#Miranda in Retrograde

[sandythereadingcafe]

DUAL REVIEW:

MIRANDA IN RETROGRADE by Lauren Landish at The Reading Cafe:

'The premise is inviting and imaginative'

[thereadingcafe]

[overflowingshelf]

ARC Review: Miranda in Retrograde by Lauren Layne

Miranda in Retrograde Lauren Layne Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date: August 13, 2024 Series or Standalone: Standalone Links: Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Goodreads – StoryGraph Rating: MY REVIEW If Lauren Layne writes it, I will read it. There is something about Layne’s writing that perfectly encapsulates the golden age of rom-com movies from the 90s that we all know and love,…

[jurassicworldtieindrpepper]

Reading List

to be updated constantly

Articles:

"Why Women Online Can’t Stop Reading Fairy Porn" by C.T. Jones for Rolling Stone

"They Called 911 for Help. Police and Prosecutors Used a New Junk Science to Decide They Were Liars." by Brett Murphy for ProPublica

"‘I Think My Husband Is Trashing My Novel on Goodreads!’" by Emily Gould for The Cut

"Woman in Retrograde" by Isabel Cristo for The Cut

"The unwanted Spanish soccer kiss is textbook male chauvinism. Don’t excuse it" by Moira Donegan for the Guardian

"I Started the Media Men List" by Moira Donegan for The Cut

"What Moira Donegan Did for Young Women Writers" by Jordana Rosenfeld for The Nation

"The Key Detail Missing From the Narrative About O.J. and Race" by Joel Anderson for Slate

"The Coiled Ferocity of Zendaya" by Matt Zoller Seitz for Vulture

"OJ Simpson died the comfortable death in old age that Nicole Brown should have had" by Moira Donegan for The Guardian

"Norm Macdonald Was the Hater O.J. Simpson Could Never Outrun" by Miles Klee for Rolling Stone

"Trans Stylists and Makeup Artists Are Reshaping Red Carpet Looks. Will They Get the Credit They’re Due?" by James Factora

"The ‘perfect Aryan’ child used in Nazi propaganda was actually Jewish" by Terrence McCoy for The Washington Post

"There Are Too Many Books; Or, Publishing Shouldn’t Be All About Quantity" by Maris Kreizman for Literary Hub

"An O.J. Juror on What The People v. O.J. Simpson Got Right and Wrong" by Ashley Reese for Vulture

"Super Cute Please Like" by Nicole Lipman for N + 1 Magazine

Essays:

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture edited by Roxanne Gay

Creep: Accusations and Confessions by Myriam Gurba

"On Chappell Roan and Gen Z Pop" by Miranda Reinert

"In Memory of Nicole Brown Simpson" by Andrea Dworkin

"My Gender Is Dyke" by Alexandria Juarez for Autostraddle

"Columnists and Their Lives of Quiet Desperation" by Hamilton Nolan

Nonfiction:

Belabored: A Vindication of the Rights of Pregnant Women by Lyz Lenz

The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan

This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life by Lyz Lenz

The Gentrification of the Mind: Witness to a Lost Imagination by Sarah Schulman

Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession by Rachel Monroe

The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory by Carol J. Adams

Eros the Bittersweet by Anne Carson

Who Owns This Sentence? A History of Copyrights and Wrongs by David Bellos & Alexandre Montagu

The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society by Eleanor Janega

Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest to Track Down the Last Remaining Lesbian Bars in America by Krista Burton

University of Nike: How Corporate Cash Bought American Higher Education by Joshua Hunt

What it Feels Like for a Girl by Paris Lees

Female Masculinity by J. Jack Halberstam

The Theory of Everything Else: A Voyage Into the World of the Weird by Dan Schreiber

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World by Christian Cooper

Rivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith, and Migration by Alejandra Oliva

Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate by Anna Bogutskaya

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O'Meara

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

Eyeliner: A Cultural History by Zahra Hankir

Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement by Ashley Shew

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami

Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Fiction:

To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

Middlemarch by George Eliot

Just as You Are by Camille Kellogg

Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia

The Misadventures of an Amateur Naturalist by Ceinwen Langley

Family Meal by Bryan Washington

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera

Blackouts by Justin Torres

We Do What We Do in the Dark by Michelle Hart

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Less Is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer

