#instuctor

[alex-the-librarian]

Honestly, the most relatable part of malevolent is Arthur not knowing right from left. Same boo, same

[grapecaseschoices]

i surprisingly got a response from one of my senators re: the KOSA bill.

[breach-of-conduct]

Everytime i go to share some of my original works i feel like im going to get hit by a a car

[local-hellhound-steals-spaghetti]

Sh*t has hit the fan in equestrian sport and I genuinely wonder if this is the beginning of the end of it's social license to operate.

I used to respect Charlotte Dujardin as "one of the kinder riders out there". Sadly it seems like this was all just marketing. She just happened to have a horse like Valegro that tolerated her harsh handling (she described him as "hard mouthed" which is a pretty good indication that he had poor training to start with).

But she was the golden girl of dressage and the UK's darling of the sport. Now the curtain is peeled back to reveal casual whipping of a horse's legs over 24 times, commenting how the whip "doesn't whip hard enough."

Methodical and not at all seeming angry or disregulated while the 15 year old on the panicked horse's back cries out. This is not a one off. It's a technique. I've seen it before. Instuctors that chase after "lazy" horses in riding schools with a whip so that the horse "doesn't get away with it."

What about horses getting chased around a round yard with a whip until rearing in panic and lathered up in sweat? I've seen that too, during an equine science program where we were supposed to be learning how to break in weanlings.

It just happens to be a Olympic gold medalist doing it and getting caught.

In the article it says "you can't force a 400-500kg animal to do something." You absolutely can and horses are regularly forced into things they don't want to do. They're flighty prey animals. They say "no" pretty clearly in competition rings but then the whip comes out, the spurs go on and the horse shuts down. Despite the blue tongues from lack of oxygen, mouths strapped shut with tight nosebands, bits that they can't escape from, froth and blood in their mouths, they continue. Because they have no choice.

When your training principle relies on negative reinforcement and positive punishment, escalation like this inevitably occurs. When your training principle is based in domiance, on "not letting them get away with it" and on "making them do it", this is where it goes. The horse's autonomy and feelings diminished into "naughty" or "just trying to be lazy" ... not fear or pain or just a simple struggle to do something they're not physically able to do.

And it becomes normalised, laughed off and accepted, especially when a gold medalist Olympian does it.

The only reason this is a scandal is because an elite rider got caught doing it. But this is not a one off or a "bad apple" this is what the entire traditional horse training model is based on.

The FEI is making a big show of this because they want to look tough on horse welfare so the Olympics doesn't throw out Equestrian sport. But just wait until the dressage kicks off. We will see the same tense, stressed out horses, toe flicking and hollow with hop-step piaffes that are an insult to the Classic masters of old.

The sport of dressage will crash and burn if it continues on its current trajectory. Equestrian sport will follow as a whole when the public realises these are not animals "enjoying their jobs". Unless the FEI allows for a huge paradigm shift where people can compete tackless and use positive reinforcement (actual +R and not the pathetic pat on the neck they pass off as +R), the sport will fall to ruin and the elites will have only themselves to blame.

[vidilpoge]

That time I literally did an elevator pitch for HEMA

I was at a convention thing at a hotel and from the ground floor restaurant we had to go back to the convention hall on the 7th floor. Just me and another lady picked to take the elevator, some other younger girls choose to take the stairs, and I did some offhand comment on how in the evening I had to go to the gym and the day was still long and I couldn't tire out just yet.

"Oh, the gym? You do like weightlifting or do some course?"

"Yeah I do historical fencing, we have lesson in a hall with an instuctor... We have the same masks you see for olympic fencing and we use plastic weapon and padded jackets. Right now we are doing german tradition longsword, that is to say a two handed sword. It's all based on the manuscripts the old masters that really fought for their lives with those weapon have left us, they tended to be very cryptic so it's all up to interpretation. We do german school but the italian school is also very well studied, but like, we have next to nothing for the french tradition... It is said Napoleon tried to erase it to make the military less strong and likely to rebel but it's all suppositions"

I think I really did convey how deep in the "historical" part of the discipline and really left no doubt in this person's mind it was some kind of nerd (as in too good at school for their own good) shit

DON'T ASK ME WHY I WENT ON TO DRAG THE FRENCHS IT JUST COMES NATURAL TO ME

[alkalische]

new collab PV is out!

