#14/11/2024

[vhscorp]

Si nous nous passionnons autant pour les histoires d’amour dans les livres et au cinéma, c’est parce que nous sommes terriblement déçus par nos propres histoires…

V. H. SCORP

[nicoscheer]

Oi better watch out or that dress just might ‘accidentally’ end up in Miles’ suitcase 😂💅👑

[myprinceandprincessofwalesblog]

[mikeywayarchive]

Instagram story by devinsarno

[Nov 14, 2024]

[nillustre]

gym leader blue

[serickswrites]

Faster

Warnings: captivity, torture, restraints, knife, forced to choose, forced to watch, self sacrifice

"Isn't this just wonderful," Whumper said as they circled Caretaker and Whumpee. They had been pursuing Caretaker and Whumpee for days and now they had caught their quarry.

Whumpee put themself in front of Caretaker. They would do anything to protect Caretaker. "You're a monster." They could feel Caretaker quiver with fear behind them. They had to keep Caretaker safe, no matter what.

Whumper twirled a knife in their hand. "That may be true. Doesn't mean I can't have fun." They stopped circling. "Tell you what, I'll let you pick who I hurt and how I hurt them, Whumpee. The other gets to go free. I won't go after them. I won't hurt them at all. I--"

"Me. I choose me. Do whatever you want to me," Whumpee said before Caretaker could say anything. They had to protect Caretaker.

"No!" Caretaker said quickly. They tried to step around Whumpee, but Whumpee put their arm out.

"Let Caretaker go."

Whumper grinned. "Ok! I like this idea! Run little mouse," Whumper said to Caretaker. "Run and don't look back."

Caretaker didn't move. Whumpee's heart pounded, the only thing betraying their fear. "Go, Caretaker, I won't be far behind."

"Lies don't serve you, Whumpee. You won't be walking out of here." Whumper twirled the knife again.

"I just need to be faster than you," Whumpee spat. They just had to get away from Whumper. Get the knife and get away.

"We'll see about that," Whumper said and they hurled the knife at Whumpee.

Tags: @mousepaw @jumpywhumpywriter @knightinbatteredarmor @hufflepuffwritingstuff2 @anightmarishwhump

@steh-lar-uh-nuhs @celestialsoyeon @st0rmm @ay5ksal @pedro-pedro-pedro-pedro-pe

[bluelocksource]

Itoshi Sae’s trivia (source: twt & Egoist Bible 1 & 2).

"I'll see with my own eyes what kind of FW (idiot) will be born in Japan." (EB1)

"I'll show the next view only to the fools who can keep up." (EB2)

☆ Weapons: Kick accuracy, skills, tactical awareness, and physical ability—all at world-class level. (EB2)

☆ Character's colour: Adzuki bean color (reddish-brown).

☆ Nickname: ‘Japan’s Treasure’.

☆ Birthday: 10th October.

☆ Current age: 18 (3rd year of high school)

☆ Zodiac: Libra.

☆ Birthplace: Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

☆ Family: Mother. Father. Himself. Younger brother.

☆ Current height: 180 cm.

☆ Foot size: 26.5 cm

☆ Dominant foot: Left foot.

☆ Blood type: A.

☆ Starts playing football: At age 1. “Before I knew it, I was playing soccer.”

☆ Team before returning to Japan: RE・ALE (レ・アール) Youth FC.

☆ Favorite food/drink: Salted kelp tea (shio-kombucha). “Because I can go back to 0.” (meaning he feels refreshed after drinking it)

☆ Disliked food: French fries. “It’s deadly delicious but it’s deadly to my health.”

☆ Favorite animal: Seagulls. “I like migratory birds that doesn’t stay in one place.”

☆ Favorite season: At the end of summer. "It seems that the world is starting to get lonesome."

☆ Favorite football player: Álvaro Recoba. “The left footer that casts a rainbow (perfect curve) on the pitch.” (Sae was referring to Alvaro quotes: “If today's game is on a rainy pitch, I'll draw a rainbow with my left foot.”. Álvaro is known for his curling-free-kick.)

☆ Favorite music: ‘Mercury’ by tofubeats ft. Seira Kariya. “I listen to this to cool down.”

☆ Favorite manga: Gegege no Kitaro.

☆ Favorite movie: Taxi Driver. “This De Niro is the coolest.”

