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My head is empty except for Tom. I am 23 and use she/her pronouns.

There are roughly 400 million pigeons on the planet. There are 5,5 million people in Finland. So if all the pigeons were to attack, they would outnumber the finnish people by slightly more than 70 to 1. To be a bit more exact, every human would have to personally fight off 72 attacking pigeons.

You see this happen every single day at Helsinki Central railway station.

for my fellow psychotics who struggle with thinking someone is in their house, a method I’ve found that really works are these guys:

i put them on my front door and anytime it opens they ring. that way if i think someone has broken in or i see someone who isn’t there i can think back to if the bells have rung, and if they haven’t i can assure myself it’s not real. obviously it’s not fool proof, like if you are prone to auditory hallucinations, but it has really helped me calm down in time to avoid major psychotic breaks. it’s a real lifesaver

nonpsychotics encouraged to rb

01 – The Game of Rassilon does not involve the excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages.

02 – I will not refer to any TT-capsules as the DeLorean. 

03 – Prydonian robes are for formal occasions, not “dressing up like Harry Potter.”

04 – I am not the thirteenth regeneration of Rassilon.

05- The fact that the Eye of Harmony balances all things and does not flux nor wither nor change its state is not a challenge.

06 – I may not “pop down” to Rassilon’s tomb and poke him with a stick to see if he’s really dead.

07 – Small humans are not suitable Otherstide gifts.

08 – My future incarnations may not countermand Cardinal Borusa’s instructions – even if they are the Lord President.

09 – The Hand of Omega is not a sex toy.

10 – Yeti are not for cuddling.

11 – The Seal of Rassilon is not to be tattooed anywhere on my person.

12 – TARDISes do not have flux capacitors.

13 – I may not quote the human, Albert Einstein. Ever.

15 – I am not at risk of a predestination paradox if I hand in my thesis on time. 

16 – Ushas’ mice did not eat my thesis.

17 – There is no trouser press of Rassilon.

18 – I may not write explicit homoerotic stories about Rassilon and Omega.

19 – I may not write any stories about Rassilon and Omega.

20 – I am not Lord High President of the Dance Floor.

21 – The Vortex is not to be referred to as “that swirly shiny bendy thing.”

22 – I may not “borrow” time from Cardinal Borusa’s lectures and add it back during 

examinations.

23 – Abuse of legal technicalities is not a laughing matter.

24 – The Matrix is not based on any human film and I do not know kung fu.

25 – The Blinovitch Limitation Effect is not to be used for cheap party tricks. 

26 – HG Wells is not an acceptable academic reference.

27 – The Chancellory Guard are not to be referred to as “cannon fodder.”

28 – Cardinal Borusa is not amused. Ever.

29 – New students are not to be told that the Eye of Rassilon leads to the magical land of Narnia. 

30 – The Web of Time was not constructed by any sort of spider. 

31 – Vampires are the mortal enemies of the Time Lords, and they do not sparkle.

32 – I am not a victim of casuality or the “fiendish machinations” of a future self.

33 – It is not all Koschei’s fault.

34 – The Untempered Schism is not to be used for any sort of target practice.

35 – The Celestial Intervention Agency is not “totally bogus.”

36 – I am not allowed to spray-paint the grass green.

37 – The butterfly effect is not responsible for my failure to understand basic quantum mechanics.

38 – My name is not Theodore Logan. Nor is it Bill S. Preston Esquire.

39 – Gallifrey does not need to be saved by the whales.

40 – The transmat is not to be used to remove students from the examination hall, especially not in the middle of an exam.

41 – My nonsensical scribbles are not an obscure dialect of Old High Gallifreyan.

42 – There is no need for me to test the flammability of my Prydonian robes.

43 – A stolen block of validium is not a suitable lab partner.

44 – I will not attempt to resurrect the Pythian cult.

45 – This is not Starfleet Academy and I will not be “boldly going” anywhere.

46 – I have not just escaped from Shada and regenerated to disguise myself as a student.

47 – “Bombs away” is not an appropriate way to announce the completion of any science experiment.

48 – I will not challenge other students to “meet me in the Panoptican at dawn.”

49 – I will not attempt to add a fourth helix to the Gallifreyan genome.

50 – Regenerated Time Lords are not to be referred to as “the vanguard of the zombie hordes.”

51 – Or the Haemovore hordes.  Or any hordes, for that matter.

Reblogging because I needed this tonight.

Yes, of course my rats did not eat your thesis, Thete. I’m offended that this has to be on the list. How many times did you make that excuse, I wonder?

(Also this post is utter perfection.)

I didn’t know how much I needed this today

Oh my god every one of these is canon

Sincerely, your local and very busy Borusa kin

Shout out to fat people who get uncomfortable with posts calling fat “cute chubby squish”

Shout out to plus sized people who get uncomfortable with posts calling fat “thick”

Shout out to fat people who want to feel validated but can’t because they get uncomfortable with the types of validation most people post.

You’re incredible, you’re wonderful, and you deserve to be taken seriously and feel comfortable in positivity.

Anonymous asked:

What do you think nakedness means to Timelords? They don’t seem to be sexual at all and I think they have some sort of touch telepathy, so I assume it would be a way of showing vulnerability? To show they’re trustworthy? Maybe there’s some diplomacy level nakedness? Idk

oh my god, this question is both hilarious and fascinating, thank you for asking -

so: what do we know about time lords? let's list it out.

