#i know there are probably many more but these were the main ones circulating at my school

[panevanbuckley]

#i know there are probably many more but these were the main ones circulating at my school #this can be books or movies #just whichever took over the majority of your childhood and teen years #the maze runner #harry potter #the hunger games #twilight #percy jackson #pjo #percy jackson and the olympians #vampire diaries #tvd #the vampire diaries #polls

[phoenixyfriend]

A lot has been happening today that rep calls could affect. UN vetoes, KOSA, Julian Assange, UNRWA's funding crisis and Israel's demands that it be completely dismantled, the large number of bills we just learned are on the docket for the coming week, and even the good news that is recent successes by the BDS movement.

And like... I care about this stuff. I want to talk about it. But it takes an emotional and mental toll to do it, and it takes time, and... there are two reasons to write up reference, update, information posts:

Compensation. I'm not a journalist, but if I were, I would in theory be getting paid for the information I collect and share to my audience. However, I am not, and am doing this for free. I have gotten maybe $5 in donations since I started this project, and while I recognize that this is probably because people are (quite rightly) donating instead to Palestinian charities or local campaigns or something, it's a basic fact that I am not actually being compensated for this work.

Promoting change and activism. This is in fact my main goal: to have a positive impact on current events by giving people a guide on the news and politics because there's so much happening that's hard to keep track of, and if I'm already doom-listening to half a dozen political podcasts, I might as well save other people the trouble, right?

The thing is, like... most of the reblogs on my guidelines and helpful posts are from me, to me. I am the one reblogging. I am desperately trying to get these things to circulate so I can make a difference, but... no dice. Some of the posts are admittedly pretty long (my 'how to call your reps, here's some verbiage' post is 3.4k words), and I can imagine some people are saving it for later, and then maybe forget, or they don't want to share something controversial, and like... I do get that. I do.

But it does mean the posts aren't circulating, and thus they're having less of an impact, and I can't help but feel like there are other things I could be doing to help that would be more effective. More bang for my buck, except it's my time and effort instead of my money. Like, maybe it would have more an effect if I hunted down a wider variety of elected officials I could bother instead of instructing other people on how to bother theirs? Maybe going to protests (which would be a huge commitment due to distance) would be more effective than trying to help ensure that the effectiveness of "I actually have a vote and you are losing it" of calls has the weight of numbers behind it.

Especially since I did try to blaze it, and tumblr mods rejected the post. I don't know why. It's not against ToS, since none of it was disinformation or election interference, which is the only reason given on the FAQ for why things might not be approved for blazing, but who knows.

Maybe tumblr just decided the possible blowback on them for blazing a pro-ceasefire post would be too much.

I don't know. I just... it's just really disheartening to try to help and it gets stymied because, as much effort as it might be, it doesn't reach more than a (comparatively) tiny audience, especially when my relatively low-effort polls and shitposts get easily ten times as many notes with way less energy put in.

EDIT: This is not a post that I need to have reblogged. this is just me bitching. This a vent post. What I am asking people to reblog is my activism posts that I spend hours on to try and help nudge things in a better direction. Please reblog THOSE. This one doesn't need reblogging unless you have an actual comment. Reblogging this post just to reblog, with neither useful comment nor encouragement, is not helping me with my issue of 'not paid, not making an impact' or helping with any important causes.

#personal #vent post #phoenix politics

[amethystina]

A health update (and a general explanation of my long Covid)

So while I've been pretty open about living with long Covid, I realise I've never taken the time to explain what that actually means for me and my quality of living. It's a phrase I toss around but I can imagine it doesn't feel all that substantial to a lot of you.

So I figured that now that I'm feeling a bit better (more on that later) I should do so. Partly because I figure it will make it easier to understand why I sometimes have to disappear for weeks on end.

So, if you're interested, feel free to keep reading under the cut :)

But be warned: It's long and kind of whiny. But also ends on a high note! So there's that.

The first time I caught Covid was around Easter 2020, long before there were any vaccines, which meant that I was hit hard. But no matter how bad I felt during the illness itself, the aftermath has been ten times worse. I've been living with my long Covid symptoms ever since, so for four years now. They worsened for a couple of months when I caught Covid a second time in February 2021, but have otherwise held pretty steady during those four years.

A lot of people experience different symptoms with their long Covid and, sometimes, they'll change as the weeks and months go by. I actually had a very interesting couple of months during 2022 when my sense of smell just went completely whack and everything suddenly smelled differently than it should. Like, I could be smelling an apple but it did not smell like an apple. It was a weird time in my life.

Anyway. My most common symptoms are fatigue, fevers, joint pain, brain fog, memory issues, incoherent speech, and lowered blood circulation.

(The latter actually kickstarted the Raynaud's syndrome I have on my mother's side so now I struggle with fingers and feet that will occasionally go white, bloodless, and completely numb at random intervals. Fun times)

The fatigue and fevers are the worst by far. For the past four years, I have had exhaustion fevers between two to five times a week. Or every single day if I'm unlucky. It's very much tied to how much sleep I'm getting, how well I'm eating, and how many taxing things I do each day. I need eight hours of sleep to be functional and anything less than that will most likely mean I'll end up having a fever before the day is over.

Unfortunately, I've always had issues with my sleep so, on most nights, I don't get eight hours even if I try my absolute best. Sometimes it's because I wake up too early and can't fall back asleep and, sometimes — because my life sucks — it's because my fever is so high that I can't fall asleep. Cue the endless cycle of too little sleep and fevers.

Because one of the main issues with these exhaustion fevers — and what makes them so difficult to manage — is that there's no way to lower them. Medicine has no effect whatsoever. Once I have it, I just have to suffer through however many hours are left until I can sleep and hope that it'll be gone in the morning. Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't.

And every day my energy level gets just a little bit lower and the fever a little bit higher. Some days, all I can do when I get home from work is to lie on the couch and stare at the wall because I'm too tired and in too much pain to even watch something. And, again, no amount of medicine helps.

It continues on like this for a while and, every third or fourth month or so, the strain eventually becomes too much and I fall ill. My body simply shuts down from the continued stress and exhaustion, to the point where I can barely get out of bed. And, usually, I can feel it coming. On top of the fevers, I start coughing, then get a headache, and then my nose gets stuffy. And, by that time, I know I have about two to four days before I get sick. It's so accurate that my coworkers have learned that when I give the sign, they have to tell me whatever tasks they need to be finished within the near future since I'll probably be out of commission for one to two weeks.

But I eventually recover, go back to work, and so the cycle starts again. And again. And again. And again.

For four years.

All of this has, unsurprisingly, affected my quality of life to a pretty significant degree. I can barely work, let alone spend time doing any of my hobbies. I can't really travel anymore and, if I do, I'll get sick from the exhaustion. Even the 50-minute commute to the office (which I have to do three times a week) usually results in a fever before the day is over.

This inability to travel was how I ended up missing my maternal granddad's funeral. My shitty relatives didn't tell us the date for when he would be buried until there were only two days left and even if I could have put myself on an overnight train to get there, I knew I would be in no shape to actually be at the funeral if I did. So I couldn't go.

I did go to sit with my paternal grandmother as she was dying but, as expected, I got sick and couldn't return to work for a couple of days afterwards.

I also have to skip most birthday celebrations and any events happening on weekdays since I'm usually too feverish or won't manage the required trip to get there. My life has shrunk so much I barely recognise it anymore. I don't recognise myself. I used to be one of those people who could do a million things at the same time and somehow complete all of them. I was firm, organised, and efficient.

And now I'm not.

(... or, well, technically I am — at least compared to many others — but not compared to how I used to be xD)

Point being, a lot of things have changed and I don't like it. But, with that said, I'm also well aware that I'm lucky to be alive and I'm fortunate enough to have a stable job and a roof over my head. So, all things considered, I'm still doing pretty well.

But I also can't lie and say that this hasn't affected me in a deep and fundamental way. My life has changed and, right now, I don't know if it'll ever return to what I used to consider normal. And dealing with that knowledge — and the grief and fear that comes with it — hasn't been easy. I have cried ugly, self-pitying tears over this many, many times. It's frustrating to have no control over what my body does and to constantly have to be careful of what I do so I don't exhaust myself. I am furious that this happened to me.

But, after four years, there's also a certain amount of acceptance. And while I'm annoyed by my new limitations, I try my best not to feel too sorry for myself. Instead, I try to adapt as best I can, even if I might not always do it gracefully.

That does mean that I sometimes push myself more than I should, though. Because, if I didn't, I wouldn't never produce anything. As depressing as it is to admit, everything I've given you in the past four years has been while I was sick. I don't think a single chapter I've written or drawing I've made has been untouched by this. I've become an expert at writing, editing, and drawing even with a fever.

That doesn't mean I regret it, though — quite the opposite. I think that if I hadn't had a reason to write and draw, I would have felt even worse. A lof of the time, the excitement I feel when I'm able to post a chapter or show off a drawing I've made has been the highlight of my week. It's an accomplishment.

But, that said, it's still hard. Writing in particular. It requires a level of brainpower I can't reach when the fevers are too bad. And so, sometimes, I just can't. I literally just can't.

And, back in January, as I was trying to edit chapter 39 of Who Holds the Devil, I honestly pushed myself too hard. I was so determined to finish it that I didn't let myself see just how bad I was feeling — not at all helped by how emotionally draining the content of the chapter was.

It was only once I finished the chapter and posted it that I realised how absolutely wretched I felt. Not because of the chapter itself, but my lack of compassion for myself, I guess? Because the fevers were bad, I was barely sleeping, and I was both mentally and physically exhausted. And, what was worse, I realised that I was displaying depression symptoms I hadn't seen in over ten years.

All of a sudden, I got annoyed as soon as a minor inconvenience appeared. Everything people said to me was dissected into its tiniest component. I feared that people were secretly hating me. I couldn't meet people's eyes anymore when I was talking to them. I didn't realise I was just sitting there, staring at a wall, until several minutes had already passed.

