So My Dad Posted Some Old Pictures Of Our Trip To Hawaii On Facebook And I Just Realized 10 Year Old

So My Dad Posted Some Old Pictures Of Our Trip To Hawaii On Facebook And I Just Realized 10 Year Old
So My Dad Posted Some Old Pictures Of Our Trip To Hawaii On Facebook And I Just Realized 10 Year Old

So my dad posted some old pictures of our trip to Hawaii on Facebook and I just realized 10 year old me leaning on a tree wearing a bucket hat being an explorer and Milo from Atlantis wearing his granddad’s pith helmet have the “same energy” as they say. 

That is to say, we both wore funny hats too big for our heads, round glasses, and went on adventures :)

(Milo image source--also I didn’t read all of that but what I did read has some pretty cool info on Atlantis. Side note, with all these live action remakes they’re doing lately, how awesome would a live action Atlantis be!!)

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Picton Castle also has a ship cat! I got to meet her at the Green Bay Tall Ships Fest this summer. Her name is Fiji and when I found her she was chilling at the pet booth in the ‘Maritime Marketplace’–the lady working at the booth said Fiji just waltzed right up and started nuzzling in her catnip toys, haha. 

Very friendly, very smart, allowed me to pet her–10/10 would run away to sea for her :)

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Hi! I have a bunch of sailing questions if you don't mind. What's the usual minimum time commitment for someone with no experience? What if you get a job on a ship but can't take it? You recommended the sail training international website - was that to find a paid job or just to take part in the training voyages? I'd swear I've seen someone on tumblr talk about working on cargo tall ships, but I can't for the life of me remember who, do you have any info? Also, are ships cats a thing? Thanks!!

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Usually the minimum is two or three months - just the maintenance period, or summer break while in university, or because you’re working on a boat that has a three-month contract, or because you’re only free the first half of the season, discussed it in advance, and the company is willing to half you for just half.

It’s not uncommon for at least one crew member to head out unexpectedly over the course of the seasom. Sometimes it’s because sailing’s not their jam after all; sometimes it’s disputes within the other crew, or because something in their personal lives demands immediate attendance. My first season only myself and the first mate made it through the entire season; conversely this year out of about 16 crew only two people quit that I can remember. Obviously if you’re able to give the captain some warning to find a new deckhand that’s best, but people do leave. (Also why it’s worth checking in with captains even in the summer - someone might have a position just opened up).

If I remember right, I mentioned sail training international mostly as a list of ships that operate internationally, and a resource for finding the names and whereabouts of more tall ships, since I’m best informed on New England and only shakily beyond that. At least some of the ships on there will offer paid positions, so it’s worth contacting interesting vessels to ask (might be limited to crew who already have experience/certain certifications/nationality of the vessel, but I couldn’t say for certain).

I’m afraid I have no idea about cargo tall ships; I know of Tres Hombres, which is frankly The Dream (at least one shipmate of mine would kill to work on her!) but off the top of my head, no others.

Ship’s cats are a thing! I believe it’s the Adventuress out west that has one, and I know the Mary Day had one for several years before she passed away of old age. Not as common as I personally wish, but they’re around!


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As much as I love the Doctor’s pacifism (which he sort of sticks to at least most of the time except when he later shoves cyanide in a dude’s face but ya know... he has bad days I guess), I also love how Jamie straight up stabs a Sontaran in the leg. Like yeah, you’re one of the most fearsome warrior species in the universe? Well I’m Scottish and Imma stab you. 

But yeah, I went back on another of my erratic sprees of Classic Who-watching tonight and I happened upon the Two Doctors. I’m starting to quite like Jamie as a companion. (Even though this is his last appearance as a companion in terms of episode order, it’s only the second full serial I’ve watched with him in it because my approach to watching Classic Who can be summed up as wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey.)

This serial also very much made me think of that 12th Doctor quote, “hardly anything is evil, but most things are hungry”. Obviously the Sontarans are more about battle-glory than hunger, but that Androgen chef, on the other hand... 

“Sontaran Might Is Invincible!”
“Sontaran Might Is Invincible!”
“Sontaran Might Is Invincible!”
“Sontaran Might Is Invincible!”
“Sontaran Might Is Invincible!”
“Sontaran Might Is Invincible!”
“Sontaran Might Is Invincible!”
“Sontaran Might Is Invincible!”

“Sontaran might is invincible!”

The Two Doctors - season 22 - 1985


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Occasionally I Check Twitter, And Occasionally There Are Interesting Things There...

Occasionally I check twitter, and occasionally there are interesting things there...

[Image ID: A screenshot of a tweet by Gabe Saporta reading "Pretty stoked about Riot Fest. Any special requests?". The first reply is by kal (bat emoji) @/DecaydanceBats and reads "Snakes on a plane with William. Do it for the gays Gabriel this is our last shot". Gabe Saporta replied "You know I would do anything for you, right?". The first tweet in the exchange is from 4:41 pm on 17 May 22 and the replies are marked 1 hour ago. End ID]


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Anyways I saw the new movie and I do indeed have a great many feelings...

But for now, have these cute vintage Star Wars Christmas Cards. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone! 

STAR WARS Christmas Cards From 1977.
STAR WARS Christmas Cards From 1977.
STAR WARS Christmas Cards From 1977.
STAR WARS Christmas Cards From 1977.
STAR WARS Christmas Cards From 1977.
STAR WARS Christmas Cards From 1977.

STAR WARS Christmas cards from 1977.


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Season’s greetings! :) What adorable kitties <3

By Ryan Conners

by Ryan Conners


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My mom and I are always debating what color things are, like I’ll say something is blue and she’ll say it’s green, so I took this quiz and then had her take it in the hopes that it would finally settle which of us is right about colors. Unfortunately, we both got 0... But I guess it’s a quiz on how well you can distinguish colors from one another, not what you call them. 

How well do you see color?

I’m cry I scored 60, I feel blind


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