#cass from Philippines

[luxxbean]

I love the batfam Olympic AUs… so many good memories surrounding the Olympics so here’s my hcs

dick = artistic gymnastics 🇽🇰

jason = shooting 🇧🇷

Tim = judo 🇻🇳

cass = figure skating 🇵🇭

Steph = weightlifting 🇺🇸

[team-avia]

I had this question in my thoughts for days, and I just gotta ask rather than keeping it hidden on my thoughts 😔 (hopefully no one asked this yet)

From what I remember, MC is half(?) Filipino and well I suddenly though of, "What would the characters react of MC'S attempt of Harana(old traditional Filipino courtship) to them?👀"

Yes, MC is originally from the Philippines before moving to America and then being lured relocating to Romania for uni.

Bela would think it flattering and appreciate the guesture if you're already dating, otherwise she'd kerb stomp you for wasting her time. Sorry.

Cass would be starry eyed & over the moon.

Dani would be flustered (and confused, but mostly flustered).

Angie would think it hilarious but in a good way. She'd ask you to continue until your voice cracks and you regret everything about it the next day.

Alcina would give you her full attention and ask a lot of questions about it and you afterwards, with genuine interest. And the rest is censored for keeping-it-PG purposes.

Donna would be embarrassed and wouldn't know what to do with herself, but would be very flattered that'd you'd do something so extravagant for her.

Miranda would appreciate it the least. I'm sorry. She'd be flattered and appreciate it as a gesture, but she wouldn't know what to do with it.

Arla

[shan-bunbun]

My BH6 OC :D

INFO

Name: Bonnie

Nickname(s): Bon, Boni, Bon Bon

Last Name: Rivera (Aken)

Gender: Female

Pronounce: She/Her

Sexuality: Straight

Ethnicity: Philippine/American

Birthplace: Out of the town of San Fransokyo

Birth: October 10th

Zodiac: Libra

Age: 13

Height: 5'½

Family: Jasmine Rivera (Single mother), Bob Aken (Adoptive father), Trina Aken (Adoptive sister)

Friends/Allies: Hiro Hamada (very close), Baymax (second close), Megan Cruz, Aunt Cass, Honey Lemon, GoGo Tomago, Fred, Mini Max, Wasabi No Ginger, Professor Granville, Karmi (soon)

Enemies: All the villains, Bob Aken, Trina Aken, Karmi (kinda)

Personality: Kind, Generous, Gentle, Intelligent, Independent, Loyal, Supportive, Caring, Hardworking, Easygoing, Patient, Empathetic, Mature, Selfless, Innocent, Shy, Quiet, Calm, Clumsy, Honest, Stubborn, Emotional, soft, Cold, Harsh, Mean, Childish side, gullible, Very good at lying

Likes: Chocolate chips cookies, Pancakes from Aunt Cass, Spending time with friends, Math, Playing chess, Learning/trying new things, Beaches, Cute things, Helping people's

Dislikes: Herself (sometimes), Her mother, Getting bullied, Being clumsy, People being nosy, Rude/jerk people, out of control emotions, lonely, Clowns

Fears: Small/tight places, Betrayed, Clowns

Hobby: Chessboard

Occupation: SFIT Student, Mathematics, Superhero

Hometown: Lucky Cat Café, San Fransokyo

Weapons: Telekinesis & Backup weapon

Voice claim/Voice actor: Makoto Niijima (Cherami Leigh)

Short Backstory: (4/9/24)

-Bonnie was born out the town of San Fransokyo.

-Both them (bonnie & mother jasmine) staying over Jasmine's parents house until she find a job and apartment.

-Bonnie found out that she have power at the age 3 when she shaked of her grandparents house.

-Jasmine finally found a job and apartment.

-They go to the park, then Cass saw Jasmine, they were so happy to see each other again since college (they were good friends).

-Cass introduces her nephews, Hiro and Tadashi.

-Jasmine and Bonnie always visiting Cass, Hiro, and Tadashi.

-Bonnie used to be shy around them but slowly opened up with them and also Tadashi teaching her to speaking English since English isn't her first language.

-Jazmine takes Bonnie to the beach for the first time.

-But then Jasmine and Bonnie stop visiting them, they have no clue what happened to Jasmine and Bonnie.

-Few months later, Jasmine sent Bonnie to adoption place, for Bonnie to have a better parents, but she refuses to have new parents, Jasmine explains why but she promised she'll get her.

-Obake adopted Bonnie, he introduced himself and Trina.

-Everything was perfect until Bon gets bullied, her bsf betrayed her and Obake found out her power.

-Obake lied to Bon that he'll help her how to control her power but unfortunately he was only using her power and also manipulated her (idk how to explain it but it's toxic way).

-The bullies throw bubbles gum on her hair, it was so bad that Trina needs to cut Bon hair off, it wasn't a perfect haircut it's pretty short.

-One day, Bonnie goes to the library and saw the year book of SFIT, Obake very upset at Bonnie looking his stuff without the permission (even tho he gonna say no).

-Bonnie tells Obake that's her dream to go SFIT, but Obake refuses to let Bonnie to go there because that school wasn't match for her (reason her power).

-Obake want's Bonnie to feel down and not capable to achieve her dream college.

-Bonnie didn't listen to him, she's gonna prove him wrong, so once she a senior, she will application to go SFIT college.

-Trina found out Bon getting bullied by popular girls, Trina tells the bullied to leave Bonnie and threaten them.

-Trina teaches Bonnie how to defend herself and be very rude to them.

-One month later, Bonnie became a rebel and changes her outfits.

-Bon has been doing illegal things, which is: shoplifting, theft, assault, attempted murder, trespassing, running from the police, nearly arrested, and homicide.

-Bonnie knows that she's doing wrong but she's doesn't have a choice because she's a child and they won't listen to her.

-3 years has past, graudation was almost near, so this popular/rich guy throw a party at his house everyone is invited. Trina forces Bonnie they should go, Trina doesn't care what Bonnie gonna to say.

-The popular guy and other guys was bully geek student, Bonnie saw what's happening she couldn't keep the business to herself.

-Bonnie joins in and standing up to geek student, tell them to quit it and leave him alone.

-They push Bonnie to the floor with geek student, the popular students laughing so hard, Bonnie gets up.

-Everything changes after that.

-Bonnie left the party and running away to go home.

-Trina gets mad at her by Bonnie using her power to kill a student.

-They both have a big argument.

-Obake gets annoyed hearing the arguments telling them to stop argument and tell Trina to leave so he have private conversations with Bon.

-When Obake tell how disappointed what Bonnie did and break a rule not using power around the people, Bonnie tries to explain what happened but Obake just ingore her and cut her off.

-After the conversations, when Obake almost to leave he tell her that she grounded.

-As Obake closed the door, Bonnie felt rage, throwing things, hitting things, and other things, after she do that she felt tired and start to crying to herself.

-Few days later, Bonnie goes on her jellypop flip phone and got notifcation from SFIT college saying they accepted her.

-Bonnie was so happy and excited that they accepted her, Trina comes to her room asking her why the excitement, Bonnie said nothing she just in good mood, Trina doesn't say anything so she left.

-Graudation from High school is over and now the school started, Bonnie tells herself that she's not gonna tell Obake and Trina so she keep this a secret.

-A week later, everything turns out very well..When Bonnie goes to her second period this is where Bonnie meet Hiro and soon she'll meet other friends aka Baymax, Honey Lemon, GoGo, Fred, and Wasabi.

It's was really fun created my oc, it took me 1 year and I think I'm satisfied my oc is.(❁´◡`❁)

[theamari-blog]

Chapter 2.5: Successors

Beginning -- Previously -- Blurb -- Next -- Chronological

   I opened my eyes. Captain Eyepatch swatted at my face from his perch on my chest. “Who let you in here?”

   I must have fallen asleep and missed his feeding.

   “Dia?” Cass called down through the basement door. “Eloisa’s been calling.”

   Shit.

Transcript continued under the cut.

   I checked my phone for the time. 5 PM. “Really? It’s like dawn in the Philippines.”

   My phone buzzed angrily in my hand. I hit the answer button, “Eloisa.” 

My screen showed the grad student looking flawless despite  her being up at dawn. Eloisa frowned, “Why do you look… tired?”

I refrained from pointing out I was in my 30s, and therefore always tired. I walked up the stairs, and locked the basement door behind me. “I had a shift at the club.”

   “Compass House should be your priority,” Eloisa said with a flip of her lustrous hair, “There’s a Thinning in two hours. Yakov Belsky is on his way. Anything to report?”

  “Just a Vore-kin. How’s Tita P?”

  “Still asleep. But we’re making progress on the dig.”

  “That’s great!” I said.

  “It’s just-“ Eloisa hesitated, and I raised an eyebrow. The woman made everything look effortless, so this was new.

