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purplerose244 · 4 years ago

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My thoughts on Ninjago the Island!!! 🏝🏝🏝

So, gotta be honest... this is not a Blind reaction thing, I actually watched it in French first so I know most of the stuff already 😅 It's entertaining, it got great animation, but nothing more than that in my opinion 🤷‍♀️

Still there is stuff I liked or I want to point out, and finally I'm seeing the English version so I can actually understand what the HECK they are saying 🤩

Alright, nothing else to say, here we go!

UNCHARTED

I haven't actually seen anything Clutch Powers related before Ninjago, is he always like this? I love that he is a jerk honestly, just wondering 😂

Press F for respect for intern Dwaine (at least he seems to like being... used?)

Clutch: It's just a bunch of rocks! It's not alive!

Totem: I'm about to end this man's whole career

Wait, Misako is part of the explorers club? ... that would have come in handy in season 11 to get the scroll of Forbitten Spinjitzu from the club instead of begging uncle Powers for it... *sighs* I don't mind plot holes in Ninjago like most fans I think, but if you wanna make Misako relevant again at least pay attention to the details 😅

Wow, after the end of season 13 I would've thought Wu was going to go through a midlife crisis, not Misako 😂😂

Oww, everytime I hear I get 😢 Bless your soul Kirby, always in our hearts 🖤🖤🖤

Well hello Brian

Always nice to see you 😊

Twitchy Tim must have been pretty interesting to voice 🤔 I like him enough, he's fun and all, maybe not at the level of the characters we got last season

Okay, the place is called the STORM belt, there are LIGHTNINGS, and the sand of the beach is BLUE. Are we gonna address any of these similarities to our Bluebell here or not? 😅

Wait, Tim was giving a hot air balloon tour, does that mean other people where with him? What of them? Are they dead? Did he let them die on the island?... am I reading too much into this? Probably 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Alright, the part of the boats? SO COOL 🤩🤩 I literally can't say anything bad about the animation at this point

Why did they think leaving Kai, Jay and Cole on one boat was going to be a good idea 😂 Also Zane just randomly doing sick tricks on his vehicle, love that nindroid

I'm guessing Nya is keeping her water abilities for her season 🤷‍♀️

Yep, yep, this is why the creators try to keep Pixal out of the adventures, with her everything is way too cool and easy to access to 😎😎

Twitchy Tim: There are statues that become alive!!

Lloyd:... so it's a season 2 stone army ripoff, we've seen worse

It's a cute episode overall 👍

THE KEEPERS OF THE AMULET

OKAY THE INTRO IS SO FREAKING COOL 🤩🤩🤩🤩

So Twitchy Tim has temporarily taken over Jay's role of spazzing out and complain about worse case scenarios... in another occasion they might have bonded over this, maybe 😂

Okay, survival position? MOOD

Nya: DRAGOOON 😱

Me: DRAGOOOOOOON 😍😍😍

Why am I not surprised that Jay was the one that named him Zippy? 💙 Also HE'S SO CUTE 💕💕💕 Love how in every adventure, we always get very different types of dragon in this show 👌 I'm a simple person, I see a dragon... 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

Oh-oh, it's the "Lloyd's done with this crap"'s face

This means serious business... am I that used to LEGO characters that this way of crossing arms on the chest looks almost normal to me? 😅

Soooo, Master of the Mountain clearly gave Cole too much development... because now he got demoted to "the one who is always hungry" 🤦‍♀️ I'm all for Cole's endearing love for cakes, which is super relatable, but if you're gonna push it on his fun side, at least be coherent 🙃

Is it just me or it feels like the writing of this special was made by someone different from the one of season 13? Like, it's not bad, just less engaging and witty. For now. Maybe I'm being premature 🤷‍♀️

New way of nerfing powers, we got... weird, sucking power totem thingies... OKAY

My gosh I really can't say anything about the animation, look at that! It's all cinematic with such a light! YES!! 🤩

I'M SORRY

WHY ARE WE LOOKING OVER THIS??? IT LOOKS LIKE COLE'S LAVA PUNCHES BUT THEY ARE JAY LIGHTNING FEET??? IT'S A GREAT IDEA AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT AGAIN??? WHY ARE WE IGNORING THIS??? 💙💙💙💙

So they at least addressed that lightning isn't a Jay's thing only anymore 😅

Alright, Jay having a mental breakdown because of a bridge because it always breaks, that's the Bluebell I know and love 😂😂 Nya telling him to keep moving was cute too 💙❤💙❤

Okay, I'm sorry but this really bothers me, what kind of lightning can instantly knock out the MASTER OF LIGHTNING??? Like, my gosh, really??? I hope they give us an explanation, like it's some sort of special lightning, because this really doesn't sit right with me. Jay is lightning proof, we've seen it in Skybound, we've seen it in Sons of Garmadon, I DON'T BELIEVE HE WOULD JUST BE KNOCKED OUT LIKE THAT 😡😡😡

Soooooo, storm amulet? Being one with the lightning? Is that the reason why Jay got to be the sacrifice? 😅

THE GIFT OF JAY

Alright, I am kinda looking forward for this one, what did Bluebell actually say or do to get him into trouble this time 😂😂

Oh, he just... introduced himself... well that was underwhelming

SENSEI👏YOU👏ARE👏A👏FREAKING👏GOD👏STOP👏GETTING👏KIDNAPPED👏BY👏RANDOM👏VILLAINS👏

Bring ooooon Lloyd Grills 💪

Okay I did like the little speech, definitely resonates with how Lloyd survived this long even though everything wanted him to give up, even his father... I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING 😭

Jay out there making the real questions 😂

Awwww Edna used to call him gift of Jay? I can totally see it, so cute 💙💙 Makes even more sense if Libber actually left Jay at the Walkers' door...

Pff, Jay made the connection I would've done honestly 🤷‍♀️ Like, him being the master of lightning really didn't give these dudes any impression or inspiration? Any cool idea, full Road of El Dorado style? 🙃🙃

Lloyd out there abusing of the animation budget 💚💚💚

Somehow these ninja never actual sneak in, it's always a huge mess everyone knows about beforehand 😂 It's familiar though, I'm used to it and happy with it 👍

I might not be the biggest Misako fan, but you know what I am a fan of?

