#leo packer

[patchdotexe]

i want to see more headcanons of transmasc characters that are varying degrees of "transitioning". i've had the pleasure of seeing a few art pieces of Big Bazonga-ed Bros recently but i want more of them whatever they're on t or not. i also want characters who pack, because i've rarely seen anyone talk about packing (or bottom surgery, even) in regards to trans characters. it's like, do none of your guys want a dangly thing between their legs?????? i think i'm getting ahead of myself here but trans people come in all forms trans rights etc

YEAH THATS ALSO A GOOD POINT!! why is the Dick Situation never mentioned. i can think of Funny Tumblr Posts abt packers but thats abt it, it like.. never comes up in hcs or the like. which sucks bc its Also a facet of the trans experience that people engage with in different ways and can say a lot about a character. i dont know if ive seen bottom surgery talked about At All. i guess a factor of it might be worries about Weird Vibes when discussing a trans character's junk but its just like. a thing.

[yumeyumeappleo]

never thought id see the day where id see tmnt x fortnite tik tok edits

[butchfoolish]

I would love to know what foolish and Vegetta’s first meeting in the mafia au was like

Well, the first time Vegetta met Foolish was when he and Bagi went to scope out these new talents. Sit towards the back and see if Tina and Foolish are really worth doing BBH a favor. And then Bagi and Vegetta are immediately smitten with these two. Sitting next to each other and exchanging looks like “meus deus” “dios mío” Big ol bisexual solidarity moment.

Foolish isn’t allowed to wear a packer, but Vegetta is attracted to his masculinity regardless, staring over at Foolish when he approaches Bagi. He wants those strong, beautifully sculpted hands on his shoulders, he needs that lean body looming over his own. He’s only distracted from Foolish by Tina reapplying lip gloss in his lap. And realizes Bagi is staring at Tina, which Tina picks up on and immediately blushes because while Vegetta is definitely attractive, Bagi is the most breathtaking woman she’s ever seen. And she doesn’t have a wedding ring. Tina is so flustered that she almost fucks up her lap dance and misses Foolish getting up to switch places with her.

And now Foolish is almost sitting in Vegetta’s lap. Talking to him. Asking if he likes what he sees as he grinds just above Vegetta’s embarrassingly hard dick. Vegetta hasn’t felt this way in a while, not since… Vegetta pushes down the involuntary thought of his brother’s gun pressed against his lover’s head. He takes a sip from his drink to calm his nerves and just pays attention to the man’s skills as a dancer, the way he quickly picks up on Vegetta’s distraction and pulls his attention back with a hand on Vegetta’s chest. He decides this man is more than worth the price.

After a brief negotiation with the other party, Foolish and Tina are hired.

Foolish: And that, kids, is how I met your father!

Leo: wtf dad

[nicoooooooooooooooooo]

Back with t4t valdangelo BUT they don't know the other is until they're messing around in a heated moment

Nsfw-ish

Leo would make wild packers, revolutionary even if he ever wanting to leak the design so other guys could use it

Nico pre their first time: im gonna be so normal i wont even stare at his penis a little bit. Im so good at dating

Cut to leo: man what packer should i wear today? Hmmm. Yeah. Yeah im gonna wear The Dragon nico will think the wings look cool

[jack-o-cat]

Heyo, everyone! I usually don't make posts like this, but I need to get my fundraiser out there somehow. To summarize, I am a pre-everything trans man seeking financial aid in starting my transition. I need at least $500 to book my first consultation to get a prescription for testosterone and have money left over to cover the first follow up. I also intend to spend some money on a safe binder, and a realistic STP/packer that I've had my eyes on for months now. Any financial support would be appreciated <3

[your-queer-dad]

Hey dad! I'm back and I have a question: How could I bring up wanting a packer with my bio parents? They have a hard time understanding gender≠sexuality (partly upbringing, partly "I have 40 years of life and know more than you" mentality, partly Brazil) and it was a bit hard to get them to understand that yes, it is possible to know I'm trans by 13/14, it wouldn't magically concretize at 19. So I'm afraid that in their heads it'll be something sexual (I'm asexual as far as I know and also 13. [That's another problem I have, they keep saying what would be "asexuated", or asexual in the no-sex reproduction sense, but I just gave up at this point{I don't think they even know the difference between sexual and romantic attraction. So yeah, this cupioroace panalterous is stahing in his closet}]). So, yeah, any advice?

