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sudriantraveler · 1 year

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The Engine Before The Mid Sodor Railway

OK, so something just occurred to me. On the Mid Sodor Railway the section from Arlesburgh to Cas-ny-Hawin predates the rest of the railway. It existed in the form of a tramway, and according to The Island of Sodor: Its People History and Railways this tramway had steam engines!

Before we go any further I'd just like to say as an aside that in case anyone has forgotten the Cas-ny-Hawin mine was a lead mine, and based on this passage it seems that the tramway didn't have any coaches and so for any people who wanted a lift they would just let them ride in the trucks, and all I'm going to say is that we give Sir Charles Topham Hatt shit for using lead-tainted ballast on his railway (rightfully so), but at least he wasn't letting passengers RIDE IN THE TRUCKS WHICH WERE ALSO BEING USED TO CARRY SAID LEAD!!!

OK, side tangent over. Now where was I...

We really don't know anything about these engines or even how many of them there were... But I have a theory...

Could the mine engine be one of the old Arlesburgh Tramway engines? As far as I know the currently prevailing theory is that this engine was privately owned by the mining company and so technically isn't owned by the Mid Sodor Railway itself, meaning them predating the MSR wouldn't conflict with Duke being the MSR number 1, which brings me to my next point...

As much as I kinda like the idea that Duke was just built old... he would still have had to learn how to run a railway from somewhere... or someone...

Do you see where I'm going with this?

Honestly it might be kinda funny if the mine engine was trying to be a mentor to Duke... But they were also learning a lot of this stuff for the first time themselves and so were mostly talking out of their bunker! After all, a fully certified passenger carrying railway is a whole other beast to a freight only (technically) mineral line. In the years during the MSRs construction they were probably introduced to a LOT of new practices and procedures which they would have been completely unfamiliar with up until then. Such as the novel concept of carrying passengers in these fancy new things called coaches instead of just having them ride in the (lead carrying) trucks!

It would be very funny if part of Duke's strict obedience to rules and procedures comes from him being taught by an engine who was really just pretending to be extremely competent all in an effort to try and bullshit knowledge of a rulebook which they definitely haven't read!

This is rapidly turning into another one of my late night rambling posts, but now I'm just picturing this engine as acting a bit like Yoda, except unlike Yoda something like 90% of their wisdom is really just absolute nonsense!

Bonus hilarity points if this engine somehow survives to be reunited with Duke on the Skarloey Railway, where they confess to having absolutely no idea what they were talking about...

Duke just bluescreens and has an existential crisis, because half of his knowledge base is a lie and he's already passed it all on to Sir Handel and Peter Sam!

Skarloey and Rheneas meanwhile, are just looking on and feeling simultaneously sorry for Duke, and extremely vindicated because they had been trying to correct Duke on his misinformation, but he was just too stubborn to listen!

#ttte #rws #ttte headcanon #ttte duke #the mid sodor mine engine #mid sodor railway #arlesburgh tramway #Does any of this make Sense? Probably not.#Am I going to implement it into my current headcanon? Maybe some of it.#Do I think this is hilarious? Absolutely!#Duke thinks this engine was kept at the mine because they were the only one wise enough to keep everything in order up there #In reality it was to try to keep them as out of the way as possible so they wouldn't spread anymore bullshit to the rest of the engines #the mine engine was friends with Stanley/Smudger #They would talk whenever the mine was quiet

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kiwikipedia · 2 years

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Oc personality sheet / tag game

Rules: Copy and paste these questions and make your own post, please do not add onto this one, it’ll get too long too fast. Then tag some of your friends to let them know you’d like to hear more about their ocs!

I decided to do two of these hfjdhfjdhfjd so thanks for the tag @certified-anakinfucker and i uno reversed you earlier

Name: Mari Gildow

Pronouns: She/They

Nickname: Mars, Truth (Guard Assigned Codename), Mar

One Word To Sum Them Up: Blind

Noun to Describe Them: Adaptable

Temperament: Laid back

MBTI Type: ISFP

Enneagram Type: The Peacemaker

Other’s First Impression of Them: Laid back, almost lazy, easygoing, unnervingly observant despite being sightless, a little playful, very easy to talk to

General Likes: salty foods, sleep, Roq, listening to music or general hub of people, soft things, tripping people up with accurate observations using her Force Sight

General Dislikes: The Senate, Certain other Jedi (cough, krell, cough mundi), In-fighting in the Temple (more work for her), people poking too deep into her personal buisness, people talking shit about her former Master, people thinking that she’s useless because of her blindness, animal abuse

Romantic Status: It’s Complicated (everything happens post war if at all)

Love Interest(s): Sha Koon and Hound

Good Friend(s): Sha Koon, Bultar Swan, Lissarkh, Voolvif Monn, Commander Fox, Commander Stone (Canon), Ashe Lark, Hakra Dorgoa, Syo, Yin’Shinhen (OCs)

Enemy: Ventress, Palpatine, Pong Krell, Ki-Adi Mundi, Yoda (at times), Whoever killed her Master, Cad Bane (to an extent)

Hobbies: Sleeping, training with Roq, listening to music

Songs They Relate To: 0ptimi2er (FUZI x Neru), To Another Level (Oh the Larceny), Way Less Sad (AJR)

Fictional Characters Similar To Their Personality: Justice from Helltaker, Hektor of Troy (Fate/Grand Order),

Fun Fact: It’s a horrible habbit, but she will drink anything that Syo or Ashe put down in front of her. Syo likes giving her random drinks when they’re all at 79s to see what her reaction will be. They’ve learned that she really hates anything that Thire drinks about sixty percent of the time.

Free Space/Ramble: She states that if she could she would like to write more, but as it’s very difficult for her to see text on a screen with her Force Sight, she has since given up on the idea. Sometimes though, Ashe writes down what she says while talking about story ideas with the rest of the Guard

Tagging! @crc-the11tailed @crclocalunhingedsith @hotshot9 @kkrazy256

and anyone else who wants to

#Mari Gildow (PKWSW)#Temple Guard OC Squad #Penguinkiwi OCs #Star Wars OCs #kiwiki tag game

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firstofficerwiggles · 3 years

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Star Wars Tournament - Round 3

Sorry to be a litle late in posting this update but here is your latest bracket with your Round 2 winners! This week we have 4 games to decide our division champs. These decisions are the toughest yet, believe me!

