#can't wait for him to show us!

[petit-papillion]

Charles's post-race comments | Japanese Grand Prix | 7 April 2024

Source: Scuderia Ferrari

#that first line - so many things to be happy about #all things we struggled with #that have been improved #i love how positive charles sounds #this is an i know what went wrong #and i know how to fix it charles #not a down on himself charles #can't wait for him to show us! #charles leclerc #japanese gp 2024

[fictionadventurer]

What was the point of Scrooge's trip with the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come? On a structural level, it makes sense--three is the fairy tale number, and you can't visit the past and present without also including the future--but on a character level, it doesn't quite seem necessary. Showing a man that he'll die alone, unloved, and unmourned seems like the strategy you take as the last-ditch effort to convince a guy that he needs to change his ways. But that situation doesn't apply to Scrooge. He started softening immediately after he first arrived in his past. By the time he finished with the Ghost of Christmas Present, he was fully onboard with the need to reform, so the Ghost's vision of his future seems like unnecessary cruelty. Why show him all this when he was already planning to change his ways?

A few things come to mind. One is that this vision of the future wouldn't have affected Scrooge unless he had already changed his ways. A cold, hard businessman could have seen his lonely death as just the way of the world, might have viewed the people who stole the clothes from his corpse as just people doing what's practical in this world. He needed to relearn the value of the intangibles--human connection, respect for others--to see the true horror of the lonely death and the vultures who defiled the dead man.

But why the horror? Can't he reform without being threatened with doom? It's possible--but it's also possible such a reform would be temporary. After all, Scrooge started as a friendly, loving young man, but retreated into himself and his business out of fear of poverty and fear of the way the world looks down upon poor people. Even if a reformed Scrooge started on a course of Christmas charity, there was always a chance that the enthusiasm would fade, and the worldly fears would start creeping back in. The only way to beat those fears is to give him something to fear that's even worse than poverty. He needs to see the horrible end that his selfish ways would lead to, so he won't be tempted to slide back into them.

There's also the fact that seeing his death makes him ecstatically happy to find that he's alive after the Ghost is gone. Had Scrooge been spared the vision of his future, he might have been happy to find himself on Christmas Day, but his joy would have been nowhere near the manic glee he experiences after coming back from the future. Now, he doesn't just get a new start--he gets a second chance. Coming back from his own grave makes him mindful of his death, but it also makes him hyperaware of the fact that he's still alive. He isn't in the ground yet. He still has time to do good and make connections with others so he doesn't die alone.

Seeing the past reminded him of the innocence he'd lost. Seeing the present reminded him of the people whose lives he was missing out on. Seeing the future reminded him that death is waiting, so it's important to live virtuously while we can. All three are important because all three brought him outside of himself and taught him to value the wider world, just in time to live through another Christmas Day.

#a christmas carol #charles dickens #once again i've ponderously worked my way to the explicitly stated moral of the story #but i had to work my way there because stave 4 left me unsettled #had i been scrooge that trip probably would have squashed any desire i had to reform #the ghost *doesn't say* whether or not the future can be changed #what if this is just proof he's doomed no matter what so why bother changing? #fortunately scrooge was much better than i was about logic #namely: no reason to show him this future if it *can't* be changed #the point of these ghosts is to save him from marley's fate #plus we did have the ghost of christmas present's implications that future shadows can be changed #it's kind of interesting when you step back from familiar stories that just go this way because it's how they're supposed to go #and really dig into 'wait a minute. why did it go like this?' #it usually winds up with me figuring out that the writer knew what they were doing #but it's also nice to see the scaffolding that got us to the story

[sergle]

lollll stevens insta post is so tone def too like uhh u can smell the privilege coming off this 🧍

ohhhh... I think I'm going to hurt him

#''for those who won't be joining us'' WON'T?????? Will Not. huh hm. strange phrasing #how about. for those who can't afford to join us. god i'm rollin my eyes #WHY DOES THIS FEEL SO STANKY. so wait #does this decision have DIRECT CORRELATION to him wanting to do more of his food shows again??? #the ones where he takes his christian ass to upscale dining places in japan and italy and shit and eats the most expensive thing he can fin #bc that is SO not what ppl subbed to watcher for bro. this was NOT worth-it hype #this was ghoul boys hype #and i don't gaf about production value eitherrrRRRR #sergle answers #i know i'm not alone in liking the stuff they made that was lower production value #that's not where the Value actually lies. it isn't valuable bc it's more Produced #it's valuable bc it's funny and people like ryan and shane's personalities and the show formats

[neverevan]

I only ask for one day when Tim Minear doesn't cause ruckus on the interwebs, just one day Mr. Minear...

