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Happy Holidays.

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Pat again,

Sorry! I meant to warn everyone that Cris had things queued for December. There are a few more. I didn’t have the heart to unqueue them. <3

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Reindeer photoset, as promised.

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Hi all, Patricia ( @labrattish ) again.

I’ve been meaning to post this for a small time now, but I’m in the final semester of school and it’s been hard to balance everything (anything). Cris’s brother got the package full of notes and drawings and whatnots on Monday. I just wanted to say thank you for all of it. I know it’s still really surreal for everyone. I can’t say that each day gets easier (it’s really an up and down thing), but this really made his and my day (Cris’s and his parents are currently in Puerto Rico with family). So, Thank you. Really, truly, and deeply from the bottom of our hearts. Thank you. 

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This is Pat, again. I apologize if it’s painful to see posts to Cris’s blog, but I’ve been getting a lot of questions, some of which I feel should be answered for everyone.

Who am/was I to Cris?

That’s me, Cris, and my sister at PAXSouth. Uhh. I think it 2016. It’s one of my favourite pictures. I’ve known Cris since 2007? Maybe 2006. We had the same major, became friends, took advantage of the fact that we could get her wheelchair in my tiny Mini Cooper, and graduated together. We stayed friends afterwards and played DnD every weekend for the past 4 years.

Did I get permission to share news of her death on social media? 

YES. 

Can I share stories or memories with you about Cris to give to her family?

Yes. You can post them here, or send them to me over @labrattish While it is sad, her family (and I) love hearing how she touched people’s lives. 

Are you still watching/actively monitoring her blog?

Yup. I can’t tell you how long I’ll be around or actively checking it...but I also don’t want to delete her blog. It’s part of her living legacy.

What’s your favourite memory about Cris?

Honestly. We made a lot of memories. ALOT. I shared a ton on my FB, and some over on my Tumblr...One that I haven’t shared, which still makes me smile:

Cris loved mojitos. Like crazy loved mojitos. So she’d order one when we went out. There was a night where she was like 2 or three mojitos deep (those of you that know Cris, know she had like zero alcohol tolerance). I off-handedly told her that if she was too drunk to transfer from her chair into my car (or out of my car when I got her home), I was gonna leave her ass on the curb and call her mother. Needless to say, she managed to get home. Where she promptly told her mom I threatened to leave her on the curb. That was the first time I heard her mom really laugh. Like laugh so hard she was almost crying. I think about it a lot when I start (or think about) drinking.

So yeah. If you have any questions, ask them I’ll be happy to answer if I can.

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**IMPORTANT**

Cris (the owner of this blog) passed away on Wednesday, October 10th, 2018, due to complications with illness that landed her in the ICU.

 My name is Pat (over at @labrattish), and like y’all, it was a shocking revelation when I found out. Cris lived a short life burning brighter than any star. She was an amazing person—as anyone following this blog knows. She was obstinate beyond belief but also one of the kindest dreamers I’ve ever met. She will be missed. And while sadness is inevitable, know that Cris would roll her eyes at all of us (and possibly punch us in the boob) if she managed to catch us crying too much.

 Her family asked that anyone wishing to do something in remembrance of her, think about donating in her name to reputable animal foundation/charity, some suggestions:

The Argus Service Dog Foundation (service dogs for veterans)

Best Friends (general animal charity)

DELTA Rescue (the largest animal sanctuary of its kind)—I picked this one because she would have thought it was only fitting since Delta is also her dog’s name.

  Please know that if you need or want to talk, my ear is always open over at @labrattish. Cris cherished everyone of you, and I felt it was important that her online world wasn’t left in the dark. <3

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First trach collar trial in two days starts in about half an hour.

I think I'm ready.

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The captain has returned to her post.

She also really needs to do her eyebrows and fix her hair. Thank goodness Mom is coming to stay the weekend.

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"Do you remember anything from before?"

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"That person is dead."

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Why does this whole scene feel like intense foreshadowing?

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For Writers:

Reblog if it’s okay for your followers to leave you an ask telling you what the one thing is they remember you for as a writer.  Is it a scene or a detail or a specific line? Is it something like style or characterization?  Is it that one weird kink they never thought they’d be into, but oh my god wow self-discovery time?

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I passed, bitch.

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PLEASE REBLOG THIS WARNING

HEY GUYS

The new Venom movie has a scene with intense flashing lights (the lab entry scene) and I received no warnings and had to leave (just for that scene) as I am epileptic!!! PLEASE share this since I’ve seen NO warnings being shared and this is very important and can prevent people from having seizures etc during the film.

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About to have the swallow test.

If I pass, there are Burger King chicken tenders in my immediate future.

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Oh, hell yes! A cool event inspired by an even cooler (and important) post by an equally cool mutual. I am IN. Will try to see how I might best be able to help, and will at the very least participate.

