#eaa ask blog

[ask-everafteracademy]

sleep

from "normal" to "absolute disaster"

Nora: a real morning lark, she’s in bed by 9 and up before the sun. very productive in the mornings

Ezra: a night owl, enjoys everything about the night but doesn’t have too much trouble getting up in the mornings

Omar: loves being in bed, loves being cozied up in his blankets and his jammies. however, is a light sleeper and very much able to pull all-nighters if he must

Lucas: takes forever to get to sleep but is a heavy sleeper once he’s there, so he always gets enough

Abel: he’s up before the sun, up late at night, sleeps 5-6 hours and doesn’t seem to suffer for it. how does this man function.

MMC: goes to bed and wakes up at reasonable times, though he struggles with chronic insomnia

FMC: is often up late studying (or tossing and turning) and then hits the snooze button a couple of times, but never has so much trouble waking up that she’s late

Darla: has so much on her plate that it’s hard for her to wind down. her motto is “sleep is for the weak” (not really). is one of those people who’s up at 5am to go through her morning routine of stretching, yoga, meditation, and a run, all before breakfast.

Jo: has spent way too much of her life asleep, so is reluctant to do so now that she’s free of it. has to be dragged away from what she’s doing to bed

Lavinia: often up late brooding, or, when at home, watching over her kingdom

Arin: oh god oh no why. regularly goes to bed around midnight, gets up early for classes, pulls all-nighters once a week, needs caffeine just to function. how are they still alive.

[ask-everafteracademy]

Omg look at them!!! Absolutely amazing

- Lightkeeper

I drew Arin!!!

I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!!

(I'm going to draw Alex next when I find the motivation)

[seduceme-lovestruck-thearcana]

Hmmm....Arin content tomorrow...please....

[feralnumberfive]

interview tag game

rules: answer questions and tag x people you are contractually obligated to would like to get to know better! tagged by @fivevanyaklaus (Thanks a bunch!)

name: Pine (not really but shhh)

gender: Female

star sign: Sagittarius 

height: 5′6

time: 3:38 am CST

birthday: December 21st

favorite bands: The Beatles, AJR, Mother Mother, Panic! At The Disco, Rare Americans, ELO 

favorite solo artists: John Lennon, George Harrison, Stevie Wonder, Lady Gaga

song stuck in my head: Heart Of Glass by Blondie 

last movie: Wonder Woman 1984 

last show: Ghost Adventures 

when did i create this blog: October 1st, 2020

what do i post: The Umbrella Academy stuff 

last thing i googled: Josh’s Frogs. It’s the company where I got my Madagascar Hissing Cockroach. I’m tired of my fish dying on me so if that keeps happening I’m just going to get another cockroach

other blogs: @becauseitsmurderbynumbers It’s my Prodigal Son blog and I have a personal one but I don’t want to share that

do i get asks: Yes, and I love them all!

why i chose this url: Because I love Five being a feral old man

following: 82

followers: 506 on this blog, which is amazing. Thank you all so much. I love you all ♥️

average hours of sleep: Oh geez probably between 7-9 hours. I usually just let my Fitbit track it for me, which is usually around 7 hours. I am a horrible sleeper though

instruments: Bb clarinet, Bb bass clarinet, Eb contra alto clarinet  

what i’m wearing: Matching purple cat pjs with a lavender colored EAA sweatshirt and fuzzy socks 

dream job: Pilot of some sort. I like the idea of being a cargo pilot though 

dream trip: Going back to Seattle and or Oak Harbor, WA. I love it there

favorite food: I’m just going to say pizza cause I honestly don’t really know

nationality: American

favorite song: Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns

last book i read: The Making of The Umbrella Academy 

top three fictional universes i’d like to live in: HTTYD, Yellow Submarine/Pepperland, Star Trek

tagging: I'm tagging some of my newest followers :] Of course if any of you don’t want to do this you don’t have to at all @singingcroissants  @kingcharon  @baslliisk  @sxlkyicing  @autistic-zombie

[the-plane-doctor]

Brand new aviation enthusiast blog!

I started a tumblr 11 years ago in a different time zone, different country, and a different place in my life. I kept that blog for years before life got in the way. Now, so much has changed and I think I'm ready to manage a blog again, this time just for aviation themed content! That said, please give me a follow if you're interested and, when the time comes, drop me an ask or a message with feedback, content you'd like to see or discuss! ------------------------------------------ * Content you can expect * - Smol Planes - Big Planes - Planes with propellers on top (aka Helicopters) - Planes that go *NYOOM* (Jets) - Planes that go BRRRRT (the A-10 Warthog) - Planes that bite (aka all the other military planes) - Planes that swim - Planes that go to SPAAACCCEEE (Space Shuttles and such) - People that operate in and around aircraft, such as pilots and mechanics - Aviation event posts (Reno Air Races, Sun N Fun, Oshkosh, Fly-Ins, etc) - Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) content - Discussions of popular topics within the community (like what's the deal with this new unleaded avgas?) - Reviews of FAA regulations - Reviews of aircraft - Teaching/Learning posts where we introduce and teach about a given relevant topic (like how to change oil in a small plane, or what that "barking dog" was on your last commercial flight) ALL THIS AND MORE!

Fair Winds and Blue Skies, - The Plane Doctor

[wlw-lovestruck-fiction]

Nora is ending after season 4??? =O =O =O Oh noo! Where did Lovestruck say this? Do you know if the other EEA routes will also end after 4 seasons? Or where I can get this information so I don't have to bother you for it. Have a great day! I love your blog sorry if I bothered you with my ask.

You aren’t bothering us, anon! Have a great day as well :)

Yeah, S4 is Nora’s last season. They said it on Twitter, I think? Or one of their official accounts. As for the rest of EAA routes, I’m not sure. They could all end on S4 just as they could have one or more seasons. We’ll have to see, I guess. - Mod Jessa

[just-cause-3-tourism]

In honor of me being at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh WI this week, I wanted to officially kick off this blog with some aircraft headcanons! Having gotten to sit in the cockpit of an AH-64 Apache (one of the irl inspirations for the Navajo), I’ve decided to start with probably the first helicopter we all went out of our way to steal from the military, the one and only

CS Navajo

Stats:

Length: 12.28 meters (40 feet)

Height: 3.35 meters (11 feet)

Empty weight: 2,000 kg (4,409 lbs)

Maximum weight: 3,600 kg (7,937 lbs)

Rotor diameter: 11.9 meters (5 blades)

Top cruise speed: 243 km/h (151 mph)

Maximum speed (redline): 279 km/h (173 mph)

Maximum rate of climb: 853 meters/minute (2,800 feet/minute)

Service ceiling: 65,616 meters (20,000 feet)

Range: 510 km (320 mi)

Armaments:

• 38 Volcanus missiles

• 8 Vindicator missiles

Powered by two turboshaft engines, each providing roughly 1000 horsepower

Highly angular, narrow fuselage is designed to reduce the helicopter’s profile at certain angles and make it harder to hit, compensating for its relatively light armor

Some of Medici’s Navajo fleet (although not most) are armed with light machine guns. These choppers are generally stationed in larger military bases to provide extra firepower or sent as aerial escorts for others. (these armaments were depicted in the “Kasabian Trailer)

Compared to the Urga Hrom D and the Urga Mstitel, the Navajo is the Medici Military’s favored attack chopper for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, it’s relatively affordable, especially when compared to the former two. Medici was one of the first several nations to place an order when Capstone rolled out production in 2012, purchasing an initial fleet of forty. Di Ravello has since acquired dozens more

