#i ate the entire jar when i got home

[savage-rhi]

THIS CRACK IS DANFEROUS

[kedreeva]

There are good things in this world still

Today, I picked up my deer from the processor, so I am set for red meat for an entire year. While I was there, I also picked up a jar of raw honey from a local apiarist, and some pasties and chorizo for my partner.

Today, on my way home I stopped in at a local small bakery I had always seen but never stopped in. The little old lady behind the counter was very sweet, everything was incredibly pink, and I got myself two muffins (banana nut my beloved, and an apple cinnamon) and two chocolate covered pretzel sticks. I ate the pretzels on the way home, and I'm looking forward to the muffins being part of tomorrow's good things. She also makes biscuits and gravy to go, so I MIGHT have to stop in again actually.

Today, I made myself a cup of hot cocoa from a mix I made myself, off a recipe for powdered mix I found here on tumblr. I mixed half a candycane, broken into small pieces, into it to make it peppermint hot cocoa.

Today, I mailed a greeting card to a friend of mine that has been sending me a family holiday card for years. They're not your typical holiday card; they're spooky and weird, and I absolutely adore them. I finally found a spooky greeting card to send back, sealed it with weird forest creature stickers, and used a D&D Forever stamp of a scary tree. This is gift to her, and a gift to future me when she gets it and tells me.

Today, I cleaned the house and now I get to relax in my nice clean space, sipping my hot cocoa, with a full freezer and a sweet breakfast lined up for the morning so Future Me can be a little happier, too.

There are good things left in this world, however small. This is your opportunity to reblog this and share your good things with each other, or check the notes if you need a reminder.

[byunpum]

Can I ask for a side story of dad!Tsu-tey, like he and Neytiri and Jake have to do important adult stuff with the new clan they are in leaving the kids do their own thing

And the Omiatkaya kids are with reader who is making lunch with the spice they have with them to cook and Tistreya, Amoung, and Rotxo, try forest people food and it turns out that it's quite spicy as it's a delicacy

Pair: Tsu'tey x Y/n daughter x sully family x Metkayina kids

Warning: None, Domestic moments, ao'nung being drama queen

Note: This would be like an alternate part to tsu'tey's "i can be a better father" series. You can read it HERE.

AVATAR MASTERLIST

Lo'ak had dragged his entire group of friends, including his brothers. Ao'nung, rotxo and tsireya were trailing behind the group of boys. They were proudly talking about their half-sister's culinary skills. "I know you're going to love it, Y/N is the best at making stew" lo'ak was excited. You had told him the day before, that you had collected everything to make his favorite dish. The metkayina kids were also excited, according to what their friends had told him this food was different from the ones they ate, which was something very tasty. 'Majestic;' as tuk said, as she jumped up and down with joy as they got closer to your marui.

The way to your marui was a bit further, as it was inside the jungle of one of the islands of the metkayina clan. So practically everyone was running. You were left alone, as your father had to go on a trip with Jake. So you were left alone with spider, and you had invited your siblings to have dinner at your home today. In the distance you can hear the voices of the group of friends. "We're here!!!" says neteyam, pushing lo'ak out of the way and entering the marui before anyone else. You laugh, watching as they were arguing over who was going to eat first. Meanwhile you were wiggling, and putting the last ingredients in. "Hey…calm down…there's food for everyone" you scold him, seeing how behind them you recognized three familiar faces. You say hello too, they looked a little shy. But you calm them down, telling them that they were practically family, that they were more than welcome.

All the boys sat down, waiting for the food to be ready. As they all talked and joked. They could smell it, the rich smell coming out of the pot. After a while, the food was ready. You bring out the plates, nice plates that you had brought from your old home. Handmade jars made by your father, perfect for when you made your stew. You hand everyone their respective plate, the metkayina boys were surprised to see the color and the rich smell coming out of this food. Tsireya watched as her friends were already beginning to eat. "Y/N this is delicious…thank you" says kiri, as she continued to eat.

"You're welcome…mmm I hope you like it. I want you to be honest with me, and tell me what you thought?" you speak, watching as ao'nung began to eat. Followed by roxto and tsireya. After the first bite, ao'nung started coughing but calmed down. Trying to calm down, as he watched your eyes widen in concern. "Everything okay?" you ask him. "Yes, yes…it's very …. yummy," ao'nung says coughing. Meanwhile tsireya, was eating quietly as was rotxo.

Rotxo was next to you, eating all the stew on his plate. This was not the first time he had eaten some of your food, but it was the first time he had eaten this dish. "Y/n this is delicious" says Rotxo, wagging his tail from side to side in happiness. You laugh a little, and shift your gaze. It looked so pretty.

"Y/N one question…what's that stuff at the end, it's like it stings, but it's delicious?" asks tsireya, the girl was excited about the food, it was something so new to her. She had never eaten anything like it. It was a very spicy dish.

"That's spicy…it's something special that Y/N puts in it," said neteyam. Meanwhile, ao'nung was still eating, but the more he ate the more red he was getting. But still, everyone ate every last drop of the stew. You start picking up the containers, everyone looked normal except for ao'nung who looked a little sick. He looked a little uncomfortable, and his face was red. You reach over, and touch his shoulder.

"Ao'nung are you okay?" you ask, watching as your friend fake a smile, but you could see his painful facial expressions. "Did something happen with the food?" you ask. "No…it was - delicious, it's just that I" ao'nung puts his hand to his stomach, you could hear the crunching sounds his stomach was making. As it is he twisted in pain. "You're not well…I think the spicy sauce made you sick" kiri says, as other guys came over to see what was wrong with their friend. "No…I'm fine, don't worry" speaks ao'nung, trying to hold back a mouthful of vomit.

"I think we should see mom" tsireya says, moving closer to her brother. Helping him up from the floor. Everyone was worried, because he was getting worse very fast. "Yes…come on, come on" you help tsireya carry ao'nung. The poor boy was trying to keep his balance.

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"I think these tanks will last for about 5 months" tsu'tey says. Jake, neytiri and tsu'tey had set out from the morning on a quick trip to the camp in the hallelujah mountains. They were going to get some supplies, like oxygen for spider and Y/N. And find out if there was any new news. "Yes…I think up to 8 months." Says jake helping tsu'tey carry the oxygen tanks to his marui. When they arrived, they noticed that no one was there, and there was a mess of dirty dishes and cooking utensils. As if someone had walked past them, as if someone had left in a hurry.

Both men put down their oxygen tanks, and look at each other in confusion. Tsu'tey was already getting nervous. Just before either of them could speak, neytiri rushes into the marui. "Tsu'tey come…Y/N is in trouble" says neytiri. Tsu'tey runs out, behind neytiri and jake follows them. What could have happened, you were not a girl who made trouble. The group of friends arrived where he had indicated to neytiri. Tsu'tey saw how Y/N was at the entrance of Ronal's marui, next to her was spider. He was holding his sister's hand, and neteyam was in front of her calming her down. He could see how nervous she was.

