#i am slooowly working my way through these

[quail-in-red]

Loved your trope mashup art! If you're still doing them could you do 25 & 44? 🥰🥰🥰

This might be cheating a bit because idk if it's a Flower of Romance per se... 25. Fairy Tale AU + 44. Flowers of Romance

#drarry #ask meme #drarry fanart #trope mashups #anonymous asks #sorry about the messy writing #text is in the image description #i am slooowly working my way through these

[gillianthecat]

Reveal Your Watch & Rewatch List

Thanks for the tag @purpleguitar!

Watching:

To Sir With Love — literally i’m taking a break in the middle of an episode to check tumblr.

Eternal Yesterday — it’s phenomenal. it makes me feel so many things.

Choco Milk Shake — i ❤️ milk. i have hope for the 11th episode, i think?

Why You… Y Me? — not primarily a bl, but the bl side characters are darling.

Between Us — i am watching without having seen much of UWMA. so far it works! i ❤️ winteam.

GAP — i love cats. and so i love sam.

Oh! My Assistant — cute! i like the assistant, and how gay they let him be. it’s a little slapstick and a little short for my tastes, but i think i will enjoy it.

My School President — the first episode was like the platonic ideal of a light-hearted high school bl. i ❤️ tinn & gun.

Older Shows I’m Slooowly Making My Way Through:

Vincenzo — i did not realize it was a comedy when starting. it’s great though.

Love By Chance — i love ae and pete (and the horny roommate). i’ve kind of stalled out though. took a break when mame started maming, and haven’t come back yet.

Cutie Pie — i have to be in the right mood to buy into the historical romance style of it all, but i generally like the characters.

Minato Shouji Coin Laundry — also stalled out but plan to finish. there are many things i love, but shin is the type of seme i want to throw in a lake, so it’s been hard to get through.

Hometown Cha Cha Cha — i started it like a year ago, before i even really knew what bl was. i liked it, but it’s not really made for binging, and then once i stopped i never went back. but both @petrichoraline and my sister-in-law recommended it to me recently, so i want to pick it up again.

Rewatching:

Nothing. There’s plenty I want to, but I’m just trying to keep up with the new stuff lol.

Plan To Watch:

Everything? Can I just say that? But also I’m trying not to add anything new right now because I need to do real world things. And I’ve noticed that, now that my initial hyper-fixation has ebbed, I get overwhelmed if I’m watching too much at once.

I will limit myself to tagging 10 people but really I want to tag everyone, so if you are interested consider yourself 🏷ed: @lelephantsnail @petrichoraline @clairificusrex @poetry-protest-pornography @benkaaoi @callipigio @shortpplfedup @bl-asted (welcome to tumblr!) @waitmyturtles @moonchildridden

#reveal your watch list #reveal your watchlist #tag game #bl watchlist #i wish tumblr had better colors #blue is the only option that doesn’t make me want to gauge out my eyes #purple is ok too but it’s usually the wrong tone for what i want to convey #to sir with love #between us #eternal yesterday #choco milk shake #why you... y me? #gap the series #oh my assistant #vincenzo #love by chance #cutie pie #minato shouji coin laundry #hometown cha cha cha #ql lists

[skyjynxart]

So June’s been... A Time.

Hello everyone! Firstly, I am posting this in more places than normal because I've actually gotten several (very sweet!) DMs expressing concern and I just don't have the energy to reply to everyone swiftly ;; So this is hopefully to help assuage some of those worries while taking up less of my limited brainpower right now- thank you so much for understanding!

Secondly, I wanna say that most of June has been fantastic! I did a lot of fun things and I'm over all very happy about the month as a whole, but my body isn't too pleased with me- there's a little more rambling about that below, if you're here for the TL;DR:

I've been slow/quiet, and I'm probably going to continue to be that way for a little bit! I will not be stopping work, as I can't afford to, but please be patient with me if I'm struggling to be chatty like normal! No need to read farther unless you'd like to know details about my health/personal situation, and I will not begrudge you at all if you wouldn't! And for the longer version:

( I'm very sorry if I come across as whiny, I don't talk about this often for a reason ;; )

Something I don't discuss very often, even with close friends, is that I actually live with chronic pain. I'm pretty well conditioned not to think about it overmuch, and to not even really think about it in those terms, but when looking at the "accurate pain scale" my standard day tends to be between 3 and 5- you can usually tell when I'm having a very good day and am more at around 1-2, because I'm extra productive. Typically, I blame this on my arthritis, however it's probably something more than that, as the arthritis is concentrated in my hands/wrists, but the pain is often in my entire body. I won't be finding out what it actually is anytime soon, though, because I'm self employed in America. hah

That said, starting from the end of May, I have been at a 5-6 consistently. The last week-ish, it has been at 7-9. Constantly. It's been hard to think, hard to move, hard to accomplish basic tasks. Picking up a pen or pencil hurts. Typing this hurts, not just in my hands, but all the way up through my elbows and into my shoulders. Today was a little better than normal, and I tried doing a tiny portion of my workout routine, and I regret it.

I'm sorry to the people I've fibbed to by offering other excuses- I know I have to a couple and it's just often easier to say "I'm tired and I don't know why".

My best guess is that this is due to air pressure changes- the weather has been all kinds of funky where I live as a result of the Canadian wildfires.

Regardless of the cause, generally, when I have days this bad where I can't really think properly, I will shift focus to the bare minimum of what needs done- if that's a commission because I need to keep up on my TDL, then I will endure a few hours with a pencil. If that's some household chores, I'll manage them very slowly. Unfortunately, such a prolonged string of bad days means I've utterly neglected anything 'non-essential'- which happens to include checking messages, responding to DMs, and... well, everything requiring brain function or body function except the bare minimum to feed myself and slooowly work through owed art ( blessings to you amazing, patient people who've waited on me ;; )

I'm trying- I really am, but this is a lot more prolonged than I'm used to, so I need to figure out new ways of coping. ( if anyone has any tips for bone pain that AREN'T taking a hot soak in the bath, I'd love to hear them, but you're not obligated! ). This is something I really hesitated to share at all- typically, discussing my health with people I know IRL results in a lot of dismissal, but I really feel it's best to be fully accountable and honest about this ( and maybe being honest with you guys will help me be more honest with myself about it ), so that I can communicate when I'm going to be quiet because I'm having health problems that are normal for me- seeing other creators talking about their health in an honest and open way like this has done wonders for how I think about my own situation, so maybe I can be that for someone else, too.

Anyway, sorry I so often seem to end up posting updates that are 5 paragraphs long- I should PROBABLY work on being a little less wordy, haha. Thank you if you read to the bottom, and truly, no worries if you didn't ( and are seeing this because you skipped to the end ). I'm doing my best and I'm going to continue to do my best for you. <3

#sky speaks #blergh sorry I really try not to post too much personal stuff?? #also sincerely feels very AAAAH talking about this at all #I used to be someone who overshared and now I'm super!! paranoid about doing it as;lkjf

[nickgerlich]

In My Cart

They’re everywhere. You have probably used them, and probably quite a few times. They are loathed by some who fear job loss, and don’t want to feel like they are somehow “working for the store.” And they have been in the news a lot lately because of theft, with some chains considering removing them.

That leaves one thing: Self-checkouts. COVID pushed these to popularity because it allowed us to shop with little or no human interaction. With COVID more or less in the rear view, they remain popular, though.

Today, we find some people wondering if they have delivered all that was promised. Personally, I love them, because I don’t come to the store for chit-chat. I like to pack my own groceries in my own bags. I pay with an app. And I bet I am out of there faster than if I had to wait in line.

But I also get that there are legitimate challenges. My local Walmart still has to employ at least one person whose job is to oversee and just be there, like when assistance is needed to remove an item, or, most commonly, approval is needed to purchase alcoholic beverages. That automatically turns the greet light over your terminal to bright orange. Oh, and it’s not just alcohol, because there are some other red-flag items, like those containing pseudoephedrine, spray paint, and others.

And what about when an item’s bar code has not been entered into the system? That requires entering a PLU (Price Lookup number) or the numbers printed beneath the bar code. Never mind fresh fruit and vegetables, which then require weighing and navigating through on-screen menus to find the potatoes and onions, and then figuring out which varietal you are buying based on pictures.

Friction is not good, and slows down the process. This is clearly apparent when someone who is new to the concept tries to check out, and it takes them a painstakingly long time to do so. It’s the modern equivalent of getting stuck in a traditional checkout lane behind a person who watches everything being scanned, and then slooowly pulls out their checkbook to methodically write a few words and numbers. Frozen syrup pours faster.

I know the Walmart system so well that I truly can be in and out in a couple of minutes once I hit the scanner. I know all the menus, the shortcuts, etc. I know to hold off on the beer until the very last, because by then I will already have everything else packed and ready to go. But were I to drive down the street to the local United Supermarket and try to use their self-checkout, it would take me longer because of different operating systems. Each chain has its own. There’s one right way to do it, and many wrong ways.

Theft is also an issue in some areas, because it can be easy to simply skip the scanning process and just bag an item. Or, if you want to really get sophisticated, blatant fraud is possible by entering the code for bananas (55 cents a pound) when you are buying something expensive, like a steak. The theft problem could be controlled better if more cameras were used to watch us hand-check our items, but that’s greater expense.

Of course, the labor savings are legitimate. Typical cashier wages are $13.30 at Walmart. If you have four of these working at any given time from 7am to 11pm, that comes out to $851.20 in wages, every single day.

Long story short, human cashiers will probably not disappear, in spite of the fact that some Walmart Supercenters have installed massive self-check areas and trimmed the traditional lanes to only a handful. Just like in the Sweetgreen blog yesterday, humans will still be around for important tasks. Automation and self-check are designed to enhance the experience, not be the experience.

As in all things, the answer is usually somewhere down the middle. Those who prefer human interaction, as well as the virtue signalers, can wait in the manned checkout lane. Those who like doing it themselves can do the work. And as for those virtue signalers, I do hope they remember all the things they do electronically that have also replaced workers, like online travel and accommodations, banking, and bill pay. Heck, unless you live in New Jersey, you pump every gallon of gas that you use. Then again, they’re probably the same people who don’t return their cart to the corral either, because that would be somebody’s job.

Sorry. I went off the rails there. I think you see the point, though. Self-check needs to undergo a re-evaluation, not so much to eliminate it, but to make it better, as well as address the problems associated with it. Maybe someday I’ll see you in the store, and we can have a duel, two hot rods revving their engines and waiting for the green flag, me in self-check and you in a manned lane.

See you in the parking lot.

Dr “Old Pro” Gerlich

Audio Blog

#marketing #retail #self-checkout

[copperdaisy]

Araceli in the festival kit and hair style is adorable 😭

Slooowly making my way through the plot because my sleep is all sorts of thrown off thanks to the opening shifts I worked this week. Dodging spoilers and planning wild shiny hunts as I go. I'll speed run the remaining plot this weekend. For now I am super tired and barely coherent and still have one day left of work this week.

#Pokemon SV #Araceli's Shiny Adventures #Teal Mask

[muffinsandpages]

September + October (👻) shelf update!

I've been neglecting books this last month. As you can see I didn't complete anything in October, although I am currently slooowly working my way through Sandman + I have just finished re reading Dracula with the most amazing book club ever.

Unfortunately, not having a routine has taken a strain on my mental health and subsequently on my reading habits. I used to read a lot in between lectures, on the train, at home before sleeping, and now that I'm no longer goint to uni I've been finding difficult to adjust my free around my ""work"" time. Pray that I can get a (stable) job just so that I can re-establish my routine.

I have a few bookish posts planned, I hope I'll be able to publish them soon.

#2022 shelf #read in 2022 #bookblr #book #books #doodle #doodles #reading update #september reads #october reads #autumn reads #reasing aesthetic

[foreverlostinliterature]

9/29 Book Deals

Good morning and a happy Wednesday to all! And... it’s been a hot minute since I’ve popped up to make a book deals post! :O Sorry I’ve been so nonexistent lately, between some freelancing work I’ve been doing, moving (we just moved in Sunday!), and some family stuff, things have been crazy and I haven’t had the time I want for doing these or even getting on Tumblr as much. :( I hope things will slowly (slooowly) start to calm down now that we are settled and whatnot and I can share more with you and just be online in general more often. How have you all been??? I hope you’ve all been hanging in there--I feel like things are just so different and crazy every day, so I really just hope you’ll all been able to stay safe, healthy, and finding ways to get some calm and happiness in your everyday lives. :)

All that being said... there were a ton of books on sale today, so that seems like a win for everyone! There’s some SFF, nonfiction, contemporary, a slew of some educational-type books that seem pretty neat... hopefully a little something for everyone to check out. :) The Alchemyst is a huge blast from the past because I remember reading it as a kid, and I definitely still have that book. 