The Faithless by C.L. Clark

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour

Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour

Bliss Montage by Ling Ma

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

The Institute by Stephen King

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito

Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin

Snuff by Terry Pratchett

Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix by Aminah Mae Safi

Only a Monster by Vanessa Len

[inmyownlittlecorner5]

songs that remind me of my fics, part i

Snow Angel by Reneé Rapp has got me all up in my feels. It's giving me Miranda Rose/Severus Snape trying to make it through Kairos in Retrograde vibes

(I heard this song live on SNL for the first time, and it's an awesome performance)

First to arrive, last to leave What's misery without company? It's hard to laugh when it's hard to breathe It's white outside but red underneath Feel the tip of my nose It's burning but it's ice-cold I'll make it through the winter if it kills me I can make it faster if I hurry I'll angel in the snow until I'm worthy But if it kills me, I tried, if it kills me

Smiles hide what secrets keep Can't tell a lie if you never speak Look in the mirror, she looks like me But half alive and twice as weak Feel the tip of my nose It's burning but it's ice-cold I'll make it through the winter if it kills me I can make it faster if I hurry I'll angel in the snow until I'm worthy But if it kills (kills) me, I tried, if it kills me I tried so hard, I came so far I met a boy, he broke my heart I blame him 'cause it's easier But I still look for him in her The seasons change, addiction's strange I loved back then what I hate today

I wish I went a different way But if I went back, I would do the same I'll make it through the winter if it- But why does it go slower when I-? I'll angel in the snow until I'm (worthy) worthy If it kills me, I tried, if it kills me, I-

[startrekships]

Miranda Class - Upside Down by Sven1310

[mirandamoonmagick]

Pick-a-Card Reading ~ What's coming next in Love? ❤️

This is a timeless pick-a-card reading, so whenever you find this post, is when it’s meant to apply to you.This reading is meant for singles, but if you’re not, you might still find something that resonates. 

Pick from groups 1-4 using your intuition, then scroll down to see what’s coming next in love for you! I also offer private readings. Anyone who’s interested, feel free to message me. I hope you enjoy!!

-Miranda Moon Magick 🖤

⭐️ Group 1 ~ Dark Amethyst (top left)

For group 1, I’m feeling as though someone is going to come in very soon for you if you’re single. Likely two people around the same time that you might have to make a decision about. Or rather a decision or try again, or let go. I’m doing this reading during Mercury Retrograde, so it might be someone from the past coming back in around this time, as well as someone new possibly. It feels like this past energy was never spiritually closed off, so you’re very much connected still. You might think about them a lot, or have dreams about them, and they probably have the same about you. This person is going to have a feeling when someone new comes into your life, or when you’re trying to release them spiritually. They might see something on social media as well, and they’re going to pop back in out of nowhere because that jealousy is very much still there. It’s not that they feel any different from when they weren’t talking to you, they just don’t want anyone else to have you. My advice for you would be to not give them the time of day. They might try to prove to you that they’ve changed, or apologize, and you can accept that, but don’t accept them back into your life. They left the first time for a reason. This new energy coming in for you is so much better, whether it be another person, or just you releasing this toxicity from your life!! I also noticed the number 51 and 15 mirroring each other in the oracle cards, so this past person could be a twin flame. 3 of the cards that came out are the number 6 as well, so 666. This energy is just very manipulative. Performing a banishing spell might help to release this negative energy from you spiritually. 

⭐️ Group 2 ~ Rose Quartz (top right)

For group 2, it feels as though this next lover is going to come into your life during a very busy time. You’re not necessarily going to be thinking about finding love whenever this person comes in. You’re very much just going to be focused on your work and fulfilling your dreams. You might meet this person in a job setting or running errands. I also feel like you could meet this person on a day where you don’t really want to do anything, but you or your friends push you out of your comfort zone to do something different, and then you meet them. This person is most likely a water sign, or has water in their chart. I also get Earth and Aquarius energy so that could be you, or them too. This persons very connected and comfortable with their emotions, and I feel like that’s really going to be a good match for you to balance your energies. They’ll help you see your own beauty as much as they do, and embrace what feels uncomfortable. This is overall a beautiful energy! 