And, as the final nail in the coffin, I stopped talking about how I was feeling.

And that, right there, is my last warning that I need to do something — always has been, ever since I was a teenager. When I clam up completely, refusing to admit to the people around me that I'm feeling bad, that's when I'm about to spiral.

So, the very next day, I went to my boss and told her that I'm getting burnt out and I need to do something NOW or this was going to turn ugly real soon. Thankfully, my boss is amazing and, after a doctor's visit, I was put on partial sick leave. Right now, I'm working six hours a day instead of eight and, let me tell you, I'm thriving.

Or, well, as much as I can while still having long Covid.

I'm almost angry at how much better I feel because, if I had known, I would have done this a lot sooner. I actually have energy now! I've only had a fever about four times in a little over a month! That's insane! It used to be four a week!

So yeah. I'm feeling better than I have in a long time. The downside is that the partial sick leave is still only temporary and there are no guarantees that I'll be able to keep it. Though, if need be, I'll just have to ask my boss to rewrite my contract and change the amount of hours I work because, man, I don't ever want to go back considering how much better and happier I feel. I'm not exaggerating when I say that I feel like I've gotten my life back. It's not quite the same as before, but close enough to it that I kind of want to cry again — but happy tears this time.

And so I've spent the past couple of weeks just... living? When, before that, it felt like I was merely existing. I've been drawing a lot since that helps with the depression symptoms (which are almost completely gone, thank god) but writing has been harder. Possibly because I forced myself to do it during a time when I felt really, really bad and now I'm instinctively trying to shy away from it. But, since I know that's just my mind playing tricks on me, I'm going to give it another try this weekend. I want to write and I miss the stories I'm working on. And, hopefully, since I'm feeling a bit better, I can maybe get back to a more structured uploading schedule. But we'll see. As always, I can't make any promises.

But that's about it, I guess? I'm feeling better and, since I am, I've been doing a lot of things that I wasn't able to before (like taking walks — I take a lot of walks). And I'm still trying to figure out my new routine now that I work less. And while I still get sick sometimes (I am right now, in fact, due to lack of sleep on Tuesday night) I always find my way back eventually.

So yeah. If you've read this far, thank you so much for your patience 💜 I admit that I don't really enjoy writing things like these since it feels like I'm whining — I was very much raised not to take up space or complain when things are difficult (an unfortunate side effect to being the middle child with two disabled, high-maintenance siblings) — but I also prefer honesty and transparency. And I feel a little guilty since there are times when I've given pretty harsh responses when people question why I'm sick all the time or why I don't upload chapters as often as I used to, but without actually explaining why. So I guess it's time to be honest?

And the truth is that I've been constantly sick for the past four years. Not only due to my long Covid, but also the emotional and psychological toll of all the loss, grief, and pain I've been through. These past four years have been rough.

But I'm not saying that to gain pity or make excuses. I actually think I've done pretty well considering just how hindered I've been. I've improved my drawings so much and have written... god knows how many words. I'm honestly kind of scared to check xD But it has to be over 600k by now, maybe closer to 700k.

I think my only regret is that I haven't been able to engage with you all to the extent I would want. I wish I could be a more active and enthusiastic participant in fandom — to seek you out, hold conversations, and give you all even a fraction of the attention you've given me. I feel like I don't offer you nearly enough.

But I also know that I have to accept my own limitations. So, for now, we'll have to settle for whatever I can give, even if it's less than I would want. But I will keep on creating, trust me on that, because I'm stubborn as fuck and even if my pace is slower, I'm still determined to finish what I start.

And that's the note I want to end this on. I have suffered, yes — more so than I may have expressed to you all — but I've still managed to create some beautiful things. And while I mourn who I used to be and the fact that some of you have never known me at my best, I don't think the me I am right now is all that terrible. Do I want things to change? Yes, definitely. But do I want to change the choices I've made and the things I've accomplished in the past four years? No, I can't say that I do. I'm proud of what I've done, especially considering my limitations.

And, if you're reading this, thank you so, so much for your kindness, compassion, and support. Some of you are old friends while others of you are new, but I am grateful to every single one of you. You have made these past four years more bearable. You have made it easier to keep fighting. You have made it worth it.

Thank you 💜

#Amethystina and Life #I don't really know what to tag this as #A rant? #A rambling? #An explanation? #It's just a lot I guess #And I admit I'm still hesitating whether to post this or not #I don't like talking about things like this #Or draw attention to it might be a better way to put it #But yeah #It's here if you want to read it #But do so at your own risk #Now I'm going to bed #And might just pretend I never wrote this because I feel awkward and embarrassed x'D

[rhine-gold-archive]

HEAVY SPOILERS FOR 3.1 what i think is interesting is a heavy emphasis on experience\memories as basically mana pull for magic. like you know how the Aranara quest shows that they use memories to do magic, BUT it takes the memories away, so if they spend too much, they basically turn into a different, YOUNGER person.

that’s EXACTLY what happened to Rukkadevata! She turned into Kusanali, who is a kid, doesn’t have her memories, AND has completely different outlook on the concept of wisdom. which means she used the same type of memory\experience based magic.

but this magic can be universal, not just dendro-related. experience is also how bake danuki get their magic! remember the event where you had to take a lil cute dancing furball all over the world and take pics with him? The bake danuki god specifically said that this is to get him accumulate power, that the more they see\experience, the more powerful they become. Just like Aranara who wanted to do quests with Traveler!

i think this concept is super cool and can’t wait to see how it ties in with leylines\Iraminsul tree collecting and circulating memories, and stela fortunas (constellations) being fruits of that tree

EDIT: ALSO remember how many people whose visions were taken away in Inazuma, just straight up lost memories for like large, important chunks of their lives?? Visions are tied into this too and are probably external accumulators of concentrated experiences, focused on one ambition. Not just desires themselves, but all that led you to have this desire

EDIT 2: Now that I answered that other ask, I remembered that stories as seeds are also one of the main Anemo themes! “Seeds of stories, brought by the wind and cultivated by time. Stories brought on the wind will bloom into legends in due time” - Thousand Winds Temple” This theme is not only linked with Venti, but also with Istaroth, the goddess of time from Enkanomiya, one of the Shades of the Primordial God who ruled Teyvat before Celestia invaded and overthrew him. 

You know where we see a mention of Istaroth, other than Enkanomiya and (arguably) Mond’s Thousand Winds Temple? In Raiden’s quest part 2, because Makoto, Ei’s twin, created the sacred sakura’s seed with the help of Istaroth! She fucking Aranara-ed herself, she turned her essence into a seed that grew into ley line tree

EDIT 3:

you’re right! and weapon and artifact enhancement materials literally say they are made of memories. literally everything in teyvat runs on memories.

#rhine talks #genshin impact #Genshin #rhine meta

[pastel-omegas-blog]

Just want to ask you if you're still continuing series, the current DD one, because the cliffhanger is killing me😭😭😭

Chapter seven Chapter nine

CHAPTER EIGHT

⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️WARNING!!! THIS BOOK WILL CONTAIN MATURE THEMES AND VIOLENCE PLEASE LEAVE IF IT WILL MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE. I DO NOT NEED THIS BOOK TO BE REPORTED . YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.( Mentions of suicide, bullying, blood/torture ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️( This book is going to have more matured themes  compared to my others, from smut scenes to non-con, lactation, drugging, hypnosis, abuse of power and over obsessiveness.

        

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A new rumour had been going around the Trovian Empire lately.

 The Discarded Emperor has survived the assassination attempt on his life.

Word about it was buzzing around every nook and cranny of the great Empire surprising those who already knew of the event and shocking those who only recently found out.

" He's not dead? That's not supposed to be possible. I heard he was in a terrible state "

" They said all the doctors that examined him pronounced his death to be inevitable "

" How long has he been well? "

" I'm not sure but people are saying it's been up to a month now. "

those were the main whispers going around. The people were shocked that their former h/c Emperor was even breathing well. There was an air of doubt at first, but a few words from some temple attendants confirmed it.

The Devil omega was alive and well

That caused a new rumor to start circulating about. A concern that suddenly popped into the back of their minds like it was magic and it began taking over their thought. All because someone said that the saint had sensed  a large amount of månå surrounding the  mānåless man.

Dark månå.

Their head all ran around as people started bringing up different proofs to try and support the holy man's words.

After all why would their holiness lie to them? He was trying to provide the very best for them by warning the people of any possible danger.

Then someone made the connection.

" Isn't that when the river in the north started drying up ? "

" Now that you mention it it's truth. You think it could just be a  coincidence ? " 

" What kind of freaky coincidence is that? The moment the devil omega starts getting better the river just starts to mysteriously dry up! "

" That's a bad omen right there. He should have just died and let everyone live in peace!

" What if he gets angry about the incident and decides to curse the Empire? He's already started causing problems so he would probably be petty enough to do it "

​" Haven't we suffered enough at his hands ? "

" Imagine how terrified the saint must be knowing that wicked thing is still alive and well "

" What will the Emperor do? If that man is free to roam around as he pleases there will be much more disasters to deal with! "

Be it commoner or noble the people of the eastern part of Trovia's empire where in a panic.

The reincarnation of the fallen god/goddess Medikur had risen from his deathbed and would curse them for his near demise. The holy temple tried to calm down the people's nerves, but everyone was to hysterical to listen.

Orange and red butterflies fluttered away everyone to caught up in their madness to notice how it was such an oddity. The species of butterfly weren't native to the land so why were there so many of them.

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​​​​​​​​​​​​Seated in one of the many indoor gardens of the imperial palace were two omegas. Both of noble background but the younger woman was clearly the one with the highest authority present in the room. She had the silver eyes as proof for that.