☆ Favorite TV show: Chibi Maruko-chan. “It reminds me of home.”

☆ Favorite brand: “All of my sponsors. They know they're not crazy for betting on me, they have good eyes.”

☆ Hobby: Analysing data of football players and teams. “It’s easier to see the numbers in visualized data.”

☆ Mushroom shoots vs Bamboo shoots: “Depends on the mood.”

☆ What goes best with rice : Salted kelp (shio-kombu). “They don’t have it in Brazil, so I asked my parents back home to send some here.”

☆ What makes him happy: “A play beyond my imagination.”

☆ What makes him upset: Being forced to carry Japanese soccer on his back. “I’m talking about you guys.”

☆ What he thinks his strength is: He has flat ways looking at things. (meaning he look at things objectively) "People often calls me dry**, but who cares?"

☆ What he thinks his weakness is: The fact that he doesn’t know anything else other than soccer. “You guys shouldn’t live this way.”

☆ Favorite/Best subject: “I don’t know since I’ve only focus on soccer and didn’t pay attention in classes.”

☆ What made him cry recently: “Like I'd tell you, idiot.”

☆ Usual sleeping time: 8 hours (7 hours sleeping + 1 hour nap)

☆ Place he washes first when taking a bath: His bangs’ hairline.

☆ Fixation: Buttocks. “You’ll know an athlete's ability by the shape of their buttocks.”

☆ Number of chocolates received from previous Valentine: Around 2000. “That’s what my manager told me.”

☆ The first time he got confessed to: “I don’t remember which one was the first, octopus.” (here, octopus is just an insult like 'idiot' or 'fool', etc.)

☆ What will he do if received 100 million yen: “I’m not interested in such small amount of money.” “I don't care. It's just pocket change.”

☆ At what age he stops receiving presents from Santa: At age 10.

☆ What was his last wish from Santa: “My own talent that I have yet to discover.”

☆ How he spent his holiday: Gazing at the sea.

☆ What will he do during his last day on Earth: Give the world's best striker the world's best pass.

☆ Favorite historical figure: "Nicolaus Copernicus. A person who overturned the world's common sense."

☆ If he hadn't encountered soccer, what will he be doing: "Probably living a normal, happy life. My personality might not have been like this."

☆ If he could only take one thing to a deserted island, what would it be:  "Nothing. I’ll live freely without rules."

☆ If he had a time machine, would he go to the past or the future: "I’m not interested in either. I won’t have any unnecessary expectations or disappointments about my past or future. Live in the now. You guys are annoying."

Last updated: 31/10/2024

*Not sure about the exact pronounciation but the most of the translation says 'Les Halles'. Updated! (25/7/2024)

Spelling of Sae's team, レ・アール : Left image: RE・ALE. This was from months ago (twt).

Right image: RE・EARL. The left image is from the recent twt :

** In Japan, there are terms called ‘dry person’ & ‘wet person’. ‘Dry person’ is someone who can think rationally without being overwhelmed by emotions and because of their calm demeanor, they are thought to be cold and unapproachable. ‘Wet person’ is the opposite of ‘dry person’.

note: i want to apologize in advance for any mistake made in the translation!

[hannie-dul-set]

made a spreadsheet summarizing (most of) my works since 2021. click to see my insanity in numbers.

[vox-anglosphere]

76-today!

[remembertheplunge]

In my 11/12/2024 blog, I recommended listening to KPFA radio to get truth and guidance in the coming Trump authoritarian era.

Above is a photo of a pair of KPFA socks I got for making a contribution during a KPFA fund drive.

Shows I like and that are pretty powerful include:

Democracy Now: week days at 6 am, repeated at 9am

Hard Knock radio 4-5 pm weekdays

Flashpoints. 5-6pm weekdays

Visionary activist Thursday 3-4

Project Censor. Friday 1-2

[tuntetesinfo]

hirtelen, holnap

A Tudományos Dolgozók Demokratikus Szakszervezete és az Akadémiai Dolgozók Fóruma tiltakozik az MTA-tól elcsatolt kutatóhálózat újabb átalakításának terve ellen.

