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I want to write a movie that is sort of the flip side of a Hallmark holiday movie. Not an anti-Hallmark movie, just like the other side of the same coin.
It starts with a well-dressed professional woman driving a convertible along a country road, autumn foliage in the background, terribly scenic. She turns onto a dirt road/long driveway, and stops next to a field of Christmas trees, all growing in neat, ordered rows, perfectly trimmed and pruned to form. She steps out of the car--no, she's not wearing high-heels, give her some sense!--and knocks on the door of a worn but nice-looking farmhouse. An older woman, late fifties maybe, answers the door, looking a bit puzzled. The younger woman asks if she can buy a Christmas tree now, today. The older woman says they don't do retail sales--and the younger woman breaks down crying.
Cut to the two women sitting at the kitchen table with cups of tea. The young woman (Michelle), no longer actively crying, explains that her mother loves Christmas more than anything, but is in the hospital with end-stage cancer. Her doctors don't think she'll live to see December, let alone Christmas. Nobody is selling Christmas trees in September, so could the older woman please make an exception, just this once? The older woman (Helen) regretfully explains that they have a contract to sell their trees that forbids outside sales. The younger woman nods, starts to stand up, but the older woman stops her with a hand and asks her what hospital her mother is in. After she answers the older woman says that "my Joe" will deliver a tree the next day. "Contract says I can't sell you a tree, but nothing says I can't give you one."
Next day "Joe" shows up at the hospital in flannel and jeans, with a smallish tree over her shoulder. Oh, whoops, that's Jo, Helen's daughter, short for Joanna, not Joe. Jo sets up the tree and even pulls out a box of lights and ornaments. Mother watches from hospital bed with a big smile as Jo and Michelle decorate the tree. Cue "end of movie" type sappiness as nurses and other patients gather in the doorway, smiling at the tree.
Cut to Michelle sitting in her dark apartment, clutching a mug of tea, staring out at the falling snow and the Christmas lights outside. Her apartment has no tree, no decorations, nothing. She starts at a knock on the door, goes to open it. Jo is standing there, again holding a tree over her shoulder.
Plot develops: the second tree is a gift, because Michelle might as well get it as the bank. The contract for the tree sales was an /option/ contract, which prevents them from selling to anyone else, but doesn't guarantee the sale. The corporation with the option isn't going to buy the trees, but Helen and Jo can't sell them anywhere else, and basically they get nothing. They'll lose the farm without the year's income. Michelle asks to see the contract and Jo promises to email it to her.
Next day at a very upscale law firm, Michelle asks at the end of a staff meeting if anyone in contract law still needs pro bono hours for the year. No one does, but a senior partner (Abe) takes her to his office and asks about it. She says the contract looks hinky to her ("Is that a legal term?" "Yes.") but contract law's not her thing. He raises an eyebrow and she grins and pulls a sheaf of paper out of her bag and hands it over. He reads it over, then looks up at her. "They signed this?"
More plot develops. Abe calls in underlings--interns, paralegals, whatever--and the contract is examined, dissected, and ultimately shredded (metaphorically). It's worse even than it looks--on January 1st Helen and Jo will have to repay the advanced they received at signing. The corporation has bought up a suspicious number of Christmas tree farms in previous years after foreclosure, etc.
Cut to Abe explaining all this to Helen and Jo while sitting with them and Michelle in a very swanky conference room. The firm is willing to take on the case pro bono, hopefully as a class's action suit for other farmers trapped by the contract--but there's no way it can go to court before January. Which will be too late to save the farm's income for the year. They might get enough in damages to tide them over, but….
After Michelle sees Helen and Jo out, she comes back and asks Abe if there's anything they can do immediately. Abe looks thoughtful for a long moment, then gets a really shark-like grin on his face. "Maybe…."
Cut to Helen wearing a bathrobe, coming into her kitchen in the morning. She looks out the window…and there's a food truck stopped in her driveway. She pulls a coat on over her robe and goes out--two more trucks have pulled up while she does this. Driver of the first truck asks her where they park. Another truck pulls up behind the others. Behind that is a black BMW--Abe rolls down the window and waves. Helen directs the trucks to the empty field/yard next to the house. Abe pulls up next to Helen's car and Jo's truck and parks. He and Michelle get out--Abe wearing a total power suit, Michelle in weekend casual.
The case will be easier if the corporation initially sues them for violating the (uninforcible!) contract, rather than them suing to corporation (damn if I know, but it's movie logic). So they're going to sell the trees now, and rounded up some food trucks and whatnot to draw people in.
Cue montage of Jo and Michelle running around helping people set up while Abe and Helen watch from the kitchen table. The table starts out covered in file folders…and slowly gains coffee cups and plates of cinnamon rolls. It becomes increasingly clear here that Abe and Helen are becoming as close as Jo and Michelle.
Everything gets set up and a very urban, very motley crowd appears--tats and studs and multiracial couples and LGBTQ parents and everything--and everyone is having a wonderful time eating funnel cake and choosing their tree so Jo and a bunch of rainbow-haired elves can cut it for them. At which point someone shows up from the corporation (maybe with a sheriff's deputy?) and starts yelling at Helen, who's running checkout. And suddenly Abe appears from the house and you realize why he's wearing that suit on a Saturday….
Cue confrontation and corporate flunky running off with their tail between their legs, blustering about suing. Cue Jo kissing Michelle. Cue Helen walking over and putting a hand on Abe's shoulder and smiling at her.
I want the lawyers to be the heroes because they are lawyers and know the law. I want a lesbian who lives in the country with her mother. I want urbanites to turn out as a community to help someone who isn't even part of their community. I want Michelle to keep working at her high-power job, loving Christmas and grieving her mother.
It's only a passing thing, this shadow.
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I have no words for this.
I'm not from the US nor do I live in the states
But many friends do and my partner is from the US. His family still lives there, so we're very much affected by this too. We wanted to visit his family and his home next year for the first time since Covid and finances didn't allow it sooner. Right now I'm honestly not sure if that would be safe for us anymore as a queer couple. Also safe for me as a trans person. His state had the bathroom laws in place already but this is a whole other level.