Designed to seat two pilots, but due to crew availability the Medici Military usually operates them with the minimum required crew of one. This allows them to have more helicopters flying at a given time—but does see a reduction in performance

Sensors on the nose provide targeting for the aircraft’s missiles and night vision, making the Navajo a threat both day and night. However, it does have limitations. The night vision sensor cannot detect small obstacles such as wires or poles, and I think most of us can agree wouldn’t be the first time if a pilot focused on chasing Rico ended up striking something

Capstone designed the Navajo with versatility in mind. It excels in air-to-ground combat, and is capable of anything from armed reconnaissance, escort, ground attack or support, and anti-tank attacks. Where it does fall a little short is anti-aircraft; while it possesses the firepower to take down other aircraft, its standard-equipped missiles are unguided. A skilled pilot (or a skilled gunner, should the helicopter be fully manned) can sometimes land a good strike, though

Considered a medium attack chopper, the Navajo is designed for quick response times and maneuverability in combat. Its lighter armor makes it quite maneuverable—capable of very brief acrobatic maneuvers—but leaves it more vulnerable to damage (If you don’t believe me that attack choppers can perform acrobatics, watch this. The Apache is a hell of an aircraft)

https://youtu.be/q52KxdjXvJM

Why do you never see these maneuvers performed by Medici Military, you may ask? Simply put barrel rolls and slow loops aren’t very useful in combat. Especially if someone is shooting at you, the last thing you want to do is slow down! These maneuvers simply demonstrate capability and I just think it’s neat :D

The important thing is that the Navajo possesses more than enough agility to be effective. In the hands of a skilled pilot, it can stop or spin on a dime, roll tightly around obstacles, and even outmaneuver ground-to-air or air-to-air attacks

[viking-raider]

A Year Late - Chapter One

Summary: The world has over. Months later, 9 people are traveling the U.S, Canada and Mexico just trying to survive the eaters...zombies, the people effected by the disease that ended the world. But, the important question is: Can they survive?

Pairing: Henry Cavill/OFC

Word Count: 5,087

Rating: PG-13 - Apocalypse AU, Zombies, Language, Violence, Blood, Gore, Survival, Weapons, Death, Angst, Pain and more 

Inspiration: I don’t know. I’ve never watched anything like the Walking Dead or anything, I have seen I am Legend, though. But, it just sorta came to me, once upon a time, and here it is. This is also a third revision of the story, so if you find it elsewhere, that’s me, being weird and recycling some of my stories for new muses. lmao

Author’s Note: Tell me what you think!

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'The world as you know it is over.' There was a long deafening pause. 'A catastrophic catastrophe as swept over the nation, no ladies and gentlemen, the world. The end of the world is here and it has claimed the human race. This is Ron Sidwald signing off for the last time...ever, for Channel 12 news, November 5, 2019. God be with you all.'

Static and hissing is all that's left from the 6 month old news cast that still ran in random intervals all over the now nothing but dust, rust and abandoned desert that was once the flourishing United States of America. The world population of 7 billion as been reduced drastically to an unknown number ranging in the possible 3,000s. But, that was just a wishful thought of the ones that were still alive and unaffected by the disease that claimed their people and perfect life they had, though, they didn't know how perfect it was.

Until it was gone.

A rock sailed through the air, disappeared in the glare of the unforgiving sun and clinked into a rusty old Folgers coffee can that tipped and rolled around on its round rim bottom, then righted itself and settled back onto the dusty ground. "Woo!" A shout was hollered from the top of a modified, faded yellow, school bus. "Rock in one. Beat that, Tank!" "Oh, fuck you, Toombs. That was just a lucky shot." Tank grumbled, jumping off the top of the bus and picking up the rocks he and Toombs had been tossing into the coffee can to pass the time. "Hey yo, Link! When does Sy, Zero and Trix get back from wherever the hell they're going too?"

The beefy, over tanned Hispanic shrugged his shoulders as he cleaned his AK-47; his two Glock 18C extended clip, automatics were already cleaned and reloaded in his shoulder holsters. Link never said much, but he was good shit when it came to using his guns and getting the job done. Those qualities were the reason Sy and Zero valued him so much in these times. "Where'd they go?" Toombs asked, sitting back in the fold up lawn chair on the top of the bus, pulling on his sun goggles. "To that city we saw on the map on the way here." Link answered, pushing bullets into a new clip for the AK. "Are you fucking serious?" Tank boomed. "That shit was like seven miles from here and its almost sun down!"

Link shrugged again, putting the clip into the gun. Throwing the rocks down to the ground, Tank shoved his way into the bus, took the radio off the dashboard and held down the button on it so hard the hot, black plastic around it, cracked. "Sexy 'n' Sleek to Fuck You, over." he called and released the button to wait for Trix's response. There was a bit of static, before it came in. "This is Fuck You, come in, Sexy 'n' Sleek." static. "Over." "What the hell are you guys doing, going to a city seven miles out of zone!" Tank chewed Trix out. "We need to get supplies and we can't.." static. "..so Sy and Zero decided to come. We'll be back in no time. We just got here, over." Trix answered. "Let me talk to Sy." Tank growled. There was no answer. "Fucking over!" he barked. "Sy, isn't in range at the moment, here's Zero. Over." Trix replied. Tank leaned over, rested his hand against the hot dashboard and hung his head. "I don't want to talk to Zero." he sighed to himself, wiping the sweat off his forehead with the side of his arm. "Zero here, over." Zero's annoyed voice came in. "What's up, Tanker?" "Why the hell didn't you and Sy tell us you were going into the city for supplies, this fucking close to sun down?" Tank asked, his anger controlled. Pissing Zero off wouldn't get anyone, anywhere. "We told Link and that's what matters." Zero answered. "He has his orders, now stay off the fucking line. Over and out." Throwing the radio receiver, Tank rattled back off the bus and climbed back up into the roof. "What's up, T?" Toombs asked as Tank dropped down into a plastic deck chair next to him. "Nothing." Tank growled. "They'll be back in a bit. Link's left in charge till then." "Okay." Toombs shrugged, indifferent by it all.

Sy thumbed the smooth wood of her English longbow, other than the five guys she rode with, it was her best friend, just like the 50 thin bobtail arrows in the quiver she made and had strapped to her back. In case she ran out of arrows, she had two EAA Witness Match Semi Automatic Pistols, one in a left shoulder holster and one in her back waistband, along with a 5'' Gerber paraframe II knife in her right combat boot. She looked over at Zero, who was walking on the other side of the street from her, she looked him over. Dirty and torn cameos. Military FAMAS strapped in front of him, index finger at the ready above it, his two extended clip and automatic Tarurus PT92s in their holsters and bumping against his thighs in the rhythm of his walk, and his long knife in its holder across his back. Zero was Sy's brother, he was 2 years older than her and the only one she hadn't lost at the end of the world. Sighing heavily, she shifted her gaze from Zero to Trix, or the little twerp as she called him. Wasn't more than 18, about 6 foot and a buck forty. Skittish as hell, slow in the head and annoying like a horse fly. But, he was good with technical things like the engine to the bus, the radios and other things like that. He didn't look right, right now with a S2 sub-machine gun in a shoulder strap around his neck, hand gripping the handle like life and love needed it, 12in hunting knife poking out of his timberland and the 2 LD Jungle knives she let him use held to his scrawny right thigh. The only thing that looked right on him was the military radio backpack slung over his shoulders, so they could stay in contact with Link, Toombs and Tank at the bus, in base camp. Made Sy sad to see someone Trix's age having to do shit like this just to fucking survive. "I don't think we're going to make it back by dark." Zero's voice called, bringing Sy out of her daze, just to sigh heavy again and pull off her Tan colored Military goggles from around her head. "Should find shelter then." She said, popping out the black lenses of the goggles and replace them with clear ones, then put them back around her head and over her eyes. She looked up at the sun, "Only got about 2 hours til we're in the dark." Zero nodded agreeing with her, rubbing his dirty, sweaty and gritty face. He kicked a rock in front of him down the street and looked at Sy with a raised eyebrow. "Trix." Sy called to the kid. "Take a seat, watch the street, and remember what your mother did, and didn't, teach you." she told him, pulling the bow between her back and quiver, then pulled out the pistol from her shoulder holster. "Look all ways when near a street, yell when someone comes, and shoot when you need too." Trix recited it to her like a bible verse, in a sense it had become one for them all. "Good boy." Zero smiled, patting Trix on the head as he sat down on curb. Zero quickly made his way over to Sy, they stood close to each other and talked about their possible options for a safe shelter to use for the night. "Could go back two blocks and use the store." Sy suggested. "We already cleared it." "Yeah, the first two levels. Not the basement, cellar and attic." Zero shook his head. Sy nodded, exhaling a stressed breath. "Okay, down a half block around the corner and see what pops up." she held her fist out to him. Zero touched his fist to hers in agreement with the plan and they headed down. "Behave, twerp." Sy threw over her shoulder as she and Zero went down the street.

