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19/12/2023 Seattle Kraken vs Dallas Stars

The Summer I Fell For Hockey - The Kraken Wagon: How to Stay Silly in the Face of Loss

I’m the asshole on the tram who’s watching hockey on their phone and not paying attention. This is how my afternoon commute home starts. I almost run into at least two people, I definitely trip a guy trying to get off the tram because I’m not looking, and I’m caught scrambling for the door after nearly missing my stop. My walk home is slowed by my unwillingness to take my eyes off the live feed. I’m sweating through an ill-advised sweater vest thrown on at 6 in the morning on my way out the door and my feet sting from the 5 hour shift I just finished — but I don’t care. The Kraken are down 0-2 and it feels like if I stop watching, if I even think about hurrying home through the swampy, muggy afternoon, the game will run away from us. 

“The Kraken are a wagon” is a sentiment I’ve come across repeatedly in my idle googling about my team. They’re a new team, my friend tells me over discord — she fell out of love with ice hockey years ago, some time back when the Kraken were first drafting their inaugural season lineup — and as soon as I hear it I am enamoured with them. A baby team! One that’s still building an identity, trying to figure out its core; and I’m already so charmed by their jerseys — toothpaste red, white, and blue, a squiggly tentacle ‘S’ for Seattle and a glaring sea monster’s eye — but a baby team? That’s the kind of story I can gorge myself on.

So they have me. I’m in and I’m reading primers and checking player stats, and I only find out about the “Kraken wagon” later. My squids have been in free fall all season, I learn this not long after I catch a game (their 0-3 defeat to the Minnesota Wild). This is what I get for choosing teams based on jersey colours, it’s not too late to swap loyalties — my regulars, who have by now heard all about my latent ice hockey obsession, tell me this as I pour their coffees. They don’t get it yet. If I truly didn’t like the Kraken, I’d have given up on them by now. The jersey colours, at this point, are immaterial. The jerseys are a cute bonus.

Here’s the rub: no one ever expected them to make the Stanley Cup playoffs in their second ever season of existence, but they did — or, some past incarnation of them did. The shadow that this playoffs run casts, even now, is where the “wagon” accusations stem from. But I didn’t join them when times were good. I joined them after an 8 game-long skid into the boards.

It’s hard to love something when all you ever see are the worst parts of it, some might assume. Looking through the Kraken tag tells an entirely different story. Loving the Seattle Kraken has come so easily to me largely due to the tiny group of die-hard followers I’ve come into contact with. I have a tab perpetually open on my second monitor at home when I’m watching games, set to the Kraken’s liveblog tag, and each time I’ve tuned in has been the ride of my life. It’s clear from the speed at which we like and reblog each other’s posts that we’re all regularly checking the tag when something happens. It’s like the world’s most intimate Twitch chat section, the world’s least intimate discord call. We’re mutuals and besties, strangers and fellow fans — I imagine if we were in the stands together, we’d look at each other when our Kraken score and cheer together, maybe we’d scream and laugh in half-disbelief.

The Dallas Stars are at the top of the Western Conference’s central division table, and they play like it. In the first few minutes of the match, Duchene and Seguin blast through and slip one past Daccord, no easy feat given he’s been on fire himself recently. Time after time, the Kraken’s power play is wrecked. The Kraken are being given the runaround, having to doggedly chase down intercepted pucks where the Stars’ passes always seem to connect. Recovery from 0-2 might seem impossible from where they are at the end of the first period, but the Kraken bring to the second period the same energy they had for their relentless puck hunting. Matty B and Tuna — Beniers and Tatar  — put us on the scoreboard and keep us in it, even as we lose Canner and Belly to injuries. Recovery from such an early and demoralising goal deficit isn’t impossible, just increasingly unlikely when you’ve got no superstars and are trying to throw off the wagon allegations.

That’s another thing: expectations are low. And not in a way that’s meant to disrespect the Kraken players — it’s closer to how animals might ball up and protect their vulnerable, soft bellies from harm. Losing, to be perfectly candid, fucking sucks. Reminding ourselves that any gains — no matter how trivial — still count as a win is one way to stave off the inevitable heartbreak. Another way we do it is, to paraphrase several Kraken bloggers,  “staying silly”.

If I were to distill the essence of silliness, I’d start with hockey itself. This game is a goofy one, in spite of my past assertions about warrior’s codes and narratives and unspoken honour. On-ice collisions can in fact be the height of slapstick comedy; and today the tension of a potential line brawl was broken with, of all things, the arena DJ playing Mortal Kombat music. As for the people? Even as the Kraken went down two goals halfway through the first period, the posts and memes rolled in. 

Watching sports is meant to be a leisure activity. If the stress of it ever becomes too much for me, stepping away is vital. Having the denizens of krakenblr being silly alongside me is like having an extra layer of armour between us and the heartache of loss. We crack jokes about manifesting wins, about freeing our boys from the penalty box (they’ve never done anything wrong in their lives, ever, and even if they did those assholes had it coming), about our players who are babygirls, about the endless double-entendre made by Forslund and Olczyk. For each time we scored, for each penalty taken, each power play and penalty kill the tone set by everyone was simple: stay silly. 

In the last minute of the third period, the Kraken rally for one final push. With Daccord pulled from the net the 6-man rush is relentless, and they manage to get up in the Stars’ faces. This is the grit that so inspired my admiration. Though the recaps on the news feed might only list one or two names on the assist, the last goal of third period is thanks to everyone on the ice. The Kraken players perform as their namesake implies: as one they are a many-armed leviathan, come to drag you and yours down, down, down, into the deep.

Vince Dunn — Dunner or Vincess depending on who you ask — keeps the puck from the blue line, Wenny snatches it away from a tight spot between two Stars, and everyone works to feed it back onto Bjorkstrand’s tape. Bjorkstrand’s shot cracks down the line and into the crease — and how’s this for poetry: from the same goddamn place on the ice he shot the last time he had to even up a game going into overtime — and the ensuing scuffle ends with Tolvy tipping it past Wedgewood. After a deeply frustrating review from the situation room, the goal is called good and we’re confirmed for overtime. Various posts to the effect of, “No matter what happens, I love you all. We’ll be okay,” flood the tag as I refresh my page. With them, it truly ain’t that serious; and going into overtime, even knowing the Kraken have one of the least impressive OT records in the league, truly cements it for me. The Kraken will be my team for the foreseeable future.

I won’t keep you in suspense, if you’re reading this from the outside looking in. The game ends in a loss. But I’m no heavier than I was when the game started. On the contrary, I’m lighter. The little reservoir of dread that had built up inside me in the early hours of the game has been emptied by a tidal wave of sweetness, of sincere well-wishes and optimism. To the Kraken fans I’ve interacted with so far: thank you all so much for what is possibly the warmest welcome I’ve ever received to a fandom space, thank you for making this game and this team so easy to love, thank you for shielding my tender flesh from loss and making even defeats a little fun.

So what if the Kraken are a wagon? It’s a clown wagon, and we’re riding it together; hand in silly hand.

[jenyifer]

Pit Babe ep 6 initial reaction

So I recently got back from a trip to Korea and Japan in January (which is why I’m watching everything late cause couldn’t watch it there). Hardcore studied Japanese for 7 years Koran for 3 years. Can read to a decent level in both. Now started my Thai Bl stuff? Maybe 2 years ago when I watched KinnPorsche. I have not actively tried to learn Thai. So why is my auditory understanding of Thai at the same level as Korean. I keep hearing changes from the subs on iqiyi. This is why when I was in Korea and Japan I kept accidentally speaking Thai? 😭😭 anyways onto the photo review.

Is it crazy babe is that good without his abilities? As far as I can tell he hasn’t been using his skill since he started seeing Charlie. Also feel like this is great meme potential.

Very very very harsh Alan. He doesn’t really give Dean any advice on achieving his goals. Also I think Dean was angry when he was racing Babe and Charlie. Seems like if Alan had more practice maybe he’d feel more comfortable

Way is moving through the stages of grief. Acceptance of the enemy. Way kept treating Charlie like he was replaceable. Also babe was looking hella tiny in this scene. Specifically when he was going down the stairs

Couple things that annoy me about this scene.

1. Jeff doesn’t eat or drink. Look at that milk shake and cake. Come on a tiny nibble? It’s good for the baby.

2. Love Actually in my opinion is one of the weakest romance films of all time. It’s sad the porn couple Martin Freeman and Johanna Page were the sweetest one. But the paper holding scene I found fucking creepy? Her husband kids etc are inside and that’s why the guy is doing the paper signs. Romantic? No. Traumatizing kids on Christmas? Yes.

3. Is Jeff a Uni student? Because… I think Way said he’s known Babe for 7 or 10 years. Which means Alan has to be in his 30s and Babe Way are 25 or 28? Idk concerning age diff at least for Jeff and Alan. Also Alan has a bad case of No means No, but I guess very abo.

Babe’s actor is so Beautiful and convincing at being in love with Charlie. He’s so soft and cute. However suggesting babies is fucking weird Charlie. Maybe it’s cause I don’t want any but seems a bit strange but no kink shaming babe and Charlie can have a mommy kink if they want.

“Why don’t we do it in the road?” By The Beatles

I think I’m just too American South brained because my reaction to this is it’s not cute. A rural road would definitely have road kill splatters and broken glass. Also I’d be worried someone would come out of their house and shoot me to death and that’s before they find out I’m of the LGBT+ variation of human.

I actually think the one I like is called Sonic. Oddly not the one who wears blue? But anyways style icon legend got checked by Dean for doing work? They didn’t seem to be doing the social media thing but helping in the garage so not fair he is taking his frustrations out on them. Also Sonic and North should have an opinion on Charlie joining. Wish we could know if they are friendly with Charlie or not. We do see them also at the party but Charlie is so babe focused I guess they don’t exist but they should be closer to his age.

Awwww Babe is taking the boyfriend title seriously trying to look out for Jeff now. But Jeff sees some bad shit but he just doesn’t share it with us. What’s Charlie’s ability? I guess something with his mouth and that’s why he can by pass Babe’s no’s

Babe was a bit heartless to Way. I mean Way made it clear what kind of simp he was for Babe. I get that Way was Babe’s first friend and he’s very attached to Way for that reason but Babe does have Alan too. I feel like when Way asked for Babe’s necklace then Babe should have said hey just so we clear besties. But then again idk how socialized Babe was at that point.

[meatsouuuuup]

BESTIE BESTIE YOU SAW BABY SEA TURTLES HATCH?!?!?!?! TELL ME EVERYTHING

ok this was like 5 or 6 years ago so I might not remember everything in detail, I’ll try my best though!

so there are these things where you can sign up to be part of a group that goes out on a specific night to watch sea turtles hatch, led by some sort of sea turtle expert person? idk, I’m not really sure how those things work, they have nothing to do with my experience

one summer, my uncle and cousin were visiting for a week or two so my family was going to the beach a lot, taking walks, finding cool shells, that kind of stuff. we would always go in the evening so it wasn’t as crowded or hot and it was just a better experience overall. and there are always lots of sea turtle nests around this time, marked by professionals

on this particular night, we had walked a pretty far way so we started walking back towards the entrance when it was starting to get dark. when we were about 2/3 of the way back, my mom and grandmother, who were walking behind the rest of us, saw a small black thing moving across the sand towards the ocean. they looked in the direction it came from and saw a nest with a few more turtles coming out of the sand and starting towards the water as well, so naturally they told the rest of us. we turned around and watched as more and more of them came out, until it was like a flood of them, it was so many. and they were SUPER tiny, they were having trouble getting past footprints in the sand. but they all eventually made it to the ocean, and by the time there weren’t any more coming out of the nest, it was completely dark. then we finished going home.

