So, as you may have guessed from the regular round-up morning slot at 8am SHARP on a Saturday morning, I usually compile the round-up the night before so that it is ready for the morning and I don’t have to get up at an ungodly hour. Last night was one of those evenings where I had totally forgotten my round-up duties. It only crossed my mind at 10.15pm that I hadn’t yet compiled the list. “Ah well, I’ll go down to the laptop and quickly put it together”, I thought to myself. “Sure, it’s only going to take 20 minutes.” – Ha! Far from it. Turns out that this week was really busy over in tumblrland. Seriously, readers. Go make yourself a large mug of the beverage of your choice NOW, lock the door, set your phone on silent and find a comfy chair from which you can peruse a mega edition of the round-up! Have I ever had 30+ items on the list? I can’t remember…
Are you ready? Here we go:
- Did you ever check out redsirionsoldrastuff? Here’s a beautiful Portah edit
I’m not sure whether I have seen this sweet fan selfie from Newcastle (?) before.Posted by deepestfirefun. Edited before posting: No, not old but new, apparently. Just saw it RT on Twitter today- Sorry to be repeating resirionsoldrastuff, but well, Guy Day just can’t be ignored
- And dito (see above)
- I’m right in the middle of The Murderer’s Son, and this edit by deepestfirefun really hit me
- Riepu10 has been very quick, giffing the latest interview from the Snowman audio book
- Not quite sure which of TV guides this came from, but jassy2101 has a scan of the newspaper article about the BS release in the UK
- Not a new picture, but Baby!Armitage is always interesting. Posted by raaddiction
- Drldeboer puts all the promo group pics for all three seasons of BS together in one set
- For all Guy fans I am pointing to spockemon’s tumblr – lots and lots of Guy there
- And linking to another post by jassy2101 because she cropped the selfie with RA and CJ Tudor into a nice pic of RA holding the book
- Pinglyponglypeep is trying to reconnect with RA fans from way back
- FAO all who have had trouble with Digital Theatre: Apparently some people are getting their access to the Crucible back. At least according to simplybentley
- Further info on The Crucible access via simplybentley
- A rather unsavoury part of fandom, as experienced by sinnaminie
- Is the BS costume department on our side? Theycallmeheaven has a theory
- For someone who calls him/herself clumsy-grumpy, this is a rather nice piece of fan art
- Partiesainteasy-blog argues that RA should open a Snapchat account. Kind of rings true
- Oh, I haven’t seen a richardarmitage-confidential in a long time. This one is nice!
- I don’t know whether I have seen the fan video that is linked in thorinoakenshieldin221bwithlupin’s post before, but I am including it here for the great gif below it. Truth!
- What a fantastic find and edit by jahoe1960. Love it!
- And staying with the hand movements, there’s this little gem observed by bornin1991m
- What a sweet thing to say. I agree with thebeautifulbreakdown
- Jeepers, is it that time of year already? Fan art by rubybeutelschild
- Well, ok, yes, you can never be too early praying for this… Posted by armitagetrekkie
- And simplybentley again with a tip for RA fans re. Hannibal
- Absolutely stunning fan art of Lucas North by alexandria-monik-art
- In case you like crafting, Sinnaminie is organising a Richie Holiday Swap again. Details in this post
- Ha, we have just been discussing this. Team Shrubbery or Team Spotless Lawn? Gothicsouthpaw31universe is asking on tumblr
- LOL – tofutiger is absolutely right. PS: Age is relative
- If Armitage wrote a biography… this would be the cover… imagined by rubybeutelschild
There! Told ya it was long!! Long enough for me to forego the “week in review”. Well, I already worked that off in my Audible Junket post on Wednesday, anyway.
So, have a nice weekend, everyone! I am heading off to the theatre at lunch time today. I am watching “Mr Bates” in St Nicholas.Ok, or rather “Higgins”. Sounds like an interesting play, can’t wait.
Have a good one,
Guylty ❤️
Oooh, lucky you, I love Mr. C.’s characters. I even gave him a major supporting role in my latest scribblings. 🙂
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Yep, I really like him, too. The first time I saw him was actually in an Irish TV mockumentary called “Paths to Freedom” which was very successful in Ireland. And Coyle looked TOTALLY different in that from the slightly stubby Higgins or Bates. A bit of a looker, actually. (Well, or he’s meant to be a looker in that show.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4au3_hDk_E
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That voice is unmistakeable, isn’t it?
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Totally! Even when playing such an axxhole of a character. I just rewatched a few clips, and it still makes me lol.
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St Nicholas looks in interesting. Good to see BC again hopefully he has kicked the booze for good.
