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fatima aamer bilal, excerpt from moony moonless sky’s ‘you must burn.’

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Hey, kind of a long shot but figured it never hurts to ask:

Do any of my followers live or know someone in Oakland, CA who’s looking for a dog? Our friend Richard and his wife just had a baby and they’ve tried so hard but the new baby and dog are just not compatible.

He’s about nine, very high energy and affectionate. Not a good fit with kids or cats as he’s pretty high prey drive but very friendly and well socialized otherwise.

Here’s Milo

Shoot me a DM if interested. They’d love to be able to see him sometimes if you’d also like to make friends with some cool nerds.

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The saga continues

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I love being a nobody on here because I could make one of those ‘if this gets ‘x’ amount of notes I’ll go and actually work on my original works’ and it wouldn’t get near the goal

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Long live the resistance -Free Palestine 🇵🇸

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btw the thing she couldn’t ignore was someone calling her out for saying anti-depressants/hormone therapy are only perscribed by lazy doctors

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not my meme but you all do know about this right? It feels like it's getting buried right now and I feel like its proponents are trying to take advantage of that.

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A tale they said was TOO SHOCKING for the screen.

Ladies and gentlefolk, American International Pictures presents the CINEMATIC EVENT of 1961:

A SONG of ICE and FIRE!

A Roger Corman production. Music by Albert Glasser.

Starring... well, you'll see. (Will this be a "good" movie? Absolutely not. Will costumes and hairstyles be woefully anachronistic? For sure. Will many casting choices be questionable? Indeed. Will major plot points be changed to comply with the morality clauses of the Hayes Code? You betcha!)

Starring

RICHARD CARLSON as EDDARD STARK - an HONORABLE man caught in a WEB of political intrigue!

MARIE WINDSOR as CATELYN STARK - the mother who will do ANYTHING to protect her own!

COLEEN GRAY as CERSEI LANNISTER - the BEAUTIFUL QUEEN with a TERRIBLE SECRET!

JOHN AGAR as JAIME LANNISTER - the DASHING SWORDSMAN who SHOULDN'T be TRUSTED!

MICHAEL DUNN as TYRION LANNISTER - the HALF MAN with BIG APPETITES!

BASIL RATHBONE as Tywin Lannister - the STRATEGIST with a HEART of ICE!

RAYMOND BURR as ROBERT BARATHEON - the king who LOVED WINE - almost as much as he LOVED WOMEN!

JUNE KENNEY as DAENERYS TARGARYEN - the PRINCESS from an EXOTIC LAND!

ROBERT REED as RENLY BARATHEON - the HANDSOME KING all of Westeros WANTED!

GLENN LANGAN as STANNIS BARATHEON - the HEIR who WOULDN'T BACK DOWN!

ALLISON HAYES as MELISANDRE - the sultry RED WOMAN no king could deny!

With...

ANTHONY DEXTER as the SCHEMING Petyr Baelish!

LON CHANEY JR as the TERRIFYING Sandor Clegane!

and TOR JOHNSON as THE BROTHER who MADE him a MONSTER!

...And Introducing...

MICHAEL LANDON as JON SNOW - a TORTURED SOUL at the EDGE of the WORLD!

JOHN ASHLEY as ROBB STARK - the BOY KING marching to his DOOM!

DOLORES FAITH as SANSA STARK - the fair princess TRAPPED by a WICKED queen!

DAWN BENDER as ARYA STARK - a LITTLE GIRL with LOTS OF FIGHT!

and newcomer JACK NICHOLSON as THEON GREYJOY - the rogue who HIDES behind a SMILE!

THE INTRIGUE

THE SUSPENSE

The Song of Ice and Fire!

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Sometimes I forget how bad my mental health is and then I'll just be viscerally reminded.

Case in point:

My last therapist wanted me to try positive affirmations. She wanted me to stand in front of the mirror and hype myself up.

And I realized that after talking to me for 4 months she had no idea why that wouldn't work for me.

"Beth (not her name), I can't look at myself in the mirror without wanting to break it." And she just was so confused.

"Please give it a try?" And so I did.