[2old4kpop]

15 Underrated Girly Kpop Songs That Make Me Go Absolutely Feral

When it comes to girl groups, more than anything I am a Blackjack and Blink. I like to listen to girl songs that make me want to murder men (and believe me, that blog post is in the works). But I’m also a ONCE, as TWICE are my sweet darling babies, but they’re about as girly as I can tolerate. I’m not one for the super girly concepts. I mean, did you guys ever see MINX? Occasionally I ironically jam to Shakey Love Shakey Shakey Shakey Shakey Love, but it was an absolute blessing from the K-pop gods to rebrand them as Dreamcatcher. It’s really only the A-list girly songs I tolerate, like GFriend or Oh My Girl. Everything else below them just seems really cringy.

Except for a few chosen few that are so good that they make me absolutely lose all of my shits. And I’m talking about songs that nobody seems to know like at all. Either these songs came out when the groups were still under the radar, before they had their big smash hits, or they just never seemed to rise to the top. But they are still valid and important. Videos are linked in the song names, since Tumblr won’t let me add more than five videos, but here we go.

15. April- Dream Candy

April is one of those rare groups that pull off the girly concept so well but don’t ever seem forced, like they are just truly naturally sweet and pure and precious. Honestly all of their songs are great, and it’s tragic that they haven’t had a comeback in 2019. But their debut, Dream Candy, is the one that really gets deep in my soul to that animal part of my brain that makes me scream this god damn chorus. But only really at the end. I never really listened to this song until it came on shuffle one day when I was walking home in the rain, and thought, why not listen to this awkward girly song, and then the last chorus hit and OH MY GOD. It’s a good one guys.

14. Momoland- Jjan! Koong! Kwang!

So this song comes out by some unknown group called uh, Momoland?, with a title that is just a bunch of sounds that don’t exist in English, and I felt like I was the only one on Earth that was like, “This is fine.” I was honestly in some I Am Legend universe where instead of me being the only living person on Earth, I was the only one that liked Momoland’s debut. As time went on Momoland started putting out what is pretty much some of the worst K-Pop that exists (I mean, have you SEEN the video for Wonderful Love? Try not to cringe challenge) and sadly enough this group just faded into obscurity and never had any huge, Earth shattering hits or anything. 

13. DIA- My Friend’s Boyfriend

On paper this song is awful. I mean it’s a song about being a petty bitch who has decided to steal their friend’s boyfriend, hence the title. Also the song ads cute little quirks like *squints eyes to read this metaphorical paper closer* coughing. Also the video has an unnecessarily long intro. But believe me when I tell you that this is an absolute slapper.

12. Gugudan- Wonderland

It’s a crime that Gugudan has never really hit it off, even with two I.O.I members. Their debut has this amazing Little Mermaid concept and believe me when I tell you that this chorus is best when screamed at the top of your lungs. After all the screaming I am basically in a manic state by the la la la’s.

11. LOONA 1/3- Love&Live

You’ll notice that the main theme of this list is that the choruses are absolute fire. But this one comes in and basically knocks the wind out of me with sweetness, like some kind of aegyo Kool-Aid man. It’s really the music that does it for me in this one, along with the melody, along with Heejin’s perfect high note. If this song doesn’t make you smile then you are a robot, like ViVi. 

10. Shannon Williams- Why Why

If Ant and/or Dec were here, they would hear this song and definitely say that Britain’s Got Talent. Shannon is the British IU,hands down, undeniably, I will not be taking questions at this time. But it’s very sad that her career was nonexistent after this came out. Was it the fact that this features a sixteen-year-old grinding against faceless boys? Or that this video widely revolves around her intensely stalking someone? It can’t be the song because that is perfect. 

9. AOA- Bingle Bangle

Okay so some history for those non-Elvises out there. AOA was THE HOTTEST girl group for a good minute, with so many timeless collaborations with the Brave Brothers that really changed the shape of female K-Pop for a while. And then ChoA left the group. And without the only member who could actually sing the face of the group, AOA kind of went quiet, save for a few Jimin solo songs. Then AOA came back with a new sound, and while everyone else thought it was terrible, I thought it was a bop! And I love the video and the concept! And the dance for this is so fun. Bingle Bangle is a real yes for me dawg. It’s only too bad that they lost yet another member and their concept was handed off to FNC’s new girl group. Speaking of which...

8. Cherry Bullet- Really Really

Yeah so they literally gave this entire “girls in a video game but it’s fun and cute” concept to Cherry Bullet, and they hit the ground running with it. This comeback in particular is my favorite of theirs because it hits one of my favorite pop music tropes: Having A Funky Instrumental Chorus, Only At The End To Put Words Over The Music. It ticks all my boxes.

7. Rainbow- Whoo

If you ever wanted to hear a song that made you scream “RAAAAIIINBOOW AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!” then this is it. At this point in this list we start to hear the songs that make me truly insane, and this song absolutely destroys me. It’s really sad, however, that this is basically Rainbow’s swan song, as it was their last song before disbandment. 

6. Matilda- Macarena

I bet you haven’t even HEARD of Matilda. I bet you didn’t even KNOW that MATILDA just DISBANDED a FEW MONTHS AGO because ALL THEIR SONGS WERE BAD except for THIS ONE which is just full of CHAOTIC GOOD ENERGY and if you don’t ENJOY THIS then GET OFF MY LAWN. 

5. Berry Good- Angel

Berry Good was destined to be one of those girl groups, like Matilda, that came from a tiny company and was just given bad songs and were set up to fail. So they crowdfunded, and somehow made two incredible comebacks, Don’t Believe (which is a whole other story that we won’t get into today, but it’s an amazing song that you should check out) and prior to that, Angel. I don’t even know where to begin with this song because it literally makes me forget who I am and why I exist. It’s a banger?? This song starts off so soft and pure and jumps right into a chorus that makes you bang your head and scream “I TAKE A CHANCE, YOU NEVER KNOW” as loud as possible. And right when you think you can’t take it anymore, that you are gasping for air because you are drowning in perfection, THEY GO EVEN HARDER. Like, girls, you did not need to go that hard. Holy shit. They go full IU in Good Day. I don’t know why we were blessed with this, especially since after this all their other songs have been garbage, and they’ve been so unsuccessful that they lost their strongest member and they’re heading for disbandment. But we have this gem, and I’m thankful for it.

4. 4Minute- Heart To Heart

Back when 4Minute was just another 2NE1 clone, trying to compete in the market of “Girls Who Look Tough But Are Actually Sweet” 4Minute, aka The HyunA Group, put out this. Third Geners, this is what Second Gen was all about. This is the meaning of Christmas, Charlie Brown. This song is everything. It’s perfect. And it’s too bad that 4Minute didn’t really stick with this sound, but also not, since with their more mature concept they wound up getting pretty famous once Park Bom... I mean, we’re not gonna talk about it. 

3. Hyolyn- Bae

Okay so I know that Hyolyn as an entity is not technically considered underrated, but her entire solo career is being slept on and I don’t understand. With Sistar gone, and now Red Velvet carrying the torch for summer anthems, Hyolyn doesn’t necessarily have to give us one of the best summer songs of all time but she did. Every second of this song to me is perfect. And yeah okay I’ll admit it, I am a Gay, I am attracted to women, and Hyolyn is a lot of. A lot of wow. She and HyunA are exactly my type, and this video is a lot. But the SONG you guys. It’s so much that I told even regular people who listen to English music to listen to this song. They didn’t, of course, because the world doesn’t appreciate Hyolyn like I would, I mean like I do as a fan and nothing else. This song was my summer anthem in 2018, Power Up wishes it was this good.

2. BESTie- Thank U Very Much

One of the things that really got me into K-Pop during the Second Gen was that it sounded so much like pop music from my youth. This is gonna sound weird, but I grew up in a Wiccan Neo-Pagan household where 90% of the music we listened to was traditional Celtic or New Age, and if it was ever anything else it was like The Beatles (my Mom and her sisters were one of those screaming and fainting Beatles fans, the trait that was clearly passed down to me, based on what happened when I saw G-Dragon live, but that’s another story) or ABBA, or any kind of British/European pop/rock from the 70s or 80s. So once I was old enough to really find out what kind of music I liked, I dived deep into cheesy pop songs like S Club 7, Britney Spears, and the like. But I always had a soft spot for ABBA. The melodies, the music, the strange lyrics that didn’t really make sense or weren’t quite grammatically correct but it worked. I feel like that love for obscure pop, along with the 90s and early 2000s bubblegum pop, pushed me right into the K-Pop scene. And this song is the best example of that kind of weird melody with oddly used English words, but it works in the best way. The chorus of this song sounds like it was written by ABBA. The ending of this song is transcendent. Tell me you can’t picture a Korean Meryl Streep in overalls singing the ending of this song while dancing on a beach. This song makes me lose all my shits. But I do have to say that this video is uh, Not Good, especially compared with how amazing the song is. But these underrated bottom of the barrel groups don’t have much to work with in the first place, so we can’t really fault them. This song holds up, and is going to hold up for a very long time. I stan.

1. Laboum- Shooting Love

So like I said before, I don’t typically like the super sugary, super tacky, super girly girl concepts. BUT I LOVE LABOUM. ALL their girly sweet songs are AMAZING. They somehow get everything right, in their own unique way. They’re not at all like “Oh, they’re like GFriend”, “Oh, that’s like Lovelyz” or anything, if you get what I’m saying. Laboum had their own cheesy yet perfect style of girly. Aalow Aalow: A CLASSIC. Journey To Atlantis: A CLASSIC. Hwi Hwi: A CLASSIC. Only U: YES YOU GUESS IT, CLASSIC. Sugar Sugar: DON’T MAKE ME SAY IT AGAIN. I could have made this whole list with just Laboum songs. So I made myself pick one by listening to as many old Laboum songs as I could before I would become an absolutely menace to society, as I am not responsible for my actions after listening to so much girly perfectlon at once. If I was arrested and went to court for I dunno, causing distress and mayhem to the citizens of my city, my lawyer would call it “the Laboum defense.” “You see, Your Honor, my client listened to a lot of Laboum songs, and lost control of themselves and became an entity, a ball of energy, a comet destroying everything in its path while screaming cheesy Korean lyrics.” And I would be set free, of course, because who wouldn’t lose themselves completely to the power of Laboum? But anyway I picked Shooting Love, as it puts me in a manic state from the very intro until the last second. And let me just say now that I deeply mourn this old Laboum, as they came back in 2018 with a new concept that makes them sound lobotomized compared to their old sound. Like slow R&B is fine, but compared to this it’s drab and slow and dull and I hate it. I Hate It. Bring back cute Laboum in 2020, or at least study Apink if you want to see how to properly change an aging cute group into a mature group. I could go on, but now I have the urge to listen to more Laboum. You’ll see me on the evening news tonight, I’m sure.

anyway 안녕

[itisannak]

Pregnancy Series (Calum)

-Finding out/ Taking the test "I feel so exhausted today. And my head is killing me." I groan as I plop down on my best friend's bed. "What did you do today?" She asks me, still focused on fixing her closet. "Practically nothing other than taking Duke to the vet and then coming here." I huff, cuddling up one of her pillows. "That's weird. Is all the exhaustion of wedding planning manifesting now, or is your husband keeping you up at night?" She asks, wiggling her eyebrows at me. "I don't know. But honestly, this has been going on for days." I groan and she hums. "How many days?" She asks me, sitting on the bed as well. "I don't know... 10 for sure." I state and watch her get more intrigued. "Any nausea?" She asks me and I shake my head no. "Backache, swollen breasts?" She asks again, making me knit my eyebrows together. "My breasts hurt and my bra feels tighter, why?" "I don't want to excite you but I think you need to take a test." She says, making my eyes widen. "But the doctor said it might take a while after stopping the pill... I stopped taking it a week before the wedding." I explain but she chuckles. "It's not the same for everyone. You can get pregnant right away. And you and Calum had lots of sex during your honeymoon, so if we see the facts through logic, there are possibilities you are pregnant." She explains. I stare at her shocked, sitting up on my knees. "You think I am pregnant?" I ask, almost stuttering "I don't know. I mean, you have symptoms, but the only way to know is if you take the test." She shrugs.