The group of friends approached the boys. " Dad!!!" you whimper, running to hug your father. Tsu'tey hugs you back, patting your high back. " Dad…. I swear I didn't do anything!!!" you were a little agitated, neteyam walks over to his uncle. Like the big brother he was, he was going to clear the whole thing up. "Teyam, what happened?" asks Jake. Looking at his children cautiously, lo'ak was at his brother's side. Meanwhile spider, was still holding your hand. "I can explain everything…" speaks lo'ak. But his father makes a grimace for him to keep silent.

"Dad… Y/N prepared something to eat for all of us and we invited the guys. But the food that Y/N made was spicy. and apparently that was very bad for ao'nung. Ronal yelled at us, and made Y/N feel very bad" neteyam tries to explain everything that happened. Meanwhile you were trying to hold back your tears, it was the first time in your life that someone yelled at you the way Ronal did. You had never experienced a bad treatment from an elder. That hurt you, you were a very well-behaved, kind girl. You were obedient, and you hardly ever got into trouble. And now you felt very guilty.

"Dad…he was very bad. He even vomited blood, and it was my fault" you were trying to sound calm, but your crying voice was creeping in. " Sweetheart this is not your problem, you didn't do anything…calm down" tsu'tey tries to reassure you. Jake walks over to you, and strokes your hair. "Y/N I'm going to talk to ronal…you take it easy. Go with your dad to your home and rest" jake speaks, walking away to enter ronal's marui.

Tsu'tey tries to comfort you some more. He then asks neteyam as a favor to take his sister home. All your brothers take you to their marui. While Tsu'tey and Neytiri accompany Jake. No one was going to be yelling at his daughter, while tsu'tey tried to defend you. Jake tried to calm him down, they didn't want to get kicked out of the clan. The boy's stomach was pretty badly hurt, so what had happened had been very serious. But it was not justifiable the bad treatment that Ronal had given you. After discussing for a while, and making all things clear. Everyone went home.

Later in the evening, you were calmer. Your brothers had stayed with you. Then the rest of the family arrived. Tsu'tey prepared something to eat, so that everyone would calm down. Even Neytiri was comforting you, she felt that you did not deserve this bad treatment. And for such a simple thing, it was not your fault that the boy was so weak in the stomach. After dinner, everyone went home. Spider had gone to bed early, while tsu'tey was finishing a basket he would use to hunt fish. Meanwhile you, you wanted to go apologize to ao'nung.

"Hey, where are you going?" asks tsu'tey as he watches you walk out of the marui. "I'm going to walk for a while…I want to clear my head" you speak. Your father just gives you a smile, and keeps working.

You had to apologize to ao'nung. You felt guilty, after all you were the one who made that meal. Poor thing, he must feel terrible. After a while, you arrive at the marui of tsireya and her family. You were afraid that Ronal might see you and yell at you again. But to your good fortune, only tsireya is there. The girl sees you at the entrance, you had your arms crossed.

"Hey!!!" says tsireya in a low voice, approaching you. "Hey…how are you?" she asks you.

"I'm fine…. I came to check on ao'nung. I didn't get a chance to see him" you speak, lowering your head expecting tsireya to be upset with you. But you feel her take your hand, and begin to guide you to where ao'nung is supposed to be. "He's better…tired. But he's going to be fine" the girl says dragging you along with her. You are surprised at how big her marui is, it is very beautiful. You can see ao'nung lying on the ground, on a kind of makeshift bed. He was half awake, moving his face to see what his sister was doing.

"Hello" you speak softly trying not to make him uncomfortable. Ao'nung laughs, and you raise your hand a little. Waving at you foolishly, and making a sign for you to approach him. "Y/N you're here" he speaks, you could tell he was still in pain. You sit next to him, watching tsireya walk away, to do other things. "I want to apologize…I didn't mean for you to get like this" you try to apologize. But you hear a giggle coming from ao'nung. "You're silly!!!" the boy teases you. You give him a pinch on the shoulder, and he yelps in pain but doesn't stop laughing.

"I know it wasn't your fault, I'm just a giant baby….I should be the one apologizing" ao'nung stops talking, and takes your hand. To give it a squeeze and stroke the top of your hand with his thumb. "She shouldn't have yelled at you like that…it was unfair. I apologize sincerely, on behalf of this family and the clan. You are an honorable member, and I know you would never hurt anyone…least of all me, would you?" ao'nung went from a very touching speech, to being flirtatious in seconds. Winking at you, while seeing that you're blushing. " Yah, get off me…. idiot" you whine. Pulling further away from him, sticking out your tongue.

The two of you stay silent for a couple of seconds, until you move over and adjust one of ao'nung's curls. to lift you off the ground. "Well I'm glad you're okay…mmm tomorrow I'll make you a drink perfect for these things" you speak, as you see ao'nung's eyes widen. "Really…it's very good" you joke.

"I'll eat and drink whatever you give me…I don't mind. But only if you prepare it" he winks at you again. You look away, ignoring him. If he was right, he was still the same stupid as always. But even dumber and weaker.

[2ndkaiser]

⋆˚࿔ WINTER WONDERLAND

Headcanons of the crew celebrating Christmas

Word count: 1287

Sorry I disappeared for a bit, I got pneumonia and was so sick I couldn’t write. Merry belated Christmas.

Warnings: Brief mention of: slight injury, alcohol, implication of bad childhood

⟡ ݁₊ . Notes: Not proofread. I quite literally wrote this in the hospital so I genuinely don’t know if this is ooc for some characters so apologies if they are.

CURLY

Assigned to put up the Christmas tree and to prepare the Christmas movie marathon.

Quietly struggled to put the tree in place and had the tree collapse on him multiple times resulting in a few trips to the medbay. Now has those round cartoon bumps on his head.

Had to pry Jimmy away from getting into a heated argument over a missing Polle ornament.

Gave everyone presents wrapped with bright pink wrapping paper with ugly gingerbread men.

Genuinely thought the wrapping was cute so nobody told them it looked like a bunch of mini disfigured Igor album covers arranged in a pattern. (I’m not saying the cover is ugly I swear I love Tyler.)

Turned the sofa into a cozy area with blankets scattered everywhere, pillows in every corner, snacks in a little basket. It���s oddly surprising how the ship could look this much like home.

Fell asleep drowning in blankets after the party, also had the deepest sleep of his entire life with arms wrapped around pillows, drooling, weighted blanket on his side. No one knew he was there until Anya woke him up the next day.

JIMMY

Assigned as the tree decorator. Reluctantly let others put up their own ornaments too.

Couldn’t find a star so he made one himself with paper and yellow markers stolen from Daisuke, hence the crumbled origami star sitting on top of the tree.

“Accidentally” knocked over the “make your own hot chocolate” bar because it was decorated better than his tree. Framed Curly.

Secretly was really excited to cuddle under blankets and watch cheesy, poorly made Christmas movies. He misses how lively the city looked during the festive season and crappy Christmas movies seemed to fill the void just fine.

Has a peppermint flavored candy cane addiction. Ate a whole box and stole a second box to store under his bed.

