We learnt to swim by watching you drown

cumbercreeper: fionapondwilliams: prends-la-vie-comme-elle-vien...

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:52:43 -0500

fionapondwilliams:

prends-la-vie-comme-elle-vient:

~~Asylum~~ Waiting Room of the Big Three.

it’s funny because it looks like the sherlock fandom are sane here

we’re used to it

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:45:31 -0500

Maybe that’s what really makes a hero: someone who saves people...

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:45:09 -0500

Maybe that’s what really makes a hero: someone who saves people without asking to be noticed.

Dear Yahoo

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:44:22 -0500

mycroftgetoffmysheet:

lost-son-of-hephaestus-and-freya:

Sherlock is on hiatus…

Supernatural just had it’s season finale

Doctor who just had it’s season finale.

Merlin is over..

And we are waiting for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

Are you sure this is the best time to buy Tumblr?… Cause the whole fandom is actully this right now:

more like

Angels. They’re falling.

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:40:37 -0500

Angels. They’re falling.

teenytigress: SO THIS GUY IN MY ENGLISH IS DOING A PROJECT FOR...

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:32:12 -0500

teenytigress:

SO THIS GUY IN MY ENGLISH IS DOING A PROJECT FOR BIO WHERE HE GETS A DUCKLING TO IMPRINT ON HIM SO HE JUST CARRIES IT AROUND WITH HIM TO ALL OF HIS CLASSES AND I SWEAR THIS DUCK IS THE MOST WELL BEHAVED FUCKING POULTRY IVE EVER SEEN IT JUST SITS ON HIS DESK QUIETLY AND SOMETIMES HE PUTS IT IN HIS POCKET AND IT JUST SLEEPS LIKE WOW YOU GO DUCKY

wishcave: Vileplume as requested by grandmasterprofessor

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:34:30 -0500

wishcave:

Vileplume as requested by grandmasterprofessor

They told me the big black Lab’s name was Reggie, as I looked...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:25:45 -0500

They told me the big black Lab’s name was Reggie, as I looked at him lying in his pen. The shelter was clean, no-kill, and the people really friendly. I’d only been in the area for six months, but everywhere I went in the small college town, people were welcoming and open. Everyone waves when you pass them on the street.

But something was still missing as I attempted to settle in to my new life here, and I thought a dog couldn’t hurt. Give me someone to talk to. And I had just seen Reggie’s advertisement on the local news. The shelter said they had received numerous calls right after, but they said the people who had come down to see him just didn’t look like “Lab people,” whatever that meant. They must’ve thought I did.

But at first, I thought the shelter had misjudged me in giving me Reggie and his things, which consisted of a dog pad, bag of toys almost all of which were brand new tennis balls, his dishes and a sealed letter from his previous owner.

See, Reggie and I didn’t really hit it off when we got home. We struggled for two weeks (which is how long the shelter told me to give him to adjust to his new home). Maybe it was the fact that I was trying to adjust, too.
Maybe we were too much alike.

I saw the sealed envelope. I had completely forgotten about that. “Okay, Reggie,” I said out loud, “let’s see if your previous owner has any advice.”
____________ _________ _________ _________

To Whomever Gets My Dog:

Well, I can’t say that I’m happy you’re reading this, a letter I told the shelter could only be opened by Reggie’s new owner. I’m not even happy writing it. He knew something was different.

So let me tell you about my Lab in the hopes that it will help you bond with him and he with you.

First, he loves tennis balls. The more the merrier. Sometimes I think he’s part squirrel, the way he hoards them. He usually always has two in his mouth, and he tries to get a third in there. Hasn’t done it yet. Doesn’t
matter where you throw them, he’ll bound after them, so be careful. Don’t do it by any roads.

Next, commands. Reggie knows the obvious ones —-“sit,” “stay,” “come,” “heel.”

He knows hand signals, too: He knows “ball” and “food” and “bone” and “treat” like nobody’s business.

Feeding schedule: twice a day, regular store-bought stuff; the shelter has the brand.

He’s up on his shots. Be forewarned: Reggie hates the vet. Good luck getting him in the car. I don’t know how he knows when it’s time to go to the vet, but he knows.

Finally, give him some time. It’s only been Reggie and me for his whole life. He’s gone everywhere with me, so please include him on your daily car rides if you can. He sits well in the backseat, and he doesn’t bark or complain. He just loves to be around people, and me most especially.

And that’s why I need to share one more bit of info with you…His name’s not Reggie. He’s a smart dog, he’ll get used to it and will respond to it, of that I have no doubt. But I just couldn’t bear to give them his real name. But if someone is reading this … well it means that his new owner should know his real name. His real name is “Tank.” Because, that is what I drive.

I told the shelter that they couldn’t make “Reggie” available for adoption until they received word from my company commander. You see, my parents are gone, I have no siblings, no one I could’ve left Tank with .. and it was my only real request of the Army upon my deployment to Iraq, that they make one phone call to the shelter … in the “event” … to tell them that Tank could be put up for adoption. Luckily, my CO is a dog-guy, too, and he knew where my platoon was headed. He said he’d do it personally. And if you’re reading this, then he made good on his word.