-Telling him I walk to our bed, slipping off my romp as I get ready for bed. "You smell so good, princess." Calum groans, scooting me close to his body as I get under the covers. "Thanks, baby." I turn my head a little, pecking on his lips slightly as I nestle up on his body. "How was your day, pretty girl? Was Dukey a good boy at the vet?" He asks, bringing his hand to stroke my hair. "Uh, he was the best boy. My day was a bit boring though. Until I went to (Y/B/F/N)'s house." I say, feeling jittery about the next part of our conversation. "Oh yeah? Did you have fun with your bestie?" He asks, leaving a kiss on my forehead. "Yeah, we talked a lot. It was fun. But I felt very tired again." I state and he sighs. "I am sorry, baby. Should we go see a doctor about it?" He asks. I take a deep breath, sitting up and moving in front of him. "We will need to. I mean, we will have to confirm it, you know." I say with a shrug. "Confirm what?" He asks, confusion written on his face. "I took a pregnancy test. And then another one. And they were both positive." I say, smiling at him. I watch his face light up, eyes sparkling with excitement. "If you are messing with me right now, I will file for a divorce." He states, making me giggle a bit. "I am 100% not kidding you. I am pregnant. I mean, I don't know for sure, but I have symptoms and I took the tests and..." He stops me by pressing his lips on mine while cupping my jaw. "We are expecting... We are expecting. Oh fuck, we are expecting..." He whispers to himself, holding me close to his body. "It's not confirmed yet, though. I still have to go to my doctor." I remind him and he sighs a bit disappointed. "But the chances are great, right?" He asks and I nod, smiling. "Then call your doctor and tell her to expect us tomorrow." He says; I swear he sounds like an impatient child who had just been told he is going to Disneyland.

-First ultrasound "Are you anxious?" Calum asks me as I get ready for my exam. "A bit. Are you?" I ask him back. "A bit. I just want to know if this is real or not." He comments, helping me get on the examination bed. He drags the chair closer to me, sighing as he sits down. "Hey, if I am not pregnant, it means that we get to have even more sex." I try to help him calm down. I earn a chuckle from him while he takes my hand in his.

The doctor walks in, smiling as she lets down the clipboard. "So, Mr. and Mrs. Hood might be expecting, huh?" She cheers for us while setting up the ultrasound machine. "Looks like it. I took 2 tests a few days ago and they were positive. And I am feeling exhausted and I think my breasts are changing..." I rumble and she smiles. "I saw that on the papers you filled in, don't worry. I will take a look at your uterus now, ok?" She asks me and I nod before she squirts the gel on my belly. She focuses on looking on the screen, leaving both Calum and I trying to read her expression. "A nice, thick lining and then we see a pretty, tiny, cherry-sized fetus... Congratulations guys..." The doctor turns to us, smiling. I gasp, squeezing his hand. He looks at me, eyes sparkling as he kisses the back of my hand. "I don't think I will ever be more in love with you than I am right now." He whispers, smiling at me. "How far along are we?" I ask the doctor, taking a look at the screen. "Based on the size, 9 weeks." "Is everything as it is supposed to be?" Calum asks, still not letting go of my hand. "Everything looks great. Do you wanna listen to the heartbeat?" She asks. "Can we do that?" Calum asks back. The doctor presses a button on the machine and the heartbeat echoes in the room. I almost tear up at the sound of it; this little sound belongs to that little something Calum and I have created. "Can we get that in a DVD? And a picture of it?" Calum asks excitedly. "Looks like daddy is a bit too excited..." I sing, reaching up to stroke his cheek.

-Morning Sickness "Morning babygirl..." Calum whispers in my ear as he wraps his arms tighter around my waist. "Morning baby." I chuckle, turning to face him. "You look so pretty." He whispers, leaving a kiss on my neck. "Do I?" I ask, cocking an eyebrow. "You look gorgeous... As always." He chuckles and lays me on my back before he hovers above me. I giggle as he leans down to kiss me, but soon I feel my gut twist and turn. I nudge him to make him move, before I shoot up and rush to the bathroom, kneeling down in front of the toilet.

Soon after, Calum kneels beside me, one hand holding my hair back and the other rubbing my lower back to calm me down. "I am sorry..." Calum whispers as I stop hurling. I wipe my mouth with the back of my hand and turn to look at him. "Why? It's normal and it means that the chances for our baby having a healthy development are higher. Plus, there are studies associating morning sickness with higher IQ, so don't be sorry." I reply, blinking slowly as I suddenly feel more tired. "Someone did her studying..." He chuckles, flushing the toilet.

-Friends and family find out (Calum's POV) I just can't stop staring at the picture from the ultrasound; that's my kid, the little something I made with my wife. It's nothing more than the size of a lime now, but in half a year from now, it's going to be here, flesh and bones. I graze my thumb over the print of the ultrasound, smiling at it. "What are you smiling at, mate?" I hear Luke ask me as he plops on the couch next to me. I try to hide the picture from him, but as I hear him gasp, I know I failed. "Is that (Y/N)'s?" He asks. I motion him to keep his voice down, but smile as I take another look at the picture. "She is 12 weeks pregnant and we haven't told anyone yet. So if you tell anything, God help me..." I threaten him, putting the ultrasound back in my wallet. "I won't, I promise. Congrats mate, you are going to be a dad." He cheers, patting my back. "I am going to be a dad." I say, smiling proudly.

-Starting to show (Calum's POV) "Love?" I shout as I enter the house, looking for (Y/N). She doesn't respond back, so I assume she is somewhere upstairs, probably napping. Lately, she is getting extra tired, so it is not unusual to find her laying on the couch or sprawled out on the bed. It is adorable, how she is always so sleepy and ready to cuddle. As I walk in our room, I hear the shower running, meaning she is in there. I decide that I need a shower as well, so I strip off my clothes and slip in the cabin with my wife. "Hi..." I whisper, leaving a kiss on her shoulder blade. She jumps a little but relaxes as she realizes it's just me. "You scared me." She mumbles and rests her head on my chest. "I am sorry, I won't do it again. How is my son?" I ask her, placing a hand on her stomach. I gasp as I feel it sticking out, grazing it with my fingers. "You have a bump..." I state, mostly to myself. (Y/N) chuckles and places her hand over mine. "I have a bump... And we don't know if it's a boy." "You know it is. You are only disagreeing because you want a girl. Don't worry, baby number 2 will be a girl..." "Baby number 2? Let's have baby number 1 first and then talk about baby number 2. And I bet you good money it's a girl." She replies, her voice cocky. I just hum sarcastically and stroke her belly, enjoying the fact that I can finally do that.

-Gender reveal "So, do you want to find about the gender?" The nurse asks me as she draws a bit of blood for my lab tests. "If my husband comes to the appointment, we will." I chuckle, watching her as she puts a label on my sample. "He didn't come along?" She asks me. "No, he had an interview. He said he would make it until my appointment, though." I explain and she nods. "I am going to send those to the lab, ok? You can relax in the waiting room until the doctor is available." She smiles at me, helping me stand up from the chair.

I walk in the waiting room, my hand rubbing on my sticking out stomach. "Do you think daddy is going to be here?" I ask the bump as I sit down. "Your first?" A lady sitting across of me asks me, smiling sweetly at me. "Yeah. What about you?" I ask her, resting my palm on my belly. "Third." She chuckles, pointing to her stomach. "Wow, congrats." I cheer, surprised by the fact that a woman who looks so young already has 2 children and one on the way. "Thanks. Congrats as well. How far are you?" She asks me, sitting up a bit better. "4 months in. You?" I ask back. "6. Do you know the gender yet?" "No, we are finding out today. Do you?" "Third boy." She sighs, but strokes her bump softly. "You look like you are having a girl, though." She says and I gasp. "Right? I've been telling my husband but he insists it's a boy." I exasperate and she laughs. "Whatever its gender is, I wish you all the best." She smiles softly. "Thank you, I wish you all the best as well." I coo as she stands up to head in her examination room.

After a while, my doctor calls me in, but Calum is still not here. I relax on the bed while the doctor preps everything for my examination. "Calum's not coming today?" She asks, looking at me a bit confused. "He said he would. He had some work obligations." I sigh. "I see. Well, I can stall it a bit longer if you'd like me to." She offers but I shake my head no. "Let's do this." "Any new symptoms?" She asks me as she squirts the gel on my belly. "I had some nosebleeds, but I read that it is normal. And, uh... I feel a lot... horny, I guess." I fumble with the tissue paper below me. "It's normal. Do you and Calum have sex?" She asks me, turning on the machine. "Yes. While we still can." I reply and she chuckles. "Good plan. Now let's take a look at your baby..." She says, inspecting the monitor. "Did I miss it?" Calum pants as he enters the room. "No, we've just started." My doctor smiles at him as he takes a seat next to me. "You look gorgeous." He whispers as he presses a kiss on my forehead. "Do you want to find out the gender?" The doctor asks us. "Yes, we have an ongoing bet on it." Calum chuckles. "Ok, let's see. Oh, she is not hiding the goods. Congratulations guys, it's a girl." She announces and I squeal excitedly. "I told you it's a girl." I cheer. Calum's eyes stay glued on the screen; it is kind of hard to read his expression. "Cal? Are you alright?" I ask him and he nods. "We are having a girl." He whispers, tearing up a little. "Are you sad?" I ask him. "No, babygirl. I've never been happier." He assures me, kissing my knuckles.

-Telling the world

-Nursery "It's so pretty." I whimper as Calum shows me the nursery. "I told you I would be good at that." Calum sings cockily. "Can you believe she is going to be here in 2 months?" I ask him, leaning my head on his shoulder. "I can't... This feels like a dream..." He whispers, rubbing his thumb over my belly. "We need to find her a name..." I state, yawning a little. "We will." He replies, his voice a bit sleepy.

-Baby's first clothes. "How are you doing, love?" Mali asks me as she takes a seat next to me on the couch. "I am ok. It's a bit hard for me to move around with a watermelon on the front of my body, but I am ok." I reply, setting down the notes for my baby shower. "You look gorgeous. Really." She comments and I coo. "Thank you so much. And thank you for being here. I know you have a lot to do but you still came." Mali chuckles. "Of course. I wouldn't miss the birth of my niece for anything in the world." She replies, placing a hand on my belly. "I brought her a little something. Calum told me that you bought some clothes for her, but an extra onesie will come in handy." She smiles, handing me a little gift bag. I take the onesie out and take a look at it. I giggle as I read the writing on it before I hold the piece of clothing to my chest. "It's really pretty. Thank you. I think I just found her first outfit." I say, moving to hug my sister-in-law.

