#also if i ever rb one of these and youre the owner

[his-tamine]

I honestly find it so funny when I'm tagged in non-snz sneeze related shitposts by vanilla blog moots. It's such a jumpscare and the post in question has made me laugh every single time this has happened

[jude5bellingham]

throwback thursday ౨ৎ trent alexander-arnold

pairing: trent alexander-arnold x reader

part two here

summary: lfc photographer loves to post tbts about one man in particular

warnings & notes : no warnings!! all images belong to their rightful owners and i hope you enjoy my first post ^__^

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yourusername what was the saying? man, the first time was so nice... sort of #tbt ?

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user1 HE HAD TO DO IT TWICE

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user2 THANK YOU YN FOR TRENT POST

judebellingham 🤫

trentarnold66 🤫

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szoboszlaidominik 🤫

user3 /THE/ RIGHT BACK

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user4 BEST RB ITW

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yourusername can you remember the rainnnnnnnnnn? #tbt

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jordanhenderson ❤️

andyrobertson94 ❤️

trentarnold66 ❤️

liverpoolfc ❤️

user5 don't let the first slide distract you from this being another trent post

user6 i think it's just because she didn't upload these ones when they won!!

user5 or this is a trent post in disguise

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yourusername new year, same 👑

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ibrahimakonate 👑

ryanjiro_ 👑

andyrobertson94 👑

user7 omg yearly non trent non tbt post

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yourusername i ain't never seen 2 pretty bestfrie- oh wait! i have! #tbt

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andyrobertson94 i'm pretty sure you still haven't seen 2 pretty besties..

yourusername have some confidence robbo

andyrobertson94 i wasn't talking about me...

trentarnold66 ?

user8 robbo is just as funny as ever

user9 🐐 KLOPP PIC

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user10 wake up babe new yn tbt post just dropped

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yourusername oh cause putting me out of work is just soo funny 🤣😐

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codymathesgakpo it really is 🤣

ibrahimakonate think of it as a well deserved break 🤣

trentarnold66 you look like you needed one

yourusername what are you implying🤨?

trentarnold66 ...

andyrobertson94 someone's in trouble with the missus... 🤣 🤣 🗑️ comment deleted by yourusername

szoboszlaidominik 🤣 🤣 🤣

user11 ROBBO'S COMMENT???

user12 THE MISSUS???? 😭😭

twitter #ynxtrent is trending!

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yourusername just incase you forgot about this #tbt

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liverpoolfc ❤️

judebellingham mate just never stops trying to steal your job

yourusername if i didn't know any better i'd think he was trying to get rid of me 😔

virgilvandijk trent should be praticing not hitting the crossbar instead of his photography skills

yourusername agreed

trentarnold66 on it skipper 🫡

user13 average yn tbt (trent front and center)

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yourusername and trentarnold66

♫ Lana Del Rey, Bleachers ⠂Margaret (feat. Bleachers)

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yourusername happy 365 as mr & mrs, and here's to many more 🤍 (also #tbt)

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yourusername thanks andyrobertson94 for letting the cat out of the bag 🙄

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andyrobertson94 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

trentarnold66 when you know, you know 🤍

yourusername when you're good, it's gold🤍

user14 this is going to make me sob oh my god

user15 WAKE UPPPP BOMB OF A YN TBT POST JUST DROPPED

user16 this is literally insane how did they hide being married for a year

user17 HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN TOGETHER FOR

judebellingham i'm so glad it wasn't me who spilled

yourusername i'm shocked that it wasn't

judebellingham hey??

yourusername 😇😇😇

liverpoolfc 🤍🤍🤍

liverpoolfc dibs on your kids btw

user18 preordering is crazy

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yourusername hope this #tbt makes up for keeping secrets from you guys

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curtisjr now that you've been exposed are you just going to shamelessly post trent pics now?

yourusername thought i've been doing that this entire time, lad?

andyrobertson94 there goes any chance of seeing actual liverpool pics

yourusername 😝

szoboszlaidominik i, for one, think this content is just as good

yourusername stop flirting with my man domi...

trentarnold66 you have a nickname for him🤨?

yourusername green is definitely your colour babe

user19 BABE WAKE UP THE BEST YN TBT YET HAS JUST DROPPED

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[vro0m]

Seeing how confident McLaren is about their car and their drivers makes me nervous. I saw that Toto extended his contract at Merc through 2026 and it just feels like same sh*t, different toilet. I think Toto should just be satisfied as the owner of the team and step aside and let another TP come in and change the culture at Merc. I think that could potentially attract new engineers that could help with the development of the car.

Lewis is struggling with his qualifying times and George is overconfident. At this point, it's starting to feel like Merc is just not that girl. Why are they starting all over again with their car? I'm fairly new to f1, but I thought it takes years to develop a championship-winning car, yet they're developing a brand new one over the winter? That doesn't feel right to me.

Also, I didn't understand TeamLH bragging about Lewis retaining Monster as his sponsor, when Monster jumped ship from Merc to McLaren. Isn't losing sponsorships a bad thing, since the team is losing money that it would likely use to develop the car that would help Lewis win his 8th WDC? A loss for the team is a loss for Lewis..unless I'm wrong.

I truly hope Merc proves me wrong, but something's gotta give. I just don't have confidence in them.

Do you think that Merc needs a major overhaul or do you think they're going to make progress continuing on the path that they're on?

Okay i was gonna answer this in the morning but i can’t sleep so here we go, sorry if it’s a bit unhinged.

Here’s the thing. In my book, the second rule of F1 is never ever listen to a team principal. (The first rule being, of course, you always, always have to do better than your teammate.) So I’ll believe McLaren’s confidence is warranted when I’ll see it. Hell, I’ll believe they really are confident and it’s not basic 101 PR when I’ll see it. And mind you, Toto seems pretty confident too. (The only thing I’m happy about here is that he also said they’ve been working on their pitstops but due to Rule 2, I’ll also only believe it when I’ll see it.)

They’re starting over with their car because, as you noticed, the past two cars were Not Working. So no real choice here but to get back to square 1 rather than spend a third year trying to make a car that doesn’t work, work. Building a championship-winning car is less a matter of time (I mean especially nowadays with the costcap and windtunnel allocation etc. it’s getting irrelevant), and more a matter of getting it right. RedBull got it right and they won. The problem is : the others need to develop to catch up to them because they didn’t get it as right as RB, and that takes time and resources and is very complicated. And if you have a bad starting point, it’s that much more difficult. Basically there were too many things that needed changing with this car concept anyway. So they’re starting over. But it's also not like they don't have data and experiments from the past two years. They know more about these regs and cars than in 2021. Are they gonna win the ‘24 championship with the W15? No. But they weren’t gonna win by keeping the last, dysfunctional car concept either anyway. At least now they have a chance to develop in the right direction.

I did not read anything about the Monster sponsorship because i really, really don’t care. I didn’t even know that was a thing. I don’t think Monster leaving Mercedes is gonna make a dent in their budget. First of all, there’s a costcap now, so they can’t throw money at a bad car to make it good anyway. Second of all, they have a lot of other sponsors. Third, they’re the second most expensive team in the paddock. And fourth, their parent company is worth 85 billions of dollars. Lewis’ 8th has pretty much nothing to do with Monster or any sponsorship.

To answer your main question : no, I don’t think Merc needs a major overhaul. Given that you’re fairly new to F1 I concede it might not look like it in the current context but changing TPs is actually Not All That. And it generally doesn’t really solve anything. If anything I’m against major overhauls. Imho a stable ground is the best ground to build up on. Toto is... Toto. But he’s not the reason why the car is bad. It’s a whole team. 2’000+ employees. You can’t pinpoint any of the problems they have on one singular person. I mean Ferrari has had 5 different TPs in the last 10 years and that has solved exactly zero of their problems, and they still haven’t won a championship since 2007.

They are making progress. All of them are. It’s just, it’s F1. We’re talking about such tiny tiny differences in performance now, millimeters off of a piece of carbon fiber, milliseconds off of a time sheet. The time the pecking order could be turned upside down from one race to the next has been gone for decades. It’s all about the long game when the differences are so subtle. Even more now that they, again, can’t just throw money and wind tunnels at issues. It’s frustrating when it’s not your driver/team on top but success is mostly cyclical in this sport. Right now it’s RedBull. Next who knows. Merc is just not that girl, at the moment. It is what it is.

ETA : btw I think firing Toto would really throw Lewis off so. Another reason not to imo.

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#5

[ 3:47 PM ] — jay looks at you as he rests on the passenger seat. you were silent which was so unlikely. jay feels uncomfortable with the silent tension, wanting to talk to you. but you were obviously giving him the cold shoulder, keeping your eyes on the road. jay doesn’t know how long you’re going to keep this up, but he also doesn’t know that you can’t resist him.

“what the hell were you thinking, jongseong?” you said, pretending to be mad, but you were just so worried for your poor boyfriend.