To vote in Round 3 click here.

Round 2 results and this week’s game breakdown are under the cut below. Have fun voting!!

Round 2 Results

Din Djarin 100% vs. Chewbacca 0%

Poe Dameron 81.8% vs. Han Solo 18.2%

R2-D2 54.5% vs. Boba Fett 45.5%

BB-8 70% vs. Padme Amidala 30%

Grogu 90.9% vs. Yoda 9.1%

Obi-Wan Kenobi 54.5% vs. Leia Organa 45.5%

Darth Vader 81.8% vs. Moff Gideon 18.2%

Darth Maul 90% vs. Emperor Palpatine 10%

Biggest surprises in Round 2 were the defeat of Boba Fett at the droid arms of R2-D2 and Obi-Wan’s final showing against Leia. Also shout-out to the person who called Round 2 Maul’s Revenge, you definitely called it.

Round 3 Games

This brings us to our showdowns for the division champions.

Game 1 Certified Good Bois Club: Sweet Boy Showdown - Which heartthrob has won you over for all time?

Din Djarin vs. Poe Dameron - I know for a lot of you this is an impossible choice as they are both ultimate Star Wars boyfriends/husbands/best friends. Poe is our sweet, slightly bad boy that many of us blush over or simply want as our bro. He would be a blast to hang out with and I’m sure he’d flirt with you even if it’s just for fun. However, the love for Din is insanely strong and while I think this will be Din’s tightest game yet, I still predict our hunky space dad will be victorious.

Game 2 Can’t Do it Without Us Cantina: Battle Bots - Which droid will you choose for your sidekick?

R2-D2 vs. BB-8 - It’s time to answer the ultimate Star Wars droid question, do you go with the classic or the new? I predict that the OG droid badass R2-D2 is going to take this one, but everyone’s love for adorable pal BB-8 is strong. I was surprised how easily BB-8 took down Padme, so we do have the potential for an upset here.

Game 3 Space Wizards Hangout: Adorable Annihilation - Which of these cuties has stolen your heart?

Grogu Djarin vs. Obi-Wan Kenobi - I find both of these two Jedi insanely cute. Grogu is quite literally the most adorable baby I have ever seen and I have so much Grogu merch at this point I should be embarrassed but I’m not. Obi-Wan is cute in that I want to kiss his stupid gorgeous face and then marry him. I think Obi-Wan will make this a slightly more competitive game but Grogu will crush him in the end. (I’m making an early prediction that Grogu takes this whole thing.)

Game 4 The Evil Lair: Darth-off - Which Sith is the sithiest?

Darth Vader vs. Darth Maul - Ooh this is one of the matches I was hoping for because I’m really curious to see how it plays out. I would say that I think Vader is going to emerge the winner here, but so many of y’all love Maul so much that I feel this is sure to be a close one.

As always, have a great time voting! Here’s the link again so you don’t have to scroll up.

#star wars tournament #star wars nonsense #star wars #300 followers celebration #vote for your favorite #din djarin #poe dameron #grogu #grogu djarin #obi wan kenobi #r2 d2 #bb8 #r2d2 #darth vader #darth maul

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jngles · 3 years

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Thoughts You Definitely All Asked For on ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Finale!!

These are in chronological order for the show.

One of my biggest fears about them reintroducing Boba Fett was that by removing some of his mystery, they would make him less cool. Thank god that has not been the case. He’s still an aloof and nasty piece of work but with dimensions added.

We all know the Empire is most often a metaphor for America right? At least when it’s not being Nazi Germany? The Imperial pilot talking about destroying an entire planet (of peaceful weaponless civilians no less) to stop terrorism hits a little too close to home of the nuclear bombs the US has dropped and the endless destruction of the Middle East in the “war against terror.” And of course we frame all our wars in similar language like “our troops died to keep our country safe,” which hasn’t really been true since WWII.

I do think it’s worth noting that this is the first time SW has had someone acknowledge the human losses of the Death Star blasts. Usually it’s framed as a loss in construction time, strategical advantage, and power. The Empire proved time and time again that the lives of its soldiers were utterly expendable, which always made me question why people remained loyal outside of fear. Through this pilot’s phrasing, you can see the propaganda Imperial superiors used to twist the truth to their followers, always blaming those deaths on Rebel aggression instead of prideful Imperial neglect (I.e. not abandoning ship when there was still time) or even direct Imperial aggression like Operation Cinder where they fired on thousands of their own (discussed in S2E7.)

You can’t tell me Din wasn’t into it when Cara shot that asshole pilot. That cold faced revenge shot? 100% Mandalorian style, and also very very hot.

I appreciate that it was a pretty equal match between Boba and Koska Reeves. So much of Boba’s advantage comes from his suit, but since she also has one, it’s a battle of wits on how to use it, and they even out. This both maintains his legendary badassery and also that of highly trained Mandalorian warriors, and hopefully avoids asshole chauvinist SW fans on the internet complaining abujt “pandering to feminism” (fuck off @ all of them, especially since Mercedes Vernado who plays Reeves is a WWE champ and could kick all of your asses.)

Din point blank asked how many Death Troopers there are and Dr. Pershing never answered, and that annoys me.

Why is no one suspicious why Dr. Pershing is being so helpful and revealing so much information? He totally did not have to tell them about the Dark Troopers or any of the specifics of locations on the ship. He’s still with the empire post-fall, implying he’s a loyalist, so... wtf on his part (since no tricks come of it), and “be smarter” on the part of everyone else. Unless he’s been captive as a clone engineer all this time. But couldn’t he have made his escape back in Season 1 when Din killed everyone at that lab to get the kid back?

Bo Katan really could’ve just told them how the retrieval of the dark saber needs to work in the flight before the mission instead of being vague about “he belongs to me.”