Trix waved her away and popped a stick of gum in his mouth, looking down the street the way they came, then around the corner of the wall on the other side of him and down at Sy and Zero as they disappeared. "Hate being alone." he mumbled to himself, fingering his gun.

In nervousness, Trix started to whistle low and rock back and forth, side to side. Timing his movement and whistling with how he looked down the three sections of road. The streets were dimming and gray, it was getting cold and Trix was starting to loose his nerve. Zero and Sy hadn't returned yet, but he didn't hear any gunfire either. So, they were probably still scoping out wherever they were scoping out and not getting eaten by anything that lurked in the abandoned buildings. He hoped anyway. Whipping his head to the the left, Trix saw three figures moving down the road where he, Sy and Zero had come from. It couldn't have been the others because Link had orders that if they didn't return by morning, he was to take Toombs and Tank to the next planned area and if any of them survived would make their way there to meet them. Getting up and hiding behind the corner of the building, his gun pointed at the moving figures, his heart pounding. "It's too early yet for Eaters." he whispered to himself, trying to calm himself. He looked up the road where Sy and Zero went. He knew that he couldn't run up that way without them seeing him and he couldn't yell for them either because he was sure they'd hear him before Zero and Sy would, and get to him before the three tore him apart. Trix looked back to the three figures, they were closer now. So, backing up down the wall a good length, he turned and ran to an ally, ran down that ally and as he passed through the other side, he collided with Zero. "Trix, get the fuck off me." Zero growled, shoving the teen off him and getting up. "What are you runnin' from, twerp?" Sy asked, helping him up. "There's three figures coming up the road. It's not the T's or Link and it's too early for the Eaters." Trix panted. "It's never to early for the Eaters." Sy said, pulling night vision goggles out of Zero's pack and replacing her goggles with them and switching them on. "Come on." she whispered going up to the edge of the street and peeking around the corner at the three figures. "It's okay, Trix. You're right. It's not dark enough for the eaters to come out yet. Not unless you woke them up." Zero assured him. "I was whistling." Trix shook. Zero shook his head, coming up behind Sy and pressed his finger to his lips. Trix nodded and zipped his lips. Sy scoped out the three figures coming up the street towards them. They're movements were unsure, like they were lost. One tall, one close to that and one an inch or two shorter. "Wish I had Tank's sniper scope." she whispered to Zero. "At least then I could see their faces...wait. They've stopped, there's activity behind them." "What is it?" Zero demanded quietly. "Those three aren't Eaters, Z." she said, pulling the Night Vision up away from her eyes and looking back at her brother. "How do you know?" "Because the 6 things behind them are." she told him, pulling out her bow. "We have to help them."

Zero nodded, pulling his FAMAS against his shoulder and looked back at Trix and nodded at him. Trix nodded at Zero and readied himself. "Go, Sy." Zero whispered, patting Sy on the back. Sy ran out from the corner to the middle of the street and down a few step, where she stopped. Pulling a thin bobtail arrow out of her quiver, placing it in the bow and pulling the sting on the bow back, aiming carefully between the two tallest figures, who she could now see were three guys. A smirk pulled on her lips seeing their scared faces, then let go of the arrow. The arrow whizzed through the air, creating a breeze in the longish hair of the second tallest as it went between them and struck one of the Eaters through the right eye, shattering the back of its skull and dropping it completely dead to the ground. When that Eater dropped, Zero and Trix came out as Sy ran to the three guys being tracked by the Eaters. "You need to move, now!" she snapped at them, pulling back another arrow as a second Eater got closer. "Go!" she yelled at them, taking out the Eater. The three guys ran to where Zero and Trix were and hid behind them. "Sy, get back here!" Zero yelled at his sister, shooting down two Eaters. Sy shot another Eater, than turned and ran back to the group. As she slid to a stop next to them, Trix let loose with his sub-machine gun. "Take them back to the building." he yelled over the gunfire. "Come on." Sy said, pushing the three guys back to the building that she and Zero cleared. She pushed them inside. Putting her bow away and pulling out her shoulder gun again, she held the door with one hand and the gun with the other, watching the door for Trix, Zero and anything else that wanted in. "It's fucking dark in here." one of the guys complained. "Here." Sy shrugged her pack off, never looking away from the door. "There's heavy duty glow sticks in there. Only break open two, that's all you need to see." she instructed them. The sound of them rummaging through her pack, then ripping open the foil packaging of the glow sticks and the creaks and pops of the sticks filled the sheet rock walled room. A neon green glow came to life in the room, then the shuffling sounds of the men sitting down with heavy and uneasy sighs. Zero and Trix came charging in, slamming the door shut and pushing everything they could in front of it. When they felt it was safe, Sy, Zero and Trix pointed their guns at the three men sitting on the floor in front of them. The three struggled up, their hands up and palms out and backing up. "Whoa, chill." The tallest spoke. "Yeah." A second tallest of the men added in.

The third stayed quiet, but frightened looking. "Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing out here? and are you infected?" Zero interrogated them. "I'm-I'm.." The second tallest stuttered. "Henry, from London. We got trapped here, when all the shit hit and as far as any of us know, we're not infected." "And you two are?" Zero asked, pointing his AK at them. "I'm Joey, I'm also from England." The quiet one answered. "And I'm Armie, I'm from here in the U.S." The other answered. "He's bleeding." Trix said, pointing to Henry. "On his side." Sy walked up to him, pulled open his tattered black plaid button down and looked over the gash on his side. She looked back at Zero and shook her head. "It's not anything to worry about Eater wise. Just a wound." she said, stepping away from him. "What the fuck is an 'Eater'?" Joey frowned. "Those things that were going to attack you, before we came in." Zero told them, putting the safety on his AK and sitting back against the pile in front the door. He checked the clip and a bunch of other stuff, Trix did the same as Henry, Joey and Armie sat back down. Sy dug in her pack and pulled out some items. She stood up and went over to Henry and motioned for him to follow her. "You want him to follow you?" Joey protested. "Yeah, unless he wants that wound on his side to get anymore infected, if it isn't already, and if the blood isn't covered up and controlled the Eaters will sniff it out." Sy snapped at him. “No doubt, why they found you.” "I don't trust you." Joey snapped back. Sy growled, dropping her head back. She set the medical supplies aside and unloaded all her weapons, her bow, quiver, clips and guns. "There." she showed him, arms out and turning. "Knife, in you boot." Trix added. "I might need it." she glared at him. "I'm not Cat Woman." Joey, Armie and Henry exchanged looks with each other. "Fine, bleed and/or get sick and die, for all I care. What's one more to add to the loss." Sy rolled her eyes going past him. Henry stopped her, grabbing her by the arm. "I trust you." he whispered. Sy sighed softly, grabbed the medical supplies again and led him to a little kitchen, away from all the others in the place. She laid the supplies down on a counter island and pointed to a chair for Henry to sit in. "Take your shirt off too, please." she told him, pulling a chair up in front of him. Henry nodded and hung the shirt up on the back of the chair. He watched Sy lean close to him and look over his wound, touching it carefully. "So, how long you guys been out here?" he asked, trying to break the silence. "Me, my brother Zero and Trix, the kid, along with our other three guys Toombs, Tank and Link have been here since before it happened. All of us, but Link were born in the US. Link was born in Mexico." she told him, leaning back and grabbing a closed bottle of water and a pad of gauze. Popping open the water and wetting the pad, she wiped and pressed it to his wound making him hiss and bite his bottom lip.