  “Go on,” I prompted. Foreboding tickled the back of my neck, though I wasn’t sure if that was my Knowing or just run-of-the-mill anxiety.

  “It feels off. The locals seem spooked.”

  “Tell Tita P,” I urged.

  Eloisa shook her head, “It’s nothing. Hey, I left some laundry there the other day. You mind throwing them in the wash?”

   “Where’d you leave it?” I asked.

   “The library. Make sure to air dry the silks.”

  With that, Eloisa hung up, leaving my face alone on the screen. She was right, I did look tired. Not to mention sad. Par for course for someone about to lose her job and home.

[manwalksintobar]

Call It Music  // Philip Levine

Some days I catch a rhythm, almost a song   in my own breath. I'm alone here   in Brooklyn Heights, late morning, the sky   above the St. George Hotel clear, clear   for New York, that is. The radio playing   "Bird Flight," Parker in his California   tragic voice fifty years ago, his faltering   "Lover Man" just before he crashed into chaos.   I would guess that outside the recording studio   in Burbank the sun was high above the jacarandas,   it was late March, the worst of yesterday's rain   had come and gone, the sky washed blue. Bird   could have seen for miles if he'd looked, but what   he saw was so foreign he clenched his eyes,   shook his head, and barked like a dog—just once—   and then Howard McGhee took his arm and assured him   he'd be OK. I know this because Howard told me   years later that he thought Bird could   lie down in the hotel room they shared, sleep   for an hour or more, and waken as himself.   The perfect sunlight angles into my little room   above Willow Street. I listen to my breath   come and go and try to catch its curious taste,   part milk, part iron, part blood, as it passes   from me into the world. This is not me,   this is automatic, this entering and exiting,   my body's essential occupation without which   I am a thing. The whole process has a name,   a word I don't know, an elegant word not   in English or Yiddish or Spanish, a word   that means nothing to me. Howard truly believed   what he said that day when he steered   Parker into a cab and drove the silent miles   beside him while the bright world   unfurled around them: filling stations, stands   of fruits and vegetables, a kiosk selling trinkets   from Mexico and the Philippines. It was all   so actual and Western, it was a new creation   coming into being, like the music of Charlie Parker   someone later called "glad," though that day   I would have said silent, "the silent music   of Charlie Parker." Howard said nothing.   He paid the driver and helped Bird up two flights   to their room, got his boots off, and went out   to let him sleep as the afternoon entered   the history of darkness. I'm not judging   Howard, he did better than I could have   now or then. Then I was 19, working   on the loading docks at Railway Express,   coming day by day into the damaged body   of a man while I sang into the filthy air   the Yiddish drinking songs my Zadie taught me   before his breath failed. Now Howard is gone,   eleven long years gone, the sweet voice silenced.   "The subtle bridge between Eldridge and Navarro,"   they later wrote, all that rising passion   a footnote to others. I remember in '85   walking the halls of Cass Tech, the high school   where he taught after his performing days,   when suddenly he took my left hand in his   two hands to tell me it all worked out   for the best. Maybe he'd gotten religion,   maybe he knew how little time was left,   maybe that day he was just worn down   by my questions about Parker. To him Bird   was truly Charlie Parker, a man, a silent note   going out forever on the breath of genius   which now I hear soaring above my own breath   as this bright morning fades into afternoon.   Music, I'll call it music. It's what we need   as the sun staggers behind the low gray clouds   blowing relentlessly in from that nameless ocean,   the calm and endless one I've still to cross.

[brookston]

Holidays 8.15

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Acadian Day (Canada)

Air Conditioning Appreciation Days end

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Armed Forces Day (Poland)

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Cavernova Awareness Day (UK)

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Loaded Dice Day

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Moms Equal Pay Day 2023 ( website )

Mother’s Day (Antwerp, Belgium)

National Back-to-School Prep Day

National Day (Liechtenstein)

National Ecology Day (China)

National Failures Day

National Jean Day

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National Liberation Day of Korea

National Mourning Day (Bangladesh)

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National Philip Day

National Relaxation Day

National Sunflower Day (Canada)

National Telepathic Communication Day

National Zombie with a Shotgun Day

Neighbor’s Day (Mexico)

Oscar Peterson Day

Panama Canal Day

Panama La Vieja Day (Panama)

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Sandakan Day (Malaysia)

Sang Marie (Gambia)

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Sit Back and Relax Day

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Victory Over Japan Day (UK)

Woodstock Day

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Food & Drink Celebrations

National Fresh Poke Day

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Independence & Related Days

Asunción Foundation Day (Paraguay)

Blanca-Arequipa City Anniversary Day (Peru)

Bulacan Foundation Day (Philippines)

Constitution Day (Equatorial Guinea)

Gwangbokjeol or Kwang Bok Jul (Liberation Day; South Korea, redeclared independence from Japan; 1945)

Bahrain (from UK, 1971)

India (from UK, 1947)

Malaita Province Day (Solomon Islands)

Panama City (Foundation Day; Panama; 1519)

Republic of the Congo (from Belgium, 1960)

New Year’s Days

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3rd Thursday in August

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National Hazy IPA Day [3rd Thursday]

Pukkelpop begins (Hasselt, Belgium) [3rd Thursday] (Thru Saturday]

Surströmingspremiären (Sour Herring Premiere; Sweden) [3rd Thursday]

Throwback Thursday [Every Thursday]

Weekly Holidays beginning August 15 (2nd Full Week of August)

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Festivals Beginning August 15, 2024

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Fisherman’s Feast (Boston, Massachusetts) [thru 8.18]

Grant County Fair & 4-H Achievement Days (Carson, North Dakota) [thru 8.18]

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Milwaukee Irish Festival (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) [thru 8.18]

Music in Old Kraków (Krakow, Poland) [thru 8.31]

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National Championship Musky Open (Eagle River, Wisconsin) [thru 8.18]

North Carolina Bluegrass festival (Marion, North Carolina) [thru 8.17]

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Pittston Tomato Festival (Pittston, Pennsylvania) [thru 8.18]

Pukkelpop (Hasselt, Belgium) [thru 8.18]

Red River’s 8750' Music & BBQ Festival (Red River, New Mexico) [thru 8.17]

Sta. Rita Hills Winegrowers Alliance Celebrates Wine and Fire (Lompoc Valley, California) [thru 8.18]

Taste of Lakeville (Lakeville, Minnesota)

Tennessee State Fair (Nashville, Tennessee) [thru 8.24]

Zürcher Theater Spektakel (Zurich, Switzerland) [thru 9.1]

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Alypius of Thagaste (a.k.a. Alipius; Christian; Saint)

Arnulf of Soissons (a.k.a. Arnoul; Christian; Saint)

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Marilyn Chambers Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Mother's Day (Antwerp and Costa Rica)

National Acadian Day (Acadians)

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Virgin of Candelaria, patron of the Canary Islands. (Tenerife, Spain)

Zoline (Lithuania)

Bob (Muppetism)

Bon Festival (a.k.a. Obon; Japan)

Condom Day (Pastafarian)

Darrell K. Sweet (Artology)

Edith Nesbit (Writerism)

Edna Ferber (Writerism)

Erik Schmidt (Artology)

Feast of the Formation of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox)

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Great Mother Goddess Day

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Julia Child (Humanism)

Leonard Baskin (Artology)

Maras Diena (Ancient Latvia)

McCartin (Christian; Saint)

Sacred Bannock Day (Celtic Book of Days)

San La Muerte (Paraguayan Folk Catholicism)

Santa Muerte (Mexican Folk Catholicism)

Sproshinki (Slavic Pagan End of the Hay Harvest Festival)

Stanislaus Kostka (Christian; Saint)

Stieg Larsson (Writerism)

Tarcisius (Christian; Saint)

Toro Nagashi Ceremony (Japan; Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Vasco de Gama (Positivist; Saint)

Virgen de Urkupiña (Bolivia)

Wafaa El-Nil (a.k.a. Flooding of the Nile; Ancient Egypt)

Walter Crane (Artology)

Walter Scott (Writerism)

Watch-the-Pot Week begins (Shamanism)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fatal Day (Pagan) [16 of 24]

Historically Bad Day (Buddha died & 6 other tragedies) [6 of 11]

Perilous Day (13th Century England) [23 of 32]

Prime Number Day: 227 [49 of 72]

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [42 of 57]

Premieres

Alice’s Tin Pony (Ub Iwerks Disney Cartoon; 1925)

American Splendor (Film; 2003)

Americathon (Film; 1979)

Apocalypse Now (Film; 1979)

Bambi, a Life in the Woods, by Felix Salten (Novel; 1922)

Batman and Harley Quinn (WB Animated Film; 2017)

Cat’s Paw (WB LT Cartoon; 1959)

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, by Lilian Jackson Braun (Novel; 1966)

Chew Chew Baby (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1958)

Crazy Rich Asians (Film; 2018)