Boba Fett’s usage of “Princess” and “don’t worry about me” are a good throwback to Han Solo and the culture they both grew up in. You can never quite tell if it’s based in misogyny or resentment for upper classes, but both of them seem to use it as a shield for begrudging respect they hold for a woman they think is brave but following a fool’s errand (the Rebellion and retaking Mandalore).

The Comms Officer (Katy O’Brian) assisting Moff Gideon will forever and always look like Ilana Glazer to me, and then I get swept up imagining what would happen if the Broad City cast accidentally got transported to Star Wars.

The launch tube sequence has some amazing cinematography.

The second I saw Boba was cut off from the pack, I really thought they were going to kill him again and make his return bittersweet. Glad they didn’t.

God this team of Bo Katan, Koska Reeves, Fennec Shand, and Cara Dune is SO BADASS. I’m just obsessed with all these characters and their various motivations to get shit done. I honestly didn’t even think about the fact it’s all women until my re-watch, showing that the writers made it feel natural, the way women deserve to have their representation done. You can bet I am SO EXCITED for my future daughter and the wealth of possibilities she’s going to have of characters to play pretend as, action figures she can relate to, Halloween costumes to wear, etc. It’s so validating that we’ve gone from only Princess Leia as a female main character to all these women + Rey, Jyn Erso, Ahsoka, etc. etc.

Can’t wait for the trap remix of the Dark Trooper activation noises. (And the transition from that to the minimalist flute theme is perfect.)

The spy movie version of the main theme music is sick.

The Dark Trooper droid faces have a lot of similarity to Darth Vader’s mask. That callback is especially apparent when the one is literally lit from the inside with fire. He was already a martyr/legend to the Imperial remnants, Kylo Ren didn’t start the trend of ignoring his redemption.

Cara’s “excuse me” right before shooting up Stormtroopers is hilarious. Literally “can’t talk rn, doing hot girl shit and murdering space Nazis.”

Finally an Imperial ship got some frickin security cameras. Truly- the amount of times people just wander down hallways they’re not supposed to be in with no one being able to find them throughout the course of Star Wars is ridiculous when you think about the degree of surveillance our real life society carries out. I also love that this means The Mandalorian characters have also seen The Mandalorian.

The storytelling does such a service to Pedro Pascal and his already heroic efforts to portray emotion through a helmet. For example: Din easily could’ve killed the one stormtrooper outside Grogu’s cell much more efficiently, but instead, to show his absolute rage, they wrote in Din choking him out with a spear.

Moff Gideon would have been the BIGGEST pain in the ass in philosophy class. “Assume I know everything” my ass. I want to hear about his backstory (he would’ve been “coming of age” at the time of the Clone Wars) mostly just to hear about him getting bullied at school.

Smart move honestly, to try to tempt Din with the Mandalorian throne, given the Mandalorian power struggles of the past. Proud of our boy for keeping his priorities straight.

So has the blood from Grogu been transferred out of the ship and back to the remnant empire already, or do they have to find a new “donor” to help with building Snoke and Palpatine’s clones? Will they continue to go after him with Luke?

Lmao Din being so annoyed by Bo Katan being stringent about the tradition of winning the Dark Saber through combat is HILARIOUS, coming from a man who up until like a day ago hadn’t shown his face to a living being in decades.

The dark troopers can punch in blast doors but NOT Din’s helmet?? That’s a wild testament to beskar. Somehow that’s the comparison that sticks out to me, more even than its resistance to lightsabers.

This show works because of the cynicism of so many characters adding contrast to the moments of heart. Cara Dune is not a “fan” the way Rey was (for the record I love Rey, don’t come at her, it’s just different). Cara doesn’t see an X-Wing and go OMG THE REBELLION I LOVE THEM. She’s been through too much to believe in the magic saviourism of the “good guys,” and is instead thinking strategically when she, the one Rebel present, brushes off the usefulness of “one X-Wing.” The only positive things she seems to feel in battle situations are moments of relief and brief satisfaction in hurting the empire, with a dark knowledge that it will never make up for the hurt they did to her.

How do you keep a cloak hood on while fighting? Both from a technical standpoint (my hats fall off without me even having to move- is he expending force energy just to keep it on and look cool lol?) and also because idk, maybe it’s just me, but peripheral vision is helpful when surrounded by killer robots on a thin bridge above oblivion. I know his first lesson was to “see” through the force, but every resource helps, right?

Now that she has the ship, I wonder if Bo Katan can reprogram any salvageable Dark Troopers to help with retaking Mandalore?

There is nothing like seeing Luke’s fighting style, with its efficient choppiness and twinge of darkness. I always wonder how much is natural and how much is influenced by his first fights with Vader (that Skywalker diva flair). I love how they’ve advanced his technique but also kept him extremely “grey” here- like to straight up COMBUST a Dark Trooper takes some violent energy lol.

How tf is Moff Gideon alive after threatening Grogu’s life twice directly? That’s a wild testament to Din’s regard for Cara.

I love how seeing Luke slice through a bunch of murder droids like butter probably was a huge point in his favor for Din actually letting Grogu go with him. Like he will only send his child to boarding preschool if he knows the teacher will be a certified killing machine.

Oh my god they finally brought in some OG Star Wars theme music for Luke to take his hood off to 😭 It felt weird seeing him fight to different music, so the emotional payoff is huge when his themes come back for the face reveal.

Whoever added the digital young Mark Hamill face NAILED those classic shining Luke eyes and the earnest eyebrow lift.

Whoever shines the glass of Baby Yoda’s lil puppet eyeballs each day deserves a raise. The light caught in those babies is devastating.

Din is shaking as he takes off his helmet. This is the most enormous show of love he could give him, and possibly the last he’ll be able to for a long time. He only just got Grogu back and is desperate for a moment of real connection before letting him go once again.

This is the first time anyone has touched Din’s face since... likely his parents as a child.