Told everyone he hated his gifts but if you squint really closely you can see a slight smile on his face while opening every single one as he’s finally experiencing the childhood he didn’t get to live.

Never knew he was so bad at tree decorating. The tree fell over multiple times and he had to start over twice. Threw a tantrum and claimed that Curly did a bad job at getting the tree to hold up.

ANYA

Assigned as the hot chocolate bar organizer and the decorator alongside Daisuke.

Made those really cozy “customize your own hot chocolate bars” with different flavors, toppings and mugs. Even decorated it with mini gingerbread houses and snowmen. (Yes, I’m talking about the bar Jimmy knocked over.)

Was in charge of decorating the hallway and put up polaroids of the crew on the walls which ended up never getting removed after the party.

DIY enthusiast. Made heaps of ornaments and painted a lot of them, she invited Daisuke to paint some too.

She even DIY-ed some decor—snowmen made out of white blankets rolled into balls, snow globes made out of a picture stuck on a jar lid screwed onto the jar with water and glitter… that type of stuff.

Got the crew to add songs to a Christmas playlist that would be played during the party. Sadly got all her own songs removed by Jimmy. It’s okay she added them back and put laxatives in his hot chocolate when he wasn’t looking.

DAISUKE

Assigned as decorator with Anya and also the food organizer.

Had lots of fun taste testing all the food while Swansea was cooking. Literally stood by him half of the time with a look in his eye equivalent to whining “can I try some?”

The whole counter at the kitchen was turned into a buffet. At this point the countertop couldn’t be seen and it was completely covered in food and decor. Was really proud when Swansea complimented how it was arranged.

Hums a few Christmas carols while arranging how each plate or bowl was placed. Was actually a perfectionist and didn’t let anyone toucv anything.

Drew a festive yimpy and pinned it beside OG yimpy.

Bow tying might just be his hidden talent, he tied bows out of ribbons for everyone’s presents. Possibly a ribbon bender if you get what I’m saying.

Ate a serving of every dish before the party started without anyone knowing. Woah wait who did that? Wasn’t him. Actually no food was missing at all. Who mentioned food again?

SWANSEA

Assigned as the cook. Hell yeah Swansea get it unc. Also made a bunch of decor.

Honestly I think the crew used some of the cryo pods to store frozen ingredients, that's where Swansea gets a whole turkey from.

Cooking made him feel like he was on earth again, it made him forget how lonely space was. He whipped up a few dishes made from his wife’s recipes. It reminded him of when he used to cook for his family with his mother and wife. Good ol’ days.

There’s a massive light up snowman decoration he made. He actually messed it’s face up a bit and left it with a permanent lazy eye.

Daisuke and Anya placed said snowman in between the door and one of the vending machines. Swansea let out a funky dad scream seeing it. Has a burning hatred towards it now.

Made a Santa hat for Polle because it “felt right.” He actually just felt bad because Polle was excluded.

CREW SECRET SANTA ⊹ ࣪

CURLY

He got a Christmas basket so thoughtfully packed it nearly brought him to tears. Inside were his favorite protein bars, a pack of Biscoff, gift cards to use back on earth, candy canes, and coffee-flavored sweets. He couldn’t have been happier. But the real star of the show? A leather cowboy hat paired with a red bandana with his name engraved right on it. He loved it. Wore it proudly around the ship for weeks before finally tucking it away safely in his quarters, far out of reach from anyone who might dare to steal it. (Jimmy)

JIMMY

When he unwrapped his gift, he didn’t expect anything special. Probably just booze or something generic. But this? A custom pillow with his face on it and a blanket covered in a pattern with all the crew members’ faces? Seriously? Still, it wasn’t all bad. There was a Dexter poster, Take a Look in the Mirror album, and four cans of beer. Not terrible. But then he spotted the note. It read, “I hope Dexter gets you next.” And just like that, it was bad.

ANYA

She really hoped Jimmy wouldn’t draw her name. In fact, she prayed for it. And it seems those prayers worked, because the gifts she received? Absolute top tier. Swansea has kids, he knows how to pick presents. Not that she knows it was him, of course, but it’s obvious the gifts were chosen with care. Books which were already on her wishlist, new board games, medical school supplies she could never afford, jellycats, custom jewelry. It was everything she could have hoped for.

DAISUKE

Probably still leaves out cookies and milk for Santa just in case. But knowing a different Santa was behind this gift? That had him buzzing with excitement. And when he unwrapped a Nintendo and a stash of sweet treats? Pure joy. His Secret Santa even threw in game cards for Splatoon, Overcooked, and Snipperclips... Just like that, his boredom was cured and so was the missing sweetener problem.

SWANSEA

He knew he had the worst luck as soon as he saw how his gift was wrapped, the paper didn’t even cover the whole box. One glance inside confirmed it: a very clearly secondhand pair of sneakers, scuffed with a few marks and a scratch on the back. Not exactly ideal. But hey, at least they were a good pair he didn’t already own. Another one for his collection.

Sorry for being so inactive. Hope you like this, I had to cram it in today so I can go catch up with my other projects. Thanks for reading.

[lastoneout]

I got evaluated again yesterday for hEDS(the geneticist wanted to make sure before we did the test I guess?) and it's VERY funny bcs I didn't expect that and about halfway through I started to get worried because he asked a handful of questions that I said no to(haven't dislocated anything, which, thank god, and my symptoms aren't as bad in my elbows and shoulders as they are in my hips, hands, and knees) and then he started checking my skin elasticity and scars and I always thought I didn't have the typical EDS translucent/elastic skin and "cigarette paper" scars but uh...apparently I do. At the end he was like "Yeah all of the signs point to hEDS you meet the criteria for diagnosis lets get the genetic test started" and I was relived but confused?

And I went home and stood in front of my fiancé like "your scars are soft, right?? they feel like stretch marks kinda, right??? almost like a silky soft, smooth gap in your skin?????" and he just looked at me funny and went "no? they're hard and stiff??" and I was like "but my skin isn't stretchy or translucent right" and he pinched my arm and his and was like "girl...you are so stretchy" and then pointed out that he could see almost all of my veins along my entire arms and hands before showing me his and how you could only see some of the veins in a few spots and I was just all

And like this isn't even the first time this has happened I always assumed I didn't have the soft velvety skin typical of EDS but that was just because I live with my skin everyday, once I asked my fiancé about it he was like "you literally have the softest skin I've ever felt in my entire life and I am constantly complimenting you for it wdym" and I suddenly remembered how people have always been pointing out how soft my skin is my whole life, and how my skin is legit SO SOFT I have issues opening doorknobs and jars and those little plastic bags at the store for veggies cuz I can't get traction, my hands are so smooth I DROP SHIT all the time, and like my CAT can't even sit on me when I'm not wearing long pants because she ALSO slides right off. Like fuck Alvida One Piece, I'm the one who ate the damn smooth-smooth fruit.

So anyway not trying to say self dx isn't valid at all but like def make sure to talk to people who have the condition or know about it because Google is absolutely only going to show you the most extreme examples when you look it up and you probably will underestimate your own symptoms as a result despite checking literally all of the boxes. Like you will assume things are normal/justify symptoms away in ways you didn't even know were possible. Like really how tf did I think this shit was normal.

