#i don't have time or energy for a 40 + drafts anymore

[veronika-tserber]

🌸A New Beginning🌸

If we were in a romantic relationship, now it'd be the right time to ask me the legendary "What are we?" question. I've been on and off with the blog, trying things out, disappearing, and reappearing again. It's time to elucidate the situation. (guess how much I wanted to use that word!)

First of all, happy New Moon in Taurus! ♉ It's a beautiful one, and I posted about it on Medium, so check that out if you're interested! 🌸Okay, it's a little late, but in my defense...time doesn't exist! 🤣

Folks, during the past few months, I've become utterly and irrevocably OBSESSED with DEGREES! I am dying to show you their magic and how they can bring any chart placement to life - be it natal, composite, progressed, etc...Versatility to the max! Degrees offer us mesmerizing insights and clues, and I genuinely believe that is the future of Astrology! There is no place for cut-and-dry explanations anymore. Perhaps that's why Tarot channels on Youtube have been BLOWING UP for the past few years. Human brains and souls are suckers for a good story!

I've also come to realize that I desperately need your help! I have 59+ drafts on Tumblr and more rotting in my brain. Help. Me. Out. There is so much I could write about that it becomes overwhelming to even begin (not to mention I'm 99% sure I have undiagnosed ADHD hehe). I believe most of it stems from the fact that:

👉🏻 I don't know who I am writing to, a.k.a I don't know much about you!

👉🏻 I am not sure if my posts are helpful or relevant to you at the time I'm posting them;

👉🏻 I just want to connect with you on a more personal level!

What to do, then?!

Well, a few months ago, I did 11 donation readings for some Tumblr folks and followers. It seems like they were helpful or at least interesting for most of them. It also made me feel pretty good! So, why not try it again?

Actually, I want to do similar readings on a regular basis but in a smaller format, and with loyal Tumblr users/followers. I want us to explore different placements and astrological phenomena, together! More polls, games, and stuff like that. I want to take care of my community and feel cared for by it, regardless of its size (hey, 850+ people are kind of a lot for my asocial arse!)

So, what would you say about exploring some progressed chart magic? I just checked out the symbols & gene key of my progressed Sun the other day, and it's a huge reason why I'm writing this post right now! Progressed charts are a great way to track our growth and evolution over time, and they can really put things in perspective for us. It's about acknowledging the season of life we are in and making the most of that energy.

So, what do you say? If you are interested in a progressed Sun DEGREE analysis, read my Masterpost and especially the "Ask Box" section before you pop in!

Write me your birth details in a similar fashion: "Born on 11th of March 1995, at 7:40 am in Berlin, Germany" OR if you know how to check out your Progressed Sun (that would be awesome), write it like this: "Sun in Aquarius at 14 degrees 36'. The minutes are important! :)

Available Slots: 3

Check back to see when the slots have been claimed (for now).

I'm looking forward to connecting with y'all! 🤍

- Foxbørn

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#veronikafoxborn #astrology #astro notes #astro observations #zodiac #astro community #zodiac signs #birth chart #natal chart #astroworld #horoscope #astrology notes

[astral-athame]

Hello! My name is Sapph! Welcome to my RP blog!

This blog is for an indie, witch, OC of mine: Cassia Keller. I'm currently making a more well put together bio page for her (including different verses), but in the mean time, this is where you'll find all the information you need <3

(Last Update: 1/1/2024)

Here are a few things to know (Feel free to read just the bolded stuff if you’re in a hurry, the unbolded just elaborates):

Mun is 25+ and will only rp with those who are 18+! If you aren’t 18+ please don’t interact. I’m just not comfortable with it.

I don’t write much smut, so I apologize if things head that way and I end up dropping the thread without warning (I don’t usually drop threads intentionally, it’s probably just stuck in my drafts until I’m in the headspace to write it, but that day might never come, so I apologize).

I have a separate side blog for nsfw content! I'll might reblog some smutty over there, though in general I prefer to write it on discord. It's not a smut shaming thing and I'll never judge anyone for writing it on their main blog! I just don't feel confident in my smut writing abilities so I like to keep it a bit separate sometimes.