-Leo

Hey kiddo! Thank you so much for reaching out again, it's lovely to hear from you! I'll try my best to help! It is quite the situation you've got there- and I've been there, I understand. What I did in the situation was make my own packer with socks/half a foam ball, and it worked pretty well. There's lots of tutorials out there and they should be relatively accessible? Just an idea!

I'm so so proud of you kiddo, if you have any questions or need to talk, I'm always here to listen!

- dad x

[stuartsspot]

URGH I loved your tags under my post! Do you have any more t4t Murdoc/2D headcanons you want to share? I'd be interested now!

OMGG tysm !!! <3 ofc ofc i love talking about t4t 2doc

here are some trans hcs for the two of them :3

Murdoc has bottom surgery, and got it done before gorillaz formed (but AFTER the burning sensations poster was made, where you can clearly see his packer; so between 94’ and 97’)

Murdoc however DOESNT have top surgery, and kept his natural chest

2D is the opposite, he hasn’t had bottom surgery and doesnt plan to

2D however HAS had top surgery, and got it using his earnings from the first album sometime between phases 1 and 2 (which is why he’s shirtless in the dirty harry mv, cause he can show off his flat chest finally!)

The women who claim 2D got them pregnant are scamming him, but he pays the child support anyways (partly so he won’t be outted, and partly because he has enough money to do so)

Murdoc helps 2D inject his T since 2D isnt the biggest fan of needles, and only has steady hands when playing the piano

2D came out to Murdoc in early phase 1 when they first moved in together, to which Murdoc replied “I know, I took care of your comatose body faceache, who do you think kept giving you your t-shots?” and then added on “btw me too” like its nothing

Murdoc stole the money for his operation (duh) and has been on T since he was 15 (lord knows how he got it, but i know he has his ways)

Hannibal and Murdoc aren’t on good terms by any means, but he still respects his brother’s gender identity

Murdoc’s dad, however, is not supportive (his coming out was a large part of why he first left home)

Rachel Pot was confused at first but learned to accept it, and as a nurse did what she could to support him (getting him T AND painkillers woo hooo)

David Pot took longer to understand, but eventually was just happy to have a son to bond over sports and electronic instruments with

Murdoc and 2D both being trans played a big role in why they bonded and got attached to each other so fast, because even though theyre different in a lot of ways, theyre also crazy similar too

lmk if yall have any other hcs !!! id love to hear them

thanks again leo for sending in that ask <33

[emotionalsupportgoblin420]

More SCP incorrect quotes cause I'm bored:

Dr. Sparrow: I'm never having a debate with Dr. Leo again, they literally started their argument with "Riddle me this."

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Dr. Sherman: Remember, if you die in the simulation—

Dr. Shaw: Yeah, yeah, I know, if you die in the simulation you die in real life.

Dr. Sherman: What? No! You need to reset the simulation with the terminal! What is WRONG with you?!

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Dr. Shaw: So jellyshish-

Dr. Leo, laughing: JELLYSHISH!?

Dr. Shaw: You know what I meant!

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Dr. Leo: Guys, there’s a monster under my bed and it’s really ugly.

Dr. Shaw, on the bottom bunk: Honestly, frag you.

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Dr. Sparrow, trying their first ever cup of coffee: I am ENERGY!

Dr. Sherman, an avid coffee drinker, on their twelfth cup of the day: Someone slap me awake or I am literally going to fall into a coma in ten seconds.

