#ava patel

[unitlock]

The first thing I thought of when I found out he speaks Cantonese

DT my bestie Lia I knew I had to get ur opinion first if I should watch or not 😻

[vastunknownsea]

learning to draw child soldiers

and beating same face syndrome

with the help of Maya Sanchez and Frank Olivetti

honorary guest, Ava Patel (I don’t draw the three of them often) (they’re all a bit messy just a heads up)

Honestly don’t like the final product of Maya. If it looks a bit goofy it’s because I decided to draw it at the top of the page so it’s cut off.

Personally, I like the sketch better

It is what is it is, tho

[violetaroo]

Just finished Mech Cadets. Its great, go watch it. I dare to say its better than voltron's first season. Olivia and Ava stole the show for me, but every character is good. This is a gold mind guys, dont sleep on it.

[shewithoutrain]

Mech Cadets headcanon: The robos respond to their pilots emotions when they’re linked so when their pilot has a crush on another pilot, their robos start acting VERY strangely.

Frank: commits general badassery in Thunderwrecker

Stanford: desperately trying to remain cool on the outside, squealing on the inside

Buddy, practically swooning: radiates heart eyes and dreamy beeping at Thunderwrecker’s every move

Olivia, in HF1: mop boy, what the FUCK??

(And then there’s Ava who’s filming for blackmail and general ribbing purposes)

[laundry-and-taxes]

The way 'feminist retellings' have become another name for multi-dimensional female characters being white-washed and reduced to misunderstood/wronged/abused woman who does conventionally evil things to protect herself/for the greater good will always make me want to hurl myself off of a cliff.

Often times, these retellings bear no respect for their original text, and simply write to be quoted on tumblr mood boards and praised by booktokers as 'subversive' and 'a new take on feminism.'

I need authors to stop writing feminist retellings until they understand that women can be

1. Evil

2. Ambitious

3. Cruel/unkind/selfish

And gender based violence against these women is not acceptable simply because of their actions. They do not need to be victims of earlier abuse, or extremely kind, or the chosen ones for violence perpetuated against them on the virtue of their gender to be condemned.

[avas-wonderland]

Little acts of affection

(Reblogs are encouraged, pr0ship/c0mship DNI)

[lesbian-jack-barnabas]

I keep seeing this trend go around and I need to put my two cents in. so

I didn’t add any of the super popular ones (anyone from tma(gp), w359, etc) because I wanna give my underrated girlies a fighting chance and if I put Isabel Lovelace in this poll she will be sweeping immediately

[uglyf4wn]

Hii!! ^-^ I think its neat that you read alot of books... Its inspiring because I’ve been wanting to get back into it and escape the world for a bit too. Do u have any recommendations? (I love romance (*'▽'*) ) thx so much and I hope u have a lovely day!

hii hii!! i feel ya on that, i've had lots of reading slumps here and there. getting back into reading after that is the best feeling! some romance books i can rmbr liking lately are: all my rage by sabaa tahir, the trouble with hating you by sajni patel, the singles table by sara desai, say you'll be mine by naina kumar, will they or won't they by ava wilder. thank u sm thats very sweet, i hope u've had a nice weekend!! 💗

[cantsayidont]

LATE NIGHT (2019): Straight(er) prototype of HACKS, a tolerable but generally mid comedy-drama about the dysfunctional relationship between bitchy elder comedienne and late night talk show host Katherine Newbury (Emma Thompson, distractingly hot with fabulous hair) and neophyte comedy writer Molly Patel (Mindy Kaling, who also scripted), who ultimately makes Katherine better despite being perpetually abused. The character dynamics, structure, and dramatic beats are so much like HACKS (which debuted two years later) that it's hard to see it as a coincidence, although Katherine begins the story in the position for which Deborah Vance spends much of HACKS maneuvering, and is still married (to John Lithgow) with no kids. As a feature, LATE NIGHT is more focused than HACKS and has fewer of the show's objectionable subplots, but it also feels far more pat; whether that's a worthwhile tradeoff is a matter of taste. Ultimately, the biggest difference is that LATE NIGHT is cagier about acknowledging the homoerotic nature of Molly's obsession with winning Katherine's approval, although the tension between them is substantially the same as Ava and Deborah. CONTAINS LESBIANS? There is no acknowledged wlw content at all, but … VERDICT: One of Thompson's better recent roles, neither the best nor the worst Mindy Kaling product.

