#GEOGRAPHY BS

[sotomato06]

Preserving these for history...

[krystal-prisms]

(me and my friend, high off our asses)

Her- in the Andes mountains

Me- (thinking of the Alps) my love the Andes are in Europe

Her- no they're not the Andes are not in Europe

Me- (still thinking of the Alps) the Andes and Himalayas are in Europe, you're thinking of the Appalachian

(both of us are arguing over the correct pronunciation of Appalachia)

Her- the Himalayas aren't in Europe either they're in Asia, and the Andes aren't

Me- shit, right, so the Alps and the Himalayas are in Europe

Her- the Himalayas are in Asia, I'm talking about the Andes

Me- no the Andes are in South America you're thinking about the Appalachians

(she was thinking about the Rockies)

Me- maybe we're both just dumb about mountains

(I am not actually dumb about mountains, I am just high (I know geography))

[kenniesf1]

people we meet on vacation (pt. 2) | OP81

masterlist part 1

pairing: oscar piastri x singer!reader (smau!)

summary: oscar and his childhood best friend, whose families always vacationed together, haven't seen each other in forever. maybe the f1 2025 season summer break is the time for them to rekindle?

tropes: friends to lovers, fluff, angst, social media + written, based loosely off of people we meet on vacation by emily henry

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deuxmoi Formula 1 McLaren driver Oscar Piastri spotted with singer/songwriter Yn Ln sitting outside of a club in Copenhagen, Denmark. The two were seen sharing a cigarette.

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user1 you're not being additive, you're being REPETITIVE

user8 i can't take this anymore LET ME OUTTTTT

user30 love the amount of all caps texts here

user31 we're in the trenches 🫠

user32 ofc they're outside the club

user33 ya like oscar would not be caught dead in a club

user34 every photo i see of them makes me want to jump off a bridge

user35 in a good or bad way?

user36 it's ynoscar, it's in BOTH ways

user37 idk which one of them i want to be more

user38 pls freaky friday with one of them so you can make them start dating 🙏

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oscarpiastri to portofino!

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user39 oscar in his photography era!

user40 bruh why does everything have to be about yn, what a fucking social climber 💀

user2 they've been friends since they were kids 😅

lando you never take aesthetic photos with ME

user4 ynoscar!!!!

user1 atp im just living off the crumbs

user41 learned helplessness

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yn.jpg portofino has a special place in my heart 🫶

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kimiantonelli portofino is in italy 🇮🇹

georgerussell63 ignore him, he just finished geography class

user44 GUYS THEY BOTH USED THE HEART HANDS EMOJI, DOES THAT MEAN ANYTHING

user45 bro must be new to ynoscar bc nothing means anything 😖

alexandrasaintmleux pretty view, pretty girl!!!!

user16 she stole oscar's comment lol

yn.jpg i miss youuuuu

lanadelrey you're a vision

yn.jpg let's not talk about me, LET'S TALK ABOUT WHEN THE NEW ALBUM IS DROPPING

user46 guys no oscar photo in this post OR in the last one abt copenhagen 😰

user47 yall probably scared them off with the ynoscar bs

user48 everything's fine, they referenced each other on oscar's story

liamlawson was this place in cars 2?

charles_leclerc no that was a fictional city called porto corsa

lewishamilton how do YOU know that

lando i have learned that silence sometimes is louder than words

user29 you're using words rn

oscarpiastri buongiorno 👋

user49 THEY'RE BEING SO DRY GUYS WE MIGHT'VE BROKEN THEM

yn.jpg osc you're in the toilet right now

oscarpiastri yk what they say about snitches

yn.jpg they're talented and beautiful and lovely and cool 😎

july 16th, 2025 - 14:19

yn had made it a point that she just had to find good lemonade in portofino. oscar didn't know why--most of the things she did weren't based in general necessity so much as necessity to have fun--so he didn't try to put up a fight, opting to lie in their hotel room with the air conditioning on. the second he had heard the door close behind yn, he jumped up, turning over on his stomach and scrambled for his phone.

"pastry!" answered lando after two and a half rings. "what can i do for you on this lovely sunday?"

"what the fuck is a ynoscar?" asked the aussie, saying the final word quietly, as if he were being watched by interpol. "i've been seeing it all over the internet and i think you're the only one that's online enough. also you seem like you'd care the least."

lando feigned insulted, putting his hand to his chest. "i care a lot," he said.

"okay then," oscar sighed, remembering why he didn't normally go to his teammate for help, "you'd make fun of me the least."

"also not true," lando smiled. "mate, do you even know me?"

"lando, what the fuck is a ynoscar?" he reiterated, itching his neck anxiously. yn's particular talents included a knack for finding things quickly. that's why, as kids, they never played hide-and-seek.

"okay, so before i explain the ynoscar lore," joked lando, clearly having a great time with this already, "i need to know how much internet speak you are versed in. do you know what a ship is, old man?" oscar rolled his eyes. "i'll take that as a yes."

"basically, ynoscar is what fans of you and yn, who think you're dating, call that would-be relationship," he explained. simultaneously, oscar felt overwhelmed at the idea of people around the world rooting for a relationship he, who was actually in it, couldn't fully understand and underwhelmed due to the brief nature of lando's explanation.

"and why were you tweeting about it?"

"danny thought it would be funny."

"i'm bombing danny's farm next time i'm in perth," oscar said, running a hand through his hair.

"why are you asking me about this, oscar? why now?"

the truth was that he really didn't know. somehow, this change between him and yn had come in one fast-paced rush while also being a long time coming. he didn't know why he looked at her like that. why she made him feel fucking strange. there was that word again.

"no reason," he said, clearing his throat. "hattie's been weird about it. thanks for the help." before lando could say anything else--and it seemed he was about to--oscar ended the call and the hotel door swung open.

"score!" yelled yn, holding two glasses of lemonade.

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oscarpiastri nice lemonade, right yn.jpg?