Anyway, I hope you all have a truly wonderful day, apologies again for my disappearance, and happy reading! :D

Today’s Deals:

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson - https://amzn.to/3zS9zG8

The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray - https://amzn.to/3iizKzU

When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain - https://amzn.to/2Wm1wDO

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer - https://amzn.to/2Y1GCdP

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood - https://amzn.to/3zSp4Og

One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London - https://amzn.to/3kRCqq3

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow - https://amzn.to/3ihsG6F

Lady Smoke by Laura Sebastian - https://amzn.to/3kOWTeS

The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel) by Michael Scott - https://amzn.to/2XXYBBV

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson - https://amzn.to/3AOzzUa

Mayflies by Andrew O'Hagan - https://amzn.to/39NTAOR

My Life in France by Julia Child & Alex Prud'homme - https://amzn.to/3ohwj08

Crossed by Ally Condie - https://amzn.to/3me1kzD

Dear Martin by Nic Stone - https://amzn.to/39QFdJw

Flying Lessons & Other Stories by Ellen Oh - https://amzn.to/3D1aTZt

Every Day by David Levithan - https://amzn.to/2YdYYZj

I Think I Love You by Auriane Desombre - https://amzn.to/2YdYZMR

The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman - https://amzn.to/3ok3xvJ

We Are Not from Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez - https://amzn.to/3ojORNs

The Salmon of Doubt by Douglas Adams - https://amzn.to/3A3wBu1

Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir by Kwame Onwuachi - https://amzn.to/3zWpCmm

Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology by Jess Zimmerman - https://amzn.to/3F2uLNn

Blood Heir by Amelie Wen Zhao - https://amzn.to/3m42rSe

Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl - https://amzn.to/3F2TVM0

The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzimons - https://amzn.to/3ijZUCh

Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All by Candace Fleming, et al. - https://amzn.to/3igsswu

Golem Girl: A Memoir by Riva Lehrer - https://amzn.to/3mdMysz

The Mandalorian Armor: Star Wars Legends by K.W. Jeter - https://amzn.to/3ik010F

Nyxia by Scott Reintgen - https://amzn.to/3iib4HX

Catwoman by Sarah J. Maas - https://amzn.to/3CV2ma9

Solo: A Star Wars Story by Mur Lafferty - https://amzn.to/3F4Boig

Skellig by David Almond - https://amzn.to/3CYBq9w

The Babysitters Coven by Kate M. Williams - https://amzn.to/3iiMINX

Home is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo - https://amzn.to/3kRDVVd

Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett - https://amzn.to/3zQBYMP

A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood - https://amzn.to/3zRYd57

The Economics Book (DK) by Niall Kishtainy - https://amzn.to/3EVeQAu

The Psychology Book (DK) by Joannah Ginsburg, Voula Grand, et al. - https://amzn.to/39QiQ6Y

The Math Book (DK) - https://amzn.to/3uro7eL

The Mythology Book (DK) - https://amzn.to/2Y8DqNP

The Astronomy Book (DK) - https://amzn.to/2ZJi1ez

The Science Book (DK) - https://amzn.to/3mcYD0S

The Sociology Book (DK) - https://amzn.to/3F0wnY1

NOTE:  I am categorizing these book deals posts under the tag #bookdeals, so if you don’t want to see them then just block that tag and you should be good. I am an Amazon affiliate and will receive a small (but very much needed!)  commission on any purchase made through these links.

#bookdeals #booksale #books #fiction #nonfiction #sff #brandon sanderson #paula mclain #amelie wen zhao #douglas adams #hitchiker's guide #marisha pessl #sjm #sarah j maas #shirley jackson #jon krakauer #margaret atwood

[whumpbby]

1/2 What about abo au where Jason's childhood was slightly better, like, his mom wasn't addicted and so he didn't lived on the streets and became a part of batfamily. Instead, he goes similar rout as Steph and becames a vigilante himself. He isn't very skilled, but he has street smarts and fairly talented, and one day he and Batman meet each other, maybe he even helped him somehow. Bruce already knew about new vigilante wandering in the most ratty parts of city, especially Cime Alley, but he

2/2 didn’t knew that Jay is so young and poorly equiped. His instincts are basically screaming to TAKE IN, PROTECT, but Jay dosn’t trust him much when he approaches him after. And he has Catherine, who may not be addicted and thus lasted longer than canon her, but still has a lot of health problem from Crime Alley lifestyle and drugs that she used to take before Jason appeared in her life. And now Bruce has to carefully court (mostly platonically, since Jason is young 16-17 old and looks even

3/2(welp, that was unexpected) and looks even smaller due to malnourishment. Tim who just befriended Spoiler is cartainly helpful, he already mostly knows how to act and what to do. He also falling for Jason fast and HARD, but Jason who started to come around pup foesn’t notice it at all. Because maybe in this verse Tim isn’t much smaller than him, he is still younger, he is a baby, damnit! And there is Nightwing, who gets to know Jason during one of his visits. And Jason immediately having

4/2 crush on him, because honestly, who wouldn’t have a crush on friendly Nightwing. Dick already nows about Jason’t courting situation and starts to visit more often, to help with it. It slooowly works and Jason becomes real friends with bats, gets their tech and med help (he admires Alfred deeply), there is just one last push for him to became pack’s omega, but nobody wants to scare him off, so things remain in this fragile peace. And then there is Damian, who was sent to Bruce earlier. He

absolutelly doesn’t want Jason as their pack, let alone pack omega, no-no, he won’t allow some street rat in his Father’s house. So he starts antagonize him really hard, but only makes situation worse for himself, because for bats Jay is very desired and basically already family, while Damian just doesn’t feels right, and now, when he tries to destroy their long work of getting Jay into the pack… Well, their certainly don’t like him much. Like, their instincts in mix, because Damian might smel

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Anon, this is as much as I have in my inbox, and I AM IN DESPAIR :O

I LOVED this idea formt he beginning and then LOVED IT EVEN MORE when the ABO came into play:O

Bby Jason, small and ruff, and one day deciding that he will be a vigilante too, to protect his mom and other pups like him. And he’s not stupid about it, he knows that he has no training and no funds for fancy toys and he’s small - but he has the street smarts and he can use them to his advantage. he knows the groundwork of Gotham, he knows where to hide, where to run, who will talk about things. And even if he can’t make things happen himself, he can get some information to certain people who will do it for him. 

To date, he’s responsible for 3 serious gang battles in Bowery, conflicts big enough for the Police and the Bats to get interested in them and investigate. Bad people went to jail and it was all Jason;s job, a few words whispered here and there. He’s proud of himself. He took some drug runners off the streets where hie mom lives - knows it’s not permanent, but it should last long enough for him to gather enough information to bust the replacements too. 

He’s more akin to Spoiler - uses what he has to do what he can. And it’s not like he’s running around the city at night in a stupid suit - if he’s more than attached to that one red hoodie and a bandana, so what? It’s not like it’s a brand name. 

And then, one night when he’s coming back home form the quick grocery run - he happens upon an alpha harassing a very young girl - and he can’t walk away, because she’s a redhead and she reminds him of his mom, and he can’t… the only thing that a quick look-around gives him is a bit of an old pipe sticking out of a nearby dumpster. He grabs it, pulls the hood over his head, pushes his bandana up his chin and goes in. 

And it doesn’t end in tragedy - the thug goes down, the girl pulls herself together at Jason’s growled command to run and, well. Huh. He saved someone. 

He saved someone. 

Jay runs home like he’s flying, all adrenaline and confused joy and when he finally closes the cheap door behind himself, he has to dash to the bathroom and throw up. It’s just too much. He saved someone. He smashed a pipe into someone’s head. The alpha was alive when Jay left, but… he’s not sure if he wants him to live through the night. He doesn’t know… He doesn’t know, he just knows that for the first time since he started, he actually personally helped someone. With his own hands. 

It’s a heady feeling. It’s a feeling of responsibility. He can do something now, he knows he can… and so he does. He picks up double-duty. He starts ‘patrolling’ - picks a few bad streets every night and sneaks around. Just in case. Streets he knows that the girls work, streets he knows bad people walk though. 

That’s how he learns about the local sex trafficking ring… and, well, this is big. This is too big for him to sort out alone, he needs help. He needs to bring in the big guns - even though he has no regard for the Bats, they almost never visit Bowery, they aren’t heroes to the most downtrodden… but this just may be big enough to get their attention and intervention. As much as Jason doesn’t want them there, he knows that the Bats will help the victims faster than the Police ever will, they will go after the perpetrators… the only problem is, well, it’s not like Batman has a phone number one can call to leave him an anonymous tip. 

…except he has, doesn’t he? 

That’s how one night Bruce lands on the roof of he Police station, summoned by the light, only to see a confused Jim just emerging on the roof and a handwritten message tied to a brick left by the light with a piece of string that is, well, concerning if the least one can say about it. 

Jim raises his eyebrows while B studies the note’s surprisingly neat cursive. Hell, the Commish is concerned - he had suspected this. In the recent year the Police received a suspicious number of suspiciously decent tips form someone who knew too much to not be close to the crimes themselves. They’ve booked a fair number of criminals thanks to the anonymous informant. Was this the escalation? 

Batman is concerned in a different way - he’s suspected something fishy in Bowery for a while now. The gang conflicts, they had the markings of strings pulled by someone, but there was no proof. B suspected his paranoia for seeing connections where there was an, but his instincts were telling him there was something to it, and now - now he can see that they were right. Someone was working the ground and slipping intel to the GCPD, someone was somehow causing mild chaos in the criminal world of the Narrows… and now they decided to do this. Involve Batman. Reach out to him? Because the note was serious and if it was true, it was something bigger than - what? That the informant felt they could deal with? 

So, Bruce investigates. He checks the police records and discovers a trail of beatings that had a different MO than the usual fare. These were no muggings, these were people ending up with a pipe over their heads in very specific circumstances. 

He studies the note - checks it for fingerprints, but finds none. The handwriting, however, is a clue - however even, it still looks hesitant, an unsure hand, someone not comfortable with writing or - young. The word choice - bold and rough, and exactly what a kid like Steph would consider ‘adult’ when she stared out as a Spoiler. 

Bruce wants to be wrong, but the clues align and his instincts are rarely wrong, and he knows that what he’s seeing is a new player emerging on the scene. Someone making a name for themselves. So far still aware that they’re not prepared enough to take on more than a thug in a dark alley, but how long will that last? They will escalate, because all clues point to the fact that they’re young.

 Damnit, there is another kid on the streets trying to get themselves killed. 

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#headcanon #Anonymous

[wyrddogs]

@bullyshark It looks like you’ve gotten a lot of really good advice already, so I’ll just quickly add my two cents:First, you’re doing fine. She’s a baby and she’s doing baby things. It will get better. If it helps, the reason I didn’t post at all about Kermit until I’d owned him a few weeks was because I was gross sobbing literally every day. I had incredibly intense puppy blues, worse even than the ones I had with Bindi. So you aren’t alone in the puppy blues. They’re tough! But as Shark gets older and gets more of a brain, and you get used to her and her quirks, things will get better.

For interactions—Bindi is a resource guarder who had multiple very negative experiences with other dogs, and Kermit is very small and very breakable, so for the first few days I had Bindi on a leash whenever they were together, and I made sure that Kermit did not interact with her in any way. Even now, where Bindi is veeery slooowly starting to warm up to him, I micromanage all of their interactions. Kermit is not allowed to annoy Bindi, period. He is very pushy and ignores a lot of warning signals—because he’s a puppy! he’s cute! dogs are supposed to love him!—so I do a lot of managing.

Like doberbutts, I have a three strikes you’re out policy. Does he respond to the dog’s signals? Does he respond when I say “no” (in this context it is a trained command that means “stop what you are doing and I will give you cookies”)? Does he allow himself to be redirected to a more appropriate activity? If not, he goes on time-out. The length of the time-out depends on the egregiousness of the incident. Tugging insistently on my pants is a 60 second time out, then he can come back out and play. Stealing a toy from Bindi is instant time out, playtime is over.

For tantrums, I just wait it out. Only quiet puppies get to come out and play. Kermit’s record was nearly an hour of screeching, screaming, howling, and rattling the pars with his paws. I took Bindi outside to play with her until he was done. The specific behavior I am looking for is he lies down and resigns himself to his fate. Then he can come out. Once he started getting the hang of that, he started spontaneously offering a sit as I opened the crate/ex-pen door. Now I require that autosit before he can come out. He doesn’t have a “sit” command yet; we’re still just doing puppy push-ups with no verbal cues added.

I work on crate games separately so he likes the crate. When he’s in the crate for relaxing, he has his blanket, some toys, and a chew. When he’s in the crate for time-out, he gets nothing. There’s a definite difference. He often crates himself when he’s sleepy, but a lot of the time I need to help him settle by putting him in there. A big clue that he needs help is when he’s had playtime but is still rattling the ex-pen bars and demand barking at me. That’s a puppy that is over-tired and needs a nap.

For sports, she’s just a baby, there’s no rush. I know it sounds like I’m doing a lot with Kermit, but about 85% of my work with him is handling stuff—I want him to be able to be groomed, picked up, captured, leashed, etc. without any fuss. I do far more work with that than I do agility or nosework stuff. My nosework sessions are maybe five minutes a day, then we’re done. Agility is five minutes every couple of days, and I’m just doing baby groundwork stuff. Things that make him say, “hey this is fun” so when I start actual agility training when he’s 12-ish months old, he’ll remember how fun it was and be primed for lessons. I would much, much rather have a slightly older dog with an amazing basic groundwork behind him than a slightly younger dog that is rushed through training.

