02/01/2025 - 02/04/2025 Daily OFMD Recap

02/16/2025 10:15 am EST
TLDR; Happy Belated Birthday Samba! Rhys Darby; Vico Ortiz; Ruibo Qian; Anapela Polata'ivao; OFMD Craft Fair; TellTale TV Voting; Fan Spotlight: Gay Pirate News Hours; Love Notes;

= Samba Schutte's Birthday! =

Happy belated birthday to our beloved Roach (2/1)!

Photo of Samba seen from behind. He is standing at a beach, just at the edge of the water. The sand looks soft, with deep footprints visible in the foreground. The ocean is a bright turquoise colour with foamy waves lapping at the shore, and the sky is cloudy but bright blue.

Beach photo of Samba and his kid, who is seen from behind and wearing a blue hoodie that reaches all the way down to their calves. The pair are standing in what looks like just a centimetre or so of water left behind by the tide, its smooth surface reflecting the clear blue sky. The child is reaching out to Samba, who stands a short distance away with his arms outstretched.Photo of Samba seen from the side as he lifts his kid up above his head. He is looking up at them, but his face is hidden behind his hair. The photo is shot in the same beach setting as the previous picture.

Another photo from the same set. Samba squats down in the wet sand with his arms still outstretched and a big smile on his face as his kid runs towards him.

Source: Samba's IG

= Rhys Darby =

Rhys was out with Rosie and Buttons at the Love Hurts World Premiere!

Photo from the Love Hurts premiere: Rhys and his wife Rosie, another woman and his friend Buttons in front of a large screen, inside a dimly lit movie theatre. They are standing close together and smiling at the camera, their faces looking a bit blurry because of the dim light. The screen behind them displays the movie's title and an image of its lead Ke Huy Quan striding towards the camera with many candy hearts falling down on him, and the words 'world premiere' written at the bottom.

Selfie of Rhys Darby, Ke Huy Quan and Rosie Carnahan-Darby at the Love Hurts premiere, all 3 of them smiling broadly at the camera. @ LoveHurtsMovie is tagged at the bottom of the photo.

Selfie of Rhys and another man, possibly a friend or fellow cast member, at the Love Hurts premiere. Both are looking at a camera with big, open-mouthed smiles.

Source: Rosie's Instagram

Rhys Darby poses with his hands on his belt and his chest puffed out slightly on the red carpet at the Love Hurts premiere. He is wearing a tan suit with a fine houndstooth pattern, black shoes and a black t-shirt, paired with a pounamu stone necklace and aviator sunglasses.Another photo of Rhys posing on the red carpet, with his upper body and face slightly turned to the side. He has taken off his sunglasses and is looking sideways at the camera, bringing the end of one of his glasses' arms up between his pouted lips.

A close-up of Rhys, seen from about the waist up, on the red carpet. With a slight pout and creased brow, he looks at the camera over the rim of his sunglasses, which he has pulled down his nose a little with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand. He is wearing chunky ring with a large stone on his ring finger.

Rhys stands on the red carpet at the Love Hurts premiere, adjusting his sunglasses with one hand while his other hand is tucked into his trouser pocket.Another red carpet photo of Rhys. This one is shot slightly from the side and Rhys is facing away while doing some kind of martial arts kick, his mouth wide open as if in a shout.Another closer-up red carpet photo. Rhys is shown from about the hips up with both hands in the air and making peace signs. He is looking directly at the camera with his mouth open in an O shape.

Source: Getty Images via Moosh

Rhys was back on Substack with a silly video he did with Buttons with a Banksy art piece!
Screenshot of a video posted on Rhys Darby's Substack. The thumbnail shows a phone held right up to the camera by his friend Buttons, with lit-up shop windows and passers-by seen in the background. Next to the video, 'The Banksy Bit - Feb 1, Rhys Darby' is written in black on a white background.


Source: Rhys' Paid Substack

Episode #103: The Oarfish Issue is up on Spotify!

Cryptid Factor Episode 103

Instagram Story with a preview of a Cryptid Factor episode on Spotify. Text reads '# 103 The Oarfish Issue'. Above the episode title is the podcast logo, which shows cartoonish drawings of 4 cryptids inside a circle reading 'The Cryptid Factor Radio Show'. Rhys has added above: 'Out now or... Is it?!' And below: 'It is.'







Source: Rhys' Instagram Stories

If you're in Brisbane, Australia there's an extra show that's been added to Rhys' lineup! Check it out here!