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The actor who earned Tony Awards, two Emmy Awards, an honorary Academy Award and a Grammy over his long career died Monday, his agent said.
RIP ;(
black cats. rb if you agree.
A Kofi sketch requested aaaaages ago by @aspyforthethrone , who has the patience of a saint. I give you: Theron Shan, our favourite disaster spy!
Frog.
Frog, but now in motion.

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Forth, and fear no darkness!
Somebody asked me to make anybody singing “I will survive” to help them with their motivation during thesis month. Sooo I hope you enjoy this new brainfart of mine! Deviantart
Welp. I really hate to do this, but my tax return hasn't come in yet (apparently they're still doing adjustments on it?) and I don't have enough gas money to make it to work before my next payday on 8 May. Once that tax return comes in, I'll be okay, I just don't know WHEN it's going to drop (honestly, I was hoping yesterday). I'm okay for food and rent, but gas for my car and my phone payment... I'm not going to be able to make those without help, unless I get a miracle on Monday. $100 would save my backside with both expenses, just to get me through until either my refund comes in or until I get paid next Friday. I know things are tight for everyone right now, but I'm out of options -- and I can't ask my family for help again.
If you're Canadian, I can take an e-transfer -- shoot me a DM for my email address.
If you're not Canadian, my KoFi is here! I'm happy to do sketch doodles of your OCs or any canon character in repayment for whatever you decide to throw my way.
Even if you can't donate, please signal boost this so I can keep making it to work! (Public transit isn't an option, as there's no transit in my area)
username song game
Tagged by: @aki888 -- thanks for the tag :) so seldom on tumblr nowadays but these games are always fun!
Rules are simple: pick a song for each letter of your URL and tag that many people!
That's a long one for me but I'm gonna try. And as a special funbit I tried to keep it all Star Wars, all related to Star Wars movies, series or games which I especially like.
With the exception of one song from my Swtor OC's playlist (Ewanh Hawk) but it's a song by Troy Baker so come on ;) Enjoy :D
A: Across the Stars - John Williams (Episode II)
S: Starkiller Theme - Mark Griskey (The Force Unleashed I+II, highly recommended game!)
P: Princess Leia's Theme - John Williams (Episode IV)
Y: Your father would be proud - Michael Giacchino (Rogue One, love it and would die for it)
F: Fett's Vette - MC Chris (a classic)
O: Odessen, The Distandwood - Henry Wilkinson (Swtor Soundtrack)
R: Rail - John Williams (Jedi Knight III - Jedi Academy, old childhood favorite)
T: The Rebellion suite - Nicholas Britel (Andor - another fantastic series)
H: Halo eyes - Troy Baker (Ewanh playlist)
E: End of day - Nicholas Britell (Andor)
T: The imperial march - John Williams (Episode V, so many good ones with "T")
H: Hey Mando! - Ludwig Göransson (The Mandalorian)
R: Rogue One - Michael Giacchino (Rogue One)
O: Obi-Wan - John Williams (Kenobi)
N: Nightsister - Stephen Barton & Gordy Hab (Jedi Fallen Order, recently started playing it)
E: Echoes of the Sith - Mark Griskey (Knights of the Old Republic II on Korriban)
Man, I love Star Wars!
tagging @halibellecter @aearyn @rinskiroo @keldae @jeswii @storyknitter @tatiletotesamaze @theladynoir @the-sith-in-the-sky-with-diamond @commander-ralyle @starrypawz @karanan @sassheliosazuras @shimmersing @tatiletotesamaze @darthvronton and everyone who wants to, no obligation of course ;)
“no matter how badly you think you’re doing it, someone else has done it a lot worse and been fine” is applicable to a wide, wide range of things and i say it to myself all the time
"bigger idiots than me have done it" is a phrase I live by

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On my way this evening to a sport club for exclusively trans people. It's my third attempt to go. It would be a win for my physical and mental health as well my social life. Meeting more trans people as well as exercising regularly would be great. But my anxieties are kicking my ass right now and I can hear my body screaming that's been ages since I've even worked out at home how the fuck can I think that this is a good idea 😵 and meeting new people? Scary as fuck 😞 I'm sure it's gonna be fine but oh man I have a real big fucking problem with my anxieties again 😕
it’s hard to regain your passion after a burn out. I read someone describe not as re-lighting the old torch, but as crafting a new torch to light, and that is what it feels like! it’s work!
👆 this!
I have two weeks off and am trying to rekindle myself with drawing. It's been so long. Learning to use Krita was the easier step. But getting back into drawing is really hard work. Taking it slow.