard the explosion from their practice facility, they ran into the fire to help get people out. Ran in to the fire. The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels tonight. They’re our students and our teachers and our parents and our friends. The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels, but every time we think we have measured our capacity to meet a challenge, we look up and are reminded that that capacity may well be limitless. This is a time for American heroes. We will do what is hard. We will achieve what is great. This is a time for American heroes and we reach for the stars. God bless their memory, God bless you and God bless the United States of America.”

Not enough reblogs on this.

Favorite Films...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:19:05 -0400

Favorite Films | Gladiator (2000)

Fratres! Three weeks from now I will be harvesting my crops. Imagine where you will be, and it will be so. Hold the line. Stay with me. If you find yourself alone, riding in green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled; for you are in Elysium, and you’re already dead! Brothers, what we do in life, echoes in eternity.

One of my favorite movies evarrrrr

As many of you know, I recently purchased an Uruk-Hai scimitar.

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:27:21 -0400

nex-umbra:

nudityandnerdery:

speakerwiggin:

zohbugg:

Well let me tell you, it was quite the pragmatic purchase. It has endless uses in my morning routine.

Such as making the bed:

Making toast:

Getting things off high shelves:

Making coffee:

Reaching the remote when it’s too far away:

And assisting me when I ran out of toilet paper:

I don’t know how I survived life without it.

No comment necessary.

You are my hero.

I think she is my new favorite person……

Excellent

gamefreaksnz: Damsels in Distress yep

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:13:43 -0400

gamefreaksnz:

Damsels in Distress

yep

floorplan: eatallthecheese: Jorah Poppins legit. A spoon...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:26:41 -0400

floorplan:

eatallthecheese:

Jorah Poppins

legit.

A spoon full of milk of the poppy makes medicine go down.

Cat in a bag

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 13:11:46 -0400

Cat in a bag

Always reblog

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:28:09 -0400

Always reblog

roothakers: Also this THIS IS ME TODAY

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:06:25 -0400

roothakers:

Also this

THIS IS ME TODAY

khaleesi: onlyalittlelion: [x] #is she at...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:23:01 -0400

khaleesi:

onlyalittlelion:

[x]

#is she at starbucks? #uh…venti caramel macchiato for…daenerys stormborn khaleesi liberator of astapor queen of meereen and the seven kingdoms mother of dragons?

Someone should go to Starbucks and order their drink for “a queen”

and then when they call it out stand up and declare “not a queen

a khaleesi”

welp, that’s what I’m doing next time I go to starbucks

the comments make this post so much better.

LAAAADIES!!!!

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:55:28 -0400

LAAAADIES!!!!

17 Reasons To Have A Crush On Tegan and Sara

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:57:21 -0400

17 Reasons To Have A Crush On Tegan and Sara:

Yep.

thecuteoftheday: Heidi the rabbit! Heidi has arthritis in her...

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:49:47 -0400

thecuteoftheday:

Heidi the rabbit!

Heidi has arthritis in her knees and hips so to help with the pain, she swims a few times a week!

Sometimes she wears a scrunchie on her ears so that they don’t get wet!

via http://imgur.com/gallery/C7wOb

LOOK AT THIS FUCKING BUNNY.

skyfyreit: Mirror Images of Love Dyson: ” I don’t understand...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:12:58 -0500

skyfyreit:

Mirror Images of Love

Dyson: ” I don’t understand why you’re letting her go. I can’t just sit by and watch her lose everything Trick!”

Without me, she cannot accomplish.

Lauren: “This formula will inhibit cell degradation… If you feel yourself starting to lose control, inject yourself.”

I can provide for your weakness. Go. You can accomplish anything.

There is alot of continuity in their characters. Dyson still feels like Bo needs looking after, that she is never enough on her own. Lauren gives her tools and says. Go. I love you.

It’s right HERE. In the story. And it’s why I just cannot really enjoy Dyson.

YES THIS. YES. GOOD.

matthewbaron: amypop: drst: polyamorousmisanthrope: Bless...

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:05:20 -0500

matthewbaron:

amypop:

drst:

polyamorousmisanthrope:

Bless his heart. Mr. Whedon is a VERY smart man.

That’s us ;)

I think this should go in the book ;)

He’s one baseball cap away from being Ron Howard.

THANKS JOSS

colleen-powers: Kate McKinnon as Ann Romney as Beyoncé. never...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:13:44 -0500

colleen-powers:

Kate McKinnon as Ann Romney as Beyoncé.

never forget how awesome kate mckinnon is.

Photo

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:01:10 -0500

brodinsons: the hobbit | genderswapped modern au Billie...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:41:09 -0500

brodinsons:

the hobbit | genderswapped modern au

Billie Baggins led a relatively uneventful life until G, a very old (and distant) family friend with more than one trick up her sleeve, chances upon her super secret computer hacking talents. The next thing she knows is that she’s somehow become part of a company of women who are hellbent on stealing some sort of lost heirloom or something—whatever, it’s all good fun until they cross paths with S.M.A.U.G. (Systematic Management and Acquiring of Unethical Gold, if you must know).

[Romola Garai as Bilbo, Helen Mirren as Gandalf, Imogen Poots as Fili, Katie McGrath as Kili, Penelope Wilton as Oin, Imelda Staunton as Gloin, Catherine Tate as Bombur, Lara Pulver as Bofur, Maria Doyle Kennedy as Bifur, Juno Temple as Ori, Rebecca Front as Dori, Louise Brealey as Nori, Julie Walters as Balin, Lena Headey as Dwalin, Kristin Scott Thomas as Elrond and Carrie-Anne Moss as Thorin Oakenshield]

credit to Kay for fem!Thorin

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

OH MY GOD WHAT.