Update from the house of Plague (Day 130-136 Year 2)
Holidays are nice, even if we are just stuck at home. Darcy is getting on with building his workshop - or rather he has been, the last few days it's been raining. But yay, there's Olympics to watch! (Yes yes I know all the problematic stuff. But it's amazing to watch what humans are capable of.)
This afternoon we (Darcy, 15 y.o. & me) went for a walk and ended up at a pub and just went in and had a meal. Like everything was normal? We hadn't brought masks because we were just going for a walk and the pub meal was spontaneous (and like, we're OK cause of just having had covid otherwise I wouldn't have set foot inside), but literally no one was wearing masks and I think people just think 'Fuck it, why care, the government certainly aren't...'
Anyway, since I didn't stop collecting links and since Kerk missed my posts I figured I'd do a sort of... catch-up? ;)
24 July 2021: Day 130
Speaking of Olympics being problematic:
This paragraph in the @BuzzFeedNews investigation into why fencer Alen Hadzic, who is under investigation for sexual assault, is allowed to compete in the #Olympics is absolutely bonkers. I read it a couple of hours ago and can't stop thinking about it: https://t.co/KX7HGFDG81 pic.twitter.com/dBOGrUuuFG
- Aishwarya Kumar (@kumaraishwarya) July 23, 2021
~
Football:
NewsThump (from 14 July): England team slammed for promoting anti-English values of tolerance, decency and kindness
The whole thread is full of things that make me cry. People are kind. <3
Uruguay:
This goalkeeper just won a match against his former team.
Instead of celebrating - he invited a fan with Down's Syndrome on to the field to take a penalty kick.
It cost you nothing to be kind. Humanity…pic.twitter.com/4TrYX5rbkT
- Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) July 24, 2021
25 July 2021: Day 131
Doctor Who S13 trailer. Says absolutely nothing, but here it is:
~
Willow: Is there anything you don't know everything about?
Giles: Synchronized swimming. Complete mystery to me.
The Unrehearsed Voiceover Artist - Olympic Synchronised Swimming. pic.twitter.com/ViYgXWemn1
- Michael Spicer (@MrMichaelSpicer) August 16, 2016
~
Valentino was stunning.
Valentino in his Sunday scruffs. #frockingfabulous pic.twitter.com/UB0OieFt4u
- Catherine Curzon (@MadameGilflurt) July 25, 2021
~
And a story from Pride month that I never shared:
Pride and Prejudice: Indian royal Manvendra Singh Gohil on being the world’s first openly gay prince
For Pride Month, we revisit this Tatler interview from the January issue. When Prince Manvendra came out as gay, many hailed him as a hero - but his family disowned him
26 July 2021: Day 132
First of all a whole little saga with Neil Gaiman & bowties. First this:
https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/1419551463987027969
And then this whole thread:
{thread} we were late to the london premiere of good omens because @neilhimself does not know how to tie a bow-tie. nor would he attend the premiere without a bow-tie. we were at a standstill. i didn’t know how to tie a bow-tie. neil’s agent didn’t know how to tie a bow-tie.(1/4) pic.twitter.com/kmJSZM4Psk
- Amanda Palmer 🎹 (@amandapalmer) May 28, 2019
~
first good political cartoon just dropped pic.twitter.com/mUiDDVlhGZ
- cole (@comradecole69) July 25, 2021
~
And in Olympics news:
Redefine hero. #RefugeesWelcome #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/t5zaAT8JXv
- Mo Ansar (@MoAnsar) July 26, 2021
And this:
Gymnastics-Germans opt for full-body suits to promote freedom of choice
Plus:
Rayssa Leal went viral at age seven for skateboarding in a fairy costume. Now she’s an Olympic medalist
This is the video she went viral with:
I don't know anything about this but it's awesome: a fairytale heelflip in Brazil by #RayssaLeal (via @oliverbarton) pic.twitter.com/uZgshHYMMT
- Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) September 8, 2015
27 July 2021: Day 133
Obligatory Tom Daley content. <3
“I am a gay man and also an Olympic champion. And I feel very empowered by that because when I was younger I felt I was never going to achieve anything because of who I was.”
Congrats Tom Daley 🌈❤️ #Olympics pic.twitter.com/3flXaMJMvk
- Tom Knight (@TJ_Knight) July 26, 2021
Plus:
Tom Daley can’t stomach being a Harry Potter fan because of J.K. Rowling
The out Olympian said it's about J.K. Rowling and "what she said about trans people."