I hope this was helpful. Remember, she’s just a baby, things will get better, you’re doing fine, and you’re not alone. Good luck! And feel free to hit me up if you need help/need to chat. Kermit is my first puppy in ten years, so I’m muddling through this myself. :)

#bullyshark #puppy training

[pythondyke]

For the hoizer ask: —Moment’s Silence- What do you find beautiful about the situation you’re in now? —In the Woods Somewhere- Have you ever had a supernatural experience? Have a good day 🍰

😢 I'm soooo sorry I didn't see this sooner I just started college this week n had to close till midnight 6 days in a row thank you sooo much for ur patience hun 🙏

What do you find beautiful any the situation you're in now? - This may sound a lil uhhhh unhealthy but there's some sort of ugly pride I get in working overtime and stressing myself out and pushing me to my mental limits is that, I feel stronger afterwards? I feel like it's like physical excersize, the more you destroy your muscle cells the stronger they're restored....I kinda feel like that with my mental health. Sorry if that sounds weird lol, I just like how thick skinned I am at the end of all of it.

I find beautiful about how temporary this all feels, like my work is being put towards something better. Like one day I will look back on these hard times and it will amount to something, me finally living with my gf, having my dream job, living comfortably and happily. Just basically the hope and faith I have in my future :")

Have you ever has a supernatural experience? - hun I get supernatural experiences WEEKLY lmao. Call it whatever you want, instinct, ghosts, god, whatever, but I've ALWAYS been able to just....predict thinks? Things that always save my ass tbh lol. Like just 2 days ago I got to a 4 way stop intersection n SOMETHING in my head pulled me back from going on my turn like ??? And BAM the upcoming car blew STRAIGHT THROUGH the stop sign. Just things like that constantly getting looked out for.

But there have been like, actually like ghost-y incidents I've been in. Like last year I SWEAR I saw something running in my field while I was walking my dogs then just collapse. I honestly thought it was like, a fawn hiding in the soybean field, but I wanted to go out and investigate. I went out there (right at sundown, starting to get dark) just shuffling through to see if there was anything. I SWEAR to fuckin god I h e a r d like an animal noise that I THOUGHT was a deer but when I bent down to pull away the soybeans SWEAR on my mothers fucking life I felt a HAND press up on my right shoulder blade n I just. Froze bruh. Tf was I supposed to do. I stood up after the sensation was gone, slooowly got back to my house. But it didn't end there.

The next 3 days WEIRD ass shit happened to me. I'd be seeing shadows under my room door that didn't make sense, the WORST one was when I went outside one day as SOON AS I got to the edge of my welcome mat these two Swifts kept fucking ATTACKING me. Swooping down coming towards my head n shit that's NEVER happened before.

Then on the third night I was washing dishes in my sink n I FELT that HAND on my shoulder again, just pressing gently but firmly, then nothing. N nothing weird happened since (related to the field thing anyways)

Idk I'm not saying supernatural shit is real but it DEFINITELY isn't NOT real, I've seen too much shit

#asks #thanks again i was really hoping id get one of these

[night-filled-mountain]

So I’m still slooowly working on a close re-watching of (and long, detailed post about) last week’s CR episode. This...isn’t that. This is my incoherent and chaotic ramblings about last night.

Using a cut because I know the tech issues were horrendous, and even people who tried to watch it live may not have stuck it out.

-Ok, first off. How INSANELY GOOD was that episode!? Like...!?!?

-I’ve spent a looong time being relatively uninterested in Fjord’s backstory (though always interested in his alignment and motives). I thought he was just granted powers by some sinister eldritch sea monster. I didn’t think there was an ENTIRE CULT!? DEVOTED TO SAID MONSTER!?!? Or that it was going to tempt him with THE POWER TO CONTROL THE SEA!?!?!?

-This hits especially close to home for me because I play a warlock in my weird D&D/text-RP hybrid with my friends. I found it really challenging to write the scene where her (obviously evil) patron tempts her with power, because how do you make that power seem SO appealing that a decent and reasonable person might actually be tempted? Welp, Matt just BLEW THAT OUT OF THE WATER, pun intended.

-Those scenes between Fjord and Captain Avantika might seriously be the best PC/NPC interactions I’ve ever seen. Was Matt expecting that level of sexual tension, or did that just, uh...happen? Regardless, she was such an amazing combination of sexiness, casual power and intelligence, a dash of humor, and super creepy fanaticism. And you could really feel Fjord’s fascination at finally meeting someone who not only understood his powers and his freaky dreams, but shared them!

Remember back when the M9 first met up, and Fjord had this total obsession with Caleb and his magic that often felt like a straight-up crush, but it kind of tapered off when he realized that his power and Caleb’s came from different sources? I couldn’t help but think of that during Fjord’s interactions with Avantika. Though it seems super ironic in retrospect that Fjord didn’t focus all that interest on Molly instead. 😲

-...which brings me to the thing I am REALLY SUPER FREAKING OUT ABOUT. Guys, GUYS, what if Ashley hadn’t been there last night!? I know she didn’t get to say or do all that much, and that Taliesin would have noticed the connections anyway (the snake, the eye tattoos, the blood...), but Taliesin couldn’t actually say anything in-character. Ashley could and did. And OMG, that exchange. Travis’s slow realization, the whole room screaming when he mentioned Molly’s name, Yasha’s quiet little “He had nine of them,” and Taliesin’s solemn “She would know.” I got chills all up and down my spine.

Nine eyes. The “Nonagon.” Lucien, Cree, the cult, the ritual gone wrong. The unnamed FEMALE MAGIC-USER who had a book that made it all happen, then ran off with it when things went sideways. What is going on, you guys? WHAT IS GOING ON!?

-All this time, we’ve all been talking about how Vox Machina were these great heroes with an epic destiny, and the Mighty Nein were a bunch of morally grey outcasts and fuck-ups with no particular plan, bumbling through life together and striving (...on and off) to be better people. And all at once, I’m getting the sense that there is an absolutely next-level tier of destiny going on here, that there are connections and higher powers binding these fuck-ups together in ways we haven’t even imagined.

Although Lucien was a blood hunter and not a warlock, his cult and his powers obviously have some crazy connection to Fjord and his patron. It might have been Lucien, not Vandren, who Avantika was referring to when she said she’d met “another” of Uk’otoa’s disciples--she might even have facilitated Lucien’s death and resurrection, and thus, the birth of Molly. 😲 And I can’t stop thinking about the M9 first meeting Molly in Trostenwald, how he read Jester’s fortune and told her she’d “already found the clue [she was] looking for” and showed her the Moon and Shadow cards, how a couple members of Molly’s carnival had names that echoed the M9′s names (Bo the Breaker and the Knot Sisters, I believe?).

How they only found out about the Gentleman because Beau stole some mail and Nott successfully interrogated a halfling thief in the sewers of Zadash. How they stumbled upon the dodecahedron, which just happens to possess power that’s reminiscent of Caleb’s highest goal. How they met Jester’s (probable) father on the same day and in the same place as a former member of Lucien’s cult who spilled his backstory. How one mission for the Gentleman sent them to the makeshift temple (??) where they found Fjord’s eyeball crystal, and his next mission brought them to the letter that led them to Avantika. How Caduceus comes from a graveyard outside the same city where Molly’s cult was based. And how every member of the Mighty Nein has had a strong connection (however unknowing or unwilling!) to some god or shady, powerful being, except for Caleb, Nott, and Beau...and even Caleb was restored to sanity, and therefore set on his current path, by a mysterious cleric and her deity.

I thought this campaign was about the machinations of governments and military forces, and now I’m starting to seriously wonder if the M9′s entire journey is some kind of freaking cosmic chess game.

And it’s making me feel so worried about them! They didn’t ask for any of this. They’re a bunch of babies who just want to learn to love and trust each other, to be safe and happy and maybe a little bit good. They weren’t even ready for governments and military forces, and they are so woefully unready for gods and cults and eldritch abominations and power over time and nature. For the first time, I’m genuinely worried that they’re all in over their heads. That even if they can physically survive what’s to come, their super fragile ethical frameworks might not be able to survive this much temptation. That the M9 might not be scrambling up from a Chaotic Neutral sensibility to a loving and heroic found family, but taking some kind of dark plunge in the opposite direction. That this campaign might not have a happy ending.

I am so, so stressed about all this...and I love it all so much.

#critical role #c2e37 #cr intro #fjord #matthew mercer #matt mercer #avantika #caleb widogast #mollymauk tealeaf #ashley johnson #taliesin jaffe #jester lavorre #beauregard #nott the brave #caduceus clay #caleb #the mistake #mollymauk #molly #jester #beau #nott #caduceus #and if it wasn't designed then i'll be damned if i ever know why

[fujiwaratofushop-archive-blog]

not to be dramatic or anything but jjba, my partner, and my two best friends are the only thing keeping me glued together

and like to continue on i just feel like no matter what i do nothing is correct and everyone hates me/is out to ruin my life and i can only ask those three for assurance so many times

i walk into work and i fear its gonna get out that i work there and was my old self every time someone from school comes in and immediately catastrophize and dissociate to make it through my shift and i fear him coming back in and seeing me and finding a way to harm me again

i hate the fact im going to have to hide who i am yet again but also that even online i dont have any spaces to call my own except my friend server and i always feel im stepping on others toes and that im faking everything i am

its to the point where kin bullshit is the only consistent coping method i have on hand as everything else has been exhausted over years and years

i cant see a psych as none are available for the next 6 months in my town even not under my insurance and no therapists can be seen for 2 so im kinda dying scoob but ill claw my way out i guess

the murmuring is getting slooowly worse and more annoying and i dont wanna break again

#tar speaks #v%e%n%t%

[tinyshe]

Garden Report 21.08.25

She came racing in doors with the look of dread, and each panted word, rising in volume: “big ... skuuunk ... wasp... I COULD TASTE IT!” She then gathered herself and apologized profusely for abandoning the apple crates at the foot of the tree. My youngest was picking the red fleshed apples when the afternoon breeze from the ocean picked up. Looking up she saw a huge paper wasp nest with the biggest, meanest wasp glaring at her from under the neighbor’s shed. At about the same time she was overcome by the strongest odor of skunk. Without further thought, she launched herself through the rose hedge she had so carefully crawled under less than an hour before. We did go out and slooowly drug the boxes back under and away, calling it good enough and certainly time for tea. Tonight we will have to dispatch as it is too close to public walk and gas meter. The neighbor won’t deal with it because he has less than a half of a meter of land between his and the property line and frankly, he doesn’t care ... which is funny because his name is Frank.

I’ve created such a wildlife habitat, not everyone is thrilled with. I have all sorts of birds and other creatures since I am an overgrown jungle -- an island in an urban landscape. Yesterday I watched some little small butterflies I’ve not seen before in and around the naked ladies (belladonna lily). I  was thrilled as these bulbs are from my gram’s place from long ago and I’ve never seen anything attracted to them. But the other creatures, of the two legged and four legged mammals, not so much a welcome. I need to get some trimming done before the city tags me even though its not the best time to do it. With everyone else have no landscaping, I stick out like a sore thumb and people take issue. And there isn’t even an ordinance -- they just bend and weave to make it fit and stick. “Hazard” is a blanket word they like. And no, they don’t have a definition.

Running on limited time still. There is planting and pickling and prepping for winter. Looked at parts of the shabby old roof after the last blow and its getting really sparse up there. The amount of old tar shingles I collect was slightly alarming. I found several problems with the gutters. I’m not sure they can be repaired. We tried last year. Or was it two years? With the whole lock down thingies, time is blurred and cramped ... like our brains. We still have the old original wood gutters and you can’t get a diy in any type of material -- its all through a contractor which means additional fees and permits which equals more money going out to make the government fat and happy. Can you tell I am feeling squeezed and not in a gentle and loving way?

I found someone that has just gotten a huge load of old cinder blocks that they are hoarding up (they have no intentions of using/building, they are just proverbial hoarders) so I am going to see if I can do some work for trade. I do need to evaluate my rock piles for the summer house before I launch off in that endevour. I don’t want extra materials that I am not going to use -- I don’t have a farm with space, except in my head and some days even that gets pretty cramped.

So not much change: just maintenance and harvest with a little pickling and jamming on the side.

Harvest: apples, lettuce, spinach, squash, dandelion greens, comfrey, roses, bay (leaves), sorrel, dill, salade burnette, nasturtiums, borage, raspberry leaf, alpine strawberries.

#catholic gardener #garden #gardening #urban homestead #permaculture #pest #buildings #maintence #wasp #skunk #fruit #herbs #vegetable

[lotsofdogs]

PBF Baby #2: Pregnancy Weeks 32-34

Hello!! As I near the end of my pregnancy (I hit 35 weeks on Monday!), I wanted to switch things up on the blog a bit and dive into a little more detail in my pregnancy recaps because I feel like so much is happening and changing and I don’t want to forget it. Also, I’ve been referencing my weekly pregnancy recaps from my pregnancy with Chase like crazy lately and am beginning to miss sharing so much about this exciting time, especially now that we’re so close to our due date and everything is starting to hit me and feel so real. Our baby is due in just over 30 days and it feels like the clock is really ticking! Rather than the monthly pregnancy recaps I’ve been sharing, I’m planning to share bi-weekly updates up until delivery.

Here are my past updates from this pregnancy if you’re just catching up:

A Miracle On The Way

The First and Second Trimester (So Far)

PBF Baby #2: Pregnancy Weeks 20-23

PBF Baby #2: Pregnancy Weeks 24-27

PBF Baby #2: Pregnancy Weeks 28-31

What I’m Going To Pack In My Hospital Bag

And you may also check out all of my weekly pregnancy updates from my first pregnancy on the Pregnancy page of this blog.

