#Mediated communications

[moffiiiiaaaa]

this guy

[writing-is-hard-af]

Okay, I know we've talked a lot about Eddie FaceTiming Buck (after he calls Chris and also for no apparent reason given to us) but that scene also shows us that Eddie always calls his parents before he talks to Chris. Like he has to get their permission or something to call him. And I feel like it's telling that he calls them first instead of just calling Chris (except seemingly the one time in 8×08, when Chris is almost immediately called away by his grandparents). Like not only does it seem like Helena and Ramon are working actively working against Eddie and Chris reconnecting and fixing their issues, it seems like up until this point Eddie has somewhat let them, like he thinks it's for the best.

The FaceTime scene just hurts in different ways every time I see it.

[mollykflood]

POV you just bumped shoulders with your schools pitcher during the summer season. You have about 2 seconds before the short kid starts accusing you of bullying.

[harmoonix]

This photo is radiating highly Cancer/Pisces/Aquarius and Scorpio placements vibes ( especially if you have them in your big 3)

[shiraishi--kanade]

I like romantic Sakian as a concept because I changed in any plausible scenario it would happen Saki would be just going!! Yippee!! Girlfriend!! and An would be fighting So Many Demons

[runespoor7]

jyl 🤝 ingrid galatea 🤝 sakura haruno

being assigned communication-helper-between-boys-braincell-carrier by the fandom even though that's so far from her actual role it's on an isekai plane of reality

[jackklinemybeloved]

ame worlds beyond number is soooo non-binary coded To Me.

[motsimages]

Maybe it's because I'm tired but I am at my first big international conference and a lot of people just kind of don't acknowledge you? Like they are speaking to you, suddenly someone they know comes by and they don't even make a small gesture of "there is another person here, feel included". Is this normal? I met some Spanish people the first day and they seem to be inviting but also kind of quick to introduce you to other Spanish speakers at least. But so far Spanish, French and Russian have done this and I am confused. The person who comes say hi doesn't even look at me, and the person I was speaking with doesn't introduce me, and I stand there waiting for something to happen and it doesn't happen.

Advice or comments about this are welcome. I am seriously considering being cheekier and just introduce myself.

[birchbow]

You've said a couple of times that you can't really find an "in" or a particularly compelling dynamic for ashen relationships, and I also have a hard time coming up with an interesting way to frame a set of clubs so that the emotions are sufficiently intense to hold attention. The only thing I can come up with is basically a poly platonic BDSM relationship: a pair of bratty subs constantly getting into the troll-equivalent of slap-fights with each other, who both deeply respect/fear the central leaf and platonically get off on submitting to that authority. And the third troll gets a kick out of demanding and immediately receiving their obedience - like calming a moirail but more of a disdainful, stern, "You are going to sit down and behave. NOW." I dunno, maybe the two brats also enjoy seeing the other one humbled by the authority figure? I can almost wrap my head around this as a sort of kismesissitude where the respect is externalized to another troll (who is maybe older and/or stronger) and hatred is replaced with petty dislike. But it's still such a difficult dynamic to conceptualize.

This is all so true bestie lol. I'm not ashamed to admit that being like "it would have to be at least a LITTLE D/s, right?" has increased my interest from like a 2% up to more like 15% haha. Couples counselling but it's D/s and also the point is that you're not allowed to be a couple... wild.

Honestly, more than any of the other quadrants, ashen relationships seem prone to be like...temporary? If two trolls were constantly clashing and needed intervention, and then one of them was transferred somewhere else or whatever and situations no longer forced the two side leafs together, it seems like the relationship is now over--I wonder if that's a big trope in troll media? Followed up with either the middle leaf then pouncing on any pitch inclination their remaining partner finds in an attempt to rekindle a relationship, OR an ash/pale swing... or ash to something else! Ash->pitch? Either because one leaf left or because the third leaf couldn't maintain control and got sucked in. Hmm.

It's also a very tricky quadrant to like. Get set up, a lot of the time--there are trolls in my fics I could imagine having ill-advised pitch interest in each other, but finding them people who 1. know both parties/would be aware of their liaisons, 2. would know they're not good for each other, 3. have the inclination to step in, and 4. are not already quadranted to one or the other party.... tricky lol.

[unproduciblesmackdown]

another day another "applying the concept 'disposability' to 'someone withdraws from a personal relationship, & that wasn't signed off on by the other'" kill me

[piratebay]

i wonder sometimes... when people post here about... mildly immoderate (but ultimately liberal and innocuous) opinions on tumblr dot com, that i, personally, share and reblog... and upsets a mutual - to the point of making a vague post about it... why follow me?

i truly do not want to distress people who have chosen to interact with me, who i consider an online friend or acquaintance.

maybe that's a parasocial thought pattern on my part. or maybe i shouldn't take things so personally.

but i greatly consider my follows - to the point where i am exclusively mutuals-only - and i am liberal with the block button - so i am curious about other... decision-making processes one can go through when continuing to follow, despite having polarized opinions on certain topics.

something to ponder, i guess.

[sendmyresignation]

new hanif book about basketball made me cry. typical. i love ohio.

[eebie]

[maaikeatthefullmoon]

I’ve been thinking about the extent of the lack of communication between Aziraphale & Crowley and have come to the conclusion that the amount of conversation those two need to have couldn’t possibly be fit into six episodes of television.

Sorry, Neil, but we’re looking at four seasons, here…

[raffaellopalandri]

Book of the Day - What We Say Matters

Today’s Book of the Day is What we say matters, written by Judith Hanson Lasater and Ike K. Lasater in 2022 and published by Shambhala. Judith Hanson Lasater is a prolific author, a yoga teacher, and one of the founders of Yoga Journal magazine. She holds a doctorate in East-West psychology and is a physical therapist. She teaches Yoga by mixing asana, kinesiology, yoga therapeutics, and Yoga…

[kaapstadmk]

God help us, we're heading into another election cycle.

We don't tend to think of it as such, but we essentially have two tribes at war for power. They're not tribes formed from kinship or shared ethnicity - not necessarily, at least - but, rather, they're ideological tribes, and they carry long histories of grievances against one another.

However, this cycle, instead of seeking out the individual who promises to bring your tribe the most power and prestige, let us seek out the individual who promises to meditate, who seeks to address the fear and anger in both tribes, the unmet needs of security, validation, and acceptance.

Regardless of your political tribe, we have the same core needs. We may have different ways we want them met, but if we only ever focus on the latter, we'll never be able to meet over the former. We will remain a house divided, a house which cannot stand.

So, please, this election cycle, seek out the mediators and peacemakers, not the warlords or reactionaries.

(this is my mini version. Give me a soapbox and I'll wax philosophical about American political tribalism, non violent communication, and the need for a unifying mediator)