⭐️ Group 3 ~ Light Amethyst (bottom left)

The first energy I got here, group 3, was friends with benefits where one of you end up catching feelings. You or this other person could be a Virgo, Sagittarius, Leo, or Aquarius, or have those signs in your charts. This could be someone in your friend group currently that you end up hooking up with. You guys are good friends, I just don’t see this working as a relationship, especially if no one's saying the truth about how they really feel, or opening up at all. If this is you who catches feelings, say something! If it’s not reciprocated, that’s okay. At least you won’t be wasting your time. Don’t be afraid of rejection. You’ll only be hurting yourself, and holding yourself back more by keeping your true feelings hidden. I think you need to figure out within yourself first however, whether you just like this person because the sex is good, or because you have real feelings. It can be hard sometimes for you to differentiate it feels like. And don’t get mad at me, but Imo a good relationship isn’t usually built on the foundation of just hooking up. Of course there are exceptions, but in this case, this other person doesn’t feel like a good lover at all. They’re very selfish. And there’s nothing wrong with just hooking up, don’t get me wrong. You’ll have fun with this person, but I feel where you’re going to find a healthy relationship is somewhere completely different. 

⭐️ Group 4 ~ Clear Quartz (bottom right)

Wow! You have so much about yourself to be proud of, group 4. You’re so independent, and doing what you want to do in life already. I feel like your life plan is playing out just how you wanted it to. If you’re single right now, you're so okay with that, and that’s what’s bringing this stable love energy closer to you. Don’t get discouraged by seeing your friends starting to get into relationships. Family may even ask you, “why are you still single,” or try to make you feel bad for not settling down, but don’t listen to them. They’re just jealous seeing how successful you’re becoming without someone. You, and/or this other person might both be Earth Signs, or have strong Earth in your charts, but I feel Sagittarius as well. When the time is right, this strong stable energy is going to come into your life. They love the way you’re “flowing through life,” and accomplishing what you set out to accomplish. To see you growing and learning independently is so attractive to them. They want someone who can match their drive and success in life, and you’re that person. You might even become work partners, or own a business together. I see power couple energy. If this person isn’t in your life already, it might take a little while for you to find them. Just trust the timing, it’ll all work out perfectly. You might start seeing 333 whenever your about to, or when you meet them.

[leotanaka]

call the midwife season 1, episode 2: liveblog and thoughts

"I used to think that night was a time for women. All day, the docks were raucous with the lives of men. Lightermen and stevedores, dockers and pilots, the sailors and the drivers of the trains. In the smallest hours, only the river's voice was heard. Only women were awake. Men slept. Mostly."

that is like... really, really creepy

i’m guessing she’s going to be the main guest character in this episode

i’m actually really liking the voiceovers, especially during jenny’s scenes - they tell you a lot about jenny and her mindset. 

“we don’t need an extra pair of hands, we need an octopus.” 

are there just not that many midwives available or are they just really stretched thin?  

MIRANDA HART :))))) 

why does everyone react to that tube being made of glass? is it that much of a surprise or... problem? 

needlework, nursing and now a midwife - what else has chummy done? 

was that a... i guess this is set in the 50s so i shouldn’t be surprised they would show one of those dolls but even so...

“it’s made her an inverted snob.” 

they’re going to teach her how to ride a bike :))) 

is that like mercury’s in retrograde? 

“the east end will eat her for breakfast.” 

“God love your innocence, Nurse Jenny Lee. Which of us is the oldest now?”

i’m only 19 minutes in and you can already see how a distinction in the characters who are very innocent and naive, like jenny and chummy and how mary sees the world and she, is probably younger than both of them but acts older. 

oh chummy... yikes! seriously, yikes!! it doesn’t matter whether it’s tv or real life, i always get a bad feeling when you have white people talking about going to africa because of god and trying to save them - you already know where that is going to lead!

“can’t tell the difference between love and abuse.”