“…you?“ he softly chuckles and he sees your hand become whiter as you tighten your grip on the wheel. “i’m sorry, i don’t want you to break up with me?”

“why the hell would i break up with you?” you say.

“you seem to love cats so much, so i thought if you find out i’m allergic, you would get bored at me because i can’t take care of your cats with you, bring you to cat cafes, all cat related stuff!” jay says with a small frown on his lips.

stupid boyfriend, sigh.

stupid adorable boyfriend with such pure heart.

you asked jay if he can take care of your cat along with your dad’s cats with you. he said yes. unknown to you he was allergic as fuck and that he prepared his anti-allergies and more allergy medicines. he started to sneeze after an hour, running to your bathroom with his bag until one of the medicines fall off his bag and you saw.

“jay,” you softly sigh. “it doesn’t matter. i love you no matter what. it’s especially not worth it if you’re going to be hospitalized every damn time!”

“but—“

“no.”

jay frowns and you sigh. “i appreciate it, okay? i really do, jay. it’s the sweetest thing anyone has done for me, but don’t do it again, okay?” you say and jay sighs.

“you’re not breaking up with—“

“oh my god.” you say and he sheepishly chuckles. “nothing will ever make me breakup with you, okay?” 

“okay.” he softly says. “i love you.”

“i love you, too.” you smile.

you really do.

— rbs, likes and feedback are highly appreciated !! drop a hi in my inbox if u want <3

1,370 notes - Posted October 1, 2022

#4

## wrong owner, babe. — p. jay

synopsis: coming from a meeting, you were rushing out of the office to go to your next class. after a few hours later, you realize you left your phone in the office, so you went to go get it, but when you asked your professor where your phone was, he said he already returned it to the owner already. which owner? the one on your lockscreen. who's your lockscreen? the guy you've had a crush on for months, park jongseong.

pairing: jay x fem!reader

content/genre: college au (as always sigh), slowburn? probably. fluff and angst.

warning(s): i'll put them on every chap, but i'm pretty sure, swearing

note: :D HAHAHAHAHA i know i said let me just finish the semester and all, but i couldn't help it. pls, this isnt even from the wips, but here we go HAHAHA based off from this tiktok ,, send an ask to be added on the taglist, okay? <3 banner made by @yeongwonie thanks my love <3

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1,400 notes - Posted March 9, 2022

#3

[ 12:42 PM ] — it was his birthday today. why the hell are you not answering his call? it's been more than 24 hours, why are you not answering? honestly, he doesn't know if he's going to be mad or worried. 

but you're calling now, so he settles for mad. heeseung rolls his eyes, snuggling into his sheets as he answers the phone. "what?" he snaps.

"what's with 24 missed calls?" you chuckle.

are you actually serious right now? heeseung scoffs. "are you serious, y/n?" he says, glaring at his phone.

"hey, what's wrong?" you said.

"what's wrong?" heeseung repeats. "y/n, what's wrong is that you barely spoke to me for the past week and when you do, it's so dry as if i'm a bother. am i?"

"heeseung, no." you say. "it's just i have been busy for the past week."

"no." heeseung says. "you've always been busy yet when you reply late you would reply with a long ass message and now you can't even reply with three letters."

"seungie, not now." you groan.

"and yesterday, you ghosted me. we talked about that already. no more ghosting shit. i don't care how big your problem is, dump it to me." he said.

"i know, i know. seung, please, just—"

"no." heeseung dismissed. "and please tell me, you didn't actually forget what day it is today."

"um, saturday." you say and heeseung groans. "heeseung, please. i'm sorry. whatever it is, i'm sorry. i just.. it's not a good day, okay?"

heeseung huffs, but he can't help it. "the day's the worst." he agrees and you hum. "what got you so mad about today?"

"my flight got delayed and now, my boyfriend's mad at me." you say and heeseung slowly softens. flight? what?

"flight?" heeseung repeats and you hum. "where to?"

"to my boyfriend." you say. "it's his birthday."

heeseung stands up, grabbing his coat as he puts it on. "where are you?" he says as he grabs his keys, going outside. he opens the door of the hotel, stopping when he sees you standing there with a box of cake on your left hand and your right hand holding your phone against your ear.

you smile. "i'll catch up with you later. my boyfriend's here." you say, ending the call and heeseung shakes his head, smiling but his tears stream down his face. you chuckle, pointing your finger at him. "i got you good."

"you're mean." heeseung says, pulling you into his arms as you wrap an arm around his shoulders.

"happy birthday, baby." you mumble, kissing his cheek. heeseung squeezes you and you pull away. he cups your cheeks but you stop him. "can we put the cake away first? i don't want you dropping it again." you softly ask and heeseung laughs, pecking your lips.

you grab your suitcase, but heeseung grabs it for you as you two get inside. you go to the side where the table is, taking the cake out as you put a candle on it, lighting it up. you smile, hearing heeseung's footsteps and you turn around looking at him.

"happy birthday to you," you softly sing and heeseung chuckles, coming near you as he hugs you. "make a wish, baby."

heeseung looks at his cake, blowing the candle and you smile. you look at him as he rests his forehead against yours, closing his eyes with tears streaming down.

"hey, i'm sorry." you mumble, cupping his cheeks as you wipe his tears off. he shakes his head, smiling.

"i'm just really happy, love." he softly whispers and you hum, kissing his nose as you put your hands behind his neck, closing your eyes. you started to sway the two of you and heeseung chuckles as he sways along.

he starts to hum a soft song as you smile. you play with his nape as he pulls you close to him. "i love you." you mumble and heeseung presses his lips against yours.

"i love you more." he says.

a/n: i think im showing up again,, anyway i just dropped by to say happy heeseung day <3 i've been insanely busy and my exams are next week lol adfndksbfds anyway,, i'll see u guys the week after next (i'll answer asks by then too :() <3 rbs, likes and comments/feedbacks are highly appreciated <3

1,653 notes - Posted October 14, 2022

#2

[ 2:27 PM ] — jay leans in, pressing his lips against yours as you were fixing his collar and you, being smitten, can’t help but not pull away to continue fixing it, but chose to melt against the kiss and kiss him back. you smile against the kiss, giggles muffled against jay’s lips as his arms wrap around your waist to pull you impossibly closer to him.

“what’s so funny about me kissing you?” his voice low when he asked, lightly pulling away as he rests his forehead against yours, lips just a breath away.

you shake your head, looking into his eyes through your lashes with a smile on your lips. “you just make me giddy, is all.” you mumble and jay smiles, presses his lips against yours once again. your hands sliding up from his collar to his jaw. “jongseong,” you say against his lips and he hums, kissing you harder because apparently, he’s not doing it hard when you can still talk. you hum, hand going on his chest to softly push him. “you’re gonna be late.”

jay frowns and you smile, hand coming up to his chin as you wipe off your lipstick. “what if i call them and tell them something came up so i can stay with you?” he asks and you chuckle.

“then heeseung would say ‘what, your neediness for y/n?’,” you tease and jay groans, remembering that day when he called in sick because he wanted to stay, but heeseung, of course, knew what was up. “it will just for a few hours, honey. then you’ll be back home, here with me.”

“home is you, y/n.” jay corrects and you smile.

“and you’re mine.” you say as you go back, fixing his collar. after a few minutes, the van honks three times to let you two know they’re out waiting for jay. “take care, love.”

“i’ll see you later.” jay says and you nod.

“i’ll be here.” you say and jay leans in, but you lean back with a smile. you shake your head, gesturing you’re lipstick will transfer on his lips again. normally, you don’t care, but you didn’t want to spoil jay’s look anymore. “go now.”

“but y/n,” jay softly whines and you shake your head. then van honks again, prolonging it this time. you laugh, gesturing to the door. “fine. bye.”

“bye.” you softly say and jay turns around, going to the door, but he turns back. “yeah?”

“my wallet,” he says, walking back. “i forgot my—“ jay cuts himself off as he cups your chin and presses his lips against yours.

jay pulls away with a goofy grin. “park jongseong!” you exclaim, laughing as jay runs out of the shared house, yelling that he loves you. he runs to the van, opening the door as he climbs in and closes it.

heeseung chuckles, shaking his head, jake looks at him with teasing eyes and sunghoon grabs a tissue, pressing it against jay’s lip.

“what the fuck?”

“y/n’s lipstick mark is on your lips, simp.”

“oh.”