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Dr. Sherman: The best person I know is myself.

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Dr. Leo: I am Dr. Leo, I speak for the trees. Chop them down and I snap your knees.

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Dr. Sherman: The salary of a clown is 51,000 dollars.

Dr. Sherman, gesturing to Dr. Shaw and Dr. Leo fighting: And yet these idiots do it daily, and for free!

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Dr. Sparrow: Well, Dr. Shaw, is there anything you would like to say to Dr. Leo?

Dr. Shaw: How do I put this delicately? You’re a horrible roommate and nobody likes you.

Dr. Sparrow: How about we frame our statement with “When you do this, it makes me feel this”?

Dr. Shaw: When you live here, it makes me angry. Because you’re a horrible roommate and nobody likes you.

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Dr. Shaw: I sort of did something and I need some advice, but I don't want a lot of judgment and criticism.

Dr. Sherman: And you came to me?

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Dr. Shaw: *Hugs Dr. Sparrow from behind*

Dr. Shaw: *Tucks Dr. Sparrow's hair behind their ear*

Dr. Shaw, whispering: Eat all the frosted animal crackers again and they'll never find your body.

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Dr. Sparrow: *holding a salt packet* It’s just a little sodium chloride.

Dr. Shaw: Actually Dr. Sparrow, it’s salt.

Dr. Sparrow: That’s what I said, sodium chloride.

Dr. Shaw: Uh Dr. Sparrow, that would be salt.

Dr. Shaw: *takes salt packer from Dr. Sparrow* This is iodized table salt, which in addition to sodium chloride contains anti-caking agents and potassium iodate, which is added to prevent iodine deficiency. So not only are you being overly pretentious by insisting on using scientific terminology for everyday items, you are factually wrong. Your arrogance is your downfall, you annoying little crap.

[squid-princess-teach-swallow]

Excuse Me, This Is My Room

Series: None, this is a one-shot.

Book and Settings: Dracula: A Love Story AU

Pairing: DaLS MC Mavis Burnell × Leo Nolan

Summary: After a long tiring plane ride, Mavis just wants to go to her hotel room and get some rest. But things don't go as planned.....

A/N: This fic is an alternate meet-cute between MC and Leo, completely inspired by this wonderful edit by @robintora and the convo that ensued further with my fellow swallows in the rc server - thanks sm y'all! This also happens to be my first RC fic, so I hope y'all like it 💖✨

You can also read this fic on AO3 here.

Disclaimer: All the characters belong to Your Story Interactive. I'm just borrowing them for the story.

Mavis hauled along her luggage as she climbed the stairs. Of course, of all the times the elevator could malfunction, it had to be today, she thought to herself, annoyed. The plane ride was too long for someone like Mavis, who hated staying still for extended periods of time. She heaved a sigh of relief when she finally reached the 7th floor. She dragged her luggage behind her, searching for room 722.

"Ah, there it is!" Mavis exclaimed as she found her room but in her excitement, she dropped her room key. She picked it up, opened the door, and entered the room.

Finally! She dropped her bags near the door and was about to crash on the bed when she realised how sweaty she was. Nope, shower first, nap later. She went towards the bathroom and just as she was about to pull the doorknob, the door swung open.

Mavis jumped back in surprise. A naked guy walked out of the bathroom. Well, almost naked; he had a towel wrapped around his waist. She studied him from head to toe. Fiery red hair, bright green eyes, sharp nose, full lips. Her breath hitched as her gaze settled on his broad shoulders and toned torso, which was dusted with freckles. Damn, he really works out, huh? Just as her eyes wandered lower, she heard a "A-hem". She looked up to see the guy grinning at her with an amused smile. "My eyes are up here, you know."

Mavis reddened. Wow, did I really ogle at a guy I just met? A guy who broke into my room, nonetheless. She shook her head and levelled a glare at him, "What the hell are you doing in my room, mister?"

He looked at her incredulously. "Excuse me? That's my line. What are you doing in my room?"

