There’s this fic on AO3 that, according to my history page, I have visited 176 times. Which means I alone am responsible for 176 hits on that fic. I commented on some of the chapters, but only a few, because I feel like a stalker when I comment every week. I gave it kudos, but I can only give it one, even though it’s one of my favorites.
So just remember, when you’re looking at that hit count and wondering why you don’t have that same number of kudos (divided by the number of chapters, because each one of those also counts as a hit), it might be because some people out there love your fic. They read it when they’re feeling down. They open it in the waiting room at the doctors office, or in the lonesome dark of night. They turn to it in celebration when they did something right. They open it over and over so they can send the link to their friends, or just to revisit the characters that they love. They checked it ten times in one day, hoping that you had updated.
A disparity between hits and kudos does not mean that your readers didn’t like your fic, or that they were too lazy to hit the kudos button. It means that some of them came back, and there’s nothing that makes me happier about my writing than that.
literally never considered that.
I wish there was a “leave additional kudos” option for repeat customers. There are some fics I’ve read over and over and over and I want to heart it every time.
Otherwise known as the very important moment when I learned that someone called Jonathan Groff exists, and that he is candy floss personified.
I love playing this song for people without explaining the context, because I get to watch them enjoy it, and then I get to watch them become extremely confused.
The industrial-strength rolling of Rs during “Rrrrremember we made an arrrrrrrangment when you went away.”
Oceans rise. Empires FALL!
“Eh-nd when poosh, cahms to shahve, I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love!”
“DAH DA DA DA DA, DAT DA DA DA DIE YA DA.”
“You’ll be the one complaining when ahhh am gooooooone.”
“And NO,don’t change the subject!”
And listen, I know it’s a creepy pseudo-love song, but if Groff told me that I was his favourite subject and that he would love me till his dying days, I would probably be back.
Can I just…Like, people are joyful over Trudeau’s new cabinet. Joyful. Over a federal cabinet. But look:
Our new Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada is Jody Wilson-Raybould, an aboriginal woman and leader. This when we’re dealing with a crisis around missing and murdered aboriginal women.
Our new Minister of Defense is Harjit Sajjan, an actual combat veteran and first generation immigrant. This when former the PM’s rhetoric on Canada’s military tradition centered mostly on white British stuff around the War of 1812.
Our new Minister of Veterans Affairs is Kent Hehr, a lawyer who is physically disabled and an experienced activist in the areas of gun violence and LBGTA+ rights. This after a period when Canadian veterans hadn’t just been denied an advocate in Veterans affairs but it had almost become hostile towards them.
Our new minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Coast Guard is Hunter Tootoo. An Inuit man has been given the portfolio responsible for issues of natural resources and Canadian sovereignty.
(Hold on, I need a minute. Hunter Tootoo is hotter than Trudeau. By far. Holy shit. Okay, I’m good now)
And I could go on. We have an actual scientist handling science! A first generation immigrant in charge of democratic institutions! A paralympian in charge of sports and people with disabilities! A doctor as minister of health!
AN ASTRONAUT IS MINISTER OF TRANSPORT!!!
AN ASTRONAUT IS MINISTER OF TRANSPORT!!!
Keep going Trudeau. You’re doing brilliantly so far.
This is very inspiring and exciting. 1000 points to Canada.
ALSO dear God Hunter Tootoo is a beautiful man.
ok NOW i am excited! I hope that these people live up to their potential so hard!
and dear god YES on Hunter Tootoo’s hotness!
So excited for Canada 😀
(Also, co-sign on Hunter Tootoo!)
It does give me hope. I’m not one to announce this publicly, but I’m actually praying that this all means that things are going to change for the better in Canada.
I’m not sure why this has me in tears, but it does. So nice to see a country striving SO HARD to do governing RIGHT. Wish the US would take a page from this playbook.
I know I posted about this yesterday, but jeebus. This is big stuff.
I just- THE LOOK ON TRUDEAU’S FACE AND HIS GESTURES when they asked him why he was appointing a gender equal cabinet tho. Go Canada!
“It’s 2015.” I have never seen a man look so done in my life.
I’m cheering for you all.
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burr: alexander! missed you after the meeting
hamilton: oh, i was avoiding you
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[on Captain Jack’s on-screen romances] The best kiss, the person I love kissing the most, was Gareth David-Lloyd, who played Ianto. It was just because I felt powerful, because Gareth is straight. Gareth likes the girls and he totally gave over and was passionate with me and everything. Put it this way: Gareth was always happy to see me. And I felt very powerful when that happened. I was like, I’ve got something that you don’t want but it’s still turning you on.
