#somebody has to do it right

[zingaplanet]

A rivalry is more than head to heads or titles won. Here's a thread of why the Federer-Nadal rivalry (2004-2022) is considered one of the greatests and most unique in sports history:

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are mirror opponents. A once in a century jackpot with two style of play at the opposite ends of the sports' techniques. In terms of athlete's posture, they are eerily of the exact same height and weight, yet Federer is a right-handed player with a one-handed backhand and Nadal is a left-handed player with a two-handed backhand. Federer portrayed the elegant, fast-paced serve and volley style of the past decade whereas Nadal introduced innovative heavy groundstrokes, topspin, and defensive baseline plays. They encapsulated the progress of the sports' development and their matches popularised tennis to unprecedented heights.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are the respective best at their dominant surfaces. They both stil hold world records for most Grand Slam titles on grass (Federer with 8 Wimbledons) and on clay (Nadal with 14 French Opens), respectively dubbed King of Grass and King of Clay. From 2006 to 2008, they played every single Wimbledon and French Open finals against each other.

Roger Federer was the undisputed current world number one since 2004. He admitted he almost lost his passion for the game due to lack of competition until Nadal became the first to beat him in a grand slam final. They became the only pair in history to share the top two year end rankings for 6 years, from 2005 to 2010 and 2017. In their own words, they were each other's biggest motivations to achieve greatness.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were the first to dominate the sports consistently for over a decade, ending the era of one or two odd times Grand Slam winners. Together they won consecutive majors from 2005 to 2007, 2008 to 2009, and 2017 to 2018. Their dominance kickstarted what was dubbed the 'golden era of tennis'.

As tournament seedings are based on rankings, their 40 matches were tournament quarters, semis, and finals, with the all time record of 9 Grand Slam finals. They were each other's partners in the worst and best moments of their careers.

They played what is considered by most tennis analysts as the greatest tennis match in history: The Wimbledon final of 2008 for 4 hours and 48 minutes.

They were leaders of the game from the background, being president and vice president of the players' council for more than 10 years with both only agreeing to join if the other's participating.

They have played countless charity matches to support each other's foundations. In 2020 they broke the world record together, with their exhibition in Africa attracting the highest ever attendance in a tennis match.

Known for their sportmanships, Nadal has openly expressed that he cried of happiness when Federer won his first ever French Open (Nadal's best tournament), whilst Federer expressed his wish to have a draw match and shared his 2017 Australian Open with Nadal.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are two of the most successful, consistent, and longstanding tennis players of all time, playing more than 25 years of professional tennis with a record of 42 Grand Slams between them. Many have not known the sport without them, they are representative of a generation.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal remain close friends after almost 20 years of facing each other on court, having stated their friendship as the proudest milestone of their rivalry. As per his personal wish, Federer will retire playing doubles alongside Nadal in his last ever competitive tennis match.

#i made the complete fedal saga guide #somebody has to do it right #this is why i call bullshit when ppl diminish their rivalry #it's a once in a lifetime occurrence #the best of the best in sports #fedal #rivalry #tennis #tennis rpf #roger federer #rafael nadal #sports #laver cup #wimbledon #french open

[anemonet]

when your deppressed but also theres an exploding kittycat

#i just think their neat:D #rain world #five pebbles #artificer #rainworld #oh man you dont wanna know how much i rewrtote this dialouge #i think pebbles teaching arti signlanguage #i know he has the pearl #they can do it #also my journey to figure out how slugcat loosk sis contuing #at least i have the right amount of legs #also anyone not intrested in rainwrl dwant my dernaged abstarct desert duo art? #anyhow song for today isss somebody grab the wheel by whitey!! #my art

