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lord-of-the-demons · 10 months

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Sometimes America seems like a really fucked up place and I assure you it can get like that sometimes but I like to remember that we have some pretty cool stuff too. This is not to say that you should ignore the bad stuff because it definitely needs improving but taking a second to look at some cool stuff we have here is nice too.

The first one I think of is those soft drink dispensers with like +100 drinks to choose from. After some research they’re not exclusively in the US anymore but they’re still cool.

Secondly I want to mention our Nature Parks because holy shit we have a lot of them. I say Nature Parks because there’s National Parks and State Parks and there’s like thousands (Wikipedia says 6792 state park units and 424 national park units). They make up an incredible variety of environments and are home to many millions of animals and plants that are maintained by the parks. Some parks are purely for historical purposes too which is also cool.

Here’s a picture of Zion National Park from Wikipedia, one of my personal favorites. Definitely worth the trip if you’re interested.

A third thing I love about this country is just how weird it is. We don’t have as much of an easily recognizable history as other countries when it comes to culture, since from what I’ve read a lot of Native American culture was either destroyed outright or orally transferred only. There’s still some architectural elements that remain like the cities carved into the walls of cliffs or the snake mounds, but you don’t have massive castles like Europe or ancient palaces like Asia.

This is not to say, of course, that Native American culture is inferior. The effects of colonization and imperial domination of the continent have irreversibly impacted the lives and culture of the people living here when Europe came plundering and so much of their history is scattered and fractured. If anyone has a good resource for learning more about what we do know I’m all ears, I’d love to learn more.

I’m more referring to the weird thing Americans do in terms of how we treat mythologies. A majority of the American population is currently or descended from immigrants from all over the world and with that comes a mash of cultures blending together in some interesting ways. Forgive me for rehashing the melting pot thing with the US but the large immigrant population combined with the massive size of this continent produces some really interesting cultural influences in a distinctly “American” way.

You can’t have one defining American mythos because of the incredibly varied amount of cultures all in the same country, so you make something new. You create a Moth Man, a Sasquatch, a Jersey Devil, and you keep creating new things with the new people you live nearby because there is no way in hell that people should be going in that part of the woods.

There’s a lot of fear baked in to the American identity, isn’t there? But that makes perfect sense if you know where American people come from. Fear of the unknown, fear of what’s outside your perception, outside your control, fear of the Other that treats you like a friend but there’s always something Off about them that you can’t quite understand. These new people seem to be your friend, come from a different land and want nothing else but to trade valuables until your friends begin dying mysteriously, one by one, until the mask of diplomacy is off and you’re being hunted down because you don’t worship their god, your skin color isn’t theirs, your language, culture, identity isn’t a part of their view.

Colonization is one hell of a traumatizing process.

All that fear and hatred and grief and malice towards human beings that are being treated like something less than livestock, like a pest to be pried from the land sold for pennies, or ripped from your home and dragged in chains thousands of miles from home to be forced into labor until you’re told you’re allowed to die. Out of all of that, we can still come together afterwards and say, “let’s make a community.” Let us live together. We can’t fix the past but we can sure as hell try not to make the same mistakes as we try to help you up from when our ancestors beat yours to the ground.

That’s beautiful, I think.

America gets it wrong sometimes. Well, a lot, and “getting it wrong” is a gross simplification of “some of the most disgustingly vile things you could ever think of doing to someone or thing,” but at least we’re still here, trying. The people that make up this country, and the majority of the world for that matter, are good people. The governments that they think they live under are much less so and must routinely be reminded who they serve.

In America, the government is supposed to be run by its people. It’s supposed to act out the will of it’s people and not a single thing different. The government is not a faceless entity, though, and is entirely made up people. Crazy, right? But people run the government and make up the government, so where does that disconnect come in?

I don’t have an answer for that. It might be that having power over others affects a person’s thought process, it might be that the type of people who work administrative government jobs are not the type of people you actually want there, whatever.

In any case, I’m a big fan of America as it should be. That glittering dream of freedom and opportunity sounds great. Less so the boat and picket fence and all that junk. I mean what you think of when someone says to think of all the good things that make up the good ol US of A. I acknowledge that this could be the American media propaganda roots in me somewhere that’s doing this talking, but I really love this country.

Whenever the government does something right I applaud it and think about how great it is that we can make progress like this, and when it royally fucks up I’m equally disappointed and angry because we could be doing so much better and helping so many more people if it weren’t for some people’s insistence on holding onto their hatred of those outside their culture sphere they don’t yet (and thus don’t want to) understand.

That’s what this post is about. I started out just making a post about stuff I liked about America but I thought it pertinent to disclaim that holy shit do we have some issues. It’s just that we have and do good stuff too though.