LEGO HUGS 😍😍😍😍😍

Dang it uncle Powers, you just got here to make a mess did you 😅

Not the first person of the fandom to say this, but Jay looks absolutely lovely with that flower crown 🌺🌺🌺

Oh poor greenie

Lloyd just has the worst luck 😓

Jay: Why would I be the gift?

Kai: Yeah who would want Jay?

Nya: Huh, me?? 😡

Got some very good Jaya for this little special, can't complain 💙❤💙❤

I mean, not matter how big of a snake Wojira might turn out to be, we've already seen the biggest and the second biggest snake of all so 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Whoa, at last... IT WAS THE FIRST SPINJITZU MASTER THAT HAD SOMETHING HE SHOULD'VE TOLD WU A LONG TIME AGO!! 😱 Wu, you got pulled a Wu, how does it feel? 😂

Again, Jay freaking out, kinda my jam it's too funny 💙💙

Wow Kai way to be hominous offscreen 👏👏 I miss talking about my flame babe, this really isn't his time 🤷‍♀️

THE TOOTH OF WOJIRA

So when I first watched this I was genuinely, really excited about knowing the truth behind all this. It turned out very different from what I first thought, but at least in this case it's okay (besides I was pushing with the lightning meaning just to see Libber again 😅😅😅)

I feel like the guys get their powers stolen or blocked so much it takes them a minute to remember "Oh wait I can literally burn my way out" 🤷‍♀️

SPINJITZU YAY 🤩

I... forgot that Misako knows how to fight 😅 She knows how to do spinjitzu too if I remember correctly...

NYA BEING LIKE "OUT OF THE WAY IMMA SAVE MY BOYFRIEND AGAIN" ❤💙❤💙

Gotta love how they were all crazy worried about Jay, like, this is something that never changes through the show. They really care so so much for each other 💕💕💕

Ooohhhh, okay, so Wojira does seem to be the main villain of next season according to the story. I remember Tommy saying that we needed to have faith and this is probably why. The special was okay, nothing too much, and hopefully that too much we will see in Nya's season 😍😍😍

What the- pff, I didn't notice this the first time 😂

At this point I can't tell if that one short with the chicken of the movie carried a hate or a love for chickens in the actual show 😂😂

Nice to see Jay standing up for himself at least for a little while 💪 Also Lloyd being "He's our trouble", aww family 💜

THERE IT IS

MY BRUISE HEART IS SOARING 🖤💙🖤💙

Gotta give props to the voice actors, voicing an explanation while fighting must be pretty hard! WE ARE BLESSED WITH AN AMAZING CAST!!! 🤩🤩🤩

And there he is, our favorite jerk... shaved Ronin 😂 He does look a little weird, but it's fair, new animation and all. Not the weirdest until now 🤷‍♀️

I genuinely had to make a mental check to see where we are with Ronin now, like, he started as a villain, then a partner, he betrayed us, became an ally, he hunted the ninja, then joined them, that timeline was erased, he was around in SoG and... wow this man is chaotic 😂😂

Yaaaay, Twitchy's last minute redemption act! Lloyd is too good at motivational speeches 👏👏

A bit of Lava OTP/BrOTP

Cause it's good for the heart ❤🖤❤🖤

Okay, Scooby doo reference, why not? Also honestly, I'm confident Ronin has seen A LOT of jails and prisons... probably won't stay behind bars for long 😅

Mammatus: sorry for imprisoning you and almost killing your friend

Kai: no biggie, that's how we make friends in this show

Alright the "And Clutch Powers" gag made me chuckle 😂 ... wait where is he- DANG IT UNCLE POWERS

Okay, this is the last time I say it I promise, but I mean. I MEAN

THE ANIMATION GUYS 😍😍😍

Aaaaand sensei you jinxed it 😅 But you apparently awakened Nya's season so I'm gonna forgive you on this one 😉

FINAL THOUGHTS

There are a few little details that bothered me a little, and it wasn't as exciting as I maybe hoped it was going to be, but it was fine. Enjoyable still. These characters make me like the show, even when it got nothing too impactful 🤷‍♀️

But I got triggered about that lightning thing with Jay 😅 I guess I'll just fanfic whatever I had in mind...

Don't have to repeat myself about the animation *chef's kiss*

The writing was really less engaging, a little normal in a way? Idk just a feeling. Nice to see Ronin again though, I really like him. And nice to see Jay freaking out, I really like that too 😂

To be honest I wanted to put down my thoughts on this one because I REALLY wanna do the same with Nya's season 🤩🤩 I already know that Maya is gonna be there and I am so HAPPY already!!! 💙💙💙

So that's it from me! Thank you for reading me ranting, see you next season! 😊

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zwiezraczek · 5 years ago

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Two Hearts One Home: Green and Panda love story

Note: I promised it, and it is now here! I’m sorry for the delay dear nonnies but well... Life I guess ^^’ It was super fun and fluffy to write! So here we have my favorite ship of all times, aka 💚🐼 my star crossed lovers! I hope you’ll enjoy this lovelies! 💕 I kept it gender neutral because you're nonnies, so... Well, if it bothers you just drop me an ask!

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��Both fandoms, both alike in dignity

In fair Tumblr-land where we lay our scene

From ancient fandoms break to new relationship,

Where users bloods make the writer’s mid go insane

From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star-crossed lovers (m)ake their life”

It was three in the morning and Panda was still reading. They weren't even as tired as they should be, with the fairy lights above their head and the delicate music playing in their ears as they rubbed their eyes when they looked at the illuminated screen. This fanfiction couldn't end here, it wasn't possible, and as the chapter ended the book ended too. It was three in the morning and Panda finished this fanfiction, with a void left in their heart. They decided to leave a little comment, something nice and sweet to the author of this story, their comment was the purest comment in the world and after they pressed send they turned off their phone in order to go to sleep, dreaming softly about what they had read during that night.

But in the morning, they found out two replies, not one, but two to their comment. The first one was from the author, thanking them and the second one was from another reader. Something sweet and calm came from their words, and Panda couldn't resist the smile that was slowly drawn on their face.

