#extended family living

[stephaniehicks-blog]

Deschutes County Adopts Ordinance to Allow Permitting of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU)

On November 1, 2023, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners enacted an ordinance to allow permitting of accessory dwelling units (also known as ADUs or granny flats) in rural residential areas of Deschutes County. The effective date of the ordinance is December 1, 2023, at which time homeowners and developers can submit applications to add another dwelling unit on their property, provided…

[heymacy]

IAN GALLAGHER + his journey with bipolar disorder

╰┈➤ “At times, being bipolar can be an all-consuming challenge, requiring a lot of stamina and even more courage, so if you’re living with this illness and functioning at all, it’s something to be proud of, not ashamed of." - Carrie Fisher

[winkle-pickers]

Inspired by this post, a really good discussion about it, and reassurance that life doesn't end after your twenties - quite the opposite in fact. Happy 43rd birthday Kaiba <3

[adh-d2]

"Clone Force 99 died with Tech"

Oh god, he's thought that the whole time, hasn't he? It's the reason he's convinced he's irredeemable. Because the worst happened while they were trying to rescue him from his choices and there's nothing he can do to make it unhappen. The glass can't be unshattered. His brother is still dead.

[orangerosebush]

At once, Artemis sees Butler as a father figure who must acquiesce to all his whims.

Yet, it is true that :

1) Butler doesn't see Artemis as a son per se (eg B1 and B5, Butler thinks of Artemis as akin to a little brother or younger close friend - hard to see yourself in a paternal role for someone over whom you have little power)

and 2) Artemis takes up the space in Butler's life that would be occupied by a child.

Relatedly.

Can you even like. imagine. how much of a nightmare Artemis would be if Butler ever had a child

[potahun]

i find it so cute that piccolo who (1) only needs to drink water to live (2) makes his own clothes (3) makes his own house and lives in the mountains far away where there is no town (4) doesn't really get sick as far as we can tell, technically doesn't need to entail any cost to live and doesn't need to even interact with society, but someone in the DB gang decided that they want to pay him a phone and a phone subscription

someone (most likely gohan and videl) decided that they want to stay connected with piccolo on the regular, even when he's faraway, and decided to do that by giving him a phone and calling him...how did the talks go down? did they discuss with bulma so that she can make capsule corp. ensure network coverage deep down in the valleys where piccolo lives? did they teach him how to charge his phone or does he bring it back to gohan/videl/bulma every time?

also, did piccolo himself not object? he can communicate telepathically with others, but this phone means he wanted to stay connected with videl and gohan enough that he is giving them this mean of reaching him in return? (he did decide to call bulma of his own volition on his phone too so i suspect it's all starting to grow on him - he's so domesticated). there was a process involved. he had to learn how to use a phone

and the thing is, he picks up! piccolo picks up his calls! your local green alien recluse will pick up your calls and pick up your daughter from the kindergarten for you if you ask nicely! he will do this regularly!!! he wants to be reachable!!

[sparky-is-spiders]

Aromantic Jon who doesn't know they're aro who treats romantic relationships like yet another chore they have to do now that they're an adult. They're in their twenties now. They've put it off for long enough but they're going to have to do it eventually, it's just what adults do. They sort of approach every relationship like an obligation they're checking off of their to-do list. People keep breaking up with them for it. They used to think everyone else also felt like being in a romantic relationship was a huge burden, but after a few comments landed weird they now suspect it's just yet another short-coming of theirs (they've never been good at understanding other people anyways).

They don't think about it for most of the plot of the podcast, due to the. Everything. Until maybe around S4. But by that point they've basically decided that that doesn't matter any more. Too much time, effort, and risk for anyone not already involved (and no one who IS involved is an option). It's a massive weight off their shoulders. They draw no larger conclusions from this.

[kacievvbbbb]

Listening to Ribs by Lorde thinking about a pre breakup Mihawk telling Shanks.

“Your the only friend I need”

And Shanks a man who has always known company and has dedicated his life to having friends/family, doesn’t know how to take that.

Mihawk who intended this as a “flirt” is doing his best looking up through his eyelashes trick.

This does not help. At all

[catcas22]

Grudge Match headcanon:

Messmer owns many, many snakes, but his favorites are two albino reticulated pythons. Their names are Uriel and Tamiel. Both are pushing nine feet long, and both are certified therapy animals. They wear little vests with their certification patches. They help Messmer keep calm by draping around him like a weighted blanket, and they are quite well attuned to his moods. In stressful social situations, Messmer will find a place to sit down and then slowly disappear under his cocoon of snakes.

[1-8oo-wtfbro]

What if, people really didn’t leave the league? like, in fics and comics it’s always ppl sneaking away in the dead of night and then being hunted down. But, what if that wasn’t the case? What if, when you swore in, you (unknowingly or knowingly to you) pledged your soul to Ra’s Al Ghul, to the Al ghuls, and to the League of Assassins.

so you can run, but it always feels wrong, and you always end up back there, bc your soul it tugging you back to where it is pledged, where it’s tethered. And when you die, your soul doesn’t go to heaven or hell, but you continue to serve the al ghuls as ghosts.

Bruce doesn’t count, bc Ra’s let him go; he respected the detective too much to enslave him (he pledged to so as to get trained by the league). Jason and Cass weren’t technically part of the league, since they never formally pledged.

And because of this, the Al ghuls have this weird relationship with the occult. They can actually sense/see all ghosts, but only control the ones who are pledged to them. similar thing with magic and the occult (they have magic in their blood). they have a 6th sense for it, like it almost leaves a residue that they can sense/see.

[wildstar25]

MiqoMarch Day 02 - Home

"Home is where ever I can find you."

[bauliya]

it just breaks my heart that palestinian families are raising such insane amounts of money that less than a year ago would’ve transformed their lives for the better, let them pursue their dream degrees, open businesses, pay off their mortgages and various debts, only to travel just a few kilometres and live in precarious penury in egypt. it is so cruel.

[veveisveryuncool]

"do you, ribbon of ripple star, swear to protect our sacred crystal and the livelihood of your planet with the entirety of your heart and soul, so long as you are able?"

kirbytober day 18: kirby 64/knight

something a bit different than expected, but i love the idea that ribbon is something like ripple star's appointed knight/guardian :]

[dunaldoodles]

A fun little thing between me and @therealslimscreamer! We made our own little AU, since our Tisos are so different, in which both exist and become besties! Screamer's 'Sage' becomes my 'Shield's mentor and brother, since while he can hold his own, he's not actually properly trained in how to use a shield as a weapon.

[hakuaryouga]

- Why was Ryouga the only one immune to the Trinoid's attack? - Ryo-chan doesn't hate anyone or anything!

[cinnamonsikwate]

watching the first 2 episodes of frieren last year shook me so bad i still can't get myself to continue it, but between what i remember of it and the nightmares episode of dungeon meshi i can't stop thinking about the ways laios would prepare marcille for his death. what would he leave behind to remind her that he (and by extension all the people she loved and who loved her) are still with her in spirit, even if not in body?