Whoever wrote this scene clearly actually has kids. Anyone who’s ever had to leave a young child even just to go out for a bit or to drop them off somewhere knows that heartbreak of seeing them look in your eyes and hold on to your leg, trying to keep you with them. Especially when they can sense your mutual separation anxiety. The one thing that starts to make them feel better is something fun like a new toy or friend who can be their guide in the new environment, and R2’s friendly introduction is exactly that (since digital Luke isn’t being particularly emotive or child friendly... I hope that’s just because he’s reaching into Grogu’s mind while also keeping an eye on the multiple people with guns trained on him, not because he’s going to be totally unfeeling raising this kid.)

I love that Grogu and R2 are immediately buddies in contrast to Episode 5 when R2 was like “fuck this guy” @ Yoda stealing food and hitting him with a walking stick lol. I would imagine Luke must be reminded of that first introduction too and entertained by this display of playfulness in a *positive* light between R2 and mini-Yoda.

I need to know if Luke and Ahsoka have met- it is KILLING ME.

Does this mean Grogu will get killed by Kylo Ren when he fucks up Luke’s academy??? I will reincarnate Ben just to kill him again if that’s the case.

How does Luke not even fully SMILE at Grogu?? An adorable little baby version of his beloved master Yoda, and you’re telling me he doesn’t have the same heart stopping gasp we all did when we first saw him?? Maybe he did when they first connected through the force. He has a bit of bemusement on his face, and also wonder in his eyes, but I want a grin of recognition and welcome, dammit.

I really wish Luke had somehow acknowledged Cara Dune. Everyone else seems to see the tear drop Rebel sign and know it means Alderaan. He could’ve been like yo I have a badass warrior sister from your planet that you should meet. Or just “thank you for your service.” (I know this actually wouldn’t have been cinematically good but my heart wants it.)

Luke didn’t tell Din his name?? Or ask for any details about the kid and his care?? I could literally never let my kid go with someone, regardless of how worthy, and not be like, “Excuse me sir who are you and where tf are you taking my tiny beloved green goblin in case I need to find him? Here is my contact info. He likes to eat frogs and eggs, and he can have macarons as a treat. He’s 50 years old and his favorite toy is still a ball. Bedtime is 8pm and he’s allergic to dairy.”

Another reason I wish Luke had identified himself would be to see the mishmash of reactions that would ensue. Cara would be like DAMN IT’S THAT GUY WHO BLEW UP THE DEATH STAR AND KILLED THE EMPEROR, ACT COOL (and she would indeed act cool). Fennec would be like ugh it’s that guy who helped kill my best paying client Jabba the Hutt and then fucked over my boss Boba, I helped save the kid for THIS? And I would LOVE to know how Bo Katan feels about him, assuming she’s heard of him, and especially if she knows he’s Anakin Skywalker’s son. That confusion is probably the reason WHY the writers didn’t have him reveal himself- they didn’t want to break the emotion of the scene.

Let‘s all be real I’m just being needy about wanting things from Luke because of what he meant to me as a kid and my resulting innate need to have more canon of him, whatever it is, whenever I can get it. Especially in this form that’s so similar to ROTJ, a movie I watched on endless repeat. Even getting this was incredible though. Who else could we trust this lil heart-stealing green bean with so fully? Yet who would be so arrogant as to try to train a baby yodling (see: Ahsoka’s wise refusal)?

R2 is reckless as hell lmao. Not that we don’t already know that, but for him to just head on in, effectively abandoning Luke’s ship (how can they know if there are more troopers or not who might blow it up?) and also putting himself in the path of the ridiculously deadly Dark Troopers is NUTS. I’m usually on his side but he absolutely deserves a scolding by C3PO for this one.

I wonder if Grogu has any memories of R2 or vice versa since they did occupy the Jedi Temple at the same time. Can Grogu understand droids? They could swap stories about mutual acquaintances.

Does Din pretty much have to go with Bo Katan now since a) he’s shown his face and may not be able to go back to the Watch, and b) because he has the darksaber and has to figure out how to get it back to her without dying?

How in the hell did Bib Fortuna (whose chins age was not kind to) go from being butler to being boss? Were all the henchmen just like, “Fuck yeah, no Hutt parents no rules, let’s do what we want!!” And then they’ve spent the last ten years living off of whatever money they could salvage from Jabba’s non-banked wealth? Why has no one challenged them for that prime real estate and loot? I would love to hear that story.

Fennec Shand says “respect sex workers” so you better fuckin’ do it.

Idk dude Bib Fortuna really was a good butler, and he seemed pretty willing to comply with whoever’s in power. Did he screw Boba over in his attempt to return from the dead and earn that killing shot somehow? Or was this to make sure there was no one left who would have a claim to loyalty? Or maybe Boba just really wanted to sit in that chair.

Does “The Book of Boba Fett” mean we’re not on Din Djarin’s story anymore? Or is it a new show? I would much prefer the latter. I want to see Din help retake Mandalore or at least get a hug.

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safely-crazy · 7 years

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You know you have a nerd brain when you read "Trucks over 8 tons must weigh" in a Yoda voice instead of thinking the trucks need to go on a scale.

#Star Wars #yoda #yoda voice #thinking #certified #nerd brain #funny #humor #humour #text #text post

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seymour-butz-stuff · 3 years

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In a White House where people have come and gone faster than baby Yoda merch on Black Friday, the General Services Administration’s Emily Murphy has been a fixture. Sworn in shortly after Donald Trump took office, she’s held her spot through the endless series of calamities in the most obvious manner: Never saying a word that did not please Donald Trump.

And right now, Murphy is basking in the glow of Trump’s approval through a simple act of obstinance. Over two weeks after outcome of the 2020 presidential election became absolutely clear, Murphy has refused to acknowledge Joe Biden as the winner. Instead, she is doing what 99.9% of elected Republicans are doing at the moment: Being complicit to Trump’s destruction of America’s foundational institution. But the difference between Murphy and the random official is simple enough: Her silence has a price that is paid in lives, and that price grows steeper every day.

As The Washington Post reports, Murphy is “marking time” as she refuses to name Joe Biden as the winner, or answer questions from Congress. Since Murphy won’t talk herself, it has fallen to other people to speculate about what “milepost” Murphy might be considering before she makes the call.

