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rotationalsymmetry · 11 months ago

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Spoons

I did some cooking today.

Nothing that fancy. But both lunch, and dinner.

It felt good. It felt really, really good.

And after dinner. I laid down. For two hours.

You know how it is.

And then. Not only. Did I not shower. As planned.

But also. I brought in. A folding chair. To the bathroom.

So that I wouldn't. Have to brush. My teeth standing.

You know. How it is. With us spoonies.

And I still taste garlic in my mouth.

And I still feel. Good.

Tomorrow, we will see.

#I am very worried I will Deeply Regret this later on #especially so close to Christmas #but it felt so good #I guess it's about finding a balance #it might be less the cooking and more that I skipped my afternoon rest/rests

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the-jam-to-the-unicorn · 2 years ago

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Olena and Ze attended the event for the Ukrainian diplomats. 🥰

#we love a joined appearance #especially so close to christmas #so nice that they saw each other and could spend time together ❤️

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charlitosalcaraz · 2 years ago

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extremely cruel of people to still be bringing up September 24th

#especially so close to Christmas

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luqlustra · 11 months ago

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Final procedure is today and it’s going to be a big one. I’ve been really nervous and a little all over the place, I apologise for being inconsistent lately

Once it’s done, it’ll be done and I’ll be focusing on recovery and hopefully I won’t be in pain anymore

#I’m trying to stay positive at the moment while my nerves are a little frayed and I’m kind of scared in all honesty #it’s nothing life threatening but it’s going to be a bit more mentally taxing especially so close to Christmas but it’ll be over soon #Autobimbosis

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emotargaryen · 1 month ago

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im missing have pet rats a lot right now so here's all the rat patooties ive had over the years

top row were my first 2, bean (white) and pooka. i got bean for free with pooka since they were siblings and he had to be neutered which im so thankful for bc i can NOT deal with massive rodent balls. pooka was my heart rat (like an ultimate favorite, the rat that stole your heart). bean was so lazy, an absolute unit and pooka was very sassy she only liked me

when pooka died i got poppy to keep bean company. she was a dumbo and so so cute. she also had half a tail and a sort of club foot but she was so sweet. the most polite rat i had everybody loved her.

i didnt have rats for about a year and was like "im not getting rats again any time soon" and then someone brought 2 little babies to the cat shelter me and my mom used to work with and i was like well i have to take them. i named them leliana and merrill hehe. i have like no good pictures of them they're all blurry bc they did NOT stop moving ever. merrill was so itty bitty her whole life at first i thought something was wrong bc leliana was so much bigger than her but she was eating fine just tiny.

#i miss my rats!!!!!!!!!!#im not in a place to have rats again but ugh i miss those little creatures so much #especially at this time of year idk why i just think of them a lot #i think its bc i spend a lot of time alone after my work closes for the season so it was just me and the rats #and on thanksgiving and christmas id make them little plates of what we were having for dinner #my mom got them their own little stockings #actually in tears thinking about them AOUGHHHH #my pics #rats

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martyrbat · 11 months ago

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the silent night of the batman — batman #219

(ID in alt!)

#two christmas transcripts in one week?? who am i...#this actually is a lil late but he leaves the gcpd at 6 am on dec 25th and its 1 now so. its close enough.#and sorry i am a sap i love the idea of batman making things better. that his image and promise of him encourages people to do better #like its a comic book ofc gotham can never be saved and that's part of her doomed charm but in my heart???#the billions he pours out for charities and the foundation and different benefit programs?? the life he dedicates to protecting others??#i like to think it does make a change. especially as other heros join in and help too :)#just rattling my emotional support bat by the neck and demanding he sees his life has had a positive impact and that everyone around him #isnt doomed to die or be depressed and that he doesn't make more dangerous criminals and that people love him and are thankful for him and #c: batman | i: 219 #crypt's panels #batman #posts from the crypt #transcrypts #bruce wayne #jim gordon #also theres an updated version of this with Oracle and Supergirl where its revealed they handled every single call to the fire department or #to the police for 24 hours to give jim and bruce hope and like #might have to post that one as a late christmas present because im obsessed with it

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rexscanonwife · 2 years ago

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I’ve been a bit depressed lately and I wanted to draw something super soft and self indulgent and...went a little ham with the lighting ngl! but sometimes instead of getting up and going to some mission debriefing you just wanna stay in bed with your lover ♡

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void-tiger · 3 months ago

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Trying to keep a lid on it but. Yeah. Literally don’t know what’s it like to NOT be platonically neglected IRL my whole damn life, only that I know this One Person doesn’t deserve to be at the epicenter of it anymore than I deserved to have been at the epicenter of theirs a year ago now.