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user46 oscar woke up and picked aesthetic

user49 mclaren have a new head of social media 😭

user3 show us yn 🔫

user50 these yn fans are literally insufferable, go look at her posts and leave oscar alone

user3 bro saying oscar as if he knows him and doesn't actually just have a parasocial relationship 🤓

mclaren Petition to have a Portofino Grand Prix

scuderiaferrari Please, give us more home races

mercedes no.

user51 does toto run the merc account 😂

yn.jpg it better have been nice, i broke a flipflop for it

oscarpiastri you sacrifice so much for me 🥹

nicolepiastri Who taught you how to be a photographer?

oscarpiastri Yn

user50 oh my god shut uppppppppppp about that whore

user1 why so much yn hate in these comments

yn.jpg girl tell me about it

user1 OH MY GOD I LOVE YOU

logansargeant oscar you promised you'd bring me sorbet

oscarpiastri logan they serve GELATO here

yukitsunoda did you take my camera?

oscarpiastri ...no

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yn.jpg felt like a bit of a narcissist, so, when in rome, this post is mainly me :)

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maxverstappen1 stop letting yn make jokes liked by author

oscarpiastri i took the first photo, might be the best thing i've ever done

mclaren you're leading the driver's championship???

oscarpiastri did i stutter

user1 HE DIDN'T FUCKING STUTTER

user52 they actually have my heart, i sold it

kikagomes i'm breaking up with pierre to be with youuuu

yn.jpg yes 🥰

pierregasly no 🥰

lewishamilton had to log in to tell you the fits are fire

yn.jpg who needs vogue's approval when you have lewis hamilton's?

oscarpiastri i still think "rome-ing around with osc" was a better caption

yn.jpg so i'm not the only narcissist today huh

user9 i fear this is the end of the road for me, i can't deal anymore

gracieabrams "close to you" was written abt yn

user53 funny. does that mean oscar wrote it?

gracieabrams maybe 🤔

conangray diva italiano

yn.jpg that's not grammatically correct 🤡

july 18th, 2025 - 11:09

rome wasn't on the list. it was in the red journal, somewhere in the later pages. yn had intended for them to visit when they were old and could be that idealized old couple that everyone wanted to be or be related to. it was meant to be portofino then milan and then bye bye italy. but oscar had insisted.

"it'll be like our own ocean's twelve," he explained, combining his knowledge of her film interests with those wide brown eyes, "except without all the theft. unless you wanna do that."

that's why the two of them were standing in a small hotel in the center of the city, sharing a fredo espresso as they waited for the clerk. their whole trip had been planned down to the shoes they would wear and now there was a whole new city they had to make time for. yn didn't mind, but oscar insisted, "i wanted to come here so, please, let me care about the logistics."

as they waited in the lobby, yn pretended not to be noticing the occasional glance that oscar would send her way, reaching for the coffee without looking at him. a part of her knew he was being normal--he'd always looked at her a lot. but there was that paranoia that had existed since she was a kid: he knows.

"i need food," she announced. "can you get the hotel room and just text me? i might die if i don't get some gelato right now." it was noticeable that oscar knew she was lying, his eyes were glossy and lips pursed. but he let her go.

...

oscar was a lot of things. nice, funny, smart, pretty, kind. he was very, very bad at negotiating. maybe negotiating was the wrong word. he was very bad at explaining to hotel managers that he and his best friend were actually not dating and needed a room with two beds and not one.

he paced around the quaint room, getting a stomach ache every time he saw the large bed. oh is the only way to describe how he felt. that all too familiar drop.

a knock sounded from the door. "osc!" yn's voice rang, the excitement noticeable. must mean she brought me gelato too, he thought to himself. as he opened the door and proved himself right, oscar couldn't help the smile appearing on his face. "here you go. lemon." the girl pushed past him to enter the room and suddenly smiling didn't seem all that appealing.

he only had the time for one lick before, "why is there one bed?"

"yeah, about that," he replied, walking over toward her. "the manager lady thought we were dating and said we looked 'so cute'"--he imitated the manager's excitement with his hands--"that she had to give us her best available room. now, best sounds great, but it did have just one bed and... i don't know, i felt like shit correcting her."

yn blinked. oscar blinked. it took a drip of gelato on the creaky floors for them to snap out of the trance that was eye contact. "it's fine," yn said, voice strained so slightly that only oscar would be able to tell. "we can share. we've shared before!" she did her very best to brush it off, not act like her skin was on fire from just the thought of sleeping next to him.

"yeah, that's what i thought," he agreed, feeling a weight lifted off his chest, "best friends can share beds."

"yeah."

"yeah."

"yeah."

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deuxmoi Photographed, Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri and singer Yn Ln having a romantic moment in Rome. The two are currently vacationing together throughout Europe.

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july 18th, 2025 - 23:54

it was late. it was hot. the rome air was practically sticking to oscar's skin. well, it might've been hot. it's not like he was going to notice anyway. in fact, the windows to the hotel room were open and letting a cool breeze in. only, oscar couldn't tell the heat was coming from the girl next to him. it was all in his head.

yn had fallen asleep in seconds. after a wondrous day, full of great pasta and amazing sights and even a few fan encounters, she was understandably tired. on their walk back to the hotel, her sandals dragged against the cobblestones, leading oscar to put his arm under hers and shoulder a bit of that tiredness himself. she didn't say thank you--he didn't even care--but it was all worth it for that look. that god forsaken look.

yn's eyes had met his a million times over in their lifetimes. as kids, sharing a glance after they broke a vase. as teenagers, trying not to laugh as a high school professor said a funny words. as adults, attempting to hide that they were staring by making it seem silly. it wasn't silly.

watching her hair, all messed up over her forehead, and hearing her snores, loud and unashamed and her made him realize what he should've realized years ago: they weren't friends.

well, they were. that wasn't the best phrasing. they were friends, but oscar would spend his pennies in fountains and 11:11s on changing that. friend seemed like it never really did fully comprehend the connection between them. yn had been there for everything. when his friends left, when his family was fighting, when the pressure of being in formula 1 and being in the spotlight was too much. no smile of hers wasn't kind and helpful, no crease in her brow wasn't beautiful and desired, no moment of her time was deserved or unearned.

he wanted to let this happen. to wake her up right this moment and confess his recently discovered feelings in a film-like speech. he wanted to give her eternity to write about. but at the same time he was thinking about how good she was to him, he was thinking about how good she was to him.

he was only twenty-four. he had years and years left, probably consisting of challenges unlike the ones he'd ever faced before. and oscar piastri had a penchant for messing things up. how could he get through anything, much less the rest of his life, without her? if he were to get things wrong, he wouldn't be losing a potential love, he would be losing a friend.

and for those reasons, oscar piastri could never fall for her.