Is she waiting for states to certify? 15 of them already have done so, including Wisconsin and Georgia. Is she waiting for the lawsuits to be over? Trump’s team has lost in court 33 times (as of Friday evening) and there are more than enough states with no remaining lawsuits to call the election for Biden.

One suggestion is that Murphy is waiting for the official call from the Electoral College. However, that won’t come until December 14. And even that is not a guarantee. Trump is almost certain to dispute the Electoral College vote, meaning that Murphy may not move until Congress counts the votes on Jan. 6. And that’s assuming she moves then. She could easily just sit in smug silence until Biden names her replacement, who then shows her the exit.

It’s not Murphy’s job to actually name the winner of the election. It’s her job to provide federal funds to the transition team that allow a smooth and efficient transition for the upcoming administration. In past elections, these funds have been released immediately once the outcome became obvious. The only year in which there was any significant delay was in 2000, when people genuinely did not know who would be sitting behind the Resolute Desk on Jan. 21. Even in that case, the funds were released immediately after the Supreme Court made its ruling, rather than waiting for the actual Electoral College vote.

Like many other Republican officials, Murphy is enjoying the fact that all she has to do to win Donald Trump’s fickle approval—and the cheers of the mob—is nothing. Just … nothing.

Of course, this means she’ll be going to her family Thanksgiving knowing that her intransigence will be directly responsible for empty chairs next year, when families left devastated by loss that could have been prevented by a more efficient transition, come together to mourn. Right now, Murphy’s refusal to do the right thing is making her a hero for the morally repugnant, but give it time. Her name will still be remembered, but no one will be cheering.

It’s always interesting how people on the wrong side of history always act as if they’re going to end up in the history books as being on the right side of history.

It’s only once they grow older that they reach shocked Pikachu stage and realize that’s not going to happen. If they’re lucky they won’t be making the shocked Pikachu at the Hague.

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lordgeebsdom · 4 years

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2019, a year in review: Superlative Edition

-Gareth Bill

Athlete of the year: Lamar Jackson - QB Baltimore Ravens. HM: Kawhi Leonard - SF Toronto/LA

Lamar Jackson came out of nowhere to light the league on fire in 2019 breaking Michael Vick’s all-time record for rushing yards by a Quarterback and redefining the position in the process. From his five touchdown performance in Miami to being the assumed MVP, there wasn’t a week where Lamar Jackson didn’t dominate headlines and he continues to show superiority as Baltimore has secured the Number 1 seed in the AFC. Honorable mention goes to Kawhi Leonard for producing the first ever buzzer beater in a game 7 in NBA history and for also bringing Canada their first NBA title. Even against a Kevin Durant-less Golden State Warriors team, Leonard stepped up and delivered when it counted most.

Song of the year: Lost Lately- San Holo. HM: Daemon Veil - EPROM & G Jones

Sander van Dijck, better known by his stage name “San Holo” surprised us with “Lost Lately” in June of this year. A melancholic and melodic ballad of discovery and feeling “lost in aftermath of a breakup” spoke to feelings of insecurity and extends a friendly hand to those in need. From an endearing marketing campaign featuring “lost” posters where fans could call a “helpline” to hear an exclusive sample of the song, to a music video taken straight from EDC: Bitbird executed an almost perfect build and drop for “Lost Lately.” Great followup work to last years “Album1” and I definitely am excited about his future projects for 2020. Honorable mention goes to the IDM monster “Daemon Veil” by EPROM and G Jones. Plain and simple, I loved this ear worm. There’s so much going on from the initial baseline drop to the stuttering minefield of drops and turns that follows before a calming conclusion. Every time I hear this track, I see it too: the flying snares, the zips, zooms and wubs, the story it tells me….its captivating and satisfying. While it isn’t as friendly for casual listening like my 2018 song of the year “Time” (also by G Jones), Daemon Veil is an IDM banger that I’ll continue to blast well into 2020 and beyond.

Album of the year: Good Faith- Madeon. HM: Hollywood’s Bleeding - Post Malone

This was a tough call for me, there was a lot of great albums that came to us in 2019 but Madeon’s “Good Faith” stands tall above the rest. From the initial singles of “All My Friends,” and “Dream, Dream, Dream,” to the unexpected bangers of “Miracle,” and “No Fear, No More,”: “Good Faith” makes a solid argument not just for album of the year but possibly even for the decade and I simply cannot recommend it enough. Honorable Mention goes to “Hollywood’s Bleeding” by Post Malone. Like many, I have thoroughly enjoyed the evolution of Post Malone from SoundCloud sensation to certified super-star, and “Hollywood’s Bleeding” continues to show us that this artist is just getting started. I loved “Goodbyes,” “Circles,” “Sunflower,” and many other tracks on that album, and I’m confident many others did as well. Rapper, Rockstar, Soul-singer and bro: best of luck in 2020 and beyond Post, we’re all eagerly watching.

Movie of the year: Its a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. HM: Avengers: Endgame

Easily the most contested category of the year and the hardest decision made in these superlatives. 2019 produced some awesome films but Tom Hanks’s take on Fred Rogers gave me chills that I hadn’t felt since seeing Christopher Reeve’s Superman as a child. Like Superman, his presence among adults and children alike would universally cause awe and calm, almost god-like tranquility through security. In a year that was defined by division, unrest, cruelty, and anger: Fred Rogers reminds us that there’s still a great deal of hope for humanity, and it all starts with being a good neighbor. Young, old and everyone in between can learn something from this deeply affecting story about humanity and connection. Honorable mention goes to Avengers: Endgame for managing to be the only major franchise ending this year (Game of Thrones, Avengers, Star Wars) that managed to do it with a consensus BANG! It was a 3 hour film that somehow felt like an hour and half, and when Captain America held Mjornir with every Avenger ever at his back and said “Avengers, Assemble!”, I couldn’t help but fist pump with a grin from ear to ear. Tony Stark’s dying words of “I am Iron-Man,” gave me goosebumps and Black Widow’s death made me feel genuine loss: The Marvel Cinematic Universe managed to execute a singular plan and vision over 23 films and that is truly exceptional.