…why am I like this. Why are we like this.

#tiger’s roar #…but like. good god. someone being Actually Genuinely KIND and insisting they DO like my company and want my friendship #(and is arguably mutually attracted and THOSE feelings of mine and what I’m picking up from them just won’t DISPELL already)#just. really stirs the muck. gets at that emotional constipation in my brain’s grease trap #then having TWICE now having Activities Suggested and THIS Time in FRONT of people then like…never following through?#all but thinking aloud with planning to witnesses things that sound less like hanging out and more like a date #and then just…not doing it?#when the Reality is Apparently Too Busy?#us fighting earlier this year over quality time essentially #when all I want is to have like. maybe an hour or two once a week or once a month #to enjoy someone else’s company. get a fucking REPRIEVE from my life #that’s…that’s it? nothing grand. just have the time found where it can be without causing strain?#I’m actually NOT a romantic even when I have romantic feelings? they just make me yearn for basic contact all the more #I’ll always be ‘too platonic’ within a romantic relationship so no it’s never going to be an ‘expectation’#MAYBE the one with unrealistic expectations is the guy who watches romance films and struggles with AllorNothing thinking perhaps?#and…yeah. trying to not feel resentful of their time spent this summer with existing friends when apparently not working 20+ hrs a week #in addition to their own research and god knows what else #…because it feels like there’s no space for me. and probably never will be. and I have never been ‘cool’ a day in my life #sure I own it as an adult. especially a 30s adult.#but having people recognize me as kind and supportive and easy to talk to 1:1 (my group aqauaintance/casual friendships SUCK)#but. basically never getting to keep any of them as friends? quickly ditched? treated like a used bandaid?#it…gets to me alright? like I only exist as Catch/Treat/Release but for people #which sure. the friend I’m angry at HAS been frustrated about me deserving better. looks at me like I’m christmas.#and I’m now fairly close friends with their beloved sibling. and despite things having THE Worst Start Ever their family seems to trust me #…but…it’s just…think I deserve better? think I’m worthy of your esteem and respect? think I’m kind and approachable?#want me to feel safe and relaxed enough to be myself? then just…do better.#ask when I’m available to kill a few hours then…follow through on that. that’s it.#not all the time. and my ‘expectation’ is to always be either neglected or used and feeling jaded about it #just…a repreive. for both of us. that’s it.

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theheadlessgroom · 4 months ago

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@beatingheart-bride

"Morwen and Rowan," Callahan reminded him, reaching down to ruffle the boy's black hair as he elaborated, "The Morrison twins, some of the most beautiful girls in the whole county-their folks owned an apple orchard, which they inherited and ran like a well-oiled machine: Between our cows and the milk and butter and cream they provide, and the huge apple orchard, we collaborated on making lots of baked goodies to sell, as well as making plenty for holidays and get-togethers."

As both brothers produced their wallets containing several photos of their wives and children (and there was no denying the wives were twins, with identical flaming red hair and matching freckles; the only difference was that Rowan wore her hair shorter than her sister), Randall wrapped a loving arm around Emily's waist and kissed her cheek as he accepted a glass of iced tea, asking in a low voice, "Everything okay?"

Even though he could tell his wife had been crying a little, something in his gut told him that, despite that, she was alright. There was something in the air he picked up on, a sense of ease, a sense of comfort when she and his grandparents had returned to the attic. He didn't know for sure what they discussed down in the kitchen, but he had a good feeling that it had been an enlightening and comforting conversation, one that put hearts and minds at ease.

"Whoa..." Lon was gaping at the pictures his uncles had produced, Erika similarly staring in wonder at both their grandaunts and their cousins-it boggled their minds, to think they were the latest in a long line of twins!

"You got any siblings, June?" Colin asked, June shaking her head as she took a sip of tea, saying, "No, I'm an only child myself. And so are Mother and Father."

"The closest thing I had to siblings was my dance troupe," Josephine admitted, with August chuckling, "It did feel like she had several sisters, and they were all quite protective of one another-I was a bit worried I'd have an uphill battle, winning them over when Josie and I began our courtship! Fortunately, we all got along very well."