“you must think me very ignorant.” “i think you’re fortunate.” 

chummy is a bit of a disaster but she is really, really good with the patients

making a distressed woman feel safe and comfortable is definitely a good sign

she’s right. not turning up on time and then not even turning up is not a good sign, not for a midwife. what is one of those women were in distress, what if something had happened to them or their baby? okay, chummy can’t ride a bike but she needs to figure it out, do something. she can’t keep walking everywhere. 

i have the feeling this is going to end badly for mary :( 

the fact that mary is younger and not as bright making her more valuable to these people is just... it’s wrong. but this, along with how she feels towards zakir really highlights what the priest said earlier about how they don’t always understand the difference between abuse and love. mary was clearly abused but she sees this entire thing as someone loving her. 

fred running behind chummy, holding a cup of tea for her to drink in order to calm her nerves was just the best :) 

chummy is a good nurse and midwife. she just needs to take this whole thing more seriously. 

chummy is basically that scene from iron man 3: “i panicked but then i handled it.” 

they took kathleen away from her? :( 

poor mary

i do worry about jenny becoming so heavily invested in the lives of the people she’s helping.

jack helping chummy learn how to ride a bike and not be made fun of.

[cmdr-korinne-eichwald]

Federal Corvette-class vessel, Cocytvian, QXR-13

A cornerstone of the shadow armada fielded by the Phobyn Corporation.

Overview/Raw Data

Builder: YZ Ceti Aerospace, via Core Dynamics  

Operator: Eichwald Kommune

Cost: > 666,000,000 Galactic Credits*

Mass: (1781 units Unladen // 2021 units Laden)

Status: Active 

The ship’s name comes from Cocytus, the fabled river of lamentation surrounding Hades. By another well-known source, Cocytus is considered instead to be a frozen lake making up the very deepest circle of hell. CMDR Eichwald’s predisposition toward decidedly edgy themes such as this one is well documented.

 Crew Compliment:

Typical crew compliment is as follows. The ship typically operates with between 20 and 60 crew members though under dire circumstances it can accommodate both more and less. Usually, those manning this vessel are the best Eichwald can muster, particularly if and when she is on board.

 Crew A: (primary)

Bridge:

Flight Commander A– Korinne Eichwald

Communications Officer A– Lovell Hindle

Tactical Officer A– Ryder Deas

 Fighter Hanger:

Fighter Pilot A –Ignace Mault

Fighter Pilot B—Erwin Lion

Fighter Controller A—Mariam Torbet

 Medbay:

Medical Officer A – Windham Lecate

Astrometrics:

Science Officer A – Vail Cumberland

Combat Information Center:

Weapons Officer A – Delmer Siddens

Weapons Officer B—Thormond Fonner

Sensor Operator A – Utto Shira

 Engineering:

Chief Engineer A – Sumner Kennett

Engineering Officer A – Arendt Durnell

Engineering Officer B – Winston Leigh

 Supplementary Crew and Expeditionary Assualt Force:

Expeditionary Officer A— Dakota Stakes

Quartermaster B— Henri Willow

Auxiliary Crewman A— Heide Bowen

Auxiliary Crewman B— Kobe Widdifield

Auxiliary Crewman C— Miranda Hark

Auxiliary Crewman D— Delrick Greely

Auxiliary Crewman E— Elliott Sabins

(21)

 Crew B: (secondary)

Bridge:

Flight Commander B– Efren Loftus

Communications Officer B – Silas Gellings

Tactical Officer B – Fern Hessey

Fighter Hanger:

Fighter Controller B— Tomas Blacknall

 Combat Information Center:

Sensor Operator B – Cadwell Hanny

Engineering:

Engineering Officer C –Alwin Eakins

Engineering Officer D – Thorley Chappell

Supplementary Crew and Expeditionary Assualt Force:

Auxiliary Crewman F— Adelise Hayre

Auxiliary Crewman G— Giffard Paske

Auxiliary Crewman H— Corbett Smart

Auxiliary Crewman I— Klexxi Ferris

Auxiliary Crewman J— Whitman Tunell

Auxiliary Crewman K— Maurice Benner

Auxiliary Crewman L— Jean Horlick

(13)

Crew C: (tertiary)

Bridge:

Communications Officer C – Arvis Cory

Tactical Officer C –  Asher Mayers

(2)

 Crew D: (Reserve—usually off duty at base)

Bridge:

Flight Commander C– Amoux Kelsey

Communications Officer D– Onfroi Pafford

Tactical Officer D– Lunette Single  

Fighter Hanger:

Fighter Pilot C –Amrei Smythers

Fighter Pilot D—Osvaldo Kidner  

Fighter Controller C—Alita Raines

Medbay:

Medical Officer B – Norvin Lashe

Astrometrics:

Science Officer B – Hans Warrende

Combat Information Center:

