TLDR; Cast & Crew Sightings; David Jenkins; Rhys Darby; Vico Ortiz; Kristian Nairn; Jes Tom; Watch party Reminders; Enby Gender Census; Fan Spotlight; Mermay; Love Notes; Daily Darby/Tonight's Taika;
Hey crew, I've been kinda knocked out with work and life the last few days. Trying to catch up <3 Hope you all are hanging in. Sorry for the delay!
== David Jenkins ==
Chaos Dad did a hat tip to our lovely friends Our Flag means Sass on his Instagram
Source David Jenkins' Instagram
The speculation on what this is about is that the NBA will be moving from WBD to NBC, Amazon and ESPN.
=More Chaos Dad =
It's David's sister Tracy's birthday today! He sent out some goofy and fun love her way.
Source: David Jenkins' Instagram
== Rhys Darby ==
Our Captain posted a very silly video these last couple days on The Cryptid Factor Patreon! This time, Rhys came up with a Musical Improve with the help of his son Finn and other members of Big Cow Band!
Note: You'll probably notice I'm not sharing images / content from Patreon, this is because the creators on Patreon have asked us not to, but also because we want to make sure they're being properly supported!
Wanna check it out? Visit The Cryptid Factor Patreon!
== Nathan Foad ==
Source: Nathan Foad's Instagram
== VIco Ortiz ==
Vico's been busy! Getting some love from fans of The Diablo's Curse and getting some love from Jack <3
Also some new BTS on Vico's Patreon!
Wanna view the BTS? You can sign up for Vico's Patreon here.
== Kristian Nairn ==
Kristian just feeling cute today <3
Source: Kristian Nairn's Instagram
== Jes Tom ==
Jess and Elliot out and about at the Hot Girl Summer Tour!
Source: Jes Tom's Instagram
== Watch Party Reminders ==
Dates: May 20 - 26, 2024 Times: 3:30 pm PT / 6:30pm ET / 11:30 pm BST The #RhysDarbyFaction will be hosting OFMD Season 1 on the RDF Discord Server. Don't have access? Reach out to me on @gentlebeardsbarngrill on tumblr, or @aspirantabby42 on twitter.
Next week we'll be doing the same thing with Season 2 of OFMD
May 28-31 (we're skipping Memorial Day) Times: 3:30 pm PT / 6:30pm ET / 11:30 pm BST
== Gender Census ==
Hey Non-Binary friends! There's a Gender Census going on by an independent researcher. If you're interested in filling it out, it's available thru Thursday 13th June 2024. Gender Census 2024
== Fan Spotlight ==
= Cast Cards =
Tonight's cast card by @melvisik is the lighthouse keeper that Ned Low was being a complete dick to!
Source: @melvisik's Twitter
= Colouring Pages =
More colouring pages from @patchworkpiratebear! For all you Izzy stans out there you'll love the first one! This would be a pretty damn cool coin! Tumblr - Indestructible Little Fucker / Lighthouse
= Our Flag Means Fanfiction =
Another episode this week from Our Flag Means Fanfiction! This time The Blackbeard Episode!
== Mer May ==
= Chlorallines =
Today we have a MerMay submission from an artist we haven't seen in fan spotlight before-- @chlorallines! Really beautiful work dear! I' loving the bubbles and lighting, it feels so sad and hopeful at the same time!
Source: Chlorallines Tumblr
= ErosTheArist =
More submissions from @erostheartist for MerMay! Blind Man's Cove is particularly creepy! Love it!
Day 15: Blind Man's Cove / Day 22: Gravy Basket
= Snejpowa =
Who needs one dagger when you could have ALLLLLL the daggars. Loving all the submissions today from @snejpowa!
Day 22: Gravy Basket / Day 23: Dagger
= Spencer Does Artt =
Finally catching up with our crewmate SpencerDoesArtt's MerMay Submissions! I cannot get over the Izzy eyeballs, they kill me every time I look at them.
== Love Notes ==
Hey Lovelies! I hope you're hanging in there. We're getting to the end of the week, and it's a long weekend for a lot of folks in the U.S.! Hopefully you've got some downtime planned (no matter where you are), you deserve a break.
Tonight I wanted to send a reminder to try and give yourself some self care this weekend. I've been very bad about it this week and my body is finally telling me so, so here's some gentle reminders for you!
- Remember to take your meds today!
- Drink plenty of water! Yes I know tea is delicious but it can dehydrate you, so remember to drink some water too when you get a chance :)
- Take a shower or a bath, you'll feel way better afterward!
- Eat something yummy, and something healthy too! Give your body something it wants, it'll tell you what it is.
- Make sure you get plenty of sleep, if you have an extra day off-- take advantage of that! Sleep can do wonders for your mental and physical health.
- Try to laugh if you can-- watch something funny, read something funny, look up a terrible dad joke on the internet-- ask a friend for a laugh. Laughter can do so much for us and helping to release some of our fight or flight stressors.
You're doing great lovelies. I know it's been a lot lately, but you're really doing great. You've been working so hard, and you're making incremental progress towards your goals. I'm really proud of you. Remember to be proud of yourself too <3 You are such an amazing person, and you deserve to rest too.
Happy weekend all <3 See you on the flip side.