-Baby Shower Both Calum and I wanted something really chill and pretty, just a small party for our close friends and family before baby Hood is here. I am thankful that we haven't planned anything extravagant, since I am about to pop any moment, so even standing up and greeting guests is a hustle for me. "Are you ok, love? Do you want me to call Calum?" Joy asks me, taking a seat next to me on the table. "I am ok, thanks mama. I just need a moment to sit down and rest a bit." I reply. Joy smiles at me sweetly, kissing my temple. "Of course. I'll bring you some water, ok? And you will rest in here, don't move." She commands and I nod, watching my mother-in-law take care of me.

-Labor:

"Calum..." I shake my husband. I have started feeling strange a few minutes ago, a sharp pain on my lower stomach startling me awake. Calum groans in his sleep, turning on his side. "Calum, wake up." I nudge him. One more sharp pain rushes through me, making me whimper and dig my nails in his arm. "What is it? Is everything ok?" He asks me, jumping up almost instantly. "No... It hurts a lot. I think this is it." I whimper and he looks at me in a bit of panic. "Ok... Let's not panic... Let's get up, call the doctor and tell her we are on our way to the hospital, and... um... let's keep calm." He mumbles in one breath, getting off the bed. I stand on my feet, grabbing my robe and slipping it on. "The bag is in the car, I have a copy of the papers in the car, and I have the number of the doctor on my phone... Oh God..." Now he is even more in panic, making me feel anxious as well. "Cal, baby... What is it? You are freaking out..." I ask him, moving towards him. "She is here, she doesn't have a name, I don't know what I am doing and I don't know If I am going to be a good father... I am freaking out..." He rumbles. I cup his face and kiss him softly, smiling at him. "You are going to be amazing, I know it. Remember that little rat in our first house? The one we found in the kitchen and it got trapped behind the fridge. I freaked out and I started screaming. I wanted to kill it. Remember? You lured it out with cheese. It took hours, but you were patient and calm, and you took it out. I knew that day that if we ever were to be parents, you would be an amazing one. Now, I need you to take me to the hospital, ok?" I breathe out, making Calum nod.

Both of us remain as calm as we can throughout the night. Until the point when I am taken in the Delivery Room. Everything is a blurry, hazy tanlge in my mind, until the moment I hear her cry. I can't remember the pain, I can't remember how hard it was to take her out. All I can remember is that my heart stopped when I heard her cry and I felt myself tearing up. She is the most beautiful thing I've laid my eyes on; nothing can top that. As the doctor places her on my chest, it feels like everything around me is simply not important. She is here. And she is the most amazing creature.

-He holds the baby for the first time. "You did great." Calum whispers, leaning down to kiss my forehead. I still haven't caught my breath, so all I can do is smile at him. "Wanna hold her?" I ask him after a moment or two. Calum nods eagerly and the nurse comes over to help him pick her up. "We made something so perfect..." He whispers as he holds her in his arms. "You are the love of my life. Everything I have and everything I am is yours, forever." He whispers before he kisses our daughter's forehead. "Enough How I met your mother for you, mister." I giggle, but my eyes are watery. "I love you." He states, leaning down to leave a kiss on my lips.

-Baby's Godparent I can't stop staring at her. She sleeps so peacefully, she looks so fragile, it makes me feel emotional every time. Calum hasn't left for even a second, making sure that Lilly and I are safe in here. "Are you guys ready for visitors?" The nurse asks, knocking on our door slightly. "Yes. Can you please call in Mr. Hemmings? We would like to see him first." Calum asks the nurse who nods, smiling at us. "Are you going to tell him now?" I ask him and he shrugs. "I mean, he is going to be the godparent. He is entitled to meeting her first after our families." He replies and I smile, nodding my head. Luke walks in slowly, a penguin plushie and a bouquet in hand. "Hey, guys. Congratulations..." He cheers but keeps his voice low. "Thank you." Calum and I say in unison. Luke leaves the gifts on my bed and heads over the bassinette where baby Hood is. "She is stunning. Thank God she looks like her mama." He teases Calum, who chuckles. "Meet Lilly Joy Hood, the prettiest girl on earth." Calum says, squeezing my hand. "Wanna hold her?" I ask Luke. "Can I?" He asks. "Of course. You are here godfather, after all." I say and wait for his reaction. "Are you serious?" He asks, turning to look at us. "Of course, if you are ok with that." Calum says. "It will be a pleasure." He replies, turning back to look at Lilly.

[nikatyler]

I’ve been feeling a little meh about my blog and everything lately, though that might just be another result of me being very stressed out these days. It’s less than two weeks until my prom. Oh, yeah, here in my country we usually have senior proms during months from October to February. Mine is in the beginning of November. I’m actually going to some of my former classmates’ proms as well, this Saturday and then in December, and who knows, I might throw some more in. My anxious ass will hate me for this when the date comes closer. I apparently like to suffer.

I’m also going to an eye doctor tomorrow and I’m a little scared. I haven’t been there for a while and I think my eyesight got worse. But hey, whether it actually got worse or not, I’ll have new glasses. That’s good. I need new ones.

As for the blog, I’ve been slowly but surely working on Roses again. Gen 6. It’s kind of a lot at the moment but I’m just out of practice, I guess. There’s too many sims in the household. The high school story, well...chapter three is coming soon and I’d like to get two more out until the end of 2018. Not sure if I’ll be able to do that after all but I’ll try. I care about that story and its characters way more than I should but what else is new. I know that for you, it’s probably not the most exciting thing ever but listen...some of the dialogues are my best work, okay? Give it a try.

ALSO I FINALLY WATCHED STRANGER THINGS AND IT WAS PERFECT I LOVE IT I NEED MORE PLEASE AND THANK YOU

calm down ron

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melien replied to your photoset “In attempts of being a little more like her “superhuman friend”...”

Tag yourself I'm Val

Honestly who isn’t on this website? I feel like most of us need more sleep, correct me if I’m wrong lmao

melien replied to your photoset “Ross: “You don’t get it, Jordan. I love you a lot, but we’re over....”

I kinda agree that Jordan deserves better lmao

If I remember correctly, MCCC made him go and have a child with one of Ross’s ex-lovers. Later on, Jordan went and married another one of Ross’s ex-lovers. He’s not the only one though, more of them did the same thing. The family trees in this save are messed up, everyone is related to everyone in some way. It’s a small world. *shrugs*

jackssims replied to your photo “I’m slowly losing my mind. Long story short: I’m drowning in homework....”

Omg if they get together I’ll probably scream into the void

Never say never

alfalfalegacy replied to your photoset “Marika? I haven’t seen her for months. And is that a…does she have a...”

Ohhhhhhhhhhh

Ohhh yeahh

alfalfalegacy replied to your photoset “This legacy has seriously been blessed with some Good Genes.”

She's a cutie!

She is! I can’t help but compare kids from this legacy to kids from my other sims 4 legacy. Here, they’re almost perfect the way they’re born. Truth to be told, in my Raven Legacy, I had to edit everyone a lot before showing them to the world. If I had said something else, I probably lied.

tiny-tany-thaanos replied to your photo “Exactly two years ago, the triplets were born and gen 4 officially...”

they look gooood

Also happy birthday to them:3

alfalfalegacy replied to your photo “Exactly two years ago, the triplets were born and gen 4 officially...”

They came out really nice! Especially Bianca!

melien replied to your photo “Exactly two years ago, the triplets were born and gen 4 officially...”

Love them! Caleb may be my fav

Thanks guys! They might not be 100% accurate but I still somehow get the right vibes from them, which is more than enough for me. Honestly I’m surprised I have never done this before.

alfalfalegacy replied to your photoset “Hi Zoey, what do you want?” “Hi Bianca. Hi…um…you.” “Sharon,” she...”

"I hate running." - honestly me too Zoey

I love working out but every time we have to run in P.E. I want to die. Also burpees. Burpees and running are my two worst enemies.

tiny-tany-thaanos replied to your photoset “I felt it from the bottom of my heart. I knew I had the potential to...”

Or... To travel between the worlds!

Yeah, Bianca is pretty badass, even though most of her badass-ness was lost in the original legacy because she wasn’t around. I’m glad I can somehow fix it here.

melien replied to your photoset “Hey LMAO!” “That’s new. What do you want, Rosie?” “Will you take...”

This totally made my day thank you I'm living

You have no idea how much I’ve wanted to see this scene happen but I didn’t have enough motivation to do the whole chapter. It was killing me. But hey, here we are, six months later.

melien replied to your photoset “There’s no point in trying to argue with him, seriously. But I swear...”

I actually have a few ideas for you Jacob

Do I wanna know

melien replied to your photoset “He’s been playing with me this whole time…ever since…ever since I...”

I kinda feel like Tyler and Ross would have been besties

I was thinking about this a lot because they’re similar in many ways but...I’m not sure. Tyler is just messing with his friends. He likes joking around. I’m not saying it’s the right thing to do, actually I think this is very insensitive and selfish of him. I can’t stand him in this chapter. Anyway, he’s just kidding. He kind of counts on the fact that no one takes him seriously because he’s been the “class clown” ever since he can remember and so he can do whatever he wants (breaking news Tyler, you can’t). He would never ever actually cheat on anyone though.

Ross on the other hand...he was cheating on everyone and he knew it and he didn’t feel bad about it - for most of the time, at least. I’m not trying to make excuses for Tyler, he is an ass, I’m not gonna say he’s not, but compared to Ross, he’s just a goof who doesn’t think about consequences of his dumb jokes.

pxelatedtrash replied to your photoset “Just to explain what is going on,” Thomas said. “I’m willing to give...”

Was that an indirect comment on My First Pet stuff? Made me chuckle xD

It was! I wrote this chapter around the time My First Pet stuff was released...which explains everything haha. This joke would’ve been funnier if I had taken pictures for this chapter in spring. I mean, the hatred for that stuff pack is kinda dead now, isn’t it? At least I don’t care about it as much anymore.

jackssims replied to your photoset “Ross: “Marika, long time no see! So you’re a mum now? How long has it...”

Hnnnngh

Here we goooo

jackssims replied to your photoset “Ross: “Well, yeah, but I also don’t need a child in my life and you’re...”

Y’know I’m not the biggest fan of Marika, but she’s got some really valid points here

Yeah. Yeah I can’t argue with that. She’s not the best person but neither is Ross

I swear I wanted to reply with something that was really good in my head, I just can’t remember what it is right now. It’s 11 pm and I’m tired. Sorry

jackssims replied to your photoset “Ross: “I can’t take care of a baby!” Marika: “Well, you’ll have to...”

Okay I still don't like Marika overall but this whole interaction has warmed me up to her a little

I hate her for this, actually. She could’ve handled it as an adult, tell him when she found out she was pregnant, instead she did this. Though, again, she had a good point with “Ross being Sunset’s parent too”.

jackssims replied to your photoset “Hey Stella! Yes, the dumb fuck knows now and he took it well. You...”

Omg I love this

Not gonna lie I might like Stella and Val’s friendship more than I love Ross and Caleb’s friendship

[therealmamaunicorn]

Fertile...or nah?