Ela: Trapmaster specialist

Doc: Instuctor guard

Iana: Dollkeeper specialist

Fuze: Centurion guard

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skins for Doc, Ela, Iana

[tomberensonsghost]

Instructor: "Hello, everyone, and welcome to Innovations in Cooking! I'm sure you'll all be -- oh. Hello, Aximili, and welcome back for the 19th time."

Ax: "Hello, Chef! I have already prepared my final project."

Instructor: "That's quite alright, today we are just going to cover--"

Ax: "I have invented a kind of edible underwear."

Instructor: "As appalling as that sounds, I'm afraid someone has already invented that."

Ax: "If you think it's appealing now, wait until you hear what I call it."

Ax: :) :) :)

Instuctor: "Alright, go on."

Ax: "Fruit of the Loop."

[jelenablecky]

Now that I can see it, this wig looks good in the back.

Jinx was great instuctor.

[slapper-sw-h-13]

Looking forward to seeing my Roxanne Slapper performing at The Horns Pole dancing club in London as Roxy after she qualifies and becomes a professional dancer/ stripper in the next few years. Her beginers level exam is next week and she should pass that with flying colours, so I'm told by her instuctor.

[jazmeanb]

hi! you don't have to respond to this but i just really wanted to thank you for informing those people on that dude who is actually a russian soldier

i understand how it's probably exhausting sometimes but i really appreciate it and im sure other ukrainians do too.

people posting about that dude and roman (?) were kind of one of the main reasons i left tiktok because it's just so wild for me to see those people being thirsted over as if it's normal lol

and again thank you so much i can't explain the relief and appreciation i feel when i see people like you educating others despite the backlash you might receive from their fans

🩷🩷🩷

Heyo (•◡•) /

It was no trouble on my end. I do appreciate your acknowledgement ^^

We're all adults here and we can all seperate our fantasy COD men from real army men who are out fighting and killing real people in Ukraine. I wanna cover that base before I go on.

I assume that some of the people that are thirsting over the first army dude are just not informed on who he actually is. I was in that spot too. I saw a reposted tiktok of him and was like 'Awooga, this guy is huge. What a hunk'. Then went to try and find more vids of him. I saw a thread of him on Twitter. Turns out hes a Russian Instuctor nicknamed Terminator that teaches other russians combat and supports the invasion etc. I had no idea, but glad I researched it and my feelings of him changed. Again. I assume that the people thirsting over him are just unaware and just wanna thirst over A hunky man. I told myself that the next time I see this man on my timeline, that I would leave a comment. This will hopefully allow readers to make an informed decision on how they feel about him after and make the right decision to disengage from any content related to both these people (roman).

Sorry to hear you left tiktok because of this/

I hope I don't get anyone coming for me in the DMs after this. I only want to mess around and think about our blurbos 24/7 -longing sigh

(picture of the guy we're talking about for context. He has army training videos online, training men who will be drafted in the military)

[extrabows]

─ 🎭 ( MIDORI FRANCIS. 30. CIS WOMAN. SHE/HER. ) have you heard about ISADORA YAMAMOTO yet? i’m pretty sure they’ve been living in the city for 12 YEARS. they’ve been cast in the production of MEAN GIRLS as JANIS IAN. before being brought onto this project, i’ve heard that they’re known to be SELF-ASSURED, PASSIONATE AND EXUBERANT. but on the downside, they’re known to be MELODRAMATIC, PETTY, AND SELF-ABSORBED. because of that, i would say that they’re known to be THE EXTRAVAGANT. behind the scenes. i hope that they’re prepared for showtime! this is going to be quite the long production

statistics.

full name: isadora fuka yamamoto

nicknames: is, isa, dor, dory

dob: july 24th, 1994

zodiac sign: leo

hometown: north brunswick, new jersey

current location: new york, new york

ethnicity: biracial-japanese & white

gender: cis woman

pronouns:she/her

sexuality: gay

occupation: actor and she's finally making enough money to not have to do side jobs anymore

positive traits: self-assured, passionate, exuberant, persistent and creative

negative traits: melodramatic, self-absorbed, petty, flippant and envious

personality markers: type 7, esfp and sanguine

parallels: rachel berry (glee), portia davenport (search party), alexis rose (schitt's creek), sharpay evans (high school musical), and rachel amber (life is strange)

bio.

