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Everybody ought to have a Dame!

@tayryn / tayryn.tumblr.com

Tayryn. The one. The Only. The Original. Accept no substitutes!! Old fangirl. Judi Dench owns my heart and my soul.
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Five years ago today... my Judi tatt. She still looks great.

Based off this graphic I designed:

And gods, I so want to get my next one. She's all designed... just need to find the time (and money) do to so.

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Been a year (to the day, actually) since I've posted anything here - on this, my personal blog. I've kept up with the Judi Daily...

So, I can think of no better way to try to ease back into posting here, than with a wee Judi pic-spam. This place needs more Judi...

And now that you've enjoyed that goddess...

I give you a mini-update:

After 30+ years in the Customs Broker business, I have my professional certification. Thought, what the hell, and went for it.

I am now the manager at the broker I work for, with the mother having semi-retired.

Had abdominal hernia surgery - worst fucking thing ever. Should have left the damn thing there.

Turned 50 years old. Which was just another meh day - the only exception to that being a birthday wish vid from the Dame herself (I am still not over it and will never be over it. Dame Judi said my name, and knows about the various Judi Dailys. So fucking cool that) and her grandson. Truly the best gift ever. There were tears.

Still writing, but the fics are coming slower than they used to due to more stress at work (being the manager sucks some days).

Pretty much it. And not all that exciting in the grand scheme of things. But that's okay, too.

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Penelope revealed that she was nearly shown nude in their shower scene together due to the height difference between them.
Penelope Wilton was interviewed for the Channel 5 documentary "Judi Dench: Our National Treasure" (x)
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I was disappointed that we saw Penny's breasts and not Judi's, truth be told. That's who I wanted to see. Or full on naked Judi would have been better.

Nothing against, Penny, btw... but Judi is my fave

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In her own words;  ::  Judi Dench

“Don’t prioritise your looks my friend, as they won’t last the journey. Your sense of humour though, will only get better with age. Your intuition will grow and expand like a majestic cloak of wisdom. Your ability to choose your battles, will be fine-tuned to perfection. Your capacity for stillness, for living in the moment, will blossom. Your desire to live each and every moment will transcend all other wants. Your instinct for knowing what (and who) is worth your time, will grow and flourish like ivy on a castle wall. Don’t prioritise your looks my friend, they will change forevermore, that pursuit is one of much sadness and disappointment. Prioritise the uniqueness that make you you, and the invisible magnet that draws in other like-minded souls to dance in your orbit. These are the things which will only get better.”

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In actuality... these are NOT Dame Judi’s words. It is, in fact, a poem by Donna Ashworth.

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