“I swear to god, Steve, I will drop the PASIV out of this fucking window if you don’t tell me RIGHT NOW why you thought taking this goddamn job was a good idea, what with Bucky running around our heads trying to shoot us out of our dreams.”

“Can’t you feel it, Clint? You’re antsy. We’re all antsy. We’ve been the best dreamshare team there is out there since Cobb’s disbanded, and we haven’t gone under in over a year.”

Avengers Inception AU → wherein Thor of Odin Corp. hires Steve Rogers’ elite dreamsharing team to perform inception on his brother, Loki, and a shade of their ex-resident thief Bucky (who was killed when the team’s last job went horribly wrong) tries his best to sabotage it.

Or: Steve extracts, Tony builds, Clint runs point, Natasha’s a master of impersonation, Bruce concocts, Thor’s a tourist, and things happen.

oh my god yes please

vintar:

silentlydrawn:

zuleikha:

zoos are legit depressing

Just took my little cousins to the zoo this past weekend and I came back feeling empty. The only fun part was the fact that the peacocks were roaming free and we got to chill with one for a few minutes. 

zoos really need to lift their game and stop keeping animals that need large habitats/complex social structures just because the public expect to see them

the more I get into zoo design the less I like zoos

because they COULD be excellent and respectful places where people learn and bond with animals, but they’re essentially playgrounds full of a higgledy-piggledy collection of shoeboxed animals run by people with no interest in changing anything for the better

there’s some really fucking nifty wildlife parks that are bringing their A games and shaking things up: 

The Alice Springs Desert Park showcases local species only, gets visitors to modify their behaviour rather than modifying the animals’ behaviours to suit the visitors (nocturnal tours!), is heavily involved with the local Indigenous people, and is progressing towards being able to grow all of their own animal food themselves from native plants

The Australian Reptile Park displays native mammal/bird species but specialises in reptiles from around the world, is heavily involved with wildlife and venom research, and breeds Tasmanian devils in actual breeding conditions— rather than a few pairs on display to the public, they’ve fenced in hundreds of acres off-access to the public to allow for wild behaviour and natural mate selection. They also breed native snakes for the pet trade to generate funds, which is something that every fucking zoo in Australia should be doing for reasons I can explain if anyone’s interested

40 fucking years ago the director of the Bronx zoo published a scathing paper about the standard approach to zoo design and collection planning, but pretty much every zoo just ignored him because changing things would be too hard. It’s actually really readable, even if you’re not into zoo science, and I recommend giving it a read: How To Exhibit A Bullfrog, in which Satan appears to the author and is extremely enthusiastic about frogs.

avengersblood:

the-adequate-gatsby:

reveriewit:

raelynnmarie:

#that loki gif tho #it’s like all three of them are in the same room #and he can’t decide which one he wants first

he wouldn’t have to decide it would be a foursome 

REBLOGGING AGAIN BECAUSE LOKI

bakerstreetbabes:

The Baker Street Babes Birthday Giveaway: Watson Version

The Baker Street Babes put our out first podcast one year ago today. Least to say we’ve come a very long way and it wouldn’t have been possible without all of you. So, the past few months we’ve been gathering prizes and goodies for a MASSIVE giveaway… and here it is!

In this version of the give away you win EVERYTHING below. Yes. EVERYTHING!

• Sherlock Series 1 & 2 Original Soundtracks signed by Michael Price & David Arnold. MAJOR thanks to both of them for singing them for us!
• John Art Nouveau print (donated by Daunt)
• Sherlock Tea by Cara McGee (donated by Adagio)
• SaraWen perfume pack, 2ml vials of the Sherlock scents: Logical Deduction, Logical Delusion, Scandal In London, and Tea With Watson (donated by SaraWen)
• Full CD set of BigFinish’s Sherlock Holmes starring Nick Briggs. (Donated by BigFinish)
• Dust and Shadow, signed by author Lyndsay Faye. (Donated by Lyndsay Faye)
• The Secret Journal of Doctor Watson by Phil Growick. (Donated by MXPublishing)
• My Love Affair With Sherlock magazine by Caitlin Moran.
• Baker Street Journal Spring Issue featuring an interview with Baker Street Babe Curly/Kristina. (Donated by The Baker Street Journal)
• BBC Bundle, t-shirt, Sherlock & John paper dolls, and Elementary My Dear Watson book. (Donated by Unicorn Empire)
• Holmes & Watson print, “He stood there by the fire.”
• I Fight John Watson’s War & I Believe In Sherlock Holmes stainless steel dogtags. (Donated by Belaurient Arts)
• Sherlock Holmes pin
• Sherlock Holmes 221B keychain
• Sherlock’s Home, The Empty House compiled by Sherlockology. (Donated by MXPublishing & Sherlockology)
• Greg Lestrade & Moriarty bookmarks by mystradedoodles.

