"Mycroft! Help us to take a picture together with our lovely heroes!"
i feel like they did it on purpose. dressing Sherlock’s dad like they’ve always dressed John and Sherlock’s mom similar to how Sherlock dresses. it was like hetero johnlock. or the idea that Sherlock had fallen for someone just like his dad.
still working that one out in my head. seeing them all together like this you can see just how similar they are.
*Ahem* “Beauty is a construct based upon childhood impressions, influences, and role models.” -drunk Sherlock Holmes, when John asked if he was “pretty”
i’m not here to tell you “guys this movie is so important we have to save it”
no
this movie will save itself
because it’s SO TERRIBLE
(by the way if you think this power point is incomprehensible WAIT UNTIL YOU WATCH THE DAMN FILM, ZAZAZING!)
(also if you want some trigger warnings for this dumb film just let me know)
My favorite tag so far was @arrispect’s “#FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS SPACE-HOLY GO SEE THIS MOVIE”
I think Jupiter Ascending makes a lot more sense if it’s understood not as the Wachowskis’ answer to Star Wars, but as the Wachowskis’ answer to Twilight. In space. Seriously, start mapping the characters over. The correspondence is nearly 1:1 in places.
(Also, not mentioned in this photoset: Rollerblading Werewolf Boyfriend’s penchant for saving the say by Kool-Aid Manning his way through a nearby wall. He does it like four times in the course of the film, and it’s funnier every single time it happens.)
Here’s the thing about JUPITER ASCENDING, literally the greatest movie ever made. Is it “good,” or is it, more probably, garbage? I really don’t have the capacity to say. I’m not Saint Roger Ebert, olav hasholem, over here. I took one film class and it was about whether real stuff is, like, real, or is there even such a thing as, like, really real, man, you know?? (There isn’t. I got an A.) I’m not here to tell you if it is good. I am only a woman with eyes and ears and joy centers in my brain. Here is what I will tell you. Look at my icon. As daeontherun so rightly pointed out, my icon was both of our faces for the ENTIRE DURATION of this movie.
Do you need to know any more than that? Do you need to know any more than that you will be flooded with pure, innocent delight for two hours? Here is my feeling about this movie: it is your garbage. It is garbage for you. “Is this how straight dudes feel at the movies all the time????” I hissed at daeontherun SEVERAL times during this movie. “Like someone carefully noted down your early pubescent fantasies and then threw 100 MILLION DOLLARS at them?”
I would describe this feeling as, like, a combination of arousal, joy, and fond knowing chagrin. “Oh you,” you find yourself thinking at Jupiter Ascending as shirtless Channing Tatum gruffly but torturedly checks his weaponry, while Sean Bean voiceover rumbles in his beautiful Northern growl about how tortured and loyal shirtless Channing Tatum is and how he needs his PACK. Ten seconds before this, Channing Tatum and Sean Bean were sexily punching each other while yelling about their emotions. “You know what I like, you crazy beautiful bastard,” you say to Jupiter Ascending, shaking your head fondly. Mila Kunis wakes up in a beautiful dress, blinking slowly with her long gorgeous lashes. “Feel my skin,” naked Tuppence Middleton purrs at her [REDACTED 4 SPOILERS]’s clone, Mila Kunis, gently caressing her bare arm. Gugu Mbatha-Raw stands over Channing Tatum and sexily taunts him. There is a 20 minute Henson-evoking sequence about [REDACTED 4 SPOILERS BUT TRUST ME THAT IT’S AMAZING]. Eddie Redmayne flutters an elegant hand around while hoarsely gasping out sociopathic, vaguely incestuous promises in a fucking SEQUIN TITS OUT DRESSING GOWN with ARM WINGS in his EVIL SPACE CATHEDRAL THRONE ROOM!!!! “DO U LIKE DIS?” Jupiter Ascending asks, glancing shyly at you. “I MAKED IT.” “Of course I like it,” you say, overcome by joy and wonder, kissing Jupiter Ascending on the forehead. “I’ve never liked anything this much, and I love you more than anyone in the whole world.” I don’t want to be controversial, but if I had to choose between Jupiter Ascending and Citizen Kane I would immediately travel back in time, murder Orson Welles, and walk away whistling. I would cheerfully burn the entire Criterion Collection to the ground for this movie. Go see Jupiter Ascending. You’re welcome.
NO REALLY. THIS IS HAPPENING. It is happening with the help of alcohol, but IT. IS. HAPPENING.
GONNA GO SEE THIS NEXT SUNDAY WITH MY ADOPTED GAY VIDEO-ART-COLLECTING INTERIOR DESIGNER GODFATHER AND WE’RE GONNA DIE IN EACH OTHER’S ARMS
I’m having a mental break down on twitter while I try to write THE sex scene in my fic. After thousands and thousands of words it’s time. Honestly if I was reading this fic I would’ve complained about the no sex by now. I did a fakey thing earlier but not enough for my tastes. And my subscriber count is up and I’ve finally gotten to the sex part buuuuuut I am stalling because important sexing is important.
I played football actually. Did anybody else here play football? Were any of you closeted gay kids on your football team like I was? - James Adomian (x)
Let’s Write Sherlock Challenge 19: Spread the love! You are tasked with writing something for someone in the Sherlock fandom. That’s right— this is all about showing how much you care for other people in fandom. It can be in secret or you can tell them; it doesn’t matter as long as what you write is related to Sherlock and is a gift for someone!
