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gt-daboss · 2 months

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Mild Horror, Fantasy mixed with Modern elements, (Happy ending eventually)

Behind the Books (Part 2)

(Part 1)

For a moment she almost found herself sympathizing with the man in her grip.

Like hell

Squeezing her hand harder, she felt the struggling human go limp with a squeak, smiling slightly as she finally felt him shut up for a change. Turning around, she calmly strutted towards her table and placed the dazed man on its flat top. Hearing him gasp as her grip released, in the back of her mind she hoped that she didn’t bruise him. Still…

He was beginning to stir again, and if she didn’t want a repeat of the previous fiasco, she would have to establish some rules.

“Human,” she spoke to the still-panting human. My hand did that to him… “Alex Victoa, you will look at me when I’m talking to you.”

The mention of his name, his full name immediately got his attention. She smiled at finally getting the regard she deserved from him.

“Tape, or no tape?” she questioned, holding out a roll of scotch between two fingers. The human looked confused and terrified, but his aching body wouldn’t allow for his fight or flight to work.

“Jeez, I knew you people were stupid, but I didn’t think I would have to explain everything to you…” spinning the tape roll like a hula-hoop around her finger absentmindedly, she hummed as she began to see the realization dawn on his face. “If you can control yourself, I won’t have to do it for you… but if you want to kick, scream, and thrash like a animal I am not going to go chase after you again.”

She waited a moment, eyeing down the human who looked just as confused as before, unable to open his mouth. Enough of this, ripping a tear off of the rough roll of scotch, Shevana brought it closer to the human. “Fine, tape it is.”

“NO! No tape! No tape, please! Please no tape! I’ll be good! Obedient! Please don’t tape my face I won’t talk I-I’ll be good I’ll do anything you say!” the human begged, finally finding his voice after so long.

Shevana found herself just as surprised as the human at his words, hovering her tape-filled hands in front of him in shock, she quickly pulled them back, eyes wide as she looked down at the cowering human. He had curled himself into a ball with his hands and arms protecting his face. shaking evident even through his clothes. He was muttering to himself, and even though his size made her unable to detect his words, the meaning was not lost on her. For the first time since he had appeared, she felt herself be truly guilty over her actions. Eyeing her hands and then the trembling human in front of her, she felt her stomach turn and her hands go cold.

Unable to force her eyes away from looking at the ball of human in front of her, his protective position stretched his shirt to reveal that she indeed did leave a multitude of growing purple and blue marks all over his body from her –to her– little squeeze earlier. Bile rose in her throat as she began to imagine her own body being littered with sores, their painful marks making it hurt to move.

Damn– dammit… “uh- uhm…” can’t even do one thing without going on a fucking power trip, maybe she was right about you. “Sorry, I’m not going to t-tape you, I promise, If- Ah-As long as you listen to me and do as I say, we can both leave happy. Understand?”

She tried to speak with authority, but her voice wavered slightly and definitely did not hold the same weight as before, still, to one as small as Alex, she didn’t worry too much about it. Waiting to calm her own beating heart and also since the human was too busy shaking to respond, she tapped her hand lightly against her thigh, fidgeting slightly. She was willing to wait, but she needed him to know who was in control here.

“Hey, are you even listening, human, I said do you understand?” she asked, tapping her finger against the hard oak table to get his attention. Her glare returned, and she was about to poke him lightly to get his attention. Yes, just a light poke to-

“Y-Yes, yes I understand, Miss. I just want to go home, I just… want to go home.” the human sighed, rubbing his swollen eyes as he continued to sit slightly curled, but now able to actually look up at her without running away in fear. Finally

“Great, I don’t want you here either, now stay here while I go get the ingredients to send you back,

“How do you know my name?” He called out, but either his voice didn’t reach her, or she just ignored it, as she continued walking towards her cabinets. Finally with a little time to breathe, Alex felt the rush of adrenaline finally wear off. Conflicting feelings of wanting to run as far and fast as he could, not in any place in particular, just to leave, to escape, get away from this witch, a base, animalistic instinct that he was not safe. It made him feel cold, but his muscles wouldnt stop burning from the earlier experience, as he glanced at the witch musing through her supplies, he realized he was truly helpless. With a sigh, Alex put his head back between his legs and waited as calmly as he could.

Suddenly he was thrown out of his stupor by the sound of 3 resounding BOOMS right beside him, what the hell was-

Looking back at the source, it was only her hand, no, her finger, tapping lightly on the hard coffee table. Looking back at its owner, Alex saw her give him a confused and annoyed look.

“Am I going to have to repeat myself again?” She asked, great, the human was looking back up at her with that stupid, idiotic face of his again. She left for not even a minute and he had already gone back to non-communication. “Move out of the way so we can get this over with.”

Not wanting to get it wrong again, Alex deftly moved away from the center of the table, avoiding eye contact as he approached the edge. Don’t look down. Immediately once he left she began drawing shapes and unidentifiable symbols on the oak platform using her fingers. Just as quickly she began placing unknown ingredients all throughout her drawing, Alex couldn’t keep up, he didn’t want to, he just wanted to go home.

With a sigh, the witch sat back down in her couch, seemingly satisfied with her work. Waiting just a moment before she eyed him like he should known something he doesnt. Her gaze soon turned into a scowl as she got angry once again, fearing punishment once again he-

“Well?” She asked, as if it were obvious. “Step onto the Octogram already? Or do you want to stay here even longer?”

Eyeing her creation beside him, Its blood red dusted outline and ominous, unknown symbols making him weary. She hadn’t given him much reason to trust her, in fact, she had almost exclusively given him reasons to NOT trust her. And now she just wanted him to step onto her bewitching circle that would do god knows what?

“How- how do you know my name?” He asked, not budging from his position away, from the red circle. She eyed him with an incredulous look, as if annoyed at the very thought of him talking back to her.

“Please, you think your important huh? You think that I would waste those expensive supplies to shrink and transport a human to my own home? You? You’re a mistake,” she said, her annoyance growing as she began to loom further and further over his 4 inch form. “You just so happen to share the same name as my ex- my girlfriend, and when I tried to look up her last name in the phone book your name appeared right next to it as well. Pure fucking coincidence, I took a coin flip and apparently bet wrong because now I am stuck with a human who thinks its a good idea to talk back to me at the size of a finger. Step onto the octogram.”

Nodding frivolously, he scampered as fast as he could into the center of the blood-red ring. Surrounded by bits and bobs he couldn’t even begin to understand the use for, he began to rethink his decision. A look from her eye sharper than knives shot that idea down immediately, he had the distinct feeling if he angered her again, she wouldn’t just use her words.

Without any more fanfare, Shevana brought her hands together and began muttering. Almost immediately the ground beneath him turned darker, the ingredients and drawings placed around him blackened, consumed in whatever hellish process Shevana was concocting. Fear began to build up once again, he tried to move, only to find his own legs were surrounded by the same black substance as the other ingredients. No-no you promised you would let me go, Please why!? Fighting it was futile, as it spread more and more with every chant the witch spoke.