#i'm so done with him #like it's either him or the cast giving interviews and sending us all into a tizzy #this show is ruining my life (affectionate... mostly) #can't wait for this season to end and for tim to tease the cliffhanger even more #gotta strap in for this ride cuz it's gonna last until the end of next season i'm sure #tim minear #911 #911 abc #ramblings

[transingthoseformers]

Sometimes I think about the post that said all the other Prowls would look at IDW Prowl and think he was the SG Prowl.

I think about it too sometimes

Then they see SG Prowl who is even more of a bastard and is a very loud bastard too

#maccadam #transformers #''and you thought I was bad? primus damn us all he's still going'' <- idw Prowl #idw prowl is interesting because people often have strong opinions on him #I don't but i find it funny that he's the outcast until fucking sg prowl rolls in #idw prowl #sg prowl #prowl #god I can't wait for Earthspark Prowl to show up and to see his personality #i wholeheartedly think he's going to have the vibes of being younger

[hey-hermy]

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#he makes me little coffees in the morning and i carefully brush his hair and plait it for him in the evening #and we tell eachother silly stories by our little candle our friends gave us lounging in dining chairs #waiting for our lovely green sofa to be delivered tomorrow #we plan building a lovely home while he shows me the things he's been painting and the fine details he's pleased with #i show him how to chop an onion so it doesnt make his eyes water and he tells me how coriander tastes like soap #later he shows me how to blow bubbles using just my hands and i can't for the life of me believe what i'm seeing #im laughing with delight he's laughing at my breathlessness trying to blow a bubble and laugh at the same time #it's hard ok !!! #we headbutt eachother at night because we sleep too close together (i sleep so close to him) and he reaches for my hand even while he sleeps #we are both so enormously lucky #aaAAAAAAAUUUUYYGHRDJHFHDHDHF *pterodactyl screeches* #💚

[seaweedstarshine]

You know that time in the comics when the Doctor is so depressed, he shuts off the lights, turns on an interrogation spotlight, locks himself in the console room, and argues with a bunch of judgmental shadow-figures resembling his past incarnations?

And all the TARDIS' lights go out and her interior becomes a maze to keep his companions out of the console room, all from her psychic connection with the Doctor (“moodbleed”)?

And his companions are left wandering in circles for two days as the air goes “stale,” not knowing where he is but thinking the worst, while he hallucinates in a dark room?

...because I'm thinking again about the times this definitely happened when he was with the Ponds.

#when they find him- Rory (one good nurse™) asks neutral questions to check on his emotional state while respecting his space #Amy knows when he's locked himself alone long enough to call River (fortunately Amy talks to her daughter often) #River can calm the tardis and go directly to the Doctor. she sits with him and nods when he rants. she tells him hes loved. #eleventh doctor #11th doctor #doctor who #words by seaweed #(eleventh) doctor is neurodivergent tag #honestly same. I don't want anyone looking at me when im in that way because eyes are very uncomfortable lasers slicing my thoughts #so river doesn't look at him. she looks away and lets him look at her so he knows she's not looking at him. she also does active listening #the shadow-figures in this comic are beyond psychosis coded #emphasis: it isnt presented like some conference of past selves here (which the doctor can't just do anyway- see Power of the Doctor). #and the shadow figures dont have personalities anyway. the way theyre drawn is VERY psychosis coded (as is 11 this whole Si Spurrier run) #this is from Eleventh Doctor Year 2 Issue 3 (set between A Christmas Carol and The Impossible Astronaut) if anyone's wondering #note that he put on his comfort fez I love him #alice obiefune #poor Alice got drove up the wall from wandering in the dark for two days… I think Amy and Rory get to get used to it if they're together #eventually they work out a plan to calm the tardis enough to show them the comfy spot in the bunkbeds to wait and give him space #he joins them in their bunkbed for platonic snuggles. all in the same bunk. Rory doesnt mind. they make sure the doctor knows hes loved <3 #I think- having been percieved as psychotic growing up- Amy would be conscious about making sure the doctor knows she still adores him #I really want this fic to exist