tws: bullet point 2 includes a career ending injury and bullet point 5 vaguely alludes to a toxic mother daughter dynamic

before isadora there was another small town girl with big dreams. okay, there were many other small town girls with big dreams but only one is important for the story of isadora's conception. from a young age amelia butler knew she wanted to dedicate her life to ballet. dancing was the only time she felt both complete control and complete freedom. after years of saving money amelia was finally able to audition for the school of american ballet's summer programme at the age of 14. she was accepted on the programme. her instuctors saw she had potential and she was lucky enough to become a full time student in the winter term.

amelia's promising career was cut short when she was 20. she tore her acl and she was never able to dance at the same level

while attending physio amelia had a brief encountered the patient who had his sessions before hers. his session overran and he apologised with a joke that was both endearing and slightly annoying. the same thing happened multiple times and they started a friendship that grew into a relationship. despite their difference lived experiences and personalities they bonded over their new lives in new york not being as glamorous and prosperous as they expected.

amelia and her boyfriend howard were desperate to make their life in new york work. but four years into their relationship they decided it would be cheaper to move to amelia's hometown of north brunswick, new jersey. a year later isadora was born.

like all parents with an unfilled dream amelia planned to live vicariously through her child. she signed isadora up for ballet lessons when she was four. isadora hated ballet. the movements were too composed and dull. she was kicked out of her class her ballet teacher advised her mom to stop bringing her to lessons after five sessions because isadora pouted in the corner of the studio with her arms crossed and refused to participate

however there was a style of dance that appealed to a young isadora. she watch singing in the rain with her nana and fell in love with musicals and tap. her mom reluctantly agreed to take her to tap lessons (her dad thought it was a great idea and way to channel their endless energy).

throughout her childhood and adolescence isadora was 100% a stereotypical theatre kid (complete with terrorising wait staff at waffle house). she lived to perform and tell stories.

isadora applied to julliard after she graduated high school. she didn't get in. she got into all of the other drama schools she applied to but she made the impulsive decision to reject their offers. she wanted to prove she could make it the old fashion way without the connections made at drama schools. her naive arrogance convinced her that her talent would shine through and she would make it eventually. isadora moved to new york with nothing but her amibitions and confidence.

isadora spent her 20s getting rejected after auditioning for broadway roles, successfully auditioning for off off broadway shows and occasionally getting swing jobs. at the grand young age of 30 she's finally getting her big break.

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headcanons.

isadora worked a lot of minimun wage jobs in her 20s when she wasn't getting steady high paying acting work. you name it isa has done it; waitressing, bartending, party princess gigs for small kids ect.

she’s like a magpie,she’s drawn to anything sparkly and tacky.she laughs in the face of good taste then spits in it’s eye.she thinks that having a collection of material items are a good way to remind people you exist and leave your mark on the world.her main collections are scrunchies, earrings and novelty snowglobe.

2 years ago she finally found a landlord who allows pets so she achieved her dream of having a cat called grizzabella.

isadora can play the bass guitar, the acoustic guitar, piano, keyboard and obe. she started playing the obe in high school because she thought that playing a lesser known woodwind instrument would be a good conversion starter (she didn't need conversion starters)

if you've been on a long car ride with isadora you've probabaly been forced to endure her playlists full of cheesy pop songs and hits from musicals

her go to karaoke songs are worst pies in london or getting married today. if she's forced to do karaoke in a bar where songs from musicals aren't the vibe she then does holding out for a hero or dancing queen

Connection ideas.

partner in crime who's just as over the top and theatrical as she is

former roommates

people who find her deeply irritating

co-workers

a friend who's a lot more subdued then she is

somebody she had an awkward intercation with years ago while doing one of her many odd jobs

exes-this can go a bunch of different ways and she can have multiple exes with various dynamics. she definitely has at least one ex she calls in emergencies like if she has a broken washing machine

rival

former friend

[dystopicjumpsuit]

Hi!

