#bit of a life lesson

[melmac78]

A PSA, now that I got my refund back:

If you have any bill that’s a direct pay from account either:

Draw from savings if you have more than the full amount of a payment plan,

Or - if not,

Flag your checking account to have it where the account cannot be deducted into a negative balance.

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I say this because due to a glitch in this group’s system, I had my entire furniture amount deducted instead of $133/month (more then I have to, but in reason to cover bills).

For the past 3 weeks I’ve lived off one check and one month emergency funding instead of having 3 month’s.

I’ve gotten that one fixed (it has too weird a due date I just feel better doing autopay), but it isn’t fun trying to work out what’s more important bill wise and what you can consider dealing on interest wise. (Though only one I can double down on it just leaving the minimum this month - it’s an installment plan of no interest paid off by x month). The others I’ve since paid the full or one at $100 instead of the $85 to get it paid early.

I’m speaking as someone who was fortunate to have parents help me learn good banking and checking.

These screwups do occur: a system glitch can overdraw, human error, etc.

I just hope this helps someone in the future avoid frittering if they’re going to have to pay rent in a CC to simply be on time. (This could still occur with be pending if I have to wait a day for this check to clear - it’s I think possibly above the same day threshold - and when rent is due).

[mrmrsman]

I'd love to see a dpxdc story where the Justice League knows about Amity Park and the Ghosts the whole time, and does think the ghosts are rogues to be addressed. Doesn't agree with the GIW, maybe doesn't even know about them? THE IMPORTANT PART.

The Red Huntress is the only active vigilante in Amity Park, according to the JL. Phantom is marked as one of her rogues. Maybe the Fentons even are marked as rogues from all the property damages and random shooting/sliming of citizens. Valarie is the only person successfully taking care of the ghosts, masking and suiting up in the classic vigilante way the whole time.

[usertransducks]

put that blonde man in situations

[invye]

Me, gasping awake: "Omg, I haven't thought about Rosinante in days!"

My brain: "No worries fam, here's a huge CoraHawk fake dating fix it AU."

Me: "Thank you :)"

*10 minutes later*

Me: "But you know we can't have Mihawk without Shanks, especially if this is set during their duelling times, and also I think Shanks and Rosinante would get on like a house on fire--"

My brain: "This is gonna be a polyamorous Rosinante/Mihawk/Shanks story before long, who do you think I am??"

[0xeyedaisy]

It seems I have lost all of my art on my computer. Very unfortunate

[thedreadvampy]

sometimes I forget that my experience has been. um. not 'your experiences are not universal' vibes but more like 'your experiences are EXTREMELY atypical'

[anxiouslowercase]

sas rh: let eoin survive the fall au » a tale of two lieutenants (part two)

[oneofthosebells]

Not managed to pull anything proper together yet for Wille's month, but the Day 11 prompt (Future), reminded me of a crack fic idea I kind of really want to write one day...

Erik gets a vision of his own future somehow (psychic, witch, friendly angel, take your pick) shortly before parents' weekend and the car crash. But it's a limited vision; he gets flashes of his own death, the funeral, the video leak, Simon breaking up with Wille - twice - and lots of flashes of Wille suffering and heartbroken. Disturbed by the vision, Erik drives (slowly and carefully for once) to Hillerska for parents' day where he quickly sees that Wille is head over heels for Simon.

So, of course, he asks his good pal August to give him the lowdown on Simon, and August is more than happy to badmouth the rude, money-grubbing little commoner who shows no respect for his social betters and isn't at all a suitable friend for a prince. And Erik realises that not only was his vision of the future true and that Simon is going to break his little brother's heart, but that it must be Simon who leaks the video, for money or fame.

So Erik, with August's eager help, sets out to get rid of Simon any way they can. But every plan fails. Because they hadn't reckoned with just how far Wille would go to protect Simon and prevent him being kicked out of Hillerska. Wille calls his brother in an outrage that August is trying to get Simon expelled for dealing drugs?! And how DARE he when it was all August's fault in the first place, and he's never actually paid Simon for any of it, and can Erik throw some royal weight around and back Wille up in proving Simon's innocence and getting August expelled instead please? Because they can claim August is just blaming Simon to cover up his own misdeeds in stealing/buying ADHD meds from other students. [Sara can testify August tried to buy meds from her, and there's no actual evidence of Simon's involvement as no money has exchanged hands and there's no second lot of meds with Micke's name on in this timeline]. Erik can't tell Wille he's not on Simon's side, and to his horror, there's enough evidence against August on top of unpaid tuition fees to get him kicked out.