"Sorry." "It's okay." Henry groaned. "This wound is sorta old. Its hardened over some and its got puss inside of it." She told him, dropping the wet pad to the floor. "I have to open and drain it." Henry's eyes went wide as she told him she'd have to cut his wound. "If there was another way, I'd do it. But there's not. If the puss sits there any longer, the more it'll enter your blood stream and make you really sick." She tried to explain it to him as lightly as possible. Henry gulped and nodded his head slowly, "Okay." he whispered. "What do I do?" "I need you to lay down." she told him, getting up, pushing the chair back as she did. Henry rubbed his face, looking at the floor. "Here, wait." Sy stopped him as he started to lay down. She left the kitchen and came back with a brown blanket. She laid it out, took off her black and red hoodie, folded it up and laid it down on the blanket too as a pillow. "There, make it a little more comfy." she smiled at him. Henry smiled at her and laid down on his back, his head supported by her rolled up hoodie. Sy brought the medical supplies down to floor level as she sat cross legged beside him, she pulled her knife from her boot and flipped it open, she poured iodine on the black blade and laid it on fresh gauze. "Go you have any painkillers?" Henry asked, meeting her eyes. Sy pressed her lips together and shook her head at him. "No, sorry." she apologized, pouring more iodine on another piece of gauze and wiping around the wound, but she paused. "But, you know what." she said, her eyes far off. "Trix! Come here and bring your bag." she called out to the kid. Trix came rushing in, gripping his bag by a strap. "Yeah, Sy. Got it right here." He tripped over himself to give it to her and watched like a caught sheep as she dug through it and pulled out a 12oz bottle of Tennessee whiskey. "Here, down some of this." she opened the bottle and held it to Henry's lips, letting him gulp down a fourth of it. "Okay. I'll let you have the rest when I'm done." she told him, putting the cap back on the bottle and setting it aside. "Thanks you, Trix. You can get lost now." Trix nodded, taking his bag back to the front room. "Thanks." Henry replied, when Trix was gone. "Anytime." Sy answered, picking up her knife. "You want something to bite or you good?" she asked him. "Is it gunna hurt?" Henry asked looking her in the eyes. His blue orbs looked worried and scared beyond belief. "I was just throwing it out there." Sy answered, trying to be encouraging and soothing. Henry squeezed his eyes shut and dropped his head back to her hoodie. "Just go." he told her. "Okay." she nodded, then pressed the tip of the knife to the wound.

Henry growled deep in his throat, his hand shooting out and gripping Sy's knee and squeezing his eyes shut tighter as she cut open the length of his wound. Sy dropped the knife as thick white puss oozed out of the cut, she picked up a package of iodine and ripped it open with her teeth. "Big pain." she warned him and squeezed the stinging brown liquid out of the package to his oozing wound. Henry howled in agony as the iodine soaked into the cut. Joey, Trix, Armie and Zero leaned in the doorway of the kitchen to see what all the commotion was about. Sy ignored them, wiping away the puss and pressing it out as much as she could and letting Henry squeeze her leg as much as he need too. "Is he gunna be okay?" Armie asked, concerned. "Yeah, I'm sure of it." Sy answered, still pushing puss out of the wound and pouring more iodine on it. "I need to keep an eye on it to make sure it heals right." "That means they have to stay with us." Trix whined. "Yeah, just like you had too, when we found your dumb ass." Sy mocked back. "Go radio Link and tell them the situation." she barked out the order. "And the rest of you, beat it or your next." she threatened. Not needing farther threats the group at the door was gone to find something else to do. "I don't want to be a burden." Henry panted. "Shut up and breathe." Sy ordered, opening the wound a bit deeper. Henry groaned as the knife cut deeper into his side and gripping her knee even tighter, but Sy never registered it. "There. I'm gunna let it ooze a bit longer, then I'll bandage it up. I don't want you moving. So just lay there, you need something let me know, got it?" "Got it." Henry answered, still panting. "But, tell me something." "Anything." "Okay then, two somethings." Sy smiled at him, cleaning off her knife. "What is it?" "One, what's your name and two, how do you know what you're doing?" "One, My name is Sy and two, I'm a medic." A frown washed over her face. "Well, I was before the whole end of the world thing. I was 3 months shy of becoming a doctor." "Sy. What's that short for?" he asked, looking at her. "Nothing. It's my full name. My parents weren't very clear minded, when they had me." she laughed. Henry chuckled and Sy patted Henry on the shoulder, packed away the medical supplies, then sat back against the counter island facing Henry and closed her eyes. It was going to be another long night, the Eaters or the people that had been affected by the disease that swept over the world, turning many into flesh eating, night walking maniacs, where coming out in stronger and bigger numbers every night. But luckily they seemed to be spread out from each other, though God only knows how long that'll last. It only took three days, three days, for the world to end and tip upside down. The brown, cloudless and sunny sky was utterly unforgiving in the day time. It was so hot in the day you could fry an egg the sidewalk and so cold at night, you couldn't wet your lips without running the chance of them freezing together. Chapstick, sun block and sun glasses were your best amigo in the day and a thick blanket, more Chapstick and another human body were your partner at night. Yeah, Sy, Zero, Trix, Link, Toombs and Tank had it all down to a pretty good and fine science. They had their faults, nothing out of the usual though. Only being some of the last surviving people on the planet over run with Zombies, supplies were few and in between, like toilet paper, a bar of soap or even a washer machine. But things could be improvised for that. They always sold out the ammo stores and aisles when they could, got what good food they could use, water was a hard thing to get right, but thanks to Trix, they had a system of making damn sure it was clean enough to drink and cook with. They raided hospitals for medical supplies when needed, clothing stores for new shoes and whatever else they needed to cover themselves. It was by no means a simple life, or an easy one. But, they all knew that it could be worse, and as long as they had each other, they'd be able to get through it virtually unhurt. Sy jerked awake, hearing a startled gasp from in front of her. Sitting up, putting a hand on her shoulder gun and reaching into the side pouch of her cameo pants, she pulled out a glow stick and broke it, illuminating the kitchen in a blue glow as she shook it for extra strength. It was Henry, sitting up on his elbows, sweating heavily and staring, frightened, at the small kitchen window behind her. Glancing at her watch, it was 3.03am. She set the glow stick between them and rested her hand on his tense shoulder. She could hear the Eaters now, running and screeching passed the window and around the building. It was a sound that kept her awake many of the first nights, haunted her dreams for weeks after, and finally, just recently, she got use to it. But, obviously Henry hadn't gotten to that point yet. "It's okay." she whispered to him, wiping sweat from his temple. "They can't get in." "You sure?" Henry asked, never tearing his eyes from the window. "Yeah, the window is too small, the door is blocked and Zero's watching it. The windows on the third floor are too high for them to reach." Sy assured him. She ran her fingers through his short curly brown hair, smiling as it spiked slightly from him sweating. "Just lay back down, I won't let anything happen to you. I promise." Henry laid back, breathing slowly in and out through his mouth. He stared at the ceiling, his stomach rumbled angrily. Sy frowned hearing it and watching him press his hand to his stomach, closing his eyes. She shifted to get up and he grabbed her by the wrist, looking at her from the corners of his eyes. "I'm just going to get my bag, okay. I won't be more than like twelve feet from you." she told him, tenderly. Henry's hand slowly let go of her waist and Sy stood up, edged around him and went into the other room where the others where at. "Everything okay?" Zero asked. He was sitting on turned over paint bucket in front of the door, his FAMAS loaded and ready to go if anything happened, across his lap. "Yeah, just need my bag. Got a growling tummy in there and by the sound of how pissed it is, he hasn't eaten in a bit." Sy replied, picking up her bag, where she dropped it last. "Yeah, Trix gave those two some food and water, he was gunna give some to you two, but you were already asleep and I told him to leave you." Zero answered, watching the shadows outside zoom by. Sy sighed, standing next to Zero, facing away from the shadows. There was an uneasy pause and silence between them, words for their thoughts didn't have to be said out loud anymore, because they'd been said so many times before. "Go and get some food in that boy's belly, Sy." Zero said softly, looking down at his safety. "We'll talk about it later." Nodding and patting him on the shoulder, she took her pack back into the kitchen and sat back down in her spot beside Henry, who looked at her with a gulp. Sy smiled at him, digging in her bag and pulling out a medium sized brown package and a dark green spoon and handed it to him. "What is this?" Henry frowned taking the items. "Um, I think, that's chili and beans. I got...uh, meatloaf with gravy and Pork Chow Mein, if ya wanna switch." she told him, holding up two other medium sized packages. "Okay, but, what the hell is this?" he asked, shaking the package at her. "Oh! They're MREs." Sy answered, grabbing another spoon for herself. "Meals Ready to Eat. It's U.S military food. They have a shelf life of 25 years, so they're good stuff for us." Henry grimaced at the MRE and spoon in his hand, but his stomach was telling him to rip that shit open and devour it. Setting the spoon down and ripping open the package, he looked in at the gooey mess in it and looked up at Sy still a bit grossed out. Sy offered him a smile, as she ate the Chow Mein with her fingers. Shrugging, Henry picked his spoon back up and dug into the food. It wasn't as bad as he thought it would be, he was actually sorta impressed by it.