HOPE Y'ALL ENJOYED!!!! tune in for part 3 coming soon. if you'd like to be tagged in the masterlist, please comment! thanks for reading

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[emberphoenixisgoingtolive]

Nublar Six's study habits

in honour of me hitting the halfway mark through my exams, here's how i think the nublar six would study and the grades they get!!

Darius:

extremely studious

studies in Kenji’s/Brand’s room. cannot focus without being in the proximity of another person

works almost to the point of burnout before Brand/his mother/one of the N6 drag him to a theme park or aquarium to unwind

tutors Kenji on science subjects despite being two grades younger than him (Darius is three grades ahead science wise)

hosts virtual study sessions with the others

makes very detailed flashcards (digitally because his handwriting is terrible)

gets mostly A–A* but probably a B or C student in sports

best subjects are the sciences, particularly biology, and maths. he is so good at stem subjects. nerd [affectionate]

Brooklynn:

never actually learned how to study in all her years of homeschool

studies at her kitchen table (her bedroom is her sleep space)

the others teach her how (except Kenji cos he has no clue how to study either)

learns extremely quickly and gets mostly As with a few Bs and A*s

one of those annoying people who are good at everything (Yaz hates it)

her best subjects are the humanities–type stuff (geography, history, religious studies, economics, life skills etc) and english

Yaz:

pretty studious; probably has the most consistent studying habits out of everyone

very used to studying in unusual places because of fitting studying in between all her track events (she’s studied in locker rooms more than libraries)

has weirdly small writing

usually studies by doing practise questions

has one (1) google drive folder where she keeps all her revision material

can Not be listening to music while she studies

mostly As, A* in sports (obvs), and a few Bs

overall good at everything except english. it’s her worst enemy. analysing literature texts makes her want to flip her desk.

Sammy:

decent at studying but only because she does everything she can to make it more fun

her notes are the prettiest notes you’ve ever seen

ratio of actual notes:random doodles about 50:50

writes in gel pen with big, loopy handwriting

highlighter all over her notes

listens to music or lofi beats while she studies

carries around every book under the sun, “just in case i need it!!” even if it makes her backpack weigh about 20 kilos (45 pounds)

usually gets Bs and a few As

best subjects are english (she helps tutor Yaz ofc) and other languages. she’s fluent in Spanish, she might as well take it for the easy A

Kenji:

hates studying. would honestly jump down the stairs to get out of an exam. has done so once or twice

also has to have someone else near him or he won’t focus

very reluctantly has to ask one of the Bowmans to sit with him while he studies (they are all more than happy to oblige)

usually studies in the kitchen while mama Bowman is making dinner or doing her own work or smth

mama Bowman was a pretty good student and i hc she has a healthcare job of some description so she could help Kenji with the sciences

used to be a C/D student but since living with the Bowmans he becomes a B/C student

Ben:

hates studying. hates school. writes detailed rants on why the school system is fundamentally broken instead of actually studying.

doodles Bumpy in the middle of class in his notebook and thinks about running around the jungle

has to be forced into studying by the others. Darius has to bully him over video call

if he has to study it’s outside. being indoors suffocates him

gets As in biology, bare minimum grades needed to study paleontology and otherwise does Not Care

best subject is biology. everything else he hates with a passion.

[goddess-of-bubblegum]

y'all!

y'all! To forget all the bs that is happening with the whole circe situation, let's start a good vibes chain! Name 5 - 10 things that made you happy in the last week!

I'll start:

1 my brother listened to me rant about the gods, and didn't make any jokes about it!

2 I got a good grade in geography!

3 i talked to my bestie irl about joining an ancient Greece extracurricular!

4 I've actually been getting good hours of sleep in!

5 I got to dance in the rain again!

6 I found out that me and my family will vacation in Greece, rom and Egypt (eventually!)

Yayyyyy! And to my moots that I'll tag here, ilsm, you make my day better, and spread the good vibes! 💓💓💓💓

@sillypuppetmeister @braydons-world @thefallenwaxwinged @another-telemachus-wont-hurt @bast-the-best26 @reyna4ever @unhinged-waterlilly @penelope-is-waiting

(I'm probably forgetting ppl)

[therealkaidertrash21]

As someone who is actually in highschool, I can't help thinking about TLC characters in a Highschool AU, so you'll have to listen to my ramble.

(also, I'm not even from the USA and I'm aware that irl cliques are not as common as the media makes us think)

So this is what I think the TLC characters would've been like in High School (or school before uni in general ig)

Cinder: I feel like as a kid she was probably not popular AT ALL and was only friends with Iko, but she slowly started gaining more friends and never quite realized. She probably thinks she's a lone wolf and fails to notice she has 8 VERY close friends (and that's a significant number of friends). She's probably the kind to get good grades either cause some things are just easy for her (like math, computer science, etc) or cause she tries hard to do well (like english or geography) because she knows school is important. I know she probably never speaks in class and is always listening to music but still works.

Iko: she's 100% a popular kid. Maybe not at first but she's so friendly she ends up getting along with pretty much everyone (and probably introduces people to Cinder so she'll have more friends). I bet she is the head of some sort of club, like a fashion club or smth. And I think she would be a little viral on TikTok. I bet she doesn't try too hard to do well in school but still manages to pass most of her classes.

Kai: He's probably in the group of popular kids but isn't THE popular kid. Like he's there but kind of on the side (maybe that's just because he's not in any team sport lmao). And he probably also hangs out with other not so popular kids. I feel that he would be pretty close to Cress and she wouldn't be popular at all. And he would be very good in school.

Thorne: This is THE popular kid. He has thousands of followers on IG for no reason. He participates in some sort of team sport. He probably talks a lot in class, as in he participates and annoys everyone (including Cinder who is somehow one of his best friends but isn't in like his "group"). He does alr in school, maybe he needs tutoring for some classes (Cinder, Kai and Cress help a lot).

Scarlet: We no she's a no bs kinda girl, so I think she wouldn't have many friends (just the Rampion crew yk) but everyone knows her because she's always arguing with some teacher or dumb classmate. And I think maybe she does football (as in ⚽ not 🏈) so a lot of people have seen her face there.

Wolf: he's def popular against his will. He's always been friends with Kai and Thorne so his in that group, and his probably like a star sport player and everyone loves him cause he scores all the time. He doesn't talk to anyone who isn't a friend of his or a friend of a friend, he doesn't participate in class or makes much fuss about anything but everyone knows him. And he has a hard time with classes but his friends definitely help (Scarlet 100% teases him and Cress is by far the most helpful).