#textpost #america #USA #mini rant #thoughts #analysis #love #nature #national park

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fanfiction-and-coffee · 7 years

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So I saw that you like PJO and I do too!! I was wondering if you could do headcanons(or one-shot if u do those) where Bruce has a teen daughter that he doesn't know about that's the daughter of a Greek Goddess(maybe like Hecate?). And like how the batfam would react to it and all the dangerous stuff that happens to her like the war with Kronos and all that stuff? (Sry this is really long. Btw your work is amazing!!!!❤️❤️)

thanks babe!! hecate is the most underappreciated greek goddess tbh. I can’t remember if she actually came up in pjo (it’s been a while since I read the later books in the series) but I looked it up and she actually does exist as a character in the new 52??? (mostly wonder woman, for obvious reasons.) so that’s cool. thanks dc comics wiki.

I’ve never done any kind of fandom crossover before so for these headcanons I’m just going to mash together bits and pieces of the percy jackson mythos, actual greek mythology, and dc lore and hope for the best lmao (also kept the reader gender-neutral if that’s okay!)

I would… not be surprised if Bruce had hooked up with an Actual Goddess at some point tbh. It’s not even that much weirder than any of his canon love interests.

I’m laughing at the idea of him having another child that he didn’t know about though. The poor guy is going to develop a phobia of his girlfriends getting pregnant and hiding the kid from him to use as Leverage later. Help him.

Okay but being Hecate’s daughter would be?? Really really cool??? Like, imagine being raised by the goddess of magic and sorcery. (Plus, her animal symbol is the dog so that’s definitely an added bonus.) You’d grow up surrounded by spellbooks and charms, and your mom would be more than happy to teach you how to use them. (Plus, as previously mentioned, she’s associated with dogs, so there’s always a few puppies around her home.)

A lot of people would assume that the goddess of witchcraft would be all distant and cold, but actually in Ancient Greece Hecate was also associated with childbirth and was a protector of the home, so I think she’d be a great mom! She may be seen as mysterious by others, but with her child she’s very warm and nurturing.

She is a busy woman though. (Most of the gods are.) So you would grow up spending a lot of time alone with nothing better to do than practice your magic. This results in you becoming a very powerful sorcerer. (I’m definitely imagining you growing up to be kind of a cross between Raven from Teen Titans and Wonder Woman as far as powers and abilities go.)

If we’re going with Percy Jackson lore though, there is that whole rule about the gods not being allowed to have any contact with their mortal children. Hecate is a minor goddess so she’s not being watched as closely as the Olympians, but she still has to be careful to keep things quiet so no one finds out about your existence. (This is the main reason she never told Bruce about you.)

I imagine that after the events of The Last Olympian (aka after that rule is lifted) you get a lot more freedom, since you don’t have to hide anymore. This is the point where you decide to head to Gotham and finally catch up with your estranged father.

Bruce and Damian return to the Batcave one night and find you just chilling, waiting for them to get home. This A.) gives them both a minor heart attack, and B.) means that your first meeting with your dad and half-brother consists of both of them trying to subdue you and then being really confused when you use your magic to disarm them.

One loooooong explanation later, Damian is looking vaguely horrified by the idea of another sibling to put up with, and Bruce isn’t sure whether he wants to hug you or slap himself. (He probably gets Diana to help him confirm that you really are who you say you are, just because at this point he has good reason to be paranoid.)

As far as the other batkids go, I think Cass probably accepts you the easiest. Baby girl has Seen Some Shit, so at this point finding out that her dad has a powerful demi-god child that no one knew about gets barely more than a blink out of her. She’s also really good at reading people, and she can tell you have good intentions. (She also introduces you to Stephanie, who is a literal ray of sunshine and warms up to you immediately.)

The boys are a little slower to come around. Dick is generally a pretty friendly guy, but he’s also been in the game long enough to develop a healthy sense of caution. Once he warms up to you, he pretty much treats you the same way he treats all the other baby bats. Big Brother of the Year™ right here.

Tim also takes a while to get used to you, but he’s pretty chill. He is very impressed and a little freaked out by your magic, but he’s a curious little bean and loves hearing your stories about the Greek gods and about all the Magical Adventures™ you’ve gotten up to.

Barbara and Jason pretty much don’t have any kind of relationship with you aside from “yeah I kind of know them,” and Damian, for his part, gives you just as much attitude as he gives everyone else. (Except maybe Tim.)

#i love any excuse to geek out over mythology #requested #batfam headcanons #bruce wayne #batfam #dc #percy jackson and the olympians #crossover headcanon #greek mythology #hecate #pjo anon

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toomanysurveys9 · 4 years

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Coffee mugs, teacups, or water bottles? Shot glasses. If I had to pick out of these three, though, probably coffee mugs. Even though I don’t drink nearly enough coffee to make buying many worth it. Bubblegum or cotton candy? Depends what it is if you mean flavoring. If you mean actual candy, bubblegum. How did your elementary school teachers describe you? Quiet, but a good student. I did extremely well in school. The only subject I really struggled with was math. Do you prefer to drink soda from cans, bottles or cups? I don’t care. Earbuds or headphones? Earbuds for sure.

Movies or TV? TV shows usually. Favorite smell in the summer? Freshly mowed grass, but I’m allergic. Game you were best at in P.E./gym? I hated P.E. I wasn’t very good at any of the games that I recall. What do you have for breakfast on an average day? Cold cereal, if I even eat breakfast. Name of your favorite playlist? My songs for Wy and Ellie on Spotify. Lanyard or key ring? Lanyard, but I have a key ring. Favorite non-chocolate candy? Lately, laffy taffy. Which is weird. Favorite book you had to read for school? To Kill a Mockingbird actually. Most comfortable position to sit in? I don’t know.