" Y...your majesty you really don't have to do this.. you must be really busy and I.. I'm probably just w.. wasting your time " leon's soft voice spoke up timidly softly stuttering over his words as he lowered his gaze  trying not to look at the younger woman in front of him, his head bowed softly as a sign of respect

" Nonsense! Of course I have to do this. I heard what you went through with that brute of a woman. I can't believe that barbarian would dare raise her voice at you. And it was all because of that lowlife scum! "

The voice that replied to the blue haired man's words had an air arrogance to it venom dripping from the tone as well.

Leon raised his head to stare at the red haired woman sitting infront of him,his gaze catching how her normally silver eyes seemed to darken and start to glow a light vermillion colour, her soft scent of grapes and marigolds turning sour and he had to bite back his smirk at how easy it was to sway her to his side.

" B..but it really was nothing. I..I Know the Empress of Pentigria doesn't r.. really like and I..I've come to terms with it, a..and Lord l/N did nothing wrong " the saint argued back weakly as he lowered his gaze back to his trembling hands gaining a look of sympathy and pity from the red haired young woman and servants alike.

Princess Cosette bit her bottom lip as she watched her future brother in law defend that trash omega and that evil woman.

The younger girl didn't like it.

He should be mad at them for staining his image, for embarrassing him in such a humiliating way. Instead he chose to turn a blind eye and forgive them. As expected of the kind-hearted and forgiving saint.

He really was the very best of the best.

No. He was perfect.

The perfect mate for her older brother

The youngest child of the imperial family and the only daughter Cosette had been given only the most perfect things from a very young age and because of that she desired nothing less.

From toys to dresses, to jewelry. She had picked out only the most perfect tutors for her upbringing ( if they didn't meet her high requirements that was the end of their careers). She was the perfect example of a princess.

Beautiful, smart, outstanding , a very soft and delicate omega and she had a sweet scent. Just like all those perfect princesses in the story books she read growing up.

She had grown up to be exactly like them. As a perfect princess should.

She was well versed in the act of mannerism and proper etiquette. As a proper princess should be.

After all it was something expected of  most perfect princess across the whole continent.

She was queen of the eastern noble ladies upper aristocratic circle. She had everyone listening to her every neck and call and always had people gathering to flock her like bees to a flower.

She was a genius for her age. A young master of lightning månå affinity ( something all members born into the imperial family bloodline were blessed with)  and had become the first omega in the imperial family history to do such a thing.

A perfect affinity Māgi

She had the most perfect family in the world.

Her eldest brother was a strong,  powerful, and handsome dominant alpha. And was the current ruling Emperor of her perfect empire.  He was a genius that appeared once every, blessed by the dragon god that founded their family, he was given infinite powers and skills no mere mortal could ever dream of having. He even surpassed the late Emperor Agustas Marrow Vermillion in aspects of raw power and was a mastermind on the battlefield with strategic planning, winning his very first war when he clocked the young age of ten.

He was the most perfect man to ever exist in the young Cosette's eyes. She had looked up to him from a very young and wanted only the very best for her perfect big brother. 

The perfect man only deserved a mate who was equally perfect.

That was why she absolutely despised the h/c man her father had chosen to be her brother's mate.

She wondered how such a magnificent man as her own father could choose such a worthless mutt to help create future heirs for their mighty bloodline ( didn't he learn from his brother's mistake when he married that bantrik woman and had those mistakes she had been forced to call her cousins ).

The h/c man might have come from the famous L/N Ducal family, but that was the only good thing about him.  If her father wanted someone from that family then he should have picked his older sister. Sure she was an ordinary recessive alpha, but the red haired woman preferred her to her younger brother who was a dominant omega. 

The second L/N name child was far better looking and had the proper training of a noble. Hell even if her månå reserve was meager compared to other talented individuals at least she had the ability to wield månå.

The h/c mutt was unattractive. His looks could make other dominant omegas ( like herself ) feel ashamed that someone like that belonged to the category of the prettiest second gender group. She had beta servants more better looking than the s/c man. He was so full, far to meek and shy to be standing by the side of her amazing and bold older brother. Not to mention how he dressed was absolutely horrendous. A huge puffy coat with different multicolored ribbons. He was an absolute eyesore and he wore such things with pride. Such a waste of good silk and materials. But none of these facts was what infuriated the young red haired woman.

No, she could look past his ill manners unattractive physique and bad taste in dressing. She could even handle the fact that he was a devil incarnate.

What absolutely disgusted her to her core was that the h/c bug was completely månåless. He could even cast a small fire spell that even toddlers  knew how to do.

What had her father been taking when he picked out such a thing to be her future brother in law??!! And she didn't understand why he had been so adamant about it to. Did he want their family to become a laughing stock in the high society??!!

She wouldn't stand for such a  disgrace been married into her noble and perfect bloodline.

And she was glad her older brother wasn't standing for it too.  It was only the gods and goddesses that knew the amount of pride and joy that had swelled up within her when her brother suddenly announced his divorce to the beast during the ball a few months ago and she nearly fainted from the excitement when he said he would be marrying the saint instead.

Her brother had finally dumped that trashed and had picked up someone worthy of ruling the empire by his side. The empire's own precious Lilly.

Cosette thought things couldn't get any better.

Then the idiot got poisoned.

Her joy knew no bounds.

She was finally going to have her perfect family. The perfect family she deserved and the cretin that was standing in her way was finally going to be gone for ever.

That was what she thought. Her happiness had been knocked down a notch when word reached her ears. She had manage to compose herself. No matter how much she wanted to glare up she had let it die down and managed to hold it in like the perfect noble lady she was.

Then she heard words that the cretin's guard dog had bullied their innocent saint along with that barbaric woman her brother had invited.

That she wouldn't stand for.

" You! Over there. Come here now ! "

The princess's voice suddenly speaking up shocked the servants standing by, her finger pointing to a male beta servant had the  butler tensing up a bit before he made his way to his young mistress with his head bowed.

" Yes your majesty ? "

Cosette's silver eyes stared at the man she had picked out from the crowd, nodding inside herself at his pretty appearance. ( All the servants working under her wing where all pretty. She was a beautiful woman and she wouldn't have ugly people serving her )

" From today your going to be serving that trashy h/c omega "  her watchful gaze didn't miss how The man's shoulders tensed even more at the news, but his reply made a small smile stretch on her peach lips.

" As your majesty wishes "

He was obedient. She liked docile things, made it easier to keep them in check.

" Good. Now off you go. I expect you to report to every single thing that happens to me " the red haired woman said using her hand to shop the man away as she focused her attention on the hot tea in her front, bringing up the porcelain cup to her lips.

Before she could attack she needed to know her enemy's weak spot.

" Let's push all those nasty thoughts behind us. So how far have you planned for the wedding preparations ? " Leon watched how the younger girl started talking with more preppy tone as she focused her attention on him. He likes how it was so easy to get her to do his bidding. And if anything went wrong the blame would simply fall back on her

" A..ah yes your right. It not really nice to talk about bad things all the time "  he replied with a soft smile.

As the two got engrossed nobody seemed to notice the lone red and orange butterfly that flew out the window. It's job done for now and relying the information to it's master.

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Marrav ran his gloved hand through his silky locks as an exhausted sigh escaped his lips.

Paperwork and documents were scattered around on his table but in the middle of it all was an opened  gold coloured envelope with a pure white wax seal that had the letters " AV " in the middle in bold letters, the letter laid beside it, the fine paper crumpled slightly from the force the alpha had used when his anger got the better of him when he was reading the contents.

" So what does it say ? " The ebony haired man's silver eyes  looked up from the paper to stare at the beautiful woman sitting in front of him.

" I'm asking again sweetie what does that white devil want. That he would dare send you another letter when it hasn't even been a week since the last one. They should be patient and know where doing everything we can to solve the water problem in the North so they should stop hounding us like dogs " her voice was filled with hatred and Marrav couldn't help but roll his eyes.

His  Mother was always hot blooded whenever his cousins and uncle where involved.

The former Empress ran her hand through her blood red locks, her red eyes where slanted as she waited for his response.

Seeing the older woman wouldn't leave until he answered Marrav relented.

" Word about my divorce with it seems to have reached their ears " he wasn't surprised it had, considering that it was Empress Shiva who found out, it was only a matter of time before everyone would become aware of it.

Evangeline narrowed her eyes at her son's answer " oh so what now? Are they declaring that you and demon get back together ?  The nerve of those monsters- "

" Actually it's the opposite. " Evangeline's glare disappeared ignoring how her son cut her off as a confused expression replaced it.

" W.... what ? "

She asked again trying to make sure she heard the words right.

" They are asking me to send it over to them. They letter says and I quote.

' we will welcome him in with open arms. '

Uncle writes down that he and father had an agreement, that if I were to ever divorce it that he would be taken in by their family " Marrav explains as he reached out for the letter and passed it to the woman so she could read it herself.

A tense silence surrounded the two of them once she finished reading the contents. " So what are you going to do now ? "

Marrav honestly didn't know. He had already been planning to drop off the h/c omega in the north by forcing him to stay on one of the properties there so he wouldn't be able to cause trouble for him and his beloved and also soothe the commoners sudden rise, but now that he had received this letter he felt himself fighting with the idea.

He didn't know why though. It was a great opportunity to get rid of the man and if his cousin ended up being forced to marry the man it would make the imperial family look far better. The Northern duke's bloodline were already regarded as monsters. How would the people feel if monsters married a devil?

Especially the same one that is being rumoured to have started the drying of the river.

It would cause an uproar and he would have nobles from the north running to join his faction and it would give him more power over the other regions.

This was a marvelous opportunity to do so yet he was hesitating.

And he didn't know why.

Just what the hell was going on with him?

Sorry there is any screen time for MC in this chapter. I wanted to write the after effects of everyone discovering MC's well and the different reactions it would bring. Also meet the other members of the imperial family yay. We have two more left now.