Just as he was about to scream, the black tendrils reached his head and fully covered his body, and he lost consciousness.

Okay thats all for now! I promise this story has a happy ending! I'm pretty proud of how this chapter turned out, but let me know. I'm also answering questions now about the lore and characters since i left a LOT of mysteries open so far and I don't know If i will even answer them all in the coming chapters so please ask away!

FAQ:

Q: Are there wizards? No, this universe Witch does not mean 'female wizard'. Both male and female magic users are known as Witches, in

Q: What are witches? Witches are actually a different species than humans, IE. Non-witches can not do witchcraft, as it entails channelling the magic inside the witch through hexes and potions and such, which can not be learned. This has led to many Witch (including somewhat Shevana herself) to have a 'superiority complex' against humans, to put it lightly.

Annnd that's all for now, maybe I'll make this a thing where I drop little lore bombs at the end of my chapters that probably wouldn't make it in otherwise, thanks for reading, drink water and have a nice day!

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dukeofriven · 10 months

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So I haven't watched Spy Kids for probably 20 years? It came out in 2001, I never saw in theatres, but my stepbrother had it on VHS. I remember watching it several times when my step-mum and father first started dating but never after they moved into a house together, which I think cannot have been any later than 2003. The podcast How Did This Get Made just got me to watch 2004's Sleepover staring Spy Kids' Alex Vega, and it had me going 'man, I should rewatch Spy Kids, a film I used to love—hell I should watch all the Spy Kids movies because I've only ever seen the first and Robert Rodriguez is a director whose work I want to dive into' and since its 2023, with a little bit of effort I can easily do that. (Also, I always thought, based on a vague knowledge of their similar poster design, that Spy Kids 3D and The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl were the same movie, but apparently not! Also, Sharkboy et al. had a 2021 sequel? That was popular? And is getting its own sequel? Will have to investigate.) Thoughts on the opening ten minutes of my Spy Kids rewatch:

This production logo is so ugly it causes me physical pain. I hate this boy with his Kate Moss arms (Miraculous Ladybug arms, for you youngsters out there), his ugly beanie, and unbearable smirk.

Also, the telecine weave on the production logos is very noticeable, they're bouncing all over the place and it got me idly musing as to when more modern image stabilization techniques simply took that away. Not that we really noticed in 2001 because even with auto-tracking, gate-weave and other playback artifacts were just accepted as a given on your eight hundred pound convex CRT TV with 480 Ps of resolution that output enough radiation to kill grandma with a Jeopardy marathon. Do young people know about VHS tracking, auto or otherwise? Does the above paragraph make any sense to them at all? Do they know the pleasures of laying your hand on a still-warm television screen and having your whole body shiver as the static discharge runs through your unresistant flesh? Kids today with their big pants and their blue-tooth hula-hoops and their fancy PSPs just can't understand.

The opening shot of the movie is so under-exposed (or, more likely, over-exposed and then over-corrected in post) that Rodiguez's 'written and directed' credit is unreadable. You can see its blur to the right of the red 'FILM' there. It's so bad I thought there was something wrong with my copy so I... uh... found a new copy with a larger file size and it turns out that, nope, it actually just looks like that. Even in fancy 1080p this is just a terrible ærial shot. There's some fantastic shots and cuts in this film so to open with such a stinker is bizarre. Was it bad coverage that day, only one good shot in the can, did somebody fuck-up the film in the lab? I am curious.

Carla Gugino is so cute in this movie it's criminal. Not to be a lesbian but oh my god oh my fucking god. 12 year-old me was all about Carmen but adult me just wants 90 straight minutes of Carla Gugino in casualwear wandering around her lovely home smiling coyly. I would buy a BluRay player to own that movie on BluRay. I'd not picked-up that she played the mom on The Haunting of Hill House because she had long styled hair instead of this absolutely flawless textured pixie cut. 10/10, no notes.

I would like to spend an hour talking about the incredible tilework in that bathroom and nothing but the incredible tilework in that bathroom. I will update you if the film has any further shots of the incredible tilework in that bathroom but I fear it does not. As as an aside, kind of furious that this film was not more influential in the field of home decor. Two decades of effing shiplap and cold grey suburban blandness—what if we'd given up on bloated cookie cutter micro-mcmansion shitboxes and instead gone all-in on brightly coloured Andalusian rough plaster and stonework? What if we all had great tilework in our bathrooms, like the kitchen sink in Howl's Moving Castle?

You know what I mean, you depraved tile nerds.

I don't want you to think Antonio Banderas is not also a total smokeshow in this movie. Because boy howdy. He's a goddamn hunk.

There's a four-second long shot of Banderas flicking this ring box along the coping of the Eiffel Tower balustrade, and all I can think of how hard it was to get to get that box to stay in a straight line, how completely frictionless the box must be (did he shellac it?), and if his marriage prospects would have been ruined had it—in all rational likelihood—gone flying off the railing and smashed into the Champs de Mars.

You know you're in for a rollicking good time when the helicopter perfectly slices-off the stone heads of the two statues, but it's the padre giving the benediction while attack choppers go roaring over head that gives you chills.

A particular shout-out to this lovely unnamed bridesmaid on the left here who not only takes 'putting a parachute on the bride' in stride but looks gleeful and fabulous doing it. Where's her movie?

In 2001 we really thought computers were going to be cool and fun instead of machines that sold our personal lives to corporations and gave children crippling anxiety disorders.

Carla Gugino has a track built into the floor so that her vanity-computer chair can slide backwards across the room so she can have face-to-face chats with her husband. From this we learn two things: 1) she does this so often she's automated it for maximum efficiency, and 2) Banderos, in an ordinary desk chair, never attempts (or knows better than to attempt?) the reverse. To be continued?

#spy kids #spy kids rewatch #antonio banderas #carla gugino #robert rodriguez #alexa vega #shiplap #interior design #andalusia #tile work #howl's moving castle #miraculous ladybug #telecine #films #weddings #spies #kate moss

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bodycountgame · 2 years

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Feel free to ignore this if you’ve never watched Taskmaster as it entirely hinges on it but if the ROs were a Taskmaster task/performance, which would they be? Ex: my MC is absolutely Romesh zeroing in on the watermelon on the table, spiking it onto the ground, and furiously eating it off the floor in ep 1

ok i love taskmaster so obviously i had to answer this, the king of all asks. i've just used the UK show and i've given a few for each cast member because i simply cannot decide x

if you, too, are a taskmaster watcher then please tell me what you think the ROs vibes would be - i was trying to capture this from memory so i have probs forgotten about a bunch of iconic tasks

adegoke

sally phillips with the weetabix/jelly/twiglet, mawaan rizwan magicing away a cow, roisin conaty making alex eat a hot toothpaste pie.

arthur

alice levine’s chocolate surprise with alex’s pin number, richard osman moving the mat to the bottom of the hill, al murray taking a pea to slough.