I've got a second OC for your follower celebration if you have time. This is Luvari Tulren, a GAR psychologist who helps troopers get back into the field after they've been dealt a particularly nasty hand in the war.

Once again, @nika6q absolutely nailed a character for me!

OC Sunday: Luvari Tulren (OC of @eclec-tech)

Hi @eclec-tech! Another gorgeous OC! Luvari sounds like an amazing, resilient badass. Love!

Want a Datafile for your Star Wars OC? Find out how to get one here! Or check out other OC Datafiles I’ve created here!

Transcript in alt text and below the cut.

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

Personnel Datafile

Name: Luvari Tulren

Rank: Lieutenant

Duty assignment: Psychologist

Status: Active

Service Record

Prior service: Coruscant Home Fleet, Platoon 6

Qualifications: Degree in psychology

Trauma management specialist

Expert body language interpreter

Medical record: Genetic melanin deficiency

Remarks: Exceptional observation skills

Can "read" if someone is lying

Volunteer pilot and flight instuctor

Family recently killed

Currently on family leave to care for infant nephew (file: Bilyk Tulren)

[tybarlow]

[cis man, he/him] Welcome to Aurora Bay, [TYLER BARLOW]! I couldn’t help but notice you look an awful lot like [CHASE STOKES]. You must be the [TWENTY SEVEN] year old [SURF INSTRUCTOR AT SURF’S UP SURF SHOP ]. Word is you’re [CARING] but can also be a bit [HOT-HEADED] and your favorite song is [WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE BY LUKE COMBS]. I also heard you’ll be staying in [FISHER’S COVE]. I’m sure you’ll love it!

About Tyler Barlow

Full Name: Tyler Jacob Barlow

Goes By: Ty, TJ

Face claim: Chase Stokes

Age: Twenty Seven

Birthday: June 9th

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Straight

Relationship Status: Single

Birth Place: Aurora Bay, CA

Hometown: Aurora Bay, CA

Current Location: Aurora Bay, CA

Nationality: American

Occupation: Surf Instuctor

Height: 6'1"

Hair: Brown with some blonde

Eyes: Hazel

family 

Birth father: Justin Barlow

Birth mother: Catherine Barlow

Older brother: Jackson Barlow

Younger Sister: Ashley Barlow

TRIGGER WARNING: Military Service/Family, Undiagnosed Health Condition, Depression, Motorcycle Accident, Sibling Death

The Barlow family is a middle class and former military family. The military side comes from Ty’s father and all the men on the barlow side has served in the military except for Tyler and Ashley. The family is a close knit family but after a family tragedy, they are not as close. Justin (Ty’s father) owns a landscaping company and Catherine (Ty’s mother) is a florist in the area. Tyler has one brother (now deceased) and a sister.

��︎ Tyler Jacob Barlow was born and raised in Aurora Bay, CA along with the past generations in his family. His dad was former navy and owns his own landscaping company while his mom worked as a florist.

⚓︎ Before Tyler was born, they had another son; Jackson. Jackson and Tyler were crazy together and was a bunch of trouble. A few years later, they welcomed a girl to the family.

⚓︎ Growing up, Ty would play baseball. He wasn’t as good as his brother but he was working progress. While he loved his brother, he felt like he had to get to his level which was hard at first and had to prove to others.

⚓︎ Ty was a great kid. He stayed out of trouble and focused on school and family. He was going to join the Navy after graduating just like his older brother and father.

⚓︎ A few days after graduation, he left for bootcamp in Great Lakes, IL. A few weeks later he came home as he failed part of his health screening due to an undiagnosed health condition and was not able to join any of the military branches.

⚓︎ Ty suffered depression and felt like he let down his family by not going into the military. He started getting into trouble like street racing but his brother came back to town and helped him, the only person he felt that would understand Ty.

⚓︎ Tyler and Jackson worked with their father in landscaping and became the family business. A while later, his father made the brothers co-owners in hopes they would keep the family business going together for years.

⚓︎ When Tyler was 25, Jackson decided to buy a motorcycle and move to the East Coast so he could travel and get some new experiences. When he could, Tyler would visit from time to time.