Their fingers were happily clicking on the keyboard as they wrote the message, with a happy feeling burning in their chest they had answered to this person under one of their favorite's fiction on this site. It was nothing, but seeing that the person replied was a kind of nice feeling. The words of Panda felt so calm and composed, and truly nice. It felt like a summer evening and its swift breeze while the words came up one after another filled with heart shapes to enhance what they were writing. And it was probably at that moment that Greeny knew that they wanted to message this person to talk with them, for longer than in a comment.

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The great rush of laughs and emotions began from the very day they spoke together, finding out about each other even more every time they exchanged texts. Panda played it cool, and Greeny did too, put neither of them wanted to admit that they loved this friendship more than anything. Being able to bond over one commune interest was hard, especially in their own fandom. It was like fighting in an never ending story, but finding a shelter to spend the night in next to a fireplace while drinking chocolate and sharing a laugh. It felt like home, as if their hearts found a common ground, a place to be together. Their fingers were what connected them during a long moment, a longer time than they expected.

And then, they decided to call each other. To hear their voices, and probably to fall in love with the sound of the other's voice as if it was the most melodious sound they have ever heard. They couldn't gather themselves to imagine what the other looked like with the sound of their voice, but god, both knew that this was one of the best day of their lives.

“You there?” Panda asked after a longer silence from Greeny, a silence that made them miss their voice for a quick moment.

“I was just... Really Panda, it's so nice talking with you, texting or talking over the phone. And you have such a cute laugh,” they said while feeling their heart pounding faster and faster as they couldn't repress a smile on their face.

“Says the one with the cutest laugh on Earth, you shouldn't lie like this Greeny,” Panda jokingly said with a confident tone. A tone that covered their happy feeling.

“You can't take a compliment, as usual,” Greeny complained.

“You know me now,” Panda replied.

Indeed they knew each other, but not too well to know what was underneath.

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It was the deepest shade of blue that covered the sky on that night and the fairy lights were shining bright in their separate rooms, far from each other. But their hearts were closer now. It has been months they had been speaking about everything and anything, and their hearts racing everytime they spoke about something, their mouths went dry when the other complimented some of their features of their voice. It became a game, but neither seemed to be willing to win. Well, Panda kind of was.

“I love talking with you,” Green wrote with a little smile on their face as they buried themselves deeper into their matters.

“I always thought that the best conversations were made in the a.m because we never know what we're going to say,” Panda replied with a sappy tired smile pressing their fingers on the screen.

“It's always so unpredictable!” They yawned, fluttering their eyelashes.

“I could for example tell you that I love you very much,” Panda wrote, maybe a bit anxious but helped by the soothing lights above their head.

“What,” Green wrote back, feeling their eyes open up instantly as they sat up on their bed, their thumbs on both sides of the screen. They were surprised, and knew how deep their conversations had been during the night, but they never expected Panda to tell them that. It was surreal, mostly because of the heart emojis and the constant compliments that they received and probably made too.

“I... Forget it? Maybe? Unless?” Panda felt anxious for a second, trying to hide their concerns with too many questions, and probably knowing that they wouldn't sleep during that night because of what they have said. Yeah, conversations in the a.m were bullshit.

“Love you too, Panda-boo,” Greeny wrote back with a fond smile and butterflies in their stomach. It was a pure feeling of joy, of happiness that was born thanks to a comment a few months ago.

“Greeny-boo,” Panda wrote back with a little heart-shaped emoji as they wished to hug their significant other as tight as they could.

The best conversations were made in the a.m, when two hearts found one home against all the odds.

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“And honestly, they are like, ugh,” Panda complained during another skype call they had and noticed that Greeny made a funny face. But not as funny as Panda wished. “What's going on Greeny-boo?”

“Not all of them, “Greeny retorted softly while looking away.

“Not all of them, but most of them and that makes them often so unbearable.”

“Am I unbearable to you,” they asked coldly.

“Boo, there's no need to react like this,” Panda said, looking a bit concerned through the camera.

“Yeah, as annoying as the ones I told you about?” Greeny retorted more angrily now.

“Greeny, don't make me tell you this,” Panda warned them.

“Because what? You have the right to insult me and my fandom but I can't tell anything about some random guys? Is that it?”

“You're insulting me,” Panda blurted and Greeny made big eyes at them.

And the moment of the biggest discord came right in front of them. They looked into each other's eyes, not knowing what to say. They've fallen in love, from two households fighting against each other for no other reason than being right. And them, Greeny and Panda were the ones that fell in love with each other, despite their beliefs. They looked into each other's eyes again, not believing what had just happened to them, not understanding. Because they were fighting, for the first time, as if they were on two different sides of the road, shouting obscenities at each other, throwing dirt as their fandoms did. But they weren't like the others, they had so much in common, they belonged to one family, their hearts had one home and a nice one. They had plans, they wanted to be together, despite all of this, despite their destiny.

“Boo I'm... I'm sorry for saying these hurtful things, I... Don't want to argue with you, not for this,” Panda said with a faint smile. “I fell in love with you because of who you are, and not because of what you like but for your personality, for your laugh and your smile and I don't want that to be taken away from me because of some fandom-war, because I love you too much Greeny-boo.”

“Panda,” Greeny whispered with a bigger smile on their face. “I love you too, even if you think that my fandom sucks, but for real yours does,” they teased them.

“For fuck's sake boo, I'm going to murder you with all my love but before I'll marry you,” Panda joked before dramatically blowing a kiss towards their camera. “Just say you love me, and I”ll never be in this fandom again,” they quoted even more dramatically.

“Who are you, why are you hiding in the dark, beautiful stranger,” Greeny asked squinting their eyes.

“How do thy know I am a beautiful stranger but thy eyes cannot see?”

“Oh don't you outsmart me, you...”

“Love you too Greeny-boo,” Panda cut them off with a loving gaze.