atticus

getting a taskmaster tattoo á la josh widdicombe, rosalind’s a fucking nightmare, hugh dennis toppling the walls of ducks.

avery

mel giedroyc taking the toy camel to the baby gap, very much victoria coren-mitchell’s puzzle decoding task, unfortunately also katherine parkinson doing the spider boots task

charlie

TREE WIZARD TREE WIZARD TREE WIZAAAAAAARD, james acaster learning to hula-hoop, nish kumar kicking a basketball into a hoop.

ellis

lou sanders on a mobility scooter, mark watson steals greg’s trousers, generally mike wozniak’s incredibly polite vibe across all tasks.

florrie

daisy may cooper getting abso furious at richard herring in the animal drawing task, lolly adefope’s “friendship is truth, truth is friendship”, whenever morganna robinson says 'baby'.

griffin

very possibly mark watson doing cheeky texts, maween rizwan trying to put helium in an egg, joe wilkinson impressing the mayor with as many calippos as he can.

imogen

jessica knappet falling off the stage, mel giedroyc destroying a cake, joe thomas losing his cool in the eraser task.

nyra

rhod gilbert’s creepiest thing task (a video of the taskmaster asleep), liza tarbuck hopping, tim key throwing a teabag.

rowan

nish kumar saying “you bubbly fuck” and extinguishing his own candle, sally phillips’ water cooler moment, katherine ryan calling her sister to make a mess (in general i think rowan and katherine ryan would really get along lol).

syd

russell howard bowling the cricket ball, bob mortimer’s coconut businessman, guz khan slapping the space hopper.

vinh

noel fielding guessing what’s in a briefcase, lolly adefope playing hide and seek, any art task where the actual image looks very little like what they were supposed to be representing but the contestants argue that they captured “the aura”.

#back from the dead to talk about taskmaster #don't mind me xoxo

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twistednuns · 1 year

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December 2022

A ticket to the planetarium at the kids museum on a bland day in a bland city. Glow-in-the-dark stars and planets, a moving tunnel just like the Hexenschaukel. Golden glitter curtains reflecting the sunlight (El Salvador seems to be obsessed with Christmas). A kitty sleeping in the park. Pupusas. The girl from El Salvador/Texas who called her cousin for me and helped me find out where to buy bus tickets.

Mastering the blueberry challenge - recording a video of me making a blueberry hover over my mouth.

A very plushy and luxurious bus seat on the way to Honduras. A faint rainbow. Green valleys and mountains.

How my friends showed up for me when I told them my mum was very sick. Frank kept asking me how I was, offered support. Was suddenly really there. Doris stayed up very late for me so we could talk on the phone. Compassionate messages and offers.

Talking to my mum via Skype. It helped me accept and understand the situation when I could see/hear/feel her and learned how she felt about her illness.

Blanca picking me up from the bus station, listening to me, getting me back there the next day.

Listening to podcasts for hours and hours.

Palm tree forests with cow herds grazing. Passing a Chiquita banana farm on the way to the ferry terminal in La Ceiba.

The completely artificial and overly syrupy cocktail cherry on my smoothie.

I saw five cats one morning. Obviously they all thought I was there to deliver breakfast. One even tried biting into my forearm to see if I was the snack.

Diving! Seeing a huge puffer fish. Not fucking up. Everything went smoothly.

Being able to almost cross my legs? I'm obsessed. And want to keep losing weight!

Strutz, Jonah Hill's documentary about his therapist. I learned about some interesting thoughts and concepts. But it was nothing new - actually it all comes down to the same work but Strutz has a different way of explaining things. And that was nice to learn as well - I already know what I need to know. I have to stop looking for teachers and guidance and put the wisdom I already have to practice.

I went over to the freediving centre. Didn't get the introduction course right away but was invited to come out on the boat to watch and snorkel. Walter, a red female cat, showed up and was super affectionate. My emotional support animal. We took out the boat, it was raining. Marc gave me his jacket. Everyone prepared for their training and I watched Marc doing line dives. Tried a few myself. I enjoyed using the long fins, how easy it is to get down. The plankton, the air bubbles, like a marine whirl pool. Marc's air rings. The last one was perfect, almost like a hula hoop. Diving some more. Seeing the sheer mass of water and light above me coming up. The blue abyss below me.

Seeing the reflection of the sun and sky in a puddle on the boat deck.

More scuba diving. Seeing a funny fish with some feather headdress in black and white. A spotted eagle ray. Diving though narrow passageways.

Drinks with the divers. Just a bit of socialising. It was good for me not to be alone all the time.

A gorgeous sunset and the last full moon of the year.

Loving kindness meditation.

A very good cup of coffee after lots of Nescafé fails.

A consoling online therapy session. It's nice to have another mum figure in my life.

My first full month of meditation milestone.

Feel Good on Netflix. I'm attracted to Mae Martin. But I obviously identify with her girlfriend in the series.

Music trivia quiz at Sundowners! KC and Alex were very good. Also, I love them as a couple. They seem to really enjoy their life! And I bonded a little with the other Alex, a girl from Texas who works at a space agency and has racoons living under her house. I love her assertiveness and taste in jewellery.

Freediving! Getting my certificate. Successfully "saving" my instructor from drowning twice. A barracuda hanging out with me. All the sexy/tan/heavily tattooed diving folks on the boat. And they were all so nice and friendly. Marlene from Montreal gave us rambutans. Lisa from the UK was extremely lovely. What an awesome community. I mustn't forget Marc and Walter the cat! And the diving is just gorgeous. I love the feeling down there. Just hanging on to a line. The efficiency of wimming with long fins.

A green kolibri just whirring around outside the terrace where I had my Sunday breakfast.

Extra foamy foam on my cappuccino. Cocoa powder. Good scrambled egg with veggies, avocado, cheese and hot sauce.

A tiny little discount on my rambutans.

Getting the plane seats I wanted without having to switch or pay for anything. And finding out that I don't have to pay for checked luggage! What a relief.

I got to know some divers at Chillie's (Ash and her dad Marc) and we all went out for dinner. I had such an interesting conversation with Marc, an older artist and furniture designer who'd recently lost his wife. We talked about life, design, the power of thoughts and breath, karma and so much more. Connecting with Brandon, Ash and Alex over drinks on my last night on the island.

The last Roatan sunset was a good one, too.

Leftover pizza for my airport oddyssee.

Finding out that my belly fits under the fold out table in the airplane by now. Loving this.

Watching old movies. I especially enjoyed 28 Days. I'm having a Sandra Bullock moment.

Annika picking me up from the airport on the coldest day of the year. Everything was frozen and covered in frost or ice. Crunchy steps. She's even brought a hat and gloves for me. We ended up driving around for almost three hours because it turned out I had the wrong keys and needed to get a Covid test for the hospital visit.

Moving in at home. Taking care of my mum. Driving and cooking for the first time in a while. Helping her with everything. Feeling effective and useful.

My mum feels so much better at home. Seeing her on the first day in the hospital was scary.

IKEA veggie hot dogs with Lena and Christian.