[socialist-microwave-laser]

incredibly uncomfortable finding out a mutual of mine (thankfully one i wasn't very close to) has been rbing shit complaining about "theyfabs." absolutely vile, if you think that shit is anywhere near okay please weed yourselves out. unfollow, block me, whatever. apparently i haven't been vocal enough about this

your transphobia and bioessentialism is not made progressive by supposedly doing it in defense of other trans people

afab trans people don't have privilege over amab trans people. different experiences do not inherently mean one is better, more desirable, or more privileged than the other. it means they're different

afab vs amab is a reductive binary that not only ignores so many complexities of experience and brushes away even the attempt at intersectionality, but it contributes to the ever-present problem of perisex trans people only acknowledging that intersex people exist when it's convenient to do so. also your bioessentialism is not made progressive by supposedly doing it in defense of other trans people

i've made nicer worded posts about this but they seem to have gone under the radar so let me try again. tme vs tma is a dumb ass fucking excuse for any sort of "analysis" and shows everyone you have no idea what the hell you're talking about. NOBODY is "exempt" from transmisogyny that's the fucking point of systems of oppression!!! they're SYSTEMS!!! white people are not racism exempt! non-muslims are not islamophobia exempt! skinny people are not fatphobia exempt! straight people are not homophobia exempt! stop talking out of your ass and think about your words for longer than five goddamn seconds! also! your bioessentialism is not made progressive by supposedly doing it in defense of other trans people!

stop attacking other trans people! there is an entire fucking attempted genocide happening and you're here just spinning your wheels in the fucking mud getting pissy at random trans people over the internet who are in the exact same struggle as you are! you're not getting anywhere! all you're succeeding in doing is LITERALLY creating new slurs to be used by transphobes against those who should be your fucking siblings

your transphobia and bioessentialism is not made progressive by supposedly doing it in defense of other trans people. it wasn't cute when kalvin garrah did it. it's not cute when blair white does it. and it's not fucking cute when you do it either

#i'm sorry this is so angry i genuinely do believe in the importance of having constructive conversations about this. this post isn't gonns #change minds. it'll just piss some people off. but right now i'm hurt by the fact that somebody has managed to be mutuals with me for two #months and think that this is something i would in any way shape or form be okay with #queer #transgender #anarchist #transphobia tw #discourse tw #transandrophobia #tme/tma #intersexism #intersectionality

[yuwuta]

yuuta exhibits such previously abandoned, recently adopted dog behavior. incredibly anxious all the time, even though nobody’s out to get him or leave him behind. waits for you to return home or from school or from work excitedly, just to see you when you walk through the door. follows you around senselessly, hovering in your space just for the sake of companionship. initiates affection in prodding ways—starts off next to you, then a hand on your thigh, then deems it safe to lay all the way down, then slowly pushes his head into your lap. gets up whenever you need to get up, and resumes his position as soon as you’re ready. brings you gifts as a sign that he’s thinking of you, and maybe because he likes the affection it brings out in you, maybe because he likes the gentle affirming touches of a hand in his hair or a pinch to his cheek. rests his head on your stomach or his chin on your shoulder when he’s sleepy, stays there, immobile, and will not move unless absolutely necessary. sometimes he gets surprised when he hears you calling for him, there’s a moment of disbelief as he thinks “me? really? you need me?” but it’s very quickly overshadowed by this compulsive need to show up, to please, to do anything for you, which is why he always answers when you call. he doesn’t realize that he has puppygod eyes, especially when he’s excited or confused, but he does and it’s incredible endearing. very reluctant to share your space or attention after a while, considers that to be sacred and he won’t risk being let go or lost again, so as a safety precaution, he keeps himself right by you, waits for you always. 

