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A quick Stylus script to make Tumblr’s new sidebars a little less crowded and more comfortable
So, that new sidebar, yeah? Sure is a thing. The tumblr devs might change things before it’s fully implemented across the board, and Xkit Rewritten might add some options after the interface moves from testing to permanent – but until they do, here’s a little fix to spread things out a little, so that your tumblr experience doesn’t feel so squished. It results in a dash like this:
which is a little more comfortable than the original, I think.
To install the script, first make sure you install the addon/extension Stylus, if you don’t have it already. And then, well, simply click here, and click “install” to add the style. Enjoy your more wide open spaces!
(Code under the cut for advanced users; comments or suggestions are welcome. You’re also free to modify your own copies for any sidebar width or spacing you prefer.)
if you can convince them that the aliens are greyjoys trying to mount a rebellion or a foreign invader trying to conquer them, they’ll get an army together in like a week and be fine.
kaksks it depends how technologically advanced the aliens are too tbh. even with dragons, prehistoric wolf-dinosaurs, and a couple hundred wargs & prophets & greenseers & whatever the fuck all working together, im not sure some magical swords are gonna be able to hold off someone too technologically advanced that is dead set on conquering on them, pls see: the entire history of the americas aka my source of Indigenous Rage. lol, lmao, etc. on the other hand, having a built in spy network w the weirwood trees is probably a huge boost. my money is on “they are too busy killing each other to notice until half the kingdoms have fallen, but then pull out an underdog win due to bran using weirwood magic to communicate & at least one targaryen jumping on a dragon and setting shit on fire.”
actually that’s what the dance needed, an alien invasion. give aemond, daeron, and daemon a proper outlet for their war crimes & rhaenyra & aegon something to agree on, dance averted and all it took was murdering some little green men 😂😂😂
God love the big guy, but I’ve only ever seen him make this face. Also, despite his repertoire of roles suggesting otherwise on paper, he just doesn’t seem like a mean guy.
#17: John Agar as Jaime Lannister
Another terrible choice. The only reason he’s not ranked as worst is because his soulless performance would make viewers interpret Jaime as an absolutely irredeemable sociopath, which at least would be… uh, interesting, I guess.
#16 Robert Reed as Renly Baratheon
Renly, but only if he was the most boring Baratheon. Go ahead, try to picture Reed eating a peach. You can’t.
#15 Dawn Bender as Arya Stark
Aw, she’d try. But I feel like her attempts at Arya’s fire would mostly come off as petulance.
#14 Richard Carlson as Ned Stark
Sorry, what? I fell asleep for a minute there.
#13 June Kenney as Daenerys Targaryen
Kenney would try her level best, but you know Corman would do a terrible job incorporating her storyline with the main plot, so she wouldn’t have much to do except lounge around on mildly offensive orientalist sets and talk to her force-perspective dragon puppets. (Stop-motion you say? What, you think American International is made of money?)
#12 Dolores Faith as Sansa Stark
Again, no knock to Faith, but as with Daenerys, I think a 1961 production would flatten Sansa’s character away to nothing. She’d get to pine and wear some nice dresses.
#11 Anthony Dexter as Petyr Baelish
This guy can play oily like nobody’s business (check him out in 1962’s Married Too Young), but 5D-chess-level deviousness might be beyond him.
#10 Michael Dunn as Tyrion Lannister
Full disclosure: I’m plopping him in the middle because I’ve never seen him in anything! The only little person I’ve personally seen in Corman’s movies is Billy Barty (playing an actual, literal imp), and Dunn was someone I found who was said to play much meatier roles. In general, I think the depth of Tyrion’s character would seriously challenge 1960s casting directors who were used to casting little people in jokey roles or as something less than human. One of many problems they’d have with the source material, no doubt.
#9 Lon Cheney Jr. as Sandor Clegane
Here’s another actor who would do the best with what he was given - which would be an essentially empty role. This Sandor would be a beast used only for jump scares, with too much rubber over his face to ever show an emotion.
#8 Glen Langan as Stannis Baratheon
Langan would be serious, but dull, with lots of droning sermonizing. In other words, perfect. Still boring though.
#7 Basil Rathbone as Tywin Lannister
Who better to play a role totally owned by Charles Dance than an actor who’s even Charles Dancier? The only reason I’m not ranking this legend higher is because I do think he’d kind of sleepwalk through this role, especially at this stage in his career.
#6 Raymond Burr as Robert Baratheon
The future Mr. Perry Mason was damn good at playing hard-drinking, prowly, “beastly” men. See him in this fabulous trailer for 1951’s Bride of the Gorilla (spoiler: Burr is the gorilla). Of course, for this production, he’d be about 10 years on from that virile role, but that’s perfectly on brand for Bobby B.
#5 Michael Landon as Jon Snow
Landon’s tortured James Dean era would be a great fit for angsty goth teen Jon, though he might have trouble keeping his feelings as hidden as Jon does.
#4 Allison Hayes as Melisandre
Should she be ranked this high? Eh, maybe not, but this woman is a goddamn B-movie bombshell goddess. Her Red Woman would be a little less mysterious, sure, but her perfectly arched eyebrows and bullet bra would do R'hllor proud all the same.
#3 Marie Windsor as Catelyn Stark
They didn’t call her Queen of the B’s for nothing. Windsor always did great with roles that call for strength and verve. She’d be a fantastic Cat, and - dare I dream it - an even better Lady Stoneheart.
#2 Jack Nicholson as Theon Greyjoy
Now this would be fun. If baby Jack Nicholson had half the presence and charisma he would show in later movies, his Theon would be legendary.
#1 Coleen Gray as Cersei Lannister
If I can get Tumblr to understand one thing, it’s how much Coleen Gray would absolutely eat in the role of Cersei. She’s beautiful. She’s a schemer. She’s a helpless victim. She’s back for revenge. I challenge anyone to watch her insane, murderous, fierce, gorgeous, duplicitous performance in 1960’s otherwise pretty terrible The Leech Woman and not come to the same conclusion. I’m serious. There would be no survivors. 👑
can grrm’s next timewasting in universe book be a theological text olease i want to know why the faith does baptism what’s the risk to the soul if you aren’t anointed as a baby. which of the seven is associated with each colour in the rainbow if there’s seven holy oils are they different types of oil and why. what horrendous septarian debates are they having in the church and how many novices have been murdered during them
So I tried my hand at @melrosing ‘s asoiaf art meme! Hope I’m not late to the party!
Note: the pose used in the red wedding scene here isn’t mine, it belongs to tiktok artist mellonsoup (@mellon_soup), so credit to them and I have their og image under the cut!
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Thanks so much, hopefully I'll reopen properly soon.