I’m super slow with replies most of the time. Totally feel free to give me a nudge if it’s been a while since I’ve replied. I lose track of stuff so easily and then feel like I’m not allowed to reply to it when I remember it because it’s been a while.

I’m technically semi-selective, but mostly not selective at all. Aside from the rule of only writing with muns who are 18+, I’m actually not particularly selective.

I’ll ship just about anything with just about anyone, but I still reserve the right to not ship with a character, especially on first interaction.

Cassia is bisexual, so I'll ship her with any gender &lt;3

REBLOG KARMA: I try to be respectful and reblog things from the source or from a meme blog or whatever because I understand why people don’t want to be feel like they’re being used as a meme source. If I ever reblog something from you that isn’t a reply, I’m sorry. I try not to let it happen, but sometimes it does.

That said: REBLOG WHATEVER YOU WANT FROM ME. Seriously, it doesn’t bother me at all. You don’t even have to send me a meme to reblog it. Just... go ahead. Reblog it. It’s totally fine by me <3 (Though I would definitely prefer if you sent me a meme when you reblog.)

OOC conversation can be really hard for me. I try and usually I’m fine when it comes to plotting, but I drop the ball a lot or come off as cold a lot because I just don’t have the energy to talk ooc a lot of the time. Please don’t take it personally, it’s just that my social battery is usually at 40% or less in general oTL

If we’re shipping something together and you’ve decided you don’t ship it anymore / don’t want to write it anymore- please just tell me. It'll make life a lot easier on both of us <3

I may add more rules at a later point, but I think these are the most important ones <3

Handy Dandy Navigation Links!

The Icon PSD I Use (PSD by asa-resource!) Ask Memes Replies (every single thing I reply to should be tagged with this!) "About" (random headcanons and things that apply to Cass) "Visage" (pics of Cass's FC- Fiona Palomo) "Aesthetic" (all the pretty things~) "Thoughts" (similar to about, but more directly from Cass's head) "Desires" (just stuff Cass wants- mostly relationship things) "Alt FC" (Cass's original fc) "Wardrobe" (things Cass would wear / probably does wear) "Music" (songs Cass would listen to ) "Skills" (stuff Cass is good at- mostly music and baking things)

Other Blogs! Rogue Multimuse (main) Multimuse (secondary)

#ooc. #rules

[findingmypeace]

Edit: Another draft. More things have transpired since I wrote this. Both good and bad. I am back at work now and still attending PHP.

I'm supposed to leave to make the hour long drive to php in 40 minutes. I don't know if I have the energy to do that right now. Depression is strong and attending this php has been such a waste of time. I'm really losing steam on my motivation for recovery especially now that I am returning to work. As of right now the plan is for me to do php next week and then go back to work part time the week of Sept. 11th. If I transfer to the more local cfd php I might be able to do php for 2 more weeks after that just because of the time program starts. I would then go back to work full time the week of Sept. 25th. It would be nice if I could start iop that week and just continue until I am finished with the program.

Am I up for that kind of schedule? In regards to how busy I will be, I think I will be able to handle it with the correct support. In terms of recovery, I am really not sure. Right now I have no desire to relapse. I have no desire to go back to the obsessiveness, panic, and the inability to stop that I felt before treatment. Not to mention how physically miserable I was. At the same time I am losing motivation. It's more about not wanting to put in the effort anymore. IE: not including certain parts of meal or snack because I don't feel like it or not exploring new food options and therefore eating the same thing over and over again. I just don't have the motivation or energy to challenge the eating disorder right now.

I am really frustrated with the process of transferring to the local php. I saw the specialist doctor last Thursday morning. She reached to her contact there, the clinical outreach person, and then gave me her information. I talked to this person on Thursday afternoon when she told me there were openings at the local php and she would get the transfer started. It’s been complete radio silence since then. The program director at my current php submitted the request for the transfer on Friday. I know things take time but I have called to ask for an update several times, it went to voicemail and she never called me back. At this point I might just call the admissions department and s

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[safflowerseason]

in general i don't enjoy early era julie so much because she's a bitch to marissa in an actually harmful and not fun way (it's more enjoyable when they're on an even footing). but a few years back i rewatched the pilot and i noticed this one hysterical moment when julie catches jimmy and kirsten talking, and she just steps outside of her house, hand on hip, shouting at jimmy: 'jimmy, where's my froyo?' melinda clarke's comedic timing is a godsend. and yes, julie cooper is a feminist icon.