A HUN-REN Magyar Kutatási Hálózatot a kormány és a HUN-REN Központ tervei alapján gyakorlatilag az egyetemi „modellváltás”-ból ismert közfeladatot ellátó közérdekű vagyonkezelő alapítványok (KEKVA) mintájára privatizálnák. A törvénytervezet szerint a jelenlegi kutatóintézeteket megszüntetnék, és a kutatóhálózatot ma még ismeretlen formában alakítanák át. Az új rendszer nem tartalmaz garanciákat a munkavállalók számára, és privatizálná a Magyar Tudományos Akadémia közvagyonát.

A magyar kormány és a kutatóhálózatot felügyelő HUN-REN Központ azt állítja, hogy a kutatóhelyek vezetőivel és a kutatóhálózati dolgozókkal egyetértésben történik az átalakítás. Az igazság viszont az, hogy sem a dolgozókkal, sem az őket képviselő szakszervezettel nem volt érdemi tárgyalás. A kutatóközpontok főigazgatói november 14-én, csütörtökön 14:30 órakor a HUN-REN Központnál arról fognak tárgyalni, hogy elfogadják-e az előzetesen megküldött javaslatot.

Fejezzük ki együtt a véleményünket: a kutatóhálózat szétverését célzó törvénytervezetet ne nyújtsák be az Országgyűlésnek.

Tedd magad szabaddá, szólj a kollégáknak, legyünk minél többen!

Helyszín: 1053 Budapest, Károlyi utca 9. (Károlyi és Irányi utca sarka)

Ha nem tudsz ott lenni, támogasd aláírásoddal a petíciónkat: https://szabad.ahang.hu/.../nemet-mondunk-a-zsarolasra...

A törvénytervezet részleteiről tájékozódj az ADF közleményéből: https://adf2019.com/.../privatizacio-fenyegeti-a.../

Kérjük, hogy a Budapesten kívüli intézetek, kutatóközpontok közös fotóval, piros lapot mutatva, rövid üzenettel fejezzék ki tiltakozásukat és csatlakozásukat. A képeket az info@tddsz.hu email címre várjuk, és a TDDSZ Facebook-oldalán közöljük a demonstráció napján.

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[thevikingwoman]

A chance meeting between WoL Aureia Malathar and Meryta Khatin, as Aureia is trying to find some help with her plant experiments.

@myreia thank you for being such a supportive friend, always. I wanted to figure out how Aureia and Meryta could meet, and I hope this works.

Fandom: FFXIV | Words: 955 | Read on Ao3

Aureia Malathar (wol) & Meryta Khatin (adventurer) | Heavensward | friendship Rating: Gen. Botany, meeting and friendship, popotos (no not lala, actual popotos)

Seed

Meryta Khatin is busy digging in the popoto rows, pulling out weeds and checking the plants for dark spots, when she notices the adventurer staring at her. She’s dark haired, one hand in the pocket of a dark coat, the other around a staff. Or a lance. Meryta isn’t sure. She continues the popoto inspection, and to her delight they all they all look good. She pulls up another weed.

The adventurer is still staring, fidgeting. Her hand smoothes her hair behind her ear, which marks her half-elezen, and Meryta notices it’s tinged with red at its ends.

There’s nothing up here besides the popoto experiment, so Meryta gets up, and wipes the dirt of her hands as best she can.

“Can I help you?”

“No.” Hand back in the pocket. “I was merely curious.”

“I was just checking the popotos. They’re for supporting the community here, if we find the right sort.”

“I’m sorry – are you an adventurer or not?”

The half-elezen pushes her hair behind her ear again. It’s studded with small rings. She reminds Meryta of someone, but she isn’t sure who. Meryta realizes she’s been too busy to change, and she’s still wearing her archer’s coat and dragonskin pants. She’s not really dressed for weeding, but then again – any outfit that can get dirty will do for it. It does explain the confusion, though.

“Oh! I’m both? I do some adventuring work, but I’m also a botanist of sorts, along with a few other things. I’m a student of Furfucha’s. In Gridania.” She sticks out her hand. “I’m Meryta, Meryta Khatin.”

The woman takes it, shakes in firmly. It’s warm, despite the cold wind blowing through Idyllshire.

“I’m –”

“You’re the Champion of Eorzea! Now I recognize you.”

The woman’s smile falls, then picks up again in flash. Her ruby eyes are a little harder than before.

“Yes, that’s – me.”

“Sorry I didn’t recognize you!”