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Yep, that’s going to be a really interesting play. Conor McPherson is one of Ireland’s best contemporary playwrights, and BC won an Olivier Award with a previous McPherson role…
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Wow, what a haul! I’m loving that the facial foliage is a universal theme these days. As usual, I have the draft of an idea for that. It should work out more quickly than the other one. 🙄
Re the supposed APM of that person attacking the plushies, I respectfully request that we refer to such behavior as GAM instead: General Asshole Mode! That’s just plain rude and I posit that people like that are asinine in all areas of life, not just fandom! 😡
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So was this a Twitter War occurrence b/c Guyltys blog is um Switzerland in tone
I’m always late to the party so what happened?
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Read link no. 15 on the blog post!
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Ah thank you. Not to dive into another topic here 🤔😉but I can never understand why there is this hate mail and need of people to be so nasty to other people and then not even have the balls to sign their name to the nastiness. It’s not even APM so much as Etiquette 101
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It’s called the anonymity of the net – not that you’re really anon anymore, it’s easy to trace anyone.these days. But people feel ‘safe’ hiding behind an anon tag and just ‘saying what they think’
You know, like me, except I don’t hide behind an anon tag. I’ll be a douche to your face. (Not yours. Just asshole douchey people)
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Me!!! I once stormed out of my hotel room in the middle of the night, took of my shoe and banged it against the door of my neighbor because he wouldn’t stop knocking on my wall. I blame the directness on my German genes. 😜
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THat’s probably my gene problem as well. Also Scots. And American Indian. Oh face it, I just like a good argument.
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Me, too. But hey, the Djermans have a reputation as unfriendly, abrasive people, so you gotta work with what you’ve got, right?
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I think my middle name is ‘abrasive’. I dunno. Ask Guylty! LOL!
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Mine might be snarky. I’ll have to ask Mr. H…
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I admire abrasiveness because I am such a wet rag, myself.
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YOu are too nice. I TRY to be nice. Sometimes, I fail. Okay, I fail alot!
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I think you are delightful and sweet and assertive. If the political abrasive Zee is out there then I await to meet her (hint hint) the way you discuss your kids and Spawn and your love of clothes and flowers and Lord Thunderbutt and Girly Girl and everything Richard just melts my heart! More deep thoughts would be nice too!!!!
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Well, but that is character. And those who know you, know how to deal with it.
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You probably did what most of us would love to do. I really dislike when people yack away after midnight down a hotel hall clueless that there are people sleeping. It had happened to me several times and I wish the German and Irish Texan in me would open the door and say shit the f** up!
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I meant to say shut not s** t sorry
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Zee there’s a huge difference between you defending and taking on your anon hate mail and the anon hate mailers. YOU would not initiate the hate mail in the first place. I’m gonna explore this topic more on my blog in the future b/c I don’t want to clog up Guyltys here but the level of hate and vileness out there is mind boggling to me.
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No, I don’t go looking for it, but you better believe I”ll stand my ground on my turf. yup!!! And with a smile.
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Oh, is that what it was about? I actually didn’t see anything on Twitter.
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It wasn’t on Twitter as far as I know. I think Michele just assumed it was because she hadn’t read through all your links and didn’t know what my comment referred to.
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Ah, good. Thanks for clarifying.
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Actually, I have no idea what that refers to.
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It was my bad b/c I hadn’t gotten that far down the RoundUp list yet and I thought something had been said on Twitter and I would be clueless about it. There was no snarkiness or negative comment intended by me on the Switzerland comment. I meant your blog is extremely well respected and the comments are fun in nature and not mean or nasty at all
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No offense taken. What was the Switzerland comment, Michele? What did that mean?
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Switzerland at least to most Americans is offhandedly thought of as a neutral place like a place of peace not really getting involved almost a sanctuary if you will. I find your blog among those where commenters can say what they want respectful of others and devoid of ill will
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Oh, cool – I like it ;-). (How did you ever think that was offensive? I think that is a compliment. And it’s exactly what I want this blog to be – a place where I/we can be silly if we want to, or where we can have serious but respectful discussion. After all this is all meant to be a hobby, i.e. something that is uplifting and happy.)
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Can I blame it on it’s early here and no coffee yet and I still felt the smoggy effects of Nyquil last night from bad allergies yesterday??
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I think that is a good excuse for almost anything 😉
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😛😛😘👏you always know the best thing to say/write/illustrate/photograph
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😁
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A hobby? Gosh I sometimes feel totally wrapped up in these conversations and posts like I need to do my homework and take notes from what I am learning all good of course!
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A hobby for want of a better word…
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I couldn’t agree more on the misguided APM. Personally, I think the plushies are great fun – and a very well-crafted piece of fan art. But sure, I can understand that other people do *not* like them. What I can’t understand is writing hate messages to Sinnamin about them. Don’t like it – then just ignore. No need to piss on other people’s parade.
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Exactly! You don’t have to like other people’s way of fangirling but unless someone does something utterly reprehensible, there’s really no need to comment. I think the plushies are funny even if I personally don’t feel the need to own one. Just calm your tits and scroll on by.
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Hahaha “calm your tits” I’ll have to borrow that phrase now!!! 🤣🤣🤣
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You have put that perfectly. Live and let live. Simple as that.
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Nice Roundup!