Cress: like Cinder she probably feels like no one know her but she does have friends (Rampion crew only) and the rest really doesn't notice her... I think she would be the kinda girl that people make those dumb comments about like if she speaks they'd be like "I thought she didn't talk 😲😂". She's probably like a huge nerd in every way possible. From great grades to niche interests, she is THE nerd.

Winter: kinda similar to Iko, she's super friendly and gets along with most people, she's not outstanding in school but does well. I just know she's THAT girl everyone notices in the hallway. I don't think she necessarily would be very active in the school community but she has thousands of followers as if she was the president of smth. I bet she constantly approaches Cinder and Cress and they're like "yk who I am?" And she's like "ofc silly, you are one of my best friends! Wanna hang out later?"

Jacin: this man is a ghost, if people notice him that's only cause his always next to Winter (or the rest of the Rampion crew). No one knows what he likes, or that he is a very good student.

The Rampion Crew: I don't think they would be like one big group, I feel like maybe some of them are in the same friend group (like Kai+Thorne+Wolf , Iko+Cress+Cinder, etc) but not really. Like it's rare to see them all together at once, but it's possible and they're all quite close. I think they would only be all together at once if Winter or Thorne or someone like that celebrated their birthday with only their closest friends and it turns out to be this weird group of misfits that we call the Rampion Crew lmao.

I'm sorry if this is too random or wrong, I'm just rambling lol

[yuri-is-online]

Yuu et Yutu idea(s)

1. Yuu's finally really excited to have someone else from their world around so someone can finally get their pop culture references and jokes and uh...bless them, Yutu tries to BS their way into getting Yuu's jokes but Yuu's pop-culture is a good 10 or so years before Yutu was even conceived, there's only so much he can get whe you make a "a x? (Puts a hat on it) PERRY THE X!?" Jokes, you know? But Seven love him, he tries so hard to get your sill little jokes and references because you're so homesick (he can't believe you miss your world, when he remembers how it treated you both) and you look so stupid and happy with the dorky shit eating grin when you expect him to get it, he misses that smile so damn bad he acts his damn pants off to make you happy and pretends he knows the TV show Friends.

2. Another one where Yuu is happy to have someone from their world in class again, because now it's not just them struggling with "basic" things anymore, right? Like, this is a college, Yuu's missed YEARS of education like basic history or geography needed to have any context for what Trien's telling them and they look at Yutu in commiseration as Trien hands out test scores, only to see Yutu's scored pretty high!? He really has a solid grasp for these classes (almost like he's taken them before...) and it's just kinda...disheartening for Yuu to see. Are they really so dumb that their struggling this much? Like, they have the handicap of Grim sharing their grades but for Yutu to be sailing through these classes, maybe there is something wrong with Yuu...

Yutu's in a tizzy, trying to comfort Yuu about their grades without explaining that actually they already learned all this beforehand and either offers to tutor their parent themselves, or plays wingman for his parents and sets Yuu up to be tutored by his dad. Or something 💦

3. Sometimes the road to love isn't smooth, or a straight line, and imagine if Yuu dated someone else before getting together with Yutu's dad. With Yuu's amnesia (and college/high-school romances being such a non-issue in hindsight, Crewell or anyone else never really thought to bring up this other guy), Yutu is 100% blindsided when they see Yuu in some guys arms that isn't his dad. Excuse you sir, do you not realise you're ruining the timeline??? (And Yutu's life??) Yutu contemplates how bad would it be if he broke Yuu and the other guy up (if Yutu's friends/siblings are around, they are teasing him for being one of those kids who get funny when their parents start dating and "you guys don't get it its different I could be Marty McDly'd here") Yutu's stressing about it so much, and Yuu's so worried about him that their boyfriend ends up breaking up with them anyways. OR SOMETHING 💦💦💦

Ahhh I love these types of ideas, don't think I have written enough Yuu with Yutu angst

Yutu is old enough that he could probably play off certain things, yeah Yuu! He knows that meme! Oh it comes from a show huh... what would really screw him would be when Yuu starts asking about the sorts of things that he was interested in because wow. How does he explain he really loved this sequel to something you liked? There's no way it would have been something you slept on... but yeah that smile and seeing you happy is worth the stressful acting. Would you have been this happy if you had stayed in Twisted Wonderland? Would he have grown up with a parent who was significantly less stressed? Or would you have been homesick forever and even more lonely with a child who didn't understand your world... would he have made you feel even more isolated? How would his father have dealt with this... is he currently dealing with it at all or does he just. Not see it as a problem?

Oh Yutu... he didn't think this part thought when he agreed to stay at NRC. I feel like Yutu sort of just assumed that Yuu would have been great at their NRC classes because hello? They beat 7 overblots? What's Crewel's tests compared to that?!? A completely different beast apparently... he feels terrible. He tries to play it off as him just getting these things on instinct because he's a mage and that just sort of makes things worse. Now Yuu is wondering why they didn't have any magic when they came here... did they do something wrong? Nonononononono this is really bad. Depending on who his dad is I could see him trying to set Yuu up with some tutoring. Or if you want to get spicy:

You guys really like the idea of Yuu getting together with someone else first huh? This isn't the first time someone has brought it up... so lets say, just to be funny, the dad of one of his friends is also at NRC. Scarabia Resident B is my go to sacrificial lamb, but hey. It could be anybody, but it is someone Yutu knows for damn sure is not his dad and he's spiraling because he thought he was doing something nice by setting Yuu up with a tutor he could trust but now his friend's dad is hitting on his parent!!! And they're reciprocating it!!! "Oh what's wrong he's kind of cute." You know who's cuter? His actual father please Yuu ;-; He 100% gets clowned on by Yuu's other friends about being like a child who hates their parent's new partner but oooh. This could repair the rift between Yutu and whoever his dad is if they've been avoiding each other. Ace and his son suddenly stop beefing and are clowning on Yuu's new man, Azul is screaming into his pillow every single night because no... the sexy tutor you have a crush on in HIS trope damn it!!! (to say nothing of Jade's outright murderous intent and Yutu looking at him and then into the mirror and wondering if yandere tendencies run in the family.) The relationship doesn't really last that long, whether because Yuu's worry over Yutu gets in the way or Mob-kun and Yuu realize they're better off friends is up for debate. What isn't though, is that Yutu's father expects his total alliance in him getting together with Yuu now. This isn't up for discussion, doesn't he remember signing the waiver?