“It’s fine. Do you like – plants?”

Meryta is a little intimidated by all she’s heard of the Champion of Eorzea and the Scions of the Seventh Dawn. She should have recognized her, how many red eyed, dark haired, half-elezen could there be? She’s striking, and now that she knows, it’s more than obvious.

“No surely, it’s an honor, I – um, I mean I’ve heard –”

“- doesn’t matter. Please call me Aureia. I just wanted to ask about the work with the plants.”

“You want to know about the popotos?”

“Yes! I mean – maybe? I like flowers, and there are so many pretty ones around here.”

“There truly is. The hinterlands are nice, aren’t they?” She rubs her hands together. “Well, when it’s not pouring or a windchill comes through.”

The champion – Aureia laughs a little. “True enough. I was mayhap looking to pick up some tricks. I’ve been trying to grow a few flowers from here.” The other woman pauses, and pushes her hair behind her ear again. “It’s but a personal project and the popotos here look like they do well.”

“They do now, but it’s been a bit of a struggle. It’s about the right sort, and all the growing conditions. With all the chill rain here.”

Aureia frowns a little. “I thought plants needed water.”

“Some, but they can also get too much. Depends on the plant really.”

“How do you know?”

“You have to learn or ask. If the plant gets drooping leaves with yellow spots and soil is wet, not dry, it’s probably too much water. Usually it’s good to check the soil before watering, especially for plants in pots or planters.”

“Check the soil?”

“I just stick my finger in there.” She holds up her hand and makes a clawing motion with her pointer finger. “Though sometimes it’s a disease and it’s harder to get rid of.”

“Mayhap I should just forget about it.”

“No, don’t worry, you can always try again. Trial and error, just like the popotos here. This is the fifth crossbreed and the first one that seems to work. Sorry I keep going on about the popotos. What have you tried to grow?”

“Just whichever I found.” Aureia brow furrows. “I think they were blue.”

“I wonder –"

It starts to rain, and as Meryta said herself earlier, as it sometimes does in Idyllshire, it pours in buckets. Aureia looks up and they share a look, and then they both make a run for The Hard Place. They’re only a little wet when they make it inside.

“Will the popotos be alright?” Aureia asks. “With the rain, I mean.”

“The soil should have enough drainage. We’ve been working on it, and with the new strain too. It’s a cross breed of some a variant from the Sea of Clouds, so it’s more cold resistant, and hopefully able to withstand…” Aureia’s eyes look distant, and Meryta trails off. “I guess you don’t care that much.”

Aureia chuckles. “Yes, not that much. But I did want to ask for help with the flowers?”

“I’ll be happy to help.” She really is, she likes helping – whether it’s the farmers here or a single person. That Aureia is a the Warrior of Light is a little intimidating. “I’m sure you’ll soon have plants overgrowing your lodging.”

“I highly doubt that.” Aureia snorts and her eyes sparkle. “I could use a drink. Join me? Tell me of these plants that are so easy they will grow everywhere.”

“Gladly.”

Soon, they’re sitting in a cozy corner, Aureia returned with a bottle of red wine Adkiragh produced from who knows where. Meryta sips slowly, and tries to think of all that can help Aureia. Soon, however, their conversation drifts to other matters, as the Taverns hums to life with other patrons seeking refuge from the rain.

[mikeywayarchive]

mychemicalromance: "Opera."

[Nov 14, 2024]

[marshmallowcat666]

Smaugust prompts list by Pencilcat!

Smaugust days 11-15;

Day 11 Hybrid, my Wof oc Spectre, a sea/leaf hybrid

Day 12 Glow, my dragon oc Lock catching a glowing fish

Day 13 Spyro, I skipped this one since it’s a repeat of last year and I know nothing about Spyro

Day 14 Fish, a redesign of an old dragon oc named Gafina

Day 15 Fluffy, another redesign of an old oc, this one is named Lockett

[hydor-coining]

Pisce(s)plex

Piscesplex, or pisceplex, is a plurplex term in which the Western Astrology sign Pisces affects the entire system, subsystem, layer, group, etc. in some way. It does not need to be in the same way, nor does it need to be to equal degrees or in equal amounts, but it does affect everyone.

Term coined by Mr. Peanutbutter of SOA on 11 June 2024. Flags made by Zara on 14 June 2024.

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