Actor/Actress of the year: Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur/Joker. HM: Florence Pugh - Midsommar

Joaquin Phoenix’s long anticipated and controversial performance as Joker was the best singular work I saw this year. Authentic, gut-wrenching, thought-provoking, and anything but boring: Joker gave us the next step in comic book cinema and a new cultural icon in the process. Arthur Fleck is a poster child for mental illness, something that currently is at the forefront of our society and gave the general public a poster child for such conditions. Phoenix’s Joker will one day be recognized in the same light as we currently see Che: an underdog figure of resistance and revolution standing against a seemingly unstoppable status quo and inspiring the unseen masses in the process. Honorable mention has to go to one of my new favorites in Florence Pugh and her performance as Dani in “Midsommar”. Her pain, confusion, and ultimate triumph that unravels throughout a trip to a small village in Europe during their mid-summer festival is the stuff of “slow-burn horror” wet-dreams. There’s a scene early on where her character has to convey immense grief after suffering a personal tragedy and I can still hear that crying in the most haunting way. Pugh’s performance stuck with me in a year full of great ones, and I’m very excited to see her future work including “Black Widow” in May.

Television show of the year: Watchmen- HBO. HM: Good Omens - Amazon Prime

Watchmen blew my mind, and I the less I say about it, the better. A continuation of the story told in my favorite book of all-time, “Watchmen” managed to tie together many loose plot threads from that story while also moving the universe forward in new and exciting ways that matched the tone of the graphic novel. Regina King’s “Sister Night” was a complex, likable, and tragic protagonist uniquely qualified to walk us through this new chapter, and without spoiling things anymore than I already may have: YOU NEED TO WATCH THIS. Honorable Mention goes to Good Omens on Amazon Prime. To any familiar with the story or Neil Gaiman’s work in general, you know what to expect: deep stories, complex and likable characters, and witty dialogue that will make you pause and think or laugh feverishly in equal measure. Its only 5 episodes, so there’s really no excuse to not dive into this one and see how the world ends…..or rather was supposed to…

Game of the year: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - PS4/XboxOne/PC. HM: Apex Legends - PS4/PC/XboxOne

From Softwares’ “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice” stands tall in a year that finally saw long awaited projects like Obsidian’s “Outer Worlds” and Kojima’s “Death Stranding” get long-awaited releases. An exciting and more stealthy evolution of the Dark Souls combat system made me feel like a real Ninja for the first time since Ninja Gaiden Black on my original Xbox. The demanding, but fair gameplay combined with a variation of environments including haunted Japanese forests, Sengoku Temples, Palaces and gory battlefields came together to give the most complete package I played in 2019. Just don’t be too surprised if the final boss gives you problems because that f***er can almost made me break a controller. Honorable mention goes to the game that managed to dethrone “Fortnite” as the most popular game for like a whole two months. Respawn entertainment developed the awesome Titanfall series that I personally enjoyed and rumors had been circulating for quite awhile that they were looking to expand Titanfall into the booming genre of BR or Battle Royale. Apex Legends is the answer to those prayers and still continues to push out new skins, content and weapons at a regular rate. Did I mention it is also completely free to play?

Story of the year: President Trump becomes the third President to ever be impeached 12/19

HM: Henry Nobrega wins the fucking BVN Football Fantasy Football title. 11/19

To be perfectly honest, this is the first category that really could have gone either way for me. President Trump becoming the third President in US history to be impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of congress was massive; regardless of how you feel about President Orangutan. His tenure as President has produced a number of newsworthy moments but this story stood out among the others for sheer importance and international embarrassment. Speaking of embarrassment, that’s essentially what my good friend Henry’s fantasy football team has managed to be every year that I’ve played with him. A perennial basement dweller that typically auto drafts due to some BS excuse, and a resident near the bottom of our power rankings but this year he flipped that script on its head. He managed to draft my Athlete of the year, Lamar Jackson, and the last great white running back in Christian McCaffrey. Not only did Henry surpass his preseason ranking of bottom, he managed to win both regular season and postseason titles and beat a solid team by Graham Heck in the process. I got love for you bro, but I’m still perplexed on how your season managed to be as dominant as it was. Sorry Greta Thunberg, but these stories had my jaw on the floor, maybe next year lil’ Queen.

Meme of the year: Baby Yoda of the Disney+ show “The Mandolorian”

Was there every really a doubt here? Baby Yoda or “The Child” as he’s known on the show is the biggest pop culture icon born on the internet in 2019. The gap between Baby Yoda and what I considered to be an honorable mention was so wide that he will officially stand alone in this category. Baby Yoda’s cuteness managed to melt even my stone cold heart this year and that is absolutely an achievement. What made this creature so endearing was the universal applicability though music, sports, culture, and food: Baby Yoda was everywhere and the internet found common ground and shared meaning through sharing little graphics everywhere prominently featuring him as the centerpiece. Well played Jon Favreau, we love this little guy and everyone thanks you for creating him.

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kiwikipedia · 2 years

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OC Personality Sheet/Tag Game

thank you for the tag! @milfplo-koon

Name: Ashe Lark

Pronouns: He/Him

Nickname: Ash, Flora (Guard Assigned Codename)

One Word To Sum Them Up: Underestimated

Noun to Describe Them: Diligant

Temperament: Calm

MBTI Type: ISFJ

Enneagram Type: The Loyalist

Other’s First Impression of Them: Quiet, a bit intimidating, Gender Ambigious, glares a lot (its just his RBF really)

General Likes: soft things, cooking, baking, reading, figuring things out, plants, the Temple Guard/Family, catching up on sleep, training with the Guard, his favorite brand of cigarettes, cats

General Dislikes: The Senate, Certain other Jedi (cough, krell, cough mundi), In-fighting in the Temple (more work for him), people poking too deep into his personal buisness,