[desdealgunlugardelsur]

Harrison Ford: 2017 summary (Part I)

As I did the previous year, I´ve tried to summarize the main news, anecdotes and new pics about this amazing actor through the year 2017. Most of the news and events are ordered according to the date they were released in the media, with the links to the original sources. I´ve posted a few pics of Harrison´s everyday life, but there are plenty of them I haven´t for the sake of saving space. The gifs are from other Tumblr blogs but I have credited all of them. If you see original content not credited, please tell me!

This post is divided in 2 parts, Part II here. I hope you enjoy it!

JANUARY

3th: Harrison Ford and his family arrive back in Los Angeles after Christmas holidays [x]

4th: New rumors about Harrison´s Rick Deckard character whereabouts in Blade Runner 2049. Is Deckard hiding in Las Vegas?

5th: Harrison Fod and Alden Ehrenreich spotted having lunch in Santa Mónica, Los Angeles. Was Harrison giving the new “Han” some advice? [x]

8th: Harrison spotted in New York city

11th: Harrison eating french fries in Son of a Bun, Santa Mónica (Yes, I feel this is superimportant)

12th: at a Make a Wish event, Harrison welcomes Connor, a 12 years old kid diagnosed with cystic fibrosis who wanted to meet his all-time hero Harrison Ford, in his airplane hangar in Santa Monica  [x] 

These are the dices from the Millenium Falcon!

17th: Harrison having a nice time in one of his helicopters [x]

20th: Harrison attends the Living Legends Of Aviation 14th Annual Awards and presents the Harrison Ford Aviation Legacy Award [x]

FEBRUARY

Early February: Harrison spotted in Wichita, Kansas [x]

10th:  Harrison Ford attends the Earl McGrath art exhibition [x]

His great friend Harrison Ford — three of whose children were among McGrath’s two-dozen godchildren — saluted him as, ‘The last of a breed, one of the last great gentlemen and bohemians.’ Earl McGrath led the kind of life of which most of us can only dream.

Harrison and his son Willard at the Earl McGrath art exhibition

13th: Harrison Ford in Incident With Passenger Plane at California Airport 

Actor Harrison Ford was involved in a potentially serious incident Monday in California as he was piloting his private plane, a single-engine Husky, NBC News has learned.

Ford, an experienced pilot who collects vintage planes, had been instructed to land on runway 20-L at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, but mistakenly aimed for a taxiway, instead. His plane passed over the top of an American Airlines 737 carrying 110 passengers and a six-person crew.

The passenger plane, AA Flight 1456, managed to depart safely for Dallas just minutes after the incident.

Ford, 74, was heard on air traffic control recordings asking, "Was that airliner meant to be underneath me?"

Air traffic controllers then informed Ford that he had landed on a taxiway rather than the runway — a violation of Federal Aviation Administration safety rules.

14th: Harrison Ford 'sparks FAA investigation after landing his private plane on taxiway instead of runway'

15th: FAA investigation delayed By Heavy Traffic 

MARCH

16th: nice view of a buffed Harrison on the streets of Brentwood, Los Angeles [x]

18th: Harrison honored at Celebrity Fight Night 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona.  Proceeds from the event go to charities including the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute [x] 

24th: 'I'm the schmuck who landed on the taxiway':  Harrison Ford's apologetic call to air traffic control after dramatic close-call landing is released

Harrison Ford Gets Back in the Air After Scary Plane Landing: Harrison still retains his pilot license during the ongoing investigation

Bonus: nice pic of Harrison buying hiking gear:

APRIL

3rd: Harrison Ford won't face disciplinary action for landing on a taxiway at John Wayne Airport:

A Federal Aviation Administration investigation concluded that no enforcement action was warranted in the incident. The agency required only “awareness training,” which Ford has already completed.

Any suggestion that Ford received celebrity treatment is incorrect, said his attorney, Stephen Hofer.

“I’m firmly convinced that he did not receive any sort of special treatment or consideration,” he said.

Hofer added that he sat in on several hours of meetings with Ford, during which the agency went over radar data, videos of the landing and recordings of tower communications.

“The FAA investigators thought Ford was candid and forthright,” Hofer said. “In closing the matter, the agency acknowledged Mr. Ford’s long history of compliance with the federal aviation regulations and his cooperative attitude during the investigation.”

Ford will retain his pilot’s certificate without restriction.

Early April: Harrison, his wife Calista Flockhart and their son Liam visit the island of Fiji [x] 

Harrison we love you, but that outfit... no

...and he meets there his good old friend Jimmy Buffet [x]

9th: Back to the US, spotted at LA airport [x] 

13th: Harrison Ford attends, for the first time, Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, Florida. Together with Mark Hamill and other old and new Star Wars stars, the event honors Carrie Fisher, deceased on December 2016, and the 40th annyversary of the Star Wars saga.