So? How do you win?

• You may reblog each version ONCE per DAY. The giveaway will run until June 10th.
• Likes DO NOT COUNT.
• The winners will be chosen by a random number generator. They will have 24 hours to confirm with their address. The first number wins the Holmes Version, the second number wins the Watson Version.
• We will ship anywhere in the world.
• You cannot win both versions of the giveaway.
• You do not have to be following us, however, this is a present to our followers and listeners, so it’s appreciated. Plus we do really cool things like interview Sherlock cast and authors and chat about Sherlock Holmes all the time!
• If you are following us and win, you’ll get an extra special gift on top of all of this!
• Any questions, naturally just ask. We’d prefer if you’d send an ask not anonymously so we can reply privately and not clog up people’s dashes.

You can listen to our podcasts [HERE]!

Follow us on twitter at @BakerStBabes

Like us on facebook [HERE]!

And visit our website [HERE]!

bakerstreetbabes:

The Baker Street Babes Birthday Giveaway: Holmes Version

The Baker Street Babes put our out first podcast one year ago today. Least to say we’ve come a very long way and it wouldn’t have been possible without all of you. So, the past few months we’ve been gathering prizes and goodies for a MASSIVE giveaway… and here it is!

In this version of the give away you win EVERYTHING below. Yes. EVERYTHING!

• Sherlock Series 1 DVD, signed by Benedict Cumberbatch & Martin Freeman (donated by Hartswood Films)
• Sherlock Art Nouveau print (donated by Daunt)
• Sherlock & John bookmarks (donated by Daunt)
• Sherlock t-shirt of your choice (donated by Qwertee)
• Baker Street Journal Spring Issue featuring an interview with Baker Street Babe Curly/Kristina. (donated by The Baker Street Journal)
• The full Sherlock Holmes Society of London dramatised canon CD set, signed by the actors. (donated by The Sherlock Holmes Society of London)
• Brainy is the New Sexy pendant in polished brass. (donated by Belaurient Arts)
• I Believe In Sherlock Holmes pendant in sterling silver. (donated by Belaurient Arts)
• I Believe In Sherlock Holmes keychain in nickel silver. Please be aware this is made of nickel and if you’re allergic to it you now have a free gift to a non-allergen Sherlockian of your choice! (donated by Belaurient Arts)
• The Detective & The Woman, signed by author Amy Thomas (donated by Amy Thomas)
• The Illustrated Speckled Band. (donated by Gasogene Books, Wessex Press)
• My Love Affair With Sherlock magazine by Caitlin Moran.
• The Sherlock Holmes Handbook by Ransom Riggs
• Large print of Sherlock & John in a train carriage by reapersun. Pen there for scale. (donated by reapersun)
• Baker Street mini-sign
• CD of BigFinish’s Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Perfidious Mariner starring Nick Briggs. (Donated by BigFinish)

So? How do you win?

• You may reblog each version ONCE per DAY. The giveaway will run until June 10th.
• Likes DO NOT COUNT.
• The winners will be chosen by a random number generator. They will have 24 hours to confirm with their address. The first number wins the Holmes Version, the second number wins the Watson Version.
• We will ship anywhere in the world.
• You cannot win both versions of the giveaway.
• You do not have to be following us, however, this is a present to our followers and listeners, so it’s appreciated. Plus we do really cool things like interview Sherlock cast and authors and chat about Sherlock Holmes all the time!
• If you are following us and win, you’ll get an extra special gift on top of all of this!
• Any questions, naturally just ask. We’d prefer if you’d send an ask not anonymously so we can reply privately and not clog up people’s dashes.

You can listen to our podcasts [HERE]!

Follow us on twitter at @BakerStBabes

Like us on facebook [HERE]!

And visit our website [HERE]!