Anyway congrats to me I def do have hEDS which puts so much of my life into perspective(legit just knowing my bad teeth aren't entirely my fault is incredible) and I am infinitely greatful to the people I know who also have EDS who, upon seeing my fucked up joints, went "hey so uh you need to talk to a doctor about that" lmao you were right!! I do indeed got fucked up joints + skin too damn smooth disorder!!

(Also I know you don't need a genetic test to confirm hEDS I'm getting it partially because my rheumatologist didn't want to diagnose me AT ALL without it for some reason despite admitting I fit the criteria without even needing to do the full exam and partially just to make sure I don't have one of the scary bad types that need way more medical intervention.)

[jfleamont]

I'm here to tell that I love your blog! Do you have any more Jily headcannons?

Oh wow thank you so much 🥺

What kind of headcanons would you like to hear? I don't have any specific ones, but my versions of James and Lily all have some characteristics in common I guess. I don't know if you're looking for silly ones or serious ones, so I'll share whatever comes to mind:

Lily's not a morning person; she likes her tea black (preferably Earl Grey) with milk and two sugars; her favourite sweets are Sugar Quills; she smokes sometimes, but it's not a habit; she has bangs (this is very important to me); her voice is sort of deep, or at least non conventionally 'feminine'; she's not vegan, but doesn't eat much meat; her bedroom walls at home are blue; she has seasonal allergies and sneezes a lot; she's very punctual but doesn't mind when others are late; she tried learning ancient greek and latin at some point because she wanted to invent spells but got discouraged pretty quickly and never picked them up again; she's impulsive; once she gets the giggles, it's over; she doesn't think she's a great flirt, but she is; some days she's in a bad mood and there's very little you can do to make her feel better; her love language is touch and words of affirmation; she's obsessed with James' nose; when she looks at him and feels particularly in love she gets quiet and just observes him.

James is a morning person; he doesn't like milk in his tea, but occasionally drinks it with sugar; he likes muggle clothing a lot; he falls asleep reading sometimes; he's not a fan of sweet foods unless it's chocolate or toffee; he's a bit of a hoarder and collects all sorts of things; he once ate an entire jar of mayo and he's hated it ever since; he hides most of his emotions behind humour, but he gets angry and snappy sometimes; he's smart and empathetic, but doesn't know how to show the latter well; he loves when people make him laugh, even though it's not easy to truly break him; he gets very chatty when he's drunk and he exposes himself as a nerd because he overshares about his hyperfixations; his love language is touch and acts of service (also gifts but they don't count because he buys his friends and gf things all the time); his nails are ruined because he fidgets with them a lot (when he's not playing with a snitch or something else); he likes to play with Lily's hair a lot; he drums his fingers on her thighs all the time and the only thing that stops him is Lily intertwining their fingers.

That's pretty much it for now, hope you liked it!

Thanks again for this lovely ask ❤️

[pbandjesse]

I just had some carrot cake and i absolutely did not need that and now I am entirely to full. I have to stop doing that!!

I actually ate really well today and it was all great. Even if it was mostly fast food. I just really had a good time even if I was worried about not having a full day off before my cruise. Today would still be good.

I slept fine last night. It wasn't amazing but it was good. Waking up was hard but James was there. And after I got up and got dressed I was gathering my last things and we were getting Crabcake breakfast. And then all of a sudden there was a huge calamity in the kitchen when a glass storage jar full of sugar fell off the fridge and shattered on the ground. It was so loud! James was very upset. But they would work on sweeping up the glass and I would get Crabcake fed and then would set up a barrier around the kitchen in the glass zone. And would send Ruby the roomba to work. I had her go around 3 times. Hopefully getting all of the small pieces.

We left to go to the farmers market. James was stressed about being late and I was like James it is okay. You don't start until 830. I won't take long to set up. Everything it fine and I love you and please stop beating yourself up.

James would help me bring everything over and I would set up and have a lovely conversation with Ann about Crabcake and camp and Ginny said I looked really skinny and good which was a really nice compliment. Though I think it's partially an illusion because I was wearing a tight jumpsuit and I usually wear baggy clothes. But I appreciated.thr compliment none the less.

I would have a nice, but slow, day at the market. I made $60. Not amazing but it's all good. I would sit and do the math and figured out that over the 9 markers I've done so far this year I have made an average of $185 a market. Which is awesome. So even when I have some slow days I am still doing so much better then last year. Feels really good. Feel like success.

I would buy a pepper and a tomato. James would come out and we would get baked goods. And I was just having a nice day. It wasn't to hot. It was a bit humid but my hair was looking good. I was in a nice mood. I was knitting. I was chatting with people. I was happy. I was having a really nice day.

I would finish my drink around 11 and was very thirsty. I would go inside for water and would get to say hi to educator Sarah. Was really nice to see her. I would hug James and go back outside.

The last bit of the market was quiet. I would have a nice conversation with Stanley about how you can be taken seriously by children without yelling and how it's a skill. I would also sell stickers to children and adults. It was fun.

At the very end of the market a girl who comes every week who makes jewelry asked to watch me pack up to see how I managed because she's in a wheelchair and would need to bring everything on the accessibility bus. She loved the folding table. I am so glad it's inspired so many others?! It's such a good design. And using the new one today was great. It is slightly longer then the wood one was. And I am really really happy with it.

I was ready to go pretty quick. I actually had my wagon this time so it was quick and then I was going to say goodbye to James.

And Meril was there! It was nice to see her and say goodbye to James. I had things to do!

I drove to Glen Burnie to drop off my bags of clothes to value village. Where the guy flirted with me about getting my number. I didn't 100% understand he was flirting at first "fill out this survey so I can get your number" but I got it when he did that up down eyeball movement to me. Silly silly silly.

I wouldn't shop today. Was proud of myself. I just paid off my credit card for the month and I spent more then I meant to buy it was cruise related so I don't feel to bad.

Instead I went to Taco Bell and got two tacos and some potatoes to add to it. And they were great. And then I headed home.

I had chores and things to do. And I was letting Sweetp and Crabcake in the backyard when Celia texted me and let me know she was downtown if I wanted to hang out.

So of course I said yes. And she would pick us up Indian food. And while I was not hungry I knew I would be sad if I didn't get Indian food. I love that we order the same thing with different spice levels. I was looking forward to her coming over.

I would look at my packing for a bit. And went to sit outside until Celia got here. And I was really happy to see her. We would bring the animals inside. Well Crabcake, Sweetp would take more convincing. And then we would have our Indian food and talk.

It was very very good paneer and naan. I was having a great meal and was enjoying the conversation. About people who annoy us and things happening in the world. Eventually we would move to the couch and takes about animals. And eventually we headed to the backyard.

It started drizzling but I wanted to prune the plants and then added some boxes for elevation. I am very happy with how it looks right now.