Starting in the month of January, something sparked within me. I’ve always wanted to be a Mommy, but baby fever got kicked to the curb and full on baby cravings kicked in!

My mind wouldn’t let it go, my body longed to have a tiny human inhabiting it, my heart suddenly felt like a piece of it wasn’t missing yet, wasn’t fulfilled.

Then February happened and the anxiety began…

I spotted for 3 days, had cramps, nausea, headaches, mood swings…*cue Shirley Ceasar* YOU NAME IT!

Could this be IT?! The object of my heart’s desires?! A tiny hooman just for meeee?!

Well….pregnancy results said no. NOPE. Nuh uh. Try Again.

March, April, May….no period. No symptoms. No baby.

I spent hours researching online. Hours spent on Pinterest, planning outfits/ bedroom décor.

Watching as the world passed me by and everyone getting pregnant…but me.

Depression was sinking in, hope was losing. Fear was winning.

A friend recommended a book to me, Prayers and Promises for SUPERNATURAL childbirth by Jackie Mize (which I totally recommend, by the way). It definitely resparked my faith. I now daily pray over my body, my Hubby’s body, and my future baby. I also wear the Ava bracelet, gifted to me by a dear friend.

All of these things so that I can properly keep track of/ prep myself for the munchkin to come. It has helped me tremendously- me and my psychiatric health.

Anyway, beginning of June, I noticed that I was having palpitations; something I hadn’t experienced in a very long time. I couldn’t understand why…it didn’t make any sense. Less than a week later, BAM.

“Hello period, my old friend….it’s been 4 months, where have you been?”

I was relieved! Alas, I menstruate, therefore…I shall soon ovulate! Which could lead to us being able to PROCREATE! AHHHH!!!

Prenatals had been in my routine for months already, but I made SURE not to miss a day, tracking my fertile days like a hawk, my Ava bracelet even told me that I indeed OVULATED (Google Biphasic patterns, tis pretty groovy)!

Couple of weeks after O-Day, I took a test…No baby. Oh well. Timing didn’t feel right anyway. September has been on my heart. No worries.

July starts and somehow so does my period…6 days early? That’s…different…

Rarely do I have an EARLY period, but okay. Whatevs. Its light and kind of slow and splotchy…definitely different, but what can you expect when your period is as wonky as mine? 4 days later, its gone.

Two days after that, I randomly have some brownish discharge? Huh? Whatchu talkin bout, Uterus? My anxiety and stress were already high, so I forced myself not to make it a big deal. Maybe it’s the lighting?

Two or three days after that, I’m at my besties house and decide to go potty. When I wiped….HUGE BLOOD CLOT! ERM…uhhh…fnjewkf nwjkn ejk….WHAT?!

I literally felt the air in my lungs rapidly leave my body and panic set in. I turned on the vanity light nearby and stared at the tissue holding the clot. “Did I…miscarry…? Why is this…What is this…Didn’t I JUST…Do I need to go to the E.R.?”

So many questions. No time for them to be answered. I flushed it down the toilet, washed my hands, and painted my face “Happy and Carefree.”

Once home, I voiced every concern and fear to my Dear Hubby, cried, researched…cried some more. Slept.

When I woke up, full on period bleeding. Like it was before my period drought.

WTF, body. Oh no, baby…what is you doin?!

I guess I just spotted for 4 days and NOW the real thing is here?!

Fast forward to now. As I type this.

Yesterday I found the clot. Today I’ve cried. Questioned. Panicked. Given Up.

Spoke with a lovely lady at my fave nail salon (I’ll write on that soon.)

Went to church, regained some faith. Bled some more

For the first time in over half of a year, I stood up 20 minutes ago and realized that I had bled through my shorts…wow. Okay. Like old times. Runnin like a fountain. Lovely.

This upcoming week, I am making my first OBYN appointment. For the first time EVER.

I’m terrified. I’m a hypochondriac…but I want a baby. I will whatever the hello and goodbye I have to…for my baby to be here.

My name is Sparkle and I believe in Unicorns.

Mine will be here soon.  



[sin-binboi]

Mikey Was Walking to the Kitchen To Make himself Some Delicious Coffee, Fresh And Milky! He was Chatting with Ice Cream Kitty, Smiling proudly at His Proud Assistant and Pet. "you Should've SEEN How Ugly She Looked form Behind Kitty!" Mikey was Laughing "She Literally Had a Sack of Potatoes in a fucking Dress! It was HILARIOUS!" Mikey Laughed as Ice cream Kitty was Smiling. Stuff's Been Rough for him. First his father leaving Him With PTSD, then His Brothers, it was Pleasant to see him Smiling. It was Going Just  Fi- "Watch your Mouth Next time Wil Ya?" That Voice, Made Mikey's Whole Day Change. He Growled Low, Almost broke the cup he was holding, His Eyes Grew Cold, And He felt Anger boiled."Raph...." Mikey said, Low and Cold Not looking at him Raph walked up to Mikey and Nudged Him "So Mikey-Wikey How's it feels getting your Baby Bottle, eh?" he Shoved Mikey a tiny bit, Being Playful in the push. "Fuck. Off." Mikey said Stern. trying His best Not to take the Nun-chuck's Blade and Slice this Dude's throat Raph Looked at him, Snickering. "Mikey Please.-" "Mikey Please My Ass." He said, Getting More Angry "Not Get your No-good-out-of-shape-ass Out of Here." He said, As Ice cream Kitty tried to calm Mikey down. Raph Kept going "What if I don't Want to???" That took it. Mikey Grabbed The Boiling Hot coffee Pot And Smashed It Into Raph's Face, Causing Raph to Scream, Mikey's Coffee to Drop and the glass Shatter, And Ice Cream Kitty jumping near the Coffee Maker, Watching the Two Brothers Fight and throw Words. Mikey was Ontop of raph Chocking him "YOU FUCKING BITCH!" Mikey Only saw Red, Everything Boiled......Everything If Leo, Donnie, and Casey and April didn't break the two up, Mikey would've Killed him. Raph Tried to hit Mikey, but Had His Arms Gripped on "THE FUCK IS YOUR FUCKING PROBLEM!?!" He Yelled Mikey Spitted Out "YOU! FUCKING BITCH!" Mikey Almost broke free and Nearly tripped Donnie, but thankfully donnie stood. The Two were Separated, Leaving Ice cream Kitty, growing Worried about Mikey "Mikey? can we talk" Leo Said Looking at him worried Mikey Closed His book he was reading, Looking up Annoyed "Yes." He said, Super Cold, That It Made Leo Jumped. Leo cleared his throat "Um..So. Mikey." He said Not to be awkward, But Mikey's cold glare Shook him "How's Everythi-" "Pretty Good. I am reading a Book on Electronics" He said, Looking at his book and Not at his brother. Leo Looked at it "Oh.....kay...." He said Scratching his head Leo continued "So Mikey How Have you Been?" Mikey was reading at this Point "I Have Been Good. I talked to April 20 minutes ago, Fed Ice Cream Kitty Her treat, And Currently Reading My Book. Now if that's All you're asking to Distract  me Than Please" He said reading Leo was offended "What? Mikey No-" Mikey Jolted up "you think I don't know what the fuck you're doing Leo?" he said Loud and Bitter "Why the fuck do you Even FUCKING TRY??? " Mikey Slammed His Book on the Ground " I DON'T WANT TO BE WITH YOU GUYS! I JUST WANT TO BE ALONE! " Leo Yelled Back "We Barely Even SEE you! You Legit Left Us Yesterday Without Even Telling us! And As your Brother and Leader-" " BROTHER AND LEADER MY ASS! " Mikey Yelled " GOD YOU GUYS ARE FUCKING SUFFERING! " Mikey and Leo didn't Notice, but The group Piled around the door leo Yelled back "Mikey! Please! Calm Down!" Mikey Yelled Almost getting closer to Leo "CALM DOWN MY ASS! YOU DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO! SO HOW ABOUT SHOVE YOUR SWORD UP YOUR BLUE ASS!" Leo Sighed And Looked at mikey. He noticed the group, but didn't look at them "Mikey Please Calm Down.. Can't we talk Like Normal Brothers?" Mikey, On the Bright Side, Only calmed a Little, but Still had the Loud Cold Voice "Well Leonardo, Firstly, We Aren't Brothers, We're Not Even Blood related. And Don't Tell Me to Calm down, I'm not your Slut." Leo Jolted "I didn't say that Mikey!" Mikey Looked right through him "Sure does Sound Like it" 1-2: More Headsets ~~My Favorite Is Spike~~ I’m Hella Redesigning The Cheese Sandwich One, Very Off IMO And Not my Taste :/

3: This Picture was for My 3rd Class! And since I Love luna and Not celestia I decided to draw Luna cause I’m a proud Luna Fan <3 (Sorry celestia fans; She just sucks IMO)

4: My Baby, His Name is Michael (Michael Bryant Jr.III Full Name) He Might be Old, But He’s Still Going Strong! (He had him for around 5 years and He’s a Proud little member of our Family) He’s been getting out of his shell A Lot Lately. He’s Been to the Vet thankfully, And That vet trip Gave him wonders. Which Makes me very happy. He’s Now Squeaking, He’s Always going towards Us (Always Kissing someone. Cute fucker.) And He’s Just Like a human family member XD

5. Art-that-was-never-colored-so-call-it-Lineart-Art Picture Of Mikey. tbh He’s My Favorite Ninja Turtle and I Love him <3 

6. TMNT Cracked!Verse! Mikey Has a LOT going on! I’ll Copy and Paste some Backstory, And Dialogue that I typed on discord to my bestie <3

Name: Michelangelo Hamato -Mikey- Nickname: Shell-fur-Brains (Brothers) Mike (April ONLY) Mikester (Casey) Build: His Average Height Parents: ????? (Biological) Master Splinter (Adopted) Bio: (Might Be Long XD) Michelangelo Hamato, or for short, Mikey. Is the Youngest of the Crew. The Holder Of Nun-chucks, The Heart of the Family, And Mostly, The Fun in the Family. Mikey Was always Pranking, Being Silly on Missions (All Missions Need fun!), Doesn't really Listen to his Brothers, And Mostly, Be Himself. He Had a Loving family, April and Casey, things Were going Well. Until that One fateful Night, The Death of His father and Master, Splinter. It Might've Not looked like it, But He was a Changed Turtle. He Stopped his Pranking, Stop being funny, Being Silly. It Left him With a Strong Post-Traumatic-Stress Disorder. Which Also Mixed in with His Brothers Words (All the words they call him tbh). After that, he did What they wanted him to do....."Grow up" And He did. Hell, He did QUICK! He turned Silent, Mute, Cold and Harsh If Angered, Left without Notice, And Even Changed the world Around him. It was Grey, reliving the death of His father, The times He Messed up pretty Badly, Everything Swarmed.The Only One He talks to, Is His Loyal Pet Ice Cream kitty. She's the Only One He'll vent to if His Brothers Piss him off. He Also Gotten a Very Very VERY Foul Mouth, And Does Not Hesitate to throw An Insult, threat, Heck! He'll Point Out One thing Wrong on you! This Leads to his Brother Being On His Shell 24/7, Him Leaving And Staying Gone for a Long time, And Even Locking himself in a room Just to not be Bothered. This Went on and on Until He Had Enough. He Packed his Belongings, Grabbed Ice Cream Kitty, And Left without a trace. The Family was In Look for him all around! The Sewers, Pizza Place, Everything! Even the Rooftops! First a Day, Then a Week, And Then A Month. No Contact. He didn't bring His T-Phone (Smart Bastard!) He Left it, which REALLY didn't Work. It was a Miracle When Mikey Came Back, but With Scars on his body. Turns out He was In a LOOOOOOT Of fights. This Lead to Arguing, Yelling, And It Ended Horribly. So finally. Mikey Used all his Smartness, All the Stuff he Knows, And Made a Small Creation. He called it "The Ranger". It Mostly Disguises himself into Anything He Pleases. And Even Collecting Spirits for his Own Use! The Only one He's not mad with are April and Casey. But Mostly April April Hung around him when she catches him leaving and come With. This Lead to April Crushing on him Super Hard. Mikey returns the feelings, And Shows by smiles, And Winks. Also Hugs! if Mikey is in the Mood! Donnie Also is a Salty Hoe for the crush. Raph And Mikey Fight a Lot to where Weapons are drawn Leo Being the Leader, Takes it calm, Which Pleases Mikey some, though he's still annoyed