[vastunknownsea]

this contains oliava (olivia x ava) because of meme potential

More;

[bookshelvesandtealeaves]

✨ JULY WRAPUP ✨

Total books finished: 25

DNF’s: 4

Pages read: 8,686

Hours listened: 70.98

[instagram]

Currently reading:

🎧 Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall (37%)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

-Lover Birds by Leanne Egan

-The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee (reread) 🎧

-Novel Problems by Elizabeth Luly

-The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

-The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (reread) 🎧

-Ghostsmith by Nicki Pau Preto

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

-The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa

-A Nobleman’s Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel by KJ Charles

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25

-Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret by Amy Doak

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

-Moonstone by Laura Purcell

-Sucker Punch by Kayla Faber

-Pit Stop by Ellis Mae

-The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

-The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

-Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

-The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater

-Mistress of Lies by KM Enright

-Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood

-Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon

-Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto (reread) 🎧

-The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

-What’s Murder Between Friends by Meg Gatland-Veness

-The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons

-Goddess of the River by Vaishnavi Patel

-Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore

DNF

-Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell (35%)

-Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid (27%)

-The Gaps by Leanne Hall (47%)

-Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi (28%)

[rockislandadultreads]

Fairy Tales & Legends Retold

A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow

It's Zinnia Gray's twenty-first birthday, which is extra-special because it's the last birthday she'll ever have. When she was young, an industrial accident left Zinnia with a rare condition. Not much is known about her illness, just that no one has lived past twenty-one.

Her best friend Charm is intent on making Zinnia's last birthday special with a full sleeping beauty experience, complete with a tower and a spinning wheel. But when Zinnia pricks her finger, something strange and unexpected happens, and she finds herself falling through worlds, with another sleeping beauty, just as desperate to escape her fate.

This is the first volume of the "Fractured Fables" series.

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather’s house to listen to any fast tunes. Nevertheless, she dreams of a life far from her dusty small town in southern Mexico. A life she can call her own.

Yet this new life seems as distant as the stars, until the day she finds a curious wooden box in her grandfather’s room. She opens it—and accidentally frees the spirit of the Mayan god of death, who requests her help in recovering his throne from his treacherous brother. Failure will mean Casiopea’s demise, but success could make her dreams come true.

In the company of the strangely alluring god and armed with her wits, Casiopea begins an adventure that will take her on a cross-country odyssey from the jungles of Yucatán to the bright lights of Mexico City—and deep into the darkness of the Mayan underworld.

Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid

A gruesome curse. A city in upheaval. A monster with unquenchable appetites.

Marlinchen and her two sisters live with their wizard father in a city shifting from magic to industry. As Oblya’s last true witches, she and her sisters are little more than a tourist trap as they treat their clients with archaic remedies and beguile them with nostalgic charm. Marlinchen spends her days divining secrets in exchange for rubles and trying to placate her tyrannical, xenophobic father, who keeps his daughters sequestered from the outside world. But at night, Marlinchen and her sisters sneak out to enjoy the city’s amenities and revel in its thrills, particularly the recently established ballet theater, where Marlinchen meets a dancer who quickly captures her heart.

As Marlinchen’s late-night trysts grow more fervent and frequent, so does the threat of her father’s rage and magic. And while Oblya flourishes with culture and bustles with enterprise, a monster lurks in its midst, borne of intolerance and resentment and suffused with old-world power. Caught between history and progress and blood and desire, Marlinchen must draw upon her own magic to keep her city safe and find her place within it.

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel

“I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions—much good it did me.”