Yes I changed them just a teensy weensy bit, but not to much.

Count how many times I wrote perfect all because of Cosette, but it gives you guys a lot more information on her character because of this. And the former Empress got to shine a little too. She's the reason why Marrav is how he is. Spoilt the crap out of him when he was growing up.

Anyways hope you guys enjoy the chapter see you in the next one.

#dearly detested #omegaverse #mc #leon #nobility #omega male reader #x male reader #x omega male reader #aria #ask #Cosette #Marrav

[kanerallels]

Re: homeschooling. There is ALOT of stigma, but I’ve heard the stigma is much higher in the USA than elsewhere, and this is an American site so all polls results are skewed to an American world view. So there’s that, what fears exist there that influence the vote? I’ll try to summarize. I’d be interested in a poll from everyone else. Also the points I’m gonna cover are just what I’ve heard over the years, and over the border as a Canadian myself, who only homeschooled for a few of my years, so it’s not iron clad or anything. Just some possibilities.

The stigmas come from the idea that it’s bad because there are, unfortunately, a lot of people who don’t do it right, or for the right reasons. The main objections are these kids are completely isolated socially, underprepared to function in the real world, and that they won’t get a proper education - either from ignorance or malice, or both. There may also be unconscious bias that the state (not the American sense of the word, but the institutional sense) knows best and how can parents know what to teach? Which probably feeds back into factors I don’t really have the qualifications to talk about but basically boil down to “if you educated them better they won’t be mindless minions for the capitalist/military/prison grind” - the state does not want that, so they purport the idea that it’s bad (yes that borders on conspiracy theory, not saying it’s true, saying I’ve heard this said). Never mind public education is a fairly new concept, historically speaking (and it is a good thing in many ways! Mandatory, free, basic education has eliminated illiteracy in many places for example. The concept started out with worthy goals, etc - have they strayed from them and why? Lack of care or just resources?)

Obviously, all of that is going to vary by who is doing it and why and if they have the time and resources and desire to do it properly.

Socially, you can absolutely create community elsewhere - when my mom was doing it with us, we went to the library every single week and met up with a bunch of other kids and planned social stuff and educational group trips to places like the science centre and the art and history museums. We mixed our book learning with practical skills - one person knew a sewing teacher, one person negotiated a discount for swim lessons, the library offered French lessons among its many other programs. And of course to supplement grade standard education lesson books, like math, spelling, etc, we were ALWAYS taking out books from the library, both fiction and non fiction. So there are absolutely ways to get a rounded education and a social life. I would say even more so now than when the concept was new for me 15-20 years ago.

But on the other hand, there are the horror stories, and success stories don’t circulate half so well. The people who isolate their kids to abuse them, don’t teach them anything, make them do chores all day beyond age appropriate responsibility or physical ability, etc. also the deliberate obfuscation of certain information or topics because of personal ideology, usually religious, because you know. Somehow education equates belief (sarcasm. Example: I learned people used to think the world was flat. Guess what? I don’t believe that).

These are just some random thoughts, feel free say it doesn’t make sense lol. I do believe if that’s what you want to do, and you have the love and time and ability and patience etc, and financial freedom for at least one parent to do it (someone’s gotta work unfortunately), then go for it. But do it right, and find as many resources as you can. Unfortunately there are people who go into it without preparation and for the wrong reasons and I can see why people believe kids need access to third parties somewhere in their lives, and school might as well be it. Like there’s very much merit and drawbacks on both sides. I think there’s kids who could come out from both systems with abysmal skills, and from both with stellar skills, (I’ve met both types), it’s just really gonna boil down to individual circumstances.

This is all really really interesting, thank you for the ask!! I knew some of this stuff but not all of it. And I don't think I knew you were homeschooled at one point, that's so cool!! (Oh and you're never gonna hear judgement about conspiracy theory sounding stuff from me lol)

#additionally i am friends with many homeschoolers and they are some of the smartest people i know #one is helping run a small business that is worth a lot of money #one is in college to become an interpreter #and there are many others! #thanks for the ask!! #homeschooling

[infatuate]

9 book recs meme! tagged by @roobylavender; ty faatima <3333. this ended up being longer than i wanted it to be but oh well

the bloody chamber & other stories - angela carter

angela carter quotes get circulated out of context on this site every 2-3 business days but i really do think everyone should tap into the bloody chamber at least once. i have written many a paper on this book & each time i uncovered some new aspect i had previously overlooked but which carter hadn't. i'm not sure what i could say about it that hasn't already been said; this is one of the best fairytale anthologies out there, period. not to mention, those quotes are so much better in context.

decreation: poetry, essays, opera - anne carson

the first book of carson's essays/poetry i ever read cover to cover after crashing against plainwater hard when i was like 16. decreation is very aptly named - it's disjointed & deconstructed & more than a little strange, moving from subject to subject, essay to poem to play to opera and back again, but it managed to capture my attention the way none of carson's other works did. decreation is a journey through the self (through sleep & the subconscious, the spirit & God) that doesn't really arrive anywhere but is worth reading for the journey. aside from showing me just what could be done with form, it also introduced to me to marguerite porete, who became my own personal medieval mystic-martyr special interest. i've since read a lot of carson, but i still think decreation is her most interesting (& maybe underrated?) work.

violence & the sacred - rene girard

a solid 75% of my essays in my last two years of undergrad used this text as scaffolding of some sort. even when i wasn't writing about violence, sacrifice, or mimesis, i was thinking about it. this is a dense book of theory that flies by because everything girard is saying is simultaneously insane & so so compelling. other people have if you're interested in rituals, the societal function of violence, the origins of the word scapegoat, or you just want to find a new jumping off point for your own thoughts on any of these topics, i think you would find violence & the sacred a really fascinating text.

the children of húrin - j.r.r. tolkien

i read the children of húrin directly after reading the hobbit at age 14; i wanted another 'short' 'standalone' tolkien book to read before diving into the lord of the rings or the silmarillion. (i clearly did not know anything about tolkien at this point in my life.) but i don't regret it at all, because it's probably the best thing he's ever written. CoH is, for the most part, about the tragic life of túrin son of húrin & how the curse on his family dooms him & everyone he crosses paths with. the tighter focus on túrin's various fuck-ups and miseries is more intimate, more detailed, and more character-driven unlike a lot of tolkien's first age work. it's also the darkest thing tolkien's written, in my opinion; this is his longest most extended greek tragedy moment & he leans into it 100%. hubris, unintentional incest, accidental murder, suicide - the children of húrin has it all. túrin turambar you will always be famous!

a master of djinn - p. djeli clark

this is my favorite new fantasy read of the last couple of years. i went into thinking i wouldn't like it at all—it's set in an edwardian-era alternate history magical steampunk cairo, for one—but clark's writing is incredibly immersive. he's very skilled at reimagining history in a way that both makes perfect sense & is wildly inventive. i thought some of its critiques of colonialism were a little shallow but otherwise it was fun. and lesbian! the main character is a dapper muslim butch, and while i'm not usually a 'representation for its own sake' kind of person, i couldn't help but be obsessed with fatma. it helps that it has a more refined perspective on islam compared to virtually any other muslim/arab fantasy novel i've ever read (this is not a high bar). a master of djinn comes with not one, but two short stories set in the same universe, so you can check out clark's writing for free & see how you like it.

as meat loves salt - maria mccann

this one was recommended to me by a twitter mutual almost 2 years ago and i haven't reread it since, but i think about it frequently anyways. it's a historical fiction novel set during the english civil war, following jacob cullen, a man initially of gentle birth who becomes a servant who becomes a soldier in the parliamentary army. characterizing it beyond that gets tricky; how do you properly describe the completely insane depths of rage, lust, love, & obsession that mccann plumbs? as meat loves salt is for the hannigram girls, the heathcliff/cathy girls, the girls who enjoy devotion & obsession going hand in unlovable hand. major tws for rape & violence, & i don't think i could read it again unless i was in the right headspace, but this one is really good.

ship of magic - robin hobb

i could have put any robin hobb book here, because i do think everyone should read robin hobb at least once. especially if you have even a passing interest in fantasy. ship of magic made the final cut because it's the perfect beginning for anyone who might be turned off by the slow character study that is the farseer trilogy. liveship traders is more fast-paced with a rotating cast of v unique characters and the best villain she's ever put to paper. it has talking ships, terrible parenting even for a fantasy book, representation for awful horrible teenage girls with no redeeming qualities whatsoever, & a truly original take on dragons.

beowulf: a new verse translation - seamus heaney

when i decided to minor in medieval studies, beowulf was at least 60% of the reason. i read the r.m. liuzza broadview translation for class (which i love, to be clear), but my prof recommended that we go read heaney's translation anyways, because it's both a good translation of beowulf & an exercise in poetic brilliance. to me, heaney's beowulf feels less like a translation & more like a free-verse poem he wrote while possessed by the spirit of a 7th century scop. i know there are better, more accurate/faithful translations, but this one has a spirit to it that's difficult to find elsewhere. honestly it's worth reading for the introduction alone.

the fortune men - nadifa mohamed

my token contemporary non-fiction fiction novel of the past couple of years. i'm always rooting for everyone somali but also? nadifa mohamed is just a great writer. this novel is set in 1950s cardiff, wales, and dramatizes the true story of mahmood hussein mattan, a somali man who was wrongfully executed for the murder of lily volpert. mohamed approaches the events with so much empathy for both victims and the extensive research she did shines through at every moment. the consistency and conviction and clarity of her writing will convince you that, even if you don't know anything about the city or the time period or the events unfolding, she definitely does. she was kinda robbed for the booker but that's just my opinion.

tagging @derelictship; @misericordae; @hesitationss; @yevrosima-the-third; @gawayne; @butchniqabi & anyone else who wants to do it!

