11/05/2024 - 11/06/2024 Daily OFMD Recap

TLDR; Rhys Darby; Zayre Ferrer; Con O'Neill; Samba Schutte; Kristian Nairn; David Fane; Anapela Polataivao; Dominic Burgess; Rory Kinnear; Hugo Pierre Martin; Fan Spotlight: 35K on AO3;  Our Flag Means Fanfiction; Love Notes: David Jenkins; Rosie Carnahan Darby; Con O'Neill; Samba Schutte; Ruibo Qian; Vico Ortiz; Dominic Burgess; Resources;

Hey crew... doing things a bit different. There was so much love sent by the cast and crew I'm going to put them all in the love notes section and highlight some other stuff going on in the main areas. 

= Rhys Darby =

Sneaky Rhys pic from the set of Little Lorraine! 

Source: Instagram

= Zayre Ferrer =

We don't see our beloved writer, Zayre Ferrer come out too often, but they popped out to share this wisdom with us. they recommend reading "Let's Move The Needle: An activism handbook for Artists, Crafters, Creatives, and Makers" by Shanon Downey. I've already got my audible copy, there's physical, digital, and audio available. 

Let's Move The Needle: An Activism Handbook for Artists, Crafters. Creatives, and Makers. By Shannon Downey Text: ZayreFerrer: If you feel Helpless, do something. If you don't know where to start, start here. Read this book. Change the World With it.

= Con O'Neill =

The first of some love notes/pics from Con to help us all cope!

Oneill.con - A little photo dump... you are loved xxxs #Fuckem #love #cheese #Dogbreath

= Samba Schutte =

Samba, our BTS Angel was kind enough to try and keep our spirits up on the night of the election and he brought us this BTS! Need a transcript? You can visit here. 

= Kristian Nairn =

Kristian is joining The Republic Of Pirates on November 22-24 in Heathrow UK! For more info, visit www.starfury.co.uk!

= David Fane =

David Derrick Jr (Co Director of Moana 2) - sharing love for David <3!


= Anapela Polataivao =

Auntie's film Tinā is now an official selection for the PERTH Festival!

= Dominic Burgess =

Dominic is once again blessing us with cat content <3

= Rory Kinnear =

Our dear Nigel and Chauncey Badminton was recently out performing at White Rabbit/Black Rabbit!

Also, some of our crewmates at the show got to meet Rory! NicNacN00 and Trixn_Treats on twitter  were kind enough to allow me share this-- thanks you two!!

Twitter User: @NicNacN00 - Rory Kinnear adding evidence to the theory that everyone is REALLY BLOODY LOVELY on that pirate show. Apparently there were talks of having EVEN MORE Badminsons in S2

= Hugo Pierre Martin =

Our fabulous Valet and fellow crewmate, Hugo left twitter! Wanna stay in touch? Visit his Instagram or His Spotify Work

Instagram User: HugoPerreMartin - Someone I love is working one of the local polling stations (6 am to 8:30pm baby!) and I'm punching myself in the face in this photo apparently. Free wifi nearby though. I got off twitter. End of an Era. Oh Wait, is something else going on? What is a polling station anyway? Sounds sexy.

Source: Hugo's Insta

== Fan Spotlight ==

= A03 hitting 35K = 

So I could have sworn I shared this before but I couldn't find it, so just in case, here it is again! Great job everyone 35K fics under the OFMD TV Tag! 

= Our Flag Means Fanfiction =

Our friends over at Our Flag Means Fanfiction wanted to remind us of this particular episode. Check it out on Spotify.

Source: Our Flag Means Fanfiction Instagram

== Love Notes ==

Love Notes are going to be a bit different tonight. So much of the cast sent love so I wanted to share them here. 

I am not going to be able to say anything more than what they've said, but I want you to know this.

I know you're all hurting so much. You have every right to be angry and frustrated, and scared. Take some time to yourself. Get some rest, create something, drink water, take your meds. 