#atp i need to shut and write the omega verse fics that consistency plague my mind #but while im here time for my obligatory megumi mention bc i mentioned dogs teehee #yes megumi attack dog hes megumi grumbly yes megumi bark bark bite bite BUT BUT BUTTTT #megumi is also used to like... hm........ taming? having? caring for? people in his life and also literal (divine) dogs #so for him yes he bites and barks #but he also... he gets confused if YOU dont follow him around like a puppy bc everyone else in his life has so why not you? #gojo's always been the annoying yapping pomeranian chewing on his arm even if he didn't ask #always in megumi's space even tho he didn't ask but he learned to deal with it #won't admit it but knows that too much attention is better than having someone who couldn't give a shit about you #yuuji is the golden in everybody's life and megumi is no exception #unmovable unshakeable and incredibly addictive even if he doesn't mean to be #and very very attached to the people he cares about so yeah yuuji is loud and annoying but he's also loyal and megumi respects that so fine #nobara is like... she decided she liked megumi and was upset about it so she bit his ankle and he tried to kick her off but she has too muc #pride to get shaken off by someone as scrawny as megumi and somewhere along the way megumi became impressed that she was still there even i #it hurt a bit and she was a little rough it's not like he was worse so fine whatever she can stay too #so if you like... if you dont hover around megumi if you dont pry if you dont prod then he has to be the dog smh #now he's gotta bite for your attention and nudge you and how annoying. he's gonna keep doing it tho. as long as he has to #or until you learn to fall in line and accept your leash too whichever comes first n e way.... anyway............. #somebody's pampered omega always gets what he wants megumi complex is showing...... #this was about yuuta right? ok i'll put his tags now.... #juju #jujutsu kaisen smut #jjk x reader #jjk smut #jjk fluff #jujutsu kaisen x reader #yuuta okkotsu x reader #yuta okkotsu x reader

[beanghostprincess]

Lawsanuso is great because you have this wannabe-edgy depressed 26 y/o being a freak for superheroes and then two guys who actually aren't that fond of their superhero personalities and would just. Rather not do that anymore. But Law is a stubborn pathetic wet cat and it's more painful to see him go "Well I don't care why would I care about you and your stupid-- Fucking. Idiotic costumes. I don't. Not me. I hate you actually. Fuck you" than to wear their suits again. So they wear them and put on a little dumb show while Law is trying not to show how much he is into that.

#if he had a tail he'd be wiggling it like an excited puppy while looking away from them #sanji and usopp are so fucking tired of doing this somebody save them #but it's for their boyfriend so it's alright #law is living his dream #also assume sanji has another stealth black suit. because law had one. like for cosplay. don't ask why HE had it. #he was waiting for the right moment and it is weird of him but at least it won't affect sanji in any way. he is just tired of law #but in an endearing way #one piece #black leg sanji #usopp #trafalgar law #lawsan #lawsopp #sanuso #lawsanuso #i just be shipping sanuso with everybody at this point idc as long as it has sanuso #sanuso + any character is good

[rabbiteclair]

do other fields have this thing where 80% of people who are, in theory, mid-career experienced professionals are barely capable of performing fairly basic tasks without personalized guidance, or is software development just suffering under the curse of an entire generation being told to go into the field if they want to earn enough money to pay rent

#got off work two hours late today #because i was helping somebody with such daunting bugs as #'ah see the issue here is that you sent your content-type header to application/vnd.ms-excel for some reason.' #'you told the server that you are sending it an Excel file. like. an old Excel file. and you aren't. so why did you do that?' #'ah. I see. you copied some 12-year-old code and reused it without considering what it does? well. there's your problem.' #also 'one problem I see is that you spelled company wrong. yes. it has an M in it. right. put an M there. an M. like Monkey. M' #'yes put an M. no not at the end. see how you typed 'conpany'? yes it needs to be 'company'. so just fix that' #'right. c-o-m-p-a-n-y. yes. that's where the M should go. okay but now you've typed 'cmpany'. can we put an O there? yes after the C' #and 'well the problem here is that you're retrieving a list of numbers and telling Hibernate to interpret them as a random object' #'ah it's some code you copied from somewhere and didn't change apart from the query? yeah that tracks. well. change it.'