— a/n: hi, im back after ghosting for idk ever since hee day lol,, anyway have this jjong drabble lol <3 i'll answer asks inn a bit,, ily for being so patient with me! rbs, comments/feedbacks, and likes are highly appreciated! <3

2,319 notes - Posted October 21, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

## buy one, take me. — l. heeseung

synposis: with his best friend asking him for help because said best friend was scared he wasn't "boyfriend material" enough, heeseung looks for flower shops for his best friend's girlfriend. thankfully, jake knows someone from the university who has an aunt that owns a flower shop, you. now, heeseung messages you and shyly, but shamelessly asks if he can get any promos or discounts to which you shamelessly answered him, "buy one, take me". heeseung doesn't pass on this, of course. after all, you are pretty damn cute.

pairing: heeseung x fem!reader

content/genre: college au, slowburn, fluff, angst and crack, smau.

warning(s): swearing, of course. and as always, i'll put it in every chap if there's something you need to look out for.

note: yes, blod-talicized for slowburn because this is already planned out three years ago (but for another idol) anyway !! i'm excited to share this, my ass had been wanting to post this,,,,,, i already have the ending i just really need to do from part eleven up to,,,, that. so here you go. T_T okay, if i suddenly ghost again FLOOD ME MESSAGES/ASKS/IDC WHAT TO FINISH IT. TAGLIST CLOSE.

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[stormoflina]

ik kylian is not going to sign with us but damn, it would be so much fun to have him 😭 ppl can talk shit about him however much they want but he is a great player. idk if he would fit in with the team's current plans (based on what we've seen lately) but yeah.

(and im also a rm certified hater, i could never bear seeing him in that goddamn white kit 🚶🏽‍♀️)

( Let's just pretend that the impossible happens and he somehow does sign for Liverpool)

I know Mbappé gets a lot of criticism for his 'bad attitude', but idk, I would too, probably have a bad attitude if i was playing for PSG, lol. Besides that, he is an undeniably brilliant player and he definitely has that 'it-factor' in him. Unless they are playing in the CL, I don't watch PSG, but what I really like about his playing style is that he's not someone who just waits in front of the net, waiting for his teammates to feed him with balls, but he takes on players himself, and manages incredible solo runs.

However, I'm not sure if he would hit the ground running in the Prem like many think he would. Not because he's not the player, but because he spent his entire career playing in the French League, which has nothing on the Prem in pace. And the expectations would be huge for him, the moment he loses the ball once or misses a chance he would get absolutely crucified.

Obviously, Mbappé is the type of player that you can't reject if he wants to come and play for your club, but I'm also not sure if he would fit into the system. Hell, the only chance I could ever see him play for Liverpool if there is no Salah. For one, because of the wages, and for towo, despite what an incredible manager Klopp is, both in football and human aspects, I just can't see a Mbappé-Darwin-Salah front trio working. And by that I mean working for each other. Right now, with both Mo and Trent, the right side is so much more dominant, the key to our whole play. You can't have both the right and left side shining, one has to be a bit 'sacrificed' for the other.

Besides, even if Mo leaves, and Mbappé is in, our problems in positions are still not fully worked out. Mbappé will want LW, which is Jota's, Diaz's and Cody's preferred position, Darwin either keeps the striker position, or he gets rotated with Cody, perhaps Harvey gets moved into RCM, rotated with someone else from the bench. That also means that Trent stays in the RB position, with the inverted mimic staying as well, Dominik stays in the surpassed RCM position too, because the right side needs to be covered even more so. Again, by no means I'm good at tactics, but I just can't picture it working. It would require a whole new team tactic, and still leave our shortcomings exposed and vulnerable.

But, to mention a positive as well, he would be such a statement signing, would bring in so much engagement (=money) and in time, we could definitely dominate European football with him. The ceiling is high, but even if the impossible happens (and it won't), the risk is great too, and I just can't see either Klopp or the owners taking it.

[sweater-equestrian]

[vent/ only rb if commenting]

having a full mental breakdown because of my shitty horrible family / barn. Romeo stays at my family members barn free of charge- this is because my dad has always helped them build their equestrian center, even before we had Romeo or planned to have Romeo. This free board has been our saving grace during tough financial times (including now) and is why I can “own” a horse in the first place. But they suck! they schedule farrier and vet visits without asking me or telling me in advance- I get a text the night before if I am lucky. My phone has been on the fritz and not receiving texts. I had no idea the farrier was today. I also have schizophrenia- this is key because between it and ptsd, my memory is HORRIBLE. I have always been forgetful, but at this point I have full memory loss. It also means I am prone to being nocturnal- due to certain symptoms, sleeping is hard for me unless I am like, eyes hurt levels of exhausted. I did not sleep today until 5 am, and as a result, slept through the farrier. Now I have my barn owners (and dad) calling me all morning- are they concerned about me, a known suicidal and severely mentally ill person? no! why would they be! I am instead met with hostility and shaming. This is a historical pattern- “why don’t you have a job????” “why are you working minimum wage and can’t hold down a job? you are too smart to burden your father like that” “excuse me??? we told you to water the flowers why we where out of town!!! if you can’t help us out, maybe Romeo should find somewhere else to live and someone else to live with” (that threat was a long sit down in which my aunt and uncle cornered me and cussed me out for not remembering to water flowers- I have memory loss. I had remembered to, by myself, take care of the four horses we had at the time and carry bales of hay out every day. My family was also doing poorly due to my dads alcoholism- something they encourage, fyi. They knew this fully and where more or less threatening to rehome Romeo on me, over two planters of $60 flowers being wilty. Mind you, they are top 1% of income. This family makes more in a year than my father makes in 10. They make more in a year than I make in 100. I was not doing it out of hostility. It was not about the flowers.). In response to me daring to talk back or defend myself, they go straight to threatening my horse- it has gone so far as for them to threaten to kill both Romeo, my dog, and my other animals, any time I say an opinion they don’t like- be it political, me trying to stand up for myself, me standing up for other family members, or even just like, me being quiet. I’ve had times where I see them doing yard work, and wave to be nice, only for them to come over and tear into me for not working or helping out more or for doing something ‘wrong’ (I recall one time when I was walking Romeo in hand around the arena, and he pulled me over to a weed. I corrected him by holding out treats to get his attention back on me, which worked. I got yelled at for not ‘teaching him a lesson’ and ‘giving him vices’ and ‘ruining [co-owners name] horse’. Because..... I didn’t instantly give him a bruise on his nose for being a horse and wanting to do horse things). I am equal parts mad at them (and dreaming of the day I can cut ties), but also feeling like the shittiest horse owner alive. I daydream of future horses all the time, but I don’t think I ever will- both financially and because I don’t know if I’m a good pet owner at all.

[honeydvew]

what's the biggest life decision (you feel comfortable saying) that you've ever made? do you ever think about what would've happened if you hadn't made a certain choice/how it would've affected your life?

canofworms0 downloading tumblr. i know that sounds stupid but honestly its real. im not allowed to have anything else in regards to social media. not instagram, not twitter, not snapchat, not tik tok, nothing. my mother knows i have tumblr so i dont know why she doesnt make me delete it (but it might have to do with the fact she thinks its like deviant art or smth) but im so glad she doesnt. as social-media-addicted-teenager as this sounds without tumblr my life would fucking suk right now. i wouldnt have the things i do and i wouldnt be as happy. and i can give you examples.

lets go in order of events shall we :)

1. i downloaded tumblr some time last year (around may i think) and i immediately found a blog i liked! they were a 13yo like me they shared some of my interests and they seemed really cool! so i followed them. i dont know this blogs current @ but im so lucky i ever found them. a month or so later they posted about a server! it was a community server that they and some friends were in. i joined. thats where i met @starry-baby-katie and @gayishgothamite. and i love those dorks (affectionate)! we might not talk very offten but i think of them as people who are SO important to me. i love them with my whole soul and i dont know if my life would be as bright without them.

2. around 11/5 of last year i was scrolling through tumblr like usual. i saw an add for a server. at that point i was in maybe three servers on discord and didnt have many friends so i thought you know why not! its a mental health server and i wasnt in the best place maybe could benefit from it a bit. i joined and there were maybe 14 members including the mods. we didnt really think the server would go much of anywhere for a while and i honestly didnt interact much for a while but you know what. now that server is such a huge part of my life i dont think i would be here without it. i mean i love every last person there so much. literally all of them. @the-final-braincell bun bun is honestly one of the best people ive ever met. they’re funny and joyful and just the best to be around. talking to them always cheers me up and she always manages to make me laugh. were on the mod team together and she is such an important part of the team that we wouldnt run as smoothly as we do without her. i love them so so much and if i hadnt gotten tumblr? would never have met them. then theres @sir-tigerr. tiger. just. tiger. hes so amazing and i honestly would die for him. i love him so much and just talking to him can make my day. i wouldnt be as happy and the sever wouldnt be as fun without him. and @reallyradrat server owner :) sammy im so grateful for sammys existence just.. overall. they made the sever. they wrote the add post. and they’re such a good friend. i cant imagine not having them in my life they’ve made such a difference. so just... thank you <3 and @tiredconfusedandgay!! cub!! i love them!! theyre such a joy to be around and them being in the server is such a lucky thing! it wouldnt be as fun and bright of a place without them and they bring so much every time and i love seeing them in chat everyday. and with leo comes @canofworms0 baby child. anni is so amazing. just overall. so happy and funny and just an amazing person to be around and im so happy to have them in the server. @lentil-darling !!! kittycat!!! i love them!! they're so amazing and have helped me through things on more than one occasion and I'm so grateful for that and for them. they're such a good friend and i always have such a good time whenever we vc! its honestly something i look forward to! and speaking of VCs @gayest-unicorn is amazing. VCing with them is so fun and i hope we can do it more often. and on top of that just messaging them is great! and they're puns (ouns ;)/ij)? FANTASTIC! i hate puns by most means but whenever they crack a joke it makes my day 4000 times better. he's just amazing and i think he deserves the world. cant say enough praise to him :) so i low key have to speedrun this bc im running out of time to type this but all of these people also deserve the world and i wouldnt know them if it wasnt for tumblr @smoll-lightning-bug  @totally-tater-tot @savemycrustysoul @a-broken-laptop @nantuckets-weaver @undead-mutt  @hufflepuff-pide-honey-badger @human331279 and just so so many more whos @s i didnt get or couldnt find. i am so grateful to have in my life because of this server and that post. that post literally changed my life forever and i cant imagine my life without it and without these people

