do u guys ever look back at a piece of half-done writing and think ‘this could be brilliant. this could be my mona lisa. my starry night. my idris elba’ but you have absolutely no drive to finish it despite an unfaltering desire to see it finished
my idris elba
The reason that you don’t finish it – or at least that I struggle to finish things – is that it locks the work into its final form. As long as it’s unfinished it still has that limitless potential to be stunning. When you finish it, that’s it, only the things you put into it are actually in it, the potential dissipates, it has to stand on its own. And that’s scary, because usually you discover the thing is not as perfect as your dreams of it imagined it could be.
BUT very often for me that initial fear and disappointment fades pretty quickly. A few weeks after I finish a story that didn’t feel ‘right’ to me just after finishing, the fantasy of the story fades and only the story remains. And usually I find it’s actually pretty neat. So there’s that.
“…some would argue that rugby is the national religion.”
“Some would argue that the national religion is ‘she’ll be right,’ which is roughly analogous to ‘hakuna matata’.”
“…that’s actually pretty accurate.”
sure, as a sports fan you bond with other fans over loving the same team. but i think we can all agree the real unity comes from being petty together about the teams you hate
That’s it. That’s all. Let me say it again for the people in the back. Watching hockey is all it takes to make a hockey fan. How long ago you started watching doesn’t matter. Why you choose to watch and cheer for the team you do doesn’t matter. How many teams you cheer for doesn’t matter. How much or how little you choose to invest into it doesn’t matter. No one gets you tell you how to enjoy the things you enjoy. And if anyone ever does, please, please tell them to fuck right off. There’s no “real” hockey fans and fake hockey fans. There are hockey fans, and there are assholes.
how naive do u have to be if u really think american citizens get to vote on how the cia operates
For a detailed explanation of how and to what extent the CIA, NSA and other national security agencies are not accountable to the American public AT ALL I recommend the book National Security and Double Government by Michael J. Glennon. It’s not partisan, the author doesn’t hold any apparent fringe beliefs, and it’s impeccably sourced.
– Of the seven main characters, only two are white men
– Of these two men, one has dozens of hobbies which includes local food critic, sewing, yoga, and other traditionally non-masculine interests
– The other seems to be a stereotypical overconfident jerk, however most of his arcs revolve around messing up and having to acknowledge and genuinely apologize for his screwups
– One of the main characters is a middle aged gay man who isn’t a TV stereotype, who is married and lovingly committed, bringing up his husband in casual conversation throughout the show without it being the only important thing about his personality
– Every female character has a distinct personality, goals and fears and aspirations, and all have multiple episodes focusing solely on exploring their characters and development
– GINA MOTHERFUCKING LINETTI
– Terry Crews as a big buff doting father
– Humor that never relies on offensive jokes or stereotypes, that is genuinely funny with great comedic timing
– Multiple accounts of close friendships between men and women without any implications that there will be more
– The few relationships that do exist between the main cast are developed naturally over time
Thank you for reading, go forth and enjoy this fantastic show!
Also, This scene exists
also one of the white men is jewish
the stereotypical overconfident jerk is jewish
i can’t emphasize this enough
^^^^^^ played by a proud Jewish actor too, which is even better than merely having non-stereotypical representation of your group
Literally the best show I’ve watched in years.
Also, GINA MOTHERFUCKING LINETTI is a gift unto this universe
Oopsie Doodle. Terry Crews as Terry Crews. All the unapologetic, casual-yet-pointed feminism.
So good.
Yes!
Also includes:
Punching homophobies in the face and this not being frowned upon what so ever.
The main white guy constantly calling out sexism, even casual sexism.
He called out TRANSPHOBIA. In a show that has no “reason” to do it other than that they decided “Hey, transphobia sucks, let’s find a way to toss off a line about that at some point when it’s not even the topic of the scene.”
Steel Phoenix Studios 