Also, I know I’ve said this time and time again on this blog, but if you are not in a place where reading about pregnancy is good for your heart, I get it and I am sending you so much love. I don’t want to be the source of heartache for any of you and encourage you to please skip the blog posts you need to skip, take a break from this blog if you need a break and take care of yourself.

Baby Updates

  (34 Week Baby Bump)

At 34 weeks, baby is the size of a butternut squash and typically weighs in at around 4 pounds 7 ounces.

At my 32-week prenatal appointment with a maternal and fetal medicine specialist, the doctor estimated our little one is already up to 4 pounds 12 ounces and I’m measuring a bit ahead. I am so curious about the size of our baby right now because my belly growth, belly shape and weight gain all vary quite a bit from my pregnancy with Chase. I’m definitely bigger all around and my belly shape is more of a high basketball as opposed to a long, low belly.  

Weight Gained

Currently hovering around 27-30 pounds which is 5-8 pounds more than I weighed at this point with Chase.   

Workouts

  (33 Week Bump!)

Workouts are a bit all over the place right now as I am just really trying to listen to my body. On days when I feel tired or more nauseated than usual in the mornings, I’ll take a rest day or just go for a walk. This seems to happen three or four days a week right now so I’m making it to the gym or doing a workout at home the other three or four days. You may see what a full week of workouts looked like for me at 33 weeks pregnant in this post: Weekly Workouts: 33 Weeks Pregnant. Favorite workouts continue to include modified Burn Boot Camp workouts (I am skipping most cardio and plyometric days) and circuit-style strength training. I’ve also found a handful of YouTube workout videos that range anywhere from 10-20 minutes that I am loving lately for my random at home workouts! The Tone It Up Bikini Arms Workout is one of my favs for a quick arm burner.

Symptoms

Nausea. Ooph! It’s back with a vengeance right now and I find myself feeling nauseated more often than not in the mornings. Most times I’m able to get ahead of it by eating something immediately upon waking, but 3-4 days a week it will linger through the early afternoon no matter what or how often I eat.

I’ve also noticed that as my belly gets bigger, the shortness of breath I began experiencing a few weeks ago is increasing like crazy! The smallest things will leave me feeling ridiculously winded right now like walking up a very small hill or a flight of stairs… or even simply bending over to pick something up! The belly is a force – I still remember thinking it should be way squishier and more malleable during my first pregnancy – and it definitely fights back when I bend over or squat down these days.

I feel like every day I don’t experience severe sacroiliac or sciatic joint pain, I count my blessings because that was, without a doubt, the most frustrating and painful symptom I experienced in my first pregnancy. I am so grateful it happened before I had a toddler to chase around because I’m not sure what I would do if I couldn’t walk without feeling a stabbing pain in my butt and lower back. I am experiencing minor lower back pain on my right side – more like a quick stab of pain if I stand up after I’ve been sitting or laying down for an extended period of time – but it usually happens at the end of the day and stretching and massaging the spot helps a lot.

I’m also still experiencing occasional calf and foot cramps but introducing Natural Calm into my nightly routine seems to have made a difference and helped decrease their frequency.

Food Aversions

Nothing is really too off-putting to me at the moment, but sometimes when I eat a lot of vegetables or a salad, I’ll feel almost repulsed after the meal is over. I can eat it and it tastes good while I eat, but thinking back about what I ate will occasionally make me feel pukey. So strange! I also tend to be much hungrier in the mornings and afternoons and feel almost indifferent toward food around dinnertime. Smaller evening meals are my friend.

Food Cravings

(34-Week Belly Bump Snack Shelf!)

Fruit, especially watermelon, bananas and citrus, chocolate (<—this often feels like a NEED more than a want) and cereal. I’m also eating a lot of oatmeal, random slices of bread, avocado, yogurt and cottage cheese.

Sleep

Oh sleep, you are a tricky beast. Sleep is on and off and extremely unpredictable around here. I’ve struggled with pregnancy-related insomnia a lot this time around and sometimes it totally kicks my butt (I cannot fall asleep until 3 a.m.) and other nights I’ll fall asleep quickly but wake up for hours and hours in the middle of the night. And then, inevitably, I’ll be blessed with a night or two of decent sleep and it will be AMAZINGGG and I want to wake up high-fiving everyone around me. I also wake up constantly in the night to pee (we’re talking five times at least) but I’ve been that way for months.

I am still 100 percent in love with my Snoogle and don’t know what I’d do without it from a comfort standpoint. I am hugged up on that monstrosity ALL night long!

Any Baby/Pregnancy Related Purchases?

I still haven’t bought much of anything this pregnancy! I am grateful for the sprinkles my aunt and my friends hosted for our little one so I feel pretty good to go on the diaper and wipes front but I need to take some time to stock up on post-delivery self care essentials (Tucks Witch Hazel Pads, Perineal Irrigation Bottle, Dermoplast Pain Relieving Spray, Extra Heavy Pads, etc.).

I’d love to get a jump start on setting up our baby’s nursery but know that our baby will be sleeping in our room with us for months so I’m having a hard time feeling particularly motivated. Ryan moved all of our home gym stuff out of the room that will be our baby’s nursery and into the garage so now that the room is an empty space/diaper staging area, I am feeling the itch to begin decorating but want to know our baby’s sex before going all out!

And these aren’t necessarily brand new purchases, but I’ve been getting a lot of wear out of the following bump-friendly clothing over the course of the past few weeks:

Flounce Sleeve Wrap Dress (I have this in pink and a dusty blue color and wore it to my baby sprinkle and on a date night with Ryan! It’s not maternity but accommodates the bump well. I ordered a size up from my pre-pregnancy size.)

Lululemon Align Pant (I will sing the praises of these pants for eternity! I now have two pairs and wash them immediately after wearing because I don’t want to ever be without a clean pair right now. I have them in my pre-pregnancy size and they are stretchy enough to work well over my belly!)

ASOS Maternity Romper (I wasn’t sure this purchase would be a hit but I love it! Great for dressing up with a funky bralette – you can see it here on a recent date night – or throwing on over a bathing suit for a comfy cover-up.)

Victoria’s Secret V-Neck Tee (A pregnancy fav from my first pregnancy! I have this tee in FIVE colors. I just sized up two sizes from my pre-pregnancy size and it works great with the belly and postpartum for a relaxed fit v-neck tee!)

ASOS Maternity Cold Shoulder Top (Love the feminine look of this top that doesn’t scream “maaaternity!!!”)

Belly Button In or Out?

My  belly button is definitely out right now but not overly noticeable through clothing.

Boy or Girl Thoughts and Name Ideas

We’re all beginning to get hone in on whether we think we’re having a boy or a girl right now and it’s SO much fun! I am seriously loving every second of not knowing and this truly shocks me because I never thought I’d want to be surprised in a million years. Right now, Chase and I are pretty much the only two people who think I’m having a boy. Ryan, the vast majority of our friends and our families are all convinced we’re having a girl. I will just have to laugh if we end up having a girl and Chase and I are the only two people who thought boy. And no, Chase hasn’t wavered on his thoughts on the baby’s sex even one time. He tells everyone I’m having a boy with such certainty and I’m pretty sure that if we end up having a girl we’ll just tell him “the baby is here!” and break the news that it’s a girl slooowly… Haha!

As far as names go, we’re still pretty clueless. Ah! There is one boy name Ryan and I both love and agree on but there are a few things holding us back from committing to it, namely because it makes us think of a certain television show character. (I’ll definitely fill you in on the name later whether we use it or not!) When it comes to a girl name, we have a couple we like but nothing finite just yet. And, truthfully, I could see us veering from our current list of frontrunners completely… Clearly we are ALL over the place with names right now.

Feeling…

I’m beginning to find myself spending more and more time thinking about birth. I was almost always measuring behind with Chase and he was such a little peanut when he was born, so I’m curious what it will be like to birth a bigger baby since my labor with Chase was so fast and relatively easy. I’m hoping the fact that this will be my second delivery will work in my favor and really hope my body remembers what to do because the whole childbirth part of having a baby still admittedly freaks me out a bit! I’m 10,000 times better with needles and medical things than I was before I became pregnant with Chase but I still get queasy relatively easy and feel like a bit of a baby myself about the whole thing. Thankfully there’s no better motivation going into labor than knowing I’ll finally be able to meet the baby I already love so much! I am SO ridiculously excited for that moment!!   

Another thing I’m feeling is a lot of mixed emotions surrounding my final few weeks of one-on-one time with Chase.

I wrote a lot more about these feelings on this Instagram post and it was so, so helpful to hear from so many of you who have been there and experienced the same rollercoaster of emotions before welcoming your second baby into the world. I’m hoping to plan a few special Mom and Chase dates where we do something unique and fun together before our baby arrives and hope to continue to really focus on soaking up every moment of special time with my firstborn before it becomes more challenging to give him undivided attention.  

Also, I cannot help but wonder how my relationship with Ryan will change once a second child enters the picture.

With Chase, it was relatively easy for both of us to hang out with our tiny baby and spend time together when Chase was sleeping on the weekends but I know that won’t be possible when when we have a baby and an energetic toddler in the mix who needs attention and activity. I LOVE our family time and know things will evolve naturally but it’s hard not to picture chaotic bed times and one of us handling one child while the other handles the other child and limited time to really be together in an intentional way. I’d absolutely LOVE to hear thoughts from those of you who have been through this before… How did your relationship change with two kids in the mix? Was there anything you did to make the transition easier? I remember communication becoming even more pivotal after Chase was born and telling Ryan what I need from him rather than just hoping he’ll know or figure it out was crucial.

[Read More ...] https://www.pbfingers.com/pbf-baby-2-pregnancy-weeks-32-34/

#health #fitness

[verdigrisprowl]

Dec 18 Dancitron Movie Night - Rugrats: Chanukah and An American Tail

Prowl ignored all of the above, due to the fact that it was not about Odo.

Instead, he spent the whole movie fretting over the horrible position the Leaguers are in on Earth. Unfortunately, out of him, “fretting over” translates into “vaguely threateningly offering to help.”

ItsyBitsySpyers 8:20 pm *Soundwave moves quickly, lifting furniture with his hands and arranging the usual stashes of snacks and free cubes for the guests with his feelers. One takes a break to snap his visor back on, but other than that, it's work work work for several minutes to make sure all is in place.*

*And yes, that means moving the couch while Prowl is still on it.* FakeProwl 8:21 pm *He's very good and won't wiggle an inch *while his couch is moving. Definitely Not Shockwave 8:21 pm *It appears that he has arrived just in time to barely glimpse Soundwave putting his finishing touches upon the area. Excellent.* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:22 pm *Soundwave nods to Sh... to Longarm. Yes. Preserve the illusion. Then to Ace and Bull as he comes in.* FakeProwl 8:24 pm *Hey, check out this brand new guest Prowl's never seen before who definitely isn't Shockwave at all.* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:24 pm *Returning the nod, "Longarm." extends a limb to yoink a small snack from one of the tables, and takes a seat that looks comfortable. Magnum Ace 8:25 pm -waves back before going back to climbing up the table- FakeProwl 8:25 pm *He appears to be an Autobot, how nice.* Swoop 8:25 pm *scampers indoors* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:25 pm *He can't help but notice the overwhelming number of fellow autobots here, himself.* Bull 8:25 pm *offers his own wave as he follows Magnum to their normal spot* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:25 pm *He must find a way to temporarily get some Earth atmosphere in here so he can host these humans for a weekend's operation.* Swoop 8:26 pm *watches the screen for a few seconds, giggling, then returns to his previously scheduled scampering* Bird? Bird! ItsyBitsySpyers 8:26 pm *Right on cue.* {{Bird here. You not screaming please.}} *Soundwave parks himself back on the couch at last, satisfied with the room.* Magnum Ace 8:27 pm -Sounds fun- Swoop 8:27 pm *hurries over* Hi Bird! Kehehhe. Me Swoop not screeeeamming. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:27 pm {{Good. Bird got head hurting.}} Swoop 8:27 pm !!! *leans close* Why hurting? Bevel 8:28 pm *oh hey someone new* Magnum Ace 8:28 pm -plops self on tabletop once he gets up there- Definitely Not Shockwave 8:28 pm *Longarm, who is still definitely not shockwave, briefly makes eye contact with Bevel.* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:29 pm {{It Bird job trading stores with Frenzy. All. DAY.}} ((FIVE MINUTES grab your snacks)) Swoop 8:29 pm *pats Bird's back* Frenzy yelly bot keheh Bevel 8:29 pm *makes eye contact back, grins and waves* My name is Bevel. What is yours? Swoop 8:29 pm *is ATTEMPTING to control his volume* *cannot control the pitch of his baby voice or all the voice cracks tho* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:31 pm A-ah. Longarm. *He grins back, though the expression is ridiculously stiff.* Come here often? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:32 pm ((warnings: cute 90s nicktoons babies telling old stories, representations of unpleasant real life history through cartoon critters, some flashing during american tail, and tbh i didn't get to finish reviewing so i don't know beyond that)) Bevel 8:32 pm Most of the time, yeah. Soundwave *motions to him* shows lots of movies and other Earth stuff. Definitely Not Shockwave 8:34 pm I see. I was familiar with the existence of these gatherings, but...Why Earth media, in particular? Not that I doubt our host's ability to choose something properly entertaining for the occasion, haha. Bevel 8:34 pm I... *looks at Soundwave for help* FakeProwl 8:34 pm *Sorta sideways-watching the new guest from across the room.* Swoop 8:35 pm *scoops Bird up* You BIrd want go quiet time? Magnum Ace 8:35 pm What's wrong with Earth media? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:35 pm [[Because he finds that most mechs became familiar with the planet at one time or another.]] *And because the humans haven't figured out how to detect interstellar signal snatching, but he won't say that where Prowl can hear it.* Bevel 8:36 pm What Soundwave said. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:36 pm {{No, no. Bird stay. Bird want cartoons, yes.}} Swoop 8:36 pm Kay Bull 8:37 pm *looks to Magnum* I can kind of understand why he's asking. We're use to human made media; they're not, sometimes. Swoop 8:37 pm *uses his feetsies to grab as many pillows and toss them in a pile while holding onto BIrd, once he's successfully created a Dinobot worthy pile, he sets her on top* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:37 pm *His posture straightens up a bit while listening.* That....Is fair. *He nods and leans back into his seat.* FakeProwl 8:37 pm *... Whatever this is, it isn't about Odo, and Prowl is therefore automatically no longer invested in it. It's going to have an uphill battle winning him over.* Magnum Ace 8:37 pm ...fair ItsyBitsySpyers 8:38 pm *Laserbeak preens a little before cringing a bit at the horns. She'll turn her audios down.* Swoop 8:38 pm ((omg I haven't seen this in AGES, such nostalgia)) ItsyBitsySpyers 8:39 pm [[...He was not aware that human spawn required six fathers.]] Definitely Not Shockwave 8:39 pm I don't have anything against it, per sae, but I am not much a fan of the- uh- scientific inaccuracies in their pictures. The Nebulons do better better work, in my opinion. Bevel 8:39 pm That is a lot of fathers. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:39 pm [[He prefers the Eurythmans' work, himself.]] Magnum Ace 8:39 pm .... they don't Bull 8:40 pm *is more than a little confused of what is being shown today* Swoop 8:40 pm *goes and grabs a massive amount of treats, as you do, before returning to sit at the bottom of pillow mountain* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:40 pm *Soundwave was in a War Stories mood.* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:41 pm *He nods to Soundwave gently again.* FakeProwl 8:41 pm ... Nebulons write dull mysteries, though. Swoop 8:41 pm *sticks one of the bigger goodies with his claw and holds it up for Bird* Whirl 8:41 pm ((d. does anyone else see a heart next to whirl's name)) ItsyBitsySpyers 8:41 pm ((yes it's a New Thing)) Whirl 8:41 pm (9what happened. why does he have a heart)) Definitely Not Shockwave 8:41 pm *He....Has decided to completely ignore the movie. The art style is too distasteful (Also the mun's screen isn't showing any gotdamn video)* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:42 pm *Bird quietly noms the treat.*