Tank has been my family for the last six years, almost as long as the Army has been my family. And now I hope and pray that you make him part of your family, too, and that he will adjust and come to love you the same way he
loved me.

If I have to give up Tank to keep those terrible people from coming to the US I am glad to have done so. He is my example of service and of love. I hope I honored him by my service to my country and comrades.

All right, that’s enough. I deploy this evening and have to drop this letter off at the shelter. Maybe I’ll peek in on him and see if he finally got that third tennis ball in his mouth.

Good luck with Tank. Give him a good home, and give him an extra kiss goodnight - every night - from me.

Thank you,

Paul Mallory
____________ _________ _________ _______

I folded the letter and slipped it back in the envelope. Sure, I had heard of Paul Mallory, everyone in town knew him, even new people like me. Local kid, killed in Iraq a few months ago and posthumously earning the Silver
Star when he gave his life to save three buddies. Flags had been at half-mast all summer.

I leaned forward in my chair and rested my elbows on my knees, staring at the dog.

“Hey, Tank,” I said quietly.

The dog’s head whipped up, his ears cocked and his eyes bright.

“C’mere boy.”

He was instantly on his feet, his nails clicking on the hardwood floor. He sat in front of me, his head tilted, searching for the name he hadn’t heard in months. “Tank,” I whispered.

His tail swished.

I kept whispering his name, over and over, and each time, his ears lowered, his eyes softened, and his posture relaxed as a wave of contentment just seemed to flood him. I stroked his ears, rubbed his shoulders, buried my
face into his scruff and hugged him.

“It’s me now, Tank, just you and me. Your old pal gave you to me.” Tank reached up and licked my cheek.

“So whatdaya say we play some ball?” His ears perked again.

“Yeah? Ball? You like that? Ball?”

Tank tore from my hands and disappeared into the next room. And when he came back, he had three tennis balls in his mouth.”

ratemycosplaynet: Lets start this weeks #supersaturday with...

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:23:35 -0500

ratemycosplaynet:

Lets start this weeks #supersaturday with @Nadyasonik as #Supergirl. #cosplay

Need links to our Social Media sites? Check out http://www.ratemycosplay.net Sharing the cosplay for you!

anothercutenerdblog:

Nadyasonika as Supergirl

mementomoryo: Just a friendly reminder that Anno and Co....

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:22:32 -0500

mementomoryo:

Just a friendly reminder that Anno and Co. originally intended for Rei Ayanami to creep the hell out of us.

Rei was, for all intents and purposes, a personified backlash against the hordes of 80s and early 90s fanboys who slobbered over female characters, and who figured that having a 2D girl that obeyed your every whim and had no voice as your own personal fuckdoll would be pretty damned sweet.

In other words, they wanted a placid, soulless little girl to wank over.

And Anno delivered. Oh, boy, did he deliver.

I spent 5000 years laughing at this guy's celebration

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:19:54 -0500

onthesideoftheotters:

crazypeoplejail:

help me I can’t stop laughing

DID HE JUST RUN ALL THE WAY TO THE SEATS TO CLAP FOR HIS TEAM OMFG

boxfullofcats: sherlockandwatsonslovechild: orionfalls: I’M...

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:48:31 -0500

boxfullofcats:

sherlockandwatsonslovechild:

orionfalls:

I’M CRYING

this is why i love the internet

You okay Harry Potter fandom?

wake-up-kid: runwhenisayrunfightwhenisayfight: ahorsecalledhono...

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:42:32 -0500

wake-up-kid:

runwhenisayrunfightwhenisayfight:

ahorsecalledhonour:

fixthefisherking:

banjaxed:

nightlifemingus:

nosdrinker:

hypnotiqradiance:

If you don’t get this reference, you’re too young for tumblr.

are you fucking kidding me pixar puts out a movie ever year a baby would get this reference

it’s not pixar it’s a reference to that time in 1994 when lamps became sentient humanoids

many were lost that day

It was a grim day for mankind. My parents took refuge in a cave and thus saved us from certain death; we lived close to a lamp factory at the time and the surrounding region was utterly devastated in the conflict.

My brother fought one off using only an egg whisk and a pogo stick.

Only 90s kids remember the Lampocalypse

My father still has the scars from where one stole his kidney

Ironically, it was a dark time.

daydreaming-last-hope: heartsofthebroken: paperangelsandplastic...

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:37:34 -0500

daydreaming-last-hope:

heartsofthebroken:

paperangelsandplastichearts:

I CAN’T I’M DONE I JUST CAN’T

NIGHTBLOGGING AT ITS FUCKING GREATEST.

I AM 300% DONE WITH THIS WEBSITE

rebornica: I keep seeing too many people complain about having...

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:35:49 -0500

rebornica:

I keep seeing too many people complain about having big thighs and being fat or skinny so I made these!

Encouraging Zangief!

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:30:51 -0500

<3

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:29:16 -0500

persisting: thewuzzy: onac911: Requested Hulk as Harry...

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:04:48 -0500

persisting:

thewuzzy:

onac911:

Requested Hulk as Harry Potter

IT’S BACK

skyler

Sun, 12 May 2013 22:38:21 -0500

You want to replace him.

Sun, 12 May 2013 22:15:54 -0500

You want to replace him.