Absolutely - super important point, Anon. The way Julie treats Marissa in the early episodes of the show is very controlling and demeaning, especially with regards to her appearance…Melinda Clarke crushes with those few throw-away lines she has in the pilot about Marissa’s clothes. “Are you going to wear the Donna Karan, Maris? I thought it was very forgiving.” Yikes. It’s clear that Marissa’s beauty (defined by an obviously narrow set of parameters) is very important to Julie, and that she views her place within Newport society as tied to Marissa’s success. It’s not in the pilot, but that conversation she and Marissa have in 1.04, when Marissa refuses to go to her debutante ball and Julie basically hisses at her you’re not sorry but you will be. Ugh. Such a killer line that totally sums up Julie’s fears, for herself and for Marissa, and underwrites all her actions toward Marissa in the early episodes of the show (maybe all of the show).

I’m not sure how you’re specifically defining “early era” Julie, but to me there’s a pretty clear shift after Ep 1.08, The Rescue, which is basically the official end of Julie’s arc as a villain, which in the world of The OC is defined as “enemy of Ryan.” Sure, Julie isn’t a saint, and she and Ryan continue to have flare-outs. But the writers frame Julie as a woman focused on keeping her family together at all costs, something that is a lot more understandable to the audience. They take care that even though Julie continues to be bitchy and self-centered and obsessed with money, the audience still understands and sympathizes with her motivations, even as she sometimes does bad things and Marissa fights with her all the time. And as you pointed out, Anon, leaning into Melinda Clarke’s great comedic talents helps a lot with this process. The Luke/Julie subplot is a lowpoint of S1 for me, but it really demonstrates just how much the writers were actually on Julie’s side…the show never really gets into the absolute shittiness of how Julie treats Luke—not to mention the fact that their relationship is technically illegal, since Luke is a minor—or the depth of her betrayal of Marissa, in order to keep her compelling to the audience.

Melinda Clarke should have been a lot more lauded for taking the stereotype of a bitchy Newport housewife with her Juicy Couture velour tracksuit and turning it into a genuinely compelling character. If I remember correctly, Julie wasn’t supposed to be a major character, but the creative team found Clarke’s performance too good. In the original pilot script, Julie is described as “not a natural—at least, not anymore. Fake everything. Tanned skin becoming leathery. But think she’s 40 going on 16.” This description of Julie is distinctly negative (the way the concept of “natural beauty” is deployed throughout the draft pilot script as a whole is incredibly sexist, but I don’t have time to get into it right now). They obviously changed their approach to the character once they cast Clarke, who is very beautiful, and they also made Julie younger (she’s around 33/34 years old in the pilot, because as we learn later she was eighteen when she had Marissa). At the same time, just on the few lines they give Julie in the pilot, and the way they style her, it’s clear that she is still very focused on maintaining her own beauty and youth. The difference is that, unlike in the pilot script, Julie is a charismatic beauty in her own right. 

All this also further confirms my belief that Kirsten/Jimmy were originally supposed to be a major relationship arc of the series (among other things, Tate Donovan is the biggest name actor attached to the show). But Melinda Clarke has so much more energy than Donovan, who (unintentionally or not) really leaned into Jimmy’s complete lack of spine from the very beginning, and you could see why the writers started giving her more dramatic material and letting Jimmy just spiral by himself in his own pathetic mistakes. She’s also a far more active parent, and the only adult who seems to really grasp the depth of Marissa’s issues. Significantly, as the writers warm to her, she stops trying to control and protect Marissa so directly…like you said, Anon, this seems to be their way of putting the two characters on more “even” footing. (As for what this shift says about The OC’s approach to parenting…that’s a different issue). 

Thanks so much for sharing your Julie thoughts, Anon! 

#julie cooper #the oc #the marissa discourse