((aaaaah no 😧 restart?)) Bull 8:42 pm ((Not sure; I changed mine to Cheers)) Swoop 8:42 pm ((these subtitles are WAY off)) Definitely Not Shockwave 8:42 pm (Hhhrrk. Alright, I'll brb.) ItsyBitsySpyers 8:42 pm ((as a caption person, it is driving me bananas, but we use what we must)) Whirl 8:42 pm ((Whirl's gonna keep his heart)) Swoop 8:43 pm CHAnukah kehehhh Whirl 8:43 pm *slooowly creeps in and makes his way to his usual table* Bevel 8:43 pm *waves to Whirl* Whirl 8:43 pm *bobs his head in greeting* Magnum Ace 8:43 pm .... Bull 8:44 pm .... Swoop 8:44 pm *explodes laughing then immediately slaps a hand over his mouth* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:44 pm *Bird whispers.* {{It Wheeljack.}} Swoop 8:44 pm *muffled* wheeljack Magnum Ace 8:44 pm He remind you of someone? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:45 pm {{Him Autobot inventor-grenadier.}} Bull 8:45 pm .... please, no.... Swoop 8:45 pm Him Wheeljack build Us Dinobots! ItsyBitsySpyers 8:45 pm [[...This reminds him. You were going to tell him about Segal.]] Magnum Ace 8:45 pm ............. Bull 8:46 pm ....... *looks to Magnum* Magnum Ace 8:46 pm ...he's a human we had a run in with. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:47 pm [["Run-in"?]] Bull 8:47 pm on more than a few occassions Magnum Ace 8:47 pm And some of the leaguers he had built Bevel 8:48 pm ((*cackles* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:48 pm ((this is so much better as an adult)) Bull 8:48 pm .... *does not like to bring'them' up* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:48 pm (( Oh Thank god the video works.) ItsyBitsySpyers 8:49 pm [[Did they cause you any harm?]] Magnum Ace 8:49 pm ................... Swoop 8:49 pm That sword not sharp enough It bad for stabbing *glances up at Bird* *offers more treats* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:49 pm ...Remind me, are these supposed to be humans? Bull 8:49 pm .... *keeps his mouth shut* Bevel 8:49 pm I bet it is paper. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:50 pm {{Them humans. Tiny humans.}} Swoop 8:50 pm Tiny Bird better : > *pets* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:50 pm Tiny....Humans. Hm. Magnum Ace 8:51 pm They...did cause some injuries... ItsyBitsySpyers 8:52 pm *Soundwave gently prods Prowl. Did you hear that?* Magnum Ace 8:52 pm -if by injuries you mean 'almost killed on several different occasions'- Swoop 8:52 pm ((omg I remember this being funny and it is so much better than I recalled)) FakeProwl 8:53 pm *Tiny nod. He's listening.* Bevel 8:53 pm ((being an adult and watching this is so much better Whirl 8:54 pm *gets properly settled in* Swoop 8:54 pm *doesn't know where Bird's audios are, covers them anyway, best guesses* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:54 pm [[Such as? Did they come after you with the game equipment?]] Definitely Not Shockwave 8:54 pm *He finds the crying child obnoxious...And it shows.* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:54 pm *She is so. grateful.* Bull 8:54 pm Ummm, well.... Magnum Ace 8:54 pm The ones Segal had built? Not...exactly? FakeProwl 8:55 pm ... Then what did they do? Swoop 8:55 pm *IS HELPING* <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 Magnum Ace 8:56 pm Nothing that wasn't legal -in the games. Now, the strays on the other hand...- Bull 8:57 pm considering 'everything' is or was legal Magnum Ace 8:57 pm -nudges Bull- Bull 8:57 pm *sorry* FakeProwl 8:58 pm The specifics, not whether or not it was legal. Swoop 9:00 pm *sets his chin on a pillow and pets down BIrd's back* *other than the pillow theft, he is doing his absolute best to behave* Whirl 9:01 pm *leans back and props his feet up on his table* Definitely Not Shockwave 9:01 pm *Something softly beeps on his person, and he stands up immediately.* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:01 pm *Soundwave spots Whirl and nods. Greetings.* Magnum Ace 9:01 pm -crap- ...electrocution Swoop 9:01 pm ((man there is some SERIOUS nostalgia lined up tonight 😀 )) Whirl 9:01 pm *bobs his head back* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:01 pm *Bird appreciates the Well-Behaved Swoop.* Definitely Not Shockwave 9:01 pm *He grabs another handful of snacks from the table, and begins making his way out as discreetly as possible.* Swoop 9:02 pm *would make high pitched noises if Bird said she appreciated something he's doing so it's best she just keeps that to herself and doesn't jinx it* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:02 pm *Nice try, Longarm. One feeler will wave a good-bye.* Bevel 9:02 pm *waves goodbye as well* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:02 pm *Laserbeak's got one eye on the snack table, as always. Nobody goes there without her noticing.* FakeProwl 9:02 pm *tips head up slightly.* ... And he gave them the order to do so? Definitely Not Shockwave 9:03 pm *He pauses at the doorway, and supposes that there wasn't much of a way that he was going to get away with that without anyone noticing. He waves back and makes his way out.* Magnum Ace 9:03 pm ...he...he did... Definitely Not Shockwave 9:03 pm (Wish I had more time to stay, but my roommate is going to kick my ass if I don't go to bed before 11.) Magnum Ace 9:03 pm -can he sink into the table now?- FakeProwl 9:03 pm ... And where is this Seagull now? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:03 pm ((all righty! thank you for coming! get some rest 😃 )) Magnum Ace 9:04 pm Segal no longer deals with leaguers, thankfully. Bull 9:04 pm He went back to his movie career *and he can stay there* Magnum Ace 9:05 pm -there is no room for his pompous butt in sports- Swoop 9:05 pm Me Swoop from America Oregon ItsyBitsySpyers 9:05 pm {{Your floor got bread crumbs?}} FakeProwl 9:05 pm Does he deal with any mecha in the movie business? Bull 9:05 pm *or anywhere else* Swoop 9:05 pm Got lot of dirt keheh Magnum Ace 9:06 pm ...we don't think so. I think we'd hear about it if he did. Whirl 9:07 pm Pfft. That's an interesting noise for a cat to make. FakeProwl 9:07 pm I wouldn't be too sure. Bull 9:07 pm *doubts any Leaguer or Leaguer build would ever want to be in the movies with Segal* Whirl 9:07 pm Well, a small one, anyway. FakeProwl 9:07 pm *from what Prowl's heard of their society, doubts they may have a choice.* Magnum Ace 9:07 pm -well, he wasn't /wrong/ about that- ...right... ItsyBitsySpyers 9:08 pm *Ravage slinks downstairs.*

=What noise.= Swoop 9:08 pm This bad movie for Ravage keh Bevel 9:09 pm *giggles* Whirl 9:09 pm *clicks his claw at Ravage and imitates the deep-throated snarling the cats were making earlier* One second, one second. lemme get my engine in it-- *does it again, this time with a good rev of his flight engine, which completes the "stock-sound" effect* FakeProwl 9:10 pm *Glances at Soundwave.* I'm sure it would be quite easy to confirm whether or not he's got any mecha to exploit, and to get them out of his hands. Magnum Ace 9:10 pm ...not...not really. If he has them...they're...kinda his Bull 9:10 pm *Bull looks a little unnerved at what Prowl is suggesting* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:10 pm *Ravage flattens his ears back a lil bit.*

=...No. Too loud, hm? More...= *Draws himself up, resets his vocalizer in a burst of static, and... meoooowwww.* Whirl 9:11 pm *SNICKERS* Ravage. Ravage. That was adorable. Magnum Ace 9:11 pm Some wouldn't want to leave, either ItsyBitsySpyers 9:11 pm *Soundwave glances back.*

[[If we knew who to look for.]] FakeProwl 9:11 pm *a very, very unfriendly smile.* You say that like you think we can't take them away from him. Magnum Ace 9:11 pm That's a bad idea Bull 9:11 pm You can't if they don't want to. Whirl 9:11 pm Lemme try--*and now he's tentatively meowing back, perfecting his technique* FakeProwl 9:11 pm ... I'm sure it would also be quite easy to dig up anybody /else/ he's exploiting and ensure the authorities receive the proper information, hm? *To Soundwave, again.* Magnum Ace 9:12 pm No No, no, that's a really bad idea Bull 9:12 pm That won't work either... and just cause more trouble FakeProwl 9:12 pm Persuade me. Bull 9:12 pm .... Magnum Ace 9:12 pm He's the son of Dark Foundation FakeProwl 9:12 pm *He's all audials.* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:12 pm *Ravage pats the floor in applause.*