[13eyond13]

Let 👏 Near 👏 fuck

#excuse my language but #hes an adult he can do what he wants #and people still act like hes unshippable or canonically 12 the entire manga or something #i say this as somebody who basically has no desire to ship him either hahaha but its just ridiculous the things people come up with #for reasons why its problematic to ship near #like he plays with toys still guess what so do zillions of adults #or he shouldn't be shipped with mello because they grew up together so its like theyre brothers #ok?? how often does anyone ever say that about matt and mello #the second most popular ship in the entire series since forever #yeah thats right never #read the manga too maybe hes just a lot of fun there #near #p

[nose-coffee]

me, buzzing w untapped manic energy: mizu blue eye samurai and gideon nav locked tomb are the same character

#do you understand this? i do. i could explain it to you but you might die #fuck off lou #my post #tlt #the locked tomb #gideon nav #blue eye samurai #mizu blue eye samurai #i'm right and no one can change my mind #i held them both up to the light to admire them and saw that they were the same #my brain chemistry has shifted dramatically #i may need to lie down #somebody ask me what this means

[uncanny-tranny]

I think a lot of people are frustrated sometimes when somebody expresses that therapy just "doesn't work" for them, and I used to feel that way, too, until I realized that the therapy that I was doing just wasn't right for me.

When people think therapy, I think many just assume it's all cognitive behavioural therapy and that that is the only kind of therapy out there. However, this isn't true, and CBT can absolutely be ineffective for certain situations. If you are confused by this idea, here's an example: when I was in the midst of my most recent abusive circumstance, not only was my therapy weaponized against me by my abuser, but also, the therapists I had were ill-prepared to treat ongoing abuse. They had the tools common for CBT, but there is only so much a victim can do before their circumstances are completely out of their control. In a case like this, CBT can be an unhelpful tool alone, which is why you have people who blanket statement say that all therapy is unhelpful (understandable why one would say that if they haven't had any helpful/good experiences).

It seems like people see this idea that "therapy doesn't work" as an automatic red flag, and certainly, I can imagine why one would think that. However, in a healthcare system that generally prioritizes CBT therapy as the "only therapy," it's helpful to remember that CBT isn't always the best option or the best option alone.

#mental health #mental health support #abuse #abuse tw #abuse mention tw #i just think it's best to not assume that people say this because they 'dont try' #i've had a decade's worth of CBT before i had to stop and it wasn't very helpful and i tried! #it's just that CBT doesn't 'need' to be specialized which means it tends to be cheaper than specialists #it's just really frustrating to navigate these spaces as somebody who's 'failed' CBT therapy #i think this therapy absolutely has its place and i think you can do cbt alongside specialized therapies #but i don't always think cbt alone is right for everybody - it wasn't right at all for me #and if i go to therapy again i'll probably explore alternatives or specialized therapy alongsode cbt #but that's probably if i get lucky #obligatory i am not a professional; i have just been a patient for a decade+ and speak with that experience in mind #actually the more i think about it the more fucked up it was that my abuser used therapy against me i never really thought about it as a kid #kept this one in the drafts for a bit but fuck it we ball

[ladyriot]

I keep forgetting Jack exists in the bridge jump era of Rizzoli and Isles. He is literally so extraneous.

#p.s. what the hell do i do with him in rizzles bridge jump fic #juicy element? but also annoying... but has an effect on maura & jane's actions clearly right? #somebody talk jack and safety and jealousy to me please #rizzles #these eps discussed safety in imitation (aka conformity) and like it's stewing but also no it isn't

[skyloftian-nutcase]

Speaking of prompts, lofty if u have any doodle or ficlet prompts for today that u can think of I'd love something distracting/to do. It has been A Weird Day lmao

Hmmmm

Healthcare doodle? Of whatever healthcare scene you like the most, or make one up?

Draw your favorite blorbo knitting?

Writing prompt: one of the boys gets a freaking break.

#you ask skye answers #lovely lian #This work stretch has been good but like… #Yeah. The boys getting a nice outcome would be nice #I told somebody I was struggling writing healthcare stuff because it was all negative outcomes #She said “write the ending you want to see” #And I can’t even muster the hope to do that lol #We have too many slowly dying patients on our unit right now ugh

[captainsparklefingers]

How was that episode THAT stressful.

