#First one!

[lacunalunatic]

JOB DESCRIPTION

The job for this evening (starting at 6:30pm) is to head to the Lark Broadcasting building, scheduled for demolition later this week. Make sure to:

On the 5th floor, all electrical units are shut off and de-energized.

Check for copper wiring, as it is expensive and valuable. Make sure to get a clean and accurate cut!

Are you in?

[fromgoy2joy]

WHAT! The religion that came from judaism is similar to judaism. Who would have thunk. Soon ypu'll say that the gods are similar 2

I have to congratulate you- give yourself a pat on the back, you are not only the first anon I've gotten, but also, the first anon hate I've gotten! Be proud.

Okay, so I'm going to answer this in a way that I want to make clear I do not despise Catholicism as far as the actual philosophy or church- barring anything that's going on familial wise. I do not hate Christianity. Nor do I hate any of the practitioners. At all. People can find beauty and righteousness in the very ideas I rejected. There, that's out of the way with, let me get into my answer

I went to college and was surrounded in the Jewish community for around three months. I was surrounded by Jewish voices, texts, outlooks, practices ETC. So coming home and seeing the "similarities" in Catholic mass was... It was certainly something.

It was Advent time, so the term "Israel" was flying around like hot potatoes. When that is a term highly specific to the peoplehood of the Jews. Christians believe that the messiah came for everyone. Jewish people believe Jesus is entirely incapable of being the moshiach because he did not fulfill the prophecy and he was the "son of G-d" - just no bueno. Not the moschiach. So using the term Israel is..not the best from the Jewish perspective.

Another example- for the last 10 Fridays, I'd been going to shabbat dinners at a rabbi's house, joking around with my friends, breaking challah together and drinking wine blessed by the head of the household. SO, to see that rite in another form, what I was taught the "more holy form" , performed on a cracker in a worship service (because yes, "the body of christ incarnate" at Catholic mass is a cracker) in juxtaposition to the warmness of being around a dinner table, drinking wine from your own cup after the rabbi says the kiddush, and breaking bread with your friends.. Again it's weird.

So the "similarities" you see in Catholic mass to Jewish practices, from the Jewish perspective, they look like absolute inversions of what they're actually supposed to be in Judaism. There are reasons for these differences, sure, explained by many many years of church doctrine. But Jewish people are not going to look into that when step one to a multi-faceted math equation is wrong theologically.

And hey- I'm converting to Judaism. There is no reason for me to assign logic to the Catholic practices when I have committed to living a Jewish life.

Hope that answers your question, and anyone else reading, correct me if I'm wrong on anything or if you *think* I'm wrong on anything. Always open for discussion.

[basil-the-scorned]

DaTension

Part of Basil's Decemeber Drabbles/WIP-A-Thon!

AN:It came in my mind, and I'm keeping it short. It alludes heavily toward the 10 year New Day celebration.

When Breeze turned on his camera and saw the ice greeting him instead of his voice, he had a good guess as to why. Swiss was on the other side, eyes looking towards Chugs as he says hello to Breeze. That made two.

By the time Creed joined, the soft loading lounge music was playing and Breeze was silently counting down. He gives off a small wave, actually smiling. "Um…this is a good time to pop in?"

"Great time actually." Even Swiss's eyes widen at Chug's growl.

Breeze cleared his throat, trying to cut through tension that greeted him right out the gate. "So, what game we playing tonight boys?" His mind was praying that of all days, they didn't say the one game he knows would implode everything. And yet minutes later, the four of them were waiting in front of the yellow loading screen, one of them silently waiting for someone to bring it up.

And it was Adam, with his hood up and hair spilling out, that finally broke the tension by saying a clipped 'sorry' before his screen disappeared. Creed stopped whatever story he was getting into, his brows shooting up a bit.

"What was that all about?"

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Chugs doesn't get angry like the rest of them, who would yell scream and curse out loud at a failed play. His was more silent, but would only wash over him for a few minutes. In the ring was a different story, but Chugs liked to keep anything to do with wrestling away from the gaming side of things.

Monday affected all of that. He nearly forgot about the stream and for once, he wasn't looking forward to it. But he thought if he pushed passed what he saw for one more day, he could just play the games like always.

But echos of 'you're a burden' filled his mind the more he saw Woods laughing, talking like nothing happened. It made that anger build until he knew if he asked anything, he would explode right then. He could get just as nasty, just as cold as Woods did.

Instead, he just clicked on the X near his name and left the chat, his leg knocking into the desk with every bounce. Adam's eyes closed, trying to take a calming breath despite the yell that wanted to take over. He only got two in before he finally gave into his anger with a clenched growl. His throat was sore, his chest was still swirling with warmth and he didn't feel any better.

The tones of his phone didn't help either, and he picked it up with no true desire to talk to anyone. When he saw Breeze and Claudio's names on the other side though, he bit his tongue before slowly swiping up.

"Don't even say you're fine." Any excuse he was going to say deflated out of him with another groan. Leave it to Breeze to cut through his defense.

[worldbuilding-tomfoolery]

What is your favorite rodent?

Oooo, I've gotta say it's a tie between kangaroo rat and jerboa! They're funny, funky, desert adapted little guys!! ☀️

Thank you for the ask!

[apocalypticdyke]

🧃 !

grizzly! “for fat, hairy natives”

Credits belongs to @canninarc

[asoftspotforangels]

some of my favorite woven tapestries, by Cecilia Blomberg:

Point Defiance Steps

Mates

Rising Tides

Vashon Steps

[rioblitzle]

working retail

[stealingpotatoes]

i love my cat but he is very fond of trickery

[doctorsiren]

More on that AU where Ford takes Stanley with him to Gravity Falls…I realized they’re kind of like the Winchesters if one of the Winchesters was autistic about cryptids

[fleshia]

“ perverts “ — filet crochet by me

[canisalbus]

✦ Pebble ✦

[gwydionae]

Behold, one of my best friend's Halloween costumes, recorded and uploaded by a complete stranger with over a million views on tiktok! (I'm so proud!!)

[clownsuu]

I could NOT get this out of my head for the life of me

[batcavescolony]

Katniss is such an unreliable narrator. She says "Then something unexpected happens. At least, I don't expect it because I don't think of District 12 as a place that cares about me" girl you deliver strawberries to the Mayor, you hunt and trade for the district, when you fell at Prim being chosen someone caught you, when you went to Prim people parted for you, when you volunteered EVERYONE stopped. Idk how to tell you but I think you're a pillar of the community.