#are these even recs they're like mini-books reviews. sorry you get my unfiltered thoughts i usually reserve them for twt #if you dont read anything else. PLEASE READ THE FORTUNE MEN OK. support my somali sister ty #txt

[americanrecord]

did u lose a lot of your followers when u ditched your other blog and your gnr hyperfixation? I never see very much interaction from people like before when I scroll through your blog now and it makes me feel sad. :(

oh yes! i lost like 90% of them lol. this is probably in part due to the fact i left so quickly. i’d erased my old + moved to this one in a span of a few hours. my leaving message didn’t have much time to circulate and i wasn’t super interested in doing that. when i got to this blog, i only followed so many people too!! i just followed people i interacted with or reblogged from regularly, and that was only about 50 or so people. i had a lot of followers on my old blog, but a good portion were dead/inactive or just like …there for the pictures, or there for the band content and not necessarily the writing, or there just for the writing, and only that type of writing. not what i have going on here.

which brings me to my main point — which is just this blog no longer serves a purpose to many! which is fine!! they followed me when i wrote that series and the suicide blonde deal (i don’t have a series name yet) is not that. plainly put, it’s not, and every day, it loses touch further. understandably, people liked to interact on that blog, not only because we all knew the characters and/or source material, but because they were getting a steady flow of work every week! about 10k! which, looking back, was insane. i don’t know how i tolerated some of the hate i received.

but there was always something to talk about. always something to explore, or question, or predict. here, everything is on a much smaller scale and is chained up in a metaphorical safe. obviously, if anybody is interested in reading it, i’m very open to receiving feedback, but i’m also nearing the end of the writing process, so i hope to get to a point where i can share my work again, because the community aspect was my fave part. by farrrrr!!

so i still take questions & would love to answer them always, but i know this work is also not what people originally followed me for, so i get why interest dropped off. the most i can say is that i’m glad my own has not.

also, on gnr, i don’t interact with them online anymore, but i so very much still love the band! i think i’m listening to them now more than i did back then because of the space. it’s been really nice to sort of detach everything the music says with something i’ve written about, and to go back to enjoying it for what it is - a band, and my favorite one at that. on my last.fm—it shows there was a time is one listen away for beating scom as my second most listened to song (granted i only got the app in june 2020)(first is still november rain), but how crazy is that? chinese democracy (album) flying up in my ranks/stats sorta lets me know that i’m close to the band and voice again 🤍

#good self reflection to start this saturday off #✉︎ — confessions.

[b4tracha]

You are clearly not an anime fan. I don’t know why anime is like this but just about every anime fan knows that there are randomly weird and uncomfortable parts in the anime you just kind of have to skip past to get to the story. In SO MANY anime. Naruto (so much with his mentor the Sage), in Fairytale (a lot of stuff with the guild founder), even My Hero has horrific stuff being done to teens. Things like torture and experimentation. These are all highly regarded mainstream animes. And Made in Abyss is too. It was literally the anime of the year that year. Forbes magazine listed as one of the best anime of the decade.

Anime fans are literally dragging kpoppies virtue signaling about this through the mud.

Now…the manga is a different story and only one of the stars is confirmed to have read the manga (Taeyong). But sadly A LOT of manga that anime are based on are like that. Truly. It’s honestly kind of gross. I remember watching an anime I really loved so I got one of the manga to read. Big mistake. So much gross stuff in there that was not in the show. I will be honest, most people do not heavily research the creators of the show they watch. This is likely especially true of idols who are catching episodes in between their schedules.

Soobin is a anime fan. He knows the creators slip stuff like that inside good stories. That’s why he specifically said he couldn’t recommend it. The overall story does not CENTER around any of those themes. The story is about the children’s adventures in the abyss and how no one in this universe can escape the world’s cruelty. The censored version is rated 15+ and this anime is on Netflix and Disney+

You saw some scenes and a summary out of context (those screenshot of someone’s take on the show have been widely circulated and taken for source material which is ridiculous in and of itself) and made that the whole show. It isn’t. You yourself continue to consume kpop knowing there is dark and exploitive elements to it. Just a thought to consider. You don’t condone or support those things, but there are a lot of good things about kpop that you do enjoy so you swallow that metaphorical pill. (Soobin essentially said this about the anime and why he cannot recommend it.)

Be for real. Dressing underage idol girl the way they do and having them dance the way they do…like… you’re not an idiot. You know what is going on. But that’s not what you focus on because you’re not gross and you’re looking at a larger institution instead of making all of kpop about underage girls performing questionably on stage.

I understand you not wanting to support people who were consuming content that supported the themes you’re talking about but…the content that they consumed has been heavily edited and depicts those themes as evil and bad (a lot of main stream art and media does this. It’s not for everyone. Think Criminal Minds and SVU and Lolita). I would probably be more uncomfortable if they were reading and discussing the manga (only Taeyong was interacting with the manga).

But labeling Soobin and the other two men as p********s because they watched the heavily edited version of a WIDELY acclaimed mainstream anime is a step too far. No one is making you or anyone support these people. But you are not considering all the facts or operating with a full understanding of the situation. Feel however you want to feel. Block whoever you want to block.

But you need to chill on the labeling with that word. That is fully over the line and wrong.

I don’t know if you’ll publish this ask, but I hope you do. And even if you don’t, I hope it at least made you think a little. I am not telling you how you should feel. But labeling them like that is not right.

This is a crazy read because I was on anitwt before I got into skz. My account was based on jojo's bizarre adventure and its literally how I got my name too because I based it off a jjba character.

Anime fans are not the people you want use as your trump card for this either because I left anime twitter because of the amount of predators and proshipping content made me uncomfortable.

I can acknowledge that anime and media can have dark content and I have said that before in another read. I can also acknowledge these animes can have things that aren't good and shouldn't be written in.

I also know that it was censored and I also know people have said that the content even after the censoring is very graphic. I have heard mingi said he dropped it after seeing the content but I do not know 100% because translations can be tricky. Also you don't need to show graphic scenes to get a point across. That's something no one wants to see to be honest.

I also don't stan any girl groups so I don't understand your point and I also said I don't stan or condone underage idols. I can acknowledge idols are being exploited which is why I advocate for boycotts when needed.

And if you look at my other posts I literally said I'm not calling them predators either. Maybe read a little before you come on my account and say some bullshit.

#soobin #woozi #mingi #taeyong

[gunsatthaphan]

Regarding the Our Skyy2 theories today was Aprils Fool and a lot of account faked things like translations and turned themselves to look like actors twitter account, there were also a fake Our Skyy2 account! so maybe some of the stuff circulating since yesterday is fake?🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 either way I have to say that if MSP has a swapped lifes as their main plot... I am not amused😒 tho this is the only one that seems to have a somewhat of a supernatural theme even tho they had VV tho maybe the supernatural theme is gonna come back in VV? we shall see tho I am now kinda scared...

The Twitter theories on Our Skyy2 are getting out of hand lol!

I get that everybody is excited about it but I really don't want any crossover! I am sorry but keep each episode dedicated to each show I just want to see my silly little couples be cute and sweet and NO BODYSWAPS I am OVER them 2 last year was already too many!

I saw some people say that based on how the couple where positioned in the poster the one diagona to them is the one they have a crossover with? and they where probably joking I hope cuz NO!

Other theories or more like hopes are that they will not do certain things because they want to wait for season2 like: The Eclipse not using the second novel and going for original content(the author said he was non involved in the script and production of Our Skyy2 and that it does not involve any storyline from the new book), or the MSP boys still being highschoolers because they will be uni students in s2 tho I think this is just them coping with the end of a show they like(me with Eclipse lol)

The only theory I like are the ones over who proposes to whom lol

Either way the episodes are pretty much done so we can only wait and at this point it could pretty much come a lot sooner! I just hope they air it 2 eps per week like MLC or Midnight Museum cuz 16 weeks of this is too much! we already had SIMM and SIYH that lasted 18 WEEKS! between the main series and thw special episodes and that is too much especially for a compilation of special episodes.

IF that life swap thing is true, I have to ask... WHY?? Why would you do that? Msp is literally one of the easiest shows to do an Our Skyy episode on because they finished high school at the end of the series, meaning all they had to do was show them in college (like maybe the Chinzhilla guys all come back home for the break between semesters and they all meet up again) and them being cute and thriving. Why is this life swap thing necessary? Frankly, I don’t want shit like that in msp so these spoilers are doing the opposite of getting me excited. 😑

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well I sure hope these theories are an April fool's joke because I'm done with all of them lmao.

I don't really feel like talking about this anymore lol so all I'm gonna say is that I still hate body swaps so please spare us @ gmm 😩 and even if it's just a life swap, I don't want that either.

The only episode where I could tolerate something supernatural is Vice Versa because that would fit the show's original genre so if puen & talay end up swapping something - whatever it is - then so be it. I would be somewhat fine with that I guess lol. But the rest? nah.