Weapons Officer C – Gaspar Shreeve

Weapons Officer D – Hollis Flax

Sensor Operator C – Cyrus Faulkingham

Engineering:

Chief Engineer B – Armand Hyman

Engineering Officer E – Nelson Huben

Engineering Officer F— Akira Summerford

Supplementary Crew & Expeditionary Assault Force:

Expeditionary Officer B—Natalia Willets

Quartermaster B— Walcott Northrop

Auxiliary Crewman M— Caulder Slaymaker

Auxiliary Crewman N— Welsh Melton

Auxiliary Crewman O— Valerie Chevis

Auxiliary Crewman P— Sevrin Aton

Auxiliary Crewman Q— Shelli Barling

(21)

Core Systems

Powerplant: 42.3MW Nuclear Fusion. Significantly armored and with enhanced efficiency, it produces 12% more power and dissipates heat 12% more effectively than top-shelf models at the cost of a small increase in weight from standard 8A class powerplants. As a result, Cocytvian has limited stealth capabilities for its size and is viable as a long-range interceptor across large swaths of hyperspace since it can usually begin charging the FSD immediately between jumps without complication. Stealth capabilities are amplified with the same thermal venting technology utilized on the ship’s five beam-laser platforms as on the Razgriz before this.

Propulsion: Normal-space drives are approximately 45.6% more powerful than 7A class drives slated for use on Federal Corvette-class vessels. Personally enhanced by the famous Professor Ishmael Palin out of Maia. Capable of speeds well in excess of Mach 1 in an Earth-like atmosphere.

Hyperspace: (30.27ly Empty // 30.01ly Unladen // 28.00ly Laden) 6A     class Frame Shift Drive tuned by Farseer Inc. in Deciat and supplemented by hybrid alien technology. Optimal mass rating is 61.2% higher than normal and thus among the most sophisticated FSD drives produced at that location.

Life Support: The modified ultralight 5D Class system is more than 75%     lighter than standard with almost no loss to operational capacity.

Power Distributor: Charge Enhanced 8A class with Super-conduits,     capable of distribution at speeds in excess of 50% of standard with a     minor 8.8% reduction in power storage capacity thanks to the dwellers of     Black Hide in Wyrd. This arrangement allows the ship’s systems to be flush with available power at all times.

Sensor Array: Long-range enhanced 8D class sensors–A small reduction in weight from the standard 8A class while still offering far more sophisticated detection capabilities at range.

Defensive Systems

Core Armor: (3322 Integrity Rating) Deep-plated Heavyweight Military-Grade Composite. Offering nearly 150% more integrity than standard military-grade and additional resistances to all damage. A     product of lengthy connections with Selene Jean out of the Kuk system.

Supplementary Armor Reinforcement: The ship’s frame features significant and highly visible extra reinforcement in four areas. Most prominently on port and starboard of the nose and ventrally beneath the main propulsion system, but also around the vital components mid-ship and in stylized fashion on either side of the bridge in what could be mistaken for a type of horizontal stabilizer. The extra armored plating on the nose has the additional effect of shielding most of the visible exhaust from the ship’s retrograde engines. On the whole, the armor leaves Cocytvian’s maneuvering thrusters somewhat closer to the center of mass than is normal but the effect is minimal in comparison to the added     protection it offers for vital systems,

Shield Generator: (3687 MJ) 7A class Generator from the shield-experts at Trader’s Rest in Laksak. Experimental tech siphoned from a prototype Imperial Navy ship, and exclusive multi-weave technology allows dramatically increased base resistance to all damage: 59% to kinetic impact, 65.8% to thermal, and 71.5% resistance to explosive weapons, respectively. The system itself has also been hardened by 40% to defend against cascade-weapons.

Shield Boosters: Cocytvian also contains four 0A class “Resistance Augmented” and four 0A class “Heavy Duty” shield boosters specially made by Vatermann LLC in Leesti which round up the above numbers to be as high as they are. Each uses experimental supercapacitors to optimize overall shield strength

Shield Cell Bank: Contains five 7A banks each capable of reinforcing 711MJ in the span of eight seconds once spooled. Personally modified by Lori Jameson in Shinrarta Dezrah to operate more efficiently and ensure heat sinks are unnecessary with added “Boss Cells” for more powerful individual cell banks. In exceptional situations, five additional enhanced cell banks can be easily inserted into the ship’s primary 7E cargo bay. 