Dancing Queen, by ABBA (Song; 1976)

Die Schwarze Maske (The Black Mask), by Krzysztof Penderecki (Opera; 1986)

Flying South (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1947)

Fly Me to the Moon (Animated Film; 2008)

The Full Monty (Film; 1997)

Garbage, by Garbage (Album; 1995)

How to Read a Book, by Mortimer J. Adler & Charles Van Doren (Book; 1972)

I Me Mine, by George Harrison (Autobiography; 1980)

The Merry Mouse Cafe (Phantasies Cartoon; 1941)

In Through the Out Door, by Led Zeppelin (Album; 1979)

The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series; 1992)

Living My Life, by Emma Goldman (Biography; 1931)

Macarena, by Los del Rio (Song; 1993)

Make Mine Music (Animated Disney Film; 1946)

Notorious (Film; 1946)

A Place in the Sun (Film; 1951)

Player Piano, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (Novel; 1952)

Promises! Promises! (Film; 1963)

The Sinking of Lusitania (Windsor McKay Cartoon; 1918)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Animated Film; 2008)

Tots of Fun (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1952)

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Film; 2008)

Wild Waves (Ub Iwerks Disney Cartoon; 1929)

The Wizard of Oz (Film; 1939)

Wizard’s First Rule, by Terry Goodkind (Novel; 1994)

Woodstock Festival begins (Music Festival; 1969)

You Shook Me All Night Long, by AC/DC (Song; 1980)

Today’s Name Days

Maria Himmelfahrt, Tarsitius (Austria)

Mariya (Bulgaria)

Julijana, Mara, Marija (Croatia)

Hana (Czech Republic)

Maria (Denmark)

Hanna, Jaana, Jaanika, Jana, Janika, Janne, Jenny, Johanna, Nanna (Estonia)

Jaana, Jatta, Marianna, Marianne, Marita, Maritta, Marja, Marjaana, Marjatta, Marjo, Marjukka, Marjut (Finland)

Alfred, Marie (France)

Maria Himmelfahrt, Steven (Germany)

Despoina, Maria, Panagiotis, Panayotis (Greece)

Mária (Hungary)

Assunta, Maria (Italy)

Dzelde, Zamuels, Zenta (Latvia)

Napalys, Napoleonas, Sigita, Visvilas, Vydenė (Lithuania)

Margot, Marielle, Mary (Norway)

Maria, Napoleon, Stefan, Stella, Trzebimir (Poland)

Marcela (Slovakia)

Alba, Asunción, Azucena, Mar, María, Patrocinio, Prado, Reyes (Spain)

Estelle, Stella (Sweden)

Madonna, Malia, Mara, Maria, Mariah, Marian, Mariana, Maribel, Marie, Marisa, Marissa, Maritza, Marla, Mary, Maryann, Mimi, Miriam, Mitzy, Molly, Napoleon, Polly (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 228 of 2024; 138 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of Week 33 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 13 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Ren-Shen), Day 12 (Xin-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 11 Av 5784

Islamic: 9 Safar 1446

J Cal: 18 Purple; Foursday [18 of 30]

Julian: 2 August 2024

Moon: 80%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 3 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Vasco de Gama]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 8 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 57 of 94)

Week: 2nd Full Week of August

Zodiac: Leo (Day 25 of 31)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 8.15

Holidays

Acadian Day (Canada)

Air Conditioning Appreciation Days end

Archeologist Day (Russia)

Armed Forces Day (Poland)

Asunción Foundation Day (Paraguay)

Awa Dance Festival (Japan)

Best Friend's Day

Cass Elliot Day (Baltimore, Maryland)

Cavernova Awareness Day (UK)

Chant at the Moon Day

Chauvin Day (a.k.a. Nicolas Chauvin Day)

Check the Chip Day

City Hall Selfie Day

Connor’s Activation Day

Dog Days of Summer end

815 Day

Ferragosto (Oven of August; Italy)

Flooding of the Nile (Egypt)

Flower Festival begins (Colombia)

Fool’s Dance (Japan)

Green Data Day

Helena Asteroid Day

Hello Day

Hunk Appreciation Day

I Love Cowboys and Cowgirls Day

International Apostrophe Day

International Neonatal Nurses Day

International Play Lax Day

Jogukhaebangui nal (a.k.a. Fatherland Liberation Day; North Korea)

Khalistan Day

Klordny (from “Legion of Superheroes”)

La Vieja Day (Panama)

Loaded Dice Day

Lupin Day (French Republic)

Memorial Day For the End of the War (終戦記念日 Shūsen-kinenbi; Japan)

Moms Equal Pay Day 2023 ( website )

Mother’s Day (Antwerp, Belgium)

National Back-to-School Prep Day

National Day (Liechtenstein)

National Ecology Day (China)

National Failures Day

National Jean Day

National Leathercraft Day

National Liberation Day of Korea

National Mourning Day (Bangladesh)

National No SpongeBob Day (SpongeBob)

National Philip Day

National Relaxation Day

National Sunflower Day (Canada)

National Telepathic Communication Day

National Zombie with a Shotgun Day

Neighbor’s Day (Mexico)

Oscar Peterson Day

Panama Canal Day

Panama La Vieja Day (Panama)

Rockford Day (Illinois)

Sandakan Day (Malaysia)

Sang Marie (Gambia)

Shoro Nagashi Nagasaki (Japan)

Sit Back and Relax Day

SJS Memorial Day

Staatsfeiertag (Liechtenstein)

Stadium Rock Day

Tuva Republic Day (Russia)

Velika Gospa (Croatia)

Victory Over Japan Day (UK)

Woodstock Day

World Child Abuse & Neglect Awareness Day

World Reiki Day

World Greatness Day

Wow! Signal Anniversary Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Fresh Poke Day

National Ginseng Day

National Lemon Meringue Pie Day

Independence & Related Days

Asunción Foundation Day (Paraguay)

Blanca-Arequipa City Anniversary Day (Peru)

Bulacan Foundation Day (Philippines)

Constitution Day (Equatorial Guinea)

Gwangbokjeol or Kwang Bok Jul (Liberation Day; South Korea, redeclared independence from Japan; 1945)

Bahrain (from UK, 1971)

India (from UK, 1947)

Malaita Province Day (Solomon Islands)

Panama City (Foundation Day; Panama; 1519)

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Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

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Premieres

Alice’s Tin Pony (Ub Iwerks Disney Cartoon; 1925)

American Splendor (Film; 2003)

Americathon (Film; 1979)

Apocalypse Now (Film; 1979)

Bambi, a Life in the Woods, by Felix Salten (Novel; 1922)

Batman and Harley Quinn (WB Animated Film; 2017)

Cat’s Paw (WB LT Cartoon; 1959)

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, by Lilian Jackson Braun (Novel; 1966)

Chew Chew Baby (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1958)

Crazy Rich Asians (Film; 2018)

Dancing Queen, by ABBA (Song; 1976)

Die Schwarze Maske (The Black Mask), by Krzysztof Penderecki (Opera; 1986)

Flying South (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1947)

Fly Me to the Moon (Animated Film; 2008)

The Full Monty (Film; 1997)

Garbage, by Garbage (Album; 1995)

How to Read a Book, by Mortimer J. Adler & Charles Van Doren (Book; 1972)

I Me Mine, by George Harrison (Autobiography; 1980)

The Merry Mouse Cafe (Phantasies Cartoon; 1941)

In Through the Out Door, by Led Zeppelin (Album; 1979)

The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series; 1992)

Living My Life, by Emma Goldman (Biography; 1931)

Macarena, by Los del Rio (Song; 1993)

Make Mine Music (Animated Disney Film; 1946)

Notorious (Film; 1946)

A Place in the Sun (Film; 1951)

Player Piano, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (Novel; 1952)

Promises! Promises! (Film; 1963)

The Sinking of Lusitania (Windsor McKay Cartoon; 1918)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Animated Film; 2008)

Tots of Fun (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1952)

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Film; 2008)

Wild Waves (Ub Iwerks Disney Cartoon; 1929)

The Wizard of Oz (Film; 1939)

Wizard’s First Rule, by Terry Goodkind (Novel; 1994)

Woodstock Festival begins (Music Festival; 1969)

You Shook Me All Night Long, by AC/DC (Song; 1980)

Today’s Name Days

Maria Himmelfahrt, Tarsitius (Austria)

Mariya (Bulgaria)

Julijana, Mara, Marija (Croatia)

Hana (Czech Republic)

Maria (Denmark)

Hanna, Jaana, Jaanika, Jana, Janika, Janne, Jenny, Johanna, Nanna (Estonia)

Jaana, Jatta, Marianna, Marianne, Marita, Maritta, Marja, Marjaana, Marjatta, Marjo, Marjukka, Marjut (Finland)

Alfred, Marie (France)

Maria Himmelfahrt, Steven (Germany)

Despoina, Maria, Panagiotis, Panayotis (Greece)

Mária (Hungary)

Assunta, Maria (Italy)

Dzelde, Zamuels, Zenta (Latvia)

Napalys, Napoleonas, Sigita, Visvilas, Vydenė (Lithuania)

Margot, Marielle, Mary (Norway)

Maria, Napoleon, Stefan, Stella, Trzebimir (Poland)

Marcela (Slovakia)

Alba, Asunción, Azucena, Mar, María, Patrocinio, Prado, Reyes (Spain)

Estelle, Stella (Sweden)

Madonna, Malia, Mara, Maria, Mariah, Marian, Mariana, Maribel, Marie, Marisa, Marissa, Maritza, Marla, Mary, Maryann, Mimi, Miriam, Mitzy, Molly, Napoleon, Polly (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 228 of 2024; 138 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of Week 33 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 13 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Ren-Shen), Day 12 (Xin-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 11 Av 5784

Islamic: 9 Safar 1446

J Cal: 18 Purple; Foursday [18 of 30]

Julian: 2 August 2024

Moon: 80%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 3 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Vasco de Gama]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 8 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 57 of 94)

Week: 2nd Full Week of August

Zodiac: Leo (Day 25 of 31)

[wyrmfedgrave]

Pics: Celebrating Lovecraftian folks & places.

