05/09/2025 - 05/12/2025 Daily OFMD Recap

06/04/2025 1:52 pm EDT
TLDR; Happy Belated Birthday Madeleine Sami and Damien Gerard!; David Jenkins; Rhys Darby; Taika Waititi; Nathan Foad; Samba Schutte; Kristian Nairn; Ruibo Qian; Dominic Burgess; James Tom; Fan Spotlight: Never Left Podcast, Mermay 2025; Love Notes;

= Happy Belated Bday Madeleine Sami! =

Our beloved Archie's birthday was May 10 and she was in New York for it!

Madeleine Sami sits on the edge of a hotel bed, smiling with her hands under her chin. She wears an oversized black t-shirt and her hair is up in a messy bun. Her birthday breakfast is set up on a table in front of her. It is clearly improvised, using plastic cutlery, paper napkins and paper plates. On Madeleine's plate, a bagel with 3 candles in the middle sits on a tinfoil wrapper. Next to it is a champagne flute. There is a second place-setting with a tinfoil-wrapped bagel. A third plate holds a slice of cake with 5 candles. Small pink flowers sit in what might be a coffee cup, and there are 2 small bottles whose labels can't be seen from this angle.

Source: Madeleine Sami's IG

= Happy Belated Bday Damien Gerard! =

May 10th was also our dear Father Teach's birthday! Happy belated birthday Damien!

Headshot of Damien Gerard. He looks directly at the camera with a neutral expression and his head tilted to one side. His long grey hair is pulled back into a ponytail.

Source: Damien's Twitter

= David Jenkins =

Chaos Dad sending some encouragement! (and letting us know it wasn't a coded message, lol, he knows us too well).

Bluesky post from @ david-jenkins.bsky.social‬ with a photo of his laptop, which is decorated with 4 OFMD-themed stickers: One with a ship & the words “Beware of pirates”, one in the shape of a heart with the pink bird robe pattern, one featuring simple line drawings of Edward, Jim, Stede & Lucius and the words “Let's all go to therapy!”, and one with “Woke & Ghey” written in white 3 D letters with a rainbow-coloured shadow. The post itself reads, “Let’s go (no coded message here just have a good day be woke & ghey).” The first 2 words are in capital letters and “go” is written with 5 o's.


Source: David's Bsky

Our dear @temporal-discounting, Ruth, was kind enough to share her beautiful ink, and David commented on the vibe!

Bluesky post from @ david-jenkins.bsky.social‬, quoting a post from ‪@ insane-foliage.bsky.social‬ that includes a photo of someone's upper back/shoulder with a large, colourful tattoo inspired by the bird robe. The quoted post reads, “One of my favourite moments in the whole show, and the reason I got this tattoo. Because Stede can be strong and soft. He can be a leader and he can protect the people he loves while still being his whole, authentic self. And if he can, then maybe I can, too.” In response, David Jenkins writes, “It's the turning point in the first season, he actually becomes a captain in this moment. He's willing to risk offending Ed to stand up for his crew and the general vibe of the Revenge.”


Source: David's Bsky

= Rhys Darby =

Guess who's back from Australia for a much needed break!

Selfie of Rhys Darby in his swimming pool, smiling slightly while holding up a can of Pub Beer lager. He wears a aviator sunglasses, a silver chain necklace and a black baseball cap featuring the words “Cryptid research team” and a corresponding logo. Written at the bottom of the photo is the word “Home.”

And Rhys was home in time to play Risk with Rosie for Mother's Day!

Photo of a game of “Risk: Europe” set up on a wooden table, with “Happy fucking mothers day” written across the center of the photo. A large square board shows a map of (most of) Europe. Bright green game tokens are lined up in orderly rows in front of Rhys, who is mostly out of shot with only his left arm visible. To the other side of the board, his wife Rosie, who took the picture, has sorted her blue tokens into little piles. Across from her sits one of their sons, also mostly out of shot but we can see one of his arms. Only one token has been placed on the board.

Source: Rosie's IG stories

= Taika Waititi = 

Oh you know, Taika just being Taika! 

Instagram Story with a photo showing 6 jars of honey. One of them is being held up to the camera. Text below reads, “My bees did the bee things.” Above and below the photo, there are many bee emojis of different sizes, and a honey pot emoji. One bee has been placed on the photo to make it look like it is sitting on the lid of one of the jars.

Photo taken by Taika Waititi, looking down at one of his legs from a seated position. There is a fold in his trousers that looks like an open mouth with downturned corners. A few centimeters above the fold sits a pair of glasses, and 2 eye emojis have been added, creating the effect of a shocked or dismayed face.

Source: Taika's IG Stories

= Nathan Foad =

Nathan's had a lot of things going on the last few days! A little hey hi hello. 

A bathroom mirror selfie of Nathan Foad with a toothbrush in his mouth. He looks down at his phone screen, his head tilted to one side. He wears a black tank top, revealing thick black hair on his chest and arms. Text at the top of the photo reads, “Mortifying to post – that goes without saying”.

And a sneak peak at one of his shorts -- Triplets Baby!