Chocolate, herbal tea and truffle mustard from Lena. And Sash gave me another big box of Zotter chocolate for Christmas.

Seeing the Friendzone for dinner.

Cuddling with Do. She visited me on my second day back in Germany.

Meditation with visualization. Visualising a garden in summer. Cats, planting seeds, the sunlight feeling warm on my skin. The smell of the soil. Buzzing insects.

Crosswords and sudoku to pass the time.

Thai massage. Ing triggering a smiling reflex when she hit exactly the right spots.

Making Haluschki for my mum. Baking cheese biscuits.

It was so good to see Becky and Manu and finally talk again after such a long time. Then I picked up Doris from school. We went to Erding, walked around a few stores and had Indian food for dinner. Then we cuddled and held hands at the cinema.

A new puffy bag.

Spending the evenings talking to my mum. Asking questions, listening to stories about her past.

Semolina dessert with cherry jam.

Meeting Lena for long walks along the river.

Visiting Dory at home for the first time. I got so many unexpected Christmas presents and loved every single one of them. We tried out a few toys, had breakfast at the bakery and watched Nous finirons ensemble while eating Nidar Smash.

A quick visit at Sash's parents' house on New Year's Eve. Maya fed me her homemade Russian food. We half-watched a classic movie and toasted with champagne at midnight.

#december #2022 #december 2022 #things i love #personal #present perfect

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mcdannowave · 3 years

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#h50 1x13 #alex o'loughlin #steve mcgarrett #hawaii five 0 #h50 bloopers #scott caan #danny williams #O'Caan #goofy mcgoofy #h50 bts #another one from Classic Alex 🤣🤣#sometimes I forget this is very close to his personality..like..off cam #how can be a goof..and drink..and swear..and do cringe s*&% with a hula hoop or his hands #S1 Alex was very wild (not even close to Scott. still fresh from L.A. [sadly])#but he kept that way..just need to check the IG Stories on the following yrs #Hawaii did great things to and /for/ him. but he kept humble and a Giant Dork xD #it's nice see the diference on the set..like..he was the Main so he could of course do more than any other casts #but still..the comfort level was nice too..bringing the dogs and working as director in flip flops #love that tol Australian goof so so much #Almost forgot to comment on the ''green screen' there.who filmed the streets of Oahu for the show & captured when fans waved at it xD #and Alex played along on the ruined scene 😂#mine #(on personal note:wished he & DDK were closer.bc having someone w/ social media since beginning would've given us more content)#(like Meaghan being our Goddess.and giving us 75% more Scott content and 35% Alex's)#(agora. a gente tem que ficar seguindo um monte de bab.aca possivelmente homofobico.na esperança deles postarem sobre O'Caan no HI ou L.A.)

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glassesandkim · 3 years

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I would like to say my piece here about schmico, grey’s anatomy, and the fandom and it’s really for my own self-indulgence and benefit. I’m not asking for you to agree with me or even begin to understand what I’m going on about. I don’t even think half the things that I think about for this fandom exists on an important level. I fully believe in just ~vibin’~ to your own tune when it comes to participating in fandom spaces.

so this post is gonna be my way of getting stuff off my chest so i can continue to ~vibe~

First thing I’d like to address is: I know. I know the Nico Kim that I love and adore is not the Nico Kim in canon. He is who I hope he is in canon. But there’s not much to combat or support that he is or isn’t. He really could be who we’ve made up in fanon for him and at the same time, he really couldn’t. Grey’s created this character that is as blank as a dried piece of toast. So forgive me if I spread a bit of spicy jam here and there so I can swallow this bland shit down a little easier.

So when people come to me to say, “Y’all are delulu and out of your mind to love this guy this much.” PLEASE, I know. This isn’t news, honey. I am well aware.

But I will continue to justify, romanticize, and put this boy on a pedestal for as long as his existence in canon continues to remain arbitrary and vague. And it makes me very biased to a fault but I have put too much time and energy into this character NOT to be.

And then you might ask, why have I put so much of my time and life (THREE YEARS!!!! I’VE BEEN IN THIS FANDOM FOR THREE YEARS!!!!!!!!!!) into this character that has all but said maybe like a PAGE of dialogue at most?

Because I was conned into it. Because they marketed the shit out of him when Alex Landi got the part. And I, as a casual viewer of Grey’s since I was in high school (I’m in my late 20s now, dawg) and of Asian descent was promised representation. Not just Asian rep, but queer rep.

So naturally, I got extremely attached. It's not everyday a major Western mainstream prime time medical drama chooses to create a character as unique as Nico's.

I spent so much time here. I was here when fandom decided Nico would call Levi “babe”. I was here when we all clowned that Nico didn’t know Levi’s first name. I was here when Josh died and the fandom went up in arms with pitchforks and stakes against Nico. I was here for all of it. I've seen it all.

And unfortunately, seeing it all, makes me tired. Grey’s is time and time again proving to me that they don’t give a shit about the development and well-being of their existing characters at all. The show only cares about collecting diversity points and performing their wokeness to the general masses. (I talk a lot about how grey's is plot-driven vs. character-driven.)

I will still get frustrated and annoyed at Nico’s lack of character development. But I mostly just laugh at the fandom nowadays. I know you guys want to fight the fight, tell everyone Nico is not toxic!!!!!! But bros, friends, lovers, it’s a tried and tired fight.

Grey’s wants us to think Nico is a Bad Boyfriend. It’s as clear as the stench one comes across when they step on dog shit. That’s why I think it’s useless to fight people about Nico. Grey’s gets amnesia all the time. Grey’s forgot the whole season and half they invested in creating a loving boyfriend for Levi and up and changed Nico’s personality to fit a new narrative (that they, quite frankly, failed to even follow through because of covid and other filming hoopla hula hoops they’ve had to jump through that I’ve been informed of and which I simply don’t care for).

So all this ~schmico is endgame!!! we deserve it!!!~ Binches, I have better things to fight for than schmico endgame. What’s the alternative? Levi lives in Jo’s closet forever? They’re going to be together in the end no matter what. Nobody on that show cares enough about Nico OR Levi to set up new relationships and stories for them. So don’t fret, my friends. They’ll be together in the end. It just comes down to the question of what stupid story they’re going to come up with for them to be together. (And might I argue that they already are together???)

Speaking of the bogus story they’re going to write for schmico: you bet my rice eating, Chinese-speaking ass, that it’s not going to be a story written from a queer and poc perspective. It’s going to be some gag-worthy straight het story but made gay. (How many times do I have to hear, "I hope Nico comes out to his parents!!" NO, HE DOESN'T! Do you know how VIOLENT coming out is sometimes?? It's not a solution to Nico's problems with Levi. It's an introduction and invitation to problems over being queer -- but why would I expect anyone, let alone Grey's, to understand that prepetuating these types of stories is inherently damaging to queer people? They wouldn't know. The cishet fandom wouldn't know. Because no one is writing grey's in a queer, poc centric way.)