#((i get it! as i said before in our dm conversations; a lot of my family lived out of town; and some out of state))#((so the only times we'd really get together was for my birthday parties when i was really little))#((or for major holidays like thanksgiving; christmas; and easter! so in a lot of ways they were like strangers to me too))#((and so i was very shy around them growing up because i saw them so seldom!))#((so i do also like the idea of the pace/burke families being very close/tight-knit; and august and josephine))#((moving into the mansion to be closer to their family-i just like the idea of them being very close))#((especially with how death kept them all apart for so long-in the afterlife; living at gracey manor together))#((they really do have all the time in the world together; and everyone enjoys that time spent in each other's company!))#((they're able to live closer together; dine together; spend time with one another))#((but the mansion is so spacious enough that they also have room to spread out a little))#((and have a little breathing space; giving them a chance to practice hobbies and get to know their neighbors))#((it really is the perfect place for everyone!))#outofhatboxes #beatingheart-bride #V:Two Worlds; One Family

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leslieseveride · 7 months ago

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gabby: "i wanna be detailed to arson" 🥺

boden: "why? why do you wanna leave me?!" 😠

gabby: "i-i'm pregnant!" 😨

boden: "GABRIELA DAWSON GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE!! OH MY GOD!!!!" 😃💖

#carly lb cf #chicago fire #4x02 #chief boden #wallace boden #gabriela dawson #THE COMPLETE 180 HE DID AFTER SHE BLURTED THAT OUT WAS SO CUTE OH MY LORD 😭🤧💗#he was SO OFFENDED LMAOOOOO #like 'my baby wants to leave me? why? what have i done?'#ONLY TO LIGHT UP BRIGHTER THAN A DAMN CHRISTMAS TREE #cause his baby is having a baby bye i have to walk off a cliff now #i hope we get a similar parallel for chenford one day #except i imagine it going a little differently where tim approaches grey in his office solo #vehemently requesting he pull lucy off active duty and reassign her w/ scott wrigley (from 1x02) since she's carrying his baby #(much to lucy's dismay at first even though she knows he's only looking out for her and the baby)#he's wanted children for SO. LONG!!! you can't tell me he's not gonna be the most overprotective papa bear there is #okay i gotta stop making this about them god this is a cf post #but i also can't help but feel giddy and kicking my feet at the thought of even grey doing an excited lil dancy dance behind closed doors #you know he'd be just as over the moon as tim what with how long they've known and worked together #he knows tim has always secretly wanted kids so badly and he's gonna be SO HAPPY for him when he finally has one of his own #especially with lucy oh my god!!!!!!!!!#okay i'm done making this about them now i swear

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bootyful-seventeen · 1 year ago

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damn i might be getting a root canal on friday the 13th if they can't save my crater of a cavity by trying to fill it the regular way

#if i was on mobile i would be putting in so many skull heads rn #like damn but yea i went to the dentist today after not going in a few years since i got busy with work and school and covid #so it pushed dental to the back burner and im also finally gonna get my wisdom teeth removed after my birthday so yahoo for me!!!!!#my mom said i should do it before but i had a tiny bf about it since im going out with my friends and i want to have spicy food on my bday #and spicy food is on the no no list for wisdom teeth removal from what i rememer. its all soft and not spicy and possibly bland #so im lik hey i dont want to be miserable with pain for both halloween and my birthday since that is the highlight of my year #and id rather be miserable closer to christmas cuz its not a fave holiday and i dont like the winter much either #so i seem to be a bit masochistic and want to be extra miserable during the winter lmao #but this dentist even asked me if i wanted braces to make my teeth a little straighter to close the gap and all i could think was damn #my old dentist was never that thorough with the exam and just did cavities and wisdom teeth and thats about it #my mom was adament i get braces cuz she said i had hella crooked teeth but i think mine look fine and kinda cute and gives it some characte #but i will say that ive never gone to a dentist where the tv was bolted to the ceiling cuz i could hear a tv playing in my room and thought #that they covered the tv with a painting for aesthetic until i laid back and there is some real estate show on above me #but its so smart tho cuz most people or at least people with good vision will focus on the tv and move their head #but if its on the ceiling then you are just looking up and not getting in the way of the denist #especially since a little kid under 8 was there and was sitting so still in his chair cuz the tv was above him lmao

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wise-lizard-wizard · 11 months ago

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As someone with an extremely hyper-religious mother who forbid us from celebrating Christmas because she denounced it as "evil pagan rituals, we don't know when Jesus was born", I have no idea when Christmas is. Like genuinely, is it on the 24th, the 25th, the 26th or the 27th?

I know there's like, pre-Christmas and then Christmas (is there post Christmas?).

Anyone mind telling me about it? I honestly don't know much about the holiday.