We also discovered that there are other fruit trees in the green space. Not just the plums I had a few weeks ago. We also have crab apples and possibly persimmons! We aren't positive because they don't normally grow here so they are not in sync with the normal persimmons life cycle. But we are pretty positive! Even the photo apps we used agreed. We also found a bee moth? It was really fun hanging out out there.

But eventually I decided I had been rained on enough. We came back inside and I would work on my fake stained glass while she showed memes. We discovered how to log into my WiFi using a QR code. We were having fun.

James would come home when we were sitting in the couch discussing Crabcake and his care. And I felt so vindicated that my research I did to care for him has been correct. Like I knew about his low protein needs. His temperature needs. His humidity needs. The care and love I have put into his enclosures. It's important to me to be a good person owner.

James would have to go do laundry. And me and Celia hung out for a little longer. Had a brownie. And then she was off.

And now as back to my projects. I hung a shelf and put more things away in the studio. It was hard work but I was proud of myself. I was getting stuff done. After bringing everyone inside again, after sweetp scared/upset the neighbors dog, I would head upstairs to continue to work on my packing.

It stresses me out how much stuff I am bringing. How many toiletries and such. But I know that I will be happy with these things. I don't feel like I will need anything. I really want to use my new duffle but if I wanted to use just one bag I would need to switch to my regular suitcase. Sad. Ah well.

When James got home they gave me all the underwear and the one outfit I needed. And I would get everything packed. It took a few packs and unpacks of the clothes. Which I am very comfortable with now. And of the stuff. Which still stresses me but also. I don't think I can cut anything else in good conscience. I packed well and I can be okay with that.

When we were both done our stuff we went outside to hang out the porch swing together. Eventually I was telling James that I wanted to paint a mural on the backyard. And I was like I want to paint that painting of the train and James is like "what are you talking about?"

I remember there was a painting with a train in it. And it reminded me of the cover of love in the time of cholera. A specific copy that I have. And we spent 10 minutes talking through what it was and different artists and possibly styles or time periods. And how to Google it.

We were trying to figure out the best way to phrase it for the search. We were trying. different phrases and we discovered that if you put the words 'art history' it'll get rid of all the AI generated art. And finally I was able to think of a way to describe it that did not focus on the train that I remembered being in the painting. And I was able to find it and I was so excited.

I remembered "train in the background. Courtyard. Tan building. Structure that is tan in the lower left corner." And would eventually Google "painting with train symbolism in background art history" and found a different angle of the same scene. And after clicking through that I found the original artist and the exact painting I remembered!! I was just so wildly proud of myself and my ability to find things. The painting was "The Soothsayer's Recompense" by Giorgio de Chirico. My memory was not 100% but I remembered the train placement and the texture and the structure in the front. I did not remember the correct location of the train but I did remember the arch way and I didn't remember the structure was a sculpture but I remebered the location and the color. I was just really proud of myself.

I would go inside soon after we did in that detective work. Had some more of the Indian food. Chatted with James. James took some wood material down stairs for me. And I would hang out upstairs. Eventually taking a bath. And then getting in bed to write this. But I am so tired now it's hard to keep my eyes open. And I have another full day tomorrow.

Because we are going to a street market! It's going to be a bit long. 10-5. Which I don't love but it's fine. I am sure it'll be fun. I'm doing a printing workshop and it is just really cool to be invited and paid. I should have given my rates before they made an offer but it's fine. Especially since I'm also vending. So it's all profit.

And James gets to be with me!! I am excited to spend the day working with my husband.

But now is time for sleep. I hope you all have a great rest and a great Sunday. I love you all. Goodnight!!

[skygodtraumabond]

(a battered brown box postmarked from kalos arrives. it contains orange chocolate chip cookies and fresh home-made cheese and herb bread for ray, a variety of poffins for their team, and a set of photos. One photo is of a young rufflet looking entirely too proud of himself, with a paper sign saying "I knocked the entire first batch of cookies off the counter even though I had my own treats to eat." The second photo is of a shiny umbreon, his sign with the top right corner nibbled off and hanging by a thread, saying "I ate ALL THE COOKIES because I'm greedy!" The third is of a meganium lying in the doorway to a kitchen, with her sign saying "I DID NOTHING TO STOP THEM." Also enclosed is a letter:) I can't give you a hug all the way from Kalos, so here's some cookies and bread instead. Nothing beats warm home made bread with butter, I've found. It would have been there sooner, but SOMEONE decided to knock the jar off the counter.

Despite having their own set of treats just for them.

Anyway, feel better soon, Ray. I still have a campsite set up in case you ever decide to visit, once you're all de-shadowified. It's yours if ever you need it.

@meganiums-petals-pokemon-shelter

...

I need you to answer me very honestly when I ask if you put sleep powder in these

Because I'm pretty sure if I got hit with a sleep powder while in these vines I would be out for an entire day

I mean I know you didn't do anything to the poffins because the team's really enjoying them. They haven't had good poffins in a while. Ponch actually managed to make an expression that wasn't just sheer resting bitch face, that's how I know they're good.

And I guess your team doesn't look too worse for wear, though I could have sworn citrus was bad for the Eevee line?? Who knows my memories feel like mushy paste

Thank you. Maybe I'll stop in sometime. I miss campfires.

[bailesona]

Pineapple on pizza, yes or no?

we've got seventeen different answers here so i'm popping these beneath the cut!

STANLEY: yes. not always, but when he met richard, he decided to woo him through powerful feelings of exasperation and annoyance. thus, he began to train himself to enjoy the very thing that richard loathed above all else. at first, a single shred of pineapple on a wide slice. then two. three. weeks became months. and finally, on his first date with richard, he took him to a pizzeria, asked for extra pineapple, and looked him dead in the eye as he mechanically consumed every single fruity slice. he actively enjoys it now. but it was a work of endurance and stubbornness.

RICHARD: absolutely not. he loathes the stuff. the smell of it alone is enough to drive him crazy. but stanley did such a convincing job of persuading him that he enjoyed the topping, that when richard stayed over the first time, he ended up eating three slices of pineapple and mushroom so as not to offend his love. it was at this point that they learned he had a mild allergy to the stuff, however, and he had to wear a face mask for three weeks while the rash faded.

NATE: yes. he doesn't even like pizza, but he'll eat it with pineapple just to piss off renée and ramsay.

HENRI: yes. he'll lecture the planet on the importance and diversity of a contrasting flavor profile, the distinct tastes, the sweetness against the salty cheese, and it's honestly no secret that he enjoys that lecture far more than he does the actual topping.

ETIENNE: he'll eat it to avoid henri's lecture. it's not a yes nor a no; it's his "i don't care" moment.

RENÉE: nope. she'll argue with henri until the cows come home, and she has been known to break up with people over this very subject. pineapple has NO PLACE on a pizza, and she's revolted that you'd even consider it to be a valid question in 2023.

RAMSAY: listen. he's open-minded as hell. he adds ingredients with gusto and a lack of care for the social norms and dictations of the culinary gods. but pineapple doesn't belong on a pizza. he once dated a guy for three months, nearly moved to chile to open a restaurant with him, only to end things after he learned that a pizza order hadn't been confused nor mixed up; no. the man of his arguable dreams actually, genuinely, truly liked pineapple on pizza.