~
Plus some music that turned up on my tl:
This is a delight. Ella sings “I can’t give you anything but love”, 3 times: first in her own voice, perhaps the most beautiful voice ever; then, a teasing tribute to cutsie chee chee Rose Murphy; last to cap it all, as a croaky Louis Armstrong, her duet partner & beloved friend. pic.twitter.com/j7xExuzIMZ
- Ben Phillips (@benphillips76) September 24, 2020
28 July 2021: Day 134
Covid:
The @FT made the graphic I've always wanted to see. This, I think, needs to be spread far and wide to help explain breakthrough infections and the usefulness of imperfect vaccines. pic.twitter.com/u1rrLii3gR
- David A Banks (@DA_Banks) July 27, 2021
Representation matters:
We used to play Next Gen in the playground at primary school. There was always a quick scrap over who got to be Geordi.
I know there are issues with the portrayal, but it got white kids fighting to play a blind, black character. That's normalisation. https://t.co/PeUJ84PevC
- John Bull (@garius) July 28, 2021
Was Dawn Butler right about Boris Johnson ‘lying’ to Parliament?
Petition: Make lying in the House of Commons a criminal offence
Bee-Friendly Bus Stops Are the Latest Innovation to Save Our Pollinator Pals
And in Olympics news:
Simone Biles: What are the twisties in gymnastics?
29 July 2021: Day 135
Re. the Doctor Who news, this is a good video (contains spoilers for... everything aired so far + what we know of what's coming). I like this guy, he's very very level-headed & fair. Plus his fiancée is lovely.
EMS productions: Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall Are LEAVING in 2022! | Doctor Who News
~
‘My brother died of ovarian cancer’: Why Deputy Lords Speaker Ian Duncan is campaigning for trans health
InterviewThere needs to be a new language says Lord Ian Duncan - a way of discussing cancer that affects trans people
~
Owen Jones (not a 'Oh you must watch this!' More of a 'Yeah that makes sense'). Pretty sure I've heard of it before, just not in any detail:
The astonishing truth about how Hollywood conspired with the Pentagon and CIA to churn out pro-war propaganda in popular films and TV shows
~
And finally something lovely:
look at my cute cousin with his little among us medallion 😭💕 pic.twitter.com/cD3AlV7wZZ
- asbesstos (@waa_waas) July 28, 2021
30 July 2021: Day 136
This is hilarious:
~
Here's to living in a dystopia!
BBC: What will climate change look like near me?
~
Jamie Lee Curtis proudly reveals her daughter is trans: ‘Gender is in constant metamorphosis’
~
Olympics:
Suni Lee’s father, up front, John, who built her a balance beam when they couldn’t afford one, was paralyzed falling from a ladder in 2019. She lost two relatives to COVID-19. Can only begin to imagine what this family has endured.
Their daughter is an Olympic champion today. https://t.co/9oBKzkCjBh
- JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) July 29, 2021
~
Pandemic:
If you read one thing today, read this thread. NHS staff we know you’re up against it, we know you are running on fumes. Please keep going, we need you.
Even the fiercest of storms run out of rain 🌈
RT if you’ve #gotyourbackNHS 🙏🏻 https://t.co/ZKiNU8IYmE
- NHS Million 💙 (@NHSMillion) July 27, 2021
And today, Double-Oh-Dimash! *g*
Daily Dimash: Battle of Memories
This song is the theme song for Taiwan director Leste Chen's 2017 film, Battle of Memories, a sci-fi story set in 2025. The film's protagonist, played by veteran actor Huang Bo, accidently gets a serial killer's memory that drags him into a thrilling adventure. (Article here.) The reason for the 'double-oh' quip is that it's SUCH a Bond tune. Except for being in Mandarin of course. Dimash could probably also be Bond - he's 6'3, is dropdead gorgeous and has a hell of a [stage] presence, did Taekwondo for several years and can certainly channel the Bond vibe. :) ANYWAY, he should definitely sing a Bond theme one day.
Official video:
~
Gloria Wu: Dimash "Battle of Memories" unofficial mv with English subtitles
~
Dimash - BATTLE OF MEMORIES-(ROMANIZED LYRICS )~BEST AUDIO - FAN TRIBUTE
I'll probably add more performances. :)
Dimash Masterpost
Anyway, writing is going well (I solved the Big Annoying Problem in the novel which has kept it stalled for SO LONG OMG \o/) so all is well.