1 & 2. General guides to Howard's monstrous world of alien things & their victims.

3. Is this a reflex creation to Batman's HPL inspired Arkham Asylum?

The only Arkham institution that I still remember is Arkham University!

4. Truly weird 'living' wall?

Interestingly enough, DC's New Gods' world space has a similar creation.

The Source Wall, that imprisoned a lot of power hungry Gods (in an immobile stasis) from crossing the final frontier to - ?!!

Though at least 1 God from Apokalips did break out - Darkseid's dad!! - for a short while.

Darkseid himself would later accomplish this same deed.

5. Ahh... Innsmouth, perhaps HPL's most famous cityscape...

Certainly 1 of the most 'visited' by later writers.

6 & 7. Want a vacay suggestion?

Well, don't visit this part of the Antarctic continent.

Unless you like being a lab subject...

Addendum: Letter of Comment 2.

Having given his opinion on Tarzan & the Mars series of E.R. Burroughs, Lovecraft turned his attention to other pulp writers.

Howard also criticized the magazine itself!

And, managed to shoehorn the KKK into a letter of literary criticism...

"W.P. White('s) Sands of Life... shows... the very spirit of the Spanish Main (in a story) worthy of... publication as a book."

In the domain of the weird & bizarre, L. Robinet... furnished us (with) The 2nd Man. (With an) atmosphere (that's) sustained thruout (a) story of (a) 2nd Eden - (whose) exact location (remains undisclosed)..."

"I... hope... you added P.P. Sheehan... to your staff, for... I have seen his work elsewhere & was... captivated by (his) grim short story... "His Ancestor's Head."

"W.T. Eldridge set... a (high) standard for himself in "The Forest Reaper." It seems... a pity for him to (also) be the author of "The Tormentor" & "Cowards All."

"W.L. Curtiss tells (the) homely yet exciting... tale which experts upon the reader a curious fascination - "Shanty House."

"D.F. McGrew, 1 of the 'red blooded' school of writers, describes the Philippine(s)... & the army there, with an ease of long residence (&) military service on the scene..."

"I hardly need mention... "A Columbus of Space" further than to say that I have... every published work by G.P. Serviss(, a noted astronomer)."

"The merry crew of humorous writers, such as T. Bell, J. Brandt, F. Condon & D.A. Khan, though light & sometimes silly, are... distinctly amusing."

"Khan is especially clever in drawing (out) the characters of callow college youths."

"I hesitate to criticize... such an excellent magazine, but since my censure falls upon so small a part of it, I think I may express myself... without giving offense."

"I fear that a faint shadow from the black cloud of vileness now darkening our literature, has lately fallen upon a few pages of The All-Story."

"The Souls of Men" by M.M. Stanley was (a) disagreeable tale, but "Pilgrims of Love" by De Lysle Ferre is... disgusting (&) nauseating."

"Mr. G.W.S. of Chicago has written that Cass "diplomatically handles a very difficult subject - Oriental Love."

"We do not care for subjects so... allied to vulgarity... We prefer a more idealized Orient to read about... As in the beautiful romance of Prince Imbecile by C.M. Savage or The Invisible Empire by S. Chalmers."

"Speaking of the last novel, is not (it's) title somewhat misleading? In the U.S. the... "Invisible Empire" is... associated with (the) 'noble' but... 'maligned' Southerners who protected their homes against the diabolical... freed Blacks & Northern adventurers... just after the Civil War - the dreaded Ku-Klux-Klan."

"The... editorial policy... is making (The All-Story) of note (in a) merely local American publication."

"But, a bond of common interest between the... various British colonies cannot too heartily be commended."

"... We are all Englishmen & need... a leveler of political barriers... to remind us of our common origin. Let the London reader reflect, that... nearly everywhere else, his racial kindred are perusing the same stirring stories that delight them."

"America may have 'withdrawn' from the British government, but thanks to such magazines..., (the U.S.) must re- main an... important part of the great universal empire of British thought & literature."

"... The All-Story Magazine... stands alone in its class,... (&) I hold this publication in the highest esteem... Deriving much pleasure from its pages. What I... said in criticism (was done) with friendly intent believing that... humble opinions... may prove... acceptable to you."

"But, (before) I grow more tedious..., let me close this... (long letter) with the best wishes for the future of The All-Story..."

Comments:

1. This letter seems to be a little known piece by the Great Olde Writer which gives us a glimpse of HPL - as an early fan of the genre that he would later revolutionize.

Letters such as his encouraged the Munsey chain to continue printing these 'different' kind of stories.

All this literary activity would lead to the founding of Weird Tales 9 years later.

Lovecraft would never know that, 1 day, his own ability - as a Weird Tales author! - would outrank the men that he was now praising...

2. Lovecraft was familiar with ERB's works - enough for it to influence him as a writer.

Howard must have been impressed by Burroughs' Pellucidar stories - as they appeared in All-Story.

They are a likely source of 1 of his main themes - that Man wasn't the 1st intelligent ruler of the Earth.

Nor was Man likely to retain his dominant position in the future.

Lovecraft liked to confront his human characters with aliens far more powerful & intelligent than Man - emphasizing human inferiority.

Many of HPL's recurring elements are similar to 1s used thruout Burroughs' works - especially in the Pellucidar tales.

Such as Howard's lizard race, the subterranean tunnels, an eternal day in the Earth's interior, ancient cities, prehistoric creatures, the superior "Old Ones" (winged web-footed scholars) who control "Shoggoths" & use men as cattle...

Other clues concern Randolph Carter having an out-of-body experience in a mystical cave, a British nobleman who's the descendant of apes & a white African civilization, advanced earth drilling machines, cavern tunnels & a multitude of fantasy worlds all have ties back to ERB.

Burroughs was a major influence on the popular cultures of fantasy & sci-fi for most of the last century & his legacy was a springboard for the tales that only Lovecraft could write.

(< ERBzine 1137: "Lovecraft, a Burroughs Fan.")

End.

[hikarimiyanaga]

the Dimitrescu's with their s/o with wings that they are big and fluffy and can protect them from cold

I cannot tell you just how much I love this.

I'm adding Donna too, if you don't mind.

Also, reader is a Mulawin, a fictional species in the Philippines who can transform into a winged humanoid by stabbing the back with a feather (That's just how much I remember, forgive my goldfish memory.) Except the one for Alcina's.

So here you go!

Alcina Dimitrescu / Lady Dimitrescu

Flying has always been a joy. Nothing can ever get you to come down from the skies where freedom is your companion.

That is, until you saw her. The first time that you were flying through the village, you crashed into a big tree when you saw her. She caught your eye.

She was also the one who found you, passed away like an idiot. She was also the one who nursed you back to health, your wings all bandaged up.

You move them and she was entranced. It was the first time she saw someone like you. Someone with such big wings.

After that, it took you three days to recover your dignity but you stayed in the Castle for weeks.

You've never been grounded in your whole life before. And she... She was the reason.

You flew off in a fit of rage. Because how dare she. How dare she capture your heart? How dare she steal your attention from your beloved freedom?

You stop as you look upon the whole castle... You can fly but you have never thought to explore it. And you realize, yes you do have freedom... But in exchange, you have no place to call home. No one to call family. You were just drifting from place to place.

You touch down and the three girls cry as they hug you. They thought you left. That you left them behind.

"I could never." You say with a sad smile. "How could I do that to the most sweetest girls in the world?" They hug you again and you look at Alcina. Her eyes were unreadable as she goes inside the Castle.

You tucked the girls in for the night. Then fidget nervously in front of Alcina's room... She saw you. You glared at her before you went outside and flew.