All I want for this show is 8 cute little episodes full of fluff and carelessness because god knows all of these couples went through enough in their respective shows lmao. all of them have the foundation to give us something cute so,,,, is that too much to ask.

xxx

#our skyy2 #gmmtv #no more asks about this please thanks #im tired lmao #also about the airing schedule: i think i would prefer the classic 1 ep/week run #then we could have 8 consecutive weeks which I would like #but who knows

[margaetyrell]

honestly i’m so tired of all this gaylor stuff that is going on. look, this is the first time i speak about it and i won’t do it again but i just need to get this off. idk what even started it now, but people seriously need to understand once and for all that it is just as weird to hate an almost non-existent group in the fandom and argue against it to earn coins to be the best fan, while underestimating and prejudging other people you don’t even know, and when you are gonna say hurtful things that you will later on regret, bc there is a 98% chance they will be understood as homophobic even if that wasn’t your intention. that is what it is. 'no but i’m bi and i find gaylors disgusting' that statement is even more damaging tbh, bc once again you are prejudging when you should know better how this hate form has always been harming to the collective you belong to

that’s the main reason ppl are afraid to even joke about it in their own blogs, or analise lyrics under a extremely brilliant, queer lens that is kept to themselves precisely bc the fear of being judged and attacked. i’m a gaylor and i have no shame admitting so, but i don’t talk about it nor write my own connections in terms of her lyrics bc of this, as i felt personally hurt by such judment in the past and talked about it with one only person privately. in fact, if you go to my gaylor tag you aren’t gonna find k*ylor, crazy easter eggs and conspiracy theories, instead it is full of quotes that she herself has said, queer campaigns she has been part of, thoughts ppl have found behind her lyrics and lots of gifs of her wearing lgbt+flag colours - all public. that is all, and i’m even reluctant to rb anything related to her past relationships, just as candids or posts about her current one. which btw does not mean that bc i’m a gaylor i don’t consider it true or that i automatically don’t believe anything she says and think joe is a beard, as most of you simply assume

THIS when that’s all some of you seem to talk about, like every time she releases a rerecording, the memes that circulate are 'well j.jonas will always be mr perfectly fine and all these songs are about him' fact that even his wife got to see and at which they both laugh now, probably to downplay how fucking tired of it they must be. and what about the hate harassment jake has been receiving since red tv came out, which he hasn’t spoken a word about, despite facing even death threats. or the fact that ppl keep saying 'lmao harry you are next, cannot wait for speak now tv so john gets what he deserves.' like ??? but that way of talking about your fave is alright just bc she is straight? is that supposed to make her feel better? isn’t all that just as toxic or even more so?? bc gaylors in general don’t make that much noise or harm to begin with. so to excuse all of this under 'all those relationships have been confirmed by both parties and that is why i have the right to talk about them' sorry but it’s the biggest bullshit i’ve ever heard 1) bc no, most of such relationships have in fact never been confirmed by both parties and by no means have these songs been confirmed by Taylor herself, ever. 2) the fact that a relationship has been public does not give you the right to inspect it and talk about it, once again, as if you were taylor’s bff and not even that !!! as in general friends and real fans don’t talk about her life so frivolously, no matter how much you excuse yourself under this shit that keeps crossing all boundaries

so basically, talk about her private life all you want like i personally dgaf, but i find it quite hypocritical to hate on a minority that happens to be lgbt, casually!! for saying 'hmm wait a sec, wonderland sounds gay and has too many similarities with dianna' 'hmm i wonder what happened there, whether they were friends or not, that was such a weird relationship' which even j.lawrence joked about saying ‘i’d just like to know what’s between kk and ts' - not the best example, but you get where i’m going. frankly, i highly doubt taylor would give a shit if i write a post on a social site she doesn’t even use anymore, that it’s gonna be reblogged by 4 ppl and possibly get 20 hate asks in return, like @13sleepless deals with on a daily basis, which is terrifying and admirable of them. bc who really care about this are those who claim not to be homophobic or have nothing against queer interpretation while continuing to make arguments against it and not only song interpretations, but the very words and actions that taylor herself has done on purpose, under advertising her albums, tours, or whatever and i’m not even talking about easter eggs. i mean, is it not by logic the same to say 'well i’m not declaring anything new if i say that dear john is about j.mayer' as to say 'well i’m not declaring anything new either by saying, hey, taylor made a song/mv full of gay themes, full of ppl from the collective, where she even wears clothing and a bi coloured wig that has been publicly recognized, started a campaign in support and an entire album promo where in the previous mv she said gay pride makes me ME!!!’ like...... isn’t it? sorry weren’t those her literal words?? okay....... then please explain to me how it is for you bc if you really think that doesn’t sound problematic or i’m making it up, it may be time to evalue your own morals and stop questioning those you judge under the same closeted box, without respecting them individually and without wanting to learn a shit about the matter

#i know this is long and a pain to read but guess what!! its my blog and i needed it to let it out so!!! #it has also been said several times but some ppl just refuse to get it #i'm not gonna talk abt this again bc i'm sick of it but that is my position #i just don't like to prejudge ppl nor put them all in the same box without even knowing them but idk maybe thats weird of me #also kathryn i couldn't ask you before but if you'd like me to remove the mention just say so <3 #i do hope no one gets upset by my words... but again if you do i think you should ask yourself why #pt #~!🌈

[nikkadiaries]

A Love Letter to Arrow 🎯

If you've ever followed me on my old tumblr or even encountered any of the edits I use to make that circulated this website, then you'd know that my favorite show was Arrow. It was my main content to post and reblog on my page. It's the show that dominated my dashboard and what all my mutuals would fangirl about.

My life had basically revolved around Arrow for the better part of the past decade. It wasn't just a show that I enjoyed every week, it was the show that opened the door to so many new experiences for me. My love for this show led me to go out and try new things, meet new people and create memories and friendships that I will cherish forever.

As I reminisce about the things that brought me joy, as well as go through the farewell tour of my previous tumblr page, let's have a look back at my journey with Arrow.

I had first heard of Arrow during SDCC 2012 before the show had aired. John Barrowman interviewed Stephen Amell and Katie Cassidy about a new show that all three were part of, and talked about the hype going around the convention for this show. I knew nothing about it, I know nothing about Green Arrow or comic books. But I was a fan of John Barrowman and I wanted to watch more of him, so made a point to remember to watch the show.

When the pilot aired, I realized I wasn't that interested in superheroes or dark dramas with action. So I didn't continue on, I mean what are the chances this show survives the first season anyway? Well fast forward to the new year and the show got renewed just as I started to see more gifs of the show on tumblr. (btw this was my consensus on what shows to watch, whichever shows my tumblr dashboard was recommending)

Soon enough more and more posts and gifs about the show start to pop up on my dashboard which to me meant it was probably good. Then gifs of a particular blonde character with glasses also kept popping up. I thought she was cute and anytime I saw gifs of her and the main guy I thought they had chemistry. I figured she was probably the nerdy love interest who has a one-sided crush on the leading man - since it was heavily implied he was supposed to end up with his ex-girlfriend.

Despite how tired I am of these predictable tropes and didn't need to see another damsel in distress type scenario, their chemistry intrigued me enough to give the show another try. Besides, my dashboard seemed to really ship them as well so who could blame me, I'm easily influenced! Also, I saw gifs of this scene circulating my dashboard and I just couldn't help but be intrigued.

So I gave the show another shot and actually watched it through. it helped that the season was already over and I knew they would have another one so should there be any cliffhanger, I wouldn't be too pissed off about it.

Lo and behold, I loved the show. And even more, I loved what I thought was the impossible ship. The ship that wasn't supposed to happen, that wasn't planned, but it all hit us like a wall of bricks. Olicity had taken over my every thought and my every being.

You see, the thing about me is that I can fall in love with any show easily. But if you give me a couple that can reach into the deep caverns of my soul and pull out my withering heart buried deep inside, then that show will own me! And boy did Arrow OWN me!

I genuinely lived and breathed this show. The 5 months when the show was off the air felt like I was suffocated and floating aimlessly, not knowing which direction is which. the only reprieve I had was stalking the cast's social media page and anticipating for any information about the new season.

In short, I lived for Arrow.

Because of my love for this show, it made me want to venture into the world of Comic Convention. The cast of Arrow frequent the Heroes and Villian Fanfest and fortunately for me, they held one every year in San Jose which is only two hours away from me. this wouldn't be my first time going to a convention but it is my first time going away for the weekend to attend a convention. And what a better one to go to than the one that the cast of my favorite TV show attends.

I went almost every year until 2019, but the years I went were the best and will forever be ingrained in my memories. Not only did I get to meet my favorite actors who play my favorite characters in my favorite show, but I also got to have my own special experiences with each of them. One that will forever live on in my mind. More than that, I got to meet quite a lot of online friends, and mutuals I've had on tumblr and other social media platforms that I befriended because of our love for Arrow. it had become a yearly thing for us to meet up and enjoy the show that brought us together.

I have invested a lot of my time and attention in Arrow. I've also invested a lot of money in the show. Not just in the form of paying for their merchandise or anything, but with the amount of money I spend just to meet them and have these experiences where I can be with my favorite cast. From the convention to special events that Stephen Amell would hold through his wine company Nocking Point, I've attended them all.

Arrow isn't just a show that I enjoyed thoroughly. it's a show that brought me happiness, that brought me special memories, that brought me a lifetime of friendships. Arrow still continues to give me so many blessings, even after the show has ended. I am grateful for the years I loved and poured my heart into this show.

Thank you! Thwick thwick! 🏹🏹🏹

#blog post #arrow #olicity #comic con #tv shows i love #this show holds a special place in my heart

[biolizardboils]

Sooooo i wrote up the whole Dog Man Comix thing for r/HobbyDrama! Link to that here, full copied text below. (Note to self: pin this post if it ever starts spreading again)

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Finally done with my first Hobby Scuffle! It’s not a full Drama because I was involved, and it’s not History because it’s been happening on an off for five years now. A special thanks to u/nissincupramen, u/ailathan, and u/Dlight98 for showing interest and giving advice!

(Disclaimer: All profiles linked were public at the time of posting. Please don’t harass anyone involved, they probably don’t remember said involvement anyway.)

[Literature] Dog Man Comix: How a children’s book page fooled the Internet

Dav Pilkey has been making children’s books since 1987, and has earned nearly every award the career can offer (Caldecott, NYT Best Seller List, getting banned for trivial reasons). Captain Underpants, his biggest claim to fame, is informed by his experience of growing up with ADHD and dyslexia in a less-than-accommodating school system. (He’s been very open about this during school visits and interviews—here’s a transcript of one.)

His cheeky commentary on the issue has garnered a following of kids and adults with similar struggles. Sometimes pages from his books will circulate online, causing insightful discussion and laughs aplenty along the way.