[rythyme]

was about to make a post about how they just fucking beheaded Taylօr Swift before i realized that referring to him by his full name could perhaps cause confusion and alarm among an easily mislead tumblr userbase

#for real tho holy fucking shit. they beheaded my son????? #i love my little bastard weeb taylօr swift and i can't wait to see him in hell this valentine's day #dndads #don't worry i used special text characters for his name so this won't show up in Those tags

[batfamfucker]

The scene where they fall asleep laughing together PLEASE

#I'm glad he's softening up with her #Their little giggles PLEASE #And Henry and Sam omggg yes #But also my heart is gonna break I know it #The JOKE BOOK YESS OMG #I'm not ready for S1 to end soon #I need so much content of them #I adore them #Him showing her how to shoot too omg #Joel also obviously caring about Ellie omg #The way he protects her omg #Him not knowing how be vulnerable but still trying my heart #Joel dad mode gives me life #ALSO THE BLOATER OMG I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT #The minute I saw that ground move I knew omggg #The Last Of Us #TLOU #The Last Of Us Spoilers #TLOU Spoilers #Joel Miller #Ellie Williams #Ellie Miller

[soup-or-who-lock]

Zava saying "why?" when he mispronounces a teammates name v.s Beard correcting himself when he mispronounces the name of a man who's not even in the room

"I'm me, why would I want to be anything else?" and Paul and Baz swapping personalities, only for Paul to say he thinks he likes being himself <3

#ted lasso wednesdays #i fucking LOVE this show!!! #ted lasso season 3 #ted lasso #ted lasso spoilers #ted lasso 3x07 #this episode had so much just like?? :) <3 :''( :D </3 just. all the feelings!! #i did cry when sam's dad walked in i'm not gonna lie that got me #i'm also still waiting on the zava comeuppance #this man can't get away with refusing to pronounce a teammates name properly and implying that traditional Nigerian food will start #using avocados. he can't get away with that shit!! even if it's just the team realizes that he sucks they've got to realize! #maybe i amend a previous prediction (zava says some supportive shit when Colin comes out and it changes minds) to zava says some supportive #shit about Sam's situation with that politician and the vandalism at Ola's and it changes minds/attitudes #(which obviously either way we want those minds/attitudes changed! Sam and Colin deserve support!! there's just something smelly about zava #being the one to bring people to Sam's side as opposed to people just having empathy and inherently caring about Sam. am i articulate? no #but i hope i'm being clear? i think zava will resurface and be 'woke' but the team will start to see through him. i fuckin hope)

[youcanthandelthetruth]

Texas 💖

#i had the longest weekend on the planet #shitshow of a funeral with the most dysfunctional side of my family #and then my uncle never made it home and he's diabetic so we can't just wait for him to turn up again #i made a chain of logical leaps that felt right in the moment but are confusing even to me in hindsight #but with one phone call i found him in jail in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere and then drove two hours to bail him out #all this while I was badly sunburned on my period and covered in poison ivy blisters #did a kafkaesque little routine where every lobby we went into at the jail was empty and there was just a phone on the wall #and someone on the other end would say oh go into the next door down #and that would also be an empty dark room with a phone on the wall where they said to go one more door down #several times in a row #finally found an inhabited part of the building and talked to a sherriff while trying to hold all my arms and legs behind my back #to hide the horrible yellow crusty blisters all over my skin. look like an actual plague victim. feel worse. #keeping it together because i am Handling The Situation #my uncle was so happy to see us he cried #he'd been trying to call for help all day but the jail phone was showing up as Scam Call on everyone's cell #I was hailed by the family as Brilliant Detective: Finder and Rescuer #I went home and laid very still for many hours #anyway in between crises I got to spend a few hours at the beach and that was nice.

