#aka that's not happening tonight. not with the way i'm feeling rn.

[brookheimer]

other speculation about tonight's episode for those interested (aka throwing shit at the wall, seeing what sticks, etc. the usual. also i'm bolding the TL;DR stuff bc it's long):

jimenez lead, ATN/roys [do something], then mencken wins. (talked about this here)

connor splits the vote for a bit but eventually drops and endorses mencken

mencken agrees to block the deal, jimenez refuses to work with the roys. i feel like this is pretty clear already but i think it'll be made explicit. the election will be not just ab ideological issues but the company, obviously, and anti-deal anti-ideology roman just sees mencken as their best option and doesn't give a shit about any political beliefs, shiv is the least anti-deal of the three which helps her because she wants jimenez anyways bc she's the Liberal Good one (sure, shiv, sure), and ken is trapped in between the two. basically, roman pro-mencken, shiv pro-jimenez, kendall unsure (jimenez will not block mattson deal/work with kendall and mencken will, but ken's performative liberalism makes it difficult for him to back mencken). i think ken will end up backing mencken anyways because he cares far more about his own success than america's, and i also think he would justify it to himself by saying, like, 'look if i'm in charge at waystar i can make actual change, i can't do that if i'm not CEO, so i gotta back the person who will make that happen so that way i can help society' or whatever it is he tells himself lmao

there's gotta be something with shiv pregnancy. the two biggest threads left dangling rn are shiv pregnancy and kendall-sanctioned logan smear campaign, and i'd be v surprised if the latter doesn't make some sort of appearance in the funeral episode, and idk if they'd try to work in both those threads in the same hour when so much else is going on. i also don't think they'd mention the pregnancy in ep4 and never again until the finale which meaaans something happening with it this episode. idk if it means reveal or not (because frankly it will not be shiv's fucking focus rn lmao) but it's gotta come up somehow

honest to god no fucking clue what the shocking thing will be. i don't think it'll be the election outcome itself (either mencken or jimenez, both expected) so i feel like it has to be in either the way it plays out or some sort of roy-related reveal. something i can see happening, maybe, is some sort of ATN fuckup -- they call it too early, they send out false information, some minions get the wrong order, idk -- that they have to scramble to either fix or lean into. like, their action decides the election, but it was a fuckup. it could work, i think, because it would show how unstable american 'democracy' is -- it rests in the hands of people like the roys and companies like waystar and news media like ATN, and one mistake could quite literally decide the future of america. that's how unstable things are. idk, maybe an anchor misreads a prompter and says something that's taken as an incitement to violence, maybe a phone call cuts out and orders are misheard then followed, just something that shows how terrifyingly flimsy our entire political process actually is. again this is literally ALL JUST SPECULATION i have no fucking clue how things will play out i'm just trying to figure out how things could maybe go

i think the election will be a backdrop for other huge developments in roy family life but not to the extent that con's wedding was -- i think there are probably big things that happen that are unrelated to the election, but i do think it's going to be election focused, mostly just bc i would be kind of disappointed if it wasn't lmao. but seriously though succession is such a political show (even when it's not explicitly about politics) that i'd be very very surprised if they eschewed it entirely to focus on family matters, especially bc so much of succession is about the interrelation of familial abuse, capitalism, and political fascism. this episode is the perfect fucking storm for them all to come together.

rome/ken fight from the teaser possibly this ep? just looks like they're wearing the same clothes/in the same room based on the episode trailer. not sure though

again really don't know what the Shock will be. i can see a nailbiter but a Shocking Twist? we shall see...

#will update and post other thoughts if i have them but for now i need to go work on my finals #lmao #i know this is long and excessive but i've gotten like five asks today asking for it so this is for yall #TLDR: mencken win after rough start and ATN intervention. connor eventually endorses mencken. rome and (eventually) ken back mencken bc he #will block the mattson deal. shiv refuses to back mencken on moral principles (and also she's the least set on bombing the deal so there's #less of a conundrum for her). probably shiv pregnancy returns -- either a reveal (in the context of abortion bans under mencken? tbh idk #that feels a lil on the nose for me) or a mention of/reference to it. overall ATN/roys/etc are the deciding factor not votes/america #MAYBE: ATN has a fuckup that snowballs into deciding the election somehow. miscommunication or smth that has drastic consequences #could see that being a nailbiter/shocking thing/etc. that's just pure guessing though irdk #THOSE ARE MY PREDICTIONS FOR ALL WHO HAVE ASKED. IT'S 2:21 PM 5/14/23. I WILL CHECK BACK TONIGHT #really this is so ridiculous bc u can't predict succession but it's fun speculating and now it's become a Thing i do so. here we are #succession #succession spoilers #(except as always not really) #long post #succession speculation #ok im starting a tag for this lol

[kevinsteen]

hey kevin steen :,) no worries, i’m sorry you’ve been really exhausted lately. i hope next week is better for you!! also my day was okay! i mostly applied for jobs until smackdown came on.

now let me tell you… that show was something. i didn’t want to cry but- jami is all over my tl and i’m not OKAY. the good thing though is that kevin didn’t hit sami with the chair. but other than that, i’m not sure what will happen at the rumble tomorrow… i honestly don’t know if sami will turn anymore and join kevin :(((

dear god i hope next week is better. i think i'm gonna be doing the kitchen duty that i'm actually way more proficient in than the person i'm training at work is so hopefully i won't be so drained at the end of my shift lmao. i hope your job search is going well!! if all else fails apply for my kind of job (i work in nutritional services for my city's school district AKA i'm a lunchlady lmfao) my job fucking rocks. ok maybe i'm biased bc i love food service BUT it's pretty fun and chill!!

their moments were so fucking insane i'm STILL not feeling okay. honestly i think sami's faceturn is still inevitable but considering the pacing of the story rn it's probably gonna happen at elimination chamber or wrestlemania. they can't keep doing this silly dance of kevin telling sami that he's being used and sami telling kevin he's part of their family forever. 100% the bloodline will turn on sami whether they agree with roman or not. i think tonight proves kevin is also doing all of this for sami's sake.