"Your room? This is my room! This is room number 722, isn't it?"

He shot her a smug look. "Actually, this is room 721. You've got the wrong room."

Mavis sighed exasperatedly. "You've got to be kidding me. I saw the number plate on the door before I entered, and it cleared said 722."

"Really? Maybe you should get your eyes checked. I've been staying in this room for a few days now, and it's definitely not room 722."

Mavis was getting annoyed now. She pulled the guy along with her until they reached the door, and she pointed out to the number plate on the door. "See, this is room-" Her words trailed off as she saw the number '721' printed clearly on the plate. She dropped his hand and sighed defeatedly. You're such a humongous idiot, Mavis! She reddened. Turning to face the guy, she smiled sheepishly and said, "I'm so sorry, mr, uh,"

"Leo. Leo Nolan."

"Oh. I'm sorry, Leo. I should've been more careful. I must have mixed up the rooms when I dropped the keys."

Leo scratched his chin thoughtfully. "Speaking of which, how did your keys open my room?"

"Oh, I didn't think of that! Maybe the keys are similar."

She walked to her actual room, and inserted the key, but the door didn't budge. "What the hell?" She muttered as she tried to unlock the door.

"Let me. '' Leo took the key from her and tried his hand but the door didn't open at all.

"Oh god, I totally cannot climb down seven floors once more with all this luggage!" She said as she cursed herself internally for being such a heavy packer.

"What about the elevator?" Leo suggested.

"It doesn't work!"

"What about the one on the other side of the floor?"

"There's another one?"

"...yeah?"

"Of course there is, ugh." She sighed exasperatedly and started dragging her suitcase in the direction of the other elevator.

"Wait a minute, I'll come along too!"

Mavis spun around and looked at him suspiciously. "Why do you have to come?"

"Uhhh, because your key somehow is able to open my room? I don't want anyone breaking and entering, you know."

"Fine then. Come along."

Leo smirked. "Do you expect me to come down like this?" He gestured to his naked chest.

Mavis bit her lip and tried not to let her eyes wander. "Ugh, go change quickly. I don't have all day."

Leo disappeared back into his room and came out a few minutes later, wearing a white t-shirt, green jacket and dark pants. "Okay, let's go." He looked down at her suitcase. "That looks really heavy! Do you want any help with that?"

Mavis wasn't sure if he was planning to run off with her stuff or if he was being genuine. "Uh, no thanks, I can do it myself."

"You look very tired. Let me help. I promise I won't run away with it," He said, like he can read her mind.

Mavis looked at him sheepishly. "Okay. Thank you." She handed the suitcase to him and they walked towards the elevator and reached the reception.

Mavis caught the receptionist's attention. "Excuse me?"

"Yes ma'am, how can I help you?"

"The keys which you gave me don't open my room, but they work on the neighbouring room. I think you've given me the wrong keys."

The receptionist searched on the keys board for a while before pulling out a different set of keys and offering them to Mavis. "I'm so sorry, ma'am, I mixed up the keys. I gave you the other room's spare key by accident."

Mavis gave the receptionist a look. "That's what happens when you're too busy chatting away on the phone while you're dealing with a customer."

The receptionist looked down. "I'm sorry ma'am, it won't happen again."

Mavis' expression softened a bit. "It's okay, just be more attentive next time," she said before walking off. She turned to Leo and dangling her keys in front of him, she gave him a smirk. "Now you won't have to worry about me breaking into your room."

Leo smirked back at her. "Well, I'm glad that's sorted out." They got into the elevator and reached their rooms but neither of them were eager to go inside.

Mavis spoke up. "I know we got off on the wrong foot, but it's been nice talking to you, Leo."

Leo gave her a crooked grin. "I wish I could say the same, but I don't even know your name."

Mavis giggled. "I guess that's fair. I'm Mavis Burnell." She held out her hand. "Pleasure to meet you, Leo."