Automated Internal Defense System: The hallways of the ship are replete with automated turrets controlled by a central computer to aid the onboard crew in the event of a boarding action of any kind.

Neurotoxin Dispersion Network: Having been on the wrong side of one too many betrayals recently, and recognizing the heightened capabilities of many of the ship’s regular crew, Cocytvian’s life support system at any time has the ability to emit a unique pathogen usually fatal within 30     seconds of inhalation. A temporary antidote is stored in CMDR Eichwald’s Remlok suit at all times whilst she is on board.

Armament

(154.4 Total Damage Rating)

2 x 4A class Multi-Cannons … Overcharged for destructive power by Tod “The Blaster” McQuinn at Trophy Camp, Wolf 397. This cannon, mounted under the nose, has also been specially modified to fire corrosive rounds which break down the strength of any hull they come into contact with allowing the rest of the weapons suite to be that much more effective.

1 x 3C class Beam Laser … Enhanced for efficiency and damage output at Broo’s Legacy, Muang with exclusive thermal venting technology easily capable of eliminating the ship’s heat signature entirely in the middle of battle. 

2 x 2C class Beam Lasers … Similarly enhanced with thermal venting and optimized for efficiency and damage by     Broo Tarquin in Muang.

2 x 1C class Beam Lasers … Ibidem

Aircraft Carried

2 x DeLacy Taipan (Aegis F) Ship-Launched Fighters

Utility

Standard Cargo Racks/flexible modules: 1 x 7E class, and 1 x 6E     class cargo compartment. This allows for a combined cargo capacity of 208 units. These compartments can be quickly and easily filled with additional modules accessible through the fighter hanger. This space can include luxurious passenger cabins for VIP transport in the 6E or additional shield cell banks in the 7E bulkhead as mentioned above.

4E Class Corrosive Resistant Cargo Rack: Provides 16 units of space for otherwise highly damaging alien technologies and cargo. Similarly to the above, armor reinforcements or a 4A class FSD Interdictor can be readily swapped into the 4E compartment.

5A Class Fuel Scoop: Allows the ship to refuel itself by harvesting gasses from OBAFGKM class stars at a rate of 577kg/s.

5H Guardian Frame Shift Drive Booster: Using the latest in hybrid alien technology, this device generates a dramatic 10.5LY increase in jump-range for the fully-loaded vessel thereby solidifying its rapid response abilities throughout human space.

4A class FSD Interdictor: When equipped into the 4E compartment, used to tear other ships from supercruise into normal space for various purposes.

4G class Planetary Vehicle Hanger: Contains and deploys two Scarab-class Surface Reconnaissance Vehicles (SRVs).

Additional Compartments and Information

Astrometrics: The hub of operations for the ship’s discovery and surface scanners as well as any additional science equipment. From here Cocytvian can detect and perform detailed analysis of all objects within a given star system. Useful for locating targets or POIs, as well as, of course, general astronomical surveying.

Medbay: Staffed by at least one doctor at any given time, the room comes fully equipped with the latest combat stabilizing technology out of the capital systems. Bodies are cheap but they don’t grow on trees, at least not on this particular ship. Better to keep them running in the near-term and let them expire after the action.

Armory: As an advanced warship of considerable size, Cocytvian contains an extensive armory capable of turning each member of the crew into a veritable harbinger of death with plenty of munitions left to spare. This is complemented by the extensive combat qualifications of the majority of those on the crew manifest—particularly in the auxiliary teams.

Dungeon: One part brig and one part torture chamber, this is usually somewhere you don’t want to be. The rumor in the fleet is that its location directly beneath CMDR Eichwald’s quarters is not a coincidence.

Crew Quarters: Accommodation for up to 90 crew members on a rotating sleep schedule located mainly in the forward sections of the ship. Immediately behind the bridge lies the personal apartment of CMDR Korinne Eichwald, consisting primarily of a bed and a desk. As is typical for her, it is also rumored to regularly accommodate a slave or two in special cages for recreational purposes.

Mess Hall: Contains a selection of rapidly producible synthetic foods which are deposited upon request from the computers during downtime.  