Poster for the short film Triplets Baby, starring Vahid Gold, Nathan Foad and Saskia Chana. They sit on some steps outside a pink door, all 3 of them wearing black stiletto sandals. Vahid is dressed in a lavender purple sweatshirt and matching shorts made from the same material; Nathan in a hot pink hoodie and sweatpants of the same colour; and Saskia in leggings and a tight tank top with a deep v-neck, both light blue. They are joined on the steps by a rat and a large, tipped-over pill bottle with blue pills spilling out. The film title is written in large yellow letters at the top. Nathan has added at the bottom, “After two calendar years, this horrid little monstrosity is nearly here! (3 emojis: person with short brown hair & brown skin; person with short black hair & white skin facepalming; person with long brown hair & brown skin flipping their hair.)” He has also tagged the accounts VahidGold, balloon_entertainment_ and SaskiaChana.

Source: Nathan's IG Stories

= Samba Schutte =

May 10th was Samba's Baking is Key Lime class! I had signed up but didn't get to go due to some family stuff-- I hope everyone had such an amazing time! Here's the recording if you missed it!

Source: Samba's IG

Samba also shared some lovely pictures of him, Aria, and their little one on the beach for mother's day, and a picture of his mom and him as a baby as well!

Instagram Story with a photo of Samba Schutte, seen from behind, holding a toddler while standing on a rocky shore. He holds the child to his front with one arm, using his other arm to gesture towards the ocean with an open palm. The kid looks in the direction Samba is indicating, their face mostly hidden by a hat. It looks like a hot, sunny day, with a clear blue sky and Samba dressed in a bucket hat, t-shirt and shorts, and standing barefoot on one of the algae-covered rocks. Text at the top of the photo reads, “Everything the ocean touches is your kingdom (sparkles emoji)”.

Selfie of Samba standing on a beach, with the ocean out of focus in the background. He wears the same bucket hat and t-shirt from the previous photo, and he gives the camera a small, warm smile. Text at the top of the photo reads, “This weather feels like I'm camping in the devil's armpit (sparkles emoji)”.


A grainy, slightly blurry photo of Samba Schutte as a baby, sitting on his mother's lap. Her arms are wrapped around him, and she smiles as she looks down at a plate she is holding, with a slice of cake and what looks like whipped cream. Judging from the cream smeared around little Samba's mouth, he got to eat at least some of it. He is facing towards the camera, but he looks at something off to the side with his lips pursed.













Photo of Samba's wife Aria and their toddler, seen from behind as they stand hand-in-hand in ankle-deep water at the ocean shore. Aria looks straight ahead towards a tiny island just off the shore, while the little one looks down at the water. The sky is cloudy, mostly greyish blue with some lighter clouds near the horizon. Aria's flowy, short dress or skirt is ruffled by the breeze. She wears a long-sleeved hoodie, and the child wears a long-sleeved onesie.

Source: Samba's IG

= Kristian Nairn =

Kristian sent everyone some good weekend vibes!

Selfie of Kristian Nairn wearing an unusual pair of sunglasses. They have a thick, red & black plastic rim with an irregular stripy pattern resembling woodgrain. Set into this large frame is a thinner pair of round, clear plastic frames with red tinted lenses. Kristian looks at the camera with a small, closed-mouth smile.

Source: Kristian's IG

= Ruibo Qian =

Ruibo still sending love: "🌕✨♾️❤️ ily"

Selfie of Ruibo Qian seen in a full-length mirror. Her face is hidden behind her phone. She wears a denim baseball cap, black headphones, a loose-fitting, sleeveless blue crop top and black sweatpants that sit low on her hips. She has one thumb tucked into the waistband, pulling it down further to draw attention to a tattoo on her lower belly. The tattoo looks like an astrological or alchemical symbol, or a combination of several: a shape resembling an eye inside 2 concentric circles, crossed through by a straight line and a double-sided arrow running parallel to the line. Shorter, curved lines or arrows point outwards from the inner circle, and at the bottom of the outer circle, a single, short straight line points downwards.

Source: Ruibo's IG

= Dominic Burgess =

Our Jeffrey Fettering, Dominic Burgess is our doing some parts with Aubrey Reynolds!

Photo of Dominic Burgess shooting a film or show, a camera and its operator just visible at the edge of the photo. Dominic sits on the dirty ground littered with leaves and rubbish, his back to a metal fence. He holds a piece of cardboard over his head, with the sides folded down next to his ears, and he peers out from under it with his mouth open and his gaze directed slightly to the side. His shirt and trousers both have a camouflage pattern but they don't match. He looks disheveled and his clothes and hands are dirt-stained. Out of focus beyond the fence, there are train tracks and a wall covered in graffiti.Another photo from the same set. As in the previous picture, Dominic Burgess sits on the ground, leaning against a metal fence. Actress Briana Price sits next to him, and someone holds a clapperboard out in front of them. Dominic and Briana are both laughing, with Dominic looking straight ahead and Briana looking over at Dominic. On the clapperboard, we can see the (working?) title of the production, “An Actor's Desparation”, and the name of its director, Aubrey Reynolds.