⚓︎ Just recently (over a month ago), Ty got a call that his brother was in a motorcycle accident and didn’t make it. This crushed him. Ever since it happened, Tyler hasn’t been the same. He is starting to go back to his old ways and getting back into street racing and just getting in trouble in general. His father has already let him go on the job and threatened to remove him comepltely from the family business if he doesn’t get his act together. Tyler is just at a loss without his brother. Will he ever find his way back?

[eorziapple]

FFXIV Write 2023 Prompt 28: Blunt

(Character: Apple silverberg, Setting (GA and WoL Apple), Expansion (Pre ARR)

Y'rhris Tia was a bit of a dour man, brilliant, by any young arcanists assessment, but a little too moored to formulae and theory than to people. That he was placed in charge of assessments wasn't too much of a stretch, it was rigorous for a reason, no self respecting magical organization wanted graduates repeating the mistakes of the War of the Magi, after all. Being unpersonable was something of an advantage to the position, as being the bearer of bad news came with the job.

He certainly was qualified to do just that, as the young girl took a seat in his office, wracked with nerves, barely able to keep her senses from the fear.

"You've been an interesting case, Miss Silverberg." he said after going through her file for quite a bit of time. "Smart, which tracks, says here you began your studies in Old Sharlayan before they packed it up, though interestingly enough you'd already applied for a transfer here, I suppose you were looking to specialize? I suppose we should be flattered that we were still the premier choice for arcanae studies on the continent."

Apple smiled nervously, maybe this wouldn't be so bad?

"You're brilliant, to be frank. Perfect scores on written exams, your traditional schooling marks have been excellent, you've taken to formulae memorization and theory like a fish to water, to be frank."

He sighed. Apple winced.

"Your practicum marks are horrendous. You took three times longer than your peers to conjour up a basic carbuncle, and even then you were reported to develop aether sickness shortly after and almost feinted. Your spellwork is inconsistent, and you were unable to complete your internship with the Adventurer's Guild as you could not defeat the requisite marks." He looked up from the paperwork. "You know you would have been died without your assigned adventurer, correct? It would have been gruesome."

"I-I.."

He held up his hand. "You are a smart girl, and that is why you know that you will not be able to advance. You have a deficiency of aether and will not be permitted to perform magics of our school. As a student you may be permitted to appeal my decision and an assessment practicum test will be given."

Apple looked down, her eyes flitting about as her thoughts raced.

"Normally i'd leave it at that, but you do have an aptitude for the theory, as I said. If you would like, I can recommend you as an instuctor's aide, a mind like yours would be wasted and you could truly help future stud-"

Apple looked up, eyes stern and defiant, he wasn't expecting such a look from one he judged a timid sort. "I will appeal the decision." Her works were direct, focused, determined.

He paused a moment, then shook his head, "Very well, we have an opening in... hrm... two months, I can pencil you in then?"

"Two months?" She repeated, then nodded. "I'll be ready."

Apple would have to act quickly... but she would indeed be ready.

[5sosfanfictioncatalogue]

Calum & Ashton Friendship Masterlist

And Action - @daydadahlias (cornflowerblue (daydadahlias) luke/calum, michael/ashton E, 24k

Summary: Calum won’t lie about it. His Best Friend’s Boyfriend’s Ex-Boyfriend is super cute.

Braving the Cold (ao3) - nonstopfangirl michael/luke, luke/ashton N/R, 5k

Summary: Ashton drags his friend Luke to the slopes, even though he hates snow. But when one of the instuctors starts giving him private lessons will Luke find that maybe it wasnt such a bad thing that Ashton made him brave the cold.

Champagne, Cocaine, Gasoline And Most Things In Between (ao3) - Migs luke/ashton, michael/calum E, 6k

Summary: It's Luke's 21st birthday and he has never slept with a boy before. Michael decides to order some hookers just to accidentally call the wrong number instead. Calum and Ashton are desperate for money so they decide to go along with Michael's request.

Hey, Neighbor! - @daydadahlias (cornflowerblue (daydadahlias) luke/ashton E, 17k

Summary: “So, to recap—” Calum says, waving his hand and cocking his brow— “you invented an imaginary beef with your neighbor over lawn care so you could have hate sex fantasies about him? Am I getting that right?”

Ashton sighs, shoulders slumping. “It sounds crazy when you say it.”