Romantic Status: Taken

Love Interest(s): Dependant on AU but usually Fox and/or Quinlan Vos (Occasionally its Kit Fisto and Dara Idella via @spacerocksarethebestrocks )

Good Friend(s): Finn Ertay, Re Wen Ma'kis Di, Commander Thire, Commander Thorn (Canon), Mari Gildow, Hakra Dorgoa, Syo, The Celestial Trio ( via @certified-anakinfucker) (OC)

Enemy: Ventress, Palpatine, Pong Krell, Ki-Adi Mundi, Yoda (at times), the Senate (annoying)

Hobbies: Reading, cooking, baking, training with the others

Songs They Relate To: Everything Sucks (Vaultboy), This Is It (Oh the Larceny), Rain With a Cappuccino (Yorushika covered by Raiche)

Fictional Characters Similar To Their Personality: Suddenly I know Zero Characters (I’m sure there’s some but I honestly based him off of another one of my OCs hfjdhfdjh)

Fun Fact: Dooku’s betrayal hurt him more than he likes to admit due to the fact that Dooku was not only his finder, but also his own Master’s partner for a while. He covers up that hurt by bitching about Dooku with Cin about how he’s making all Serenno-Borns look bad

Free Space/Ramble: Syo was the one who dyed his hair pink, it was originally dark brown-black in color but he always kept it pretty long because he liked tying it back. It’s really soft and fluffy but also a bit messy, and he has no idea how it gets like that.

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2020 Holiday Gift Guide for the Kids

Sharing holiday gift ideas for the kids this year! We tend to stick to the purchasing strategy of: “ Something they want, something they need, something to wear, and something to read.”

Hi friends! Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing weekend. We caught some Black Friday sales online, got our first REAL family Christmas tree (“She’s a beaut, Clark”), decked the halls with everything holly jolly, I caught a glorious hot yoga class, and made dinner for a family in the squadron. Oh, and I also got a new fitness certification! I’m now a NASM-certified Women’s Fitness Specialist. I’m excited to use this training with the Fit Team workouts and plans I create here on the blog, and complemented my new cert with specialty workshops in Cardio for Performance, and Resistance Training.

A couple of exciting announcements before I head into the “meat” of this post: Beautycounter’s 15% off sitewide ends TODAY. If you’re been needing any holiday gifts (or goodies for yourself!) now is the time. Check it out here. Equilibria’s sale also ends today. You get 20% off sitewide plus an extra 15% with the code FITNESSISTA. CBD has been a game changer for me and I’m gifting it to friends and family who also need a little extra relaxation, stress relief, and TLC this holiday season.

I’m really excited for today’s gift guide because kiddos really bring the magic to Christmastime. I’m basically like Buddy the Elf and thought that nothing could possibly make the season more enjoyable… and then we had kids. They just magnify all of the magic of the holidays, even during a pretty weird and otherwise bit of a bummer year. I’m looking forward to doing everything we can to maintain some of our beloved traditions (and create some new ones). Also, exciting news: the Pilot is going to be home for Christmas!!!!!!! He’s missed the last two Christmases, so it’s pretty exciting stuff.

When we holiday shop for the kiddos, we keep things on the simpler side. They get their Santa gifts and stocking stuffers, and then from us, we stick to the “something they want, something they need, something to wear, and something to read.” This checks all of the main boxes and keeps things from getting too bananas with gifts from my parents and their other relatives. [Another hack: any gifts that aren’t opened in the first couple of days are stocked away in the playroom. I bring them out on a rainy day or when the kids say they’re looking for something to do.]

Today, I’m sharing some of the things on their personal wish lists, along with tried and true favorites if you’re shopping for kids their ages (5 and almost 9) this holiday season!! I’d love to hear your kids’ gift requests in the comments and any ideas you have!

2020 Holiday Gift Guide for the Kids

Something they want:

– Horse earrings (ordered these for the girls!)

– American Girl doll. These are always a huge hit… I think we’re up to 10 now lol

– Puzzle sets

– Zingo! This is their favorite board game. They also love Guess Who?

– New roller skates or skateboard

– Animatronic baby Yoda

– The most incredible tutu

– Barbie dream house

– Magnatiles (P has been playing with these since she was a toddler and still adores them)

– Power Wheels. We did this a few years ago and they’ve been a huge hit

– Giant Gem discovery kit

Something they need:

– New Ugg boots <— the waterproof ones last the longest

– Rain boots

– Art supplies

– Dance or gymnastics leotards

– A new jacket

– Experience gifts are always a hit, like tickets to a museum or activity they love

– A kids’ yoga mat

– New water bottle

– Practice goal and a new soccer ball

Something to wear:

– The cutest unicorn onesies

– “Ugly” Christmas sweater dresses

– A festive dress or dapper blazer

– Holiday jammies

– Flamingo slippers

Something to read:

– The Babysitter’s Club graphic novels. Liv has read all of these and LOVES them. I highly recommend if you have an 8-ish year old.

– Ivy & Bean

– Pinkalicious collection

– Fancy Nancy

– Pete the Cat

– Where’s Waldo?

– Mad Libs

– The Ramona Set

– The Boxcar Children (this makes a fun read-aloud)

What’s on the kiddos’ wish list this year? Any previous gifts that were a home run?

Gina

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Official Master Yoda Do Or Not There Is No try Hoodie

Official Master Yoda Do Or Not There Is No try shirt Nguyen went to the one-year exchange program in Finland. November 23 sent a certified mail to my house a pair of round-trip tickets Paris — Helsinki with a small postcard written shortly “I come here with you! I miss you! PS: Bring lots of warm clothes ! “.

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jedi fundraising post the clone wars, because they need some extra credits to fix this Mess:

the bake sale

The clones’ cake pops taste the best. The (very much alive) younglings helped them and accidentally ate half of what they made, so now the whole event has a bunch of hyper force-sensitive toddlers running around

Luminara’s cookies have a Worrying amount of sugar. It’s how she Copes

Obi Wan’s cupcakes are certified biohazards and cannot be sold legally, but they sell out within an hour on coruscant’s black market

Thirty seven buyers are Very Disappointed when they find out that the listing for A Chance To Get A Taste of General Kenobi’s Baked Goods is a lot more literal than anticipated.