"Mikey? can we talk" Leo Said Looking at him worried Mikey Closed His book he was reading, Looking up Annoyed "Yes." He said, Super Cold, That It Made Leo Jumped. Leo cleared his throat "Um..So. Mikey." He said Not to be awkward, But Mikey's cold glare Shook him "How's Everythi-" "Pretty Good. I am reading a Book on Electronics" He said, Looking at his book and Not at his brother. Leo Looked at it "Oh.....kay...." He said Scratching his head Leo continued "So Mikey How Have you Been?" Mikey was reading at this Point "I Have Been Good. I talked to April 20 minutes ago, Fed Ice Cream Kitty Her treat, And Currently Reading My Book. Now if that's All you're asking to Distract  me Than Please" He said reading Leo was offended "What? Mikey No-" Mikey Jolted up "you think I don't know what the fuck you're doing Leo?" he said Loud and Bitter "Why the fuck do you Even FUCKING TRY??? " Mikey Slammed His Book on the Ground " I DON'T WANT TO BE WITH YOU GUYS! I JUST WANT TO BE ALONE! " Leo Yelled Back "We Barely Even SEE you! You Legit Left Us Yesterday Without Even Telling us! And As your Brother and Leader-" " BROTHER AND LEADER MY ASS! " Mikey Yelled " GOD YOU GUYS ARE FUCKING SUFFERING! " Mikey and Leo didn't Notice, but The group Piled around the door leo Yelled back "Mikey! Please! Calm Down!" Mikey Yelled Almost getting closer to Leo "CALM DOWN MY ASS! YOU DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO! SO HOW ABOUT SHOVE YOUR SWORD UP YOUR BLUE ASS!" Leo Sighed And Looked at mikey. He noticed the group, but didn't look at them "Mikey Please Calm Down.. Can't we talk Like Normal Brothers?" Mikey, On the Bright Side, Only calmed a Little, but Still had the Loud Cold Voice "Well Leonardo, Firstly, We Aren't Brothers, We're Not Even Blood related. And Don't Tell Me to Calm down, I'm not your Slut." Leo Jolted "I didn't say that Mikey!" Mikey Looked right through him "Sure does Sound Like it" Mikey Put on his Hoodie and Left the Shelter. Those Bastard Pissed him off enough, he need Fresh air. Finally He got to the Surface, And Sat on the Edge, Looking at People Passing by. He Grabbed a Ball On the roof and Threw It at a Moving Car. He didn't give two fucks. "Y'know, You Shouldn't do that Mikey" A Soft voice came from behind him Mikey felt a Small Smile on his face "Well? Not Like They Know it was me" He turned, Seeing April Looking down at him April sat Beside him "you really got into it with Raph today Mikey. you Legit Had him in a choke-hole." She said Mikey Shrugged "He'll walk it off." April sighed and shook her head "Mikeeeyyyyy-" Mikey rolled his Eyes "He made me mad, I Fought Him." April sighed "I know raph can be mean all the time. but Lord you Had him Blue and Purple By the face!" She Punched His Arm Mikey Smirked And Playfully said "Oops." April Rolled her eyes, Looking at mikey. His Eyes.........A Beautiful Blue-Grey.......So Hot- I Mean Cool! She felt her Face Heat up Mikey Looked at her "you Look Like If Raph Had a Period And Pissed on your Face" April Smacked his Cheek "Shut up!" She Said squeaking Mikey Laughed Shortly "Ow" He said Playfully.

Mikey Was Walking to the Kitchen To Make himself Some Delicious Coffee, Fresh And Milky! He was Chatting with Ice Cream Kitty, Smiling proudly at His Proud Assistant and Pet. "you Should've SEEN How Ugly She Looked form Behind Kitty!" Mikey was Laughing "She Literally Had a Sack of Potatoes in a fucking Dress! It was HILARIOUS!" Mikey Laughed as Ice cream Kitty was Smiling. Stuff's Been Rough for him. First his father leaving Him With PTSD, then His Brothers, it was Pleasant to see him Smiling. It was Going Just  Fi- "Watch your Mouth Next time Wil Ya?" That Voice, Made Mikey's Whole Day Change. He Growled Low, Almost broke the cup he was holding, His Eyes Grew Cold, And He felt Anger boiled."Raph...." Mikey said, Low and Cold Not looking at him Raph walked up to Mikey and Nudged Him "So Mikey-Wikey How's it feels getting your Baby Bottle, eh?" he Shoved Mikey a tiny bit, Being Playful in the push. "Fuck. Off." Mikey said Stern. trying His best Not to take the Nun-chuck's Blade and Slice this Dude's throat Raph Looked at him, Snickering. "Mikey Please.-" "Mikey Please My Ass." He said, Getting More Angry "Not Get your No-good-out-of-shape-ass Out of Here." He said, As Ice cream Kitty tried to calm Mikey down. Raph Kept going "What if I don't Want to???" That took it. Mikey Grabbed The Boiling Hot coffee Pot And Smashed It Into Raph's Face, Causing Raph to Scream, Mikey's Coffee to Drop and the glass Shatter, And Ice Cream Kitty jumping near the Coffee Maker, Watching the Two Brothers Fight and throw Words. Mikey was Ontop of raph Chocking him "YOU FUCKING BITCH!" Mikey Only saw Red, Everything Boiled......Everything If Leo, Donnie, and Casey and April didn't break the two up, Mikey would've Killed him. Raph Tried to hit Mikey, but Had His Arms Gripped on "THE FUCK IS YOUR FUCKING PROBLEM!?!" He Yelled Mikey Spitted Out "YOU! FUCKING BITCH!" Mikey Almost broke free and Nearly tripped Donnie, but thankfully donnie stood. The Two were Separated, Leaving Ice cream Kitty, growing Worried about Mikey

Fixed Minor Mistakes in my Spelling (It’s not the best)    

Aaaand Have a Small thing

He's The King of his Own Kingdom Under the Sea and He Had Legit Everything and I mean EVERYTHING

6. Mikeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Cracked!verse Addition <3 aaa He was fun to sketch XD

[sciencewithashield]

Quotes for the Ships Page

This took me forever to do, because I had to do serious searching for some of these older ships. But here are the quotes I considered putting on my relationships page. The ones that are in bold are the quotes I decided to go with.

It’s super long, so the quotes are under the readmore. (Sorry if you’re on mobile)

Pepperony -- 

Tony: “You hate it, don’t you? It’s alright if you do, I can fly you back and we can pretend this never happened.” Pepper: “It’s perfect. Stop worrying. Please. Be calm for me.” 

Tony: “Shall we, Mrs. Stark?…Or would I be Mr. Potts?” Pepper: “Mrs. Stark, would be fine, Tony. You’ll be Mr. Potts when you’re in trouble.”

Pepper: “Um…those are for potty training.” Tony: “It’s never too early to start potty training.”  Pepper: “You can’t potty train a newborn Tony.” 

Tony: “They also love you, but they’re not important right now.” Pepper: “And who is important right now?”  Tony: “I’m lookin’ at her.”

American Frost -- 

Steve: “Hey. You wanna know something?” Loki: “Sure, why not?”  Steve: “...I like you.” Loki: “Oh…well, I like you, too?” 

Steve: “Are you really threatening to start another war if I don’t kiss you?” Loki: “Yes. Now you have 6 seconds left. 5…4…My lips are still unkissed, do you not care for your realm? 3..”

Loki: “I’m going to get you a shirt that says ‘free bites’ and then I am going to bite you again.” Steve: “Yeah, but then other people are going to bite me too, and then you’ll get all jealous and turn them into frogs.” Loki: “No, I’d probably turn them into roaches.  Those are more likely to get stepped on.”

Steve: “Stop being weird, you’re scaring people.” Loki: “They should be scared. I’m a scary man.” 

IronPool -- 

Wade: “STOP BREAKING THE FORTH WALL, THAT’S MY THING” Tony: “Shhh, baby, shush. You don’t own the fourth wall.”

Wade: "I was just going to check to see if you were wearing underwear, Ton."  Tony: “Of course I am. Stop getting all handsy.”

Wade: “Awww I love you guys. Especially you, Tony.” Tony: “Aww, kinda close, Wade.”

Wade: "We’ve been best friends ever since. It even says so on my relationships page.” Tony: “Yeah, okay. We’re barely friends. I think saying that we’re ‘besties’ is pushing it.”

Snail Royalty -- 

Bruce:  “ I’ve been watching you this whole time.” Zorii: "And I've been watching you watching me." Bruce:  “And I’ve been watching you watching me watching you.”

Zorii:  “You smell like puppy hugs, also your hair is really soft.” Bruce:  "Well this isn’t creepy at all.”

Zorii:  "I think I'm going to go get a tattoo that says 'my best friend is Bruce Banner, hurt him and I'll break your neck'." Bruce:  “Zorii…I don’t think you should do that. But I appreciate the thought.”

Zorii:  “ How many times have I woken up from a nap to see you just staring at me, Bruce?" Bruce: “That’s different. It’s cute when I do it.” Zorii:  "It's still creepy, Brucey."

Christine & Steve -- 

Steve:  “Being my bestie is not a job where you can clock in and clock out.” Christine:  “I am sure someone said the same thing about sex many years ago, but look at prostitution now. It’s everywhere.”

Christine:  "I suppose that is why you look so excited to see your least favorite person." Steve:  “While I do have least favorite people, you are not one of them.”

Christine:  “No matter how much you poke your chest out, mine is going to be bigger.” Steve:  “I dunno, I think we’re the same bra size.”

Christine: “Are you planning on flirting with me in the near future?” Steve:  “You’ll know when I’m flirting because I’m terrible at it.”

IronBread2k16 --

Spyro: “It’s not fun when you visit, Tony.” Tony: “It’s fun for me.”

Spyro: “Cleaning is an everyday thing, Tony.” Tony:  “I’m starting to think you came back just to nag me.” 

Spyro:  “Don’t patronize me.” Tony: “Don’t tell me what to do.”

Tony:  “You’re a little shit, you know that?” Spyro: “I learned from you, my tiny friend.”

Tony & Ilana -- 

Ilana:  “You’re awesome dad ya know.”  Tony: “Alright, what’s going on? Do you want something?”

