Some Novelists are Cursed

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Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:11:36 -0400

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Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About The Corsair

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 03:11:42 -0400

neil-gaiman:

raggedybearcat:

abhorsening:

As divulged by Mr. Neil Gaiman (from The Brilliant Book 2012)

His TARDIS looked like a sailing ship whenever it was practical – and sometimes even when it wasn’t – because small, piratical sailing ships are cool.

The Ouroboros tattoo, showing a snake eating its own tail and symbolising Eternity, moved around the Corsair’s body with each regeneration. The largest version was huge and multi-colored and covered the Corsair’s entire back. The smallest version was the size of a ten pence piece and was discreetly inked upon the Fifth Corsair’s upper thigh.

The Corsair met his doom while working for the Time Lords on the Fourth Universal Survey Expedition. They were surveying the whole universe. It’s a big place. Somebody has to keep track of it.

Most Time Lords disapproved of the Corsair. The Doctor, on the other hand, got drink with him (in the Corsair’s Fourth and Eighth incarnations) and with her (in her Fifth). Each time, the Doctor swore he would never do it again. Twice, they woke up in jail. Once, they woke up in the Bank of England vaults.

The Corsair took his name from a term for ‘privateer’ – a sort of legitimate pirate. Some people assumed that this was because the Corsair did things for the Time Lords that they could deny responsibility for – such as stealing the secret of the Callisto Pulse from the Callistan Kleptocracy. The Corsair denied having stolen the Callisto Pulse. The Time Lords denied having asked him to steal it. The Callistans would like their pulse back.

The Corsair never actually fought the Daleks. But her seventh incarnation was definitely spotted on Clarkor Nine the night the Dalek Scout Ship landed. On the following day the nine Daleks on the saucer discovered that their weapon arms and their suction cup arms had somehow been removed in the night, rendered inoperable, and fused together into a shape that means something very rude in Skarosian. They left immediately and did not return. The Corsair’s role in this is unclear.

The Corsair visited Earth a number of times in its history. He was worshipped as a god by the ancient Assyrians until he got bored after a week and went off with the sacred temple cat.

In ever incarnation the Corsair had an amazing smile. It was variously described as ‘reckless” ‘roguish’, or ‘very bad girl’. Whatever race or gender the Corsair was, he or she smiled the kind of smile that made the person being smiled at want to trust the person who was smiling, run of with him or her, and get into all manner of trouble. Sometimes people did.

The Corsair liked having a cat and, sometimes, a parrot aboard his TARDIS. He never had a companion, however, preferring to travel alone. (Having said that, the Corsair took enormous pleasure in Rescuing Good Looking People from Dangerous Situations, but rarely stuck around long enough to be properly thanked.)

The Time Lord High Council formally censured the Corsair following the disappearance of the mysterious Portrait of Rassilon in Lord President Borusa’s time. The Censure was later formally revoked by President Flavia, for reasons she declined to go into, although she was once heard to say that the Corsair had an extremely attractive smile.

By the time the Ninth Corsair (a strapping big bloke, he was) realised he had been trapped on the intelligent asteroid that called itself House, his TARDIS had already been killed and eaten. He recorded a distress message, but before he could send it there was a tap on his shoulder and he felt and thought nothing more, not ever again.

Headcanon: the guy with the parrot from he last series of SJA was the Corsair.

Oddly enough, this was Russell T. Davies’ reaction to reading the eleven Corsair facts. He didn’t quite use the word headcanon, but he came close.

willfullydisobedientdelirium: Well look at this. This is my...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:15:04 -0400

Before

After

willfullydisobedientdelirium:

Well look at this. This is my face.

This is what I look like.

And this is my hair.

And yeah.

LOOK AT MY FRIEND

ISN’T SHE GORGEOUS.

Del I love you

That awkward moment when you realized that if you had just a bit more money you’d be ordering...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:05:03 -0400

That awkward moment when you realized that if you had just a bit more money you’d be ordering cookies right now.

everintheirfavor: Invisible Floating Wall Shelf by Umbra Just...

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 22:57:37 -0400

everintheirfavor:

Invisible Floating Wall Shelf by Umbra

Just as the name would suggest, this invisible book shelf screws directly into a wall stud, and creates the illusion that your reading material is simply floating on the wall. The conceal book shelf is high quality as well, allowing you to stack your book collection up to 16 inches high or 15 pounds of books. Pick yours up now from Amazon.

I just thought these were shelves made out of books. So like… literally bookshelves.

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Sun, 02 Sep 2012 21:01:41 -0400

mydarkenedeyes: Commando Group (A group of people who...

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 20:25:29 -0400

mydarkenedeyes:

Commando Group (A group of people who specialize in visual identity, art direction, illustration and photography).

The objective of this project is to investigate the boundaries between photography and graphic design/illustration and hopefully produce something remarkable in the process. The original photographs were provided py photographer Damian Heinisch.

The giants from Nausicaa…

yumcircles: YOU ADORABLE LITTLE CREATURE YOU ARE

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 20:23:29 -0400

yumcircles:

YOU ADORABLE LITTLE CREATURE YOU ARE

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Sun, 02 Sep 2012 20:22:50 -0400

minccino: by hakei hello feels I haven’t thought of you...

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 18:18:30 -0400

minccino:

by hakei

hello feels I haven’t thought of you lately

Photo

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 17:25:10 -0400

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Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:12:55 -0400

stringmouse: procrastinates: i just showed this picture to my...

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 13:50:16 -0400

stringmouse:

procrastinates:

i just showed this picture to my dad and he just said “yes” like i didnt even say anything he just said “yes” sooooooooooooo im buyin a hamster

god I want one of these little fuckers so bad.

chocoboco: superkianagalaxy: GOD HE LOOKS SO POLITE “oh is...

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 13:04:55 -0400

chocoboco:

superkianagalaxy:

GOD HE LOOKS SO POLITE

“oh is this for me? really? are you sure?”

“well okay if you insist. i hope i’m not taking too big of bites i know some people think that’s not gentlemanly”

“oh this is really delicious, thank you so much i mean it”

“mmm let me just savor the taste for a bit, mmmm oh yes thanks again for that”

“yes that is very tasty. oh no you don’t have to give me anymore you’ve done so much already i couldn’t possibly accept so much kindness and generosity, you are an angel”

But it looks so sad ;A;

Come here let me hug you asddsffdgffgfm