Luck = preparation meets opportunity

fuchsimeon:

bunnys-homicidal-giggle:

I’m Princey. The attractive young man with the green hair in the corner of the banner is my boyfriend, Martin. He’s the one that doodled the black and white drawing of us above the picture of me.

Martin means an incredible amount to me.

We talk nearly every day, if not every single day.

He’s been so, so patient with my stutter, and with my anxieties, and with my panic disorder and other quirks and oddities. He’s one of the first people I’ve honestly felt comfortable enough to video chat with and not feel like I have to worry about talking or having enough to talk about.

He cheers me up when my family has been nothing but frustrating because of gender issues or issues with my anxiety and how I deal with certain situations or when members of my family have just been incredibly upsetting.

He’s recorded several audio clips of his voice for me to listen to when I have panic attacks.

He tells me constantly that he wishes he could hug me right then whether I’m happy or not, and honestly, I wish he could too.

He stays up ridiculously late to tell me good night and I stay up ridiculously late to tell him good morning all because of the seven-hour time difference between us.

Yeah, you read right—I live in the United States. He lives in Germany.

I want to visit him so badly, but because I’m 20 years old and because a passport and a plane ticket to Germany can be way more expensive than my mom can afford to give me, she won’t help pay for plane tickets.

I’ve got a donate button on my blog:

I’ve got an Etsy shop up here.

I’m willing to make custom notebooks and freezer paper stencil t-shirts if you don’t see anything you like on Etsy, just drop me an ask here or send me a message there and we’ll work something out.

Martin is taking commissions; here’s a link to his post with more information.

If you can’t donate right now, spreading the word by reblogging this post is equally so, so, so, so greatly appreciated.

The last time I tried this I couldn’t spread the word well enough, so I’m trying again. We really need all the help we can get; we’re nowhere near our goal.

Please help me get to visit my boyfriend.

I used the fandom tags because it was thanks to Steam Powered Giraffe and Homestuck that we met in the first place.

So yeah followers. Princey means so much to me and if you could signal boost this it would be wonderful. And if you can spare even a bit of money his work is great and I am doing my best and kept the commission prices really low! Every little bit helps a lot.

Star Trek XII: Chekov Develops An Ulcer

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itsanearhatloki:

fishingboatproceeds:

bbc-bestbromancecompany:

Nerdfighter Benedict? Or just failed Vulcan?

As far as I can tell, there are eight possibilities here. (I’ve spent a fair bit of time thinking about this.)

1. Benedict Cumberbatch is a hardcore nerdfighter and when Martin Freeman threw up a gang sign, Cumberbatch was like, “I have one of those.”

2. Cumberbatch, who obviously has a relationship with Star Trek, just naturally adapted the Vulcan sign (pulling in the thumbs, turning the palms inward, crossing the arms) in precisely the same way that I happened to adapt the Vulcan sign when I first made the nerdfighter sign in the halcyon days of 2007.

3. One of the interns on set who has gained the trust of Benedict Cumberbatch was like, “If you do your hands like this, the Internet will get really excited.” And so he did.

4. BBC, in their infinite wisdom, staged the entire photo and Cumberbatch was taught the nerdfighter sign (I MEAN LOOK AT THE PERFECTION OF HIS NERDFIGHTER SIGN! He seems so comfortable and confident in it, almost as if it is muscle memory, almost as if he has flashed it to his laptop screen on hundreds of occasions in the past, but I digress) and this photograph was staged to get people psyched for Sherlock, although what tiny segment of nerdfighteria is not already psyched for Sherlock? Also, if this is the case, who is Martin Freeman trying to advertise to? Residents of the West Side?

5. Benedict Cumberbatch has a relative or a friend who is a nerdfighter and is passingly familiar with nerdfighteria and liked what he has seen and wanted to make us all very happy.

6. The nerdfighter sign also happens to be the hand sign of some obscure English gang with which I am unfamiliar called like The East London Wanderers or The Slightly Intimidating Liverpudlians or whatever.

7. Nerdfighteria actually figures in the plot of the new season of Sherlock. Perhaps a nerdfighter has been (wrongly no doubt!) accused of a murder.

8. Benedict Cumberbatch was playing some kind of British version of Rock Paper Scissors against two invisible opponents, and he went (and any smart person would) double scissors.

DID JOHN GREEN JUST DEDUCE BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH’S HAND SIGN

gold-titaniumalloyman:

Driving to and from Springfield to surprise my mom Mother’s Day this weekend, I listened to Qikiqtarjuaq, Paris, Ipswich, and Johannesburg. So this is pretty much my head right now.

A line of dancing aeroplanes.

(Source: thekaskproject)