LEMON: yep. food is food. he has no time nor respect for this argument. if you want to devote your time and energy to the true enemy of the humble pizza, he thinks we all need to be studying the people who add sweetcorn to their pizza. they're diesels. through and through.

DANNY: no. fruit belongs either in a bowl or in a jam jar. he doesn't understand how anyone can look at a pineapple, look at a pizza, and decide to be the kind of unapologetically chaotic moron who'd combine them and doom the planet to an eternal debate on the matter.

VICTOR: yes. but selectively. he eats it because his biological mother ate it, and so he only really eats it when he's feeling nostalgic. or if the pizzeria on fifth is making it. they add a chilli powder that really just pops the entire slice just right.

ELI: yes. but only because of victor, and only when victor eats it. victor seems to enjoy their monthly pineapple pizza nights, and eli'd rather smash up his computer than be responsible for his brother's unhappiness.

TIM: no. pineapple is nice. hell, pineapple is GREAT in a cake, or in a mousse, or even in a fruit salad. but pizza is not a good medium for pineapple. let them continue their blissful existence alone. some combinations are not designed for human consumption, and pineapple on pizza is one of them.

TINA: she'll eat it, but not if she can help it. no. mushroom and jalapeno, on the other hand...

ELENA: yes. but it has to be on an extra thin gluten-free cauliflower crust, mozzarella cheese, pesto sauce, and extra bell pepper. fail to provide any of the above and she will not touch it.

SAM: yes. but it has to be a similarly specific condition to elena, although for purely chaotic reasons. extra pineapple, twice as many olives, no cheese, extra sauce, on a dark crust.

GABRIELA: no. she'll pick off the pineapple and hide it in a napkin to spare any feelings, but she will absolutely not eat the pineapple if she can help it at all.

ANDREW: no. he won't pick it off, either. the pizza is ruined now. the pineapple has contaminated it. he'll eat garlic bread and chicken wings instead.

[theawakenedstate]

I wanted to take you a little bit behind the scenes of my Inspiration behind Why I created this book. 

I remember it like yesterday, 

It was around 2013-2014, I was on Maternity leave after just having my son, Godric.  My love came home really upset. 

he said he just lost his job and we had NO CLUE how we were going to make it now. 

Both of us not working, living at my parent’s at the time and a newborn – so we were also sleep deprived on top of it LOL. It was messy.  We were both deeply upset, I remember that holiday we didn’t buy presents – My mom bought us a few things for the Baby we could give from ‘santa’ and that was really it. I felt devastated… Around Spring – I was really desperate for Change, and I was tired of feeling panicked about depending on others and having chronic money anxiety. 

I was telling myself ‘I just need a SOLUTION. Some type of Change or perspective shift, i cannot feel this negative and hopeless.’ I need hope! 

And with that simple intention, one of my internet friends and i were chatting.  She told me she wanted to share a book with me on her Kindle, it was called “The Magic” – Maybe you’ve heard of it?  I was desperate for just a shred of hope so I read this book daily religiously and followed along – It was a 28 Day Gratitude Challenge to teach you how to Attract what you want Via the power of Gratitude. (featuring the early teachings of the law of attraction)  This was my second introduction to Manifestation. I knew of the concept of ‘thoughts create reality’ BUT – I never really experienced it before. 

my gratitude jar from 2014

I set intentions each day and I put them in what I called ‘My gratitude jar’  – i didn’t even have a journal! Lol it was tiny pieces of post it paper that i wrote on and put in this jar. (sidenote, that jar got broke when i had a massive money uplevel, 2 apartments –  years later )  this book gave me hope, wonder, inspiration and I started experiencing a 360 degree shift in my mindset. 

And then MY REALITY STARTED SHIFTING.

I went from feeling really bitter, annoyed, desperate and slightly negatively depressed to focusing on ALL the good in my life.  I was so positive out of nowhere, appreciating the food I ate to nourish my body, appreciating the bills & checks I paid, grateful to have a warm house for my baby, instead of feeling resentful that i didn’t have my own home –  and so forth! 

My perspective started shifting and as a result from that – My reality started changing. Within those 28 days, things got WEIRD – 

the more I set gratitude intentions – I started having big shifts physically: 

+ I started losing a ton of my baby weight and easily fit back into my pre-prego jeans.  + I started attracting Free things LIKE CRAZY – giveaways, discounts, Free Gifts, random encounters, Money in the street, Random money. Like money everywhere.  + We Attracted my Love a good-paying job to help us start to save money I felt inspired that if we really wanted to make something happen, we had to start saving money – We started Saving money for our own apartment, startng with literally $20 a month. it was nuts lol. 

So many crazy things happened during that time period in such a short amount of time. 

– resulting in us finding a crazy affordable 2 bedroom apartment for only 550 for rent special the entire year including water and most utilities – except electric ( which is pretty cheap considering how nice it was) most places around town were starting at 990 or $1020 ) – I started the website! This website. which resulted in starting the business.  – I discovered Digital courses for the first time – which is a big part of my business. 

And From all of this – I became OBSESSED with trying to figure out Why, That very simple gratitude challenge produced such a 360 Mindset Shift. 

I needed to know WHY. 

I was literally obsessed with figuring out Manifestation and how to get better at it, I started questioning why could i manifest some things easily but not others?  Why could I manifest a New Car but Not a house?  Why did it work easily on non-resistant things – but not as easily on BIG things like, owning a house, six figures or millions of dollars! And As my experiments grew – I started creating my own Mindset Challenges – that worked FASTER, Easier and as a result Helped me Believe in Manifesting. 

In the beginning, there was a ton of disbelief,  “like HOW did i even manifest that?!”  “How did i manifest that money, what even happened?”  How did i move out soooo fast once i applied gratitude?!” 

I was out of the house in a MONTH – after setting intentions about it.  I was in so much wonder, disbelief, and doubt – at the same time I was obsessed with doing it with bigger things. 

And I knew my problem was Self-belief. I didn’t BELIEVE I could do it. So I started playing with Challenges and it flipped the entire game for me.  I made it similar to what i learned in the 28 day Magic days of gratitude challenge – but I changed all the exercises to actively support my Self-belief. 

And My First one I called it,  The Awakened bliss Creator Challenge – a 30 Day challenge to Awaken your BLISS as a co-creator of reality. 

Here’s the thing, most teachings completely dismiss this step and yet it’s the most important piece of the puzzle. 

It isn’t that you can’t manifest.  It isn’t that you can’t manifest BIG things. 

It’s your DEGREE of BELIEF towards BELIEVING you can attract and have that thing.  It’s your self-belief. 

What I started to realize, very quickly was the more i did challenges – I was consistently building up my self-belief that I could manifest what I want.  And As I kept doing it – It became easier and easier to manifest. 