The weeks/months go by and Erik gets more and more desperate without his mole on the inside - because Wille seems blissfully in love and happier than he's ever been whenever he speaks to him, but Erik knows Simon's going to break his heart, he's seen it. And he knows for definite that Simon is a wrong 'un - he got August expelled! He's anti-monarchy and a socialist! He's clearly a bad influence!

Then one day, Wille calls him upset because he had a big row with Simon, and maybe they are just too different to make it work, and he thinks this is it, they've broken up - but then Erik's hopes are dashed when Wille calls him happily the next day to tell him actually they've sorted everything out again.

Erik's frustrated and desperate and maybe losing the plot a little bit by now because he's been obsessed with ending this relationship for so long now he's almost forgotten the original reasons why. But he does remember the one thing from his vision that would definitely break them up - the video leak. Erik doesn't have a video, but he does have revealing photos - (probably August took them, haven't quite worked out the details of that one yet) - and as Erik's obsession with getting rid of Simon at any cost reaches a peak, he clicks send on the anonymous tip off to a journalist...

(@youngroyals-events)

[kacievvbbbb]

-Pirates of the Caribbean; Curse of the Black Pearl

Sorry but can’t you see Roger, Shanks or Luffy having this exact conversation

This is their inherited will, this is the string that ties them together across generations. bound by shared love and ideology, it’s as real as the hat that sits on all their heads.

Shanks. Roger and Luffy lifetimes apart but under the same sky, smiling out at the same ocean, in search of the next adventure. Free as can be.

The love of a ship, the freedom of the ocean, the world as an enemy . Something tells me Jack, sorry Captain Jack, and Luffy would have been really good friends.

[ducktracy]

Rewatched Book Revue and can feel the fanaticism I once (and still do!) held for it dripping back into my bloodstream as I find myself mindlessly redrawing poses from the model sheet in MS Paint

[1010ninetynine]

a masterpost of what i consider gay subtext in Uramichi Onii San - the Manga

not the Anime quite yet. no offense Touko Machida but I simply do not want to deal with two interpretations of the work at this point in time.

Generally Kinda Romantic Subtext Between Certain Characters that I Think Can Be Interpreted Either Way

Uramichi and Usahara I cite this for the near telepathic communication. Say what you will - married couples are known for this shit - and while it's definitely not anywhere close to confirmed that these two characters have strong feelings for each other, imo this was pretty gay of them. But to put it one way - are you really friends if people don't mistake you for a gay couple at times? imo not really.

additionally, while it might be just beginning chapter art...tell me where our favorite bunny is looking? Is he being respectful?

(honestly i do think usahara is straight but yk...this mangaka likes his gay men pathetic methinks so there is a chance!)

2. Uramichi and Iketeru

back when iketeru was in hs and uramichi's age isn't given - but i think they're the same age? anyway the lyrics over this scene are just...gay as hell. And they're helping a child find their mom. That is married couple behavior.

(obviously could just be a joke/not intended. their relationship is literally a gag on not understanding each other because iketeru is too happy for uramichi)

3. Kumatani and Iketeru

there's also some somewhat strong subtext between kumatani and iketeru. Like first, kumatani was the first guy who got the weird shirt iketeru found.

and next, the constant protection of iketeru from alcohol is courtesy of kumatani our mvp

he even protects him from our favorite loser

while not as extreme as his protection of HACHITA THE BABY it is still noticeable that Iketeru is someone he cares about.

and both kumatani and iketeru hid their love life from the camera (as did the whole cast hehe). Kumatani literally says his love life isn't family friendly - which can mean a lot of things, including that he's homosexual. Iketeru says it's too beautiful to be shared - which can mean anything really, even that he's straight and had a normal love life that he ain't willing to share.