My one caveat to this is uh... Leona knows Yutu is his child. I am thinking about the dynamic of Yutu freaking out and Leona rolling his eyes and getting to work. You chose him, not that other herbivore, so maybe he can remind you just why you did, huh? Even though you technically haven't chose him yet

[thekitsandthekats]

okay sorry everyone, im back on my hotchreid road trip shit.

listen to me when i tell you that spencer spent a week curating the playlist. he's got everything on there. he's got all his favourite classical pieces. he's got the beatles white album for aaron (and the killers' hot fuss because i headcanon that he loves that album). he's got two audio books just in case they want something different. he's got print maps and google maps set and ready on his phone. he's got the perfect drinks ready, chosen through the art of science and what will give the best long lasting energy. he's dressed down in loose pants and a big jersey, ready to be comfortable and warm, ready for the road!!

aaron on the other hand has the most well packed first aid kit in the country. he's got everything they might need. nausea meds, bandages, plasters, patches, everything! he's prepped in case anything happens. and he's got all the snacks. good chips, sweets, cubed fruit and cookies! he knows that spencer has a sweet tooth so he wants him to have the full range of sweetness. he's dressed in comfortable jeans, a polo and easy shoes.

they leave early in the morning because aaron is an early riser and he wants to hit the road before all the cars come out. spencer hates this because he can't be up at five am when he's supposed to be on holiday so of course he's sleeping in the car. aaron knows this and loves him so dearly. he puts on some of the softer classical pieces so he doesn't disturb spencer but also he thinks its so nice to watch the sun rise to the sound of the violin.

they swap drivers at noon after stopping for lunch. and they always stop for lunch. spencers rule! because movement out of the car is healthy and good for them!

in between the music and the snacks, spencer also rambles endlessly, telling aaron about all the new books he read, the plays they've seen, the latest scientific discoveries, everything! aaron loves to listen to him, to debate and deconstruct arguments, to listen to the passion in spencer's voice.

i know nothing about american geography but they stop in open fields or even sunflower fields because spencer wants to run through the flowers. they stop in little towns and look around, seeing all the unique parts of it. they sometimes sleep in little b&bs or guesthouses run by an eldery couple or a sweet family. sometimes they drive through the night because spencer's sleep schedule is fucked and he loves seeing the moonlight on aarons cheeks as he sleeps in the passenger seat.

they don't have a specific destination in mind because its all about the trip but make no mistake spencer has a full itinerary planned. because he mapped their trip out months ago and knows what sights are on their stops.

they took a week off of work to go on the trip and that makes them both incredibly anxious and worried about the cases they aren't working on. but three hours into their first day, they both feel free and warm and so comfortable that anxiety takes a different shape, placing itself in the boxes at the back of their minds. they let themselves be in the moment, in the now, in the car with the radio up loud, singing mr brightside off key and silly and aaron thinks god i want to marry him, and spencer thinks this is it, this is home.

[anantaru]

HI IM SOOOOOOO GLAD YOURE OK, KEEP TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF WE ARE SO PROUD OF U HONESTLY

i wish i were there to give u a hug or sth but DAMN THIS GEOGRAPHY AND BS ABOUT EARTH AND PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES AND STUFF

MWAH MWAH TO THE SLAYEREST SLAYER (dont ask if thats even a thing. it is a thing. u are the thing. I MEAN NO U R NOT THE THING BUT- ILY IDK TAKE CARE BESTIE)

hello love, this is very kind thank you + i send you the biggest hug in the world 🎀 thank you so much for being here ilyt !!

[aroacewxs]

i'm suffering from the Plague of the Dark Forest (the common cold) so here: wxs and how they deal with being sick

rui

rui does not get sick very often but when he does, it hits him like a TRUCK. not only that, but it takes him ages to even realize that he's feeling BAD in the first place. tsukasa, emu, or nene have to literally point out that he looks terrible for him to realize that oh, he feels like shit. as soon as he realizes that he is, well, SICK, he is chained to his bed/sofa/whatever he sleeps on for days and has to be spoonfed because he physically cannot lift his arms. wxs doesn't buy any of his "i'm feeling better than ever. tip top shape, in fact" bs, by the way.

emu

literally does not get sick. she is an immoveable force of nature, a brick wall. germs fear her. bacteria quake at the mention of her name. rhinovirus who? HOWEVER. on the rare occasions where she does get sick, i think she'd be the clingy type. HATES that she has to stay home and in her room alone and desperately needs some kind of company or external stimulation, whether it be talking with the virtual singers through her phone or texting wxs. she would assure them that she's fine, but really just wants to see her friends in person again :')

tsukasa

if tsukasa got sick, the world would end. his sneezes would shake the earth's core and change our geography completely. my online friends would end up being my neighbours.

firstly, he'd panic internally just a bit once he realizes that his nose feels a bit too stuffy and the tickle at the back of his throat is bothering him more than it should. he'd be completely confuzzled, after all, he spends a good chunk of his time just SANITIZING. he'd be all "ho ho ho what the fuck! there's no way! i, future star tenma tsukasa, caught the common cold?!?" he'd tear his room down, cleaning every single nook and cranny and dumping all his clothes into the laundry machine and downing pills and hoarding up on vitamin c so that he could possibly evade his fate (doesn't work). similarly to rui, he'd deny that he's feeling bad in order to keep working on shows but it eventually catches up to him and he has no choice but to rest.

nene

catches colds as the seasons change and the temperature shifts. she has like two assigned weeks a year for her sickness and deals with it normally: rotting in her bed and curling up into a shivering ball while trying to focus on a video game on her phone and failing miserably. her biggest worry each time is how her cold will affect her voice, deeming her unable to sing properly, but wxs is very understanding and reassure nene of her guilt. tsukasa ends up recommending different herbal remedies and teas that soothe the throat, and albeit nene is hesitant to try something tsukasa suggests, she begrudgingly admits later that they WORK.