Fucking hated it. The whole time I tried telling myself that I was pretty, and that I was awesome, and today would be amazing, I cried because it was a lie. Like full on breakdown. And I just fucking hated myself.

So my next session her first question was "so how are your affirmations going?"

"They generally start with "I'm awesome" and end with me telling myself that I'm fat and no one will ever love me. Can I stop now?"

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Daily reminder that doxxing people is disgusting and disturbing and definitely not cool. Don't do it, folks.

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Has their been an Hestia design before?

Yes! A commission actually

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Can I request Raph daddy and little baby humain human ( ♀️) sketch? Please 🙏

Have a little sketch of him! I didn't know how you'd want the baby to look like, so I tried to keep it simple! I personally don't have too elaborate of designs for future! Raph, but from observing future Leo's design I imagine he really grows into his shell, and he hand a much more hefty build from it, forcing him to almost outgrow his shell. I'm not really a character design type of person, so I hope this works fine! I just wanted to see him interact with a baby is all <33 Oh, and sorry if this looks weird! I kind of rushed it and it simply turned out this way, my bad asdkalsd- Either way, thank you for requesting and I hope you have a nice day!

taglist: @dynaspamm @faetaiity

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Broom Weaving

Ugh, I’m getting a little bored talking only about the school, don’t me wrong the school isn’t boring but I’m running out of steam. So, to take a break, here’s my notes when I went down a rabbit hole on broom racing.

Broom Lore

Broom Base

The base of a broom mattered for its personality. Just like the materials in a wand would. However, no brooms are made of bone or any otherwise easily chippable material. Most are made of wood, stone, metal, porcelain, and masonry. Broom personalities also aren’t like wand personalities, brooms may be more dramatic or sensitive more like how car engines are. Each length of every broom was varnished to give them the best chance possible and kept the material from rusting or falling apart due to moisture. Some handles were wrapped in cloth or rubber to give a sturdier grip, otherwise the handle shapes and grips could be customized.

Broom Metalwork

The metalwork of the broom determined how truly sturdy it was. The stronger the metal the better the broom. The strongest and lightest metals were used in racing brooms. Metals didn’t affect the personality of the broom, just the endurance.

Broom Bristles

The Bristles and bristle cut of the broom effected aerodynamancy as well as the personality. The material of the bristles could affect the personality depending on the texture of the material. So wheat stalks could make a particularly stubborn broom whereas unicorn tail hair could make a much more agreeable broom. The cut of the bristles highly affected its top speed.

Broom Modifications

Broom modifications were mostly made of professionally carved runes or special add ons. Specially carved runes were usually to add onto the charms or enchantments already on the broom as those would have been carved on the inside of the broom. Special add ons were usually things that might look decorative but serve a bigger purpose.

Broom Ornaments

Broom Ornamentation was hardly used on racing brooms. However there is a community of people with highly customized and fast brooms. So, it is possible to have a highly decorated and fast broom, but it is highly discouraged in the use of them in broom racing. Although, there are Breeze races which mimic Fizzle street races as they are unofficial, dangerous, and illegal especially in fizzle areas; where the group of highly decorated fast brooms do race.

Broom Enchantments

Broomsticks had various enchantments placed on them to help with riding and flying. Over time these spells went from being simple, like an invisible seat, to being more complex, like a temporary boost in speed. Different models even had unique charms on them such as a form of enchantment where they are made to arrive unconsciously at one's side when called.

Brooms

The "Witch's Broom" was made so that people of the wizarding world could easily fly through the sky, almost unseen, and get to their destinations in a timely manner. However, due to the past, the Witch’s broom is very often associated with wixcraft in the unmagical world. However, this has not stopped the broom companies from continuing to make more and try to outdo each other. In order to control the broom flying through the sky and draw out its maximum flight ability, control of the rider's balance was of utmost importance. In more modern times, the broom is treated more as the wizarding version of a race car than say a bicycle.

So without further ado, here are some of my favorite broom models. And why:

Meadow Breeze

The Meadow Breeze was a broomstick designed for family use. It was simply safe and reliable. It came with a built-in theft alarm and an optional extending cushioning charm for multiple passengers.

Their bristles tend to be soft for safety and the handles are very well smoothed. These are the slowest brooms on the market, however they are beloved by all families.