Leo smiled and shook her hand. His hand was rough and callous, but warm and comforting at the same time. "Pleasure is all mine, Mavis. You have a pretty name."

Mavis blushed. "Thank you."

Both of them kept looking at each other but then they heard a piercing "Meow!" from Leo's room.

They both snapped out of it.

"Uhhh, what was that sound?"

Leo sighed ruefully and shook his head, still smiling. "That would be Nosferatu, my cat. I guess he's hungry."

"Oh! Then I won't keep you. I guess I'll see you around?" She said hesitantly.

"I hope so. See you around."

They reluctantly entered their respective rooms, but they couldn't get the other out of their mind.

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 5.21

Beer Birthdays

Frederick Kirschner (1856)

Nick Matt (1945)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Albrecht Durer; artist (1471)

Plato; Greek philosopher (428 B.C.E.)

Judge Reinhold; actor (1957)

Marc Ribot; rock guitarist (1954)

Henri Rousseau; French artist (1844)

Famous Birthdays

Fairuza Balk; actor (1974)

Bill Barber; jazz tubaist (1920)

Mike Barson; rock keyboardist (1958)

Raymond Burr; actor (1917)

Peggy Cass; comedian (1924)

Nick Cassavetes; actor (1959)

Bill Champlin; rock guitarist, singer (1947)

Glenn Curtiss; inventor, aviation pioneer (1878)

Al Franken; comedian, writer, actor (1951)

Josh Hamilton; Texas Rangers OF (1981)

Armand Hammer; industrialist (1898)

Robert Hatch; actor (1945)

Ronald Isley; singer (1941)

Dorsey Levens; Green Bay Packers RB (1970)

Marie McCray; porn actor (1985)

Robert Montgomery; actor (1904)

Notorious B.I.G.; rapper (1972)

Alexander Pope; English writer (1688)

Harold Robbins; writer (1916)

Andrei Sakharov; Russian physicist (1921)

Leo Sayer; actor (1948)

Biggie Smalls; rapper (1972)

Mr. T; actor (1952)

Fats Waller; jazz pianist (1904)

[patchdotexe]

HOW DARE YOU NOT TELL ME THE STORY OF UR COMICALLY LARGE PACKER LEO YOU KNOW I WOULD MAKE IT THE FUNNIEST BIT ALIVE!!! DON'T LET UR GIGA-DONG BE HIDDEN FROM THE WORLD!!! LET IT FREE!!!!!

BUT IM EMBARRASSED BY MY MAGNUM DONG

[ncisfranchise-source]

Ahead of the NCIS franchise’s actual 1,000th episode (airing next Monday at 9/8c), CBS this Monday night served up the Entertainment Tonight special NCISverse: The First 1,000.

Hosted by ET‘s Kevin Frazier, The First 1,000 featured some new/new-ish interviews with past and present franchise cast members, a few archival Q&As and clips galore from NCIS and its assorted offshoots.

Closing out the retrospective was acknowledgment of cast members who are no longer with us (including NCIS: Los Angeles‘ Miguel Ferrer and NCIS‘ David McCallum), plus some hype for the franchise’s two upcoming offshoots: NCIS: Origins (aka the Young Gibbs prequel series starring Austin Stowell) and the yet-to-be-titled, Europe-set Tony/Ziva series starring Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo.

For hardcore NCIS megafans, brand-new reveals were probably hard to come by. But for the slightly more casual fan such as myself, there were fun facts to be found. Such as….

1. Spun off of a JAG two-parter, NCIS was at first envisioned as following the Law & Order format — half investigation, half courtroom — but viewer affinity for the agents’ clue-gathering and Mark Harmon’s character led to a change in the formula.

