TLDR; OFMD Dates; David Jenkins; Rhys Darby; Taika Waititi; Nathan Foad; Samba Schutte; Vico Ortiz; Dominic Burgess; Craft Fair For Pride; Our Flag Means Pride Reminders; Siren Events - The New-Unicon Advent Calendar!; Fan Spotlight: OFMD Mermay 2025, OFMD Fic Club; Big Gay Energy Pod; Our Flag Means Fanfiction; Garlic Soup Week; Love Notes;
== OFMD Dates ==
A few people have mentioned some key OFMD dates so I thought it would be good to include them! Let me know if I've missed any!
- 06/01/2025 - Third Anniversary of S2 Renewal Announcement
- 06/03/2025 - June the 3rd, An Excellent Day! The day that Stede and crew plundered the plant in the pilot! Mentioned by Lucius in Act Of Grace
= David Jenkins =
Chaos Dad Decided to start pride month off making all of us cry <3
Source: David's Bsky
And Chaos Dad reblogged this all too true line posted by AnnaaCoola
Source: David's Bsky
= Rhys Darby =
Rhys is super busy out in Cardiff!
Source: Rhys' IG Stories
Two new Daily Darby's!
June 2 / June 3 / June 4
Source: Rhys' Free Substack
Rhys has been being a complete menace again if you can't tell.
Source: Rhys IG Stories
He was also featured in TheTime.Com! Check out the article here!
Annnnnd Good news, The Cryptid Factor is live at Appleton Tower - Orchard, 05-10 Aug at 16:15! You can get tickets at gildedballoon.co.uk
Source: Rhys IG
= Taika Waititi =
Taika is in Africa with NVFilmStudiosAfrica's Chairman Simo Kubheka!
Source: NVFilmStudioAfrica's IG
= Nathan Foad =
Lots of Nathan sightings lately! Out with a friend <3
Source: Nathan's IG Stories
= Samba Schutte =
Samba is NOT happy with the heat going on!
Source: Samba's IG
= Vico Ortiz =
Vico's busy with their show Rise of a King! They're announcing an ASL interpreter at the show, and discounts for hard of hearing and deaf fans! Check out the video below!
Source: Vico's IG
= Dominic Burgess =
Our dear Jeffrey Fettering is sending us some love for pride with his fiance! He's out in Chicago this week!
Dominic has a lot in the works right now! Below is a screenshot from Caged, and a trailer for XY!
Source: Dominic's IG
= Craft Fair for Pride =
Our lovely friends that worked on the OFMD Craft Fair are participating in another craft fair-- while not OFMD Themed, it is Pride themed! Check it out here if you'd like to grab some pride swag!
Source: ghostalservice's Bsky!
= Our Flag Means Pride =
Reminder! You can still sign up (no purchase necessary) for many of the Giveaways going on for Our Flag Means Pride!
Source: AOC Bsky
Current Milestones Hit, and the forms you can use to enter them!
- $250 - Form
- $500 - Form
- $750 - Form
- $1000 - Form
- $1500 - Form
- $2000 - Form
- $2500 - Form
- $3000 - Form
- $3500 - Form
- $4000 - Form
- $5000 - Form
- $6000 - Form
Source: Adopt Our Crew Bsky
= Siren Events - The New Uni-Con =
Our lovely con-hosts over at @siren-events-uk have got a A Very Piratey Advent calendar up and running as the Countdown to The New Uni-Con has begun!
The New Uni-Con will be going on at the Hilton London Gatwick, 20th - 22nd of June!
Each day of the advent, there's a new announcement or discount so be sure to follow them on their socials to catch the updates!
Tumblr / Instagram / Bsky
"Advent treat number two isn't just for today, but for two whole weeks! Any purchase of convention extras or merch from June 1st through to the online store closing at midnight (bst) on June 15th, will give you the chance to win one of the following #TNUC extras, which you can keep for yourself or gift to a friend!* David Jenkins Coffee Break* Group Photo* Welcome Meet & Greet* Breakfast Meet & GreetWinners will be behind doors 16 through to 19!"
Some cool news -- Gypsy will be judging the costume contest! 😱
Source: Siren Events Day 3 Calendar Page
There's a flash discount code for 20% off Meet and Greets going on until Until noon (bst) on Saturday 7th June. 👀 Check it out here!
Source: Siren Events Day 4 Calendar Page
= Fan Spotlight =
= OFMD Mermay 2025 =
I know we're in June, but I wanted to highlight this really gorgeous fan art of Mer-Izzy by @volkradugiart! I love the detail on the tail!
Source: Volkradugiart's Tumblr
= OFMD Fic Club =
I know many of you are already aware and partake in the fabulous OFMD Fic Club Discord Server, but for those who don't I wanted to make sure to highlight this month's featured Author as well as their monthly server plans!
The Featured Author for this month is El aka BonnyPitty! The fic the club is highlighting this month is Even Lovers Drown! You can join them to discuss the fic in the appropriate channel, found in #Announcements, and they'll be chatting with El on Saturday, June 14, 2025!
Their featured topic this month is The Queer Muse and they'll be having a chat later on in the month on Friday, June 27, 2025 to explore the theme in depth!
Wanna join in the fun? You can join the OFMD Fic Club Server here!
Source: KaraWrites, OFMD Fic Club Admin
= Big Gay Energy Pod =
There's a new episode of Big Gay Energy Pod - and this episode our dear Jim, Vico Ortiz is on the pod talking about Drag, Vulnerability, and "Rise of a King"!Check it out here!
Source: Big Gay Energy Podcast
= Our Flag Means Fanfiction =
New episode of OFMFF! Check out the episode on your favorite listening platform by visiting their linktr.ee!
Source: OFMFF IG
= Garlic Soup Week =
Reminder! Garlic Soup Week is coming up fast! June 22-28, 2025 remember to share all your lovely celebrations of our favorite polycule with the #GarlicSoupWeek on the various platforms! Wanna learn more? Visit @garlicsoupweek on Tumblr or Bluesky!
Source: Garlic Soup Week Bsky
== Questions / Love Notes ==
Hey lovelies. Wow, so many recaps in a couple of days, there's just so much going on. I would love some feedback when you have time -- I don't know if life will make it harder for me to do recaps for a while-- so I would love it if I could chat with a few of you that read regularly about some ideas I have regarding a discord server that might serve the same purpose. If you're interested in brainstorming with me, please feel free to DM me here or @gentlebeardsbarngrill!
Sorry for taking up a bit of the love notes for that! I saw this love note from TheLatestKate today and it made me think of you all. I know we're all trying really hard to fix all we can, but remember that it doesnt have to happen all at once. You'll get there.
Source: The Latest Kate IG / Linktr.ee