Most frequently worn pair of shoes? Under armor ones. Ideal weather? Cool enough for a sweater, but not overly so. A little rain never hurts either. Pencils or pens? Pens, generally. Unless it’s something I might make a lot of mistakes on. Then I prefer pencils, of course. Obsession from childhood? I don’t know. As a child I loved books. Barbies when I was quite a bit younger. Favorite crystal? I don’t have any. Favorite activity to do in warm weather? Stay in the A/C and read a book. Lol. Or go to the lake and go swimming. Take my kiddos to the park or the zoo. Favorite activity to do in cold weather? Sleep. Movie day with the kiddos. Five songs to describe you? They’d all be sad songs right now. Best way for someone to bond with you? Oh boy. Uhh. Get drunk with me? Or play dates with our kids? Top 5 favorite Vines? I don’t have any favorite vines. I never really got into them. Ads you have stuck in your head? None currently. Average time you fall asleep? Way too late. I try to be in bed by 10:30 during the week, but it takes forever to actually fall asleep. What is the first meme you remember seeing? I don’t know. There have been so many. They all sort of blur together. Suitcase, duffel bag, or backpack? I usually use a backpack. Unless it’s a pretty long trip.. Then we all just use our giant duffel bag. Lemonade or tea? Lemonade. Tea hurts my stomach. Last person you texted? Either Jacob or Jade. Probably Jade? Jacket pockets or pants pockets? Pants, because I usually take my jacket off. Favorite type of jacket? I don’t really care for jackets. I prefer hoodies. Favorite scent for soap? I have so many I love from Bath and Body Works! My top two favorites are probably watermelon lemonade and pumpkin cupcake. I think those are their names. Sci-fi, fantasy, or superheroes? It’s a toss up between fantasy and superheroes. I love Marvel, but I also love fantasy things. What clothes do you sleep in? Depends. Sometimes I wear pajama pants and a tshirt, and other times I wear boy shorts and a tshirt. Favorite type of cheese? Depends what I am using it for. If I’m eating it by itself, Colby jack. What saying or quote do you live by? Always keep fighting. What are you currently stressed about? Life in general. We need to get caught up on bills. Plus Christmas. Plus our Florida trip is going to be here before we know it. And that’s not even mentioning the emotional bullshit I have going on right now. Favorite font? I don’t know anymore. What did you learn from your first job? That I hated working in the food industry, with a passion. Especially fast food. Favorite fairy tale? I like the Grimm ones. Favorite tradition? I started doing Elf on a Shelf with my kids. That can be fun. Talent you’re proud of having? I don’t know. I used to be okay at singing but I stopped for so long, I don’t think I can anymore. If you were a video game character, what would your catchphrase be? "Fuck.” HA. If you were an anime character, what genre of anime would it be? I am not really into anime so I couldn’t tell ya. Character you relate to? Sam Winchester. Favorite website from your childhood? Myspace I guess. Any scars? I have one on my right elbow from my time at McDonald’s. A shift manager pushed me into a fryer I had just pulled out. And then I got yelled at for taking too long to care for it. It was one hell of a blister. Easily a second degree burn. Favorite flower? Lilacs. Any good luck charms? Nope. Least favorite flavor of food or drink? Fishy flavors for foods, or super spicy. And for drinks.. black licorice. I guess that flavor also counts for food too. Left or right handed? I am right handed. Least favorite pattern? I don’t know. Any that look too old lady-ish I guess. I know. It’s very subjective, but it’s the best answer I got. Worst subject in school? Math or chemistry. Favorite weird flavor combo? I don’t know. When I was pregnant, I liked nacho cheese Doritos with BBQ sauce. I can’t think of any weird combos I currently like. When did you lose your first tooth? I don’t know. I was probably six years old or so. Favorite potato food? Either fried potatoes my mom makes, or mashed potatoes. Gas station coffee or grocery store sushi? I don’t eat sushi, so coffee it is. Earth tones or jewel tones? Earth for the most part. Do you call them fireflies or lightning bugs? lightening bugs. PC or console gaming? Consoles. Although I’m not much of a gamer. Writing or drawing? Writing. I can’t draw to save my life. Podcasts or talk radio? Barbie or Polly Pocket? Fairy tales or mythology? More specifically, Greek mythology.

Cookies or cupcakes? Your greatest fear? Something happening to my babies. Your greatest wish? Be the best mom I can, and for my babies to know I love them more than anything and did the best I could. Who would you put before everyone else? My kids. Lamps, overhead lights, fairy lights, or sunlight? Overhead I guess. Nicknames? Marley, Marley Harley, and Lina are the most frequently used ones. Favorite season? Spring. Favorite app on your phone? Probably Tumblr or Pinterest. What is your desktop background? My kids, of course. How many phone numbers do you have memorized? Three? Favorite historical era?

Like ancient Egypt or Greece.

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