Recreation Center: Onboard crew can exercise or partake in a wide variety of the latest holo entertainment programs from WorldCraft. Occasionally, a choice selection of CMDR Eichwald’s slaves are made available here to the general crew. For all of the tense atmosphere aboard the ship when she is present, the crew are well compensated.

[vagabondretired]

Imagine this scenario. Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies are arresting a man for domestic violence. They read him his Miranda rights. Then they ask him a question: have you been arrested or found guilty of any crime before? The man says yes, he has. A couple of times. Ah, in that case, the cops tell him, you’re free to go. We don’t arrest people with a pre-existing record, only those with a clean record. Makes our life easier and we don’t have to waste time and money on you losers. That, of course, would be absurd, insane and unacceptable. But it’s exactly what health insurance companies used to do with people who have pre-existing conditions, and it’s what they want to do again: insure those who are well. Let those who are not fend for themselves. It’s as retrograde a reversal of what health insurance is intended to be as if law enforcement were to arrest only first-time offenders and let repeat offenders go on their way. We’d never accept that from police chiefs and sheriffs. Why would we accept it from politicians and state government agencies? But we are. Without a word.

[jyany]

miranda voice: which planets are in retrograde now

[nebris]

Uranus and its six largest moons compared at their proper relative sizes and relative positions. From left to right:  Puck, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon 

Uranus, the seventh planet of the Solar System, has 27 known moons, most of which are named after characters that appear in, or are mentioned in, the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope.[1] Uranus's moons are divided into three groups: thirteen inner moons, five major moons, and nine irregular moons. The inner and major moons all have prograde orbits, while orbits of the irregulars are mostly retrograde. The inner moons are small dark bodies that share common properties and origins with Uranus's rings. The five major moons are ellipsoidal, indicating that they reached hydrostatic equilibrium at some point in their past (and may still be in equilibrium), and four of them show signs of internally driven processes such as canyon formation and volcanism on their surfaces.[2] The largest of these five, Titania, is 1,578 km in diameter and the eighth-largest moon in the Solar System, about one-twentieth the mass of the Earth's Moon. The orbits of the regular moons are nearly coplanar with Uranus's equator, which is tilted 97.77° to its orbit. Uranus's irregular moons have elliptical and strongly inclined (mostly retrograde) orbits at large distances from the planet.[3]

William Herschel discovered the first two moons, Titania and Oberon, in 1787. The other three ellipsoidal moons were discovered in 1851 by William Lassell (Ariel and Umbriel) and in 1948 by Gerard Kuiper (Miranda).[1] These five may be in hydrostatic equilibrium, and so would be considered dwarf planets if they were in direct orbit about the Sun. The remaining moons were discovered after 1985, either during the Voyager 2 flyby mission or with the aid of advanced Earth-based telescopes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moons_of_Uranus

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July 2024 Reading Recap

Well, August didn’t start off how I expected, which is why I’m a bit delayed in getting my recap up for July. Unfortunately, my cat Fox was unexpectedly hospitalized again last weekend with congestive heart failure, but she’s back home now with a new dose of meds to help keep that in check. But that’s putting her kidneys at higher risk as she also has kidney disease, so it’s a delicate balance. I…

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Find the words

Thank you so much for the tag @yletylyf!

I'll stick to January's WiP, which is Kairos in Retrograde. The words I am supposed to find are: slow, time, secret

slow:

“You told me to be slow, and I was. It’s not like I could completely disobey orders. Not without raising suspicion.”

time:

Count to ten, Miranda. “No, you didn’t. Next time I won’t bother. Have a nice afternoon, Healer Prince. I’m sorry for disturbing you.”

secret:

She folded her arms over her chest and glared back at him. “No more lies. No more secrets. Remember?”

This was fun! Okay, I'm tagging folks with the words: "love, maybe, don't" @constitutionalweasleymonarchy @cailynwrites @girl-with-goats @lynnieharper @allalrightagain and anyone else who'd like to play! Show us what you're working on

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TOS Miranda

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Pick-a-Card Reading: What’s happening in August, 2019?

I’m so excited to be doing this next pick-a-card reading with my new Black Moon Astrology, Oracle Cards. This month is going to be powerful. No matter what you have going on in your life, the energy’s are amplified. I chose all unpolished crystals for this reading, because I feel like the collective energy is all about speaking, and living your truth this month. To see more specifically what’s happening for you, pick from groups 1-5 (left-right) using your intuition. Then keep reading to see your message.