Tony:  “…………..Ilana, why am I always the last to be invited?” Ilana: “.…Because you’re usually hiding when we are chatting…”

Ilana: ❝ Is it finally over?  I’d love to go out without getting punched. ❞ Tony:  ❝There doesn’t seem to ever be an end to…this. Just brief pauses. Time to catch our breath.❞

Tony: “Compared to how I was a few years ago, yeah, I’d say I’m doing my best.” Ilana:  ”Well -… congratulations on the effort.”

The Nerds -- 

Taru: “Who would you rather date, me or Tony?"  Tony: “It’s a simple question, Brucie Bear. Just pick me already. We all know you’re going to anyway.” Bruce: “Shut up, Tony! I need to think…”

Tony:  “As I see it, we have two options: Pretend the last five minutes never happened and go back to the way things were, or…or we see where this goes.” Taru:  “Where this goes… Hmm. Sounds like an adventure.“ Bruce: “...Player 3 has entered the game!” 

Taru: “Don’t talk badly about yourself. It makes me sad, that you can’t see the wonderful man that I do.” Tony: “Yeah, Brucie, you’re a pretty handsome guy! The silver fox thing could work for you.” Bruce: “You guys...no...”

Taru: "Friendly reminder that Bruce is the finest wine that I've seen in a long time and Tony has an ass that won't quit." Bruce: “Well, that’s the last time I put you on speaker during a meeting.” Tony: “This ass has been blessed by the gods.”

Stray -- 

Steve: “Maybe I’ll be in your dreams~” Ray:  "And if ya already have been? Too bad ya will never know huh."

Steve:  “I wanted to draw something beautiful on someone beautiful…” Ray:  "Stop, ya are gunna make me blush." 

Ray: “Ya will always have the upper hand Steve.  Ya are twice my size ‘n like a million times stronger but I ain’t helpless.” Steve: “I won’t hurt you, Ray. Whatever’s going on with me, there’s gotta be another way to… to stop feeling like this.”

Steve: “I love you, you know? I love you, and…thank you, Ray.” Ray:  “Ya never need ta thank me, cause this is what people do for the people they love.  I’m never gunna stop.”

Tony & Ray -- 

Ray:   “I dunno what I’d do without you.”  Tony:  “I know, I’m the best. But that’s not what this one-person intervention is about.”

Ray:  "Everythin' 'bout me is cute." Tony:  “Sweetie, I am the pinnacle of hotness. Doesn’t get any better than this.” Ray:  "Excuse me.... I am the hottest thin' in this tower."

Ray:  “I know it’s what drives ya ta be Iron Man ‘n ta be a savoir.  But dammit…  Ya hafta let someone save you.” Tony: “Who’s gonna save me, Rachel? At this point, I’m a lost cause. I dunno if I can be saved.” 

Ray: "I need your help.... I wanna do somethin' special for Steven. Could you like maybe help?” Tony:  “You keep coming to me with these problems like I’m interested in your love life. To be fair, I would be, if you love life didn’t include Steve.”

Science Pros/The Bet -- 

Tony: “You can’t blame yourself for what Hulk does.” Bryce: “Since she won’t take responsibility for her actions, someone has to.”

Bryce: “Science Pros! I know it’s not alliterate, but it sounds good, kind of like ‘science bros.’” Tony: “But you’re not a bro, you’re a Bryce.”

Bryce: “If it would make you feel any better, I’m sure we could find someone else to tell us that we wouldn’t work out a couple.” Tony: “It’s not the same coming from someone else! It needs to come from you or else it’s not sincere!” 

Tony: “Bryce Banner, would you be my fake girlfriend so our friends will lose money?”  Bryce: “Oh Tony… yes, yes I will.”

Domestic Cuties -- 

Cait:  “You are cut like a Greek god and that’s all I’m gonna say.” Steve:  “….Do Greek gods have Dorito-shaped bodies?”

Steve:  “Sorry, had to take the stairs. Elevator was too slow.” Cait: "Only you would think the elevator was too slow, Steve." Steve: “It was slow for me…”

Cait: “What kind of wife would I be if I didn’t let you burn off those almonds?”  Steve: “Hey, almonds have some fat in them.”

Cait: “Steve, you are the only one that I can both rely upon and trust.” Steve: “You ‘n me against the world…”

B-rock & B-ban -- 

B-Rock: “We are connected. Through the weed and our names.” B-Ban: “You and me? We’re like brothers. Only closer.”

B-Rock: “ I mean, you’re attractive, I could possibly be specially gay for you.” B-Ban: “You just admitted that you weren’t gay for me, and I’m very much in your league.”

B-Ban: “I don’t think hair has emotions. If it did, I would walk around with a bowl-cut or something.” B-Rock:  “My hair has special emotions, just like my left eyebrow does.”

B-Ban: “I’m just lettin’ loose, man. Lettin’ off a bit of steam, no harm in that.” B-Rock: “You were just threatening me with a spoon over a tortilla chip a minute ago. I’m pretty sure that’s harm, Baby Banner.”

[supersunshinekatiethings-blog]

I put off writing this post for some weird reason… Didn’t feel like taking the time, or the energy when I have a spare quiet moment (I am SO tired) but then quickly realized last night that God has been nudging me in the ribs for weeks about this (He knows me so well – do things with Katie subtly because she hates being told what to do). I kept thinking “just wait, do it when you feel better, when you have more time” and then last night listening to the sermon at church.. the very words that came out of our pastors mouth,  were the very first few lines on the draft I had written a few weeks ago…

“Nothing on earth has greater potential to change lives and carry out his Kingdom work in your community than your local church” Bill Hybels

Don’t stop reading non-Christians! I promise it gets better. I don’t mean that the church solves everything – it doesn’t. But it does gather a bunch of people with different backgrounds, different morals, different attitudes and so on, under one roof – for the same reason. To Glorify God – and how do we do that - by LOVING others.

To glorify God is to reveal HIS character being who we were created to be – the embodiment of the image of God in human form. Our Identity must not be determined by what the world says about us , but by the fact that God dwells in us.

A few weeks ago I went on a “night mission” with some friends. They visit the shelters in Durban CBD on a regular basis. Amazing people – giving their time, love and energy to the forgotten , the homeless , the “unloved” .

Anyway, off I went with them – I’ve been on loads of mission work type evenings / day missions / painting missions / soup kitchens etc before, I considered myself pretty hardcore after having seen and been through a lot -  but that particular evening at the shelter affected me like I have never ever been effected in my life.  I’ve tried to describe that evening to lot of people but I can’t seem to express it properly.

A 3 story homeless shelter in the center of Durban with drug addicts, young helpless children, prostitutes and destitute people with no hope for their future. Dirty, stinky, hot, bright lights, no lights, smoke…..Honestly just something out of a movie for me. Trainspotting comes to mind.

I met Jessica, a young woman who made some bad choices in life and ended up living on the street. Her daughter lives with her grandparents but she isn’t allowed to see her because of the life she now lives

I met a family that share a set of bunk beds and some space on the floor - 6 of them crammed into a smelly, hot, tiny whole , that the ‘dad’ was sweeping and trying to keep looking half decent. 

There was a young man who came up to me with a big smile asking for a cupcake - this boy, Wesley, couldn’t have been older than 8... smiled and spoke so politely. Seemingly quite content in the revolting surroundings he lived in. 

I met a young Indian girl, Nadia,  .. a typical teenager, pouting lips for photos and talking about boys and hairstyles and chit chatting away like we were “besties” 

A woman with a small infant on her hip, a 2 year old walking beside her (Lilly, in the picture; who has stolen my heart) and her two young sons... My heart broke into a million pieces in that moment.  I watched this blonde toddler walking around in circles of this dirty room, smelling of urine and smoke, grime and sweat. Dummy in her mouth with a blank expression in her face. No life in her eyes. Just there in body, but not really there at all. Just a empty vessel.  I touched her little head to stroke her hair and she winced at my hand against the scabs she had on the back of her head. I have never physically felt my heart hurt like it did in that moment. 

I couldn’t speak when we left that night.. I sat in my bed staring into space in disbelief (after doing the ugly cry) just asking God over and over again, how is this happening / possible? How do these young children survive or have any hope of any type of life growing up in these conditions? Who deserves to be born into that?  And mostly, Are you there with those people, Lord?

I understand that everything is relevant - we grow up in a certain way, place and time and so our worries differ, our values and priorities are different. But I was so jolted by this experience it really sparked something inside of me…I am in absolutely no way a prophet but I am SO grateful I stepped out of my comfort zone that evening. We tend to think “oh no that’s too hectic for me, too sad , I cant see kids in that environment, Its dangerous”

God wants us there – he wants us to get out of our comfort zone, be unpopular, do the ugly stuff, do his GOOD WORKS. I realised that evening that God isn’t sitting next to me every Sunday at church or running with me in the mountains or drinking cappuccinos in coffee shops.

He is in the shelters, with the orphans, on the streets, with the abused wives/husbands/kids, the poor, the unseen, the misfits.  And that’s where he wants us to go. He lives in us and wants to work through us.

If you are sitting in your car (ANY car - be it a big fancy one or small economical one) and are being rude to the petrol attendant, that’s is not okay. 

If you are moaning about your dirty home because the domestic had an off day- but aren’t asking her how you can improve her quality of life. That is not okay. 

If you are moaning about the beggars at the traffic lights but aren’t helping at public soup kitchens or going on day missions with a local church - that is not okay.

If you complain about the municipality because they allow so many kids on the streets around big sporting events – but you aren’t loving the orphans at the baby homes, supporting adoption and giving your time or your things to the less fortunate – that is not okay. You don’t have to dedicate your whole life to helping other people improve theirs, but you can’t complain if you aren’t even understanding the world around you and what’s going on beyond your couch / white picket fence / desk in your fancy office.... 

There are insanely good people like my friend Jodie that dedicate all her time to the “unseen” of the world. Pure God given love for misfits and an incredible love and passion for the homeless and abandoned.  Some people prefer to serve in other ways, but I think that reaching out sometimes to places where you are most UNcomfortable can really make you understand what you have , maybe to help fill you with a gratitude you’ve forgotten about and to understand that the life you have , not matter the circumstance; is exceptional in comparison to a young boy , living with his drug addicted mom in a dirty shelter in the center of town with his only happiness being a pen and some paper and maybe the crazy Christian folks that come and visit every now and again. 

Jesus doesn’t call us to be perfect – he calls us to be different, to do different.

The “unqualified” of God has never been called to fit in anyway, they are the ones that man overlooks,  but God notices and plucks from obscurity. I’m learning that God always uses the least likely and most unqualified to provoke change. The Bible is full of misfits – those who have usually lost out on mans approval but always win with a God dreamed vision.

Lets defy racism with welcoming, defy condemnation with grace, defy ignorance with kindness and defy hatred with the cross.