Which drives me to the next point: you know why Nico doesn’t get character development even though he showed up at the same time as Link? Because of ✨racism ✨. Because Link is a more conventional character (read: white) that is easier to write because nobody on this show knows how to write an Asian character anymore, let alone a gay Asian character. So of course, nobody wants to touch that shit even with a pogo stick. (Argue with me that Cristina exists and I will tell you, yes she did, but they RARELY touched upon her cultural and ethnic background. Also it was the early 2000s. Cristina was as ground breaking as it got for us Asians back then.)

And then because Nico isn’t developed enough, we have the weird phenomenon of people shipping everyone and their dog with Levi and it’s like, y’all know you got played by the racism game, right? You are hostages to this system that has taught you that white men are more desirable and deserving of story and humanity than a poc character who is instead, reduced to nothing but sex appeal and if he’s not doing well on that front, then he’s useless.

How many times does Levi say: Nico is so hot! Sex with Nico is so good! He’s a roman statue!

All!! the!! time!! Nico's worth to Levi’s character is to be the sex object that Sets Him Free.

Which plays into the sexualization of Asian people which all comes from, you guessed it! Racism! (Levi really compared Nico to a fucking lifeless slab of stone.)

(Side note: I do think talking about how racism plays into Nico’s character and the fandom space is important and probably a separate post. I’m happy to write my opinion piece on it if it’s something people want.)

But anyway, those are just some of my qualms with schmico, grey’s anatomy, and the fandom. I do not expect anyone to fully agree with me and I’m not asking the fandom to change or apologize or whatever. I’m just already grateful if you took the time to even read this post.

I’ll leave with some parting advice: fandom is what you make of it. We won’t all agree with everyone’s hot takes, but that’s the beauty of it, yeah? So I chose to create this version of Nico Kim that brings me IMMENSE joy. Like, A LOT!!! I love this fandom for these reasons. I’m grateful everyday for the friends I’ve made and the works and creations I’ve created and I’m honoured to be able to consume other works made by fellow fans.

I might hate a lot of things about grey’s and schmico, but I really owe a lot of myself to this fandom.

#know that i'm always angry but i know how to have fun lol #schmico::::

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How GOOD is taskmaster though ? Which is your favourite series/task?

Taskmaster is incredible!! It’s honestly my comfort show. My favourite series is without question series 7, James acaster is my all time favourite comedian and I love the dynamic between all the contestants. It was a chaotic season and I love it. This current season is probably my second favourite, I’ve really enjoyed it and I’m so sad it’s coming to an end.

Favourite task.... please that’s too hard. I actually cannot answer this so I’m going to give you my favourite (ie the one that sticks in my mind the most) from each season.

Series one: the melon task. absolutely iconic. just romesh smashing it all over the floor and proceeding to almost make himself sick on it. incredible.

Series two: POTATO THROW. this task probably wasn’t the best of the season overall but joe’s attempt and subsequent disqualification made it for me.

Series three: again overall probably not the best task but the snowman making one sticks out purely for ‘bastard’s crying innit’ from paul

Series four: the one where they played hide and seek with alex. noel being found immediately. hugh and alex doing the spiderman meme. joe getting scared and running for two minutes after the task finished. the ‘drive by’ with mel. lolly winning by a country mile.

Series five: TASKONBURY. i think about mark and nish’s song on the daily and tbh huge kudos to aisling, sally and bob for having the balls to sing ‘rosalind’s a fucking nightmare’ TO Rosalind

Series six: a bit of a weak series overall but who can forget liza making alex put his bare arse into a cake

Series seven: hardest decision of my life. there wasn’t a bad task in seven. i’m going to say the james vs phil hula hoop competition because seeing phil hula in that costume was genuinely traumatising and then james in the studio was amazing

Series eight: don’t have to think about this one, the train task from the first episode. lou hiding in a bin. sian refusing to give up. and joe was amazing.

Series nine: another tricky choice, but the chickpea one, especially rose and ed’s attempts. wining, dining, killing and then fucking the chickpea had me crying.

Series ten: i adored the locker task from episode four, if only because of poor johnny. ‘cock-a-doodle... no that’s not a number’

Series eleven: so many iconic moments this series but who can forget mike destroying his anus for a task that was only worth a bonus point.

Sorry for the long response 😅 I just love taskmaster too much to pick one single favourite task

#taskmaster #holly answers things #isle0farr4n #i know i went overboard with this answer but it was so difficult to just choose one per series i cannot do it for the whole show

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delightfullysubatomic · 2 years

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Where to find Tim Key’s writing on the internet

Instagram

Love the pando poems but they’re in the books. His daily series in the run up to the Dec 2019 election is great and is only on Instagram. I reread it all a little while ago (with some googling to remember what was going on each day to work out what each one was about) and the final one was even more depressing now considering everything that’s happened in the last couple of years.

The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/profile/tim-key

Other The Guardian writing:

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/aug/06/tall-stories-performers-on-their-wildest-edinburgh-moments

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/dec/07/i-got-obsessed-with-chris-tarrant-so-i-painted-him-comics-on-why-they-make-art

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/mar/11/on-my-radar-tim-key-cultural-highlights

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/jun/29/tim-key-the-funniest-thing

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/dec/18/the-50-funniest-comedy-films-chosen-comedians-stewart-lee-sarah-millican-david-baddiel

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/mar/14/five-tips-to-being-a-better-poet-by-tim-key

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/may/06/twitter-top-feeds-celebrity-tweeters

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2011/feb/13/seven-days-with-tim-key

https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2010/dec/26/quiz-of-the-year-2010 [with Alex and Mark]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/nov/06/tim-key-reviews-this-weeks-singles

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/dec/21/tim-key-top-10-bite-sized-books

The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/author/tim-key (19 Sept 2013 is first one)

Earlier columns not listed on that page (there might be more but if so I couldn’t find them):

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/tim-key-daniel-kitson-knows-what-he-wants-and-he-ll-physically-smash-my-hands-to-pieces-to-get-it-8811319.html (12 Sept 2013)

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/tim-key-i-ve-got-a-part-in-a-play-is-there-time-to-go-to-drama-school-or-hone-a-special-voice-8796228.html (5 Sept 2013)

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/tim-key-for-my-10th-birthday-i-saw-little-and-large-in-concert-it-blew-my-mind-8789507.html (29 Aug 2013)

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/tim-key-i-had-bought-provisions-for-my-stay-in-the-lakes-sausages-and-hula-hoops-8770909.html (16 Aug 2013)

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/tim-key-if-i-ever-die-be-sure-to-scatter-my-ashes-around-the-edinburgh-fringe-8754340.html (9 Aug 2013)

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/imagine-trying-to-do-your-job-with-alan-partridge-glaring-at-you-tim-key-on-being-alpha-papa-s-sidekick-simon-8742438.html (6 August 2013)

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/tim-key-i-ve-never-been-a-big-festival-goer-at-15-i-was-more-likely-to-help-varnish-a-boat-8738222.html (1 Aug 2013)