“Love you too, Panda.”

~~~~

“From the star-crossed lovers to our fandoms:

Finding love is difficult, but it is even more when your loved one is from another, enemy, house. You have to prove to yourself that your love is worth every single minute of it, despite being on opposite sides because, at the end of the day, we're all fans after all. We've learned a lot about the fandom we hated so much and found out that behind these names there are nice people, just like us. We would never have thought about talking to someone from another fandom, an enemy one but becoming friends and bonding over something we had in common and then falling in love was the best thing that had happened to us.

So yes, we are the Capulets and the Monatgues, but hell how we do love each other and how alive we are! Don't let hate consume you, love one another!

From your favorite star crossed-lovers, Panda and Greeny.”

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#writer #writing #fanfiction #🐼💚 star crossed lovers #am i witnessing a new alliance? a ship? a 🐼💚 ship? who knows #zwie writes

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kayetaz1 · 7 years ago

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I Can’t Do the One-Two Step | Newt x Reader

Request: Heyy! Would you write an imagine with Newt where everyone knows they're in love with each other but reader and Newt are damn oblivious about it so the glade tries to get them together and then they just hang mistletoes everywhere until they kiss and each other? I hope my english is okay, it's not my first language!😅 btw i love your writings!😍 - Anonymous

Warnings: None Word count: 2,668

A/N: Thank you for the request! Your English is fine, honey. Don’t ever feel embarrassed by that because knowing more than one language is so badass. As TBS would say, YOU GO GIRL! And, by the way, I loved writing this so much, it was so freaking cute and feel free to request imagines anytime because you have awesome ideas. I hope you enjoy it!

While none of us can remember a specific Christmas memory, we all remember the happy and family-centered holiday in general, and we decided that this year we would celebrate it in the Glade. The month before we were going to have our Christmas we spent decorating with what little materials we could work with, and gathering or making presents for other members of our little family. We were waiting until the thirty-sixth Greenie was sent up, marking three years that the first round of Gladers have been here.

I hear footsteps outside of my room in the Homestead and immediately throw the gifts and paper I’m using for wrapping under my bed as my door swings open.

“Saw that,” Teresa accuses with a giggle before bounding over and jumping to sit on my bed next to me.

“It doesn’t matter because I obviously wouldn’t get you a present,” I joke and stick my tongue out at her.

“Now, we both know that’s a lie. You love me the most of anyone here. Well, the second most,” she wiggles her eyebrows at me.

I push her playfully. “Quiet, you, or you definitely won’t be getting anything next week.”

“So what did you get Newt?” she asks, her voice a whisper.

I bite my lip and play with my fingers for a bit, feeling embarrassed. “Well, I kind of have been working with Gally on something...”

I meet her eyes and she’s staring at me expectantly.

I move to the floor and search under my bed before I grab the only present wrapped neatly in gold paper.

“Newt’s looks like that, while you throw mine, your best friend’s, in a brown sack?”

Now I push her for real. “Teresa! You’re the worst. You couldn’t have waited another week?”

“I don’t like surprises,” she answers simply.

“Well, surprise! It’s going in the trash now,” I sigh while she laughs and then carefully unwrap the gold paper and give Teresa the contents.

“Wow, (Y/N), this turned out amazing!”

Gally let me borrow some wood and then supervised while I carved it into a dog that Newt had described to me on a few occasions that he thought he may have owned before the Glade. I also tied a small red ribbon around its neck.

“You didn’t have to go through all this trouble though, you know. I think there’s something Newt wants a little more.”

I arch a brow at her so she happily continues.

“You know, a –“ and then she pretends to make out with her hand.

“You’re delusional, and gross,” I deadpan, grabbing the figurine back and wrapping it up again just as carefully as the first time before returning it to its spot under my bed. “Also, we have to get to work now.”

I hear her sigh behind me while she sprints to keep up with my retreating self. “You and Newt are the delusional ones.”

“Can we just drop the whole ‘Newt is in love with you too’ act? I’m really not in the mood today,” I say sadly once she catches up and walks next to me.

Teresa groans. “One day, both of you will stop being so shucking ignorant and finally see the truth.”

I ignore her as I see the second-in-command walking towards us but before he catches up, Teresa says goodbye and walks away in a different direction. He smiles at me and I smile back, letting my hair fall in front of my face to hide a blush that I know will probably come.

“Hey, (Y/N),” he says, turning around so we’re both walking towards the kitchen together, which is basically in the direction he came from. He enjoys walking me to work most days, because he’s a nice guy and not because he likes me. I have to keep reminding myself that.

“Hi, Newt.”

We get close enough to the kitchen that I begin to see the paper machete balls decorating it that look like tree ornaments. I squeal in joy and run the last few feet to see them up close. Newt giggles behind me.

“Do you like them? It took a few weeks but I think they came out decent.”

“You did this?” I ask him, with what I can imagine is a huge grin on my face from how it somewhat hurts my cheeks.

He beams and looks down at the floor, rubbing his neck. “Well, you were saying it sucked because you couldn’t see all the festivities from inside the kitchen so I just...”

“I love it, Newt,” I exclaim, bounding forward and pulling him into a hug. “Thank you.”

As we pull away, I lose control of my own movements and find myself kissing him on the cheek. I then mentally slap myself and pull back all the way, my face now a bright crimson and my mouth hanging open at my own stupid actions. Newt’s cheeks redden as well but he continues to smile brightly at me.

“Get a room!” Frypan yells amusedly behind me and I awkwardly wave goodbye to Newt before I turn and follow Fry to start getting lunch ready.

Newt’s POV

(Y/N) waves goodbye and then retreats into the kitchen. I rub my cheek where she had kissed me and continue to feel the warmth on my face from my own blush. I know it doesn’t mean anything to her to make those friendly little gestures, but they always mean the world to me.

“Hey, lover boy,” I hear behind me and turn to see Minho standing there with a knowing smirk.

“How about a little louder, Min, I don’t think she heard you that time,” I respond, rolling my eyes and start walking towards the gardens.

He sighs loudly and follows next to me. “What does it matter? She obviously feels the same for you as you do for her.”

“No, she doesn’t.”

He grabs my sleeve and we come to a stop, staring at each other. “Dude, I literally just watched her kiss you.”

“On the cheek! And it was because I did something nice, and she was just being thankful and friendly,” I answer, annoyed because I really don’t feel like having this conversation with him again.

He laughs in my face. “There’s no such thing as a friendly kiss! I don’t care if someone saves me from getting eaten by a Griever, you’ll never find my lips on any shank unless I have feelings for them.”