Need some ideas?
1.) Find out what the person’s favorite AU is and write a fic to fit that.
2.) Remix one of their fics.
3.) Write a sequel or missing scene to a fic you have written as a way to say thank you to someone who commented a lot on your writing.
4.) Feeling a bit artsy? Then make a comic featuring their favorite characters/tropes.
5.) Write a meta for their favorite episode of Sherlock.
6.) Dedicate something to the Let’s Draw Sherlock mods as a thanks for all their hard work! (Seriously, they are amazing and inspired so many people.)
7.) Write a fic inspired by a piece of fan art they have created.
As before, there are very few restrictions on what you can submit for this challenge, but here are some Guidelines (below the read more).
Been meaning to post this all day. So a while back I commissioned the lovely sleepingexplorer for the Benedict piece. It’s brilliant and lovely and has been hanging in my home for some time but it has been sadly missing the companion piece in the form of Martin. We couldn’t quite find the right photo to bring to life until recently. We talked about it, squeed over it, waited until a much clearer version of the photo was available and then finally sleepingexplorer got to work and re-created it stunningly. And I do mean stunningly! The photos don’t do it justice. Benedict and Martin now both hang in my home together. Here they are before hanging. And a closeup on the Martin piece. Truly amazing work. I am so blessed to have it in my home.
Right now the words are running down. They’ve said all the things they’ve needed to say, the most urgent things, anyway, and now there’s just the raw nerves of sitting there together, not in their chairs but on the sofa, turned toward each other but both of them looking down.
Sherlock is paralyzed in the presence of John; he can’t move, for fear he’ll break this tenuous peace, or say something wrong, or do something wrong.
John is still angry, still fuming, still spinning, but the main thing, the main problem is he can’t reconcile the fact that this man, this amazing man, is sitting here, not rotting in a grave. He still can’t reconcile this man, this arrogant son of a bitch, with William. And he can’t touch him, he can’t reach out—can he? Sherlock isn’t touchable. Sherlock isn’t human.
Except now he knows differently. He’s seen it. He’s caught a glimpse of it. More than a glimpse.
He slides forward on the sofa, and reaches out a hand. It’s shaking. This won’t be a pat on the arm or a casual touch. This is it. He moves closer again, not knowing what he’s going to do. He puts his hand on Sherlock’s shoulder. He’s real. He’s warm beneath his shirt, breathing faster now. Sherlock doesn’t move. He doesn’t look up.
John moves his hand up to touch Sherlock’s neck, just shy of the remainder of a dark bruise. Someone tried to choke the life out of him, but Sherlock lived, he lived, so he says, for John. The skin is even warmer under John’s hand, electric.
This is a boundary. It’s not friendship any more, it can’t be, now that this touch has happened. John realizes it’s what he wants. It’s what he always wanted.
He moves his hand to the back of Sherlock’s neck and pulls him forward. Their foreheads press together and Sherlock’s breath comes out as a whimper. John’s panting now too, almost sobbing. The room is so quiet except for the sound of their breath.
Last Wednesday, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced a proposal for new rules that would allow for a “ fast lane” of Internet traffic for content providers who are willing (and able) to pay a fee. [1] The proposal reverses the FCC’s previous commitment to net neutrality and open internet and allows ISP’s like Comcast or Verizon to slow down and censor services that don’t pay the toll.
We have to be totally honest, this situation is seriously grim. But there is still hope. The FCC already knows that the Internet community wants net neutrality, but they think they can put their spin on these new rules and sneak them through. If we can prove them wrong right now with a massive public outcry, we can literally save the Internet once again.
We need to stop the FCC now. Big business groups are already ramping up lobbying efforts with the FCC in swarms since Wednesday’s announcement in support of censoring the open Internet and to ensure this dangerous proposal moves forward. [2]
This is a critical moment. In the last few weeks more than 65,000 people have taken action with us. Can you help us get to 80,000 by the end of the day today?
we’re almost 3/4 of the way there!! c’mon guys, every bit counts!
will it ever stop
fucking signal boost
IF YOU ARE NOT SIGNAL BOOSTING THIS YOU ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION.
IF THE U.S. FALLS TO THIS IT WILL OPEN OTHER DANGEROUS DOORS INTERNATIONALLY.
Start a civil war against the US government.
Signal boost for my us followers
I try to keep the things I reblog as blog/mun-centric as possible, but this is something I just can’t let slide.
I’ve been following this cause since last year. I’ve signed petitions, I’ve called representatives, I’ve been to protests, the whole nine yards.
This right here? This is not a joke. This is seriously happening, guys.
Remember the Wikipedia shutdown? That was to protest this right here. If you haven’t taken action against this yet, frankly, what is wrong with you? If this doesn’t get stopped, we’re going to lose the thing that brings us all together unless we shell out huge sums of cash to these corrupt bastards.
I know no Mary moderates. I just realized that. I know people who hate Mary. I know people who defend Mary to their dying breath. I know no Mary moderates.
And I hate Mary for so much but I also don’t see her as this ultimate evil either. Like when she’s written that way in fics I’m always turned off. It’s like okay she’s not evil incarnate but she did fuck up. She’s not the greatest but she’s also not the worst.
And it’s weird because I do very much have a great dislike for her character but I also believe in redemption. The difference for Mary lovers is they don’t think she needs redemption and for Mary haters they don’t think she can ever do anything to make it up and just….wow… I don’t know any Mary moderates.