=Passable, for a biped.= Magnum Ace 9:13 pm One of the largest and more influential foundations out there Whirl 9:13 pm *sits up straight so he can bow* FakeProwl 9:13 pm Ah. More targets. Magnum Ace 9:13 pm No! If you take out them, someone else will take their place! FakeProwl 9:14 pm Ah. /More/ targets. Bull 9:14 pm Not when they are legally not doing anything Illegal! ItsyBitsySpyers 9:14 pm [[One moment, one moment.]] Magnum Ace 9:14 pm Someone who wouldn't think twice about taking out all of Silver Castle Bull 9:15 pm *Bull is getting steadily more unnerved and the conversation* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:15 pm [[Let us slow down. You said the Dark Foundation was one of the largest and most influential. Why is this? What do they do? What do they affect?]] Magnum Ace 9:15 pm No. You're going to get us deactivated ItsyBitsySpyers 9:16 pm [[Calm down. He is only attempting to understand. He has not agreed to do anything.]] Bull 9:16 pm They effect the world's economy, on more than one level. Magnum Ace 9:17 pm They're the ones in charge of supplying mechs to gather materials from other worlds Swoop 9:18 pm what water monster is? Bevel 9:18 pm Ocean? Whirl 9:18 pm Well, that was clearly an ocean monster. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:18 pm [[Ah. So disrupting their business could upset the flow of vital trades and offworld materials in your world. These *are* vital materials? He assumes they would not hold such influence otherwise.]] FakeProwl 9:19 pm Nor have I agreed to do anything. Let me assure you—none of us are going to do anything until we're confident /and/ you're confident that it's not going to get you all killed. But you're in an intolerable situation, and we DO have the resources to change that. Magnum Ace 9:19 pm They are. Most of the material Earth needs comes from them And we're not...we're fine where we are Bull 9:20 pm And we are /not/ in an intolerable situation. FakeProwl 9:20 pm ... Mhmm. Electrocution, did you say? Magnum Ace 9:20 pm ........ ItsyBitsySpyers 9:21 pm {{Bird want funny hat.}} {{Maybe bow. It nice.}} Magnum Ace 9:21 pm It's becoming illegal to do that in sports now. FakeProwl 9:21 pm And I was showed a most intriguing video of a pitcher executing one batter after another with overpowered pitches. Swoop 9:21 pm *giggles with a hand over his mouth* You Bird do hat and bow for Dancitron, huh? Magnum Ace 9:21 pm If you mean Gold Arm, he doesn't do that anymore ItsyBitsySpyers 9:22 pm {{Bird sing fancy song if got.}} Bull 9:22 pm I don't think anyone will miss those pitches. Magnum Ace 9:22 pm No, and he's better off without them now Swoop 9:23 pm *giggles and bounces a little* ((why do the birds have cleavage)) Whirl 9:23 pm ((because Don Bluth)) Bevel 9:24 pm ((Henri has them too tho? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:24 pm ((you've heard of chicken breasts aintcha)) Bevel 9:24 pm *trying to pay attention to what's going on over by Soundwave and also the movie* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:25 pm [[It pleases him to know that someone is working on making it illegal. Do you think it will face much opposition?]] Magnum Ace 9:26 pm ....it probably depends on the team, but it shouldn't. Dark is also one of the ones that picked it up ItsyBitsySpyers 9:26 pm [[...They are making their own process illegal?]] FakeProwl 9:26 pm Yes, you mentioned they're reforming. /Slowly./ Bull 9:27 pm *Never thought he'd see Giroti reform, but is happy about the change* Magnum Ace 9:27 pm It's...yes they are, and just because it isn't fast doesn't mean it isn't being done ItsyBitsySpyers 9:30 pm [[That is odd. He wonders what they plan to do without their mechs.]] FakeProwl 9:30 pm Don't get ahead of yourself, Soundwave, he didn't mention outlawing slavery. Did you? Bull 9:30 pm They're not gone. Gold Arm and his brothers are getting ready for next season. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:31 pm *He isn't getting ahead of himself, don't worry. Just hoping they'd correct him themselves.* Magnum Ace 9:31 pm ..... FakeProwl 9:31 pm *Prowl knows. He's helping ensure it's pushed that direction.* *It's harder for them to dodge the implication when it's turned into a direct question.* Bull 9:32 pm ..... ItsyBitsySpyers 9:33 pm *Ravage crosses his paws. This one is resourceful, for a mouse. How long can he survive?* Magnum Ace 9:33 pm -there is no good way out of this- Bull 9:33 pm *nope...* Magnum Ace 9:34 pm -he's going to try- Bull 9:34 pm *good luck* Magnum Ace 9:34 pm We do have options Swoop 9:35 pm *has no idea what he's even watching* FakeProwl 9:36 pm Right, yes. You mentioned. Military conscription being primary among them, yes? Swoop 9:36 pm *gets up to get some drinks to go with the pile of goodies* *cause what even was that* Magnum Ace 9:36 pm ............. Bull 9:36 pm *Bull tenses* Magnum Ace 9:36 pm No, that's not... ItsyBitsySpyers 9:36 pm =THAT is a cat?= Whirl 9:36 pm Apparently. Magnum Ace 9:37 pm It's why some leaguers vanish, not because they wanted to ItsyBitsySpyers 9:37 pm *Looks and sounds like a bunch of dogs to him. All that graceless scrambling and horrible breath and grating growling.* FakeProwl 9:37 pm So. Please, permit me to summarize. Whirl 9:37 pm *see that's how Whirl would describe Seekers* Bull 9:38 pm *please no* Magnum Ace 9:38 pm -oh no- Bull 9:38 pm *Bull's horns sink back slowly* Swoop 9:39 pm *comes back with two equal size cubes of energon, offers one to Bird* FakeProwl 9:39 pm Most of you are enslaved and perform for the entertainment of humans. The fact that they are making this entertainment less brutal does not change the fact that you are still enslaved and still perform. A very small number of you manage to get out, where you have very few rights and very few job options. And there's still a considerable probability that you'll randomly disappear and be sent off to fight in another species's wars. Magnum Ace 9:39 pm -sinking in his seat now- Swoop 9:39 pm Wawwy FakeProwl 9:40 pm And so, I have a question. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:40 pm *She scoops the cube up and just. sticks the whole bottom half of her face in.* Bull 9:40 pm *Bull wants to disappear* Magnum Ace 9:40 pm -same for him- FakeProwl 9:41 pm What good does it do you—or any of your friends and loved ones trapped with you—to claim the situation is tolerable and to try to hide how bad it is? Will you, somehow, stop being slaves if you dodge questions about whether or not you're enslaved? Swoop 9:42 pm *can't NOT giggle at that* Bird soup Bull 9:42 pm Things are different for us... We're trying to change it for all other Leaguers Magnum Ace 9:42 pm Because we're not going to leave it like that Windchill 9:43 pm *Is here conveniently after a song is over.* Magnum Ace 9:44 pm None of us are, and just because the change isn't big, we're still making it, and we can't do that if what change or allies we've got are taken away Windchill 9:45 pm *Isn't sure what he walked into, but he's going to find a seat.* Magnum Ace 9:45 pm We know it's a bad situation, but it's tolerable because we can make a change for the better, not because it's a good situation Whirl 9:45 pm *bobs his head in greeting* Windchill 9:46 pm *Waves.* Swoop 9:46 pm *snuggles into the side of Mt. Pillow* Windchill 9:47 pm ...Their plan is witchcraft? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:47 pm *Bird pushes the now-empty cube away and pats Swoop's forehead with a feeler.*

*Good minion.* Windchill 9:48 pm *He doesn't bother to follow along, honestly.* Swoop 9:48 pm *peeps* FakeProwl 9:48 pm So you're trying to change it. You don't think you might benefit from some allies who have fought the same fights before? Windchill 9:49 pm *POINTS* Bugs. *Lowers his hand. Wow.* Whirl 9:51 pm ((clearly he's never met archy)) Swoop 9:53 pm *snickers at the "secret weapon"* Windchill 9:54 pm It's so fat. Swoop 9:55 pm him not a tiiiiiiiiiiiger Windchill 9:56 pm *Racist mouse alert.* Magnum Ace 9:56 pm Well, what do you mean? I thought you didn't want me to tell the humans you guys existed Windchill 9:57 pm *turns off his audio receptors.* FakeProwl 9:57 pm You don't have to tell them for us to help. There's plenty we can do from behind the scenes. Bull 9:58 pm Like what? *Bull looks at Prowl warily* Whirl 9:58 pm *has completely zoned out by this point; he's long since shifted his posture and laid his head on his crossed arms. He's out* Ali 9:59 pm ((OK I can use it on my phone so I can't change anything but it works.)) ((this is Ali/Crosscut btw.)) FakeProwl 9:59 pm For example—as I was mentioning earlier, this... Seagull human. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:59 pm ((welcome!)) Windchill 10:01 pm *Smacks his lips grossly.* Magnum Ace 10:01 pm He's left us alone FakeProwl 10:01 pm Then if he has somehow magically reformed, consider this an example that we don't need to pursue. Ali 10:01 pm -comes in and takes a seat.- Sorry I'm late, quite late by the look of it. FakeProwl 10:01 pm If he abuses one population that's lower on the social ladder than him—the leaguers—then it is nearly guaranteed that he abuses other populations that are lower than him. And if he abuses other people—humans that have less power than him—then there's evidence of it. Magnum Ace 10:01 pm ...all right FakeProwl 10:01 pm And if there's evidence of it, we can find it. Swoop 10:02 pm *perks up at fire* Magnum Ace 10:02 pm ...really? Windchill 10:02 pm *Turns his ears back on.* FakeProwl 10:03 pm If the things we catch him doing are deplorable, but legal, we get an anonymous source to the media. His name is ruined, he loses some business. How much depends on how bad it is and how slow the media day is. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:03 pm {{It okay. Late better than nothing, heh.}} Swoop 10:03 pm *bursts out laughing, then slaps both hands over his mouth to muffle it, glancing between Bird and the screen* Bull 10:04 pm Just don't do anything to which can tie back to any team... That would do more damage than you could know. Ali 10:04 pm I see you all are taking interest in earth's art of animation. It's fairly interesting the lengths they go for entertainments sake on that planet. FakeProwl 10:04 pm If the things we catch him doing are NOT legal... we get an anonymous source to the police instead, AND to the media, to make it a little harder for his family to make the scandal go away. Best case scenario, he goes to jail. Worst case scenario, he and his family still waste a great deal of time and money getting him out of trouble, time and money they can't spend on other things—like trying to fight a legal battle designed to keep you enslaved. Windchill 10:04 pm *Rests his chin in his hand.* FakeProwl 10:05 pm Now, if, as you say, he's now completely unimportant, we don't need to do any of that. As I said, it's just an example. Windchill 10:05 pm Cats can swim. FakeProwl 10:05 pm But it's well within our resources. And no need to tie it back to Silver Castle. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:05 pm {{Bird likes plan. You Swoop can do?}}

*Soundwave internally notes that politicians can also be bribed... and since plenty of them are corrupt as a matter of course, a few carefully blackmailed.* Swoop 10:05 pm What plan? Fireworks? Keheh. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:06 pm *A little filth to get some cleaner legislation. A taste of the old days.* Windchill 10:06 pm *Points.* Horses. Magnum Ace 10:06 pm ...yeah...I... -wasn't prepared for this. At all- FakeProwl 10:07 pm A decision doesn't need to be made right now. But you can consider it. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:07 pm {{Bird like Earth cartoons, yes. Them make animals sing lots.}} Magnum Ace 10:08 pm -he hopes Soundwave doesn't mind the internal screaming- Bull 10:08 pm *Bull will stay far away from any unpleasant media stories; has had enough of that for a lifetime* Swoop 10:08 pm Us watch more music cartoon then! : > Magnum Ace 10:08 pm -because he wasn't made for this- ItsyBitsySpyers 10:08 pm *It's nothing Soundwave isn't used to.*

{{Firework, roll on cart, chase.}} Swoop 10:09 pm Us do that too! Magnum Ace 10:10 pm -good, because he's got no idea what he's doing now- Ali 10:10 pm ((Pfft Dawn Bluth faces are so wrinkley and cute)) Swoop 10:10 pm Bird Magnum Ace 10:10 pm -pats Bull, though. He knows about bad media on the football leaguer's part- Windchill 10:12 pm *He's gonna doze for the rest of the film, probably.* Magnum Ace 10:12 pm I'll talk to the rest of the team about this. Whirl 10:12 pm *join Whirl in napland* Bull 10:12 pm I don't know how they'll react... Windchill 10:12 pm *Consider urself joined.* Magnum Ace 10:13 pm -sighs- We can worry about that later, Bull ItsyBitsySpyers 10:15 pm [[If there are emergencies in the meantime, contact him. He will find a way to secure you and hide you here.]]