[lemedstudent2021]

Where should Jews live? Where do they belong? Where do you consider their native land to be? Honest question.

an honest question deserves an honest answer so here ya go:

Anywhere and everywhere. Jews- the followers of the Abrahamic religion Judaism- along with Muslims, Christians, Atheists, Sikhs, Vegans, and literally any human being under the sun have the right to live wherever they please (given certain criteria are met like visas and that it isnt a military station/ off limits area etc).

Yes my dear reader(s) you read that right; ones faith or lack thereof shouldnt be an obstacle in any aspect of ones life, be it medical services, education, job opportunities, so on and so forth. How novel.

That answers where they 'should' live (although I dont by any means impose anything on anyone; y'all do whatever as long as its legal and harms no one including yourself. God bless). Could is more accurate.

As for where they 'belong', this in my opinion is one of the beauties of religion: people from all walks of life can belong to a religion. Diversity lies at the heart of our existence as human beings and denying it is like denying the existence of the sun. Tolerance is a must if we are ever going to get along with each other. And this belonging isn't irrevocabley tied to geography. But I digress :)

Quick aside just so we're all on the same page: converting to a religion renders you just as valid and equal as someone born into a religion. Most if not all religions preach equality between their followers regardless of background, so i wont hear anything of 'oh theyre not real xyz' or 'they dont count' or any of that bs.

By this logic (religious demographics are, generally speaking, very diverse), there is no 'this set of people belong here, and those over there' ...and proof of that in a sense would be atheists/ agnostics; where would they 'belong'? Antarctica? Outer space? alright ill stop XD

If that were the case, most of the planet would be crammed in the Middle East lol [Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon alone are home to 34M (as of 2023), and the followers of the 3 main Abrahamic religions are an estimated 3.4B (as of 2020) globally. We wouldnt fit even if we used one of these]. Yeah nationality/ race/ ethnicity/ background influence and maybe even dictate one's religious identity, but it isn't the all or nothing we may think it to be.

Which brings us nicely to the next point, and here if you'll allow me i'd like to correct it to native land of Judaism (where it originated/ flourished/ spread whatever) as opposed to native land of Jews because as i mentioned above, a religion doesnt (or shouldnt) differentiate nor discriminate between its followers. By restricting them to one geographical location (and for some using it as an indicator of their authenticity) we do them great disservice as well as contradict the teachings themselves. A demonstration:

Im Jordanian right, (dad's maternal side are from bilad al sham; Syria) and im a born Muslim alhamdulillah. My dads Malaysian roommates from his uni days are also born Muslims (and have the best food lol, my all time favourite is lemak cili padi) and seperating us on the basis of them not being Arab or Middle Eastern is unislamic, intolerant, xenophobic, and wrong on every level. Alternatively, im just as Muslim as someone from Mecca or Medina. We're all Muslim. we are the world...

Circling back, Judaism the religion is native to the Holy land (I guess you can say it started in Egypt till it moved there but idk. Regardless), and Jews (adherants of the faith) can't in my humble opinion be fairly categorised as one monolithic unit... just like any and every other faith out there.

Another quick aside; this is merely a tumblr post that cant do the history and culture and intricacies and so much more of this matter a portion of the justice it deserves. I am but a tired medical student answering to the best of my abilities a question I was asked with my limited knowledge in theology and perspective in general, so do me a favour and keep that in mind. And to anyone reading this if you have questions or corrections or resources or anything you want to mention be my guest :)

If you're still here, I'm both grateful and amused. Here's what you probably came for, the piece de resistance if you will: 🍉israel🍉

Disclaimer: thanks for reading this far, but if you disagree in any way shape or form with any of the 30 human rights articles, you may as well stop reading and put your device through the shredder. Bigots, racists, fascists, anti vaxxers etc. dni

So far ive seen this idea, call it what you will, two times (which isnt a lot but its weird that it happened to me twice consecutively), that claims the freedom of Palestine equals a genocide of the Jews.

Er, no? No ma'am. One does not solve a genocide by comitting another genocide. What part of 'never again' are we missing here?

Before we get into politcal nominations and factions and other territories i dont plan on invading (pun intended) but might accidentally cross anyway (I forgot where i was going with this) i want to remind everyone that Judaism is not synonymous with Israel nor zionism (if u disagree with this go ahead and shred ur device too).

A refresher: Judaism is a religion, Israel is an illegal-occupying-apartheid-state, and Zionism is a movement/ ideology

So 'genocide of the Jews' is both wrong (diction) and more wrong (factually incorrect) in that the liberation of Palestine means freedom from oppression, discrimination, settler colonialism... the whole nine yards. Enough bloodshed already its been nearly 76 years.

When Netenyahu is eventually drop kicked out of office (and hopefully hung, drawn, and quartered for his plentiful warcrimes) what happens to the (illegal) citizens of Israel? Well first off, return the stolen homes and land to their rightful owners who have the keys (and documents if they werent tampered with or erased) to prove it.

As for the illegal-under-international-law settlements and new also illegal establishments; I have no idea what international laws will decree (not that I have that much faith in the judiciary system), but I assume they will be seized and evicted of the illegal tenants (how you like me now?) and given to those who have been displaced or homes ruined etc. because its theirs and theirs alone and it was unlawfully and cruelly taken away from them and not because the (remaining lol) former Israeli citizens can't or shouldn't live in palestine. they can go live somewhere where its legal. the priority is Palestinians tho.

What about the indigenous everyone else? As long as their houses aren't stolen or illegal they can should stay because its legal and its theirs and thats that. you cannot kick someone out of their home to give it to another (which was the basis of the creation of Israel.) because its ✨i l l e g a l✨

And the people who dont belong so to speak? I think this one's case by case; like I said at the very, very beginning; people have the right to live wherever as long as its legal and ok to do so regardless of faith or background, and no one should be denied their right to live in Palestine as a country like any other, but they certainly must be denied living in homes stolen and given to them because thats, say it with me now, illegal <3

[undergoingcalibrations]

FF7: Ever Crisis New Lore Summary (For those who rightfully don't want to put up with gacha BS)

General Worldbuilding:

SOLDIERs, (as of The First Soldier campaign, which takes place 15 years before the start original game), are divided into two grades: Passive and Active. Passive grade SOLDIERs are only distinguished from common forces by their elite training and superior equipment. Active grade SOLDIERs have only appeared on the scene extremely recently as of FS, and have received 'enhancements' to improve their physical resilience and affinity for materia. Passive grade SOLDIERs, and the public for that matter, have no idea what those enhancements actually are, with one of the Passive grades, Glenn, assuming that they are cyborgs.