2. We’ve heard most of these before, but always fun to ponder: Other actors whose names were bandied about for the role of Leroy Jethro Gibbs included Harrison Ford, Kevin Bacon, Brat Packer Andrew McCarthy, Alec Baldwin and Patrick Swayze, while a post-Friends Jennifer Aniston was eyed to play the replacement for Tony’s original partner, Viv Blackadder (Robyn Lively),

3. Michael Weatherly recalled that when filming his first scenes as DiNozzo, NCIS co-creator Donald P. Bellisario came up to him on-set and grumbled, “What are you doing, modeling?” Weatherly then resolved to entertain at the very least himself with a more animated performance.

4. In the Season 2 episode “Twilight,” in which Caitlin Todd (played by Sasha Alexander) is shot dead by a sniper, Michael Weatherly can be seen wincing a half-second too soon, before the “blood” squib actually explodes. (See photo above.)

5. Actual NCIS agents had never worn stitched logo caps — until TV’s NCIS came along and sparked interest, and the real-life LEOs requested official ones.

6. Diona Reasonover, who plays Kasie, had no idea that Cote de Pablo was secretly returning as Ziva in the Season 16 finale — until she watched the episode that night!

7. Though not a series regular as McGee until Season 2, Sean Murray holds the record for appearing in the most NCIS episodes: 450 (out of 464). Fun fact within a fact: Murray was originally hired as a one-off guest star, but a subsequent episode came in three minutes short and it was decided to bring the McGee character back to fill time.

8. It would take almost 30 days to watch all 1,000 NCIS franchise episodes. Without bathroom breaks!

9. For its headquarters scenes, NCIS: Sydney shoots inside an actual, old restaurant space at the Walsh Bay Wharves along Sydney Harbour.

[pwhl-mybeloved]

NEW YORK

Forwards (13)
Aurard, Chloé (March 15 PISCES)
Carpenter, Alex (April 13 ARIES)
Downie-Landry, Jade (October 3 LIBRA)
Eldridge, Jessie (December 17 SAGITTARIUS)
Giguère, Elizabeth (May 8 TAURUS)
Labelle, Alexandra (February 27 PISCES)
Levis, Paetyn (November 6 SCORPIO)
Norcross, Savannah (June 10 GEMINI)
Packer, Madison (June 25 CANCER)
Roque, Abby (September 25 LIBRA)
Saulnier, Jill (March 7 PISCES)
Vespa, Kayla (April 1 ARIES)
Woods, Emma (December 18 SAGITTARIUS)

Defenders (7)
Baker, Taylor (July 30 LEO)
Bourbonnais, Jaime (September 9 VIRGO)
Fällman, Johanna (June 21 CANCER)
Hobson, Brooke (May 27 GEMINI)
Shelton, Ella (January 19 CAPRICORN)
Zafuto, Olivia (January 25 AQUARIUS)
Zandee-Hart, Micah (January 13 CAPRICORN)

Goaltenders (3)
Levy, Abbey (April 2 ARIES)
Post, Lindsey (January 11 CAPRICORN)
Schroeder, Corinne (August 17 LEO)

(This has been very hastily done on my phone so please correct if you see issues on the roster/dates/etc. Roster sourced from this site which is a lil older so may not be current, I haven’t double checked!!)

[cogentranting]

My 2023 Reads

See below for the full list of the books I read and a 1-2 sentence review of each.

Fiction, non-fiction, poetry

Italicized- reread

Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr) - It's like a combination of All the Light We Cannot See, Cloud Atlas and The Book Thief, except not quite as good as any of those. Good, just not as good.

The Stolen Heir (Holly Black) - Highly recommend if YA fantasy romance is your thing

On the Incarnation (Athanasius of Alexander) - one of the foundational works of early Christian theology

Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro) - Beautiful, and lovely, and thoughtful and bittersweet

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl and Sir Orfeo (Tolkien translation) - technically this is poetry but its also narrative so I grouped it with fiction. Green Knight is very fun. Pearl is quite boring.