3. a few months went by and i made some mutuals and friends and whatnot. my at the time friend irl then made an account. i was really excited! why wouldnt i be! friend made account! awesome! but another thing about that? i had a crush on them.. and they could now see my account. but fuck it it was a great trade off. we spent a lot of time sending each other asks and messaging while in quarantine and it was just great. then i saw an ask game and i rebloged it. i realized this ask game said “♻ are we a qpp or what?” as one of the asks. now im a coward and i could NEVER have done this outside tumblr in anyway but i took the chance. i sent them the post and said “you should rb this! you have followers that would interact im sure” and so.. they did. i sent the ask and they said yes :) five months later and we’re still dating. whos this amazing person? that my friend would be @mossofthecosmos the most amazing person ive ever met. theyre the light of my life and if it werent for tumblr i would still be a blushy, semi-verbal, embarrassed, mess around them. and we wouldnt be dating. i cant even imagine what that would be like. i love them so much and they make every day wroth living for me and if it werent for tumblr, i wouldnt have that. 

4. and ive made friends. so many of them. and i love them all so much! i dont talk to a few anymore but for the while we did they made my days and made me so happy. without tumblr i wouldnt have met @mimekyo or @books-andbiscuits who are both people that have made my life a brighter place! 

okay so i cried writing this and i cried HARD

bottom line nonie? this question is so loaded it took me three hours to write an answer and a stupid amount of words that no one will read all the way through

i cant put it into words but this website is one of the best things that ever happened to me and i cant imagine life without it 

[emeraldspiral]

#/j#also omg? ???? ? ??? ????? ??? ?? ? ???#YOU KNOW GOLDFRAP???? dude you are so based omg. youre literallh so cool#self rb

Yeah, so funny story about me discovering Goldfrapp

Many years ago, I had a Sony Ericsson as my first cell phone. This phone had the ability to store and play music, but didn't have a direct headphone jack, so the only way I could listen to music was to purchase an adapter that could plug into the charging port unique to that specific phone (oh how times haven't changed). This adapter was a flimsy piece of shit that broke repeatedly and needed to be replaced at least 2-3 times in the brief period that I owned that phone. I think I had this phone from late in my senior year of high school to very early into my first year of college.

Normally, my phone was pretty much glued to my hand because I was always listening to music and the controls were on the front flip panel. But whenever the adapter was broken, the phone mostly stayed in my pocket. It wasn't a smartphone, so there was very little I could do with it besides call, text, and listen to music.

One day the adapter broke again, and I had to order a new one on Amazon because they didn't sell them in-store anywhere, and my birthday happened to fall during the period I was waiting for it to come in. On the morning of my birthday, my mom called me to say "Happy birthday", which delayed me getting out the door to catch the bus to college. So when I finally got out, I ran most of the way to the bus stop, and it wasn't until I was halfway there that I realized my phone was missing. It had flown out of my pocket and gotten lost forever, because I didn't have it in my hand or at least connected to a pair of earbuds that I would've felt being tugged on, if only that stupid fucking adapter hadn't broken again.

So I needed a new phone, but I couldn't get one straight away for some reason. But as a temporary solution, my sister gave me her friend's old phone that she was getting rid of. I think the previous owner must've replaced it with an iphone, which has a fixed internal storage rather than a slot for a memory card, because they left a memory card in the old phone before they gave it to me. Worked out great for me because it meant I didn't need to buy a new one. But after I loaded all my music onto the new card I discovered the previous owner hadn't wiped it before giving it to me, and there was already some music on it. And that's the only reason I have ever heard of Goldfrapp.

i love how a lot of my older dibs (the ngod and imangel aus specifically) are just like. the goldfrapp supernature album but gay

[wincore]

your writing is amazing and will be missed but as long as you're here as a sicheng stan it'll be okay i guess

dont think ive ever actually introduced myself

I'm Ren, and your blog was the second blog i followed after making my tumblr. i binge read your masterlist back when i didnt know reblogging was important so im sorry if i left all your posts on liked it's time to re-binge i guess

my irl friend and i believe sicheng is the rightful owner of this planet and we begin the day with a prayer in our chat- 'this is sicheng's world and we all live in it'- while sicheng might not be my ult he is superior and my irl friend's ult bias of all time

WAIT IM SO SORRY I DIDNT REALISE YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU WERE UH NOT THAT INTERESTED IN YOUR PINNED POST IM SO FREAKING BLIND DHBDJDBXJJD SORRY

I can’t believe you’d send this i am so offended by the sicheng pics 😡💢

I’m joking obviously but kgdsksdg don’t worry!!!! i will always be accepting of sicheng pics that man is the reason i believe there is good in the world 🤧

and oh my!!! i can’t believe i’ve been part of your tumblr experience for so long 😳🥺 it’s alright of course!! rb’s meant the world to me back then so i was happy with whatever i got but likes were also part of my happiness 🥰❤ every time someone says they binged my masterlist my heart flutters ahahah so <3

you are correct. sicheng deserves the world and as a yunqi (i promise not a fake one </3) he should get more love till he’s the most loved individual on the planet 😌💘

[voidselfshipp]

Old friends

Tw:food ment. Gun ment

Ok to rb

Pairing: frank//castle x jerico.

Jerico threw her camera in the air catching it, she leand closer to the edge of the building, kneeled.

--Peak out your head....--she whispered zooming in a Windows with said camera.

She takes a couple of photos, and sighs putting her equipment back in her backpack,ha hawk lands on her shoulder.

Walking from rooftop to rooftop she gets to her appartment complex jumping on the Emergency stairwrell And entering her room by the window

Leaving her stuff she walks to the kitchen, and opens the fridge.

Soft yet heavt steps barely make a sound,jeri turns around in a split second, drawing her gun from her Holster.

--Youre the overseer huh?

-- Frank what are you doing in my appartment-- she said putting the gun back, munching on a sandwich--dont think ive done anything bad that would get me a meet and greet with the punisher

Frank rolls his eyes leaning on the table-- I need information

Jer walks past him opening up some of the Windows-- of whom?

--A very important suspect for the Homeland security,whats your price?

She stops to think a little bit,looking at the city below-- twenty grand...

-- thought itd be a little more expensive

Both sit on the couch,and jerico chuckles--well you get an 'old friend' discount, damn might as well give you a coupon

--What? One of your little fancy cards?-- Frank answers back playfully hitting her arm.

--Oh shut up castle...

Both chuckle and stay in silence for a little bit,the overseer snorts and puts her head on his shoulders-- been a while huh?--she asks.

-- been too damn Long since we saw eachother, damn the last time we spoke was...

--when you were trying to avenge your family family yeah

Jer takes his hand intelacing her fingers with his,he looks at her and presses a kiss to her head.

--Guess some things never change huh? -- jerico looks at Frank,he nodds.

--well, youre quite the thing, y'know

She laughs shaking her head-- youre still handsome as ever still...--and so a silence falls between them.

Licking her lips jerico leans in-- stay for lunch tomorrow?

He nodds again hugging her,she hugs back and both rest on the couch,one of his hands caressing her hair.

--y'know what I said the last time we saw eachother? That I wasnt looking for anything?

--hm, I also recall you saying some hurtfull shit too

--well I didnt mean it-- Frank said-- I was just scared of dragging someone down with me

--you were just dying to kiss me, werent you?, I could tell

He snorts and lifts her face by her chin-- do I really need to get down on my knees or can I just kiss you?

-- have you ever heard of romance castle?

--shut up--Frank rolls his eyes kissing her.

Jeri kisses back hugging his neck, pressing her forehead against his.

Parting their lips she smiles-- and they say chivalry is dead...

