#her mark

[virtchandmoir]

Video: Tessa

[24trinitydrive]

This is Kate Beirness's charity which puts on a one day event for empowering young women.

In March, they announced a Toronto summit in 2024, then in April said they would announce a date the following week, then nothing. It's now September.

They are a federally registered charity, so their info is easily available to the public.

Here's the money they're working with - they had a $100,000 grant from another charity. And $88,791 in donations from various individual donors:

Here's what they spent it on:

They gave $25,000 in scholarships. Spent $73,906 on various unnamed expenditures. Spent $31,495 on advertising-- more than the amount of scholarships.

Office expenses were only $186.

Travel expenses were $53,539. The work of the charity was a one day summit event with about 200-250 girls from around Canada. But there were also Her Mark related trips by Kate Beirness and Tessa Virtue to New York City, a retreat for Kate Beirness, Tessa Virtue and other board or committee members to Napa Valley for wine tastings and a meal at the French Laundry. You'd like to think the expenses for actual charitable work was the larger part of their activity, but look:

Total expenditures on fundraising were nearly equal to the $100,000 grant they were given. Managing and administration expenses were a tiny fraction, just over 1% of the budget. Money spent on their actual charity work, less than half

Maybe their big funder declined to give them money to spend on fundraising and that's why there have been no further announcements?

[theladyeowyn]

Severance, 2x03 “Who Is Alive?” // 2x07 “Chikhai Bardo”

[artist-rat]

skyrim never ends, it's just on pause sometimes. we're so back!!

[cronchy-baguette]

finished severance in one night yesterday and i'm obsessed

[storybook-souls]

listened to the first episode of the severance podcast with adam scott and ben stiller today and i can't stop thinking about this bit they were discussing from the original pilot script where Ms. Cobel invites Mark into her house, has him watch while she tortures her pet rat, and then reveals that the rat is severed and "flips a switch" so the rat starts cozying up to her and acting like a sweet affectionate pet. like. okay! they were really just gonna put it all on the table like that! you're the rat, mark!!!! you and helly and all your friends are the rats, mark!!!! mark!!!!!!!!!!

[wisebeth]

One thing which genuinely bothers me is Annabeth's perception in the fandom. How she's seen as this cold, stoic, emotionless, reserved and intimidating girl. When in reality, she's a character full of love.

Annabeth, who immediately cried and felt attached to Cerberus after playing with him for a few minutes because she wouldn't get to play with him again.

Annabeth, whose deepest desire, which the Sirens lured her with, is saving Luke and having a good relationship with both her parents.

Annabeth, who believed in Luke's goodness, even after all the countless terrible things he did simply because she had faith in his humanity.

Annabeth, who cried in Percy's arms before entering the labyrinth and refused to reveal the last line of the prophecy because it said to lose a love worse than death and the idea of losing any of her friends is too painful, heartbreaking and worse than dying.

Annabeth, who kissed Percy before parting with him in St. Helens because if he's going to die, she at least wants him to die knowing she loved him.

Annabeth, who took a poisoned knife for Percy during the war because she'd rather die herself than let him die.

Annabeth, who convinced Luke to switch sides by reminding him of the promise of family he gave her. Which in turn, influenced Luke's decision to end himself to destroy Kronos. Hello, she saved the world with the power of love.

Annabeth, who spent months after months losing sleep and searching desperately for Percy when he went missing.

Annabeth, who kissed Percy to eternity in public at their reunion, not caring what anyone is going to say or think. An asteroid could've hit the earth, and she wouldn't have cared.

Annabeth, who told Percy “I love you” when falling in Tartarus because if she was going to die, she wanted them to be her last words.

Annabeth Chase is a sweetheart, who has always felt things deeply and she's so full of love. And I think it's time we let go of the “cold-hearted annabeth” headcanon because it's not true, that's not her.

[allegedlyxen]

Helly R would not have lasted two minutes in the ortbo. they would’ve had to hunt her through the woods.

[saintclementinearts]

I’m certain someone has already done this but. It’s necessary.

[pouletpourri]

they don't know back when i was in middle school i made an AU where everything was mostly the same, but dipper had a dog

[honestlyitsjustsam]

favourite moments of bg3 -> (5/?)

[virtchandmoir]

tessavirtue17: Winter-ing with the best 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

Me: yay, sports!

Also me: this stick is annoying 🙄😅

[limitedseries]

Severance— "Good News About Hell" (1.01) & "Chikhai Bardo" (2.07)

[pathetic-gamer]

(this is basically the gist of his voicelines, right?)

[jesterable]

ok so i played the game, immediately blacked out after chapter 1, and woke up and this was on my screen

[cloverdraws]

That one theory about Helly R.

Spoilers up to season 2 episode 3