Passive grades are also called P0s, short for Project Zero, the VR fighting program used to filter out those eligible for SOLDIER training from other Shinra troopers. This is the source of rivalry between some passives and actives, as being selected for active grade is seen as more of a question of genetics than talent.

A new nation, Rhadore, appears in Ever Crisis. It's abundance of ruins, it's geography (a southern nation composed of several islands), and the presence of a vent where the Lifestream flows out into the ocean, suggest that this may be the name of the southern archipelago where Mideel and the Temple of the Ancients are located.

Rhadore's population was decimated by SOLDIER operations after it broke a treaty with Shinra a decade before the events of The First Soldier campaign (25 years before FF7), with one of the P0s, Matt, giving the current estimated survivors as between 500-1,000.

Based on the naming conventions of regions in Rhadore, and conversations with the one named Rhadoran character, Rosen, it appears to be based on Hawai'i (for instance, Rosen uses the Hawai'ian word for spiritual energy, mana, to refer to mako and the Lifestream).

Rosen refers to the deceased as 'being with the Planet', suggesting that Planetology may have been a common faith there before the Shinra genocide.

A respected occupation in Rhadore was to serve as an 'Eye of Rhadore', responsible for monitoring the flow of the Lifestream into Rhadore's seas and notifying settlements in case of danger, as surges of Lifestream not only cause tidal waves but render seawater temporarily toxic. Rosen states that only a rare few are eligible to become Eyes, as they "need to be able to hear the Planet, even when they're asleep", suggesting that Cetra outside of Aerith and Ifalna may have survived there in one form or another.

Cloud

In Ever Crisis's telling of the events of FF7, Jessie gives Cloud a copy of the Project Zero training program she found while hacking Shinra databases. Nothing's really come of it yet.

When Tifa asks Cloud what his go-to drink was in SOLDIER, Cloud mentions a cocktail called a Winter Salt, though cannot remember how to make it, besides, well...there's salt. One assumes it was a favourite of Zack's.

Cloud says that after Nibelheim, he found himself at the Sector 7 trainyard "as if I was guided there". Presumably, Sephiroth was doing the guiding, but to what end is unclear.

Tifa

Tifa worked at a steam bun shop in Sector 8 for at least three years before her gig at Seventh Heaven. Her steam buns were so good that Wedge would often force Avalanche to go out of their way to eat there, which is how she ended up becoming friends with the group in the first place.

Tifa regards Jessie as a big sister and mentor, even though they're almost the same age.

Apart from out of loyalty to her friends, Tifa joined Avalanche because the religious aspects of Planetology appeal to her- namely, the idea that her father and the rest of Nibelheim are with the Planet, so by caring for the Planet, she will always be connected to them in turn.

Aerith

Aerith loves picnics because as a child in the labs, she naturally wasn't allowed to eat outside.

Elmyra had hired a bodyguard to look after Aerith when she was little (Shinra's got great life insurance payouts, apparently), but Tseng...dealt with them.

On a related note, one of Aerith's lifelong ambitions, ever since she can remember, is to one day be stronger than Tseng. Not that she wants to hurt him, necessarily, just that she never wants to be afraid of him pushing her and her family around again.

Ifalna was able to visit Aerith in spirit at least once after her death, comforting her when she was afraid, and reassuring her that she was strong because her family was with the Planet, and the Planet was with her.

Sephiroth

Based on the timeline, Sephiroth is anywhere between 12-15 during The First Soldier campaign. I'm tempted to say he's on the older end of that spectrum, as the P0s are surprised but not appalled by his age, and Cloud applied for SOLDIER at 15, if that's anything to go by.

Sephiroth uses a katana in Ever Crisis, rather than an odachi like in his other appearances. He's not tall enough to pull that off yet.

At some point between The First Soldier and Crisis Core, Sephiroth's eyes changed from blue to green. Mako will do that, I guess.

Despite Shinra propaganda stating that Sephiroth was already a decorated SOLDIER by this point, the mission to secure a site for a new mako reactor in Rhadore that The First Soldier covers was his first field operation- Shinra was simply trying to boost support for active grade SOLDIERs by attributing the accolades of others to their prototype. Sephiroth is upfront and untroubled about this with the P0s that have been assigned to him.

Sephiroth appears to be a true patriot, having no remorse for the Rhadorans that would stand in the way of Shinra's mission. He has no compunction when it comes to killing even a group of young and elderly Rhadorans attempting to evacuate, a thoroughness that he attributes to Shinra's training- the young could be receiving military training, and the old could be seasoned veterans, so all must considered a threat and eliminated. The P0's, on the other hand, seem to be mostly in this for the money and find Sephiroth's actions disturbing, though hold that against whoever taught him he had to be this way, not Sephiroth himself.

...despite this, Sephiroth states multiple times that he did not ask to be what he is and doesn't want to be the false hero Shinra's propped him up as. When asked what he wants to be when he grows up, he thinks to himself that "I just want to live a normal life", but refuses to say it aloud.

Sephiroth keeps a picture of Lucrecia on him at all times, though Hojo told him it was a picture of Jenova. He asks everyone he meets if they've seen her or know anything about her, and appears to believe she's still alive.

[gojuo]

Finally decided to drop the show lol I just can't with what the show runners are doing.

honestly if I get to choose how hotd was adapted I would have preferred it taken to an animation studio that knows to respect the source material, like the teams that worked with 86 and The Apothecary Diaries which are both light novels? You would feel the love, care, and respect the teams for those shows. esp 86, there were scenes and anime OG scenes that made the story even better than the LN, ofc they are not perfect adaptations, but if the same love and care was given to hotd and not this bs bias and etc, I won't even consider dropping it.

(also not me thinking that Yuichi Nakamura/Gojo's VA would be the perfect Aegon? 😂)

the latest leaks are sssooooooooo baddd omg i can't believe how bad it is 😭😭 why do producers/writers of adaptations think i want to see their made up shit storylines like i read this thing for GRRM not for YOU. why tf do they feel the need to change the canon? changing the source material is the fastest way for me to lose interest and ngl i feel the same on dropping the show bc i already don't watch tb scenes and i've pretty much stopped caring about show team green as well except aegon so what's the point? imma just be watching the 3 minutes of tgc screentime and that's about it.

ugh yes, animated asoiaf has always been my dream :( it's the best visual adaptation medium for these books in my opinion. very sad to think GRRM probably believes tv is the ultimate tool for it :( the colors, the geography, the castles, the outfits, the dragons, the fantastical elements like white hair and purple eyes etc. would all be better adapted in animation than live action. aggghhhhhhhh what a missed opportunity man 😞

[morgulscribe]

Rings of Power Season 2, Episode 1 Thoughts

Random thoughts while watching, not a review.