Hes about to say something when jericos hawk comes flying in pecking his head.

He sits up while the bird tries to yank his hairs out.

--That rat with wings still loathes me!

Jerico took her hawk shushing him-- ian missed you

Frank passes his hand through his hair-- doesnt seem like it

Ian breaks free of his owners grasp and huddles into a ball in his lap.

--hes got his moments, lets head to bed shall we?

--dont have to tell me twice ma'am

Jer waves him off walking-- come on charmer im tired...

Some things never change

[elysianinsignia]

DIARY ENTRY

                               by: Maria Sophia Angela Verona

(June 20, 2021)

Dear Diary,

I am happy to announce that by Monday, it will be our last week of school! Our mental health week seemed to pass by in a breeze since I felt well rested. Ever since I got Eula (my first 5-star character in Genshin Impact) I started grinding in the game to get her powered up in order for her to deal great damage y’know? I’ve already listed what I should do to gain those resins and craft condensed resins to get more rewards in the domains but you wouldn’t get it either way. Anyway, I’ll update you tomorrow since I haven’t progressed that much in the game.

(June 21, 2021)

Dear Diary,

Whether it may be proper or not, I mayhap need to ignore you for the past few days because I have such things to contemplate about such as procrastinating lol. Our teacher gave us activities to do and I’ll do them when I’m in the mood. I guess that’s how I work, when I feel like it. I guess I still have a long way to go to discipline myself but meh. Whenever I feel like doing it, I pass high quality work. I would rather work on a mountain and give it quality work than do it day by day and give crappy outcomes. No worries, I can handle it – I always did. I may lack confidence in my body but my confidence about my own craft and my capabilities are the chef's kiss as there’s always room for me to grow and improve.

(June 22, 2021)

Dear Diary,

All that I can say is wHat the aBsoLuTe crAp is going on? It is supposed to be the last week. Why is it a hellhole all of a sudden? I haven’t even finished my assignment in PE nor did my graduation pictorial. What’s worse, I still haven’t passed my papers for my confirmation in Benilde. What if I don’t pass on time? It’s one of the most decent schools with my course that’s kinda rare as of now, if I don’t pass, it’ll give me a hard time. AAAAAAAA

(June 23, 2021)

Dear Diary,

So, I told my mom about my dilemma as more activities start piling up. Good thing I already sent my documents via LBC, let’s hope and pray that it’ll arrive in Manila before the 30th of June. Other than that, I also did my grad pictorial… I guess? There was a power outage when we arrived at the studio so we did a photoshoot at home so the makeup won’t go to waste. I kinda feel bad about this day. The expenses are high and I don’t like spending money with such haste. Imma go do my requirements now, I’ll even go to RB’s house tomorrow to do our collage activity.

(June 24, 2021)

Dear Diary,

My mom told me to drive back to the studio and get myself a graduation pic… a decent one this time and I did. I drove there then drove back home in time to continue my schedule with RB which was also great since the sight of doggo sophie and finishing an activity is refreshing to my mental state. Speaking of mental state, I kinda lashed out again. I’ll go back to my usual rant on a piece of paper and burn it so my negative energy and emotions will evaporate into thin air. I don’t know about you but it helps me a lot. Sometimes, I keep it in my notes so I’ll have something to laugh at the next day. A bad moment doesn’t mean a bad day and a bad day doesn’t mean a bad life.

(June 25, 2021)

Dear Diary,

This is officially the day that I lost track of my workout routine last week. Gosh if it weren’t for these problems – forget it, blaming others is not what I taught myself. It is most definitely my fault for cutting off my own process. You know what else is disappointing? I played Genshin the whole day instead of finishing my remaining tasks. It’s understandable tho, video gaming is one of my many coping mechanisms with stress yet here I am, giving myself more stress instead of doing the activities in daytime. Happily, I did finish my activities at night and with that, I settled to finish the final two activities on Saturday which is tomorrow. G’night. I’m hella tired.

(June 26, 2021)

Dear Diary,

My god, finally, I finished them all and I passed before the deadline! What’s even better is that I tracked my documents in the LBC tracking web and it already arrived in Manila yesterday, another great news in this day, right? Speaking of, I’m now in my free time and free time means lots of contemplating about life. It sucks that I have to distract myself in order to silence my thoughts. In this pandemic, costs increase and our bills stake higher as I keep thinking about if I should be in an expensive private school or not in order to help my mom but no, she’s positive about it and with that, it’s time to write down my concrete plans for the future so I’ll spoil my mom while she’s still has time. Brb or not, I’ll be busy either writing or gaming the whole day.

Your owner, duh,

That one tall mofo

[willowistic22]

I’ll just give you a quote and do with it what you will. “They said my light was beautiful, so they lit me on fire from both ends just to watch me burn.”

The first drabble request i finally finished from the dozens of other requests i’ve drafted (thanks btw). to be completely honest, idk what that quote means and i might’ve interpret it wrong. tried to look up if there was a double meaning to it and hit a brick wall so if this fic contradicts from the real meaning i apologize. and also i hope you don’t mind for some spromeo stuff :D EnJOyy!!! 

Send me some prompts with a ship/character bcs i couldn’t find a prompt list i like enough to rb (or not i’m not the boss of you lol)

A blanket wrapped around his body as he listens to the rain pouring all morning. He delicately holds his cup of warm honey lemon, occasionally blowing the heat out to cool it down bit by bit so he can drink it without burning his tongue. But Specs keeps his distance to avoid any inconvenience towards his glasses caused by the steam. 

Rapid footsteps can be heard getting closer from the corridor. Slightly muffled, like the feet are wrapped in socks. Specs opens his eyes from enjoying the momentary peace and quiet. Well, it’s not like he dreads to see the owner of said feet running to the small living room. 

“Okay, okay, I think I finally got it!” Romeo holds his laptop with one hand while the other makes a dramatic gesture, though it’s not clear what he’s doing because of the extra large hoodie enveloping his torso and limbs. It compliments his energetic smile towards the taller boy. 

Specs chuckles through a tight lipped smile, raising an eyebrow as he beholds the sight of his boyfriend in front of the TV. 

Romeo starts to read out his resume he has been struggling with ever since he’s going to be applying to a new job. Specs couldn’t help but smile at his antics, but he still kept his ears opened to the words. Very dramatic words. Maybe it’s just him pouring out his inner child spirit, oddly enough, to a formal document that he needs to take seriously. 

“... They said my light was beautiful, so they lit me on fire from both ends just to watch me burn!”

The end of his resume is the cherry on top for the most-over-dramatic-resume-in-history. Specs gives him a weird look upon hearing what he had come up. 

Romeo slouches, his whole face drooped as well. He walks over to Specs’ open arms, dropping his whole weight on him but stayed careful enough to not let the drink in Specs’ hand spill. 

“This is hopeless! I’m going to stay jobless forever...” 

Romeo had sent a resume to his dream job. It was about time his journalism major finally became useful, since he’s been working as a barista for so long. He went through an interview and was more than sure that he was going to get it. But it was radio silence for weeks and he can’t keep on relying on Specs for income. 

“You’ve got a long history with making caffeinated drinks, I’m sure you can do something with that if this doesn’t work out” 

It was meant to be comforting with a hint of humor. But Romeo just sinks in deeper to Specs’ warmth under the blanket. Specs puts a hand around his shoulders, nuzzling his face into Romeo’s jet black hair with a small smile painting his face. 

“Hey, c’mon, it’s not the end of the world!” Specs lifts Romeo’s body up so he can properly sit up. 

Romeo simply pouts, still holding grasping the laptop on his lap with one hand, “It might as well be...” 

“Well, my morning just started. I wouldn’t want a meteor crashing into our house before I get some breakfast” Specs got up, slipping away from Romeo’s weight whilst still holding on his drink. He gets up to stride towards their little kitchen. 

He turns his face towards the couch, hoping to see Romeo following him. But on the contrary, he still slumps deeper in his sadness. Placing himself in between the huge couch cushions. 

Specs giggles a little, smiling thoughtfully with a side head tilt. He approaches the couch form behind and leans in next to Romeo’s ear, “I’ll make some pancakes!” 

Romeo twists his head slowly to meet Specs’. The pout hasn’t left, but there’s a glint of joy behind his eyes. Soon enough, it’ll be fully visible on the surface, “Pancakes sound nice” 

Specs chuckles, “Put the laptop away then you can sit back and wait for your pancakes” 

Romeo nods, pulling his lips into a small smile. He gets off the couch with his laptop, tracing back his footsteps to get to their bedroom. Specs lifts himself back up to get back to his original intentions. He places the cup on the kitchen island to give him an extra hand to help him grab all the ingredients for the batter. 

“Oh, and please change out of that hoodie! You haven’t change into anything ever since you woke up!” Specs called out without turning away from the bowl in front of him. 