How does next week look EVEN MORE STRESSFUL. WHAT'S THE RED LIGHT. WHO WAS THAT. WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE PARTY.

WHAT IS HAPPENING.

#fantasy high #dimension 20 #dimension 20 fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #fhjy spoilers #d20 spoilers #look I want Cassandra to be okay REAL bad #her anger is justified but also Kristen is a teenager who has been through some shit #and is dealing with more shit #and she is right doubt is a tough thing to sell people on #nobody is right or wrong here it's just a bad situation all around #also Fabian's house is gonna end up COMPLETELY ruined mark my words #(can somebody be the party king if the party happens and the king isn't there for it? is that anarchy?) #man I do NOT miss high school AT ALL

[lewiscarrolatemybrain]

You know that one video where the drunk lady is like “I don’t have unrealistic expectations! I just want to get caught in the rain outside the manor of a couple rumored to be vampires, who invite me inside out of the cold and serve me a lavish dinner which they spend complimenting me borderline salaciously and when I try to leave they go oh, but its so late! You really must... stay the night. AND I DO STAY THE NIGHT! AND THEN I GET RAIL--!” That video? ... Anyway who’s gonna write weary traveler Lan Wangji ending up at the home of the Yiling Patriarch and his Ghost General?

#MDZS #The Untamed #Wangningxian #Lan Wangji #Wei Wuxian #Wen Ning #Somebody else has to do it it can't be me #I have too much shit to do right now #I don't have time

[thottybrucewayne]

I may not agree with Leiomy on a lot of things but I think she was right in what she said about the commodification of ballroom and I don't think her participating in that commodification makes what she's said invalid.

#thotty speaks #I feel people jumped up like that because Meg was already going through a lot at the time and they felt like Leiomy was attacking her for n #no reason but yall gotta see it from the perspective of somebody who has been watching the culture be divided up and sold to the highest #bidder for years. I think she spoke out of a place of frustration and while yes she didn't seem to have a problem with participating in the #selling of the culture its a whole diff thing when someone who literally isn't in it is making money off of it #Leiomy wasn't being biphobic by criticizing Meg because being lgbt doesn't automatically make you a part of the ballroom scene #I think she was right to call out how much money ballroom makes for people outside of it verse within it #Now do I think she should have had the same smoke for Jameela Jamil? Absolutely. But I that's a diff story

[shelli-gator]

Journey Beyond Sodor goes SO FUCKING HARD I'm so autistic about this you have NO idea I'M UNWELL

James was so so good SO FUCKING GOOD AND FUNNY and he's REALLY OUT HERE looking out for his little buddy but also being so fucked off about it.

#the songs go so hard too #SOMEBODY HAS TO BE THE BEST #that was SO funny james woke up and chose violence #ass checks him too like REALLY? #bullying him #but when its crunch time he's rolling up his sleeves looking for someone to fight about this WHERE IS THOMAS #what have you done with my little shithead friend?! #i'm having the time of my life #i'll do a more in depth thing on this later i'm just frothing singing screaming #ttte #james the red engine #journey beyond sodor #thomas the tank engine #ttte james #i'm so autistic right now help #please talk to me about this #i want to climb james like a fucking jungle gym

[timeisacircleofangst]

the fact we never got any witch jokes from Ronan about Adam tho

"Its 6."

"Well the cards say its 7."

"The cards say I should burn you at the stake."

"Ronan."

"Its a beautiful morning."

"Makes you sick?"

"???"

"I'm headed to Cabeswater."

"On your broomstick?"

"RONAN-"

#sorry I am just so pumped for greywaren right now #i couldn't remember if somebody had posted about this #we all know adam's a creepy little witchy boi so #everytime he's like communicating with spirits or doing other witchy things you know ronan has something to say about it #the raven cycle #the raven boys #adam parrish #ronan lynch #pynch #dree's posts #noah czerny #blue sargent #richard gansey