Welcome to the First Annual Consent Event!

What is Consent Event? 

It’s a fanfiction exchange inspired by this post. It focuses on clear consent given by the characters of the ships, from simple touching to sex. Consent is super important, and we want to highlight it. 

When is it? 

We’re currently looking at hosting it mid-January and having reveals happen on February 14th. We understand that’s  good bit of time away but we’re entering peek writing season with NaNoWriMo and the holiday exchanges. 

Additional Info:

We are in the very beginning stages of this event and need help getting it off the ground. We are currently searching for admins to help run the tumblr and discord, as well as help with the exchange itself. Please DM us if you’re interested! We’re also looking for some graphics if anyone has any ideas. 

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If I am lucky, I will still be able to participate in this even from where I am, because I have been so stoked for this event. The minds behind it have been working their butts off to make sure this is as awesome as it can be, and I hope it leads to lots of beautiful new things to read!

Ladies Of Thedas Appreciation Week

Greetings to the first ever Ladies of Thedas Appreciation Week!!! It’s actually eight (8) days because we wanted to appreciate women longer than a week. The way this event will work is, we will need content creators to make Stuff ™, submit it as per our submission guidelines, and we will reblog it here. It’s all pretty straightforward, but if you have any questions, hit that ask button and send an inquiry. Without further ado…

Event Rules

1. The main point of this event is to cherish and appreciate women of Thedas so they have to be the main focus of your submission. Men are allowed to be involved in some minor way (as your Warden/Hawke/Inquisitor LI, as friend or family member etc), but the spotlight needs to be on the women. Hence m/f pairings are allowed, but this week is the time to celebrate women-loving-women (wlw) and f/f pairings in particular.

2. All forms of art are allowed: fanfiction, fanart, mood boards, mods, gifs, songs, videos, etc. If you make it, we will reblog it.

3. This event is supposed to foster appreciation and overall positivity. Any promotion or condoning of bigotry, racism, homophobia, sexism, etc. will not be allowed. Please be mindful of others. Mods reserve the right to refuse a submission if they feel it violates this rule.

4. This week is meant to celebrate women of Thedas in all shapes and forms. Thus graphic depictions of abuse, gratuitous violence and general depictions of incest, pedophilia, bestiality, etc are not allowed. No underage or dub/non-con either. Keep it positive, consensual and use your common sense, please.

5. NSFW works are absolutely allowed during this event. Please mark them with appropriate tags when you make your submissions.

If anything on this list is unclear, or if you have questions about how your creation fits within the rules, please send an ask and we will get back to you ASAP. Please see submission guidelines to find out how to submit your work.

Submission Guidelines

There are two ways to submit your work–

1. FOR NEW POSTS

If you created something specifically for Ladies of Thedas please post it to your own blog on the appropriate theme day, then tag it with #LadiesOfThedas and which day it is for. Please don’t use ’@’ as a main way of tagging for this blog because Tumblr is known to ignore those and we’d hate to miss your submission.

2. FOR REBLOGS OR EXTERNAL LINKS

If you created something in the past, but you still wish to share it, please submit a link below with appropriate tags and a mod will reblog from the original source. It can be from Tumblr or from AO3, either is fine.

DO NOT submit the same creation through link submission and through tagging. It creates extra work for the moderators which makes them irritable.

Do allow for some time for your creation to show up on this blog. People have jobs and need to sleep. If you still don’t see it after a few hours have passed, contact us and we’ll investigate.

Themes of Each Day

Keep reading

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I can't promise I'll be able to post them every day (I mean we're already on Day 4 and I'm just now finding this), but some of these prompts will surely keep me busy while I'm here.

A list of prompts for October. Write something short (or long) and tag it with #fictober18. Let’s see your creativity!

Prompts:

“Can you feel this?”

“People like you have no imagination.”

“How can I trust you?”

“Will that be all?”

“Take what you need.”

“I heard enough, this ends now.”

“No worries, we still have time.”

“I know you do.”

“You shouldn’t have come here.”

“You think this troubles me?”

“But I will never forget!”

“Who could do this?”

“Try harder, next time.”

“Some people call this wisdom.”

“I thought you had forgotten.”

“This is gonna be so much fun!”

“I’ll tell you but you’re not gonna like it.”

“You should have seen it.”

“Oh please, like this is the worst I have done.” 

“I hope you have a speech prepared.”

“Impressive, truly.”

“I know how you love to play games.”

“This is not new, it only feels like it.”

“You knows this, you know this to be true.”

“Go forward, do not stray.”

“But if you cannot see it, is it really there?”

“Remember, you have to remember.”

“I felt it. You know what I mean.”

“At least it can’t get any worse.”

“Do we really have to do this again?”

“I’ve waited so long for this.”

Go forth and write!