He waits quietly for some form of scold echoing through the hallway. But it was radio silence. It’s odd because any time Specs would try to get him out of what he was wearing to bed last night, Romeo would protest instantly. 

The quietness settled in too weirdly on Specs’ stomach. He had stopped measuring the milk as he tries to concentrate to locate any form of response. He faces away from the counter and calls out, “Romeo?” 

Nothing. 

Specs puts everything down and takes a walk to the bedroom. The wooden floor creeks every few steps he takes. The bedroom door is wide open, with a streak of light from the bedroom window reflecting on the floor. Specs approaches with caution. 

There was a slight worry sitting in him when Romeo didn’t answer, but it faded away as soon as he sees his boyfriend present. He sees him sitting up right on the edge of the bed, a phone to his ear. He seems very intense and focused on the phone call, which would explain why he didn’t reply to Specs in the first place. 

Specs leans his whole weight on his shoulder against the door frame, waiting for him to explain the intensity. 

Romeo’s face lit up with a gasps all of a sudden. Specs is getting more intrigued by the phone call, slowly approaching him. 

“Yes, yes, thank you so much! I can’t wait!” Romeo ended the call. He turns to Specs with the hugest grin ever and screams, “I GOT THE JOB!”

“What?! You did?!” Specs jaws dropped into a huge smile. 

Romeo frantically nods before crashing into Specs for a huge hug, standing on the tip of his toes to reach for his neck. Specs lifts him up by the waist and twirls him, laughing together before the crash landed on their bed. 

All of a sudden, the rain pouring outside isn’t as sorrowful and hopeless as Romeo defined it being. Their morning pancake will now be turning into a big celebratory breakfast!

[mostlysignssomeportents]

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Creative Commons Creative Commons is best known as a tool for sharing-friendly artists, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. Since the beginning, and all over the world, CC has provided governments, agencies, research and scholarly institutions and NGOs with the tools to easily share across borders and the bewildering array of copyright laws. We can't beat trumpism without collaboration tools, and that includes legal tools. —CD

Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia) For 16 years, Wikipedia has been figuring out how to negotiate truth among diverse and even warring points of view. It's not always pretty and it's not always nice, but no one's yet found a better way to let ideas bash against each other until something everyone agrees upon emerges. It's not pretty, but compared to our democracy, it's a beauty queen. —CD, KS

Human Rights Data Analysis Group For more than twenty-five years, the Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) has used data and statistical analysis to hold accountable the perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. HRDAG is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization that provides rigorous quantitative evidence for trials, truth commissions, UN Missions, and human rights monitors around the world. In 2019, HRDAG estimated the number of women held as sexual slaves by Japanese authorities in World War Two; the number of people disappeared in the final three days of the Sri Lankan civil war; and the number of people killed in drug-related violence by the police and other perpetrators in the Philippines. In the US, HRDAG critiqued the growing use of machine learning in the US criminal justice system, especially those used in place of bail to determine who should be released while awaiting trial. HRDAG's analysis has shown that machine learning can amplify biases in criminal justice data, for example by worsening racial disparities in policing. Other ongoing HRDAG projects include research on mass violence in the Philippines, Mexico, Sri Lanka, and several confidential projects in the US and abroad . —CD

Institute for the Future There are no facts about the future, only fictions. As we've learned in this crazy political season, nothing is certain about tomorrow. But even as our attention is captured by the present, we can begin to write the story to come. A place to start is the Institute for the Future's Future for Good fellowship. Institute for the Future, where Mark and David are researchers, is a 50-year-old nonprofit that helps the public think about the future to make better decisions in the present. The Fellowship directly supports inspiring social innovators who are working to make tomorrow a better place. You can help too. Make a donation of $100 and you’ll receive IFTF Distinguished Fellow Bob Johansen's new book "The New Leadership Literacies: Thriving in a Future of Extreme Disruption and Distributed Everything." —DP, MF

The National Wildlife Federation National Wildlife Federation is a voice for wildlife, dedicated to protecting wildlife and habitat and inspiring the future generation of conservationists. Now's the time: for the people currently in charge of U.S. policy, the cruelty is the point. —RB

The Marine Mammal Center When seals, sea lion, or many other sea going pals need help, if they get lucky, they may be taken to The Marine Mammal Center, a veterinary hospital just for them. Thousands of heartbreakingly cute, but very wild, animals are rescued, rehabilitated and released on an annual basis. I'm a volunteer. In addition to the hundreds of highly trained volunteers that make the hospital run, the center always needs cash for fish and medicine. —JW

Winn Feline Foundation The Winn Feline Foundation advances feline health by supporting research and education. Winn has funded over $6.4 million in health research for cats at more than 30 partner institutions worldwide. Current campaigns include funding for research on Chronic Kidney Disease, a condition estimated to affect more than 50% of senior cats. —KS

The Southern Poverty Law Center & the Anti-Defamation League The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti-Defemation League fight hate, teach tolerance, and help secure justice, and fair treatment for all. "There is no 'them' and 'us.' There is only us." --Greg Boyle —JW

Facing History and Ourselves Facing History and Ourselves is an international educational group that helps young people study issues around racism, antisemitism, and prejudice in history, from the Holocaust to today's immigrant experiences to the killing fields of Cambodia. Their aim is to teach young people "to think critically, to empathize, to recognize moral choices, to make their voices heard, we put in their hands the possibility--and the responsibility--to do the serious work demanded of us all as citizens." —DP

Free Software Foundation/Defective By Design The Free Software Foundation's principled litigation, license creation and campaigning is fierce, uncompromising and has changed the world. You interact with code that they made possible a million times a day, and they never stop working to make sure that the code stays free. —CD

Free Software Foundation Europe Software has eaten the world, and software freedom is increasingly synonymous with human freedom. In Europe, far-right parties and authoritarians are inheriting a constellation of gadgets and devices that are "defective by design," built to allow corporations spy on and control their owners -- and those thugs are contemplating how they can use those companies' extraordinary powers to put whole populations under their thumbs. Free software in Europe, free software everywhere! —CD

The Internet Archive: In an era where the control of information has been weaponized, the Internet Archive's mission -- universal access to all human knowledge -- is a revolutionary manifesto. The Archive has taken on a new mission: to re-decentralize the internet and restore it to its indie, distributed glory. —CD

Open Rights Group The UK's answer to Electronic Frontier Foundation, and never more badly needed than now, with authoritarianism on the rise and the constant battering of the electorate with political misadventures and grandstanding. Brexit could allow the UK to escape the oversight of the European courts, paving the way for even-more-extreme measures. —CD

Amnesty International I just looked up Amnesty's founding principles and found tears rolling down my cheeks: "Only when the last prisoner of conscience has been freed, when the last torture chamber has been closed, when the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a reality for the world’s people, will our work be done." These values need our support more than ever. —CD

ACLU On November 9, 2016 ACLU changed its homepage to a picture of Trump superimposed with the words SEE YOU IN COURT. ACLU's deep bench of kick-ass lawyers has been lately augmented by a much-needed group of freedom-fighting technologists, welded into the fighting force we'll need until the next election and beyond: from voter suppression to free speech, the ACLU is key to the fight. —CD, MF

Liberty With the UK plunging into surveillance dystopia where human rights are an afterthought and racial profiling is becoming official doctrine, it needs Liberty, an organisation with 80+ years' track record fighting for human rights in many incarnations of the British project. The Tories ran on a platform of repealing the Human Rights Act: when the government is officially anti "human rights," you need someone like Liberty to take the "pro" side. —CD

826 National Born in San Francisco’s Mission District in the back room of a pirate supply store, 826 National teaches young people the art and magic of creative writing through classes, DIY publishing projects, in-school programs, and drop-in tutoring at seven centers around the US. And it’s all free for the kids. Help open more 826 locations around the country! —DP

Fight for the Future Some of the Internet's savviest, hard-working-est activists. Fight for the Future has kept hope alive for Net Neutrality, leading the charge to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn the FCC's Neutrality-killing sneak attack. —CD

Demand Progress Aaron Swartz co-founded Demand Progress, and as you'd expect from that history, they're relentless in reinventing the activist playbook for the 21st century. —CD

MySociety Software in the public interest -- it's a damned good idea. MySociety produces software like Pledgebank ("I will risk arrest by refusing to register for a UK ID card if 100,000 other Britons will also do it") and TheyWorkForYou (every word and deed by every Member of Parliament). It's plumbing for activists and community organizers. —CD

https://boingboing.net/2019/12/03/charitablegivingguide2019.html

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Taken from a mid-00s magazine article. I love that Dean talks about art here the exact same way he talked about arnis in the 70s.

FEVER PITCH

Robert Dean Stockwell readies “The Spagyric Eye” at RB Ravens

BY RICK ROMANCITO

To movie buffs, he’ll always be known as Dean Stockwell, the actor probably best remembered for roles in ‘Blue Velvet, ‘Dune’ and the TV series ‘Quantum Leap.’ He also has a small role in ‘The Manchurian Candidate,’ the modern remake of the famous Cold War thriller starring Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep.