Instagram story with a photo of Rhys seen from chest up, sitting at a salmon-pink table in front of a salmon-pink background. Both his elbows are propped up on the table, and he is holding both hands up to his wide-open eyes, his fingers curved as if holding a pair of binoculars. For extra clarity, an arrow has been drawn on the image to point at his hands, with the word 'binoculars' written next to it. Text placed above and below the photo reads: 'Hey Brisbane, The Legend Returns - extra show alert! The first two sold out so we're chuckin a third one on: Friday, May 2nd, 8:30 PM. TicketMaster.com.au.' The accounts @ wriggles.insta and @ JimMcCambridge have been tagged at the bottom of the photo.

Source: Rhys' Instagram Stories

= Vico Ortiz = 

Full interview with That Part With Mo Heart featuring Vico is up on youtube!

Source: Vico's Bsky

Also a new episode of the Today In Gay Podcast!

Preview card for an episode of the 'Today In Gay' podcast, titled 'Record LGBTQ+ Representation in Elected Offices, Government Employees Ordered to Remove Pronouns in Email Signatures, and More'. Above the title, a media player displays the episode length, which is 38 minutes, as well as an illustration of a Black person with pink lipstick and purple eyeshadow, wearing a colourful flower crown, purple headphones, and dangly earrings in the shape of bricks, one of which reads 'stone' and the other 'wall'. Their eyes are closed and their lips are parted in a wide smile. The background is light blue with different flowers drawn in bright yellow, pink, orange and purple, and at the bottom, there is a small pink heart with the initials MPJ written on it.

Source: Today In Gay's Substack

= Ruibo Qian =

Our dear Pirate Queen shared some pictures from her childhood and other wonderful memories!

A round mirror with the shape of a crescent moon nestled into its golden frame, hung on a midnight blue wall. The moon has closed eyes, a nose and a smiling mouth. Reflected in the mirror, we see part of Ruibo's face and one of her shoulders. The phone she is taking this photo with obscures one half of her face, and a baseball cap's visor covers her eyes. At the bottom edge of the photo, we can see the top half of a silver star spray-painted onto the wall.Photo of a framed charcoal drawing of a young girl, possibly Ruibo as a kid, hung on a midnight-blue wall. Her head is turned just slightly to the side and her expression is neutral, her features relaxed and her straight dark hair falling to just below her shoulders. A silver eight-pronged star has been spray-painted onto the wall just above the top left corner of the picture frame.

Two framed photos stand side by side on a side table. Both of them show a young girl and have 'Woodlands Civic Ballet - 1994' written in curly gold letters at the top. The photo on the left features a girl in a white tutu smiling at the camera as she stands en pointe with both arms extended to one side, her left arm raised slightly higher than the right. Her black hair is tied back and a fluffy white headpiece circles the back of her head. The photo on the right shows a girl in a cowboy costume, smiling as she stands with her upper body titled to the left and both hands on her hips, one hand holding a white cowboy hat. She is wearing a red neckerchief, a white blouse and blue jeans.

A black & white photo showing a smiling man and woman, the man holding a baby who is looking at something off to the side. The woman is holding one of he baby's hands in both of her own.

Selfie of Ruibo, seen from the waist up in a wall mirror hanging on a midnight blue wall. She is making devil horns with one hand and holding up her phone with the other, looking down at the phone screen with a smile. The mirror has a thick, white, kind of neo-classical frame, and it hangs above a white dresser, on top of which there are various knick-knacks, perfume bottles, candles and a framed photo of 4 girls in prom dresses. Several medals, trophy statues and framed certificates are displayed on a taller white dresser next to it. The mirror itself is also decorated, with 2 little koalas (?) clipped to the outer edge of the frame on either side, a mid-90s photo of Radiohead along with other pictures tucked into the corners of the mirror, and a masquerade mask hanging from one corner.

Photo showing part of a narrow sword or long knife and a wooden sheath lying on a shiny white surface, with Ruibo's hand around the handle. The crossguard is a kind of scalloped trapezoid shape, made from what looks like thin, golden metal with a cut-out flower shape at the center. The sheath is made from lacquered red wood with ornamental details carved into it. Thin golden sheets of metal with ornamental cut-outs similar to those on the crossguard are wrapped around the bottom part of the sheath near its openig.Selfie of Ruibo seen in a full-length wall mirror. She is standing in the same room where the previous photos were taken, the blue wall with the moon mirror and silver stars visible in the background, and she is making a devil horns gesture with one hand while looking down at her phone with a lopsided grin. Her hair is loose and looking slightly tousled, and she is wearing a cropped gray t-shirt and black three-quarter length sweatpants, her feet bare on the wooden floor.



















































Source: Ruibo's IG / 2

= Anapela Polata'ivao =

A quick preview of the Tinā film!