You knock and a small 'come in' can be heard from the door. You open it slowly and see Alcina in her night gown, getting ready to sleep. She glances at you then continues. You sigh.

"Did you know I wasn't born with these wings?" You look down as she turns to you. "I was an experiment. A guinea pig." She frowns at you. "It's why I love the sky... And the freedom. The way that the wind blows through my body as I fly through the skies." You sigh. "I'm sorry that I flew away so suddenly... I just." You turn to her with a sad smile. "It reminded me of being imprisoned."

"Staying here?"

"No... Staying grounded."

After your confession, Alcina held you tight. And you stayed at the Castle. Alcina doesn't care if sometimes you disappear suddenly, she knew how important flying is to you now.

Donna Beneviento

Observation has always been a part of your life. Even before you had discovered that you can transform into a Mulawin.

You stumbled upon the village and stayed for a week because of how isolated it was. It reminded you of your own home.

But then you met Donna and she made you stay. She didn't know that you were a Mulawin so you confessed it to her.

She accepted you with all her heart.

It was such a relief to open your wings in front of another person and knowing that they wouldn't do anything to hurt you.

One day, it was snowing heavily so you and Donna decided to stay in instead of going out into the village, she even made sure to make her gardener go home early.

"It's so cold." Donna says and you knew that it was serious since she didn't even use Angie to say her thoughts out loud.

You get your feather and summon your wings. You hug her and she blushes. She was going to turn to face you when your wings wrapped around her. She sighs in relief and leans on you.

"Thank you." She mumbles and you hum as you stare out the window. Before you knew you it, the both of you had fallen asleep cuddling each other.

Bela Dimitrescu

You were a guest of Mother Miranda and was given to the Dimitrescus as a guest.

Of course, the woman knew about your species and she hired you to help restore Eva... you had no intention of helping her but that's something for another day.

You were reading inside the library when Bela stumbles upon you. You smile at her and that was the start of the friendship between the both of you.

But then the day comes when Ethan came to the Village. And almost every one of your instincts are telling you to run.

You couldn't abandon them though so you stayed, hoping to convince the three sisters to at least hide somewhere safe. But they wouldn't listen to you. You panic when Ethan gets inside so you get your sword that was given by your Father.

Before you even knew it, though there was a shattering sound and you hear Bela's scream. You rushed to her side and stop Ethan by knocking him out. Then you shield her with your wings. She was stunned by their colors but it made you annoyed.

"Go somewhere safe, damn it!" She snaps out of it and nods at you before going to the library.

You sigh as you take care of Ethan and get Rose's vial. You then help him get the other ones.

You join forces with Karl who was actually... reasonable?

The three of you get Rose back from Miranda and you reunite with Bela.

She hugs you and you hug her back.

Cassandra Dimitrescu

You were captured by Karl on one of his expeditions to find ways to kill Mother Miranda. He wanted to get your help but you don't want to kill anyone anymore.

You were so done being exploited by humans. You wanted to hide your wings but he wouldn't let you. When you were unconscious, he brought you to the castle, hoping that they would be good hosts to you.

And they were, for starters, Alcina freed you and you hid your wings. It was exhausting to maintain their form for that long after all.

You got along with the three daughters, most particularly Cassandra, who shared your interest in Art.

You were amazed by everything that she creates, even if it was just sketches.

One day, it was snowing and the three girls were huddle in the library with the fireplace. You take pity on them so you make your wings appear and hug them. Bela and Daniela thanks you while Cassandra just hugs you, no words needed.

Ever since then, if it was just a bit cold, Cassandra would come running for you and you chuckle as you hug her.

Daniela Dimitrescu

You were the known bird person in the Village and you were close to the four lords. Often becoming their only visitors every week.

You were particularly close to Alcina, her having shown her true form to you and you sharing your bloody past.

One day, Alcina asked you for a favor since she needed to be out on a business trip, she asked you to look after her daughters.

"Are you sure?? You do know I'm like only a year older than them, right?" She assures you that you're the perfect person for the job and she does trust Bela... but Cassandra and Daniela can be that rambunctious.

When you meet Bela, she gives instructions that you look after Daniela while she looks after Cassandra. You agree and she thanks you.

So you spend everyday with Daniela, even telling her stories from your past.

One day, it was a particularly cold day when she decided to go outside the village. Saying she wanted to explore.

But then it suddenly rained so you quickly make your wings appear and shield her. Both from the cold and water.

"Stick close to me." You say and she just nods, uncharacteristically quiet as you two go back to the castle.

Bela was so worried that she hugs Daniela, happy that you were both safe. Cassandra though, she takes note of the unusual attitude of their youngest.

When Daniela was alone, Cassandra surprises her and smiles.

"You like Y/N, don't you?" Daniela blushes and tries to deny it but sighs. She talks to Cass all about you.

What they didn't know was you were listening in... It was an accident.

When they finish talking, you appear and confess to Daniela that you felt the same way.

A/N:

This took way too long since I started playing Genshin Impact again.

Anyways, I only have two more requests to go and I'm going to start writing the Loving You sequel.

Comments and thoughts are always welcome!

Thank you for reading!

If you can, please buy me a coffee.

[christelgothamite]

{one-shot}

The hunt (part 1)

Christel stood inside the batcave. Yet again. Red hood in front of her.

"are you sure this book can be useful?" Christel asked him. A little unsure. Jason sighed taking his helmet off "we need to take a look Christel" he stated. "If this book doesn't answer our questions . We can always take Delenn's help" he said further.

Christel nodded. Opening the book sitting besides him. The first page read.

"monster in Loch Ness, Horyn. land of spice." the texts were in a red, orange and yellow font. With strange symbols bellow. Jason hummed.

"red stone must be in Scotland" he answered. She looked at him puzzled. "monster in loch ness is a Scotland thing.." Jason explained. Christel nodded and looked at the texts further.

Cass sat next to her and mumbled "Horyn... River... Orange.. Ukraine"

"oh yes! Horyn river in Ukraine!" Christel explained. And smiled at Cass. So the orange crystal was in Ukraine..

"land of spice" Christel mumbled. Both Jason and Christel then yelled at the same time "INDIA!"

"we need to find more pages like these" Jason mumbled. And Christel nodded. Turning some pages. All had strange symbols. Then they came across texts written in green, blue and purple.

"kings called Louis, Republic of Korea...Sphinx"

Christel hummed "Sphinx is found in Egypt... The purple one is in Egypt" she concluded. "kings called Louis... That has to be France." she said further.

"south Korea" Jason and Christel said at the Same time. Christel turned the pages. Finding another page.. This one was burned on the edges but they could read it.

"Canberra" was written in bold pink. Bellow it in faded brown colour "Andean region" was written.

"Andean region....peru" Cass answered. "and Canberra. That's the capital of australia.." Jason said after her.

The pages after that were burned and Christel felt anxious then she saw the next proper page.

"Filipino. Samoan. Santo Domingo" was written upsite down in white, gray and black texts.

"Philippines, Samoa and the dominican republic" robin said from behind them.

Christel took a deep breath... Looks like they got their answers...

Let the hunt began.

[supeson]

on my own feet

part one, part two, part three, part four, part five, part six, part seven, part eight, part nine , part ten, part eleven, part twelve, part thirteen, part fourteen , part fifteen

Hanging out in the Cave is definitely a weird experience. Knowing you’re in one of the most dangerous but at the same time safest places on earth is comforting, but also gives you a twinge more anxiety than you normally deal with. 

                                                               *

You had originally come over to see if Bruce wanted to Netflix and chill, but sadly, Alfred informed you that “Master Bruce will be out for the next foreseeable hours.”

“Well, shit. Never mind, then. Since I already took the bus all the way out here, do you think I could crash here?” You ask, thumping your overnight bag on the floor of the foyer.

“How presumptuous. You’ve certainly come far from the shy young person that darkened this very door step two years ago,” Alfred says, raising an eyebrow. He steps aside nonetheless, a hint of a smile on his face.

You pump a fist like a golfer that’s just made a difficult shot as you walk past Alfred. “Well, to be fair, I’ve seen and been through a lot of shit since then. I’m anxious about other things now, my man.”

You putter around the mansion (which consists of trying to help Alfred with his daily tasks and failing), until Alfred wordlessly leads you to the dining room. Just as you’re about to ask about the books on the shelves, he moves the hands on the grandfather clock and sweeps and arm towards the stairs. “Master Bruce should be back in about an hour.”

You don’t say it, but you know he’s just trying to get you out of his hair. You at least have the decency to act accordingly; heading down the stairs with an apology and a sheepish smile on your face.

                                                            * 

You’ve been down here for about an hour and some change, sitting and spinning in the chair in front of the computer, about to boot up another 45 minute YouTube video about some board game, when the waterfall at the end of the drive parts, and a motorcycle comes speeding inside. It comes to an abrupt stop in the circle a couple of yards away from you. Looking closer, you see it’s the Red Hood. He rips off his helmet, throwing it to the ground.