“Minho, you’re my best friend, and I love you, but if you don’t shut up I swear I will punch you in the bloody throat so hard that you’ll have no choice but to be quiet,” I tell him and then start walking away again to actually do my job, unlike him.

“Love has made you violent,” he laughs behind me and I quicken my pace to get away from him.

(Y/N)’s POV

Even though our Christmas is today, we all still have to work until sunset. It gives us about two hours less of work than a normal day, but we’re all so antsy to start giving gifts and, for most of the Gladers, getting drunk.

Frypan and I have one of the busiest days of everyone because we have to do all the cooking for the big Christmas dinner, and we have pretty much everything on the menu. When Fry finally says I can have a ten minute break, I basically fall to the ground outside the kitchen from exhaustion. I sit and watch the gardens across from me, but Newt isn’t there because he’s probably showing the new Greenie around. It’s another boy, like we needed another one of those...

Teresa looks up from her weeding and sees me, and then proceeds to say something quickly to Zart before bounding over with a big smile on her face.

“Merry Christmas, (Y/N)!” she announces happily.

I nod back at her with a smile on my face, but I’m still too hot and tired to speak. I continue fanning myself as I am almost completely covered in sweat. As soon as I’m done here, I’m going to need to hit the showers before the party.

Teresa reaches into her pocket and grabs something wrapped in a handkerchief, which she hands to me.

I look confusedly at her and then open it. It’s a rectangular piece of metal which has our names carved into one side and ‘BFF’S 4EVER’ carved into the other.

“I love it, Teresa,” I say as I feel happy tears prick my eyes. “But why are you giving me this now? It’s only a few more hours until the party.”

“Well, this is your first present. Your second one comes later,” she says with a knowing smirk.

I don’t notice her mischievous glint because I’m subconsciously angry at myself for getting her only one present when she got me two, but I don’t have much time to think about it as Frypan starts calling my name.

I stand up and hug her. “Thanks again. I love it and I love you. I’ll see you later!”

“Merry Christmas, Gladers!” Alby yells as the leaders and Keepers throw their lit torches into the larger-than-usual stack of wood.

Woops and cheers fill the air and we all raise our cups up. The sun hasn’t set completely, so it’s not dark yet but the fire signifies a celebratory mood. Gally’s drink flows freely, as he’s made the biggest batch he ever has before. I try not to drink too much just yet because I want to give out my gifts before I get completely wasted.

I receive presents left and right, and give out sloppy hugs mixed with tears because I can’t seem to say thank you without crying – especially with a few drinks in me. I give out my presents to everyone, saving Teresa and Newt for last since they’re my best friends and I spent the most time on them.

I give Teresa a brown bag holding her small cow-skin purse and we giggle because we both know this is not her first time seeing it, but she wipes her eyes and thanks me with a big hug anyway.

My eyes scan the crowd for Newt but find him talking to Minho so Teresa and I fill our cups again and talk about all the presents we gave and received. I find Teresa looking over at the pair on a couple occasions even though she tries to laugh it off every time I catch her.

Finally, she looks up again with a big smile and then looks back at me. “Okay, time for present number two. It’s in the map room.”

It was almost completely dark at this point and I had quite a bit of alcohol in me, so I gape at her. “You’re kidding.”

“Nope,” she grins and then turns me around and pushes me forward.

“I’m going to trip and break something,” I turn to yell at her but she just keeps that playful smirk on her face and motions for me to continue.

I sigh and head into the forest a few feet before I hear footsteps behind me. At first, I’m happy that she’s come to keep me company so I don’t fall but then I turn and see that it’s Newt. We both stop and stare at each other for a second.

“Sorry, I wasn’t following you. Uh, Minho said he had a present for me in the map room.”

I squint at him. “Oh, really? That’s funny. Teresa said she had a present for me in the map room too.”

He holds out his hand and I take it. “Shall we, then?”

Newt stops me from falling on my face on several occasions but the alcohol helps to make me less embarrassed, and Newt and I are both amused at my clumsiness. We are almost bent over and in pain from laughing when we finally make it to the map room.

“Better not be spiders,” Newt snickers and then we enter.

The previous hilarity fades quickly as we see what our present from Minho and Teresa is. The map room’s ceiling is completely covered in mistletoe.

I feel my heart stop and Newt immediately pulls his hand out of mine. The lack of contact feels like a kick in the face. He definitely doesn’t feel the same, and now, Teresa has gone and ruined our friendship.

“I’m going to kill Minho,” Newt growls.

“No need. This is obviously Teresa’s doing,” I tell him, my voice barely a whisper.

“Trust me, this was Minho. I keep telling him you don’t feel the same but he just won’t hear it.”

I gasp and stare at him. “What?”

Newt looks at me confused for a second and then recognition graces his features as he realizes what he just said. I can see his body go into panic mode: his eyes dart to the floor, his lip gets caught between his teeth and it looks like he might actually bite it off, his hands start fiddling together and his skin has gone completely pale.

Maybe it’s the alcohol that helps, but I move in front of him and grab his face and his eyes finally meet mine again. I smile at him and he slowly begins to smile back, a blush appearing on both of our faces.

“So...” I begin, “there’s all this mistletoe above us...”

His smile grows wider before he leans in and captures my lips in a loving kiss. My hands move from his face to play with his blonde locks as his arms wrap around my waist and he pulls me completely up against his body. I feel his mouth open slightly and I reciprocate, letting his tongue enter my mouth and dance around with my own. After a few minutes, we pull away and he places two more chaste kisses on my lips before we just stand there smiling goofily at each other.

“Oh! I have something for you,” Newt says, stepping back and pulling a neatly wrapped box from his pocket. “Merry Christmas, (Y/N).”

I grin and take it from him, opening it up carefully and revealing a beautiful bracelet woven from dried plants and flowers. Happy tears prick my eyes again but this time I can’t stop them from falling down my face.

“I love it, Newt, thank you!” I say, reaching into my own pocket. “And, Merry Christmas to you too!”

His fingers come up to wipe my tears before he delicately takes his own gift, unwrapping it and gasping once the wooden figure is exposed. He picks it up and studies all the different angles.

“That’s him! That’s exactly what he looks like in my head! That’s amazing! How long did it take? How did you do this so well? When did you even-“ I shut him up by placing my lips on his and we giggle once I pull back.

“Thank you,” he says with love in his eyes and I kiss him again before taking his hand.

“We should get back to the party,” I say and he nods, still looking down to glance at his gift with a big smile.