Fall back on others for help. You mean so very much to so many of us, and we will feel the loss of any single spark of you so profoundly. You are wonderful and worthy of this life, so please live out of spite if you have to-- but please don't leave us. We'll figure this out, and we'll fight what's coming, and we'll fucking win. 

I'm including some resources under the love notes for mental health, activism, and support lines. Please feel free to share more if you have them. 

We love you crew. We love you, and we care what happens to you, and we will link our arms and fight for you. Feel your fear and despair today, maybe even for a week or so, but come back refreshed, and rested, and know we're here waiting, and fighting with/for you. We will make it through this together. 

= David Jenkins =

 This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilisations heal. - Tony Morrison - Posted by @davidJenkins

= Rosie Carnahan Darby = 

Rosie Carnahan-Darby - @rosiecd - My 14 year old just asked me if we were moving countries. No dude, fuck that we're US citizens and we will help fix this. In the meantime we will stick up for immigrants like us, trans people, LGBT+ and anyone feeling scared.

= Con O'Neill =

When the UK Voted for the disastrous own goal that was Brexit I was devastated. I watched as the riches that were promised failed to materialise, the poor stayed poor the rich got richer and the bigots remained ignorant. The realisation that we were conned was overwhelming...but nothing is forever. Sleep, eat, rest up and fight back #community. - Instagram User Oneill.con

Source: Con's Insta

= Samba Schutte =

No system can take away Your Inner Power, Your Capacity to Love, Your Radiant Light. Your birthright from the Universe will outlive any system of oppression and fear mongering. Know that you are not alone. Stand tall and be an example to all your fellow humans, especially those who disagree with you. A pillar of love, a vessel of light, an ambassador of unity. We have chosen to be here, at this time, during this moment in our history for a reason. Through your example, be a compassionate reminder to those who have forgotten who they truly are, who we truly are. Systems will crumble. But our Humanity is eternal.

= Ruibo Qian =


In times of great confusion, we ask ourselves, what is the delineation between faith and knowing? What is ego constructed thought vs heart centred intuitive awareness? The logical mind will keep us in loops of desire and wishing, but if we learn how to listen, the heart will hear what is true even when it's not what we prefer. We go further and further outwards into seeking, forgetting the world is a mirror of our deepest hidden beliefs. What projects onto our reality is the contents of the subconscious dross that we deny or attempt to keep hidden. The deeper work now for all of us in clearing any remnants of judgement and the illusion or separation from within. Go deeper, as will I. I love you. We are one, we got this.

= Vico Ortiz =

Keep writing, painting, filming, dancing, singing…whatever the art form, do it. Grief is heavy and requires somatic movement to release/ease it. Art is always there for you/us and no one will ever be able to take that from you because you are art. You are poetry.    Feel it. Transmute it. A gentle reminder that in community is how we’ve amplified our powers. Know that I love you and that it is an honor to be along side you in these times 🫂✨

Inhale: I'm not foolish for hoping. Exhale: I won't rush from this grief.

= Dominic Burgess =

= Fandom Love =

Harold's Haunt and @ringasunn, sent you all some love. If you're in the Pittsburgh area, please join them at Harold's Haunt at 6pm ET. 
ringasunn   1 d This is gonna be a rough week for a lot of us. But I'm working hard to give us all a lot of fun, joy, community & distraction from real life this Saturday at Calypso’s Birthday at the Haunt. Please join us to commiserate, to drink (alcoholic and sober options ALWAYS available!), to laugh, to be with friends & to soothe our worries before all the real work begins. This is not the end. We will stay strong together. This Saturday, we will see it through as a crew! 💖🏴‍☠️💖 6pm, 21+, no cover
Our crewmate @smudgeandfrank sent some love notes as well <3
You are a light in this world that can never be dimmed, my darling. 💖✨ Stay strong, and never stop being you. You are loved. You are not alone. We will get through these dark times together. I love you. 💖🫂💖 . #staystrong #love #youarenotalone #together #wearestrong #loveoverhate #neversurrender #youareloved