  • reproduction through sex isn't really a thing. looming/genetic cloning is the primary method of reproduction because of pythia's curse and a presidential decree that forbids natural births. it states that only the loom-born could "inherit the legacy of Rassilon" - this was to stabilize the population after the curse and force the public to accept looms; it was not because sex was considered amoral (which, as far as I can tell, it wasn't. they seem pretty indifferent about sex/the body and care more about telepathy/the mind.)
  • they have casual relationships with their corporeal forms. bodies are basically just objects or vessels for them, and these vessels come and go. that creates detachment between bodies and their occupants, making the time lords less likely to have any sort of... deep, meaningful attachment to them. embarrassment, shame, vanity, etc.
  • touch telepathy. like vulcans from star trek, time lords can read the thoughts of other life forms by touching them or initiating "contact." however, as we saw with madame de pompadour, the telepathy can go both ways. this leaves them vulnerable.
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  • they're fancy bitches. basically every time lord we've seen on-screen is dressed from neck to wrists to ankles in nice, quality clothing. they value their appearances.

by comparison, this is slutty:

wrists showing? ankles showing?? collar bones showing??? normal cotton fabrics without shiny bits or brocade patterns or a vest or anything¿??¿? complete scandal

seemingly, this would suggest that the time lords had reservations/cultural taboos about nudity, like the regency-era english - but they were heavily-clothed for different reasons.

i'll explain, but first, let me lay down this foundational point:

  • for the time lords, sex isn't reproduction. they're more likely to have kinks about looms and cloning vats than body parts, if any kinks at all. in time lord society, the body isn't inherently sexual. it has no sexual purpose.

okay. so, the time lords arrived at the same conclusion as the victorian english: wear lots of nice fabric and don't you dare ever show skin, you dirty FREAK. but, since:

  1. sex isn't considered amoral (or even considered at all),
  2. nudity isn't considered sexual,
  3. bodies lack deep emotional attachments,

why are they so... clothed?

because, for the time lords, nakedness is:

  • primitive. it's the mark of a "lesser species," and we know how they feel about those. the nice fabrics, jewels, decorations, collars and robes - they're symbols of superiority and mental acuity. plus, they look good, and the time lords are extra as fuck.
  • vulnerable. it's a strategic weakness. for a species whose sole purpose is micromanaging the universe, being perceived as "inferior" or "defenseless" is the equivalent to our "whorish" or "godless." nudity itself isn't amoral, but it is revealing, much like touch telepathy.

TLDR: i'd absolutely say that nudity is diplomatic for time lords. much like a handshake, it signals that you don't have any weapons (unless you're captain jack 👀). however, the associations with nudity are far more convoluted than just that, making it inappropriate for different reasons. unlike humans, it's less about sexuality and more about civility. "naked" also means: uncivilized, unintelligent, childlike, etc., all things that the time lords HATE.

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I am violently fighting the adhd impulse to hyperfixate on the extended universe before inevitably dipping out of it when the hyperfixation ends. Thankfully I would have no idea where to begin if i stopped fighting that impulse. The sheer ocean of content could drown several coastal provinces in one night. As such, it sure would be a SUCH shame of you happened to, i dont know, drop any sort of starter's guide typa thing detailing the basic content you'd need to start getting into the eu?? wink wonk

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it's a chilly evening in late october. i meet you at the usual spot, just as we agreed, by the fire hydrant on the corner of 5th and Main. my long, taupe overcoat ruffles in a sudden breeze; the faint odors of smoke and aftershave linger on my calloused fingers. i lower my hat to cover my eyes as i pass you, effortlessly slipping you a leather briefcase.

the goods.

my masterpost of FREE doctor who EU resources

ALL of these are free (excluding a Spotify subscription)!

comics:

EDA books:

  • archive.org has most (if not all) of the Eighth Doctor Adventures in PDF format! the link above sends you to their collection, which is free. there's also an option to listen to them like audiobooks, but the voice is pretty stilted and robotic, so be prepared.

VNA books:

  • archive.org ALSO has most/all of the Virgin New Adventures novels in PDF format! the link above sends you to the collection, which is also free. again, you can listen to them like audiobooks, but... just grit your teeth and bear the robot voice.

Eighth Doctor audios:

  • here is a Spotify playlist of the Eighth Doctor's first adventures with Charley Pollard! Big Finish is extremely protective of their audios, so they copyright-strike basically everything that resembles a transcript or audio recording, but these were released for free. there are quite a few on here, so consider listening through it.
  • additionally, here is another playlist of his first adventures with Lucie Miller! BOTH companions have more stories after these, but you'll either need a friend to share the links or some dough to give to Big Finish.

Scream of the Shalka:

  • this animated webseries features a (pretty beloved) "non-canonical" doctor, usually referred to as "shalka doctor." dailymotion has all six parts of the webseries! (don't be spooked by the video titles. they're from a turkish account, but the videos are in english.)
  • part 1 // part 2 // part 3 // part 4 // part 5 // part 6

final comments:

  • unfortunately, i couldn't find a free PDF collection for the Faction Paradox books. if anyone has a link, please append it below! there are also the DW spinoff series, like Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures, but you can find those on normal pay-to-stream sites. i wanted this post to be for (mostly) free sources.
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thank you to @melodyandpond for these additional collections!

  • The Library: this collection includes audio books from multiple doctors and a whole library of shows!
  • This collection is supplementary to The Library and it includes a little bit of everything. feel free to poke around.

Also: @melodyandpond and I, and some other amazing people, are currently working on writing and distributing transcripts for the Eighth Doctor audios. here is the folder for our project - just check in with @melodyandpond if you'd like to write transcripts with us!

Most timelordy edits to make up for my absence

The little bells on the collars,,, I love them,,,

I’m glad! I headcanon Borusa has a very spoiled fluffy orange cat (named Copper) that he will have students address as “Lord Cardinal” who “helps grade papers” by sitting and purring next to him on his desk. He also is dressed up in a matching collar. (Also Copper bit Theta Sigma, and Drax on multiple occasions and almost ate one of Ushas’ pet rats) .