June Bug

These were in the days of the cottage industry. The broom had a thick handle and sturdy metal work which was designed for endurance. Meant to withstand high wind conditions.

It has a soft rounded shape to its handle which makes it highly attractive for witches, but rather slow. It is comparable to a vintage VW Beetle in top acceleration.

These are mostly owned by vintage collectors or witches of all ages who like to decorate it with flowers and generally cutesy accessories.

Wishing Star

The first racing broom, it cornered and dove like no other broom in existence at the time.

Many of these are considered vintage racing brooms and can often be seen in windows of restoration shops, looking good as almost new.

Sky Dancer

The Sky Dancer broom was equipped with an anti-meddling varnish and a built-in wobble ward charm. It could accelerate from zero to sixty miles per hour in 6-7 seconds.

These are also out of style as racing brooms, however they are kept on the market and were rebranded to luxury brooms, fitted with a more plush cushioning charm.

Show Stopper

It was the first broom to incorporate a Braking Charm, which would mean riders would be less likely to overshoot their destinations.

These were highly decorated luxury brooms. As the name implies they were for the rich to show off their wealth and often came with various cosmetic charms as opposed to speed ones.

Swept Away

It can do zero to sixty miles per hour in 7 seconds, with a decent tailwind. Otherwise it’s closer to 10 seconds.

These have a spiraled broom handle as well as an attractive curled bristle shape, which flattens out to catch the wind when it’s in a tailwind allowing for the extra speed boost.

Storm Chaser

The perfect middle ground broom. It has a zero to sixty of 4-5 seconds, making it fast but not too fast.

It comes with a storm trail charm that is semi-customizable. The customer can choose from rain, lightning, snow, or fog as a trail for their broom.

Fairy Catcher

The direct competitor to the storm chaser. It can sometimes outspeed them but they are generally a competitive match.

This comes with a semi-customizable trail charm as well as a softer cushioning charm. The trail options are petals, colorful leaves, butterflies, or snowflakes.

Alacris Airforce

Named after the fastest breed of pegasus, this broom is the casual racer’s best friend as it can hit zero to sixty in 2.5 on a windy day to 3.5 seconds. Making it not the fastest but not the slowest.

This broom comes with a holographic hovering charm that displays the broom company's logo when it’s close enough to the ground or a cloud to do so.

Spectrum Charger

The best competitor to the Thoroughbred Airforce. It reaches a zero to sixty in about that same time, however this broom has a thicker and squared handle making it more durable.

This broom comes with a nightlight charm. Which isn’t as useful as it sounds because it simply shines the magical equivalent of decorative rgb lighting through the bristles and length of the broom.

Stargazer

Designed with a slim handle and the ability to fly higher than any other broom and still remain controllable.

These were often decorated with stars and moons. They weren’t the fastest but within a tailwind they could almost catch up to a Spectrum Charger, almost.

Cloudjumper

The Cloudjumper was capable of going from zero to sixty miles per hour in 2 seconds. This broomstick also boasted an unbeatable braking charm and could fly itself to its owner when they said the magic word.

It also was varnished to not resist going through clouds as much as the moisture could often slow down the broom if it’s wood.

Sunny Rise

At the time of its release, it was the fastest broomstick in production. It easily hit zero to sixty in 1.7 seconds, being barely above the Sunset Fall.

This broom was varnished in a color changing effect that mimics the rise of the sun in the morning. It also comes with an optional ‘lucky charm’ decoration.

Sunset Fall

The Sunset Fall was a revolutionary design, capable of higher top speeds and the ability to turn 360 degrees in mid-air on a fixed spot.

The handle was varnished in a subtle color changing effect that mimics the fall of the sunset. It was also enchanted with an anti-rollover charm that helped the rider not fall off as easily when spinning or doing tricks.

Aeromancer’s Magic

It has the most aerodynamic bristle shape of all racing brooms on the market. The broom itself boasted a zero to sixty in 1.5 seconds flat.

Each broom is made by hand by a large team of wizards, instead of by runic automation that mass produces them at a faster pace.

It also comes in a luxury option that is slower, having a zero to sixty of 3.2 seconds, but can be highly customized for personal luxury.