Source: Dominic's IG

Also! Good news! One tooth Frodo got the cone off!

A tabby cat seen from above, looking up at the viewer with big green eyes. Its mouth is open, revealing a single tooth.

Source: Dominic's IG

= James Tom = 

Our friends over at @adoptourcrew were out at James Tom's show and passed out some love <3

Bluesky post by @ JamesTomXO.bsky.social‬: “thank u @ AdoptOurCrew.bsky.social for coming to my show (Beating Heart emoji). I will always treasure the ongoing support of the crew (3 emojis: Pirate Flag, Orange, Two Pink Hearts).” The post includes a photo; description by James: ‘Pink postcard featuring chibi characters from Our Flag Means Death reading “it's about belonging to something”.’ Below James's post, Adopt Our Crew replied, “‬love u bestie (Holding Back Happy Tears emoji, Two Pink Hearts emoji). we’ll always be out here as your virtual street team (Salute emoji)”.


Source: James Tom's Bsky

James Tom also had a bit of fun with the new Name change with HBOMax!

Another Bluesky post by @ JamesTomXO.bsky.social‬, quoting a post from @ TheFilmUpdates.bsky.social‬ that reads, “Max is changing its name back to… HBO Max.” Above this, James writes, “are they going to re-buy my development too? (Thinking Face emoji)” In a separate reply, James adds, “how bout they un-hire zaslav”.

Source: James Tom's Bsky

Speaking of, if you hadn't heard yet-- Max is going back to an old name-- HBO Max 🤦
https://www.vulture.com/article/hbo-max-streaming-name-change.html












= Fan Spotlight =

= Never Left Podcast =

New episode of Never Left! Check it out on spotify or your favorite podcast platform! Visit their Linktr.ee!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/311Hm40F3rrqiESOKokGIx?si=249dc6b9ac7b47fd

Screenshot of Never Left, episode 054 with KalansPhantom, on Spotify. The episode and podcast title are at the top, and the episode description reads, “Welcome aboard our Safe Space Ship! Ariana Perry will be hosting this completely spoiled, totally unofficial, deep dive into Our Flag Means Death every other Tuesday! This week I'm talking to Kristen aka KalansPhantom about all her awesome fics! Episode Mentions: Never Left Patreon, KalansPhantom on AO3, Texts from Parrots, Swallowed By Madness (The Dragon's Storm Trilogy Book 2). Don't forget to follow us on social media (@ NeverLeftPodcast on BlueSky, @ NeverLeftPod on Twitter, NeverLeftPodcast on IG, Never Left on FB), and check out our Patreon. The links are in our linktree!”

Source: Never Left Podcast Spotify

= Mermay 2025 =

Next up for Mermay on tonight's spotlight is @sailorsruin92 who is also participating in prompts from @bizarrelittlemew's OFMD Mermay Bingo! @sailorsruin92 always has such beautiful and fun visuals and perspectives, and these Mermay prompts are no different! Check out the gorgeous colors and shading on those tails! I'm in love!
Wanna check out more of their work? Visit their socials below!
Linktr.ee / Tumblr  / IG / Ko-Fi / RedBubble
The first prompt is for beach and technology! 

Description via Sailor's Ruin: Ed and merStede on the beach. Ed is lying on his stomach with his head on a white and red striped towel and there is a coconut beside him, he's wearing purple speedos and pink heart shaped sunglasses. merStede is massaging Ed's lower back with a massage gun.

Source: Sailor's Ruin's Tumblr

Next up is Puppy Kraken -- covering the prompts Underwater friends/pets and Kraken!

Description via Sailor's Ruin: A happy baby Kraken on top of Stede. She's wagging one of her tentacles like it's a tail. She has a spiked baby pink dog collar. We can only see Stede's right arm coming out from between Kraken's tentacles, and his tail. Ed is peeking at them with a happy look on his face.

Source: Sailors Ruin's Tumblr

Another one for the prompt Underwater friends/pets, this time with Arthur the Seahorse!

Description via Sailor's Ruin: Stede on the back of his seahorse Arthur. Arthur is yellow and orange and he has big shiny eyes. Stede is hugging him.

Source: Sailor's Ruin's Tumblr

Lastly, check out this beautiful work for the prompts Treasure Map, Jewelry and Sparkles!  

Description via Sailor's Ruin: Merman Ed lying on his stomach on the ocean floor. His tail is black with purple accents. He is wearing a crown, a bracelet and a pearl string. There is sand covering his butt with an X marking the spot.

Source: Sailors Ruin's Tumblr

== Love Notes ==

Hey lovelies. I know that Mother's Day can be a mixed experience depending on your personal situation. If receiving a belated Mother's Day wish makes you happy-- then I am sending them your way-- if it's complicated, or hurtful, I'm sending hugs instead. 
You are wonderful, and perfect as you are no matter what. 

Illustration by PositivelyPresent on Instagram: a cute, pinkish purple Nessie on a pastel purple background. Above it is a big speech bubble, which reads, “You deserve to be happy.” The handle @ PositivelyPresent is written in smaller letters at the bottom of the speech bubble.

Source: Positively Present's IG


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