“Dumb fucker, how is it my fault those assholes caught us? Can’t even fuckin’ sneeze in front of the Bat without him blaming me for a typhoon in the Philippines. The kid was fine, I don’t- “ He cuts himself off as he locks eyes with you. 

“Damn, how many blue-eyed, black haired orphans does Bruce know?” You don’t mean to say, but it slips out anyway. Red Hood immediately goes on the offensive, stalking towards you, when the waterfall parts again, and the Batmobile comes screeching in. Damian jumps out, flips over to his father’s side, lending him a hand as he hobbles out. 

Bruce spots you instantly. “Why are you down here.”

You raise your hands defensively, eyes wide. “I was annoying Alfred, so he popped me down here where he wouldn’t hear my screams anymore.” 

He wants to respond, but winces, so you hop out of your chair to go help him. Jason watches the exchange and starts forcibly laughing. “Aren’t you a little old to be a new sidekick? Don’t tell me he’s got you convinced of his ‘grand plan’ for Gotham. It’s all horseshit, y’know?”

“Jason.” Bruce staggers, and you buckle under his weight. Damian doesn’t even flinch (despite being shorter than you. You try not to feel miffed about it), just starts walking towards what you assume is their medical bay. You hobble beside him, trying support more of his weight. Hearing a screeching noise, you look back to see another motorcycle park itself beside the car, Batgirl popping off the bike and rushing past you into the next room, no doubt getting stuff ready. 

You get him onto the table (well, Damian does, really), and Alfred apparently summons himself downstairs, knowing what’s going on without anyone saying anything. Cass passes him stuff as needed, while you’re plastered to the wall, watching with wide eyes. Thankfully it’s nothing too bad, just some gashes and wicked nasty looking bruises. Some stitches and whatever military-grade Neosporin they have on hand should do the trick, if you were to hazard a guess. Alfred gently pushes you from the room, assuring you that Bruce will be fine. Jason is waiting outside, arms crossed, waiting. 

“So, what is it?” 

You whip your head in his direction. “What?”

“What’s making you stay. You evidently know everything there is. What’s not clicking? He doesn’t give a shit about you, really. All he cares about is cleaning up Gotham. You’re just a side piece. As soon as you get hurt, or even killed, he’ll just move on. Why not take your bag and go?” Jason asks, eyeing you up and down. Tears burn at the back of your eyes.

“Todd. Stop.” Damian pipes up from the computer, chair turned around to watch the display. 

“No, I wanna know. What is it? The money? You could get more somewhere else.” He snorts, “It can’t be the baggage. There’s not enough therapy in the world for him to unpack all of his issues. Y’can’t fix him, that’s for damn sure. What makes him so interested in you? Damian gave me the rundown on your situation. Are you hoping to move into the Mansion and live happily ever after? Because it won’t happen.” His arms are uncrossed, and there’s a a cold fire behind his eyes. He knows he’s pushing all the right buttons as tears start to fall. One more push and-

“Fuck you.” Your voice cracks as you say, but it’s enough. “Don’t fucking talk to me like I’m some fucking wet cat Bruce picked up out of the trash. I may be a lot of things, but I’m not a gold digger. I don’t want his fucking money. I’m sure if I met him on the streets and he had not a penny to his name, we'dstill be together. I don’t give a shit. I love him for his heart, okay. Is that okay? Can I just live my fucking life? I’d be content living in my shitty little apartment for the rest of my life and having him over to let my cats rub all over him and sit with me. And y’know what? I dunno. I dunno why he likes me so much. But that’s fine! As long as we still love each other, I don’t care. I don’t know you, or what your fucking problem is, but you can eat my whole ass.” You turn on your heel and go back into the bay, tears still falling. “I’m gonna sit with my fucking boyfriend.”

You slam the door behind you and sit beside Bruce, finally wiping your eyes and pulling out your phone to fuck around on until he’s lucid enough to talk to. You’re loading up your favorite rhythm tapping game when you hear him croak, “Eating your ass is my job.”

You drop your phone in surprise, face inflamed. He’s got one eye cracked open, his fingers wiggling. You that that for the signal it is and intertwine your fingers with his. “You’re not gonna be able to eat any ass any time soon, y’know. Someone’s gotta pick up the slack while you’re outta commission.”

Bruce lets out a laugh, a real, genuine laugh, and you start laughing too, which devolves into hiccups. 

The rest of the night, you make him watch the new Babysitter’s Club reboot with you on your phone, until he’s okay enough to go upstairs to his own bed. Bruce wouldn’t have it any other way.

[askmissthunder]

Why do you think that Red Rabbit’s friends didn’t freak out when they first saw you Miss Thunder?

Miss Thunder: Well...to be honest, they kind of did. Maybe it's better if I tell you the first time Cassie introduced us.

A while ago...

(Cassie walks through doors of Ocean City University's Cafeteria. Her friends in the dance squad, Amanda, Deb, Joanie, Karen, Lailani, Stacey and Tamika, are all sitting at one large circular table.)

Tamika: Hey, there she is!

Amanda: Where y'all been, Cass? It ain't like you to miss so many lunches with us.

Cassie: Sorry, sorry! It's just been... well, I've met someone.

Joanie: Oh ho! What's his name?

Deb: Or her name? Hee hee!

Cassie: No! Not like that! I mean, I've made a new friend. Her name's Penny.

Stacey: And what? She's doesn't want you to eat with us anymore?

Karen: *Gasp!* Is she really an alien and is trying to keep you away from us so she can take you to her home planet? Because if she is, can I go?

Cassie: ......No, Karen.

Lailani: Well? What's the deal then? Whatcha been up to?

Cassie: It's not that I want to keep you girls away, it's just... God, how do I put this? She, um, has a... condition.

Stacey: What do you mean? What kind of condition?

Cassie: It's...pretty unique.

Tamika: What, like she's in a wheelchair or something?

Cassie: ...You can say that.

Joanie: *Snort* Cassie! Come on! What kind of jackasses do you take us for?

Lailani: We'd never make fun of somebody who's disabled! (Points at Deb) This one, however...

Deb: Hey, wait a minute! I know I can be a bitch but I'm not THAT bad! Jesus!

Cassie: It's just that...she's really shy about her condition. She didn't want us to be seen with her. She thought she'd embarrass us be being seen with her.

(The girls give a sad groan)

Amanda: Ohh! Naw naw naw! Bring her on over!

Karen: Yes, we'd love to eat lunch with her!

Cassie: Okay, I'm gonna bring her over but girls, I'm serious! Do NOT say anything bad! I mean it!

Stacey: Cassie! Just go get her, for Pete's sake!

(Cassie gets up from her seat and walks briskly out the doors)

Deb: So...Whattya think she's got? She can't just be in a wheelchair. It's gotta be something crazy.

Stacey: Scoliosis, maybe? I had a great aunt who had it and she needed a wheelchair.

Tamika: What if she's paralyzed from the waist down?

Joanie: Or she lost her legs in an accident?

Lailani: Hmm...those aren't so bad that she wouldn't want to be seen with us though.

Karen: I got it! She's a mermaid! She can't walk on dry land so she needs a wheelchair to get around!

(The girls stare at her)

Amanda: Karen, remember what we talked about: Mermaids ain't real.

Karen: I know what I saw! She was playing a ukulele down at the boardwalk! She had green hair and she smelled like oysters!

(Cassie bursts through the double doors, holding one door open herself while keeping the other pried open with a nearby trash can)

Cassie: All right, Penny! Here they are!

(The girls' jaws drop as they see the biggest, fattest girl they've ever seen in their life roll in on a motorized wheelchair nearly the size of a golf cart towards their table. The sounds of gasps, snickering and outright laughter could be heard from all over the cafeteria.)

Cassie: Penelope Abbot, meet the Sensational Sirens, the best dance squad on the East Coast, if I say so myself!

Stacey: ....

Joanie: ....

Karen: ...Big...

Lailani: ....

Amanda: ....

Deb: .....Holy Fuck.

Tamika: ....Cassie, can I talk to you over here? In private?

Cassie: Sure! Just make yourself comfy, Penny! I'll be right back!

(The two girls walk a short distance away)

Tamika: Cass, you know we go way back right? Like, elementary school?

Cassie: Uh,yeah?

Tamika: So you know I'm being honest with you by asking what the hell's going on here?

Cassie: 'Mika, calm down. It's not that big of a deal.

Tamika: Uhh, have you seen this girl you brought here? She's a pretty big deal!

Cassie: Oh my god, I was afraid you'd all act this way. She's just a girl! I told you she had a condition!

Tamika: When you said a "condition", I thought she had leg braces or something, not that she was the size of a house!

Cassie: Tamika. Stop.