Part of the Journey of creating this book and sharing it, is the realization that,  I know what it’s like being on the other side of that!  In Self-doubt, Disbelief, confused, Hopeless and Lost on your direction in life – not really sure if you’re going anywhere.  I totally Get it,  The origin of this book – is made so that anyone can pick up these pages and learn to manifest within 30 days or less.  Anyone who is willing to discover the magic – will experience it themselves and most importantly, you will begin to know and experience – You are more powerful than any situation, circumstance or obstacle in your pathway. Your Belief is what will take you far. 

And When you Believe in yourself?  WATCH OUT WORLD – 

You can do anything. 

but first, it starts from within, 

it’s an inner game

and that means, 

If you’re not changing your perspective, no one will do that for you either. 

Don’t you feel it’s time for real new beginnings?  Grab your Copy today and see for yourself 😉  Awaken You Power to Manifest: A 30 Day Manifestation Challenge 

Transformation is Always Possible, Change is only a moment away for the highest good of all, But you have to get intentional about it.  it’s bizarre how much life can change when you start to get more intentional on WHAT YOU WANT FOR YOUR LIFE.  🙂 

Dec. 2013 June 2022.

A lot can change in 9 years!

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Thanks so much for your Support!

Happy Manifesting ��

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I Can't Believe I manifested that...

I wanted to take you a little bit behind the scenes of my Inspiration behind Why I created this book.  I remember it like yesterday,  It was around 2013-2014, I was on Maternity leave after just having my son, Godric.  My love came home really upset.  he said he just lost his job and we had […]

[datadoggieein]

The Ogre

One of the strangest thing that ever occurred to me on the job occurred about five years ago when I was work at a local frozen yogurt place.

It was around nine o’clock, an hour before closing. I was at the front counter working as cashier at the time. At said time, I was the only one in the building. I was expecting for no one else to come in, and would close up shop after a quiet hour.

Those expectations faded when I saw a car pull up. This was still fairly normal. The car in question was an old Model A. That was uncommon, but not enough to bring up any alarm bells. The person in the car got out, revealing to resemble a stereotypical rich man form the 1920s, complete with top hat and cane. Okay, maybe he was cosplayer or historical reenactor.

Then he shape-shifted from human to large creature, resembling The Beast from the Disney Beauty and the Beast. His clothes changed with him, growing along with him.

This was not normal.

He then walked into the building.

“Hello, dear ma’am.” He said in a very deep voice, with a thick posh British. “Might I please purchase one large bowl of frozen yogurt?”

I shook my head yes, and put a large bowl down on the counter. He pick it up with surprising gentleness.

After he had filled it and put in his toppings, he placed it on the scale.

“My dear madame, may I add something I brought from home?” He asked.

I shook my head yes once more.

“Good. I’ve had a nasty rash on my left middle finger for the last week. I apologize for extending it.” He placed his hand on a nearby table, with his middle finger extended. With his right he pulled out a small hand axe, which he brought up and them slammed down on the base of his finger. I let out a gasp. However, his finger immediately grew back. He the placed the severed digit in the top of his frozen yogurt like some sort of twisted lollipop.

“Thank you very much. I hope that this will cover it.” He sat down a small bag on the counter, I accepted it.

“You deserve a gratuity.” He then dropped several large, golden coins into the tip jar. After I had retrieved them, and had them tested, I found out that they where indeed real gold. It was probably the biggest tip I’ve ever received. The bag contained the same thing, mean he had paid several hundred dollars for a bowl of frozen yogurt that only came up to $12 when it was weighed, and I would have given to him for free given the situation.

He then placed the entire bowl in his mouth and ate it in one bite. He then tipped his hat and left, turning back into a human as he got into the car.

[whataboutmysanity]

Thinking about high school botany class when we planted seeds in small pots to grow at home. Had mine in the kitchen windowsill for the good lighting. After about a week I had a little sprout with a cute lil leaf coming in. Then my mom finds a Facebook post showing how to cut a sweet potato so it’ll sprout roots. She took my project out of the window and replaced it with a sweet potato suspended in a jar of water. One of the cats ate my plant. I told my teacher but wasn’t allowed to replant it. Nothing ever grew back. I failed the project. Then our final came up. We had to gather leaves from various plants in our area and at least 5 had to be native to our state. I told my parents multiple times in needed to go to parks and other places around cuz there’s like 3 trees in my yard. They said they “never had time” even though they’re both retired. I failed that project too. Then I got pulled from the class.

The second semester of that class was zoology, including trips to the zoo and several dissections. I had wanted to be a veterinarian my entire life and I knew getting a good zoology grade would be great for colleges. Instead I got thrown into remedial chemistry and barred from taking any advanced science my senior year. So I didn’t apply for vet schooling. And I couldn’t follow my lifelong dream.

I realize my parents didn’t care then and they don’t care now. And yet, it’s entirely my fault.

[notony-tonyno]

emily antonia. she/her. prehistoric millenial. a relic of the Before Times.

obligatory welcome post. this is a marvel sideblog. i follow from @sithdownani.

about me: i still have the original .zip file containing every single issue of marvel's civil war that i downloaded in 2010. old enough to remember printing copy-pasted a"friend"gers tower-era fanfics from livejournal so i could read them in the middle of my university history classes. literally wept for joy when they announced avengers 1 was greenlit by paramount studios. i am ancient. don't mess with me.

what i like: wanda. tony stark. loki. steve rogers, a.k.a. peter's original father figure. deadpool's sparkly nail polish collection. wandavision has been my otp since kindergarten. wanda and pietro are magneto's kids period. the one where literally everyone adopts peter parker. earth 3490. did i mention i love wanda? i really love wanda.

favorite fandom tropes: clint in the vents. peter, resident Youth of avenger's tower, eating peanut butter straight out of the jar at 2 a.m. steve sleeping on a grease-stained sofa in the corner of tony's workshop. bucky and sam being buckyandsam. coulson will always be everyone's favorite. kate and yelena are everyone's problem.

what i do not like: people forgetting that a lot of these comics were written for kids who felt (and feel) like outsiders. fandom drama. The Bad Ending.

under the cut: myspace survey from 2008 (to really drive home that i am too old to be here) in case, for some reason, you want to know more about me:

1. Ever been to a professional sports game? i bleed los angeles blue

2. Ever get engaged? yeah. i'm getting married about it.

3. Have you ever been on TV? yes.

4. Ever been to prom? only under duress.

5. Ever stayed up for 24 hours or more? i once hallucinated a blue coyote running across all 15 lanes of the southbound 405 through some part of orange county because it was 3 a.m., i'd just ended my third consecutive 12 hour work shift of the week, and my daily commute was 2 hours one-way

6. Have you ever been to a concert? favorite performance i ever saw was a defunct j-pop boyband front-man who happened to be playing at the nokia club for mysterious reasons

7. Have you ever been in a car accident? sideswiped by a big rig the day of my university music department audition. got a scholarship for showing up anyway.

8. Did you ever learn another language? studied classical latin in high school because apparently i had big plans for updating the roman empire

9. Do you wear make-up? you mean modern war paint? i sleep in it, baby

10. Ever caught the stove on fire? once caught the house on fire with a loaded drier and burned the entire place to the ground

11. Ever meet someone famous? in my misspent youth i was almost internet famous for writing a novel about two guys who ate a lot of ramen and beat the shit out of each other.