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/tim-key-changing-tyres-isn-t-my-forte-i-m-not-a-man-in-that-sense-i-can-t-change-anything-8728136.html (23 July 2013)

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/tim-key-i-captained-my-school-football-team-in-1992-so-i-m-no-stranger-to-the-big-stage-8697266.html (10 July 2013)

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/tim-key-i-ve-framed-cd-sleeves-playing-cards-crisp-packets-even-my-oyster-card-8685653.html?amp (3 July 2013)

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/tim-key-the-doctor-prised-me-from-my-nest-and-we-waddled-to-the-heath-for-boules-8675356.html (26 June 2013)

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/tim-key-i-used-to-love-cricket-with-my-dad-he-was-an-adult-so-he-could-hit-the-ball-for-miles-8646198.html (6 June 2013)

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/tim-key-staffordshire-is-as-good-a-place-as-any-to-scream-the-words-oh-my-god-no-stop-8636833.html (30 May 2013)

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/tim-key-if-you-don-t-have-to-tranquilise-an-animal-to-get-it-into-your-zoo-it-shouldn-t-come-in-8627558.html (22 May 2013)

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/tim-key-we-couldn-t-call-mountain-rescue-or-justifiably-perish-so-we-pressed-on-8617992.html (15 May 2013)

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/tim-key-we-d-acquired-the-reindeer-head-from-a-finnish-military-man-called-snoopy-8607807.html (9 May 2013)

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/tim-key-if-you-re-revamping-a-magazine-you-d-better-make-it-a4-or-it-ain-t-happening-8599828.html (1 May 2013)

Other The Independent writing:

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/features/cultural-life-tim-key-comedian-8226809.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/student/into-university/clearing/my-student-days-six-musicians-actors-and-comedians-fondly-reminisce-9666657.html?amp

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/imagine-trying-to-do-your-job-with-alan-partridge-glaring-at-you-tim-key-on-being-alpha-papa-s-sidekick-simon-8742438.html

iNews: https://inews.co.uk/author/tim-key

Huffington Post:

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/author/tim-key

Time Out:

https://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/tim-keys-love-poem-to-london

https://www.timeout.com/london/news/tim-key-on-why-this-year-will-be-great-for-live-comedy-021221

https://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/tim-keys-top-10-stand-up-comedians

https://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/tim-key-introduces-a-poem-you-can-personalise

https://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/tim-keys-poems-in-pictures

We Need Answers blogs / NMW:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/comedy/2010/02/tim-keys-new-opponent-no-more.shtml

https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/comedy/no-more-women

Vice:

25 Poems, 3 Recipes and 32 Other Suggestions (An Inventory). Snippet: https://www.vice.com/en/article/dpjema/tim-key-has-had-an-idea-for-a-film

https://www.vice.com/en/article/znyng4/literary-v15n2 (this one doesn’t really count tbh)

Random Other:

An Ode to Pubs: https://beavertownbrewery.co.uk/blogs/news/an-ode-to-pubs-by-tim-key

#Tim key #he's a good writer #Sorry Tim - I swear I'm not stalking you or anything #I just make lists when I'm stressed #So uh... more along these lines to follow #links

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simplysummers · 9 months

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Blorbo bingo: Alex (because I know you’re dying for someone to ask <3)

You know me so well 😌

I scribbled out ‘unwillingly’ because I didn’t unwillingly come around to Alex, but he didn’t start off as a fave, he slowly pushed Peter off a cliff and stood in the spotlight 😌

Anyways, bingo!!

#ask s #the moots 💛#Hannah 💜#Alex summers #Alex and his hula hoop #(personal tag for when I just scream brain rot about him)#x men

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No bcs Gojo is SO pretty no matter what I'm insane in the membrane for him oh my god,,,,,, possessive Gojo,,,,,,o oouuuwwughhh,,,,, the way he'd actually need to slap me just to get a singular and vaguely incoherent "yes" when he asks if my hole belongs to him :)))) gojo makes me so unhinged,,,,,

Also does blonde man hell apply to ALL blondes, even good ones like Leon S. Kennedy, Nanami, Ethan Winters, etc. or just the stinky ones

i read one post that said "you think you've hit rock bottom and then you find yourself attracted to a blonde man" and ever since it's been the bit. because they cause me pain. specifically. i blame alex summers and the damn hula hoop thing

possessive rough gojo... he'd grab your cheeks to force your mouth open just to spit in it </3 "good boy. swallow it." he just loves covering and filling you up with spit n cum :( you for sure have a light scar from a bite mark he left cause he can't have anyone else trying to get with his baby :( (except geto and maybe nanami)

#💌 ; asks.#❤️‍🔥 ; fwends #the flavour of man that knocks me unconscious every time is blonde with something wrong with him. leon nanami alex summers donald pierce...#blonde puppy boys... y'know the golden retriever personality type (leon) also hits me #also at the mention of leon. my brain literally went BARK BARK GRRRR BARK WOOF i'm very normal :) about leon scott kennedy :)#gojo totally has a picture on his phone of you with “property of gojo satoru <3” written on your skin somewhere. he thinks it's funny + hot #❤️‍🔥 ; fwends : teyvat-writer.

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until-theend-oftheline · 4 years

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Mommy’s Stuck

Pairing: Sebastian Stan x Reader

Warnings: Quarantine adventures

Squares Filled: Free Space for @marvelfluffbingo

Word Count: 1400ish

A/N: This is part of my LLL universe - it takes place April 2020 and Y/N is 8 months pregnant. Their kids Isabella and Alexander are 6 and 2 (3 in a few months).

It can also be read as a one shot just as always.

Betaed by: the sweet, amazing @percywinchester27

***My fics are not to be saved nor posted on any other sites without my express written permission.***

Sebastian sat on the bed, in your bedroom with his legs crossed, headphones on and the computer in front of him. The two of you had agreed that each of you would get at least an hour of alone time a day while being stuck inside the apartment to keep yourselves from going completely insane. Sebastian often used his hour to try and write something. He had always loved the creative process and you had encouraged him to pursue it now that he suddenly had tons of time on his hands.

As frustrating as it was at times, he still really loved how worlds and people appeared from his mind and on the page before him. He loved how words at times floated out of him and how he at other times spent the entire hour trying to come up with the right word to describe a place, person or feeling. It was hard work, but it was satisfying and something he loved doing for himself.

While Sebastian was hiding in the bedroom, you were keeping the kids entertained, just like he had done this morning when you had been hiding, working on new songs before taking a relaxing bath. Sebastian often intentionally forgot to let you know when the hour had passed. You were eight months pregnant and you needed the time to relax way more than he did. Besides, Sebastian loved getting to spend every day with his family. He wished the circumstances had been different. He wished just being able to go outside whenever either of you were going stir crazy. He missed the busy buzz of the city. He missed family and friends. He missed working out and his job, but he loved being with his family every day. He knew that he was lucky compared to a lot of other people, even in his relationship.