The Case Against the Sexual Revolution (Louise Perry) - I highly recommend this, just be cautious because it has some very frank discussions of some very hard topics so there's a whole bunch of language and trigger warnings attached to this recommendation

Justification Reconsidered: Rethinking a Pauline Theme (Stephen Westerholm) - I'm going to be honest-- I don't remember what I thought of this book. It was for school and I also did a bunch of research on the topic and I don't remember what part of that research this constituted.

A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life (J.I. Packer) - I read a few chapters of this for a research project last year and liked it enough to buy myself a copy and read the whole thing for fun

The Warden and the Wolf King (Andrew Peterson) - Book 3 of this series (this is 4) remains my favorite but this one is really good and is a beautiful culmination of the themes

The Elements of Eloquence (Mark Forsyth) - About as good as a book that is just explaining various rhetorical figures can be.

The Theology of the Book of Revelation (Richard Bauckham) -THIS book right here I want to read again. This book made me fall in love with Revelation.

King of Scars (Leigh Bardugo) -It's the reason why I'm very upset over the cancellation of the Shadow and Bone tv series (because I won't get to see more of my boy Nikolai) but it's fine

The Secular Creed: Engaging Five Contemporary Claims (Rebecca McLaughlin) - A very useful book, very accessible

Rule of Wolves (Leigh Bardugo) - But seriously I love Nikolai and I mostly really enjoyed this duology.

The Waste Land and Other Early Poems (T.S. Eliot) - So many words saying so many things and maybe I'll know what they mean if I read this another 30 or 40 times.

Notes From Underground (Fyodor Dostoevsky) - Very different from other Dostoevsky but fascinating in its own way

The Scarlet Pimpernel (Emmuska Orczy) - It's a romp

Calvinism: A Southern Baptist Dialogue - genuinely very very helpful to me and just randomly was emailed to me as a pdf by some site that I ended up on the email list for

The Great Hunt (Robert Jordan) - I do not have faith in this series being good over time but at book 2 they're fun

Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) -It really is that good.

Original Sin: A Cultural History (Alan Jacobs) - a really interesting exploration of the idea

Out of the Silent Planet (C.S. Lewis) - The Space Trilogy is great because it just has such a different feel from most of the other sci fi I've read

Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been (Jackie Hill Perry) - Perry has such a lovely poetic way of telling her story

Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me (Karen Swallow Prior) - This book is really lovely and peaceful and reflective

A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin) -honestly was not very impressed by this. It was fine.

Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) - If you're really into the Russian classics, I would recommend this, but there's like 6 others I would recommend first.

Firefly: Big Damn Hero (James Lovegrove, Nancy Holder) -If you want the book equivalent of a solid but not stand-out filler episode of Firefly

The Hidden Girl and Other Stories (Ken Liu) -I ranked all of the short stories in this on my blog if you search for it. Some are great. Some are not.

All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr) - It's really really good. A book you just want to sit with.

The Chalice of the Gods (Rick Riordan) - Kinda the same vibe as the Firefly one. It's good to see Percy again, it's a fun time, it's not taking any big swings or doing anything particularly new. But I did really enjoy the thematic linking of which gods were chosen to be a part of the story.

Dracula (Bram Stoker) - It's Tumblr, I don't need to review this here.

Biblical Critical Theory: How The Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture (Christopher Watkin) - This book is really big but it has so much good stuff in it. Well worth the read.

An Experiment in Criticism (C.S. Lewis) - There was quite I while through this one where I was not really jiving with it, but then at the end he pulls it together and I really like where he ends up, as evidenced by quoting half of it on posts here.

Poems (C.S. Lewis) - I'm not good enough at reading poetry to review it. There's a few in here that I quite liked though.

For teaching-

1. The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)- it's still great. After reading it who knows how many times, it's just so good.

2. The Crucible (Arthur Miller)- The character work in here is fantastic, and I really do like it a lot, but if Miller understood grace a bit better? the ending could be phenomenal.

3. Long Way Gone (Ishmael Beah)- It's not my favorite but it is really powerful and worth reading and the kids were really invested in it

[featherlikescartoons]

ROTTMNT INCORRECT QUOTES PART 1!