(Tamika sighs and pinches her nose)

Cassie: Look. I wouldn't be hanging out with her if I didn't like her. I promise she's the sweetest girl. She's really nice and funny when you get to know her. Just give her a chance, please? For me?

Tamika: *Sighs* Fine. I trust your opinion, Cass but you gotta prepare us better than that, okay?

(Cassie nods as they share a brief hug before heading back towards the table)

Cassie: All right ladies! As I was saying, this here's Penny and she's from ♪ Manchester, England, Englaaaand! Across the Atlantic Sea! ♪

Penny: *Waves sheepishly* 'Allo. It...it's London, actually.

Cassie: *Winks* Just a little musical reference, Penny!

Stacey: Really? You came all the way from England?

Penny: Mmm-hmm.

Joanie: Wow, that's pretty cool. How is it over there?

Penny: G...good. Rainy. But good. L...lots of museums I like to visit. J...jolly good stuff.

Deb: *Snickers* "Jolly good." Oh, this should be a hoot...

Amanda: *Side-eyeing Deb* A hoot to get to know you, Penny! Shoot, Ah just moved to Ocean City myself not too long ago!

Penny: Really? Where are you from?

Amanda: Why, just the great state of Kentucky, of course! Born and raised!

Lailani: My family's from the Philippines, Penny! We moved to the states when I was a little girl, though.

Penny: Blimey, that's -

Boy's voice: HEY DUMBO! THE CIRCUS IS CALLING!

(A milkshake comes flying through the air and strikes against Penny's shoulder, splattering all over her. Her mouth is open in shock as her eyes start to water. To Penny's surprise, though, all the girls immediately stand from their seats.)

Cassie: HEY! WHO THE FUCK JUST THREW THAT?!

(Two boys make a run for the doors as Amanda, Tamika, and Deb bolt after them)

Deb: GET BACK HERE, DAMMIT!

(As they give chase out the doors, the other girls surround Penny, trying to clean her up)

Lailani: Oh my god, Penny! I'm so sorry that happened!

(Penny can't even speak due to an overflow of emotions)

Stacey: Fucking assholes! I can't believe that!

Penny: ...I...I need to go. I'm sorry. I'm...

Joanie: No no no, you're alright, Penny.

Cassie: Don't apologize. That wasn't your fault some people are jerks.

Penny: No, no. I'm sorry I wasted all of your time. I won't bother you anymo-

Karen: Penny.

(Penny stops and meets her gaze)

Karen: (puts her hands on tops of Penny's giant hands) Take a deep breath with me. Breathe in through your nose.

(After a moment's hesitation, they both inhale)

Karen: Now breathe out through your mouth.

(They exhale slowly and repeat a few more times before Karen puts her hands on Penny's shoulders)

Karen: Penny, I just want you to know that although it doesn't seem like it now but you are appreciated and we're all glad that Cassie has brightened our universe by introducing you to us.

Penny: ...Okay.

Lailani: (Whispering to Stacey) Oh wow, Karen actually used that New Age crap for something good for once.

(The cafeteria doors slam open as Tamika, Amanda and Deb march in, all panting and flustered)

Stacy: You get them?

Tamika: No! Little bastards got away but you saw them! We all saw their faces! I'm gonna tell security about this horseshit! Real fucking mature!

Deb: *Sighs* Sorry, Penny. We would've dragged them all the way back here if we could. Make them apologize to your face.

Amanda: Hmph! That would've been the least of their concerns! Ah would've knocked their dumb asses out right then and there! Where Ah'm from, you don't treat a lady like that! Don't matter what she looks like! Ain't right!

(Cassie looks around and sees that everyone in the cafeteria is looking at them)

Cassie: You know what? Let's blow this pop stand. There's a nice cafe right down the street, Penny. How about you show us all those teas you were telling me about?

(Penny looks around her and sees Cassie and her friends smiling warmly at her)

Penny: ...I'd like that.

Miss Thunder: And that was that.

Red Rabbit: Aww! I forgot how shy you used to be, Penny!

MT: Heh, still am, really. But that was the first time I felt like anyone outside of my family really cared about my well-being since I moved to the States. Especially considering I just met the girls for the first time and they were that concerned for me.

RR: Hey, the Sirens always got your back, Penny. Don't start nothing, won't be nothing!

[ihopethisendswell]

Me and my OCs:

This isn't just about my pokemon oc's. No no no no. This is my journey of me having 0 Oc's ( not knowing what they where back then) to having far too many for my own good.

It started back in middle school, where it was one if those rare creative writing periods. We rarely get those, so of course I was excited. This was also when I started reading a lot of fantasy books, specifically YA novels. So my imagination ran wild, and I created my first oc.

Her name was ViraBlue. Yes that sounds like a online profile. Yes, she was very edgy. Yes , I tried to write a very bad story for her. And no, I'm not going to go into it. The only thing I will go into, is that I thought it would be cool for her to have a team. A five man band if you will. Teen Titans was my favorite show at the time, and I was getting introduced to anime AND I was reading wattpad due to my friend who suggested it to me. So this was spelled for disaster. Though I will say I realized my passion for creative writing. Even if my own writing was terrible.

I'm going to skip over all middle school and a bit of highschool to just say that my Oc's evolved. For example, ViraBlue was no longer her name. As of now her name is Elora. Also, her and her team are no longer just white people. Elora is a wonderful black woman such as myself, and honestly I feel FAR more attached to her than I did before. Also when remaking my ocs to be more diverse( both in race and in body diversity),I learned Asian is a umbrella term, so it doesn't just mean China or Japan. It also means Thailand, India, the Philippines, and much more! It really opened my eyes a lot to the world around me actually.

So yeah, you'd think that'll be it, right? WRONG. Cause theres more! A lot more. So much more I'm gonna but it on bulletin notes :)

Somewhere between highschool and middle school, I was very interested the pokemon protagonist, in terms of what they were like as individuals.

Now I know that that's very weird, given the majority of the protagonists are blank slates l, but two things. 1) Hilda's design has so much attitude that I REFUSE to believe she's a blank slate( eventhough she is) and 2) sun and moon brought back and older Red, with his own semblance of personality. I was so happy when it was announced.

But after searching the internet, and realizing the chance of me getting my preteen hands on the manga were low

So I did the only reasonable thing and make my own oc for each game and have them replace the player character as the main protagonist. Every main series game. Except the Kanto ones. I....I've had enough of kanto. I might change my mind later.

I'm actually almost done! All I have to do is finish USUM, and play emerald and heartgold and I'll be done.

I was so invested in this that I made myself a ( linear) timeline to keep track of things, as well as trying to find characters ages as a reference. Oh my god, that was a lot.

Then they're was that sequel idea that I had for my first Oc's story( the one with Elora). I didn't even finish the first story! Let alone start writing!

It didn't help that the setting of the story was a full erease universe and a timeskip into the future away from the original story. No I will not elaborate.

The main character's name is an ( sun?) elf Imani and she's tall ( duh) and really likes her history and her friends.

I then realized that these two stories where very important to me,so it would be best to work on them more to flesh them out......

Until I made a new set of characters for a supernatural thing. I literally just made a person,her brother, her friends, her brothers friend,her brothers love interest, and the siblings moms that aren't always there because one of them is basically the grim reaper but not really abd the other help with purifing damaged souls or something like that. Mind you, I have no specific story for them, except they live in New York and do stuff. That's it.

Now would be a good time to say that all of my ocs are LGBTQ+, and I don't mean this as a flex. I say this because they honestly have helped me trying to find myself. I still don't know what I am, or if my feelings are real, but I do know that these characters made me appreciate the change of it all. Like Elora and her team where all straight white people, and while there is nothing wrong with that, the more I changed, they've changed as well. Elora is now asexual biromantic. Now that's not what I'll exactly call myself, but it's kinda close. I think. Idk. Not to mention that I'm now more aware of the world around me, and the struggles people face( even if I'm still learning)

Anyway back to ranting.

CHOICE. OF. GAMES

How dare they exploit my love for character creation and choose your own story games!

Honestly, besides my own characters, and some outside factors, Choice of games made me aware that men liking men is real, and so is women liking woman, and that non-binary people exist!

For granted, I still didn't understand it at the time, but in Wayhaven chronicles I choose the men and women option and didn't look back.( I only played the demo cause I have no money)

Then I started playing a lot of wips, and somehow made 4 characters that reflect 4 play styles that I personally like playing.

Eventually they became so big in there own that I thought " these are the type of ocs that I'll just mess around with. No overarching story, just a good ol time" and for once I stuck by it.

Though for some reason I gave them a theme of the deck of suits????( Like diamond, heart, spades and clover).

There's Jamie( diamond). They're the shyest of the bunch. A lot more withdrawn and tend to freak out a lot( like me!) Though when the time comes, they're quite possible the bravest in the room. They come from a rich family cause why not. They're omnisexaul.