*They're small enough to fit in at the minicon complex, and it's close enough he can watch it for intruders without difficulty* Magnum Ace 10:15 pm We'll keep that in mind. FakeProwl 10:16 pm They'll certainly have a hard time reaching you on a planet they've never heard of before in a separate universe. Magnum Ace 10:16 pm The worst has only been a few anons making things weird, though Bull 10:16 pm Though we wouldn't be able to leave without the humans of our team. If we're in danger, so would they. Swoop 10:16 pm Bird Ali 10:17 pm ((Yeah what's going on in our tumblr universe anyhow? I've been gone for what seems like a long time and skype doesn't work for me anymore so I've only been on discord )) Bull 10:17 pm *knows Ryuken would never leave without Ruri* Ali 10:17 pm ((anything of note I missed?)) FakeProwl 10:17 pm ((not really. prowl's finally about to get free tho ;v;)) Windchill 10:17 pm *Peeks one eye open.* Bevel 10:17 pm ((yay freedom FakeProwl 10:17 pm ((we haven't been having much in the way of Group Plots, everyone's off doing their private plots.)) Magnum Ace 10:18 pm -Ryuken and the rest of the original Silver Castle aren't leaving her- FakeProwl 10:18 pm ... *glances at Soundwave* If they need to bring some humans along—the Lost Light is still filtering its atmosphere for human residents. Bevel 10:18 pm *fiddles with a few treats she hasn't eaten* Ali 10:18 pm (((ooooh! no more jail for Prowl?)) FakeProwl 10:18 pm But it would be better if we can arrange a safehouse for them that doesn't require involving a separate crew. ((Sorta. The Constructicons are going free with curfew; Prowl's /technically/ going to stay locked up, but his avatar's going to get a lot more liberties to go anywhere/do anything, instead of just sneaking out to one or two secret locations.)) ((So, for practical purposes, no more jail.)) Magnum Ace 10:20 pm -just glad they didn't dig any further- Ali 10:21 pm ((Eh better than nothing ItsyBitsySpyers 10:21 pm [[We have no fleshling-safe areas here.]] *Tap. Tap.* [[He supposes he could speak to our Autobots about their organics. Find arrangements.]] *It'll cost him, but he'll worry about it if it comes to that. The Leaguers can't be allowed to sacrifice themselves for the organics who have put them in this position.* Bull 10:21 pm *ssshhhhhhhh* Swoop 10:21 pm *giggles* Bird Bevel 10:21 pm Soundwave, the greenhouse. Ali 10:21 pm Maybe we can finally plan that double date with him, Soundwave and Hoist.)) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:21 pm {{What?}} Magnum Ace 10:21 pm -it wasn't out loud, he's fine. Right?- FakeProwl 10:21 pm ((yeees)) Swoop 10:21 pm Me Swoop love You : > Bull 10:21 pm *hopefully* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:22 pm [[Your creator would spit rivets if he asked to host them in the greenhouse.]] [[They would eat his collection. That is what organics do.]] FakeProwl 10:22 pm If any humans /do/ come here, unfortunately, they can't be given much information about the planet. CERTAINLY nothing about its location or about our bridge technology. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:22 pm {{You Swoop shh. Bird headache.}} *Convenient, no?* Swoop 10:22 pm Kay Bevel 10:23 pm The carnivorous ones might eat them I guess. *thinks* Swoop 10:23 pm *lays back down on Mt. Pillow* Magnum Ace 10:23 pm :: Don't jinx it, Bull :: Whirl 10:23 pm *blinks awake and streeetches with his claws directly out in front of him like cat* Swoop 10:23 pm :V ItsyBitsySpyers 10:23 pm ((and yeeees the double date)) FakeProwl 10:23 pm *"your creator" = must be Ratchet, the other one's dead. Greenhouse, huh?* You don't need to get greenhouse access, you could just find out what equipment is used to maintain its environment. Surely you've got something you could trade her for the information. Windchill 10:24 pm *Watches Whirl with one eye.* Bull 10:24 pm :: My lips are sealed. :: Windchill 10:24 pm Whirl! You're not...dead. FakeProwl 10:24 pm ... Or perhaps I could get something. Plants, yes? Windchill 10:24 pm *Grumbles in disappointment.* Whirl 10:24 pm Not yet. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:24 pm *Ravage slooooowly reaches out a paw like he's gonna bap The Claw* [[Plants.]] Whirl 10:24 pm You'll know when I'm dead, SOMEONE'S bound to throw a huge party. Windchill 10:25 pm Yeah. It'll be me. Bevel 10:25 pm I can ask if she would trade! Magnum Ace 10:25 pm :: ...hopefully the rest of the team takes it better than we did. :: FakeProwl 10:25 pm Hm. I might be able to get something from Quark... Whirl 10:26 pm *nods solemnly; it's what he would want, and then looks very sharpll at Ravage and the creeping paw* What? Bull 10:26 pm :: Somehow I doubt it, for most. Especially Top Joy and Windy. :: ItsyBitsySpyers 10:26 pm *Ravage swats an invisible something in the air instead.* =Ferrous fly. He got it.= Ali 10:26 pm -leans back in his seat and watches the conversations go on- Magnum Ace 10:26 pm :: Ryuken is not going to want anything to do with it :: Swoop 10:27 pm *doesn't want to leave Bird but doesn't know what else to do so..... he is just going to go to sleep now, have fun dealing with him later, Soundwave/Bird* Windchill 10:27 pm *At least the music choice is tolerable.* Whirl 10:27 pm Oh. Right. Damn, am I that stinky? *makes a show of sniffing himself* Magnum Ace 10:27 pm :: Especially since it might involve being separated from Owner. :: Bull 10:27 pm :: Silkie is going to go 'mother-hen' over Carl and the others. :: ItsyBitsySpyers 10:28 pm [[Ratchet and Quark together should produce more than enough data.]]

*Bird will try to lift Swoop outside later and enlist the twins when that doesn't work. Swoop will probably be posed funny on a rock somewhere.* Swoop 10:28 pm *as you do* ((night)) FakeProwl 10:28 pm I meant for a plant to trade. Magnum Ace 10:28 pm :: Oh...Silky is going to kill us. :: ItsyBitsySpyers 10:28 pm ((night)) FakeProwl 10:28 pm ... Although I wouldn't be able to pick it up from Quark. *glances at Soundwave* And I'd rather not stick you in that situation. Bull 10:28 pm :: GZ might beat him to it. :: Windchill 10:28 pm *Leans over to sniff Whirl, too.* Ali 10:29 pm ((Soundwave, we're we gonna continue our thread with cc and rumble btw?)) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:29 pm *Points to Bevel.* [[Send her. It is her creator's trade.]] ((sure! it'll be a couple days cause i'm trying to finish some last minute cram stuff but then yes o7)) Magnum Ace 10:29 pm :: ...we're going to need a running start for this news :: Bevel 10:29 pm *perks up at the prospect of being helpful* FakeProwl 10:29 pm ... Hm. Windchill 10:29 pm *Ears perk.* Bull 10:30 pm :: I'll ask Meckel to hide his pucks... both kinds. :: ItsyBitsySpyers 10:30 pm =Not stinky.= *Ravage edges forward to sniff Whirl.* =But you have a smell.= FakeProwl 10:30 pm *looks at Bevel and hears "Blurr is really fun to hang out with when he isn’t killing bots".* Whirl 10:30 pm *patiently allows the smellening from these two* Magnum Ace 10:30 pm :: And how are we supposed to keep ahead of Windy? :: ItsyBitsySpyers 10:31 pm *Sniff. Sniff. SNIIIIIFFFFFF.*

=Smells like Whirl.= Bevel 10:31 pm *sorry prowl it's her seeing the good in everyone whoops* Bull 10:31 pm :: I'm not the one who needs to worry about him the most. He's gonna gun immediately to you. :: Windchill 10:31 pm *Sniffs really hard.* Ali 10:31 pm such a good music video Windchill 10:31 pm *He's really getting into all of this sniffing.* Smells gross. Magnum Ace 10:31 pm :: /thanks/ :: Whirl 10:31 pm I know. Remember who you're talking to. *taps the side of his helm* ... *the sniffing is intensifying* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:31 pm [[...He would not recommend sending her as you, though. She has heard too many details as it is.]] Whirl 10:31 pm What're you two up to? *peers* Windchill 10:32 pm *Sniffs.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:32 pm *Bobbing. He ended up finding that amusing after the annoyance at being imitated faded.* Bull 10:32 pm :: You're over looking the one who we both need to fear the most... Owner... :: Magnum Ace 10:32 pm :: We're not telling her. Not right now. :: Bevel 10:32 pm I do not think I could act like Prowl even if I wanted to. FakeProwl 10:32 pm *"Seeing the good in" shouldn't mean "ignoring the evil in."* *Disgusted look* I would never. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:33 pm =Testing ripeness.= Magnum Ace 10:33 pm :: She will not take this well. At all :: Bull 10:33 pm :: Like /last time/? If Top Joy knows, she'll know in a heartbeat. :: Whirl 10:33 pm *snorts* I'm not ready for the dinner table YET. All right, get your last sniffs in, you two, cos I'm out. Windchill 10:34 pm *Sniffs so hard he snorts.* Magnum Ace 10:34 pm :: If I have to deal with Windy, you can talk to Owner. :: Bevel 10:34 pm *yeah probably but confrontation that doesn't involve swords to faces is hard* Bull 10:34 pm :: ...You're evil, you know that? :: ItsyBitsySpyers 10:34 pm *Ravage loses his seriousness at the snort and sits back to laugh.* Magnum Ace 10:35 pm :: I'm just choosing my battles :: Windchill 10:35 pm *Makes a face; now the Whirl smell is caught in the back of his throat.* Ali 10:36 pm -attempt to approach Prowl and get his attention without touching- It's good to see you again, it's been a while. Bull 10:36 pm :: And I feel like I'm on the losing end. :: Whirl 10:36 pm *good luck getting THAT out of your system* Windchill 10:36 pm *You assume he wants to.* Whirl 10:36 pm G'night you losers. *salutes* Back to my lordly mountain abode. Magnum Ace 10:36 pm :: Good luck. I'll probably be on the other end of the city when you're talking to her :: Windchill 10:36 pm *The face evolves to overacted gagging.* FakeProwl 10:36 pm *glances up.* Ah. Crosscut. It has, yes. Windchill 10:36 pm *Recovers miraculously.* Bevel 10:37 pm *salutes back at Whirl* Windchill 10:37 pm Bye, sucker. Bull 10:37 pm :: I'll get Jurota to track you down. :: FakeProwl 10:37 pm How are you? Settling in on Cybertron? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:37 pm [[Goodnight, Whirl.]] Magnum Ace 10:38 pm :: You won't need to. Just find Windy. He's going to be after me once we tell them this :: Whirl 10:38 pm *one last head bob and he's gone* Windchill 10:38 pm *Blows a kiss. It's smelly.* Bull 10:38 pm :: What are you gonna tell Richard? :: Magnum Ace 10:38 pm :: /Nothing/ :: Windchill 10:38 pm *Can't believe Whirl left him to sing this by himself.* *Here he goes.* Magnum Ace 10:39 pm :: Can you imagine what he'd do? :: Bull 10:39 pm :: Have fun with that. He appears out of nowhere better than Jurota and Top Joy. :: Windchill 10:39 pm *It wasn't intended for a soprano but, dammit, it's not like anyone is going to stop him.* Bull 10:39 pm :: Oh boy... 'Not telling them anything' will be alot harder with him around. :: Ali 10:39 pm ((Oh shit toto!!)) Magnum Ace 10:40 pm :: I know. He's...I swear he teleports some days. :: -might have just buried his face in his knees- Ali 10:41 pm Well...not sure exactly. Alright I suppose, I haven't left my current living space lately. Magnum Ace 10:41 pm -he forgot about Richard- Bull 10:41 pm :: I wouldn't be surprised if that was his preferred mode of transportation. :: *pats Magnum's back* FakeProwl 10:41 pm Mm? Not in the mood or nowhere worth visiting? Bull 10:42 pm :: Just pray that he's over at Dark's HQ when we tell everyone. :: Magnum Ace 10:42 pm :: He's going to make this so much harder :: :: Oh. Should we tell my bothers and the Gold brothers? :: Ali 10:43 pm I'm not really sure, I've felt lethargic as of late. I suppose it's to do with my trying to write again, it's taking up most of my time and energy, but I don't think I should allow myself to get that way. I'm going to try and get out more. Windchill 10:43 pm *Stretches, but he'll hang around for Depeche Mode.* Ali 10:43 pm So, let me know if you have any recommendations on places to visit and such I suppose. Bull 10:43 pm :: You know Gold Arm and his brothers would never accept 'protection'. They rather fight to the end. :: Magnum Ace 10:44 pm :: I know, but...give them the option? :: Bull 10:44 pm :: As for your brothers... I don't know them as well as you do. How do you think they would react? :: Bevel 10:44 pm *enough time has passed that Bevel is gonna ping Soundwave* Should I ask Mom about the organic air stuff? Magnum Ace 10:44 pm :: .....I don't know. I'd hope they'd accept..but..I don't know them anymore. Not like I once did. :: FakeProwl 10:44 pm *laughs* If I hear rumors about any, I'll pass them on to you. Bull 10:45 pm :: At least the option; though full details could probably be left out or cut short. :: ItsyBitsySpyers 10:45 pm *Soundwave sits up and looks over to Bevel.*