We'll probably go camping at some point so we have some sort of holiday, and that's all from me. Hope you enjoy the links. <3 Post has been cloned from dreamwidth. Comments welcome everywhere.
This afternoon we (Darcy, 15 y.o. & me) went for a walk and ended up at a pub and just went in and had a meal. Like everything was normal? We hadn't brought masks because we were just going for a walk and the pub meal was spontaneous (and like, we're OK cause of just having had covid otherwise I wouldn't have set foot inside), but literally no one was wearing masks and I think people just think 'Fuck it, why care, the government certainly aren't...'
Anyway, since I didn't stop collecting links and since Kerk missed my posts I figured I'd do a sort of... catch-up? ;)
24 July 2021: Day 130
Speaking of Olympics being problematic:
This paragraph in the @BuzzFeedNews investigation into why fencer Alen Hadzic, who is under investigation for sexual assault, is allowed to compete in the #Olympics is absolutely bonkers. I read it a couple of hours ago and can't stop thinking about it: https://t.co/KX7HGFDG81 pic.twitter.com/dBOGrUuuFG
- Aishwarya Kumar (@kumaraishwarya) July 23, 2021
~
Football:
NewsThump (from 14 July): England team slammed for promoting anti-English values of tolerance, decency and kindness
The whole thread is full of things that make me cry. People are kind. <3
Uruguay:
This goalkeeper just won a match against his former team.
Instead of celebrating - he invited a fan with Down's Syndrome on to the field to take a penalty kick.
It cost you nothing to be kind. Humanity…pic.twitter.com/4TrYX5rbkT
- Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) July 24, 2021
25 July 2021: Day 131
Doctor Who S13 trailer. Says absolutely nothing, but here it is:
Click to view~
Willow: Is there anything you don't know everything about?
Giles: Synchronized swimming. Complete mystery to me.
The Unrehearsed Voiceover Artist - Olympic Synchronised Swimming. pic.twitter.com/ViYgXWemn1
- Michael Spicer (@MrMichaelSpicer) August 16, 2016
~
Valentino was stunning.
Valentino in his Sunday scruffs. #frockingfabulous pic.twitter.com/UB0OieFt4u
- Catherine Curzon (@MadameGilflurt) July 25, 2021
~
And a story from Pride month that I never shared:
Pride and Prejudice: Indian royal Manvendra Singh Gohil on being the world’s first openly gay prince
For Pride Month, we revisit this Tatler interview from the January issue. When Prince Manvendra came out as gay, many hailed him as a hero - but his family disowned him
26 July 2021: Day 132
First of all a whole little saga with Neil Gaiman & bowties. First this:
https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/1419551463987027969
And then this whole thread:
{thread} we were late to the london premiere of good omens because @neilhimself does not know how to tie a bow-tie. nor would he attend the premiere without a bow-tie. we were at a standstill. i didn’t know how to tie a bow-tie. neil’s agent didn’t know how to tie a bow-tie.(1/4) pic.twitter.com/kmJSZM4Psk
- Amanda Palmer 🎹 (@amandapalmer) May 28, 2019
~
first good political cartoon just dropped pic.twitter.com/mUiDDVlhGZ
- cole (@comradecole69) July 25, 2021
~
And in Olympics news:
Redefine hero. #RefugeesWelcome #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/t5zaAT8JXv
- Mo Ansar (@MoAnsar) July 26, 2021
And this:
Gymnastics-Germans opt for full-body suits to promote freedom of choice
Plus:
Rayssa Leal went viral at age seven for skateboarding in a fairy costume. Now she’s an Olympic medalist
This is the video she went viral with:
I don't know anything about this but it's awesome: a fairytale heelflip in Brazil by #RayssaLeal (via @oliverbarton) pic.twitter.com/uZgshHYMMT
- Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) September 8, 2015
27 July 2021: Day 133
Obligatory Tom Daley content. <3
“I am a gay man and also an Olympic champion. And I feel very empowered by that because when I was younger I felt I was never going to achieve anything because of who I was.”
Congrats Tom Daley 🌈❤️ #Olympics pic.twitter.com/3flXaMJMvk
- Tom Knight (@TJ_Knight) July 26, 2021
Plus:
Tom Daley can’t stomach being a Harry Potter fan because of J.K. Rowling
The out Olympian said it's about J.K. Rowling and "what she said about trans people."