Upwind Breeze

The broom itself boasts a zero to sixty in 1.3 seconds flat. The fastest broom on the market.

It actually takes inspiration from the Meadow Breeze model but makes it much more sleek and modern.

It comes equipped with the first ever nitrous-like charm, which briefly strongly boosts its speed when the magic word is said and leaves a thin solid trail of clouds in the sky. This must be used sparingly to avoid over charging the broom.

Diamondback

The Diamondback was found to warp and wobble at its top speeds. It also included several gimmicks and cosmetics, including an inbuilt broom call (which is like a car horn) and a sparkler charm (which caused a trail of sparkles to be left in the trail of the broom), and gained a reputation as a broom flown by those with more money than sense.

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You know what the real problem in the batfam is — EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM WAS AN ONLY CHILD

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Okay but if he’s been raised by Big Mama then wouldn't that mean he’s a little more...brutal? Like he’s still Leo- he’s chatty, he’s clever, he’s personable- but he also reads a room and can talk circles around a deal to get what he wants and have people thanking him for it.

Donnie is blunt and brutal and efficient.

What I’m saying is- we can have a new facet of the Disaster Twins’ in relation to each other, along with how this AU would change everything else.

Rise Separated AU: Big Brother

You know, I’ve seen a number of Rise Separated AUs, but of particular note are a few that have Leo end up raised by Big Mama and serving as the Battle Nexus Champion.

…is it wrong that I feel this isn’t the best use of his talents?

Leo is canonically very clever and perceptive. He has been the only one to realize that Big Mama was not what she appeared, that she was a threat rather than the “nice lady” Raph insisted she was or the “perfectly normal relationship partner” Lou saw her as. Leo’s the only one who picked up that she wasn’t what she seemed and take countermeasures. Furthermore, he made an entire plan to outwit her pretty quickly and using a lot of things he probably had to come up with on the fly. He played Big Mama’s game using her own rules. This shows a level of shrewdness that would offer options that could take him a lot further than simply being the Champion…

So hear me out:

Imagine another separated AU where Lou Jitsu only managed to save three of the brothers and poor Leonardo gets left behind.

Draxum, who is not in any way a father figure at this time, is happy to still have at least one of the experiments but his lab was destroyed and he didn’t exactly have a plan for raising a kid into the warrior he wanted. So he makes a deal with Big Mama and leaves the kid in her hands to gain training and build strength until the time comes that he needs to use his skills.

Draxum will get a skilled warrior. Big Mama will get another Champion for her Battle Nexus. Everyone wins!

Except that Big Mama does as Big Mama does, and while she doesn’t go back on her deal, she DOES alter the terms at the very last second.

See, it turns out that during the training little Leo undergoes, he shows much more capability in cleverness, planning, and manipulation. All of which are traits Big Mama herself has and ones more suited to running her business than just fighting in the arena.

So Big Mama takes him on an as apprentice. And have to say, her business only booms afterwards as little Leo keeps coming up with more and more ideas, plots, and tactics. For the Battle Nexus. For her Hotel. And most importantly, for her criminal empire.

Big Mama is certainly pleased. And little Leonidas deserves better than simply being an attack dog for Draxum and whatever petty squabble he has going with the humans. So yes, Big Mama does as Big Mama does and alters the deal, much to Draxum’s anger.

Years pass, and by the time the events of canon, we have a very different setup. Raph, Donnie, and Mikey arrive at the Nexus Hotel to deal with the Oozesquitoes.

And instead of Big Mama, it’s a very different person running the hotel, as the workers take the bros in to meet “Big Brother”…

(In the elevator…)

Raph: Why do you think he’s called Big Brother? 

Donnie: (Rolls his eyes) Scoff. It’s clearly a reference to Orwell's— 

Mikey: (Interrupts) Maybe he IS our Big Brother?

Donnie: The probability of that is infinitesimal.

Mikey: (Excited) We should invite him for dinner!

Then they get to his office. Where they meet a turtle in a suit.

Mikey: GAAAASP! ANOTHER BIG BROTHER!

And it all snowballs from there…

Is this something people would be interested in?