Source: Tina The Film IG

= Hugo Pierre Martin =

New episode of The Diaries of Netovicius the Vampire! https://www.netovampire.com/

Bluesky post by Blue Bnuny Brigade HQ (@ HugoPM.bsky.social): 'good news! there will hopefully be a new episode of the new season of my self-made audioseries today gang! www.NetoVampire.com to subscribe' Below the post, a preview card shows an illustration of a young white man with brown hair looking back over his shoulder and holding a blood bag as if it were a juice packet, sucking blood through a thin, bendy tube attached to it. He is wearing a black jacket and a small pink backpack with a rabbit face and ears. Text next to the illustration reads: 'The Diaries of Netovicius the Vampire - An Original Audio Series by Hugo Pierre Martin', followed by the Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube logos. Below the illustration, the website's preview text reads: 'The Diaries of Netovicius the Vampire is an audio drama partially set in Providence, Rhode Island. It is created by Valorant voiceover actor Hugo …'

Source: Hugo's Bsky

== OFMD Craft Fair ==

Are you crafty and wanna donate to the #OFMDCraftFair? Our friend @veeagainsttheday has posted some helpful info (sorry for the lateness of this) 02/10 is the last day for creators to sign up! Learn more on the craft fair's carrd or post here:  

Tumblr post by @ VeeAgainstTheDay: 'Are you crafty and want to donate to the # OFMDCraftFair? There's still time to sign up to donate items to support the Campaign for Southern Equality's Trans Youth Emergency Fund! See below for links (gif of Stede telling Lucius 'Don't be scared'): Creator sign up here (link)! General info about how this works (link)! Thanks to my dear @ Spenglernot for making me that custom gif, it's all I can think about :D .' The post is tagged: fundraiser, trans rights, our flag means death, OFMDCraftFair, support trans youth.


Source: Veeagainsttheday's Tumblr

== Tell Tale TV Voting ==

It does require an email sign up, but you can submit the couples you love the most! Let's get Ed and Stede some love!

https://telltaletv.com/2025/02/nominate-your-favorite-tv-couples-from-the-past-25-years/

Bluesky post by @AdoptOurCrew.bsky.social‬: 'well well well what do we have here (3 emojis: eyeballs, pink hearts, pirate flag) # OFMD.' They are quoting a post from @TellTaleTV.bsky.social‬, which reads, 'Don't miss your chance to nominate your favorite TV couples from the 2000s for our Valentine's Day Poll. Nominations close tomorrow!' TellTale's post includes a link to the submission form, with a preview card showing an image of a vintage TV surrounded by hearts above the text 'Nominate Your Favorite TV Couples from the Past 25 Years! We're setting out to determine the best TV couples of the past 25 years, according to our readers. Nominate your favorite TV couples here!'

Source: Adopt Our Crew Bsky

== Fan Spotlight ==

= Gay Pirate News Hour =

New episode of Gay Pirate News Hour aired on Feb 1!

Source: Our Flag Means Fanfiction Youtube

== Love Notes ==

Hey there lovelies. We're coming up on a new week here soon. I know the past few have been doozies. Something I wanted to remind you of tonight... is just how fucking powerful you are. 

You continue to get through every goddamn day like a fucking champ. Whether you are crying or sleeping or busting ass, you are still here and I am so damn proud of you. 

You mean something. You matter, and you would be surprised how much you can survive when you have to.

So no matter what, you keep going, okay?  If you need to take some time off, if you need to rest, or reach out for help-- do it, do what you need to do. If you feel unsafe, reach out, there are a lot of groups out there who can help. 

We love you, we want you to be happy, and be yourself, and most of all we want you to be safe.

You are made of love, and kindness, and that is so much stronger than any hate thrown your way.

You are beautiful. Don't forget that. 

Image description by the artist: A drawing of a sparkly orange cat in a forest. The caption reads, 'You are more capable than you feel.'

Source: The Latest Kate's bsky

Bluesky post by @ IllustoryArt.bsky.social‬ with a drawing of Mary Read from Our Flag Means Death standing in a wide-legged stance with an axe on one shoulder, her other arm relaxed at her side, and a big grin on her face. Handwritten below the drawing of Mary are the words, 'Do things from love, not for love'. Illustory's post reads: 'Monday affirmation (sparkle emoji). Basically, do what you love and love what you do (purple heart emoji). Life is way too short to spend it trying to please everyone (angel emoji).'

Source: Illustory Bsky



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