[[Yes. If we do not use it for this, he will find a use for it himself. He can think of several.]] *He already came up with one before the movie started.* Bull 10:45 pm *gives Magnum a sympathetic look* Ali 10:46 pm Hm, you know I don't believe I've heard you laugh much before, it sounds nice. Things must be going well Magnum Ace 10:46 pm :: You know...I haven't spoken to them since the season ended. :: Bevel 10:46 pm Ok. *she needed to visit New Praxus anyway* Magnum Ace 10:47 pm :: And they haven't tried to contact me either. :: Bull 10:47 pm :: Maybe you should talk to them if you can. ...Without mention of 'alien' safehouses. For a start anyways. :: FakeProwl 10:47 pm *jaw sort of half-drops as he tries to figure out how to reply to that. that was among the least heartfelt laughs to ever come out of Prowl's mouth. But if Crosscut couldn't tell the difference—* ... Can't complain. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:48 pm *It would be nice to not have to go all the way to Earth when he needs fresh emus and ostriches for his plant. Keep a few of them penned up and safe in a cavern down below...* FakeProwl 10:49 pm *Prowl's got no interest in trying to explain that he's actually currently living in that gap somewhere between miserable and numb, thanks for asking though.* Magnum Ace 10:49 pm :: I should...but...what do I say? If they even pick up. :: Bull 10:49 pm *Bull makes a thoughtful sound* Ali 10:51 pm -can't say he has much experience hearing laughter from Prowl, so it was a bit hard to tell with him- Anything new? -why was he struggling so much with basic conversation? had he locked himself up THAT long that it was effecting his social skills? he's usually quite good at this sort of thing, what's wrong with him?- Bull 10:51 pm :: I don't have siblings so I don't know if I can give the best advice. But knowing how they were during the finals, challenge them to a friendly off season match. Surprise them a little. :: Windchill 10:51 pm *Gets to his feet. He has work to do.* Magnum Ace 10:52 pm -sighs- FakeProwl 10:53 pm ... No, actually. Nothing new. *Bonecrusher had a mental breakdown and the fallout has been ruling Prowl and the Constructicons' lives ever since. DEFINITELY not sharing that.* Not much changes when you're locked up. Magnum Ace 10:53 pm :: It might work... :: Ali 10:53 pm Ah.. Windchill 10:54 pm *Gives a sweeping wave to the room in general.* I'm out, losers. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:54 pm *Soundwave bobs his head goodnight* Bull 10:54 pm :: If that don't work, ask the Gold Brothers. They may have some ideas. They would know better. :: Magnum Ace 10:55 pm :: Talking to them might go better than talking to my brothers... :: Windchill 10:55 pm *Wanders out.* Ali 10:56 pm -awkwardly taps his fingers on his own leg- FakeProwl 10:57 pm *considers asking Crosscut what's new with him; he just covered that, didn't he? Eesh.* ... What are you writing right now? Bull 10:57 pm :: Can't avoid them forever. Even I've learned that. :: Magnum Ace 10:57 pm :: Who? My brothers or the Gold brothers? :: :: Because if you mean the Gold brothers, I can try. :: :: Doesn't mean Arm isn't going to find me :: Bull 10:58 pm :: Heh, there is no avoiding the Gold Brothers. Or at least Gold Arm in your case; they are all persistent. :: Ali 10:58 pm Hm? Ah, well it's just a short story, nothing really too exciting but I just can't seem to get it how I like. Ironically it's about obsession with perfection but I suppose that's part of the reason I'm being so picky with how it's portrayed. FakeProwl 10:59 pm Ironic, yes. Ali 10:59 pm That and, I've felt distant and distracted so it's been taking me longer to get it down than usual. Magnum Ace 10:59 pm -that's a small snort of laughter- :: I'm surprised I haven't seen him all off season. :: FakeProwl 11:00 pm *distracted by what, he wonders; but it might be Clutch, and so in case it is he can't ask.* You think being among company might help fix that? Bull 11:00 pm :: Probably training like we've been. You know how he is, need to find a way to one up you with pitches. :: Bevel 11:01 pm *gonna head out* Ali 11:01 pm Perhaps, or at least I'm hoping so. Ali 11:02 pm -clutch was certainly part of that distraction, he'd still yet to come to a decision about it.- Magnum Ace 11:02 pm :: He's going to have fun trying to beat us this season :: Bull 11:03 pm *Bull Armor grins* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:03 pm *Soundwave will nod to Bevel* Bull 11:03 pm :: He and your brothers won't know what hit them. :: Magnum Ace 11:04 pm :: They'll know it was me, at the very least :: -when it came to the pitching- FakeProwl 11:06 pm Well. *looks for something else to say. fails. goes for a stock phrase.* ... Good luck. Bull 11:07 pm :: Heh. So, do we head out? Ruri will get suspicious if we're gone for too long. And I really don't want to tell her tonight. :: Ali 11:07 pm -Charming.- ...Thanks? FakeProwl 11:08 pm *ah! he knows how to answer this one.* You're welcome. Ali 11:08 pm hm. Magnum Ace 11:08 pm :: ....right...think we should hold off on telling the team too? :: ItsyBitsySpyers 11:09 pm ((i look up after accidentally dozing off and there's monsters snatching babies from cribs what even??)) Bull 11:09 pm :: For now. :: Ali 11:09 pm ((I wonder how they got the baby to cry so much for the video. it seems kinda fucked up)) FakeProwl 11:10 pm ((yeah i thought that the last time i saw it)) Magnum Ace 11:10 pm :: Right. Maybe try to think of a good way to put this... :: Ali 11:10 pm ((Pfft! Bull 11:11 pm :: Try being the appropriate word.:: FakeProwl 11:11 pm *All he got was a hm. Was that the wrong reply? Tries to think of something else to say.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:12 pm ((i have found this quote about the making of video for this video: " I assumed it was cleverly edited and that the kid wasn’t actually traumatized by monsters. But no, this new “making of” video shows they really let those monsters attack Baby Zachary, 18 months. Sure, he’s giggling between takes, but there are clearly moments when he’s upset." )) ((that's fucked up??)) Tarantulas 11:12 pm (( damn 😕/////////////////////// Ali 11:12 pm ((Oh gosh)) FakeProwl 11:12 pm ((yeah 😕)) Magnum Ace 11:12 pm ((aw man :: We'll think of something. :: Ali 11:14 pm -What was wrong with him? small talk was his usual strength, why was he having such a tough time with it?- FakeProwl 11:14 pm *To be fair, Crosscut is working with a subpar partner.* Magnum Ace 11:14 pm :: And I'll ask for a bridge home. :: Ali 11:14 pm -True, but still.- Magnum Ace 11:15 pm Hey, Soundwave? Think we should be going home now. -pointing to himself then Bull- Ali 11:15 pm Well..Maybe I should go. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:15 pm [[Hm?]] *Give him a second.* [[The bridge? The bridge. Of course.]] FakeProwl 11:15 pm ... Okay. Bye. *no wait he forgot to say something.* It was good to see you. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:16 pm [[It is there for both of you now. Try to stay out of harm's way.]] Magnum Ace 11:16 pm We will Bull 11:16 pm Thanks. Magnum Ace 11:17 pm -scrambles off the table- Thank you! Ali 11:17 pm Thanks.-the playwright got up with slumped shoulders.- It was good to see you as well, I hope we can again soon. goodbye. FakeProwl 11:17 pm *Considers saying something else to the leaguers as they go... no. He laid out the offer to them, he has nothing to add. So he just nods in farewell toward them.* *Back to Crosscut.* Mm. Indeed. Magnum Ace 11:18 pm -waves to both Prowl and Soundwave as he leaves- Bull 11:18 pm *waves as he follows Magnum* Magnum Ace 11:19 pm ((thanks for the stream, and stressing Ace out! 😀 ItsyBitsySpyers 11:19 pm (9you're welcome!)) ItsyBitsySpyers 11:22 pm *Soundwave stretches out on the couch and settles in. He's getting tired. Long weekend.* FakeProwl 11:27 pm *Was it a weekend? Prowl can't keep track anymore.* *... Well, he CAN, he just has no reason to bother.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:27 pm *Soundwave does. Has to be there for his club.*

*Leeeeean.* FakeProwl 11:28 pm *Leans back against.*

... Another episode? *so hopeful.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:30 pm [[Mmmmm... not tonight. Recharge. Need it.]] *Pop that visor off.* [[Tomorrow. Many tomorrow.]] FakeProwl 11:30 pm Very well. Tomorrow. Immediately after my work shift? ItsyBitsySpyers 11:31 pm [[Yes. That is fine.]] FakeProwl 11:32 pm *offers a crest bump?* I'll see you then. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:32 pm *Bump. And then sort of a tired resting there.* [[Yes. See you.]] FakeProwl 11:33 pm *... He doesn't want to disappear while Soundwave is leaning on him.* Would you... like me to leave my avatar in idle mode? ItsyBitsySpyers 11:34 pm *Sits up straighter.* [[No, no.]] *Pause.* [[Yes. But no. Mind on your work. Safety first.]] FakeProwl 11:35 pm I don't have to be in my avatar to have it idle. *Gets comfortable against Soundwave.* Just ping me if you wake up and need me to turn it off. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:36 pm [[Oh.]] *Good.* [[Good. Okay.]]

*He's gonna get comfortable in that comfortable and go OUT like the lights he's covered in never do.* FakeProwl 11:36 pm *gets comfortable as well, dims his optics, and goes idle.*

#chat

[mortallyadore]

As I listen to, and look at, people’s different ideas and opinions on New Year’s Resolutions all I think about is how negative most of it is and how bad 2017 was for them and I’d have to say that for me, personally, 2017 wasn’t bad at all. It started off difficult, yes, but not bad. I was still in San Saba, Texas at the women’s unit out there. I was still in a hard ass bunk surrounded by negative, disrespectful, mess-starting females. I was still eating waaay too much beans and rice than should be legal in anyone’s diet because that’s the cheapest meal they can feed us. I was still missing my family and friends and James; hoping to get even one piece of mail from someone/anyone once a week. I was unable to talk to anyone on the outside because no one had set up the phone for me. I was still crossing my fingers every single time it came around for us to go to commissary. And I was still completely unsure of where I was going to go when I got out, who was going to be around, how I was going to get a job, how I was going to get to said job, what kind of parole officer I was going to get, wondering if my family/friends were going to forgive me. All of these things are not only completely natural for every single person in there to think about and worry about, but it’s also encouraged to think and worry about these things so that you take that time to try to come up with some kind of basic plan mentally for yourself. Well, early on in my “stay”, I found my faith in God. I found it in a way I never had before. And yes, most people DO find their faith in God when they’re locked up because they have nothing else and it just seems fitting to start praying your way out of there. But it was different for me, and I knew it was the moment that I had that epiphany moment. I knew that this was going to be something that changed my life forever. So I spent the rest of my time as I mentioned above, but with grace. Just because I was surrounded by those negative, simple-minded (no offense to anyone-but if the shoe fits) rude, entitled, ungrateful, selfish, greedy people, I didn’t let them rub-off their bad ju-ju on me. I shared everything I had with WHOEVER needed it, even though I was told by multiple parties to do the exact opposite. I ate all the wrong things, but I worked out DAILY. Intense workouts too. Not only was it good for me to stay moving and get the blood flowing which was not encouraged because of the close-proximity of everything in the dorm, but because it was good for my mind, my soul. I missed my family and friends and James, so I prayed for them all the time. I wasn’t sure if anyone would truly be able to forgive me, so I asked God to forgive me. That’s the most important part of forgiveness. And I knew He forgave me. I didn’t get much mail, but I did send it. I colored my pages and designed silly cards. Not just for myself, but for others around me so that they could spread joy to their loved ones that were writing them. I didn’t get to talk on the phone, but that’s ok. I tried everyday to see if anyone had set up an account, but I wasn’t devastated or angry that no one had. Most of the time, I had money on my commissary account, by the grace of God, so even though it wasn’t as much as some people, I almost always had the absolute most necessary things. And, luckily, I did befriend a few wonderful women and we all shared what we had when we needed it. (Thank ya’ll, and love you ladies!) Everyone has to take an “exit class” called “Changes” starting a few months before they get out, and in that class I learned a lot about all of those things we worry about in there regarding our situation upon release. They have the BEST teacher for that class. So honest, so real, so patient. And she, along with some of the girls I did get along with in my dorm, helped me through those anxieties. Helped me realize that only a select few know exactly where they’re going when they get out. The rest of us can do the basic planning, and then we have to trust the process. So I did. I trusted God. It turns out, my father had responded when parole came calling all those months back and had agreed to me staying there when I got out. I was absolutely shocked! God worked in him in ways I never could have imagined. It was very difficult at first. We fought a lot. But we got through it. My family and the friends that mattered, forgave me with no question. I had clothes. I had a vehicle. I had a great p.o., I had a n.a. meeting around the corner, and I had a job. A JOB!! My own company more specifically. Allbeit I didn’t know the first thing about cleaning carpets, but God delivered again! He sent me someone that helped me learn the process and get my first few customers. It took some time to get this company going, but it eventually did. Slooowly but surely. And then Harvey hit. Devastating. Devastating for us, and for millions of other people all across the gulf coast. This is when it gets even more amazing. When I first got out, the very next weekend in fact, Theresa invited me to a women’s retreat with her church. I had been to this church years before and it just wasn’t for me. At that time. But when she asked me to go this time, I decided that I needed to give it another shot. It’s funny because when I was still locked up, I would write to James and tell him how the idea of organized religion still did absolutely nothing for me and that I doubted that I would be going to church. HAAA Anyways, I went to the retreat, and I fell in love. With the women, the fellowship, the idea. And I’ve gone every week and every other chance I get since. Well, I got an email from one of the pastors during Harvey asking for an update from everyone. I didn’t even hesitate. I immediately replied as I was standing in 12 inch water inside my home. That’s my church family and although I had only been going for like 6 months at that point, I knew that didn’t matter. He wanted to know how we were. I got a response within minutes, maybe less. Since then, we have been on a very strict first name basis. I love my pastors. I love my church. I love every single person there. We had people show up that I hadn’t even met before to help with the carnage. Moving stuff, packing stuff, throwing stuff out. People stepped up because that’s what God wants us to do for one another. A big majority of my business has come from people in my church. I have real relationships with people in my church. I am currently sitting on the couch in the home of one of the family’s of my church, house-sitting for them. The church made a fund from donations that they had received for Harvey victims. They gave me total of $4000 over a 2 month period. I have never experience any such thing. That is God. It has been rough after Harvey. We had to move to an apartment. Much smaller than the house. But it’s really not small at all, and it’s literally one door down from my best-friend and her beautiful baby girl that she had in September. The most amazing gift. I am totally and utterly in love with that baby. Something I never ever thought I would say. We lost all of our furniture, but we gained all new furniture donated from Hope Impacts, an organization that helps homeless people with resources they never could have found on their own. I know I’m not homeless, but someone from my church works for this organization and took it upon herself to help us out!! That is God. All of my clothes were lost, but I have been able to slowly recollect and I couldn’t have done it without my church family and the business I have gotten from them. That is God. God has moved and continues to move in my life in ways that are, sometimes, almost unbelievable. Amazing. Beautiful. So, although 2017 hasn’t been what most would call “ideal”, it has been so full of love and friends and family and forgiveness. That is God. I am sober, I am moving along with parole, I am safe, I am full, I am loved, I am grateful. So for 2018, it is not a resolution that I am looking for. It is a movement. A movement to love. To love those I come into contact with on a daily basis. The store clerks, the homeless, the scared, the proud, the woman in line holding a baby that is screaming at the top of her lungs in my ear for no good reason, the mailman, my customers. To love thy neighbor, is to love God. Which is the most important love of all. Thank you 2017, for teaching me to love. And hello 2018, I’m going to love you.

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