Some highlights from Star Wars celebration:

Harrison Ford surprises fans at Star Wars Celebration 2017:

Harrison Ford, Kathleen Kennedy (CEO of Lucasfilm), George Lucas, Billie Lourd (Carrie Fisher´s daughter) and Mark Hamill.

Harrison, Peter Mayhew and Mark Hamill.

With the genius John Williams

Luke and Han together, what we all deserved and The Force Awakens didn´t give us.

Billie Lourd and her two dorky space uncles

Harrison doesn´t give a shit about the Han Solo movie (gifs by @rufustfirefly)

Harrison remembers his beloved old friend Carrie Fisher (gifs by @harryandcarrison)

22nd:  Harrison Ford in the inauguration of his son Willard´s Strong Sports Gym, Los Angeles [x] [x] [x]

 MAY

4th: two new Blade Runner 2049 posters released, featuring Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) and Agent K (Ryan Gosling)

8th: First Blade Runner 2049 full trailer is released

Harrison Ford, Denis Villeneuve and Ryan Gosling at the Blade Runner 2049 Q&A event [x]  

17th: Harrison Ford & Ridley Scott at the director’s Hollywood handprint ceremony, and  Harrison´s speech honoring Ridley Scott

JUNE

Early June: Harrison Ford watching street performers at Faneuil Hall, Boston [x]

4th: Harrison Ford receives the 2017 Godfrey L. Cabot Award in Boston from the Aero Club of New England, in recognition of his efforts to promote aviation to the youth of America through the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and its Young Eagles Program [x] [x]

Harrison Ford Presents Teen with High School Diploma at the Aero Club of New England event  [x] 

But one member of the program got an extra special surprise from Ford: his high school diploma. When the young man had to choose between attending the aviation event or his high school graduation, he opted for the Aero Club fete — and was presented with his diploma from Han Solo himself.

“They had all the kids stand up, and said, ‘One of our students here today had to make a big decision between graduating high school and being here. And guess what? He chose to be with us! Come on up here! We have something for ya’,” one audience member told PEOPLE. “He chose this [event], and they surprised him with Harrison giving him his diploma.”

11th: someone took this picture at a grocery store, and we are all eternally grateful for that [x]

14th: Harrison and Calista celebrate Calista´s parent´s marriage 60th anniversary at The Theather Gild, Tennesse [x] 

15th: Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford face off in an exclusive new Blade Runner 2049 image

18th: Happy father´s day, Harrison!

Harrison and his grandson Eliel, flying on helicopter on Father´s Day [x]

21st: Entertainment Weekly shows nearly 4 minutes of new Blade Runner 2049 footage, plus go behind-the-scenes [x] 

29th: Harrison Ford, Calista Flockhart and their son Liam spotted at LA airport [x]

JULY

Early-middle July: Harrison, Calista and Liam travel to Africa and visit Tanzania and Rwanda

At Serengeti National Park, Tanzania (left) and Kigali Natural Park, Rwanda [x] [x] [x]

In Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania [x]

Leaving a message in memory of the victims of the Rwanda civil war, Kigali Genocide Memorial [x]

Continues in PART II

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Horses and airplanes: another rewarding Young Eagle flight

It started with a phone call from a fellow teacher at one our middle schools. She had a student, Kayla, who was interested in aviation, and since I taught aviation at one of our county high schools, could I arrange a flight for Kayla?

This was easy since I was an EAA Young Eagle pilot for our local EAA Chapter 1240 and had provided many youths their first ride in a small aircraft. We set the date and time.

It was a clear, cool, and calm morning at the Sebring Regional Airport. The Cessna 172 stood out in front of the EAA Chapter 1240 Aviation Development Center. We had been flying many young folks for our monthly EAA Young Eagles flight day. It was Kayla’s turn and we did the walk-around the aircraft as I explained all the parts and control services. Soon she was in the right seat and I climbed in and explained how I was going to start the plane and what we would do to take off and where we would go, flying over her middle school.

As we leveled off at 2,500 feet, she looked around, spotted her middle school and many other places around town that she recognized. She was having fun and didn’t appear nervous. I asked her if she would like to fly the plane. I often do this with kids on Young Eagle flights. She stiffened up and said, “No way!” I tried encouraging her to try it, but she didn’t want any part of it, so I let it go.

There’s not much more fun than introducing a young person to aviation.

After we landed, I asked if she had a good time. Her smiles and excitement confirmed that and I asked if she wanted to fly again sometime. There was quick yes and we set the time for the following Sunday morning.

Again, we had a cool, calm, and clear morning. It was not a public Young Eagle day so I had more time to share more about the airplane and aviation with Kayla and her parents. Soon we were strapped in the aircraft and I was about to start the plane. I suddenly had an elbow blow on my side and she said, “don’t start the plane yet.” I was confused and wondered if she was getting cold feet. She then asked for me to explain every dial, switch, and display on the panel. So I went from left to right and explained everything and what it did. After I finished, she said, “OK, let’s go.”

As we took off, she was monitoring the airspeed, oil pressure, and rate of climb. She was into it, sharing what she was reading on the gauges. After reaching 2,500 feet I asked again if she wanted to fly. This time she was all in.

Before I gave her the controls, I asked a question I knew the answer to: “Kayla, you own a horse, right?”

She said yes. I then asked that when she wanted her horse to turn left or right, she would lightly lay the reins over the horse’s neck and not jerk hard on the reins, yes? She said yes and I said to her it is the same with the control yoke of an airplane. I told her I fly with just two fingers and provide a light touch on the yoke. No need to grab tight and yank on it. Just gently let the airplane know what you want it to do—just like your horse. We have all seen first time fliers grab the yoke, thinking the harder they grip the safer they are. Harsh control inputs wind up having the person chase the plane all over the sky trying to over correct the last input. It’s not fun.

So as Kayla took control, she was gentle and firm with her control. We spent the morning climbing, leveling, descending, doing turns on a point. She nailed it. There was a transfer of a skill from one format to another. I have found that many youth today have excellent hand-eye coordination from video games and other activities that help in the transition to effective control of the aircraft. We are in good hands, and now we just need more young folks to get involved in flying.

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Back at it . . .