To patrons in the art world, though, he wants to be known as Robert Dean Stockwell.

In between movie assignments, Stockwell has been making art. Using stacks of Life magazines, he pores over thousands of images in a process he calls “hunting.” He picks a couple of old editions- which he located loads of at a place in the Monterey Bay area- “and I sit down and I just hunt through it for images. And, I see something and I’ll tear the page out and put it over there and I’ll see something - and I end up with boxes full of pages with different images on them. And then something will click and say, ‘Ah, this goes here and that goes there.’”

He said he had the good fortune in 1956 to meet Wallace Berman, the famous Beat collage artist who died in 1976. “He invited me to his home,” Stockwell said Thursday (Aug. 26) as his first major show was being readied for the Friday (Sept. 3), 6-9 p.m., opening at RB Ravens Gallery in Ranchos de Taos. “He had this tiny little house in Beverly Glen Canyon in L.A., and I saw artwork that I didn’t realize existed.”

Sparked by the expressive nature of collage - the selective reorganization and manipulation of existing images into new compositions and thereby injected with new meanings via juxtapositions — Stockwell began seeing with new eyes, so to speak. “That began a search, as it were, that ended up with the pieces you see here.” Stockwell is no stranger to Taos. He’s been coming here off and on for the past 40 years and even had a house here at one time. “Taos is my favorite place in the world,” he said, while puffing on a fragrant stogie, “and I’m going to end up here.”

He calls actor-director Dennis Hopper his best friend, adding that he has always been surprised that Hopper acquired the “wild man” label in his youth while he didn’t, even though he was often with the “Easy Rider” star and former owner of the Mabel Dodge Luhan house when they “got into fights and were arrested and stuff.” Stockwell’s connection with Taos is also fused with an abiding respect for Taos and its people. He maintains ties to Taos Pueblo and calls Carpio Bernal his “blood brother.” Bernal, Stockwell is quick to point out, is the son of Paul Bernal, who history will show was one of the most influential American Indians in this nation for his role in the struggle to regain his tribe’s Blue Lake from government control during the 1960s.

Hopper, according to Stockwell, “is in love with Taos in the same way.”

Stockwell, Hopper, RB Ravens owner Ray Trotter and their cronies can often be seen at the Taos Country Club playing golf. Today, older, presumably wiser, and taking different outlooks on life than they did as young men, Stockwell and Hopper remain close. As for Trotter, it was he who Stockwell decided to show what he’s been up to.

All through the late 1950s and ‘60s, Stockwell made his collages, but only shared them with people close to him. “I was working principally as an actor,” he said. “And I didn’t feel, for me, that I was making things that were good enough to exhibit. I think now I was wrong.”

Obviously, if you’re working in the film industry and making ends meet in other ways, making art can be an erratic process. But suddenly, “out of the blue,” in late June and July of 2003, Stockwell got busy. Big time. “I just got into a fever pitch making these,” he said, gesturing to the works leaning on the walls around him. “I was up ‘til 4 in the morning every night for about six weeks and I did almost all of these in that time. Just in a rush.”

What got into you? he’s asked.

“I have no idea. It was just meant to happen, I guess.”

Then, he turned to his laptop computer and started playing with some of the scanned collages. Another idea. Get a serious printer. So, he goes out and buys “a small whale,” an Epson 7600 Ultrachrome with archival inks, which means he can print, theoretically, 24 inches by 100 feet.

“It’s a professional,” he said proudly. “This is not something you might find in somebody’s home.”

Why buy your own printer if all you have to do is go to someone with a disc and have them do it for you? The answer seems to be control. “I wasn’t going to make 25 prints (his edition size) if nobody buys them,” he said. “So, I’d make an artist’s proof if somebody wants one, then I make them a print and put number one on it out of 25 and send it to them.”

Stockwell is so serious about making art that he vowed, “I don’t care particularly if I ever act again. This is much more important to me. This exhibition shows something far more important that anything I’ve ever done in a career of 60 years as an actor. This is just on a whole other level.” He points to one of his pieces and notes the five-figure price, then says, “I’m not f--king around. And I’ve already sold one for $12,500. And Hopper bought two.”

While Stockwell is obviously proud of what he’s accomplished, he seems a bit at a loss to describe the imagery in his work, which seems infused with a 1960s spirit of satire, irreverence and social and political commentary. He said some people have made reference to that era, probably spurred by the sometimes dayglo colors he uses in the digital prints. But his meanings are very much up to the minute. He admits, “I can’t utilize words to any good effect in order to enlighten anyone as to meaning or whatever it is I’m doing. I’m expressing myself with these combinations of images. That’s it. I can’t go at it with words - I’ve done it with images.”

It’s intuition, the way he selects pictures, pushes them together, moves them around, cuts them apart and rearranges everything. Not a lot of thinking involved. Just doing.

One of the pieces in the show provided its overall title: “The Spagyric Eye.” “I think it applies to the whole show,” he said. Gleaned from an old Webster’s Dictionary from the 1940s, the word means “to draw, separate, to assemble ... alchemical.”

It’s about creating something from something else. Like being an actor for 60-some years and then focusing on art. It’s been there all along, just never seen in quite this same way.

[starffrin]

I remembered The Empire of Corpses / Shisha no Teikoku is a thing and so I thought of an AU where Niflheim uses Necroware to bring people back to life and make them into MTs since Corpses can't speak, feel or think for themselves and only follow orders. Prompto is a reanimated Corpse who got dumped on the road and the guys come across him, deciding to take him w/ them. 

Also shoutout to @culturalmochi and @schattenlurch for being enablers and encouraging me to write this. <3

Rb’s > likes

A circle or as close as it gets to being one with three people surrounding a fourth person. They are all staring at the blond in their middle, trying to make sense of his existence. Judging by logic, it -- he? -- is a Corpse. The undead. A person brought back to life by usually illegal means since the Necroware technology is highly expensive and people can’t afford it unless they give a leg and an arm in exchange. So. Either somebody lost their expensive as all hell pet and they managed to grab it off the road or it’s a runaway all the way from Niflheim. The Empire is notorious for using them for everything, especially for replacing their entire army with disposable things. They don’t need to eat, drink or sleep. Profitable. 

The first one to break the silence is Noctis who sighs and allows his shoulders to drop from their tense position. “ Think it’s broken? It hasn’t reacted at all since we’ve found it on the shore in Galdin Quay. ” not to them picking it up and putting it in the back of the Regalia, not to them poking it repeatedly, nothing.

Okay, honestly, maybe it wasn’t the best idea to just pick up a random Corpse off the street and bring it with them but alas here they are. They’ve picked it up and now are trying to make sense of it. Perhaps it’s curiosity, perhaps it’s the need for a fourth party member and being unable to find one nor being comfortable enough to use a chip on someone who’s died.

No response at first before Ignis steps in. “ It would seem that it’s behaving accordingly. They are said to be unable to think, feel or act on their own. Without their owner around, they are nothing more than mere puppets waiting for their strings to be pulled. ”

Cold but it’s the truth. The Corpse looks at each one of them, scanning their faces with its blank expression. It still doesn’t seem to react in any way, shape or form but at the very least it’s moving around. As much as looking around can be called that. At least it’s still functional? That.

On and on the conversation goes with little to no mind being paid to the Corpse among them. It almost looks like they’ve forgotten about it, off into their own little world and wherever their discussion has taken them. That is until it’s interrupted by a pale, freckled hand suddenly rising and darting for the Prince. The responses are almost immediate in the form of the Hand calling forth his dagger and pointing it at the blond’s throat and the Shield grabbing him by the middle, ready to yank him away. Although that’s as far as the movement goes, hand tightly buried in a dark overcoat. Otherwise, he remains silent, unfocused gaze aimed somewhere lower than a bright and confused blue one.

“ I told you that this isn’t a good idea. ” a gruff voice joins. Gladio has been eyeing the blond ever since they met it hours ago before they drove off to the nearest campsite. Still distrustful that it won’t turn on them and rightfully so. What if it’s been instructed to act innocently and detonate when they least expect it? It’s a very likely thing to happen! Wouldn’t be the first time either as the news are full of such incidents.

This time, however, Noctis doesn’t allow for the silence to reign over them. He’s tired of hearing the same old speech about how these things are just lifeless husks. Why is he the only one who thinks this guy is even remotely human? It used to be a real person with thoughts and feeling of its own, for crying out loud! It’s not suddenly a monster for being brought back to life against its own wishes!

( Isn’t it ironic that he keeps referring to it as an object, though? Hah. )

“ I think it might want to say something? ” cue a groan in response and a slow blink of the eyes “ I think. It doesn’t seem to be hostile. ”

“ It could be -- ”

“ I know, Specs. ”

Curiosity brings the worst out of the raven so he reaches a hand over and slowly cards his fingers through blond hair. The response is instant, dull blue eyes closing as the Corpse leans into the touch. Ah. Perhaps it really doesn’t want to harm him. Then what’s with the hand holding on so tightly?