#It sucked so bad #Especially when close family would give me stuff and exchange stuff and I wasn't allowed or able to give them anything #And everyone is always so happy #And it just feels so hollow to me because we use to sit in silence on those days #We would sometimes barbecue the day after Christmas but it doesn't feel the same #My dad has been doing his best to celebrate Christmas after the divorse #I love him and the effort #But I think we both deserve better #We were both screwed over so fucking hard

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victory-cookies · 1 year ago

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god I’ve become a retail therapy girly

#I’ve had a shit few days and my solution to that has been to order things online #I just ordered some nail polish (in my defence it was on sale and came with a free additional bottle)#and like. really I work so that I can afford to do shit like this (I still live at home so my bills are mostly car and school related)#and I like getting things that bring me joy! shopping is fun!#but I also feel guilty buying shit for myself #especially this close to Christmas (even though I know nobody is buying this nail polish for me so if I’m gonna get it I have to buy it)#idk. Part of me knows that even if I like. Waited until my next pay check so I didn’t feel as silly about it #I still would have wanted those polishes and would have bought them anyway #bc I’ve already been considering them #so better to get them cheaper and get a bonus item #but still. even though I am in my era of fiscal irresponsibility I am self aware enough to feel bad about it #I should start going to therapy again instead of just buying shit #that would be better #and cheaper #however. that requires me to talk about my feelings! and buying nail polish means that I get happiness and cool looking nails!

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solradguy · 2 years ago

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I'm gonna finish cleaning the GGMLA scans this week and start Lightning the Argent next weekend.

No idea how February itself's gonna go yet but I WILL be opening commissions at some point now that I'm not doing subscription tiers anymore. This will likely be near the middle or end of the month. Commissions'll be through Kofi like the last time I did them but a few people have mentioned maybe wanting n.s.f.w stuff and Kofi's kinda touchy on that so I gotta double check their terms. Mature art might have to be done through PayPal invoices. We'll see.

I also have some ideas for original projects, namely the Sol zine and an original setting zine that's been on the backburner for actual years now. The Sol zine is going to have every single one of my Sol drawings in one place (~200 drawings) plus some bonus stuff specifically for the zine. The original project will be more in line with my non-fandom art. If you've seen my ATLAS+AXIS zine pieces, it'll be kinda like those.

No idea how long either of those will take but they're definitely projects I will at least be working on soon.

#textpost #I'm excited to have the artistic energy to draw original stuff again. It's been so long...#My sketchbook has a bunch of thumbnails for original compositions but I just haven't had the time to do more than that #GG stuff's different because I can draw Sol like with my eyes closed and one hand behind my back basically lol zero effort #I want to do more analog art especially. One of my buddies got me this real nice pen for Christmas that I'm dying to try #And of course more marker stuff

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protosstar · 2 years ago

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google what does it mean when someone travels 7 hours during a rail strike just to visit u in ur boring village for 4 days

#quasigh #she even said how when she told her coworkers she was going to wales for new year they were shocked and asked why she would go all that way #like ok it doesnt have to MEAN anything more than we r close friends and she wanted to see me while i was back in the uk for christmas #and i dont even know if i WANT it to mean something...#but also.......... ....#what does it mean if you had an interaction with someone at artists alley together #and something u say has the artist respond 'because she loves u' and u think about it all the time #except one time while u were both drunk u told her u had no romantic feelings for her and she said she didnt either #and u dont even know if thats true anymore because u dont know where the line between platonic and romantic love is except for intent #also u only see each other like twice a year now bc u live in different countries and also r both bad at keeping in regular text contact #so even if u DID have feelings that werent platonic it would be unfair to act on them #especially since u essentially want to keep ur relationship functionally the same #which would deprive her of having a normal first relationship with someone who isnt fucked in the head #what then google??!!

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a-high-femme · 2 years ago

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happy holidays

#my father is once again on me about every choice I have ever made in my life #and my mother bought me clothes that are exclusively a size too small after asking me my sizing in front of the full family on thanksgiving #‘so that nothing is too small and you don’t have a freak out on Christmas’#the other update is that I am trapped here until Friday because they scheduled family events without asking me my plans #and now I’m stuck at home with not enough normal clothing and no new clothing that fits until Friday :)))#I also don’t have my laptop with me for dnd on Thursday #or enough meds to last me until then #but hooray Christmas #my stuff #molly complains about stupid shit #and has already broken down crying TWICE about ruining the holidays for her family #have I mentioned I also don’t have any presents to give this year and feel like absolute shit about it?#very close to printing out a ‘best I can do is not killing myself’ sign and taping it to my back #please don’t get me wrong I appreciate the thought #but my mother now feels awful and is internalizing that she has ruined Christmas by buying me a size too small in everything #so that just makes me feel more awful #especially in a family that has so much to say about my body all of the time (none of it positive or even neutral)#I would kill to have a sibling other than my brother who could take some of the attention off of me right about now… oh wait #🙃

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