We’re only a few feet out of the map room when we see all of the Gladers standing around with torches, staring at us expectantly. They look at our intertwined hands, and then at each other. Then I roll my eyes and give them all the answer they’re obviously waiting for: I grab Newt’s face and kiss him quickly on the lips.

The whole crowd goes wild and Newt and I just chuckle at them together, our faces red.

“You’re all actually the worst!” I yell at them playfully and then I see Teresa push her way to the front with a gleam in her eye.

“Aw, come on, (Y/N), where’s your Christmas spirit?” I respond by giving her my middle finger as Newt pulls me into another kiss. “There it is!”

The end.

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juliette-whisky-geek-blog · 5 years ago

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traviswsoul · 7 years ago

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Day 30 Pasco to Winddust Park 42 miles

This morning Dilan made crepes, we had a delicious breakfast. His kids Ivy, 10, and Axel, 4, are beautiful toe head babies full of positive energy, poster children for good parenting. They definitaly score one in the get married and have a family column for me. Dilan's and his wife Jen's shop is called Greenies because they started it out as a shop for all the things a "green" minded consumer might have trouble finding. Over the years those products have become more widely available, a good thing in general but it also innevitable reduced the demand for those things in their shop. Now they are a fully operating bike shop as well as a renter of kanoes, SUPs, and bike. Richland is one of the Tri-Cities of eastern Washington along with Kiliwak and Pasco. Three rivers run through the cities and the city has done an excellent job creating public outdoor spaces and multi use paths along the water. I'm really impressed with this town and even more so with the beautiful life Jen and Dilan have created, they are both super fit and good looking by the way. He's 40 and I would have guessed he was my age, she is beautiful and also clearly healthy and active enough to look younger than her years. That night after Dilan left the shop he went with three other guys for a quick 20 mile sprint around the city along the rivers like they do each tuesday night. I joined him afterward for Taco Tuesday $1 Taco Special at the food truck down the road. Chasing a beautiful sunset we rode through town and out through farms and into Pasco where they live, I felt right at home and enjoyed talking about Harry Potter with Ivy, she's also a super fan and had the hard back illustrated text book size versions of the books! They were incredible! I love when I can talk with kids about Harry Potter and not have to downplay my own personal childlike excitment about the phenominon. I didn't even have to set up my tent because they had a trampoline! After visiting a while with the grown ups I called it a night climbing in to my sleeping bag and resisting the urge to have a good jump and bounce session before bed. I absolutely love sleeping on trampolines! Especially when you wake up because you get to just roll around and are immediately doing wake up stretches and starting a morning off right. There nothing like doing Downward Facing Dog in the middle of a trampoline, if you haven't, I insist you try it! Dilan made crepes, it was the best breakfast I've had my whole trip! One I filled with goat cheese, pistachio and peaches, another with almond butter, banana and nutella, and the last with cottage cheese and blueberries. I got a late start and rode through a couple hours of over a hundred degrees but I'd do it all over again for that good night sleep, amazing breakfast, better company and just being in such a warm home. Remember Greenies bike shop in the tri cities if you're ever in east Washington, I know I'll be back, I want to kayak that river! The riding was moderately difficult today, boring and extremely hot. I have started another of Dan Carlin's Hard Core History Pod Casts called the Blueprint for Armageddon. It's about the things that led to world was 1 starting with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the thrown of austro hungary, which im probably remembering in correctly but I know he was killed Serbians who could have had no idea of ultimate ramifications of their actions. And the guy that killed him did so after the mission to do so had already failed until later in that day the vehicle carrying the prince happened to stop on the street, by coincidence, right in front of the assassin who pulled out his gun and shot both he and his wife. Dan described it as if Kennedy was not killed when fired upon in his car in Dallas but instead stayed in the car driving around for a while and stopped in front of a cafe that the shooter from the grassy knoll was walking out of, armed and succeeded at his freak second chance. The chances of this happening and it's role in world history couldn't be written any better if it was made up. I'm loving learning about this old history in way Hard Core History podcast does, it's hours and hours long. I think this series I've just started is 6 episodes each over two hours, perfect for a trip like this because it's hard to consume it all if you have real life interrupting your lessons all the time. As I cam around one turn I saw another bike packer stopped in the shade packing something up, I asked if he was ok and then wished him well and rode on. Then I realized he was coming my direction when he came up behind me and we exchanged encouragements, then when he was pulled over again on a hill I passed him commenting on how hot it was and he confirmed that I had enough water and reminded me to stay hydrated! Eventually after a while of this I saw his bike was outside the only building we had seen for 25 miles, it was the top of a hill we'd just climbed so I also pulled over to check on power for something I think. After a minute or two a women stuck her head outside the little school house and asked me if I needed more water as well? I decided to take the obvious lead and went inside, she guided me down stairs and on past the kids cubbies with finger paint hung all above I met Oliver Heyndrickx in the little boys room filling up his water. He was from Belgium and admitted he had just graduated and was out traveling to run away from responsibilities mounting at home so he was trying to cycle to as many national forests as he could in the next few months. We made our way up to the landing by the entrance where I felt a cold stream of air conditioning blowing against my legs. From one of the lower steps of the next flight of stairs was amazingly cold air blowing from a vent, it felt life giving. I immediately stuck my head down to it and got comfortable, so did he, we were both so hot, it must have been 105 outside and I know I was thirty miles in, he was more. So we sat and chatted, immediate friends, kindred spirits feel, it was we laughed about how neither of us were really sure how to do what we had set out to do. I walked him through how to change a tire, which he has never done in his life. He was confident, adventures, bearded, and excited, I wish we could have traveled more together. Nine miles past the school house though I turned right onto Burt Canyon Road and finally was rewarded for all the climbing we'd been doing with a few miles of down hill. I was headed down to the Snake River, normally when you get to bomb down you get to cool off but today, even over thirty miles per hour, the air was so hot it didn't feel nice at all. It felt like when you open the over and get wave of heat hitting