Eight fights break out over whether ‘cupcakes’ means his pecs or his butt. Anakin is responsible for instigating all of them.

Plo Koon’s shady brownies are Huge Hits. a fourth of his sales come from fellow jedi masters.

the calendar

Obi Wan and Anakin are on the front cover, training. Because this is a Respectable Fundraising Calendar That Follows The Rules Of Fundraising Calendars, Obi Wan and Anakin are missing robes and most of their clothes. They have their lightsabers out and are back-to-back, obi doing the Soresu Fingers™ and anakin Smouldering Intensely directly at the camera

Originally, Obi was on the front cover. shirtless in just his leggings, meditating, after a series of Strenuous Forms that left him Glistening With Sweat. But people kept swooning before they even got to the second picture, so they moved this one inside

The jedi calendar almost became an obi wan calendar, but Obi “accidentally” deleted half his pictures out of embarrassment

There’s one of Obi in The Red Mandalorian Armor™, because the props guy had some lying around and got Ideas. This picture accidentally ends up becoming a recruitment poster for Mandalore. Numbers go up Significantly

Kit Fisto’s got the underwater shoot covered

Anakin’s solo is him piloting a jedi starfighter. He is not wearing everything someone piloting a jedi starfighter should be wearing. But his Smile and Curls and Boob Muscles are out in Full Force, so even Obi doesn’t say anything

yoda offers to join and they tell him he can be on the space version of feb 29. it’s a leap year

the speeder wash

They have to take their robes off for this one, too. it’s kit fisto’s fave fundraiser, he’s In His Element and ecsTATIC the entire day

Anakin too is ecstatic, bc he’s around speeders!! All day!! He keeps taking people’s fancy speeders for a ‘test run’ after he’s done washing them. Anakin rakes in the Most in tips

Quinlan Vos poses on every single speeder he touches. It’s the most extra but also a Lot. The jedi are his family, and if he can help his family by spreading himself improperly on the hood of a luxury speeder while cameras flash wildly, then vos is damn well going to do it. No, Master Windu, I will not sit properly, and NO, Obi Wan, I will not stop ripping off my clothes in slow motion—

At least one v tipsy customer def comes up to obi wan like ‘i have a speeder you can help me clean’ and shows him a Hastily Applied and Questionably Located speeder tattoo

(it’s a lot more than one customer.)

#sw #txt #jedi fundraising #some green gremlin once said theres no try #so the jedi have no option but 2 go as hard as poss

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onionchoppingninja · 7 years

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“Eat, eat. Hot. Good food, hmm?”

Yoda’s Rootleaf Stew from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back for #MayTheFork!

The Empire Strikes Back is often rated as the best Star Wars Movie of all time, and I must say it’s my favourite out of the original trilogy. Luke goes to Dagobah and meets Yoda, who offers him some nourishing rootleaf stew, and wonders how he can grow to such a big size on packaged rations. (i.e. overly processed industrial food.) I have a feeling the galaxy’s cuisine has suffered as a result of 20 years of war, anyway.

As Yoda (and the Jedi, I guess) is quite obviously modelled on buddhist monks (probably shaolin), I’ve decided to make a buddhist-vegetarian-friendly stew, (no garlic and no onion), and so you can make it for yourself or any relatives that celebrate Vesak Day today. When I first watched ESB, I had also thought it was modelled after the bitter chinese herbal soups/drinks that mums make their kids drink. (Anyone here has suffered what I’m talking about too?) The yarum seeds and galla seeds etc look like this according to Wookiepedia, and they definitely wouldn’t look out of place in a traditional chinese medicine shop:

However, not being a certified practitioner, I’m sticking to the safer things that are usually used, namely goji berries and red dried dates, in case I combine some herbs that shouldn’t ever be combined and get poisoned or something. I originally thought the yarum seeds looked like chilli powder, and hence added it too. Hence, this recipe is a mishmash of Chinese, Japanese, and Thai food, and hence can probably be sold in some hipster fusion joint in the West for $20 a bowl.

Ingredients (for 2)

15-20cm length “sohli bark” burdock root, shaved, cut into 4cm planks, and soaked for at least 15 mins

½ thumb ginger, minced

3 birds eye (small spicy) chillies, dried, de-seeded

50g shimeji mushrooms “spores”

2 cups shiitake dashi or water with 1 tbsp soy sauce

1 tuft dried holy basil (the leaf in the root leaf i suppose), soaked.

¼ cup goji berries “yarum seeds”

2 dried chinese red dates “galla seeds”

2.5 tbsp miso paste

Method

1. In an earthernware pot, heat a bit of vegetable oil in a pot and stir fry the ginger and chilli, you will.

2. The burdock planks, throw in you will, and stir fry until it soft, it starts to be.

3. The mushrooms, throw in next, and stir until covered with oil, the mushrooms are.

4. The soy sauce water / dashi, dates, and basil, add in you will, and to a simmer bring it.

5. When cooked the burdock is to your decided consistency (soft or slightly crunchy), the goji berries, add in. Pretty quickly do they cook, as long as submerged in water, they are.

6. Slowly dissolve into the soup the miso, by letting into the ladle hot liquid, and with your chopsticks, stir it you must.

7. In bowls, serve it. Eat, eat, hot, good food, mm?

8. Make sure not throwing it away, your apprentice is.

We made it part of a meal with rice, 100-year aged tea, and some iron eggs! I was going to use 9 century eggs (because Master Yoda is 900 years old), but since he’s a tough old cookie iron eggs fit as well. (Note, you don’t have to eat the date if you don’t want too, it’s mainly for flavouring.)

#MayTheFork is hosted by @mymainisacook and here’s the linkup! https://tmblr.co/ZbTg5m2LCP22b Pics that are not mine are from wookieepedia.

I’ve also recently gone on a Star Wars Run - a post on it will come later, but meanwhile you can check out my Instagram for some pictures and videos from it!

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