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4 reasons why I could not live without my friends

by Ashleigh Evans posted in Parenting 7 years ago, we moved back to my home state, leaving behind almost a decade of college friendships. Those were the people who saw me at my best (and worst) and know me so well. We lived together in tiny, crappy houses and figured out who we were together with endless nights of pizza and laughs. Through the years, we’ve all moved to different locations across the country and our conversations went from daily to monthly…to sometimes less than that. Life gets busy and people change, right? It sounds corny, but those are the people who I can count on no matter what, later in life. I know everyone is just a text or phone call away. But maintaining friendships with distance takes effort. It’s not as easy as walking down the hall in the morning, nursing a hangover with Sex & the City DVDs together. And I’m not the best at keeping in touch all of the time. Once I realized how beneficial it is to have those connections, I started making a conscious effort. I found an app, Marco Polo, which I highly recommend checking out. It’s a fun way to catch up with friends and family. Once a year, we have a weekend where we all get together to catch up. Last weekend, we met at a lake house, armed with wine, snacks and some of our kiddos. The best part of growing older together is the connections that our kids can now have, too. Here are 4 reasons I can’t live without my friends: Non-judgement zone. Having people who you can ask questions about parenthood or marriage and just VENT is a breath of fresh air.  We all have our good and bad days, it’s great to have someone to share that with. It’s an endorphin booster. We always joke our gatherings are like therapy! Laughing and wearing a hat aside from the Mom hat is essential. Yes, 2 of my kids were still present, but Gabby, my 6 year old, saw a new side of me around my friends. She kept saying “Mama, you’re so goofy!”. A support system. We all have our own careers and are in different steps of parenthood, yet we are are cheerleaders for each other, every step of the way. Changing connections through time. As much as growing older scares me, I do love to watch certain relationships evolve through the years. Now that I have a baby at the same time as quite a few of my other friends (which has never happened before, I was the first to have kiddos), it’s great to have the newborn connection. Or when another friend of mine became a blogger, we had that connection. Tag your bestie! No matter what stage you are in, your friends are essential and keeping in touch is worth the work it takes. What tips do you have for staying in touch? Why do you value your friendships? Submit Photos from istock     Save Powered by WPeMatico The post 4 reasons why I could not live without my friends appeared first on Baby Based. http://174.136.57.210/~babybase/4-reasons-why-i-could-not-live-without-my-friends/

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Sometimes, you think you have lost your joy.  The one thing you loved and could not imagine your life without, you suddenly want to just throw it away.  About a year ago, I lost my love, my passion for photography.  I was known as the camera girl.  I always had my camera with me.  Every drive we took, vacation, reuinion etc, my camera was by my side.  I had friends that always requested that I do their family pictures because I usually do not pose people.  I like the natural photo.  I loved it. I took pride in every single photo I took and if they were bad, I would retake them and ask nothing in return.  I wanted my client, friend, family or stranger to be 100% satisfied with their pictures.  Then, I just started to hate carrying that heavy camera every where we went.  It was heavy, hot and a pain in the booty any more.  I lost my passion for editing.  I did a quick edit and thew them up on facebook.  I noticed my passion was dying and I began to give up on myself.  Ah...let me go back to where it all started...

About 9 years ago, I was taking my tiny Kodak camera with me and snapping pics and uploading them to MySpace ( yeah I know what is that site??) and then Facebook.  A lot of friends and family were really inspired by them and began requesting certain photos.  A few of them suggested that I do it professionally.  I was asked in the summer of 2009 to photograph a dear friends wedding in October.  I called my business partner (aka my brother) and he got me a Canon XS DSLR.  I was so excited and happy.  I got some amazing shots at the wedding and things went from there.  Friends family portraits, more friends weddings, baby showers, birthday parties etc.  I got busy.  My favorite client was Shahonna.  She needed head shots for her business adventures so she always came to me.  She believed in my more than anyone else did at that time.  Then after seeing some wedding photos my Daddy said I must have gotten that gene from him because he has always been a photographer.  His photos in the army were amazing.  So for him to say that to me, meant the world.  I was finally doing something my Daddy was proud of.  (other than being a great wife and mother obviously lol)  My Daddy wrote me a text message 1 month before he passed away.  In it, he said he wanted me to have his professional Sony camera along with the apple tip tripod and some other gear.  I was so stoked that my Daddy wanted me to carry on the tradition of photography.  After he died, I asked my Step Mom for my box of things from him.  She said she didnt know where it was.  A few months later, I asked again and she said she might have given it away.  About 9 months later, I see my baby sister had gotten it fixed after she broke it.  So I know, both stories were lies.  It really hurt me because I was to get that.  She had 22 years of life with him.  I had 25 with most of that time he was missing...All I wanted was what HE wanted me to have.  After, waiting...I gave up.  Not just on that but on my dream.  I mean if they didnt believe in me, then why should I believe in myself.  I sold my camera and the extra lens and thought I felt good about it.  6 months after selling that camera, I really wish I would have kept it.  Today driving around there were so many things I wanted to capture.  But I only had my little cell camera, which is good and all but it isnt a point and shoot or DSLR.  As I was really wishing I had it, my bestie from Wisconsin texts me and asks me to do her Nephew’s senior pics and her Nieces pics too.  CRAP...I dont have a good enough camera.  So, what do I do?  I realize the answer is right in front of me.  Go get that camera.  It will pay for itself in less that 3 months. I will have the joy again, the pride again and most importantly I will have the God given talent back ...The devil is a liar.  He will snag the joy and passion away from you faster than you can type that all.  Well, I am getting my passion back and there is NOTHING he can do about it.  PERIOD!  

The above picture was taken along the Mason Dixon Heritage Trail in North York, Pa.  I was mesmerized at the leaves in the back ground, the horses in the fore ground and just how amazing God is.  

Until Next time,

K

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Decided to do this off @therandomninjakitty so yay! Very long and probs no one is gonna care but eh whatever

LAST… [1] Drink: Diet Coke [2] Phone call: My dad [3] Text message: My best friend [4] Song you listened to: “Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing" Set It Off [5] Time you cried: Today actually lmao HAVE YOU EVER… [6] Dated someone twice: No [7] Been cheated on: Nah [8] Kissed someone and regretted it: Mmm maybe idk [9] Lost someone special: Yep [10] Been depressed: yepyeahyes [11] Gotten drunk and thrown up: Haven’t been drunk yet LIST THREE FAVOURITE COLORS… [12] Black [13] Navy Blue [14] Dark Red IN THE LAST YEAR… [15] made new friends: uh yeah [16] fallen out of love: yep [17] laughed until you cried: yesterday, making an mmd with Mello from death note to the tune of Kazoo Kid Trap remix (an inside joke with that best friend I always mention) [18] found out someone was talking about you: the naysayers are in a constant state of beration [19] met someone who changed you: Fictional counts right? [20] found out who your true friends are: OH BOI YEP MMMMMMM [21] kissed someone on your Facebook list: ain’t got no fb [22] how many of your facebook friends do you know in real life: no fb [23] do you have any pets: four doggos, two cats, bout six horses, yeah I live on a farm how’d ya guess? [24] do you want to change your name: eh I mean not really [25] what did you do for your last birthday: went skating with the gurls. [26] what time did you wake up: 9am [27] what were you doing at midnight last night: making that mello mmd [28] name something you cannot wait for: FOR AYATO TO BE REAL LIKE EXCUSUEEJ MEEIK WHERE ARE YOUOOIIIO? [29] when was the last time you saw your mother: today [30] what is one thing you wish you could change about your life: that embarrassing thing I did like four years ago that no one remembers but that I’m constantly reminded of [31] what are you listening to right now: Sippy Cup by Melanie Martinez [32] have you ever talked to a person named tom: He’s like my dad’s great Uncle’s cousin? He’s named tommy so does that count? [33] something that is getting on your nerves: my math teacher 🙃 not even just math in general just HER [34] most visited website: ummm idk usually I use tumblr on mobile as an app and YouTube too so?? Idk if those would count but on my laptop I know I use google docs a lot for writing fics [35] elementary: times were so simple back then cri [36] height: 5'9.5 I know it’s stupid to say half of an inch but that’s what it is 😂 [37] siblings: a brother [38] hair color: Light brown [39] long or short hair: Long [40] do you have a crush on someone: With real people, I won’t admit to myself I have a crush but I tell myself I have certain people that I would accept if they asked me out stupid I know, with fictional characters LMAO IS THIS A QUESTION BAHAHAHA [41] what do you like about yourself: eyes, personality [42] piercings: ears [43] blood type: I don’t know [44] nickname: bug, courtnoo, courtyee (yes I know they’re almost all memes lmao), courts, uhh I have some others but I can’t think of em rn I’ll put them later [45] relationship status: Single but is convincing self that I’m dating fictional ppl [46] zodiac sign: Libra [47] pronouns: She/Her [48] fav tv show: For show, supernatural, for anime, Tokyo ghoul [49] tattoos: Ain’t got none but I wanna get a matching TG one with my bestie, maybe a little tiny Kaneki mask or something? [50] right or left hand: Right FIRST… [51] surgery: when I was like a fuckin baby lmao [52] piercing: ears when I was like two [53] best friend: Her name is Skylar and we’ve been friends since diaper days, we have the same taste in music, love anime and manga, we’re basically the same person except for looks. She’s still my best friend now 😂 [54] sport: my first sport was probably karate [55] vacation: beach [56] pair of trainers: are these shoes, lmao I’m clueless, if so tennis shoes I have no idea RIGHT NOW… [57] eating: CHICKEN NUGGERS NUM [58] drinking: water [59] I’m about to: Make another stupid meme mmd [60] listening to: this question keeps coming up good thing I’m on my playlist lmao, sincerity nature: drastic measure of ignorance [61] waiting for: my manga from amazon [62] want: food, money, ayato [63] get married: it all depends on if I find the right person I guess like i don’t just wanna do it for the sake of being married [64] career: I don’t have an official one yet but you could say I’m a professional fangirl WHICH IS BETTER… [65] hugs or kisses: depends on he person. Both can be super awkward and comforting so I guess overall hugs [66] lips or eyes: depends but I tend to like eyes more [67] shorter or taller: I don’t really care I mean I kinda like being taller but people are like “NOUOUOUO UR THE GIRL YOURE SUPPOSED TO BE SHORTERR1!1!1” but honestly idgaf about height [68] older or younger: if it’s for relationship I just want people to be about my age [69] romantic or spontaneous: mmm if this is about what I think it’s about I’d say spontaneous [70] nice arms or nice stomach: idk? I guess stomach because I tend to like stomachs to lay on I’m weird af [71] sensitive or loud: tbh idk [72] hook up or relationship: mmm depends but overall probably relationship [73] troublemaker or hesitant: probs troublemaker? Idk HAVE YOU EVER… [74] kissed a stranger: A BOY WHO KEPT ME FROM FLOATING OUT AT THE BEACH WHEN I WAS LIKE THREE OKAY [75] drank hard liquor: nope [76] lost glasses/contact lenses: I wore glasses for a little while but never lost them [77] turned someone down: yeeeah [78] sex on first date?: been on a date, haven’t had sex [79] broken someone’s heart?: I probably have, no wait yeah definitely sorryz [80] had your own heart broken?: YUP [81] been arrested: no but tbh probably should be [82] cried when someone died?: yea, pets, my great grandpa, hideyoshi nagachika [83] fallen for a friend?: uhhhh maybe? Like I got a little crush on this dude but everyone I’ve liked before were my friend anyway DO YOU BELIEVE IN… [84] yourself?: sometimes I do [85] miracles?: I think it’s just conincedence [86] love at first sight?: maybe like at first sight but not romance level really [87] Santa Claus?: CHILDREN COVER YOUR EARS no [88] kiss on the first date?: hmm depends on how well I knew them before the date [89] angels?: eh idk OTHER… [90] current best friend’s name: Skylar [91] eye color: Greenish blue, but my mmd model has purple lmao [92] favorite movie: all my big favorites are sequences (avengers, Star Wars, transformers) so my favorite singular movie is probably milo and Otis, my favorite animated movie is big hero 6