You and Sebastian had been friends for a long time before your relationship evolved. You had no trouble finding things to do together. Your kids genuinely loved each other and even if it was hard being stuck inside all the time, they still enjoyed the time with each other and their parents.

Still having a moment to himself was nice and today had been one of those days where the words had just flown from his mind through his hands and onto the computer. He was completely consumed by the world he was creating on the page and had forgotten the one around him, not noticing Y/N and the kids had given him way more than an hour on his own, when the door was suddenly pushed open and two little whirlwinds jumped on the bed and started pulling him.

Sebastian startled when Isabella landed next to him, but a huge smile quickly spread across his face as the kids began pulling at his arms, clearly trying to get him to come with them. The headphones on his ears prevented him from understanding what was so urgent and he couldn’t help but laugh at their serious little faces.

“Hang on, monkeys,” Sebastian chuckled, freezing one of his arms, pulling the headphones off his ears.

“It’s not funny, Daddy!” Isabella scolded, while Alexander resumed tugging his arm.

“Hurry, Daddy. Hurry!”

Sebastian frowned, getting up off the bed, letting the kids drag him along.

“What’s going on? Isa, talk to me?” Sebastian tugged his oldest to a halt and knelt down in front of her.

“We were playing and Mommy fell,” Isabella exclaimed and Sebastian was instantly back on his feet, this time rushing before his kids towards the living room. The sight that met him brought him to an immediate stop for a brief moment, allowing his children to catch up to him. Their reactions weren’t as fast as his though and the two kids smashed straight into the back of his legs.

“What the…” Sebastian stopped himself midsentecne, as he looked around the room. Hula Hoops were tied between shelves, blankets hung between chairs creating tunnels, tables had been moved, a skateboard and balls were scattered around the floor. Sebastian blinked a few times taking in the room.

“We were playing an obstacle course,” Isabella explained, before Alexander interrupted.

“Mommy got stuck.”

Sebastian looked around the room, desperately trying to spot you in all of the chaos.

“Where?”

“Down here,” your voice sounded from beneath one of the blankets.

Sebastian instantly rushed towards it with the kids close behind him as Isabella tried to explain what had happened.

“You have to get on your tummy on the skateboard to go through the tunnel, but mommy couldn’t cause little sister is in the way,” Isabella explained as Sebastian pulled back the blanket revealing you lying halfway on your side halfway on your back between the couch and shelves with an innocent, slightly embarrassed smile on face.

“So she got on her knees instead and the board slipped, so mommy fell and couldn’t get up,” Isabella explained as Sebastian’s eyes widened, looking down at you.

“Hi,” you bit your lip in embarrassment.

“Are you okay?” Sebastian asked, reaching down to take your hand.

“I’m fine. Just stuck,” you huffed as you tried to pull yourself up using his hand, unsuccessfully as Sebastian didn’t help. Instead he started laughing, which set off the kids as well. They threw themself onto the floor next to you, laughing along with their father and you did your best to look offended.

“It’s not funny,” you pouted, trying to not start laughing at yourself. You knew how ridiculous this must look.

Sebastian let go of your hand, pulling out his phone aiming it at you.

“Seb. No!” You protested, but this time you couldn’t hold back your own laughter. “That’s just mean.”

Sebastian laughed, tucking his phone away after snapping a few pictures of you. He reached down, letting you grab onto his hand again and this time he pulled, successfully helping you back on your feet.

You were a little out of breath but safely wrapped in his arms, as Sebastian lovingly shook his head at you.

“On a scale of 1-10 how smart do you feel that was?” he asked with a grin still plastered across his face as the kids cheered around you.

“It seemed like a good idea at the time,” you shrugged with a grin and Sebastian leaned in to press a tender kiss to your lips. He was more than a little relieved that you were soundly smiling in his arms. The kids’ announcement of you having fallen down had made his heart jump into his throat for a moment, but now knowing you were fine, he was more than ready to tease you about your foolishness.

“I can’t wait to show those pictures to Chris and Rach,” Sebastian smirked, backing away from you, when your eyes widened.

“You wouldn’t dare!” you raised your eyebrow as Sebastian pulled out his phone, making a show of typing something into it.

“Isa! Alex! You’ll get a huge ice cream each if you get me Daddy’s phone,” you called out to your children, and they instantly jumped a laughing Sebastian, who tumbled backwards onto the couch beneath his kids.

Reblogs spread my work and make me happy. Got a favorite part/line? Did something touch you? Do you relate in some way? Please tell me and make my day.

Sebastian Stan Tag Team

@feelmyroarrrr @sleepretreat @roxyspearing @jewels2876 @hellaqueerangelofthelord @danijimenezv @rumoured-whispers @becs-bunker @smoothdogsgirl @blacktithe7 @grace-for-sale @averyrogers83 @like-a-bag-of-potatoes @sorenmarie87 @docharleythegeekqueen @erosbellarke @the-wayward-robot @super100012 @myfanficlibrarium @winchesters-favorite-girl @awkwardfangirl2014 @igotkatiepowers @dottirose @deathofmissjackson @miraclesoflove @badassbaker

#sebastian stan #sebastian stan x reader #sebastian stan x you #sebastian stan imagine #lll

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badjokesbyjeff · 5 years

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So, Alex sees an ad in the newspaper that says “Circus Looking for New Talents”.

Alex says to himself, “Eh, what the hell. I’m pretty talented,” and calls the circus. A lady answers him.

“Hello,” she says.

“Hi, is this the circus?”

“Yes.”

“I’ve heard you’re hiring.”

“You’ve heard correctly, sir. What is your name?”

“Alex.”

“Alright then, Alex, what makes you think you can join the circus?”

“Well, I have several talents... for example, I can shoot a three-pointer in basketball, like five times in a row.”

“O... Okay... That’s quite impressive, sir, but it’s not really not what we’re looking for. I think maybe you should call the NB...”

“No, no, wait! I... I can hula hoop for like 30 seconds straight!”

“Sir, I really don’t think you understand what the concept of a cir...”

“No, please, I... I... I can jump on one leg while saying the alphabet backwards!”

“...”

“Goodbye, sir.”

She hangs up the phone.

Alex sits there for like five seconds until he realizes he forgot something.

“Oh crap! I forgot to tell her I’m a horse!”

#funny #humor #jokes #lol #comedy

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indycar-series · 3 years

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2021: Full-Time Drivers

Up to date as of 3/4/2021.

(Under a cut because this is going to be a looooooong post as usual)

(Yes I used last year’s official mugshots don’t @ me)

Sebastian Bourdais

A four-time ChampCar champion, he has also raced in F1 for Toro Rosso and competed in both the 24 hours of Le Mans and the 24 hours of Daytona. One of the most experienced drivers on the grid. In the six seasons he has spent in Indycar, he has competed in 74 races, had six wins, and two poles. Last season he only raced in three events for A.J. Foyt Enterprises, and competed in the IMSA WeatherTech Series. This season he will race the 14 entry for A.J. Foyt Enterprises.