No Body, No Crime (ao3) - 1loulu5 michael/calum, michael/luke M, 4k

Summary: No… Oh God, no…

Or, Michael cheats on Calum, and it all goes downhill from there.

Or, based on no body, no crime by Taylor Swfit, ft. HAIM: Ashton is Taylor, Calum is Este, Michael is Este's husband, and Luke is the mistress.

Post-You Blues - @daydadahlias (cornflowerblue (daydadahl) calum/ashton T, 6k

Summary: Calum and Ashton fix each other when someone else breaks them. They’re the only ones who know how to, after all.

Promises are meant to be kept (But its so hard) (ao3) - notgonnamessthisup N/R, 2k

Summary: Calum's eyes raked up and down his body and Ashton felt like he had gotten caught doing something he shouldn't. "You're stone-cold sober" He simply stated before turning around and walking towards the table

or

The story about how Ashton chooses sobriety but is incapable of being vulnerable so he tries to keep it a secret. His friends find out

Superbloom - @daydadahlias (cornflowerblue (daydadahlias)) T, 3k

Summary: Ashton brings Calum a CD.

Take My Hand (Don't You Ever Let Go) (ao3) - Anonymous calum/ashton T, 1k

Summary: (Or where Calum has a bad day, but Ashton makes everything better.)

the surprise ending i'm depending on (ao3) - diets0dasociety michael/calum, luke/ashton T, 15k

Summary: It seems the most obvious escape route: that he’s panicking over nothing and three years has a peculiar way of tweaking certain memories and it’s completely understandable that he’d see a similar phrase and make a connection in his head. It’s probably nothing, probably just another high-profile event he’ll get pleasantly tipsy whilst attending and forget about within a few weeks, once the hangover’s disappeared and unwanted texts from random numbers he’s obtained throughout the night stop filtering in.

And yet.

or, Calum receives an invitation that opens up a window to his past.

tie me to your fingertip (don't let me float away) (ao3) - diets0dasociety michael/calum, luke/ashton T, 22k

Summary: Soulmate.

The world alone is enough to make Calum wretch. It’s a fine enough idea, sure – that somewhere out there is a person, just as oblivious as you, who’s destined to waltz into your life and make you happy forever – but it’s just an idea. A theory. Nobody knows how it works; nobody understands the tattoos. It’s just fate.

And, well, fate and Calum Hood aren’t exactly on good terms.

or, the malum soulmate fic nobody was waiting for in which Calum and Ashton are sort of brothers and Luke and Michael keep popping up.

Tour Mishaps (ao3) - JessJ7890 G, 4k

Summary: Somewhere through their South America tour, Ashton falls victim to a stomach bug and has to deal not only with protective bandmates, but with a chronic illness that makes an unexpected reappearance.

Truth or Consequence (ao3) - CliffordAffliction michael/luke E, 9k

Summary: A game of Truth or Dare ends up causing certain feelings to surface that neither Luke or Michael were expecting.

Unspoken (ao3) - basslinecal (gayrightsalec) calum/ashton G, 5k

Summary: He knows what this is. He's no stranger to a depressive episode, especially after a tour. Ashton says that it's because of the change of momentum, or the lack of focus, or something or other. Ashton would say it's okay to feel this way, to breathe through it and let it pass. Fighting against it will only make it worse.

Calum calls Ashton during a depressive episode, with a nod to their unspoken rule: if you need me, just call.

[scrubl0rd444]

Cats, guitars, and transformers themed clothes

Name: Mackenzie DiCola

Age: 23-24 Years old (As of 2021)

Species: Tuxedo Cat

Hometown: Los Angeles, California (Downtown Area)

Current Residency: Not Adventure City San Francisco, California

Mercenary Group Affiliation: None (As of now)

Occupation: Flight Instuctor

Guitar Model: Fender Stratocaster. Contains an aux plug and whammy bar. Guitar design is heavily based off of Starscream’s alt mode in Revenge of the Fallen

Personality: Loud. Especially when playing the guitar.

Likes: Black Tide (The band), Transformers (G1 has a special place in his heart), Model Kits

Dislikes: Unnecessary Drama, People with a “Play the villain” mentality. Why the hell should people be pigeonholed into a certain category?