you, I couldn't believe it. Once the river came into sight however and jumping in became a very real possibility I was stoked! I hit the river and turned left watching the giant river boat filling facility come closer and closer. It appeared that semis go through, unload their loads, and then it is piped up into a silo that has a ramp and filling down tube hanging out over the river, where I suppose boats fill up and transport down the river. This type of operation seems perfect out here, today I rode through the biggest farm plots I have ever seen, some fields rolled on so far they became hills and disappeared behind their horizons. I passed a tiny linger hanger and run way and watched airplanes take over and return over and over making passes dusting the fields with chemicals, one little yellow plain I saw flying over me and returning to reload three times while I was on that stretch. Wheat fields are actually rather beautiful, the wind blows them in all directions and motion and shades of gold is constantly changing direction. I also believe I saw, carrots, onions, and potatoes, root vegitables that I'm not so good at identifying. I am certain that I passed a garlic field, it smelled amazing, a few million heads of garlic filling the air with that aroma that we know so well from it filling our kitchens at the onset something delicious being made, it was unmistakable. It was cool to see the river still being used to transport those harvests, I saw a few massive vessels moving up river while I've been here now but have not gotten to witness a filling, I can see that giants solo and ramp from where I'm camping. I'm right on the river across is a train track and then a cliff that jets up, the move has been getting brighter and higher from the back of that cliff all night. When I left this morning I had I had parts all over and out of place so when I arrived here, after immediately walking straight down the boat dock into the river with all my clothes on, shoes included, I laid out my yoga mat and unpacked everything. I then repacked it all back into exactly the right places, taking inventory, organizing and consolidating. There was a break for another swim some time during my OCD exercise as well and once I was finished I did yoga on the newly cleared mat. Today my on board power system failed for the first time. earlier in the day one of the wires had broken off the metal piece that connects it to the hub. I managed to stop in front of an auto shop and soon a interested guy asked if I needed help, we struck up a conversation and he realized he had a replacement for the part I needed so we got it fixed. However, soon after both the wire had broken of the metal piece we replaced and the other wire was severed. I was baffled but managed to take my time, borrow some duck tape and pliers and get it rigged up better than before. Now the sun has gone down and I need to eat a lot more still before bed. xoxoxo3:46

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pepperboxcouture · 6 years ago

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Plastic is a problem. But I am not going to stomp around on over-trodden ground wailing like a possessed banshee about it. It’s a problem, end of lecture.

What I am going to do here is show you some interesting initiatives and DIY projects tackling the plastic problem in your home and community… and if you are not doing this already, then let me inspire you.

PLARN = Plastic Yarn

First let’s look again at PLARN. I started posting about Plastic recycling and in particular Plarn back in 2011 (see links at the end of this post for further reference).

Plarn is so strong and versatile it can be used as an alternative to string. You can crochet a hammock, a shopping bag, a new take on a rag rug, macrame a wall hanging, hanging plant holders, or stake your plants in the garden.

Plarn is made from pesky 1 use plastic shopping bags and is very simple to make.

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In addition to the above technique you can also refine the Plarn thread by spinning it using a sewing machine and use it for knitting or weaving finer projects.

A few facts about plastic bags…..

Down in the south pacific, where I call home in New Zealand, Whales and other marine life have been in the news recently as they have washed up on our beaches ill and dying with stomachs full of plastic… Their plight is made all the more real with visual spot the difference demo doing the rounds on the net and through social media.

Quick fact: New Zealanders use around 1.6 billion plastic bags a year and on average a plastic bag is used for 12 minutes before it enters the waste stream. I mean come on we can do better.

And we shall. One of the biggest movers and shakers on the plastic prohibition scene in NZ is Countdown Supermarket who have committed to the cause of reducing the amount of plastic in circulation: “Ten of our stores moved to reusable bags on 21 May, leading the change. 42 further stores moved to reusable bags on 13 August and the remaining 129 Countdown stores nationwide will be added to the roll-out by the end of 2018.” As you read this many other retailers are following suit and also purging plastic.

That’s all well and good, you may ask, but is it practical? Well yes. In the vacuum a sustainable feel-good initiative has taken hold all over the Country. Originally started on the Gold Coast of Australia (New Zealands’ East Island) are the ever popular Boomerang Bags.

The Boomerang Bags story

Boomerang Bags was founded in 2013 after Tania Potts and Jordyn de Boer realised they were both working on strategies to address plastic waste in their Gold Coast communities.

Jordyn was seeking a grant to purchase 4000 calico bags to supply her local shopping precinct with reusable bags. Tania was pursuing funding for a mobile hydration station for events. Tania acknowledges both were initially seeking solutions rather than mobilising people who wanted to make a difference.

“We got together to talk about our ideas and realised if we purchased new calico bags from China, we were part of the problem,” Tania said.

“That led us to consider how to use resources that were already on the planet. We found an old doona and decided to turn that into bags instead of importing new ones.”

The idea quickly spread. In the first year, there were three communities; in the second, ten communities were on board, with the first international community in Norway. Four years on and almost 135,000 bags later, 500 communities are sewing their way to change.

Boomerang Bags was established with a borrow and bring back philosophy – bags were made available at no charge to supermarkets and stores with an expectation that people would borrow them and return after use.– Living Smart

This proactive step is expected to take 350 million bags per year out of the environment.

The initiative has on occasion been problematic in relying on the good will of people to return the bags, and the investment from volunteers is high with one bag taking anywhere from between 45 minutes and 4 hours to make. Honestly these bags have saved ‘me’ more than once at the supermarket and I would like to see this fantastic initiative thrive and not be abused. So if you want to take advantage of a good thing that’s fine, if you are caught out and forget your own bags and need to borrow a Boomerang Bag that’s also fine, but remember don’t be the dick that ruins it for everyone……. return your bags, pay it forward as you never know when you may get caught out again. YAY!!

Plastic reducing initiatives in your community. Get involved.