~
Plus some music that turned up on my tl:
This is a delight. Ella sings “I can’t give you anything but love”, 3 times: first in her own voice, perhaps the most beautiful voice ever; then, a teasing tribute to cutsie chee chee Rose Murphy; last to cap it all, as a croaky Louis Armstrong, her duet partner & beloved friend. pic.twitter.com/j7xExuzIMZ
- Ben Phillips (@benphillips76) September 24, 2020
28 July 2021: Day 134
Covid:
The @FT made the graphic I've always wanted to see. This, I think, needs to be spread far and wide to help explain breakthrough infections and the usefulness of imperfect vaccines. pic.twitter.com/u1rrLii3gR
- David A Banks (@DA_Banks) July 27, 2021
Representation matters:
We used to play Next Gen in the playground at primary school. There was always a quick scrap over who got to be Geordi.
I know there are issues with the portrayal, but it got white kids fighting to play a blind, black character. That's normalisation. https://t.co/PeUJ84PevC
- John Bull (@garius) July 28, 2021
Was Dawn Butler right about Boris Johnson ‘lying’ to Parliament?
Petition: Make lying in the House of Commons a criminal offence
Bee-Friendly Bus Stops Are the Latest Innovation to Save Our Pollinator Pals
And in Olympics news:
Simone Biles: What are the twisties in gymnastics?
29 July 2021: Day 135
Re. the Doctor Who news, this is a good video (contains spoilers for... everything aired so far + what we know of what's coming). I like this guy, he's very very level-headed & fair. Plus his fiancée is lovely.
EMS productions: Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall Are LEAVING in 2022! | Doctor Who News
~
‘My brother died of ovarian cancer’: Why Deputy Lords Speaker Ian Duncan is campaigning for trans health
InterviewThere needs to be a new language says Lord Ian Duncan - a way of discussing cancer that affects trans people
~
Owen Jones (not a 'Oh you must watch this!' More of a 'Yeah that makes sense'). Pretty sure I've heard of it before, just not in any detail:
The astonishing truth about how Hollywood conspired with the Pentagon and CIA to churn out pro-war propaganda in popular films and TV shows
~
And finally something lovely:
look at my cute cousin with his little among us medallion 😭💕 pic.twitter.com/cD3AlV7wZZ
- asbesstos (@waa_waas) July 28, 2021
30 July 2021: Day 136
This is hilarious:
~
Here's to living in a dystopia!
BBC: What will climate change look like near me?
~
Jamie Lee Curtis proudly reveals her daughter is trans: ‘Gender is in constant metamorphosis’
~
Olympics:
Suni Lee’s father, up front, John, who built her a balance beam when they couldn’t afford one, was paralyzed falling from a ladder in 2019. She lost two relatives to COVID-19. Can only begin to imagine what this family has endured.
Their daughter is an Olympic champion today. https://t.co/9oBKzkCjBh
- JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) July 29, 2021
~
Pandemic:
If you read one thing today, read this thread. NHS staff we know you’re up against it, we know you are running on fumes. Please keep going, we need you.
Even the fiercest of storms run out of rain 🌈
RT if you’ve #gotyourbackNHS 🙏🏻 https://t.co/ZKiNU8IYmE
- NHS Million 💙 (@NHSMillion) July 27, 2021
And today, Double-Oh-Dimash! *g*
Daily Dimash: Battle of Memories
This song is the theme song for Taiwan director Leste Chen's 2017 film, Battle of Memories, a sci-fi story set in 2025. The film's protagonist, played by veteran actor Huang Bo, accidently gets a serial killer's memory that drags him into a thrilling adventure. (Article here.) The reason for the 'double-oh' quip is that it's SUCH a Bond tune. Except for being in Mandarin of course. Dimash could probably also be Bond - he's 6'3, is dropdead gorgeous and has a hell of a [stage] presence, did Taekwondo for several years and can certainly channel the Bond vibe. :) ANYWAY, he should definitely sing a Bond theme one day.
Official video:
~
Gloria Wu: Dimash "Battle of Memories" unofficial mv with English subtitles
~
Dimash - BATTLE OF MEMORIES-(ROMANIZED LYRICS )~BEST AUDIO - FAN TRIBUTE
I'll probably add more performances. :)
Dimash Masterpost
Anyway, writing is going well (I solved the Big Annoying Problem in the novel which has kept it stalled for SO LONG OMG \o/) so all is well.
We'll probably go camping at some point so we have some sort of holiday, and that's all from me. Hope you enjoy the links. <3 Post has been cloned from dreamwidth. Comments welcome everywhere.