Imo this sequence of behaviors can be read one of two ways. First of all, you'd have to be blind to not see the obvious resemblance between Iketeru and Hachita, so the affection and thus acceptance of strange gifts due to their similarity is natural. But also...gay? Hmmmmmmmmmm

4. Uramichi and Kumatani

They kind of just hang out a lot, and Kumatani regularly reads more positivity in Uramichi than is probably there. Not really as showstoppingly romantic as the other three examples of subtext, but imo still quite a nice bit of fun in its own right. They're probably the ship easiest to imagine writing besides kumatani and iketeru and my personal favorite but before we get to that...

The Predatory Gay Man I Must Mention For The Completionist In Me

ok look. homophobic caricature he may be. but i said I would catalog all gay subtext in uramichi and imo on this website gay subtext include gay text (hxh moment) and capellini furitsuke is in fact. gay. and a horrible predatory man the likes of which rival your worst coworker. And probably beat him.

he torments the men around him and forces them to engage in behavior they're not interested in. i cite here usahara and saito's mistreatment but there might be more I missed.

like you can't describe capellini's behavior as anything but horrid and disgusting. i'll call uramichi onii san many things - particularly pro-lgbt in terms of rep isn't close. Still love it in general - and I'm pretty sure the author himself is gay given the ludicrous amount of male character thirst traps he draws - but i don't think he likes that about himself tbqh. But I don't really know him - just go on his twitter now and then.

Finally, the moment I've been waiting for but you all don't realize is coming maybe idk

Uramichi and Kikaku - a mostly one sided love story

This relationship isn't so much implied as it is easily ignorable yet true: it is obviously intended to be read as a love story of sorts, whether it be a gag about how lonely uramichi is and how he needs some emotional connection, or just plain 'he's gay'. This is literally the only guy who gets the door to Uramichi's heart regularly attempting to open treatment, let alone the fact that when Kikaku begs Uramichi to help him out with work he always agrees...maybe more so due to fear than genuine care but still.

there's probably more examples, but these are enough to prove my point imho

he also invites Kikaku to the first end of year party (there aren't any others at the time of writing, specifying in the case of a reader from the future)...or attempts to. Not to Saito Uebu or any other staff member - perhaps because he expects the ones he's closer to already be there, but still - specifically the guy who's only ever bothered him to help complete his work. It's what being horrifically lonely and dick brained does to you (i would know that best).

which leads to yet ANOTHER HEART DOOR SCENE THING

so uh yeah. uramichi's constant giving in to kikaku i think makes more sense if we consider the (slight) romantic inclination he ""might"" have for him.

BONUS: Uramichi and Utano had a moment that was pretty cute but not enough to qualify as subtext in my eyes because they kind of have no chemistry in canon so i still get to title this gay subtext but I also like them

[saint-lajka]

i mildly dislike xmas but funnily enough not because of the usual reasons (religion, etc) but because it indirectly emphasizes poverty so much. can i please not hear about my friends' new consoles, cars, PCs, etc for one year. please.

[whenthegoldrays]

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[daughterofsarenrae]

Sparrow has discovered that if you go between the couch cushions u can go to the back corner and weasel ur way into the frame of the couch. haha uhoh

[blissfullyunawares]

26 Lessons by 26 ✨

I’m 26 years old this week. Here’s some of the lessons I’ve learned along the way:

1️⃣ God’s timing is better than mine. Trust the process.

2️⃣ No one has it all figured out. Everyone is just doing their best.

3️⃣ Rest is productive. Burnout doesn’t make you a hero.

4️⃣ Say yes to the right things, not everything. Your time is valuable.

5️⃣ Character matters more than talent. Who you are > what you do.

6️⃣ People remember how you make them feel. Be intentional with your words.

7️⃣ Not all advice is good advice. Test everything, probably twice.

8️⃣ It’s okay to outgrow people, places, and passions. Letting go can be feeling. Growth requires change.

9️⃣ Discipline is for the Gym Bros. Figure out what works for you.

🔟 Your dreams are possible. No matter what anyone has said or made you believe.