Why not? What are we going to do with all that plastic that we’ve already got? It’s not like it biodegrades. What about all that PLARN you’ve made…… Too much Plarn and nothing to make? Here is an empathetic-fluffy-soul-nourishing project that you can make.

Making bed mats for the homeless.

This initiative is happening in the US right now and is gathering speed in local communities. Such a beautiful, thoughtful and useful item for people who may be in need and a top notch reuse of such an environmentally destructive material.

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On a slightly different tangent lets look further afield than single use plastic bags…… lets talk about the zero waste revolution.

The Zero Waste Markets

There is another plastic purge rebellion that is quietly gathering momentum. This movement is not new but is starting to become more visible as people take conscious steps to reduce plastic in their lives. This ground swell has been dubbed as ‘Green Shopping’ and is considered part of the Zero Waste Movement. It is already a thing in some states of the US, Hong Kong, UK and where there are waste-less stores and carefully collated markets springing up. These stores/markets rely on you as the consumer to bring your own containers/packaging (as well as shopping bags), alternatively some stores will offer a more enviro-friendly option of non plastic packaging like cardboard boxes, wooden cutlery, or paper cups and straws. In Australia and NZ the idea of taking your own containers is still in it’s infancy, however we do have a few markets and stores that operate under a zero waste policy and will probably not look at you sideways if you produce an empty well traveled lunch box from your recycled shopping bag to fill. Some of the more commercial supermarket stores have trialed the ‘bring your own container’ initiative. The trials I have seen are always promoting some gimmick like plastic free *JULY*, or other……. in NZ the idea is yet to gain traction, but as the one use plastic bags phase out and the inevitable plastic purge begins it won’t be long before people start looking at and questioning the plastic tubs and polystyrene/saran wrap combo we currently get served at the delicatessen and butcher counter.

Zero Waste Take Out

Are you a fan of take-out. Sure, everyone is right? Well, there is a similar solution that you may not have even considered. I will call it FAKE-OUT, no, no, I won’t that is silly.. I take it back. But seriously, what is not silly is the amount of rubbish that is generated from one take out meal. Similar messages, similar zero waste principal. ‘Spare the fork and napkin – I am saving the earth’. Check the video below for some interesting facts and more info on the zero waste goals in the US. YuuuuuuuuSSSSS.

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lets talk packaging.

Here are some sweet alternatives to single use packaging.

glassware containers

Mason jars and accessories

Tiffin boxes

Bento boxes

ceramic containers

metal or glass drink vessels/bottles

bamboo containers

bamboo or wooden cutlery

metal cutlery and chopsticks

metal tea strainer for tea and cold brew coffee

reusable cotton tea bags

beeswax fabric lunch wrap

soy waxed fabric lunch wrap

waxed fabric lunch bags

reusable shopping bags

Furoshiki fabric wrap

Mesh drawstring bags

Reusable coffee cups

metal or bamboo straws

cloth napkins

wooden hair brushes

bamboo toothbrushes

reusable razors

refillable cosmetic bottles and pottles

refillable cleaning chemical bottles

reusable and washable unpaper fabric towels

washable/reusable bin liners……. or be radical and go no bin liner

menstral cups

Grow a foragers garden

Learn to cook..

and some nicer biodegradable single use items that the current selection

wooden cutlery

wooden chopsticks

cardboard containers

paper straws and napkins

wooden toothpicks

Some people keep an ‘on the go’ pack in the car, in their bag so they are always prepared. It’s a great idea and you’re probably already doing it if you have mini humans of the age requiring an emergency bag/nappy bag, snacks, etc. However if this is a new concept to you and you want a ‘cheat code’ to get ahead then there are zero waste starter kit DIY’s available on the net and if you look there are lots of zero waste packaging options on the market. Just take the time to shop around as it can get quite expensive initially, but if you can’t wait and price is not a problem then go for an already curated pack. I personally like to take my time curating our collection with beautiful little items I find along the way.

Before I started writing this post I thought OML it sounds too hard, so much effort. #tomuchadmin

But in reality, my family and I already do a lot of this stuff in our everyday ‘nothing fancy’ ordinary lives.

We make extra food at meal times and save the leftovers for lunch the next day packaged nicely in my opshopped bento bag I usually have a one of my three tiered tiffin boxes (that I picked up at the markets a few years back), a mason jar, or one of our glassware containers full of delicious food. We got rid of our plastic containers a long, long time ago, not for any greenie reasons, but because they got old, cloudy, bubbly from reheating and stained, and to be honest it was time to replace them.

There is something about the non-plastic, zero waste lunch it is like having a fancy picnic everyday. Water bottles (glass or metal) are also a must. My favourite water bottle is from fullcircle. It is glass with a rubber base and a clever swivel plastic top that turns into a cup and a fingerprint depression on the side. It is sleek, it is minimal. But as magnificent as it is it is not made for hot liquids so I also have a cheapie double walled glass tea tube that has a metallic tea strainer basket and a bamboo lid ($15 from the warehouse nz) and a bodem travel coffee plunger mug ($50 from Palmers garden centre, 3 years ago, and still going strong). For store brought takeaway coffee hubby and I also have eco keep cups on hand.

We love tactical natural elements like wood and have wooden hair brushes and had the bamboo toothbrushes – I’d recommend them. Takeout usually involves wooden cutlery provided by the store, it sounds pretentious but I promise it’s not. It just happens to be the right consumer options available, weighed up with the right amount of guilt, at the right time I guess.

We have used reusable shopping bags for years because the local shops either didn’t have bags, or they charged for them. We buy secondhand whenever we can. We refill our cleaning chemical bottles at a ECO refill station at the recycling centre, mainly because it is cheaper, it’s a good excuse to browse the stores other offerings, and a happy by-product is that it’s one less thing in the bin. I have also been known to make my own eco version of cleaning chemicals as well.

We have a long way to go before we can be those electric car, solar powered, off grid guys that boast a ‘one rubbish collection a month’ and to be honest not entirely sure we want to be those guys. The present day incarnation are a little scary for us to tolerate. But we’ve made it this far just by making slow incremental changes and mostly by happy accident just trying to live a comfortable low impact low cost life. Who knows, we might get there, but just knowing we are making changes and they feel right for us is a great place to be.

Problem Plastic vs Practical Plastic… or no plastic? Plastic is a problem. But I am not going to stomp around on over-trodden ground wailing like a possessed banshee about it.

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