(If Pingly is who I think they are, they aren’t going to want to hear from me!!! LOL!) And Digital can kiss my hairy, unwashed, lily-white rebel ass and while they’re down there, they can use tongue!
I must admit, when you said – Team Shrubbery or Team Spotless Lawn, I was thinking of something else…. *notblushingatall!*
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Hahaha my lightbulb just went off too!! Nice touch !!!!!
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Tuttuttut – you were thinking of other bushes, weren’t you…
And yes, great round-up this week. Massive. Not sure what has spurred that on… Ok, lots of audio stuff came out, but it also looks as if there are a few people active on tumblr.
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At this point, I think whoever is hassling Sinnaminnie is doing it out of boredom. She always reacts. There’s nothing going at the moment — even DL is dead — and that is always a prime moment for drama.
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I think you might be right there. It definitely always provides a talking point.
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It’s too bad someone(s) sends Sinnaminnie harassing emails, how sad for them they have _nothing_ good in their lives they create hate for others.
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Yep, totally unnecessary. But then again, I think Servetus has a point. By posting a link here, I am extending the drama, too.
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I don’t mind us talking about it (not that that matters anyway), I just think with her as target, it’s really predictable and I don’t have the sense from the messages that they are different people or object to different things or are developing new outrage.
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Yep, the message sounded very similar to some previous ones.
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Ummm… “not tryin’ to be funny, but…” after around #12, these are actually all from 2017, 2016, 2015. The Sinnaminnie post is actually dated March 2017, so luckily not new drama. And the holiday swap is from 2015 I think. Some were new to me, so appreciated as always, but thought you might want to know. 🙂
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*headdesk* well, I’m glad she’s not currently being hassled. (This happens to me, too, Guylty — images get lost in the wash after awhile).
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Yeah, there is a bit of oversaturation happening here. And a mixture of laziness and time restraints because checking the posting dates would mean I have to look at the individual posts on the respective tumblr site of the posters.
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For what it is worth I’m not on Tumblr not going to go on Tumblr esp if there is crap going on there too so your weekly round ups are a breath of fresh air to me and I’m sure to a lot of other people here. That you take the time to post them and filter thru them from your funny and sweet commentary preceding them is terrific in and of itself. Plus the amount of comments and chatter generated from these round up posts is colossal and engaging so wtf with everything else.
Ps what is head desk? Code name for???
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Tumblr is where I started out as a fan – so the platform still has a place in my heart even though I am not active there anymore. I still have my various tumblr blogs, but I don’t post original stuff there. It’s quite different from regular blogs, so I fully understand why many people do not want to get active there, and in a way it’s a bit of a niche for me to keep the round-ups going. They also provide me with a regular “gig” for my WP blog, and I enjoy the banter and commentary that is generated by the round-ups.
Head desk = exasperation, disappointment, frustration.
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Well I think even without the round ups you have a plethora of items up your sleeve to blog about: oophs, RAPS, analysis of his selfies (although maybe he is taking your advice and halting those for now), play reviews, pics of Ireland, PopThorin adventures, more ficlets, Auctions, YT vids, movie reviews, tv show reviews, travelling blogs and much more 👏👍
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That’s a great list, Michele. I really ought to keep a separate notebook/diary for my WP activities.
Wait – actually, I *do* have a notebook for that… Only I haven’t used it much recently. I shall make use of it tomorrow. Because I find that I am better at following through with plans when I have actually written them down somewhere.
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Ooops, thank you for that update, Sue.
Just as an explanation – I don’t check what time the individual tumblr posts originate from because for that purpose I would have to click through to the web view of each and every post. The reason they pop up later in a link list like this one, is that they must have been recently re-blogged and thus appeared on my current dash. Sorry about that.
The holiday swap is on again this year, though.
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Interesting. No idea how Tumblr works … I’m glad you find the Richardy posts for us!
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Me too! Well said Sue “Richarding” can never be enough 😍👍😛
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🙂 De rien.
But yeah, tumblr is a thing in itself. It’s essentially three different platforms where you can see posts: the dashboard, i.e. a timeline of the tumblr blogs you have subscribed to; the search section where you can search for all posts that have been tagged with your keyword. Both of these are only accessible if you have a tumblr account yourself. And then there is the “public” side of tumblr, i.e. the individual tumblr blogs that are publicly visible and that have a .com address. I find the posts for the round-up on the former two.
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P.S. enjoy the play! Sounds like a good one.
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It was fabulous. I am glad I went to see it 🙂
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Fabulous roundup and a special treat for me today, because I’m traveling. It’s so reassuring at the end of a tiring day speaking in another language to be able to check in from anywhere in the world that, yup, my online life is continuing unabated. Who says internet friends aren’t real?!
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I know exactly what you mean. I used to love checking into my regular online life from wherever I was at the time. It is great that wifi/internet access is now a given when we go abroad.
Happy travelling, btw!
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Awesome round-up Guylty, thank you! x
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