(all taken from this generator: 🏳️‍🌈Incorrect Quote Generator🏳️‍🌈 ― Perchance)

(Will there be a part 2? who knows?)

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Mikey, trying to comfort Donnie: What's the problem? Anxiety? Low self-esteem? Obsessive thoughts of random arson? I've been there.

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Casey Jr.: Many people are mildly dehydrated and don’t realize it. You should drink at least six glasses of water per day. Mikey: No, eight glasses! Leo: I heard ten. Splinter: You need to drink at least five glasses of water per minute. *later…* Donnie: Okay, I just read through every study I could find to try to figure out whether low-grade dehydration is even a real thing. Casey Jr.: What did you learn? Donnie: If you spend all day doing research and forget to eat or drink, you start to feel pretty bad. Mikey: I’ll get some water. Donnie: But how many glas–whoa, feeling dizzy. April: Maybe you should just drink straight from the tap.

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Draxum: Oh, so when crows remember people who wronged them and hold grudges, its “intelligent” and “really cool”. Draxum: But when I do it, I’m “petty” and “need to let it go”.

(Well, crows don't try to create sentient supersoldiers built to wipe out the entire human race!

-Splinter, probably)

(TBH, crows would do exactly that if the laws of nature would allow them)

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Draxum: Leo, my old friend! Leo: I think you tried to kill me at some point. Draxum: That was obviously just my way of getting to know you.

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Donnie: What's this? April, hugging Donnie: Affection! Donnie: Disgusting. Donnie: …Do it again.

(💜✨Affection ❤️✨)

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Leo: My knee just cracked so loudly that I half expect it to glow in the dark tonight.

(Mikey: OOOOO, Keep me updated!)

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Donnie: holding a salt packet It’s just a little sodium chloride. Draxum: Actually Donnie, it’s salt. Donnie: That’s what I said, sodium chloride. Draxum: Uh Donnie, that would be salt. Draxum: takes salt packer from Donnie This is iodized table salt, which in addition to sodium chloride contains anti-caking agents and potassium iodate, which is added to prevent iodine deficiency. So not only are you being overly pretentious by insisting on using scientific terminology for everyday items, you are factually wrong. Your arrogance is your downfall, you annoying little shit.

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Mikey: We need a plan to beat them. Raph: Okay, listen up. First, we fill their shoes with wet cat food. Mikey: Raph: Judge me all you want, I get results.

(can't argue with the results)

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Mikey: I've never encountered a problem that can't be solved by an spontaneous musical number.

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[mrmxhamato]

The betrayal! RIP Leo please let us know if you survived it after. The travelling sure will be an... ✨experience✨

No direct eye contact with the mother in law maybe. But then again you have grandkids to distract her with so maybe it will be alright? Anyway good luck <3

Oh I'm sure Maia would be distracts. She has three grand kids.

We tolerate each other on the most part for Jayd's sake.

Oh traveling is gonna be 🌟F U N🌟

We aren't going far, mainly to the hidden city. But they live in this weird suburban area. Which is gonna be a good two hour trip.

You maybe wondering. Leo how is it going to be a nightmare for travel?

Well Casey is an over packer. He thinks we'll be gone for a week when it's only a day. (Trauma response with the apocalypse)

Annie fusses ans when she has a tantrum it's a TAMTRUM. Luckily not screaming or kicking but a lot of crying. She's practically unconsolable. It's not loud crying but she does go limp which doesn't help.

And Lou... Man porr Lil Jitsu he HATES new people and environments. Lou is a VERY loud crier. He also goes limp in your arms too. If he's not familiar with a place or someone he doesn't know wants to hold him, good luck. Kid got a death grip.

So NO. Not looking forward to this visit.

Honestly jealous of Raph. He, Francis and their kids are going to Francis's dads place, Vince, for Christmas and their kids are no trouble with travel. It's leaving is their problem.