#Upper Yard

[bobauthorman]

Straw Hats Bullying Zoro

[ask-cherry-pirates]

What is this.

Finally! We're at skypiea! But how are we gonna get The Creeper out of this huge tree- *camera zooms out to show Cheri and the crew at the base of a tree in upper yard* why the fuck is there a random piece of land in the sky?!

[theonescreencap]

i wanna clarify - i do love the skypiea arc but not. everything about it. i like it narratively as the crew's first adventure for adventure's sake, i like the jaya arc's theme of dreams, i like the creative setting and the still-developing dynamics between the strawhats, i love all the meaning and emotion behind ringing the golden bell and "we're right here" and the ideas about human connection and respecting differences and the ways the past affects us in the present

but then the entire backstory part of it is like "this white explorer guy saved the ignorant natives from their restrictive evil customs with the power of science!!' it fully sucks so bad. even though the shandians do get treated with respect by the narrative it still ends up like oh don't worry even though it made everyone sad, noland was still totally right to cut down their sacred trees because he's smart and he was right all along and they should forgive him :( even if he doesn't want them to, because he feels sooo bad about it, they should :( and it Starts to touch on complacency in colonization (re: the skypieans) but doesn't really do anything with it... because it focuses more on complacency in a restrictive religious/governmental system instead. "religion can be used as a tool to inflict fear and gain power and control" yes absolutely- "and it's restrictive and evil, and native people who believe in gods are inherently violent and trapped by their stupidity" NO!! STOP!!!

[lacewise]

Any understanding of class that derives from mid-20th century Britain, United States, or Canada is probably wrong. And that’s a problem because that’s where most people get their ideas about class.

If you look further back, middle housing (townhomes, condos, apartments, triplexes, quadplexes, etc) are where the middle class historically found themselves living (usually, there are exceptions). Suburbs are mostly new and they are extremely wasteful. The idea that people lived in single family homes or even semi-detached housing with large green outdoor spaces (as opposed to shared courtyards) just strikes me as very, very silly and very, very American.

A better, more honest, more accurate description of the decline of the middle class is not just the disappearance of middle housing—it’s how much middle housing has deteriorated qualitatively. We no longer consider that apartments can be big enough to raise families in. Nor do we consider that they should be well-made enough to hold up to decades of uninterrupted housing.

“Luxury” condos have nothing on early-20th brownstones of the working class. And that’s the problem.

I am having trouble reconciling the same people who rightly said that density over space are now claiming that the birthright of the middle class is the ownership of implied single family homes, presumably with spacious yards. No.

There is no class worth establishing that pines for the trappings of the rich. And there’s no need to establish it anyway, it already exists. That’s the upper middle class.

I cannot believe people are saying that waste is the only sign of being middle class that matters again. But, what’s worse, I can believe people are buying it.

Anyone who says that is no better than the TikTokers who insist that $500 Shein hauls are a necessity and excess clothing (to the point of never wearing the same outfit twice) is a human right.

[yardiganbear]

nick updated his story 09/26

[rabbitcruiser]

Peace River, AB (No. 8)

Physiographically, the Town of Peace River lies within the Peace River Formation, a stratigraphical unit of middle Albian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. The area developed on sediments of the former lake bottom of Glacial Lake Peace, which covered most of the areas in the region that were below 610 m in elevation.

The specific landform in which the town is situated is the Peace River Lowland which was incised by the Peace River and its tributaries right through the area's former glacial lake sediments and into the Cretaceous bedrock. The Peace River Lowlands is flanked by the Buffalo Head Hills to the east and the Whitemud and Clear Hills to the west.

The general area is categorized ecologically as aspen parkland with mixedwood stands understory. There is a variety of wetland habitats in the area with several being quite marshy with shallow water, soft bottoms, and abundant aquatic vegetation. Some of the lakes and sloughs are used by various waterfowls, both migrating and resident, for nesting. The parkland also supports a host of terrestrial and aquatic animals. It is also Canada's most northerly agricultural region.

Source: Wikipedia

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[zenobiaseptimia]

[tree voice] i need 2 LEEEEEEEEAN

[heartbeetz]

Personal selfship canon that Anton moved into Jazz's place when they got married and left Annie with the apartment -vs- desire to draw jazzton art using the same layout and color scheme of Anton's place as shown in the cutscene teasers... grrrr

[sancastarcs]

finished skypiea godd the last 10 episodes were so fucking good?? i was sobbing so hard with those noland / calgara flashbacks and when the luffy hit the bell and cricket listened to him 💔💔💔. But I didn't like how it ended with Skypieans living along with Shandians nor that Gun Fall became a god again (????) yeah they didn't have to fight but i think the message was too Disney, especially when Skypieans were literally stealing Shandians land. Especially when we have in mind that Shandians are allegory / inspired by Indigenous Americans. Making Gun Fall in charge. Was a bad move. I feel if they wanted to pull the coexistence card, which I still feel is not that good of a concept, they should at least make SHANDIANS the leaders of the country. Idk it pissed me off.

[bobauthorman]

Usopp on the rampage.

[aria-allium]

gotta be real having nami say to aisa that her and the rest of the shandians are in the wrong because they've refused to "cooperate w the skypieans" for so long was uh. certainly a choice

[i-am-simply-here]

Autism's so funny sometimes bc why am I looking up where those plastic lawn flamingos started and how they got popular

[pawsome-pals]

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[rabbitcruiser]

Peace River, AB (No. 9)

The Greene Valley Provincial Park lies just east of the town in the Northern Sunrise County and the Peace River Wildland Provincial Park is to the south on the east bank of the Peace River. These parks and the rest of the river valley, including some river islands, provide habitat for wildlife such as moose, deer, bear, coyotes, bats, reptiles, birds and numerous fish species. Maintaining natural areas in the river valley and limiting use to suitable recreational use has minimized impacts to wildlife habitat.

Historically, the town has been the subject of flooding. However, the town has developed a continuous dike system to prevent flood damage from to 1:100 year flood events and protect against ice-jam floods. As a result, the risk of flooding has been significantly reduced and no longer poses the same threat to the town.

On 30 November 2022, starting at 16:55 local time, a series of seismic events occurred to the southeast of Peace River. At 17:55, a 5.59-magnitude earthquake at an approximate depth of 6 km (3.7 mi) struck the area. Researchers at Stanford University later said the seismic event was likely to have been caused by human activities linked to the local gas-and-oil extraction industry. No damage or injuries were reported. On 16 March 2023, three slightly smaller tremors occurred less than 1.6 km (1 mile) away from the site of the original event.

Source: Wikipedia

[winter-hoof]

My boyfriend’s mom passed away this morning.