1️⃣1️⃣ You don’t have to explain yourself or your choices to anyone. You are having a valid human experience.

1️⃣2️⃣ Hard work doesn’t guarantee success. Make sure what you’re working on matters.

1️⃣3️⃣ Money is a tool, not a goal. It comes and it goes. Use it to make life better, not for more stuff. Stuff does not make you happy.

1️⃣4️⃣ Your worth isn’t tied to your profitability. Capitalism is making us all sell ourselves as the product. You are valuable outside of what you can do for others.

1️⃣5️⃣ Forgiveness is freedom. Even if they don’t deserve it, you do. Let it go and move on.

1️⃣6️⃣ All people (even your boss and your president) are just people. They make choices and they aren’t always right.

1️⃣7️⃣ Sometimes, you have to do it scared. Tris from Divergent taught me that fear doesn’t have to shut you down, it can wake you up and make you feel alive.

1️⃣8️⃣ Kindness is free, but priceless. And everyone needs it.

1️⃣9️⃣ Failing doesn’t mean you’re a failure. Every mistake is bringing you closer to who you are becoming.

2️⃣0️⃣ Your people are out there. Don’t give up. You have to go out there and find them. My people are here, on Tumblr <333

2️⃣1️⃣ You can always start over. It’s never too late. Pivoting is a skill. Change course. Do it again. Find what lights you up.

2️⃣2️⃣ Joy is found in gratitude. Don’t wait for big moments to be happy. Say grace for warm food, shelter, milk, and honey. Always be thankful and there will always be hope.

2️⃣3️⃣ God provides. Even when you can’t see how, He makes a way. He’s waiting on you to make room for him.

2️⃣4️⃣ Slow progress is still progress. Take your time. Never do something because you should. Do it because you want to.

2️⃣5️⃣ Life gets better. 16 year old me wasn’t so sure. 26 year old me is here to reassure her (and you) that things are going to be okay. Just hold on a little longer.

2️⃣6️⃣ The best is yet to come. Keep believing.

✨ Which of these hit home with you? Drop a line in the comments! I love you!!

[space-writes]

find the word

tagged by @charlejosephwrites, thank you! my words are careful, perfect, work, and proper. these are all from Awakened Witch!

[ID - a green and black decorative divider]

careful

[Aliyne] smiled widely as they reached the top of the stairs, arms out wide. “And here I can have as much of this as I want, no matter what they think of me.” She caught [Lucian’s] hands and pulled him to her. “I can give my friends as much as they want, and everything they deserve.” “Including Zander?” Her expression soured. “I got him a room, didn’t I? You like him, despite my best efforts, so I’m playing nice. Just be careful.” “Careful with what?”

perfect

“I…that is, I…there were…” How many times had she had this conversation in her head? Imaginary future Leshanna was so eloquent, so skilled; she had every answer to give, her poise perfect, her manner unflappable. “There was a dragon involved,” she said weakly.

work

“Story, yes. One I’m tellin’ you? No,” said Xanthee. “And you can wipe that sad puppy look right off your face, boy-o; it wouldn’t work on me even I weren’t be-wifed.”

proper

omniscient-ish POV + location transition = me making fun of all my characters in the space of two paragraphs <3

What happens when a collection of variously enthusiastic individuals board a ship bound from Hounhol around the western coast of Valloroth to Oraladhel? Well, if one of them is an anxiety-stricken elf who didn’t want to be there in the first place, she gets violently sea-sick and spends the entire time in a cabin, wishing she knew how to either teleport or stand up to her well-meaning friends about voyages to other countries. If another two are infernii who’ve not been on a proper boat before, the time is spent interrogating a crew made tolerant by endless pockets of coin, and, on the part of the larger infernal visitor, having to be saved several times from going overboard due to ill-advised climbing attempts. And if the final two are ex-lovers who, despite best efforts on the part of everyone around them, still don’t really get on, the trip is spent largely at opposite ends of the ship so as to avoid any intentional overboarding incidents.

[ID - a green and black decorative divider]

no-pressure tagging @sam-glade @mjjune @cwritesfiction and @olliexwrites with the words water, climb, absolute and changing.

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