#Anonymous

[yellowsuccessguide]

today is:

Wednesday, December 29th 8:13pm

it's been a week since i last made a post, so lets see what all i've accomplished :)

1. i housesat for an old teacher of mine and made $100. i cooked my meals before i went there so all the progress i've mad weight wise, wouldn't happen again. and it helped a lot. i felt more comfortable there this time and overall it was a nice weekend. spending christmas alone was not fun, but im proud of myself for not getting too down about it.

2. i started a new painting this week. during my first sketch i could already tell i wasn't gonna like it, which is pretty common. i rarely end up actually liking what i've done. so while i was looking at it today i decided to just start over and actually take the time to make it "perfect" aka something i'll be proud of. and i am indeed proud of how it's looking so far. i'm hoping to spend a bit of time on this one to really add the details in there. i want to test myself so yeah :) here’s a sneak peek

3. i reached another weight milestone lol. well not really but it's the highest i had been in a while and i was so happy. had to show my mom and everything. i am slacking a bit rn cause yesterday and today haven't been the best but i'm gonna eat after this i promise

4. the way my body is looking is making me happier and happier each day. it doesn't look that different to anyone else ig, but idk i'm noticing the little things improve and i couldn't feel more confident and happy about it

5. i got back home on sunday and haven't worked out or meditated so i plan on doing one or both before i go to sleep tonight. and getting back on track. my dad bought me some beats headphones i really wanted for the gym and im also very happy about them. like beyond happy.

there are some things i need to work on and i will hopefully fix/accomplish those before sunday.

-nasia <3

[anonymouscandle]

So I've heard a lot of people going on about a neat little herb called Mugwort and every single time it's brought up, the mention of lucid dreaming along with vivid and detailed dreams is mentioned. Naturally as someone who keeps a dream journal when she can and can never seem to induce a lucid dream (Although I have them naturally every so often), I figured I'd give it a go.

Day 1:

10:30pm: Brew tea. Tonight's blend is actually a mix of mugwort and the last of my weed stalks from when I smoked on the regular that I'd been saving for tea.

I put about 5-6 teaspoons of Mugwort in, my stalks, two green tea bags and a bit of butter. (THC binds to the fat in the butter and butter works better than milk, cream would have been preferable but butter isn't bad either.)

Roll a tobacco/mugwort cig to smoke just before I head to bed which has a few pinches of mugwort in it.

It's 11:11 rn (Crazy I know) and so far I don't feel too different, though when I was brewing it my eyes began to feel pretty tired.

I'll update with any results. Even if I'm not successful I'll keep trying every couple of days.

(Also look at my mug! It's beautiful!)

EDIT:

So nothing happened. My insomnia kicked in and I didn't fall asleep until hours later so my plan tonight is to do it all again only do it later in the night rather than at 10:30/11pm.

I did dream but nothing out of the ordinary.

Night 2:

10:30 - Brewed pure mugwort tea with a bit of sugar and a bit of honey, drank about an hour later but I let it to steep that whole time.

I don't know exactly what time I fell asleep but I woke up at 3:30am (I never wake up throughout the night for no reason) and realised once again nothing had worked.

I ended up falling back asleep around 5:30am/6am and this time I did dream!

The dream was pretty detailed and even a step up from what I usually dream. Colours did seem more vivid and bright with the sensation of taste involved when I ate in the dream. I've felt touch many times before but I don't think I've ever tasted anything in a dream before.

And the colours may have been more vibrant and bright because the dream involved helping out on a carrot farm but I doubt it was that. Also, I got to see the absolute beauty of one of my cats plodding about in my shoes in the dream too. The visual is as funny awake as I found it in the dream. Aka, pretty hilarious.

Night 3:

Dream recall was a bit more spotty in places this time though I also had half the amount I've been using so far because I've come to the end of my supply. It won't be for another 2/3 days till I can do this again.

Anyway there were several overlapping themes, somebodies birthday with a skyscraper sized cake, a University with rollarcoaster like tracks leading to other parts of the building. Some sort of fair on the streets with arcade games and stalls. Someone who was handing out crystals. I got a piece of Labradorite (One of my favourite stones and a piece of Flourite (One of my newest stones.) Smoky Quartz got a mention and I saw the exact piece of Charorite Crystal I have in the dream too.

I think i could taste cake in the dream but I'm not 100% sure, either way I'm now carrying all the mentioned crystals except the Smoky Quartz because the only piece I have is a cluster that won't really fit comfortably in my pocket. That and I'm already wearing two grounding crystals that seem to be doing a good job.

#mugwort #witchcraft #dream #lucid dreaming #dream recall