So begins Kaikeyi’s story. The only daughter of the kingdom of Kekaya, she is raised on tales about the might and benevolence of the gods: how they churned the vast ocean to obtain the nectar of immortality, how they vanquish evil and ensure the land of Bharat prospers, and how they offer powerful boons to the worthy. Yet she watches as her father unceremoniously banishes her mother, listens as her own worth is reduced to the marriage alliance she can secure. And when she calls upon the gods for help, they never seem to hear.

Desperate for independence, she turns to the texts she once read with her mother and discovers a magic that is hers alone. With it, Kaikeyi transforms herself from an overlooked princess into a warrior, diplomat, and most favored queen.

But as the evil from her childhood stories threatens the cosmic order, the path she has forged clashes with the destiny the gods have chosen for her family. And Kaikeyi must decide if resistance is worth the destruction it will wreak—and what legacy she intends to leave behind.

[geekcavepodcast]

“Mech Cadets” Series Cast Announcement

BOOM! Studios and Polygon Pictures, Inc. have announced the cast for the Mech Cadets 3D animated series.

Mech Cadets will star the voice talents of Brandon Soo Hoo (Stanford Yu), Daniel Dae Kim (General Aiden Park), Ming-Na Wen (Dolly Yu), Debra Wilson (Chief Max), Aparna Brielle (Ava Patel), Victoria Grace (Olivia Park), Josh Sundquist (Frank Olivetti), Anairis Quinones (Maya Sanchez), and James Yaegashi (Captain Tanaka). Aaron Lam serves a head writer and an executive producer. Tohru Patrick Awa is the supervising director on the series.

Mech Cadets, adapted from Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa’s comic series, is set 50 years into the future after an alien species attacked Earth. The series follows Stanford Yu, a teenager working as a janitor at Sky Corps Military Academy. Stanford dreams of piloting a Robo Mech, “giant robots from outer-space who came to our aid. When he finally gets his shot, Stanford and his classmates must put aside all personal differences and work together as a team in order to defend humanity against a new alien invasion.” (BOOM! Studios)

Mech Cadets hits Netflix on August 10, 2023.

[godsweakestsoldier]

Hello, I saw your post about academic journal reading Ava, I agree and also that science and religion journal you mentioned sounds interesting and about consciousness and quantum physics. If you don't mind me asking, which journal is it? Or what can I google to find academic content on that? It's sounds very interesting and up my alley, thanks

The academic journal is called Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science. The specific volume is 41, No. 3. The article I referenced in the tags is “Quantum Reality and the Consciousness of the Universe” by Lothar Schäfer.

Now, that being said, this is a journal from September 2006. It was one of the (many) pieces of free literature I received from this last conference. I believe that they post monthly academic journals via a subscription. They seem very reputable, however, I encourage you to do research.

Regarding using the internet for academic journals, particularly on religion and science, I recommend using Google scholar. It’s relatively free, but be aware that there will be paywalls regarding some sites. Other resources are local libraries, university libraries, and librarians.

If you are particularly interested understanding religions, make sure that you use words such as ‘academic study of religion’ or ‘comparative religion’. You may be interested in the subfield of religion called ‘Cognitive Science of Religion’. This study focuses on the biological and neurological aspects of religion. Focusing on questions such as “what happens on a chemical level when people picture the divine” or “what is conciseness.”

If you are interested in the cognitive side, you’re going to want to research Dr. E. Thomas Lawson and his literature. He’s actually the mentor of my mentor, and still teaching well into his nineties. While I still have you, you should check out works by Dr. Eboo Patel as well.

I am very passionate about this field of study, and I could go on for days. But I’m sure I’ve already bored you, I just want to finish up with a few reminders. Remember to stay objective during this, research authors, and have fun. It’s a really interesting topic.

[campbellzc]

The Kindness Marathon

The idea for the Kindness Marathon started with a simple question. “What if we treated kindness like a sport?” asked 12-year-old Ava Thompson during a town council meeting. The room fell silent, and Mayor Patel raised an eyebrow. “What do you mean, Ava?” “Well,” Ava explained, “we have marathons where people run to show how strong they are. What if we had a marathon to show how kind we can be?…