Thank you all so much for your continual support in these, and I hope this reading is able to help you in some way. If you’re interested in a personal Tarot, or Pendulum Reading, feel free to message me.

Love and Light, Miranda <3

Group 1, Aventurine: 

For this group, a beautiful new creative opportunity is coming for you in August. I hear “breaking away from convention.” This almost feels like something you don’t even fully know you’re capable of doing yet. Kind of like a hidden talent, that’s hidden from yourself right now as well. Not for any reason other than it just not being the right time to show itself, but whenever this cosmic blessing comes, you’ll see it all so clearly. You’re being asked to take strong action in whatever this creative opportunity is. Don’t turn down any offers just out of you not feeling confident in yourself. This is probably going to be a very busy month for you, but just trust. Make sure to take some time out if you need it, and do some grounding. Every step you’re taking this month is spiritually guided, and leading you to where you need to be. I get strong Air, Leo, and Pisces energy with this group. The full Moon this month might spark a pivotal change as well. 

Group 2, Rose Quartz: 

For this group, it’s feeling like a revelation is going to come really quickly, and just as fast you’re going to take action to get what you want. There’s really strong Fire energy in this group, specifically Leo, and Aries, as well as Virgo. You could be a Leo with Virgo in your chart, or vise versa (if so happy birthday ). You might be single currently, but in August I feel like you’re really tired of just waiting, and you’re going to be going quickly towards what, or who you want. You’re saying the things you might have been scared to say before, and I’m just getting a “fuck it” mindset. I hate to get rated R in these, but there’s a strong sexual energy with this group as well. I don’t feel anything romantically serious in August for you, but something’s definitely happening if you know what I mean lol. 

Group 3, Citrine: 

For this group, getting out into nature is going to be really important for you in August. My cat is sitting next to me while I’m reading for this group, so animals might be really healing for you as well. There’s a strong need for you to just take a step back during this time, and do some spiritual work. If you don’t already have a practice you do like meditation, or journaling, or practicing the law of attraction in some way, spirit is encouraging you to pick one up. Keep in mind that listening to music, working out, and even crafting can be meditation. “Pressing reset” is what I’m hearing for this group. It feels like you’ll be coming out of a period of stagnation in August, and doing these practices, even though it feels like moving backwards, in the long run is going to move you forward. There’s a lot of water energy, and emotion here, so remember things don’t just heal overnight. It all takes work within yourself, that no one else can do for you. Cancer season might have been pretty tough for you, with this Mercury Retrograde happening as well. Trust the process though, and what the Universe has planned. It’s much more than what you can see right now

Group 4, Clear Quartz: 

For this group, I got quite a bit of anxious and confused energy as I was shuffling. It feels like in August there’s a warning of some sort of self sabotaging defensiveness that could happen. It’s almost like you could be projecting your own struggles onto other people, and that kind of starting some argument. “Eating your words” is what I’m hearing, so make sure you think before you speak this month. Communication is a huge thing for you in August, so if you feel something you really need to speak, make sure you’re saying it in a way that won’t hurt someone’s feelings. It kind of feels like “damned if I do, damned if I don’t,” but one damned is definitely worse than the other. I hope that makes sense. Try to communicate without getting too loud and confrontational this month. I keep seeing a telenovela with the drama that could be happening lol. There’s strong Air and Fire in this group, specifically Leo and Aquarius possibly. This could be speaking more so to opposing personalities, or signs though. 

Group 5, Amethyst:

For this group, you’re probably already in a relationship right now. I get strong Libra, Gemini, and Fire energy with this group. If you’re with someone romantically right now, I see everything going pretty smoothly, and being balanced. It’s like you’re both on the same page, and everyone’s happy. The only advice I have for you, is to make sure you’re splitting responsibilities evenly. Like chores or money, all that fun relationship stuff lol. This is 100% a soul connection you have with this person. I don’t really know what else to say with this group, it’s so positive lol. Just look at the cards. I will say though, there could be a little bit too much time you’re spending with each other. Remember, it’s okay to do things independently as well. Sometimes doing that, and meeting back up at the end of the day can make the connection even stronger. If you’re not with someone right now and you chose this group, that’s definitely coming in August.