[angelsdean]

literally no one else can be around us when my sister and i watch one tree hill. our commentary is insane. we are also too nuanced for others to understand (our big juicy empathetic hearts for dan scott, while also easily condemning him when we feel like it jskfdkf) also it is always roast lucas hour and praise brooke hour. also also, we will regularly scream I HATE THIS SHOW WHO MADE THIS SHOW MARK SCHWAHN WHEN I GET YOU. this is, in fact, our favorite show. but fuck that guy.

#we just got to Q's death on our rewatch and fuck.that.man (mark schwahn) #WHY did they do that !!!! #he deserved so much more !!!! #also nanny carrie. die. #literally dan gets all the rights when it comes to her. that woman sucks. can't wait to see deb and dan fuck her UP #also us every time jamie talks abt wanting to see dan and nathan haley and lucas are like mmmmm it's complicated buddy #like yes dan killed his brother. no dan is not actually a danger toward jamie whom he loves and adores and no you don't have to forgive him #but you can still let jamie know him #if this were real life i'd probs have a different opinion but it's a show and i am SAD every time jamie wants to see dan and they say no #LET THE BABY BOY KNOW HIS GRANDFATHER WHO IS DYING #oth rewatch

[pineware]

i've been watching literally nothing else but minecraft youtube for the past week which isn't really unusual or anything but i've been super into minecraft as a game and i need dream to drop his new project immediately so i experience maximum levels of minecraft dopamine

#he's been working so hard and seems super excited i can't wait for him to show us

[joanna-lannister]

we don't talk enough about Cersei telling Joffrey "His [Jaime] life is in danger" with her voice laced with worry. it's just so important how she had shown time and time again how much she is worried about him with little sentences you don't notice unless you are deranged about them like me.

#i can't wait to have the whole show in 4k to be able to make that gifset with each scene where she worries about him #she is so protective of him 😭 #that's love bitches #marie talks to herself #otp : a dynasty for us

[dramarants]

going through the 20th century girl tag to move on and appreciate all the great moments only to find out ppl would rather yijin died than not end up with heedo

#20th century girl #twenty five twenty one #20th century girl spoilers #spoilers #maybe I'm in a weird mood but I can't scroll any more asldkfj #I get why ppl say the movie did it better: pacing + showing aftermath + believable #even though the sadder ending was a surprise they set us up for it and have proper closure to the characters #and while I still have some gripes (what happened to the brother how did woonho diedoes the squad not stay in touch where are they all now) #overall it was solid #but idk if 25 21 pulled a 'he died' I'd be so pissed - it's lazy and thoughtless and not marrying your first love is realistic #their final scenes together were soooo good it's just the reason for parting was unbelievable & present day scenes left us with more qs #but to be like 'yijin and heedo were soulmates and their breakup is unthinkable so... #'instead of growing and moving ahead after all his struggles to establish himself and support his family he should just DIE' #like this 20th c girl ending is so much more heartbreaking imo sldkfjasdlldgfkj #watching him smile at sunrise all hopeful for a future with you he'll never have 22 years later is SO MUCH WORSE #idk I'm glad bora is shown smiling and cherishing what they had rather than mourning (tho she has every right too) but it still doesn't... #...feel like closure to me. but there really is no good parting when it comes to death huh #show me people can treasure their youth and still find happiness and fulfillment in unexpected ways down the line!! #there's a beautiful piece of 90s nostalgia media still waiting in the wings for us I just know it #just don't know how much I can take my heart being ripped to shreds in the meantime 😅 #ranting

[moonlitfantasyblr]

all i can say is choi jun definitely understood the assignment with that photoshoot

#i screamed when the camera panned to him #this show is crazy for a kbl for real #i can't wait to rewatch it all in one setting bc so far even tho i've been really enjoying watching it as it airs #the flow or pace of the show has felt a bit odd to me #also the preview of the finale ?? sirr #jun and jun #edit: i was going to wait until the next ep to do a rewatch but i gave in and rewatched ep1-7 and u know what?? it was defo the weekly wait #the pacing is fine when watched in one go...but i still wish the main leads relationship got developed more #but i guess they made a trade off and gave us decently developed side characters instead