Then there's Edric( heart). Friends( and enemies that he likes) call him Eddy. He's very flirty and down to have a good time. He wears what he wants and does it in ✨ style ✨. He can wear a clown suit and make it look sexy. He's asexual panromantic.

Min( spades) ! I got the name from playing Smoke and Velvet: The Gnawing Chronicles ( by @roast-ifs ) cause I was to lazy to come up with a name and it just stuck. For the most part she's more stoic than the rest. Not entirely an introvert, but not extroverted either. She's try's to keep her emotions to herself, which for the most part she's very successful at, but it can get hard when it comes to people she cares about ( both platonically and romantically). In another wip called Secrets of Swatheforn ( by @swatheford ) she's actively trying to NOT acknowledge her feeling for one of the ROs ( Cass) so that's fun. Min is a trans women, and is bisexual ( women and non-binary people)

The last one actually is the least developed out of all of them. I know that they're non-binary, and that they represent clover. I actually haven't played as them as much as say Jamie or Edric has. So yeah. They exist.

So that my very long oc journey. I don't except my creative mind to stop, but I really have to many. Sooooo yeah! That's all.

[loperonline3]

Korean TV Dramas and All Things Korean Invading the Philippines

It will undoubtedly occur. The expanding fame of Korean TV shows in the Philippines combined with the mass movement of Koreans to the nation will undoubtedly influence media outlets in a larger number of ways than one. As of late, the nearby wireless transmissions have been overwhelmed by Korean pop (Kpop) music particularly by those of the Wonder Girls and 2NE1. 

What's more, important for the Kpop bunch 2NE1 is Sandara Park, who used to be one of the most acclaimed superstars in the Philippines. At present, Boys Over Flowers is ostensibly the most loved network show by Filipinos at this moment. The women have experienced passionate feelings for the individuals from the Korean F4, particularly Lee Min-ho and Kim Bum. 

So it was inescapable that there would be some tie ups between Korean entertainers and Filipina entertainers. A business featuring Lee Min-ho and Sandara Park was delivered in Korea right around a month prior. The notice for OB's Cass Beer highlighted a kissing scene between the two famous people which made a huge number of Filipinos turn green with envy. 

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Furthermore, only half a month back Kim Bum went to the Philippines so as to shoot a progression of RC Cola plugs with neighborhood VIP Maja Salvador. The arrangement of ads which is booked for discharge before long will have a sentimental subject. It appears as though this is just the start of tie-ups between the two nations, in any event in media outlets. 

Some even say that a Korean attack is as of now occurring in the nation. There are an ever increasing number of Koreans concentrating in Philippine schools and colleges. Korean magazines are currently accessible in neighborhood book shops and their music is presently being sold in record shops. Various markets and eateries have been opened by Koreans too. 

Maybe it is just a short time before they begin turning out to be heads of nearby organizations and such perhaps in any event, incredible the achievement of the Chinese in the nation. The truth will surface eventually. Be that as it may, for the time being we should simply appreciate all the Korean TV Dramas and music our hearts want.

[hagleyvault]

This glowing #World’sFairWednesday comes courtesy of a glass plate negative showing the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri.

This particular exposition consisted of over two hundred buildings covering two square miles, dedicated to celebrating the centennial of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase and the nation’s achievements during those years. Technological progress was a particularly popular theme; the wireless telephone, the teleautograph (an early kind of fax machine), x-ray technology, the infant incubator, electric street railcars, automobiles, airplanes, and new electric devices all occupied pride of place in the exposition. Festival Hall, the structure pictured here, was designed by the American architect Cass Gilbert, also responsible for the design of the United States Supreme Court building, and the state capitols of Minnesota, Arkansas and West Virginia. It featured the world's largest pipe organ and elaborately designed water features and hosted large-scale musical events and other entertainments.

Such achievements, however, were also presented within a prominent theme of race and empire, in continuation of the ideology of Manifest Destiny that had fueled the purchase of the Louisiana Territory a century prior. In addition to objects, the exposition also included human zoo exhibits. The exposition’s celebration of the Philippine–American War, which had concluded only two years prior, included a Philippine village of over 1,000 colonized indigenous Filipino people. Other living exhibitions included Ota Benga, a Congolese man who would later be transferred for exhibit at the Bronx Zoo, Geronimo, the Apache raider, leader, and prisoner of war, as well as other Native Americans, Ainu, Patagonian,and additional indigenous peoples. This image is part of the Hagley Library’s collection of Thomas C. Marshall photographs (Accession 1990.270). To view more images from this collection, including other sights from the Marshall family’s visit to the 1904 World’s Fair, visit its page in our Digital Archive by clicking here.

[the-evergreen-eagle]

My Night with Hillary Rodham Clinton

May 10, 2018 is a day will never forget.

No, not really. In fact, I know I am bound to forget this one day, so I have to memorialize this so that I will always have a memento of what happened last night.

Two months ago, I was alerted of this event in Melbourne with Hillary. Without hesitation, I bought the VIP tickets and worked on my Australian visa. I originally had intended to go to the US but that didn't work out so well so Australia is a good second choice. Plus my cousins are here.

Fast forward to May 10. I walked around the city, and at 4:30PM, I was already at the convention centre even if the VIP cocktail event doesn't start until 6. It wasn't a long wait really because I was listening to the latest episode of the Rachel Maddow Show and was texting to my parents back in the Philippines. At around 5:30 PM, I entered the foyer for the cocktails and got my free copy of What Happened. I asked a staff if there's a chance Hillary would speak to the audience members. She told me she didn't know, so I assumed that that was a no.

Inside the VIP cocktails, I met the most amazing ladies: Larissa and her Mum, Catherine and Yolanda. Larissa is Maltese-Australian, Catherine is Maltese and Yolanda is Latina. Our cocktail group is so diverse! What's more amazing is that we have barely known each other and yet we were speaking like best of friends. It's just mindblowing how Hillary binds women together.

After a few sips of apple cider (damn this shit is strong), I began to feel a little tipsy. I thought I was going to barf. But it was already time to go inside. Larissa went off because she's entering Door 6, while the rest of us are in Doors 2 and 3. I am quite sad to say goodbye to these ladies. I regret not getting their numbers so we can continue chatting about Hillary.

Then, I was finally inside. Larissa and Catherine were behind me. I was seated seven rows from the stage and the guy in front of my was huge. I can see the stage fairly well from my seat but having to look up just to have a good view is such a pain in the ass.

I realized when I was sitting that I flew all the way from the Philippines for this and there's no way I'd walk out of this place without taking a photo with her, so I made a last ditch effort in a way a millenial knows best: Twetting. Shameless tweeting. I even tweeted at Chelsra just to get their attention. My friend @axxisonmargaret helped but we knew our efforts were futile.

Except it wasn't.

A few minutes after, Hillary's spokesman Nick Merrill followed me on Twitter and he asked if I was really here in Melbourne. He said that Hillary wanted to see me (OMGOMGOMG) I told him yes and I gave him my seat number and then he says someone will pick me up later. I was ecstatic! It's hard to focus on the program knowing that you'll see Hillary in few hours but I somehow managed to be stable all through out. I am even livetweeting the thing.

Five minutes before the Q&A ended, Anne, another one of Hillary's staff called me from my seat. I picked up my bag and and coat and I hurried towards her. She led me into the backstage with the Governor of Victoria. The organizers were inside for a photo-op with Hillary, and I settled next to the garbage can as I organized by phone, my pen, my copy of Teen Vogue and the free What Happened copy that I had with me.

Minutes later, she and Nick finally entered the backstage. While she was exchanging pleasantries with them, I asked Nick for a selfie and then thanked him for the graciousness. He's such a nice guy.

I really thought Hillary was going to speak with the organizers a little more but I was stunned when she called me right away! She called me by my real name ("Hello Kristin!") and but I told her I go by Cass. She spelled my name right on the first try and I was so happy! I asked her for a hug and she obliged! ("Tonight is a night of hugs!")

I told her about my story: I used to have cancer and underwent surgery and I the first thing I saw when I woke up was her Iowa caucus victory. She was visibly touched and I was grateful for her continued resilience.

She also signed my book and magazine, one for me and the other for @theclingtons. She is so nice about it.

And of course...the fandom.

I told her about the Hillary GC's and Tumblr and she was pleasantly surprised. She could not believe there are millenials who are fangirling about her. She told me to thank them, but I had other plans in mind: I took my phone and said, "You can thank them if you like" *wink* *wink* And so, she thanked the fangirls on the video I originally posted.

She had to go immediately after that, and though our time was short, I was more than grateful. I was just a little sad because America could have had a gracious president like her, but instead, a rotten cheese is running the White House.

My last word: To anyone who says Hillary is inaccessible, YOU CAN ALL GO TO HELL (And I am looking at you, Maggie Haberman and Amy Chozick).