Hello everyone, I hope all is well. I'm going into a another analysis of an article by Dennis Barron, “Should everybody write?” From the printed book “Everyone's An Author”. I think his main argument is that with all the technological advancements making things easier, he wants us to still be able to pick up a book, engage in text, and write on paper. He does this in a Persuasive manner.  “However new communication technologies destabilize the conditions of writers and readers, writers will continue to find ways to get the word out, and new genres to clothe the world in.” He acknowledges the fact that writers are always going to find ways to improve and technology without a doubt is going to make that easier. I think his purpose is basically leaving it for the reader to think about, he stands in the middle of the argument. His stance feels alot like devils advocate. He has quite a large audience, I think he is speaking to writers, educators, online writers, authors, scholarly and the people who also think not everyone should write. Throughout the article he uses Pathos, Logos, and Ethos very well. For pathos he is able to connect with readers by giving current examples of how easy it is for people to write in this day and age. “But now, thanks to the computer and the internet, anyone can be a writer: all you need is a laptop, Wi-Fi card, and a place to sit at Starbucks. The internet allows writer to bypass the usual quality controls set by reviewers, editors, and publishers. Today’s authors don’t even need a diploma from the Famous Writers School. And they don't need to wait for motivation. Instead of staring helplessly at a blank piece of paper the way writers used to, all they need is a keyboard and right away, they’ve got something to say.” (Dennis Barron, Eaa, Pg. 840-841) Everyone nowadays has this access and this really helps him connect to his audience. Now onto Logos, he uses information and evidence from a report on typewriters, “A 1930s experiment put portable typewriters on the desks of schoolchildren around the country and “proved” that typing students outperformed non typists on standardized tests in all their subjects. According to teacher reports, typing students even had better handwriting than non typists”. (Dennis Barron, Eaa, Pg. 846-847) This evidence helps appeal to the logic of readers. Lastly he also uses ethos to build his credibility, with his lack of personal experiences, he is able to to use many quotes and examples from amazing writers to establish his knowledge in the argument. Here is a text he includes by Mark Twain, “I will now claim-until dispossessed-that I was the first person in the world to apply the typewriter to literature. . . . The early machine was full of caprices, full of defects-devilish ones. It had as many immoralities as the machine of today has virtues. After a year or two I found it was degrading my character, so I thought I would give it to [William Deam] Howells. . . . He took it home to Boston, and my morals began to improve, but his have never recovered. (“The First Writing-Machines”) (Page.846) These all work towards supporting his many claims and he leaves the majority of it for the reader to respond. Now we are onto why it's important, I think it really speaks on behalf of all the writers who never had the access of the internet at their disposal. For many hundreds of years only paper and pen were what writers knew to create their work; now anyone can look up anything and write about anything. We see too many writers, and not enough talent. “They see too many people, with too little talent, writing about too many things.” I liked this sentence from the article a lot, because I was able to connect with it, understand that with this amazing advancements in technology truly do have an affect on our reading & writing skills. Although he highlighted many of the downsides of the internet on writing, he was able to stand in the middle and also discuss many of the positive effects it has had on our writing abilities over the years. From this point on I want to ask you all what you think? Do you think everybody should write? I think that's what he wants us as the readers to answer after we have read the article. Well here we have come to the end of our weekly blog. Have a nice night everybody!

[ask-everafteracademy]

physically strongest

Arin: a supernatural 10/10, purely because Guardian. naturally, probably a 4/10, taking into account their height advantage

Abel: 10/10 canonically overhead presses a tree like it’s nothing. ........probably uses lumber as barbells

Ezra: 9/10 is ripped, of course. dude's built for power

Rapunzel: 8.5/10 why is she wielding scissors when she's already got those guns

Lucas: 8/10. no slouch, but is still slimmer and more graceful in build than the guys up there

MMC: 7/10 probably lifts

Darla: 6.5-7/10, does kickboxing

Omar: 6.5-7/10 hobbyist gymnast so is slightly above average, is just overshadowed by a bunch of overpowered magical folks

Lavinia: 5-6/10 not notably strong (correct me if i’m wrong) or visibly muscular. might be stronger than she looks on account of being part-fairy??

FMC, Nora: 5/10 pretty average

Jo: 3/10 a tiny, delicate flower

[texas-electricity-ratings]

What is a Texas Energy Emergency?

New Post has been published on https://www.texaselectricityratings.com/blog/2018/07/20/texas-energy-emergency/

What is a Texas Energy Emergency?

Hot Texas weather and high Texas electric demand create perfect conditions for an energy emergency. Learn what can happen and why it’s important to help cut your usage!

How do I know I’m in a Texas energy emergency?

During the hot Texas summer, every air conditioning unit in Texas runs during the afternoon. That much consumption at one time can cause a energy emergency when demand for Texas electricity gets precariously close or even surpasses the energy supply available.

When this happens, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issues warnings to the public and asks electricity customers to ramp down their consumption. You’ll likely hear about a Texas energy emergency through television, radio, or a notification from your retail electricity provider or TDU electric utility.

Your retail electricity provider has no control over a Texas energy emergency. ERCOT runs the the Texas electric grid, overseeing both the electricity wholesale market and the transmission of power. They are the one in control when an emergency arises.

What can ERCOT do during an energy emergency?

In severe caes, ERCOT grants power generators permission to take progressively drastic conservation measures in efforts to reduce demand to fit available supply. That can include brown-outs and rolling black outs. If left unmanaged, the whole Texas grid could undergo a cascading system failure that caused the Great Northeast Blackout of 2003. But in Texas, it could last days.

ERCOT has four levels of emergency energy alerts (EEA):

Conservation Alert — users encouraged to conserve power.

EEA 1 — Power Watch: Conservation Needed

EAA 2 — Power Warning: Conservation Critical; Risk of Rotating Outages

EAA 3 — Power Emergency: Conservation Critical; Rotating Outages in Progress

What can I do during an energy emergency?

When you are notified of a Texas energy emergency, you should do your part to decrease your electricity usage. If power customers across Texas make small measures to conserve electricity, they make a big difference in demand. Here are some things your family can do during an energy emergency:

Raise your home’s thermostat by two degrees (or more) between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Use ceiling fans to make yourself feel four to six degrees cooler.

Unplug nonessential lights and appliances.

Avoid running large appliances like dishwashers and laundry equipment until later in the evening.

Taking these measures can help ERCOT manage everyone’s energy needs safely.

Don’t pay too much for Texas electricity

Energy prices have increased substantially over the past few months. If your Houston electricity plan is up for renewal, check out your power plan options at http://www.texaselectricityratings.com. Here you will find the Texas electricity information you need to choose a retail electricity provider that offers the best electricity plan for your home.

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About Me :)

Thank you Hydra💙💙 @ma-serannas-vhenan for the tag!!

1. Why Did You Choose Your URL?

I first started with seduce me I believe, but then I added lovestruck, and then I added Arcana bc I was now in those communities! I wanted people to know I write for those three fandoms (and a few others with my other blogs) and that I post content for them!! I was just tryna get out there and still am.

2. Any Side Blogs? If You Have Them, Name Them and Why You Have Them.

@kingdomhearts-and-soriku-trash is my Kingdom Hearts blog. I made this one so I can post about my Sora x Riku thoughts and feelings 24/7, write about them, and reblog about them without getting things confusing on my actual blog.

@the-choices-loser is my Choices blog. I haven't used it in WAAAAY too long, but it exists.

My third blog is @cullens-babe which is meant for Dragon Age!! I made it so I can talk about me playing DAI and the other games and just rambling about my pairs and writing ideas for those games!!

3. How Long Have You Been On Tumblr?

Apparently late 2017, but I didn't become active until like early 2018.

4. Do You Have A Queue Tag?

No. I just post when I want and don't really use the queue.

5. Why Did You Start Your Blog In The First Place?

I wanted to be social! I wanted to post about my thoughts within the lovestruck community and I got friends, fun, love, and a lot of writing experience on the way!! And I'm still getting it :). It's nice here.

6. Why Did You Choose Your Icon/PFP?

BECAUSE!! IT'S DIEGO!!! DIEGO ESCALONA!! The best man in my heart?!??! I got that little face from a bundle pic for Havenfall is for Lovers and I saw how adorable he looked,,,so I just cropped it and set it as my pfp.

7. Why Did You Choose Your Header?

I chose it because it's an edit of mine. I was in to making edits, and I still am, but I haven't made one in awhile. But!! On computer, my header is just pink clouds and I chose that bc I just like pink clouds.

8. What's Your Post With The Most Notes?

Uhhh.....Idk. It's probably something to do with EAA or The Arcana. I've never gotten more than 200 or so. I think-

9. How Many Mutuals Do You Have?

I have a few! I have 3 that I can think of at the top of my head lol. At least mutuals that I talk to.

10. How Many Followers Do You Have?

847.

11. How Many People Do You Follow?

186. I need to do some unfollowing since I haven't seen these people in soooo long.

12. Have You Ever Made A Shitpost?

Definitely.

13. How Often Do You Use Tumblr Each Day?

I use it everyday! I usually scroll, read some sad or happy stuff, or talk with people! Or look at my friends blogs! It's a nice past time. And I also write when I feel the creativity.