Spoilers ahead.

The opening scenario feels like the writers read the section of Nature of Middle-earth about the rebellious eastern orcs who didn't want to follow Sauron after the fall of Morgoth. And then those writers thought, "WHAT IF….."

The scene in which Sauron is killed by Adar reminds me A LOT how angels and demons get killed in Supernatural.

I think Sauron's death would have caused the area to be incinerated by fire, not frozen by ice.

Not sure I like Sauron's shadow form. It looks disturbingly like licorice Twizzlers….

Sauron getting run over by a wagon… HAHAHAHA

So Sauron has to vampirize/cannibalize living beings to take a form after his form is destroyed. I can see going that route, but I suspect Tolkien may have had a different idea. I always wondered if Sauron's spirit possessed beings - either living ones or corpses - until he gained enough strength to assume a physical form. This might be why Tolkien wrote so much about houseless spirits and possession, including hints that Sauron and his followers knew about things like this, and encorporated it in their dark rituals.

I'm a little confused about geography and timing in the opening scenes. Where does Adar gank Sauron? The encounter with the old man seems to imply that this is somewhere in Mordor/RoP Southlands. Maybe it is the ice and snow that are throwing me off. Also, why isn't anyone talking about how unseasonably cold it is?

Galadriel trying to snatch the Three Rings from Elrond is rather weird. At first, I thought they were playing some sort of game on horseback. Galadriel and Elrond's relationship in this show is weird. They act like peers of the same age, rather than a younger elf and his elder/mother-in-law.

Galadriel: He is Sauron. Gil-Galad: [in Sindarin] Oh, fu……

Gil-Galad is SO through with Elrond and Galadriel's BS.

In Mordor, ya bow or ya bleed! WHERE THERE'S A WHIP, THERE'S A WAY!!!!! The beatings will continue until morale improves.

Sauron using the threat of Sauron in an attempt to win people over to his side….

I thought it was implied in Season 1 that Adar realized that Halbrand was Sauron? Or maybe that was just a fan theory and not reality?

Nori and the Wizard remind me of a LOTRO questing duo. Poppy is the player who signed on later than the rest of the fellowship.

I'm wondering if this show is filled with intentional references to other LOTR-themed properties. Gil-Galad threatens to send Galadriel to the Ettemoors - the infamous PvP area of LOTRO. Galadriel says "Elrond Lives" - a reference, perhaps, to the phrase "Frodo Lives."

[polutrope]

Prompt from the List! 2.0

Curufin (of course)

Himring, post Nargathrond BS

12. enduring grief and anger in silence

Thank you 🥺

So, um, this didn't really go the angsty direction you may have been expecting with the prompt, but I was highly influenced by my recent recollection of this Shibboleth passage.

Curufin and Maedhros and alliances. 480 words. On AO3.

It had not taken long for Curufin to map out the geography of his grief and anger; to flatten it into something he could observe, plot battles upon, or roll up and shut away in a drawer. In this, at least, he would not be his father. He would not be overcome by ugly, consumptive passions.

Unlike Celegorm, who raged and railed and put himself in the way, Curufin patiently endured the distrust of his lord and brother. Maedhros could not drink forever from the font of Maglor’s hope. That font, Curufin observed with the benefit of the distance that Maglor’s simmering resentment set between them, was running dry. 

While Curufin waited, he directed his mind to other things. In these, he was like his father. To the improvement of their weaponscraft, the tools that they would need to launch their great assault upon the Enemy. But to finer things, also; to adornments that Maedhros would say they do not need—yet is not the strength of the Noldor held and guarded in their gems? 

Yet it is none of these pursuits that Maedhros at last takes note of. It is a misplaced page of runes; a draft of a treatise on the Dwarvish tongue. 

“This is yours,” his brother says, not a question. He sets the paper down, then seats himself, one leg crossed over the other. Curufin cannot recall the last time the Lord of Himring sat in his presence. “How did I not know you were familiar with the Dwarvish language?”

Because you never cared to know, Curufin does not say. He replies coolly: “The Khazad do not lightly share the secrets of their tongue with those of alien race.”

“And yet they shared it with you.” It is not said with cruelty or skepticism, merely curiosity. 

“They did.”

Maedhros rises and draws in a long breath, working his jaw around his next words. After they are spoken, Curufin knows that the words he had considered, the ones he could not yet speak were, ‘I forgive you.’

What Maedhros does say is: “Do you know the paths to Belegost?”

~

The Dwarves keep their cities in the mountains well hidden, especially in these dangerous days, but Curufin remembers the way. The rising sun slants through a splinter in the rock, its sharp beam illuminating the figure on the great stone-hewn throne of Gabilgathol. 

Curufin bows and greets the king in the manner and tongue of the Khazad. 

A twinkle of recognition alights on Azaghâl’s brow, and he addresses Curufin by the secret name he was given here, long ago. “And what,” he says next, “brings an old friend through danger to our halls?”

“I come,” says Curufin, “on behalf of my brother the Lord of Himring, whom you also knew of old, to renew that friendship and make alliance against our common foe.”

[kaesaaurelia]

I stood in my boss' office today and helped him pack up/harassed him until he left (half an hour late) and went home to host a Seder and I'm feeling kind of weird and lonely that I've got no real Jewish community in my life and am thus not doing anything for Seder except calling my grandmother.

(I also had to buy a bunch of home goods and forgot to bring my reusable bags so I'm not doing very well at Earth Day either.)

There ARE Jewish communities to be found here, I just don't really vibe with the ones I've encountered so far, and right now I'm not really up for navigating delicate intracommunity BS (including politics and also my own feelings of inadequate Jewishness) because I'm still dealing with new job stress and recovering from the self-care backlog my long-term unemployment depression left me with.

Did briefly consider trying to keep kosher for passover but unfortunately I like bread too much. Maybe I'll write that silly fic where my GO OC is sent to tutor Moses in geography and never quite gets around to it.