And sometimes, they lead to Wil Wheaton (and many, many others) cheering for a kid that doesn’t exist.

But before I can tell you that story, I have to tell you this story…

Chapter 1: Background and Original Post

On March 22nd, 2017, DreamWorks dropped a trailer for Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie. Millennials worldwide exclaimed “Woah, I loved these books and I love how faithful this is to their tone and art style!” Then, “Woah, this series is even better than I remember!” and “Dav wrote 4 more CU books after I grew out of them, and their commentary on how American schooling fails neurodivergent kids is sharper than ever!”

I took part in this moment in history, and it was awesome. It was also the catalyst for the biggest mistake of my life.

20 days later, I saw some of Dav’s more recent outings in a bookstore and read them out of curiosity. One of them was Dog Man, a graphic novel spin-off penned by George and Harold, the young protagonists of Captain Underpants.

The first book (and only the first, for some reason) contains in-universe documents from the boys’ kindergarten days, when they first made comics together. My favorite of these was a refocus form Harold was punished with for copying said comics with a teacher’s printer.

“How will my behavior change in the future?: [sic] be more Quieter When making copies of Dog Man Comix in office.

I am ready to re-join the classroom.: No

Why?: Too busy making Dog Man comix”

I thought it was hilarious. So hilarious, in fact, that I had to share it with the growing CU community. So I took a photo and posted it to Tumblr.

Please note how I tagged the post with Captain Underpants, Dog Man, and Harold’s full name. Please note the 200,000+ likes and reblogs, as well.

(cont. in next reply)

Chapter 2: Initial Spread ft. Wil Wheaton

I don’t know how or when the post escaped the CU fandom. My best guess is that someone with way more followers reblogged it without the tags, and thus without the context. All I know is that one day in early May, my phone wouldn’t stop buzzing.

When I checked it, The Post was getting more notes at a faster rate than my blog had ever known before or since. I was delighted to finally be “Tumblr famous”… until I read the comments and tags. Turns out, people thought my photo was of a real form, written by a real kid.

Maybe if I’d edited The Post’s main body and added the context, its spread would’ve stopped then and there. Instead, I commented on it in a way people were guaranteed not to notice and left to do something else.

It hit 3k later that day. The next, it reached 7k. This is when the floodgates truly opened, and I learned the true magnitude of my mistake.

Day in and day out, people were asking where they could find these “Dog Man comix”. Others cheered Harold on for fighting the system, promising to support his future career. I got DM’d under the pretense that I was Harold’s mother.

And if you’re thinking “surely somebody here grew up with Dav’s books and recognized Harold,” you’re correct! Lots of these commenters either deduced Dav’s involvement or found out through Google. (More than one accused me of fooling everyone on purpose.) But for every one of those comments, there were ten more that were oblivious. Even better, some came close but fell just short (i.e. “isn’t this how Dav Pilkey started out lol”; “Someone needs to get this in front of Dav Pilkey stat”). These ones were so funny and frustrating all at once that they’re my favorites to this day.

So why did so many people think the form was real? I’ve had lots of time to ponder this, and I’ve boiled it down to these factors:

People who grew up with CU won’t necessarily know about Dog Man. The eighth and ninth CU books came out six years apart: more than enough time for young readers to grow out of the series or even forget its existence. I know I did before the Movie was announced. Even post-announcement, not everyone hyped for it was guaranteed to look up what Dav’s been up to.

The elements that mark this as something from CU are obscured just enough to pass detection. Harold Hutchins’ fictionality can be confirmed with a Google search, but his last name is initialized on the form. Every teacher in the series has a punny name, but Ms. Construde’s is misspelled here in a way that obscures this. (Not to mention she didn’t appear in the main series, and “misconstrued” isn’t a common word anyway.) Harold’s sketch of Dog Man himself is hard to make out under Construde’s notes.

The book’s pages were shiny, which should’ve been a dead giveaway (nobody laminates refocus forms, AFAIK). However, I took the photo in a dimly-lit bookstore at an angle that minimized the shine to the bottom-right corner.

Finally, refocus forms were kinda upsetting as a kid. Getting your drawings written over in angry red ink was scary, too. I got yelled at more than once for doodling on my notes, and a LOT of people commented with similar stories. Honestly, it’s easy to choose not to research something if its message hooks you in at first sight.

As for how everyone overlooked the red background or the improbability of a kindergartener using a printer… yeah, I got nothin’.

Now, I will admit to leading a few people on, hoping they’d look up the names and realize their error. (Not sure if that ever worked.) But for the most part, I explained things to anyone who asked to see more of Harold’s comix—sometimes in my own words, sometimes with just a photo of the book’s cover. I made a specific tag for these responses and related posts, which is how I’m able to cite so many old comments and accurately track The Post’s growth. (You can read it in chronological order here, if you dare.)

But by then, new comments were coming in so fast that I had no hope of replying to them all. At some point I resigned to simply changing my blog’s description whenever The Post flared up and hoping people would check it. I don’t remember what it said, but I have record of it working exactly once.

Anyway, Wil Wheaton reblogged The Post that September and commented, “Stay strong, Harold.” It had a sizable spike in activity right after, but I didn’t know it was due to him (or even who he was) until a friend alerted me.

By winter, I’d developed a routine. Check The Post. Pray it wouldn’t flare up again. Freak out whenever it did. Change my blog description, maybe pin an explanatory post. Reply to some angry and sad comments, reblog some funny ones. Wait for things to calm down and return to Step 1. The guilt was killing me. I had to come clean with what I’d done, and all the confusion and upset it had caused.

And when you’re dying to confess your sins, you might as well head to the very top.

(cont. in next reply)

Chapter 3: Coming Clean

Snail mail aside, there’s only one way to reach Dav Pilkey and reasonably expect a response: his Instagram. He’s on hiatus at the time of writing, but when the Movie came out, he liked and commented on nearly everything tagged as #captainunderpants. He even filled in minor details about his characters when asked, like their birthdays and middle names, as chronicled here.

No one knew how long this direct line to God would stay open. (He kept going for 3 years, but semantics.) And so, on Christmas Day, I explained myself to him in this admittedly badly formatted post.

He responded that same night. (Here’s me freaking out about it.)

“This is pretty amazing! Would it be okay if we reposted it?”

“@petey_haw_haw Absolutely! Thank you Mr. Pilkey!!”

Nothing ever came of that, AFAIK. Maybe he spoke before consulting his literary agent or something. No hard feelings, though—I’m still just glad he was so chill about it!

The holidays ended on a high note for me that year. Now that the man himself (and maybe his higher-ups at Scholastic) knew about The Post, I thought, maybe the relevant info will get bumped a little higher in Google, and less people will fall for it. Maybe it would even stop spreading altogether!

Chapter 4: To Make A Long Story Short

It didn’t.

Chapter 5: Further Spread

Before we get to The Post’s biggest break, let’s backtrack to a few months earlier. While I was watching the original Tumblr post like a hawk, the photo itself snuck away to infect more websites. First Facebook, then r/pics, Imgur, and…someone’s personal blog, I think? (Sorry for the tiny screencaps, I swear they were bigger when I took them five years ago. Also the ads for Dog Man books in the rightmost photo still kills me.)

Fun fact: I became a Redditor to comment on the photo whenever it got posted here. Besides r/pics (here), it’s popped up on r/me_irl (here), r/funny (here), and… a certain political sub that has since been quarantined and thus can’t be linked to. IIRC, I naively asked that last one to take it down because Scholastic might raise offense. In hindsight, I might’ve dodged a bullet there.

But the worst outbreak was still yet to come…

April 24th, 2021. I was at my day job. When my lunch break rolled around, I checked Twitter and saw that Dog Man was trending.

First I assumed it was about the Michigan cryptid. Then I hoped to God that Dav’s next book was just enjoying a stronger ad campaign than usual. Anything, anything but my photo.

Yeah, it was my photo. Cropped and straightened, but still unmistakably mine. This time it was posted by a family physician with military experience.

I tweeted at him offering to explain things and prove that I was the OP. He never replied. The Tweet itself lost steam less than a day later—possibly due to people’s kids setting the record straight—but not before amassing 18,000+ retweets, 3,500+ QRT’s, and 132,000+ likes. I was terrified the whole time.

This person declared it as “maybe the pinnacle of twitter,” though. I can boast that, at least.

Chapter 6: Conclusion and The Foreseeable Future

The Post hasn’t seen any major activity since April of last year, on Tumblr or elsewhere. Perhaps it’s finally fading into obscurity like it should have long ago.

Speaking of long ago, a recent Tumblr update has made tags and reblogs from 5+ years ago nigh-unviewable. As hard as it was to keep up with them at The Post’s peak, I’m glad I reblogged and screencapped so many when I could.

For all my complaining about The Post ruining my life, I do respect how the response it got exemplified what Dav’s works are about. Many of the people who shared their own school stories added that they were neurodivergent. I’m autistic myself, and school was a constant struggle all the way up to college. I waxed lyrical once that Dav’s jokes about school, “[…] albeit being exaggerated to the point of hilarity, [are] still hauntingly accurate and can strike a chord with readers even long after they’ve outgrown its age demographic”. Seeing that in action for five years straight felt like a curse most days, but if it made any of those commenters feel the slightest bit less alone, I’m willing to call it a blessing.

That being said, I’m still paranoid that said commenters might get wise and hunt me down for fooling them. Specifically in the next few years, because DreamWorks is working on a Dog Man movie. If this account ever goes dark, now you know why.

In the meantime, I shall continue to explain The Post wherever it pops up and contain the beast I unleashed… however in vain that may be.

TL;DR: Author writes school form from Kid’s POV. I post form without enough context. Hundreds of thousands get upset on Kid’s behalf.