“ I really don’t think he wants to harm either of us. ” and it’s so natural to refer to it -- him -- as if he were still human. As if he weren’t the product of war and the endless human greediness. As if he is just another person who’s suffering the aftereffects of the constant battles, another one they are trying to befriend and care for. “ I think he just wants us to calm down. ”

A groan. “ Noctis, it’s not a pet. ” even though that’s exactly Gladio is currently classifying the Corpse as.

“ It’s not. He’s a human being. One whose name we don’t know. And he’s probably not going to tell us anytime soon either. ” he kind of reminds the Prince of a cat. He’s awkwardly resting in the Shield’s strong grip, throat grazing the Hand’s dagger enough to create a thin, reddish line that is now dripping crimson rivulets. Yet he still won’t let go no matter what. “ Guys, let go of him. ” followed by the blond leaning even closer once unsure glances are exchanged and the two pull away. “ See? Nothing wrong. ”

“ You have to understand that your safety comes before any and all whims you may have. ”

“ Gladio is right, Noctis. You can’t allow yourself to be driven by the very first thought that crosses your mind. Likewise, you shouldn’t wait to be prompted to react either. ”

But it’s clear that the raven has stopped listening, making his poor friends sigh in disbelief. It’s not unexpected but they both wish Noct would be paying more attention to what they are saying.

“ Prompt, you say. He did react promptly. Struck when we least expected it. Prompto.” which is by far the worst way to decide on a name but who’s going to fight him over it? Especially when he looks so happy about it and ‘ Prompto ‘ perks up as if understanding that that’s going to be his new name. Or, mayhaps, it’s his real name? Hard to tell.

“ I can’t believe this. ”

“ Well, welcome to the team, Prompto. ”

[voidselfshipp]

The Runaway

Cw: none, ask to tag

Ok to rb

Chapter finale bitch!

Jerico woke up with the wind tapping at her window, its early morning.

She sits on the bed, turning to see her loving husband completly passed out.

She giggles caressing his side, and pressing a kiss to his warm cheek.

Going to take a bath she then changed clothes and grabbed a black parasol heading for the village with waffle behind her.

It was cloudy, the night before it snowed so the homes were adorned with white.

She Walked around the market, grabbing some things she thinks Lucas would like.

Suddenly waffle barks and runs to an older Man.

He looked so familiar.

Walking up to him, he picks her dog up, talking to her in a familiar accent -- ah hello waffle! No time no see!

--well color me impressed, nikolai?

The Man looks up to jerico, with a warm smile-- oh look at you, all grown up now

Jerico giggled, grabbing waffle-- what are you doing here?

-- I live here of course, and what are you doing here?

Jer shrugged-- well you remember that the dimitrescu family adopted me, so this is my home too

Niko nodds-- da, I remember, well its starting to get cold, let me invite you for a warm drink at my place? Just for old times sake?

She nodds-- id love to but I gitta be home by midday, I hav some stuff to do

He nodds and both walk to his home, the cozy ambient Provided much needed warmth.

Once they had a warm drink they sat on the couch with the TV going off in the background.

-- what did you get in the market?--nikolai asked.

Jer shrugged-- just some stuff I think my husband would like

The world stopped for nikolai right then and there-- h husband?

She nodds-- oh I havent told you did I? I got married!

He smiled with pain behind it-- ah congratulations, hes very lucky to have you

--hey before I leave though, can I ask you a question?

-- uh yeah

-- why you left our home, when we "broke up" ?just the night before we had an amazing date and then boom, never to be seen again

He sighed-- I used to be a mercenary, things got dangerous and I didnt want you to suffer, im so sorry, I was such a fool

She sighed patting his arm-- I dont hold any grudge towards you, dont worry --He sighed in relief-- well I gotta go, I wanna get these things to Lucas before he wakes fool

Waffle runs to her owner and both say their goodbyes.

She arrives home just in time to see Lucas wake up.

-- morning handsome -- jerico said caressing his side-- breakfast is ready

Lucas smiles sitting up finding the tray with coffee, Bacon and eggs some centimiters away.

--Ya pamper me too much-- he said putting the tray on his lap, waffle just besides him and jerico snuggled up to him, Like a child between her parents.

Jer leans against Lucas shoulder as he eats, handing waffle a piece of a....waffle.

-- she can eat that?

-- shes a genetically engenireed dog of course she can--he added.

She raised her brows with a smile-- okay okay fine--Both giggle and kiss-- you should brush your teeth after this okay? You have bad morning breath

He laughs kissing her cheek-- okay

That same night, they had unexpected visitors, the long and big dinner room was perfectly decorated, there were some extra plates, wich jer didnt notice much.

--jerico!-- she freezes at the sound of a familiar voice.

She turns around to find her old four lovers at the door of the dinning room

--jill?! Carlos?! What are you guys doing here?

Lady dimitrescu walks up behind her-- I invited them over, since today its your fourth anniversary with Lucas

She knew her mom didnt do this on purpose, but she couldnt let it slide today.

While eating jer was deadly silent.

Lucas,who sitting Infront of her, took her hand-- are you okay? Youre too quiet

-- well, having to eat dinner with your exes is kinda tough

He nodds squeezing her hand-- you can concentrate on me, its just for Tonight

She nodds and finally smiles-- youre the best husband ever, did I told you that?

He smiles-- all the time hun

Jericos exes smile at the scene, yet a part of them also hurted, how did they let slide someone as wonderfull as her?

Theyd stay the night,and a couple of days more, as they all chattered,except jerico who went to walk with her dog Carlos spoke up.

-- you are one lucky Man, you know that? -- he said drinking from his glas-- everyone of us let her slide, some more than others -- he looked a nikolai who insulted him in russian.

-- well, you guys gave me a tough road-- Lucas said-- Man,she was devastated, she cried Rivers upon rivers-- he noticed the pained expressions of the people around him-- but uhh... we solved it,shes happy now wich is what matters

They nodd-- amen

That night, jerico was soundly asleep, its maybe four am, she wakes up, her throat dry.

Being careful not to wake up Lucas or waffle she opens the door, just like her sisters, jerico could turn into a cloud of insects, and that she did, floating to the kitchen where she transformed into a human again.

With a glass of water in hand she drank from it hearing ball music play in the Background.

Walking to the ballroom she peeks her head into the room, her mom always liked dancing at late hours of the night.

--Mind if I ask you for a dance?-- jill scared the crap out of jer.

-- JESUS! You scared me jill!-- she sighed, to then smile-- yeah of course

Alcina smiled watching her daughter dance,she taught her well.

They moved gracefully across the floor.

When the song ended jill pulled jerico closer.

-- nice dance,partner-- they heard Kevin say in the distance

-- ah thanks-- jerico fixed her clothes-- as much as id like to dance all night, I gotta go, Lucas has to wake up early and im the only one that can get him out of bed, by yall!

She bolted to her room, throwing herself into her bed, Rolling on her side to hug Lucas.

The Next morning jerico heard a soft knock on her door,Jill enters with her breakfast-- hey, hey jer wake up

Jer yawns sitting on the bed-- oh..thanks jill--she sits up looking at the food.

-- whats wrong?

--nothing it just reminds me of when we were togheter

Valentine sighs-- I never apologized did I? Im so sorry , I shouldnt have left you for work, I realized it too late..

Jer hugged her -- its okay, I dont hold it against you

She smiles,--mind if I Keep you company?

-- not at all

During the afternoon, Carlos and her played football on the courtyard--like old times right!

Jer laughs-- this time im kicking your ass Carlos!

--id like to see that!

Both spend an hour or so,then Kevin gaver her a ride to the market since her own Motorcycle was broken.

When she hugged him,the old feelings came back.

-- remember when we used to go and ride around the city? We used to do that all the time!-- kev said.

Jerico laughed-- yeah we did! It was so fun!.

And at night she spend it Reading with nikolai.

The old feelings came back, and she told Lucas this.

-- im not trying to say that you arent enough-- shes been on a tangent for two minutes now.

Her husband kisses her-- jerico calm down, I know what youre trying to say, all I wanna know is, would you be happier if they are with you too? --She nodds hiding her face on his chest-- then so be it, I just want you to be happy remember? I promised you that when I asked you to be my girlfriend..

Jericos now exes were stoked, theyd take her back in a heartbeat.

And Lucas found himself making Friends with them too, specially nikolai who was just as much of an evil genius as he was.

Jill always scolded them both, Kevin joined their misadventures from time to time.

And Carlos was the only one making sure Lady dimitrescu didnt throw them all out.

Things were bound to get interesting and even with the possible Shenanigans that were sure to ensure, jerico wouldnt have it any other way.