14. Did You Ever Have A Fight/Argument With Another Blog Once? Who Won?

I don't think I've ever had a personal fight with anyone? Not that I can remember? I try my best to not offend anyone at all, so I'm always careful.

15. How Do You Feel About "You Need To Reblog This" Posts?

I sometimes feel the need to reblog them, but then other times I don't. I only reblog the ones that actually have a good cause, ya know??

16: Do You Like Tag Games?

Yes!! I always love them. It's fine to talk about me or my characters for any fandom.

17. Do You Like Ask Games?

Absolutely >:).

18. Do You Have A Crush On A Mutual?

I love a lot of them, but no I do not be crushing on anyone-

Thanks again for the tag💙💙. I'm tagging @megatraven @catlovingwitch @mariaoz @enchantedlovestruckfan @virtueassassin @violettduchess

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Presentasi #6 Hari #8 Oleh Iffah Zakiyyah Hari ini kebagian mereview materi kelompok sendiri. Yaitu tentang FITRAH SEKSUALITAS ANAK USIA SEKOLAH. Sebenarnya deg-degan juga nih. Masalahnya para bunda di sini sudah pasti pintar. Karena pertama, mereka semua mau belajar. Kedua, bunda-bunda yang tersebar di seluruh dunia ini mau ngapain coba kalo bukan belajar di negeri orang atau nemenin suami studi sambil ikutan studi atau sambil bekerja. Keren deh. Untuk itu, saya mengambil materinya juga hati-hati. Bukan karena takut dikritik, tapi pengen aja keliatan pinter. Eaa.. Oke back to topic. Meskipun begitu tetap saja ada pertanyaan pertanyaan hebat yang muncul di saat membahas tentang pendapat Freud mengenai fase seksual sampai muncul istilah yang baru saya tahu yaitu (penis envy). Kemudian muncul keraguan mengenai teori Freud sampai-sampai ditelisik ke latar belakangnya. Hehe.. eniwei akhirnya terpuaskan dengan banyak pengetahuan baru. Jadi ada bahan pegangan untuk mendidik anak-anak saya kelak. Setiap anak dikaruniai fitrah seksualitas sesuai usianya. Bagi orang tua yang menganggap bahwa mendidik anak dimulai sejak sekolah, hal itu salah besar. Karena mendidik anak dimulai sejak mereka lahir hingga baligh. Setelah baligh, anak sudah bisa dilepas karena seharusnya di usia itu anak sudah bisa mengurus dirinya sendiri. Saya setuju dengan sebuah pendapat yang muncul di sebuah halaman blog yang mana disebutkan bahwa tidak ada yang bernama fase remaja dalam Islam. Adanya fase baligh. Jika sudah baligh, berarti sudah dianggap mampu untuk mengurus dirinya sendiri tanpa bantuan orang tuanya. Dan seharusnya sudah bisa juga untuk mencari maisyah/ nafkah. Jadi jangan heran jika dalam Islam, pemuda-pemuda dulu pada zaman Rasulullah adalah pemuda tangguh yang siap berkontribusi terhadap ummat. Baligh dalam hal ini berarti sudah matang secara seksual sehingga mampu menghasilkan keturunan. Biasanya usia sekolah dasar kelas 5 atau 6 SD, usia 11-13 tahun, tergantung seberapa cepat hormonnya bekerja. Di fase baligh inilah anak-anak mulai mengalami masa pubertas. Mulai mengalami jatuh cinta dengan lawan jenis. Jika terdapat kesalahan dalam mengenalkan fitrah seksualitas anak, ada kekhawatiran bahwa anak akan berbeda pemikiran dalam menanggapi fase ini. Tantangan yang Dihadapi Masa pubertas biasanya terjadi pada laki-laki usia 12-16 dan perempuan usia 10-14. Dan dewasa ini telah mengalami percepatan yaitu perkembangan seksual dimulai sebelum usia 8 tahun dan perubahan yang terjadi sebelum usia 9 tahun. Inilah yang dinamakan pubertas dini atau sering disebut pubertas prekoks. Hal inilah yang menjadikan budaya pacaran merembet pada anak-anak usia dibawah umur yang berani melakukan aktivitas layaknya orang dewasa padahal usia tersebut adalah usia yang seharusnya digunakan untuk menuntut ilmu secara maksimal. Sebuah penelitian yang dilakukan oleh Min Sun Kim M.D P.HD asisten Profesor di Chanbok University Medical School nasional di Jeonju, Korea Selatan menemukan bahwa terjadinya pubertas dini secara medis disebabkan oleh kekurangan konsumsi vitamin D. Dr. Patricia Vuguin seorang ahli endokrinologi pediatric di Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York. Menyebutkan bahwa selain gizi, lingkungan dan status ekonomi diyakini menjadi penyebab pubertas dini. Lingkungan yang dimaksud disini adalah kemajuan teknologi yang pesat. Contoh, tersebarnya foto ABG mesra di jejaring sosial dan tontonan film atau sinetron yang berkonten dewasa. Semua ini berpengaruh pada proses pencarian jati diri mereka. Solusi Parent, of you're not asking. They're not telling! Banyak terjadi, ketika ada masalah baru orangtua kalang kabut mencari solusi. Padahal solusinya dimulai dari bagaimana orang tua memulai tahapan mengenalkan fitrah seksualitas anak sejak kecil. Sejak mereka lahir. Akhirnya dari semua solusi yang ada, kedekatan antara orangtua dan anak lah yang paling penting. Jadi jangan hanya sekedar menurunkan DNA saja, karena anak anak adalah bagian dari diri kita secara keseluruhan. Kenali mereka. Akhir kata mengambil quote dari stayathomemum.com.au Your child is growing up, and that’s a good thing. Take this opportunity to educate each other.

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We built a Chrome extension as a service (EaaS) for taking notes on YouTube.I was 100% sick of having 1k ideas and never seeing them all the way through, so I called my buddy (and programmer since age 12) and proposed a solution. We would get together for 24 hours and just hack together a product as fast as we could.That also meant that we would need to have a simple enough product. We brainstormed over the next week or so and came up with Rocket Note. We had so many more complex features for it, but we needed to MVP-ize the core product. That was basically taking notes on YouTube (even though the grand vision is to turn YouTube into a true learning platform by giving valuable data and new features to content creators/teachers on YouTube).Things we learned about building SaaS products:It's harder than it even sounded in my head to create a product that fast. Briefly, beyond the core product we needed a landing page, a dashboard to view all notes, a plan to get users, a revenue model, a terms of service page, privacy policy, blog, launch plan (which means TONS more content to write sepcifically for Product Hunt, Hacker News, etc.), some sort of system for communicating with users, security, email campaigns, and much more...It's worth pushing hard for it. I've never felt so accomplished in such a short period of time. Granted our product isn't even near perfect yet, we followed everything that we've learned about "release early and often" and "The Lean Startup" (by Eric Ries). And it feels dang good.You need to have tough skin. When you release a product that you are "embarrassed of" (LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman says to do so!), you are asking for quick AND HONEST feedback from users that are testing your product. That means you need to be prepared (which I wasn't :P) for hard truths and ideas that go against your initial thoughts and might make you feel like a failure. You aren't! Just keep pushing forward and just take this opportunity to iterate as fast as possible for your end users as possible. It's so worth it if you can toughen up a bit.Feel free to AMA about the process we underwent to get here. We're super pumped about actually getting a product out to the world (even if it's still an Alpha version for now)!Here's a link to the full post, which has more than I can reiterate here about the nitty gritty of the process.