#dav pilkey #dog man #dog man comix #captain underpants #too busy making dog man comix #me talking #cu #cu books #reddit #hobbydrama #r/hobbydrama #long #my writes #harold hutchins #harold

[aboutanancientenquiry]

Herodotus and the historical knowledge and consciousness of his Egyptian interlocutors

Virtually no one doubts today that Herodotus visited Egypt and had contacts with Egyptian priests, who gave him information about the past of their country, although of course one should not underestimate the role of the (very probably Greco-Egyptian) interpreters used by Herodotus in this transmission and the importance of how Herodotus himself perceived, interpreted, selected, and organized what he had heard in Egypt as historical information. 

On the other hand, Herodotus’ account of the history of Egypt before the Saite dynasty (ca 664-525 BCE), although not devoid of value, is a very rough approximation of the Egyptian history, moreover interwoven with many tales, and Herodotus himself expresses his doubts about the reliability of much of what he had heard from the Egyptian priests on the pre-Saite Egypt. On the contrary, Herodotus stresses that with the establishment of Greeks and Karians in Egypt under the first Saite ruler Psamitichos I there was opportunity for a much better knowledge of the Egyptian history by the Greeks, and indeed his account of the history of the Saite period is much more solid than his account of the pre-Saite history of Egypt.

Now, given all this, my question is what we could say about the historical knowledge and consciousness of Herodotus’ interlocutors and sources on the pre-Saite Egyptian history, namely the Egyptian (almost certainly above all Memphite) priestly milieus of the mid-fifth century BCE, when Egypt is again dominated by the Persians, after the failure of Inaros’ revolt and of the Athenian expedition to Egypt in 460-454 BCE, a period from which the surviving material is  scant? 

 I don’t think that more generally we should see the Egyptian priests as having a type and degree of historical knowledge comparable to that of modern Egyptologists. It is sure that they possessed king lists and there were also annals of the Pharaohs of the past in the different temples, but also many inscriptions rich in historical information around the country. But most of this material was dispersed in different places and there is no evidence of any effort by the Egyptian priests or other Egyptian intellectuals before the Greek conquest of Egypt to collect and organize it in a coherent historical narrative. The fact that the Egyptians had not produced comprehensive historical works before Herodotus is of course an important factor in what we can surmise about the type and degree of historical knowledge of his Egyptian interlocutors. I think also that the suppression by the Persians of the Egyptian monarchy and of its role in the production of an Egyptian national narrative and ideology focused on the centrality of divine kings may have left to the priests more freedom to produce their own versions of the Egyptian past.

Moreover, it is sure that the Egyptians, like all the other peoples of the Antiquity, believed many legends and tales about the past of their country, as we can see in the Egyptian literature before and after Herodotus, but also in the extant fragments of the first Egyptian historian, namely the priest Manetho, who lived in the Ptolemaic period and produced the first comprehensive history of Egypt written by an Egyptian, partly in reaction to what Herodotus had written on Egypt. I don’t think that we should see the Egyptian priests as immune to all this legendary material circulating about the past of Egypt, on the contrary I think that we should see them as important actors in its creation and transmission.

Moreover and most importantly, we don’t know with any certainty how the fifth century Egyptian priests perceived the past of their country, how they saw the main structures of the Pharaonic civilization, how much they were aware of the various turning points of the Egyptian history and how they understood and interpreted them, how interested they were in the details of the political and military history, and more generally we don’t have much knowledge about their “philosophy of history” (their fundamental views on the historical past of Egypt). 

However, I think that it is important to bear in mind that we are talking about priests, not about secular thinkers, and this is of crucial importance concerning any effort to understand the ideology, interests, mentalities, and agendas which formed their historical consciousness. 

Moreover, we should bear also in mind that upper class Egyptians used to take liberties with or even to manipulate history for political and other reasons (see for instance for an example of such manipulation the early Middle Kingdom text The Prophecy of Neferti) and it is intriguing to consider what image of the Egyptian past the priests of the fifth century Egypt may have wanted to pass to a foreigner like Herodotus.

In a future post I will present what I have found about what Egyptologists believe concerning the problem of the historical consciousness of the ancient Egyptians and more particularly of the Egyptians of the Late Period.

#herodotus #ancient egypt #egyptology #ancient greek classics

[not-poignant]

3, 23 and 31 for the ask game! :3

3 do you leave the window open at night?

I don't! I live in the country of 'oh my god how did this many spiders, ants and mosquitoes fit through my window!' even if you have flyscreens on every window (which I do, and everyone else I know does. I was shocked when it wasn't the same in the UK, and then realised they just don't have to worry about like... bugs in quite the same way as you do in Australia - like I know they have them, but it's not like venomous spiders and ants are likely to pour in).

I'm also not living in a super safe suburb. Even with window locks, I'm not confident we'd stay safe with the windows left on lock. What I'll do instead if the house needs some fresh air is open the front and back doors. Both of those have security grills and flyscreen, which is safer from people, but we still get in a surprising amount of like, creepy crawlies through those doors, lol.

I would love to have my window open more often, it's just not worth the risk here, which is why I have a fan in my room for air circulation! We also have air HEPA filters in the house in general (chronic illness + Covid times).

23 how do you feel about chilly weather?

I LOVE IT SO MUCH

I would rather just be cold actually. Even right now when it's the beginning of winter and it's been raining all day, I'm wearing a t-shirt so I can feel a little colder than strictly comfortable, because it's so nice and rare to be actually physically cold.

(I'm sure in the dead of winter I'll be back to rugging up but right now I'm still trying to chase all memories of '9 months of summer' away.)

That being said, we don't really get hardcore winters here. There's no snow, there's no ice on the roads etc. Some mornings we might get frosts and that's the sum total of how chilly it gets.

But tbh when we were in England and it was much colder I still liked being cold.

31 what type of music keeps you grounded?

*thinks* I don't know that there is a genre of music that really does this? Which sounds weird given how much of it I listen to! And I'm like 'surely there's music that keeps me grounded.'

I'm sure there is, but I don't think I listen to music to stay grounded? The main reasons I listen to music are like, to help facilitate actions, like writing, or exercise, or cleaning, or simply as background music while I do stuff. I can't recall like... thinking of a time when I needed to calm the fuck down, so I put a specific kind of music on. I suppose maybe I'd just put on a favourite general kind of playlist? (Like the WalkIt ones I have, which are generally just 'indie with a beat' across a spectrum of moods).

I do sometimes use music to help me fall asleep when things are particularly bad (i.e. when the noise generator isn't cutting it) and in that case I'll turn to certain Sufjan Stevens songs or Sarah McLachlan or Joe Hisaishi. Turning to music to help put me to sleep isn't the same as feeling grounded but I think that's probably the closest. It's not that the music is boring, just that it feels soft or soothing somehow.

But I don't know! I think it's made me realise that I don't often use music to feel grounded! Which is a cool thing to find out about myself.

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From this meme!

#asks and answers #memey goodness #personal #i love cold weather #generally speaking my desire is to move somewhere colder all year around #like just a general climate downshift #i have never known what it's like to get...tired of being cold #i sympathise so much with folks who get winter SAD #but i have summer SAD #for me... sunlight is a curse and warmth leads to disease and sickness and exhaustion #ultimately too much of anything is not a good thing #but i wish i was like 70/30 favouring winter #and not 80/20 favouring summer #perth is the best place in the world (literally) if you like sunshine and blue skies and heat

[badgehockey1]

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You can turn the lighting on or off as you please using the remote or app on your phone. Many people experience these symptoms from time to time, sometimes after a heavy meal for instance, but it can become a diagnosed disease if it occurs more often. If this is the case for you, then an adjustable bed could help with acid reflux problems on a case by case basis, particularly when the symptoms are not severe. These inclined sleep positions help take pressure off your back because they place it higher than the rest of your body. I bought the adjustable directly from Leggett and Platt, but they no longer sell directly to customers. So make sure the retailer you buy from gives you correct information. You can go online at Leggett and Platt and get all the information you need before you buy the bed. Under bed light is good for when up at night without a bright light having to be on. The massage features are good, but would be truly wonderful if you didn't use a very thick mattress. 40-70% OFF Standard Retail - Without the typical overhead of a furniture showroom, we can advertise practically unbeatable prices. We also offer 0% financing, visit furniture financing page for more information. Each of these are model specific and not interchangeable. Please ensure you are correctly matching all words and button on your old remote or contact us for help prior to ordering to avoid return shipping and handling fees. If this raisin, probably will have main things partorisca concern roughly that a date of our bed. Only the look these legs of the metal is not compatible with all the beds. These any apt ours, he so has to issue the backside. Final to take our hardware of tent of venue of big boxes to cut 4 piece of piece 4x4 and give the in rid us.

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Simple bed bases that can only adjust up and down are a thing of the past. Leggett Platt adjustable beds are true sleep systems that not only look nice in your home, but solve a variety of physical problems that pop up for many sleepers. Making your bed adjustable may bring the relief you need. I just wanted to let you know that the adjustable base was delivered and set up today and everything went very smoothly. https://bestreviews.tips/leggett-and-platt-bed-replacement-parts_338747/ They now offer mattresses that can help sleepers who snore and ache. Now, you are enlightened about where to get some help with your newly bought bed frame. Do not worry; Comfortaire also has a customer service website locatedhere. It does move back as the head rises, but not enough for easy use of bedside stand. At first I thought there might be a problem with the unit, but then I happened to see a short video showing the difference between it and a non-hugging bed. Let me add that I have this bed as a result of major injuries and should not be climbing under the bed!! Haul away is also available in most areas for an additional $100. We do not make money on freight so we find that handling each order individually offers the best overall value for the shipping service you need. The second and third years of your warranty cover the cost of parts that are found to be defective. Any costs incurred in the servicing and transportation will be your responsibility during this time. Don’t underestimate re-securing the connections from the motor to the control box!

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