Scott Dixon

No one really knows how he is so good at racing in Indycar. He is the defending champion going into this season and has a total of six Indycar championships and one Indy 500 title to his name. He has often been compared to Lewis Hamilton. In the 18 seasons he has spent in Indycar, he has competed in 289 races, had 49 wins, and 29 poles, and is one of the winningest drivers in Indycar history. This season he will continue to race the 9 entry for Chip Ganassi Racing.

Marcus Ericsson

After competing in 97 races for the Sauber F1 Team, he signed with Chip Ganassi and began racing in Indycar. He will be starting his third full season in the sport. In his previous two seasons, he competed in 18 races and has one podium finish. He will continue to drive the 8 entry for Chip Ganassi Racing.

Jack Harvey

He competed in many forms of racing prior to his Indycar debut in 2017 including British F3, GP3, and Indy Lights, and was the 2012 British F3 champion. Prior to 2020, he drove only part-time for Meyer-Shank Racing as they tried to find their way into the series full-time. In the four seasons he has raced in Indycar, he competed in 29 races and has one podium finish. He will continue to race the 60 entry for Meyer-Shank Racing in his second full season.

Colton Herta

He staked his name in the history books by becoming the youngest Indycar race winner at COTA in 2019. The son of Brian Herta, he has quickly become a fan-favorite and a strong competitor. In his two seasons (plus the season finale of 2018) in Indycar, he has competed in 32 races, had three wins, and four poles. This season he will drive the 26 Andretti Autosport entry, taking over the car vacated by Zach Veach.

James Hinchcliffe

A fan favorite, returning to full-time status this season. Makes a podcast with Alexander Rossi called ‘Off Track with Hinch and Rossi’. Has also competed on Dancing with the Stars and was a part time broadcaster for NBCSN. In his 10 seasons in Indycar, he has achieved six wins, 17 podium finishes, and one pole position. This season he will drive the 29 entry for Andretti Autosport.

Ryan Hunter-Reay

Affectionately nicknamed ‘Captain America’, and the victim of an unfortunate sandwich meat ad campaign. He was crowned series champion in 2012 and became Indy 500 champion in 2014. He can often be seen on the grid with his two kids, often dressed in mini firesuits to match. In his 14 seasons, he has competed in 211 races, had 16 wins, and six poles. He will continue to race the 28 entry for Andretti Autosport.

Ed Jones

Not a familiar face to new fans, but he’s done this song and dance before. He last raced in Indycar in 2018, and has raced previously for Dale Coyne Racing, Chip Ganassi Racing, and Ed Carpenter Racing. This will be his first official racing ride since the 2018 season. In his previous three seasons, he scored three podium finishes. This season, he will race the 18 car for Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan.

Dalton Kellett

He is much less frightening than the above picture makes him out to be (I promise). He has worked his way up the Road to Indy ladder and made his Indycar debut last season, driving part time for A.J. Foyt Enterprises, while also competing in the IMSA WeatherTech Series. Makes a podcast called D2Speedcast. He competed in five races last season and his best finish was 20th at Road America (both). This season he will race the 4 entry for A.J. Foyt Enterprises in his first full season in Indycar.

Scott McLaughlin

One of only two rookies on the Indycar grid this season (but can either of them really be called rookies?). He is a three-time Australian Supercars champion and raced for Team Penske before they decided to pull their Supercars program. He made his debut in the season finale of the 2020 season at St. Petersburg though he failed to finish. He will race the 3 entry for Team Penske.

Josef Newgarden

He is a two-time Indycar Series champion, an Indy Lights champion, and a strong fan favorite. He has starred in many PR campaigns such as “Josef Newgarden Incognito”, “The Offseason”, “Shirts4Sage”, and “The Penske Games”. Has a vlog titled #AdmitOne. In his nine seasons in Indycar, he has competed in 148 races, has 18 wins, and 11 poles. He will drive the 2 entry (formerly the 1 entry) for Team Penske.

Pato O’Ward

Another driver who ascended to Indycar through the Road to Indy program, he was the Indy Lights Champion in 2018. Last season was his first full season in Indycar, though he’s raced part time before then. Came oh so close to having his first Indycar win last season, but couldn’t make it to that top step of the podium. In his previous three years in Indycar, he has four podium finishes and one pole position. This season he will continue to race the 5 car for Arrow McLaren SP.

Simon Pagenaud

Can hula-hoop on a regular day (not really). He is the 2016 series champion and the 2019 Indy 500 Champion. As evidenced by the Penske Games, good at racing and not party games. His dog Norman is also pictured on his Baby Borg-Warner Trophy. In his previous 10 seasons, he has achieved 15 wins, 35 podium finishes, and 14 pole positions. This season, he will continue to drive the 22 entry for Team Penske.

Alex Palou

He has competed previously in Super GT, Super Formula, and F3 European Championship. Last season was his rookie season driving for Dale Coyne Racing, and he achieved one podium finish. This season, he will race the 10 car for Chip Ganassi Racing.

Will Power

If you’re not following his Instagram you’re missing out. One of the most successful active drivers in Indycar. He is the 2014 series champion and 2018 Indycar champion. In his 13 seasons in Indycar (not including the three years in Champ Car prior to the merge), he has achieved 37 wins, 70 podium finishes, and 52 pole positions. This season he will continue to drive the 12 entry for Team Penske.

Graham Rahal

He’s the son of 1986 Indy 500 Champion Bobby Rahal, and an avid car guy. Owns a performance shop and regularly hosts Cars and Coffee there. Probably the tallest driver in the paddock. In his previous 13 seasons, he has achieved six wins, 25 podium finishes, and three pole positions. This season he will continue to drive the 15 entry for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.

Felix Rosenqvist

One of two Swedes currently racing in the Indycar Series. He has previously raced in DTM and F3 European Championship. In his previous two seasons in Indycar, he has achieved one win, three podiums, and one pole position. This season, he will race the 7 car for Arrow McLaren SP.

Alexander Rossi

A fan favorite, but can’t do donuts correctly. Makes a podcast with James Hinchcliffe called ‘Off Track with Hinch and Rossi’ where they talk about everything except racing. He is the 2016 Indy 500 Champion and has raced in F1 for Marussia. In his five seasons in Indycar, he has achieved seven wins, 23 podiums, and six pole positions. This season he will continue to race the 27 entry for Andretti Autosport.

Takuma Sato

Nicknamed ‘Taco’ by his team, currently the only Japanese driver in the field. He is the defending Indy 500 champion and has won the 500 twice. Previously raced in F1 for Jordan, BAR, and Super Aguri. In his 11 seasons in Indycar, he has achieved six wins, 14 podium finishes, and 10 pole positions. This season he will continue to race the 30 entry for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.

Rinus VeeKay

The only Dutch driver on the grid, last season’s Rookie of the Year. He is also the 2018 Pro Mazda Champion and has also raced in Indy Lights. In his rookie year in Indycar, he achieved one podium finish and one pole position. This season he will continue to race the 21 entry for Ed Carpenter Racing.

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