...so yeah, that's me. 'sup.

[dzmoot]

This is Ignatius "Hampire" Krattz Gelanoruu. Legend has it it's where Jell-O originated from. I remember reading about it in one of Igginsworth's books and it's true, the entire planet consists of literal gelatin, a gelatinous aquarium containing puffy martians and corpulent canines and fish that looked like they had been inflated with a bicycle pump. Imagine swishing and swashing around in a bottle of hair gel, minus the crusty white stuff that comes off at the end of the day. It smelled like uranium and beryllium with a hint of silicon. When we got there, I immediately used my magic to incase everyone including myself in an alien "puffsuit" so we'd blend in with the natives more cohesively and be able to breathe under the goo. The natives were quite pleasant too, much more pleasant than those cantankerous cookie aliens we saw on the other planet. What music they made! It's almost like their entire bodies were like squeaky dog toys. Their houses, their beds, the food they ate, all gelatinous. Before we left, I could have sworn I caught glimpse of what appeared to be a giant horse hoof looming in the jelly. I even got some of the goo in a jar. I can't wait to get home and mix it into one of my potions! Maybe I can finally concoct that cure for weaslewarts I've been trying to make! Siobhan wanted to keep the goo for herself and had a tantrum when I didn't let her have it. I really think Horatio needs to discipline her more!

[sanguinifex]

So. It turns out having a full dinner before going bar hopping can actually be a bad thing?

Ok normally when I drink I eat salty snacks. I will go ham on cheezits. I will commit misdemeanors for cheezits. But my grandparents were in town and they bought us really good Mexican food and I got carne asada and their marinade was out of this world and anyway I ate a little too much.

So then I go out drinking with one of my brothers and his girlfriend (she is, btw, generally dangerous to drink with bc she likes shots) and I have like 3 beers and a tequila shot right before the 3rd beer. And I’m not eating cheezits or pickles or jerky or anything bc I’m too full. And after that 3rd beer I start feeling kinda off and sad bc I always loose gross motor coordination p quick when I drink bc I’m absolutely failing at playing cornhole. Note: cornhole is like horseshoes but with beanbags so the throwing technique is different. Yes it sounds like a sex act and no texans don’t care. Anyway I gradually start feeling kind of sick and awful and sort of like I’ve got heat stroke except it’s 1 am so it’s like 80 degrees out and dark except for the bar’s fluorescents so I know it’s not actually heatstroke, I just drank too much liquid and my salt levels are low bc they got diluted.

The worst is part is that knowing what’s going on doesn’t actually stop your brain from going into weepy drunk mode and oversharing about your childhood trauma loud enough to clear out the entire bar. (Admittedly, my brother was there for the entirety of said childhood trauma except for the five years when he literally wasn’t born, and he got it worse than me bc our parents thought he was possessed by demons. Fuck Christianity btw and actually Diocletian didn’t persecute them enough. His girlfriend wasn’t, though, and didn’t really deserve to have to hear me go on about that.) And then I get the worst case of hiccups, which slows me down some but doesn’t entirely manage to shut me up, and then the bar closes bc it’s 2 am and they legally have to, and probably none of us should have been driving but mu brother is semi professional BMX so if anyone’s qualified to drive after 2 beers he is (note: I should not drive so much as a safety style kiddie tricycle after 2 beers, let alone after 3 beers, a shot, and acute salt deficiency. The only reason I have legible handwriting even when sober is because of viet cong level torture involving zaner bloser workbooks), so anyway I’m apologizing the entire way home and literally the only reason I’m not crying is bc I can’t breathe properly when I cry so I’ve trained myself not to…

So anyway I get home, realize that I can’t remember when I actually opened the jars of various pickles in my fridge and I really don’t want to risk botulism, and I swear I’ve got an unopened jar of gherkins in my pantry but I can’t find it bc I’m that fucked up, so in a move that would give the FDA apoplexy, I grab my salt canister and pour about a teaspoon under my tongue without even measuring.

So like, you know what you’re supposed to do with diabetics if their sugar gets to low? Yeah. I did that with salt. And it worked about as dramatically.

Sublingual absorption is fast. I got this salt under my tongue. And in about 5 seconds my brain is already clearing a bit but my frenulum is starting to get a chemical burn. Also that was probably slightly too much salt. So I grab a mug and rinse the salt down with water.

15 seconds after that, bc I dissolved most of the salt with the water and bc the human stomach and intestines have special subconscious sensors for how much salt you’ve got in you, I’m my normal happy drunk self thatI usually am after 4 standard drinks. Like, I’m still drunk as fuck, but I love everyone and I text my brother and his girlfriend to tell them I’m ok and send them about 50 heart emojis.

Tl:dr if you’re drinking and you start to feel inexplicably sad, ask your bartender for a spoonful of salt and a water bottle. And if you’re a bartender, keep salt around and offer it to sad drunks.

Also, be smarter than me and order vodka pickle juice after your second drink even if you’re really craving hops.

[jdgo51]

DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR APRIL 18, 2023

Great Plans

By Bob LaForge (New Jersey, USA)

READ 1 KINGS 19:1-15

"Elijah was a human being like us."

JAMES 5:17 (NRSV)

"Years ago, I ran a large community outreach event for our church. Thousands of people came, and it went well. But at the end, one person made a critical remark, and I went home thinking only about what they had said. Because of that one complaint, I felt like the entire event had failed.

In 1 Kings 19, we read how Elijah experienced something similar. He had recently performed two of his greatest miracles: defeating the prophets of Baal and ending the drought with his prayer. Elijah was doing great things with God: helping vulnerable people, destroying false gods, and saving a region from disaster. But then Jezebel threatened him. After all his great work, Elijah lost his confidence, went off by himself, and wanted to die. For Elijah, that one negative experience seemed to outweigh everything else.

Elijah’s loss of confidence is all too familiar. After all, James 5:17 tells us that Elijah was just like us. But when God brought Elijah food for strength and gave him a task, he realized that God still had good plans for him. And he accomplished more great things through God’s power and grace. Just as God still had great plans for Elijah, God also has great plans for us." God has wonderful plans for you. Allow Him to work through you and accomplish all of those plans. It's a team effort that you cannot surpass. Moving ahead to victory for life.

TODAY'S PRAYER

"Dear God, show us opportunities to grow through criticism and accomplish even more for you." Amen.

1 Kings 19:1-15

New International Version

Elijah Flees to Horeb

"'19 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.”

3 Elijah was afraid[a] and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, 4 while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” 5 Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.

All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” 6 He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.

7 The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” 8 So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God. 9 There he went into a cave and spent the night.

The Lord Appears to Elijah And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

10 He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.”

11 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”

Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.

Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

14 He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.”

15 The Lord said to him, “Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram."' Elijah ran away from where he was. We cannot run from God within our own life structure. God's plan is for you and living up to that is key.

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