#like come on man you hassle me at 22:37 every day

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Super old screenshot but duolingo changed up their streak animation?! Tbh I liked the old one more... They also removed the 50 gem reward after completing each skill level AND the random treasure chests after the first lesson of the day! Not that gems were ever good for much but MEH

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What Rhymes With “AIR”?

1. Are the walls of your room bare or do you have things hanging up there? I have some things on the wall, yes. A few paintings, Audrey Hepburn wall decors, and a poster of Nam Joo Hyuk. I used to have wrestling posters but my mom, ever the control freak, removed them because she didn’t like them. Sigh.

2. When’s the last time you went outside to enjoy the fresh air? I went out this morning to take Cooper to the vet for his anti-rabies shot. I didn’t necessarily do it to enjoy the fresh air, but that came along with the experience as well anyway.

3. Do you watch the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air? I started watching it this month actually! It’s super fun and Will Smith’s physical comedy is hilarious, but it isn’t really the type of show I’d binge-watch given how old the jokes and some of the tropes already are. I definitely don’t dislike it, but I just take longer to watch the episodes.

4. When’s the last time it felt like you were walking on air? Sunday, when I had my virtual grad and found out my parents and aunt and uncle got all my favorite food delivered to the house :) We had baked sushi, baked samgyeopsal, Pancit Malabon, and pichi-pichi that day, aaaaahhhhhh.

5. Have you ever been on air, on a radio station? Very briefly. One of our field trips in high school was a visit to a major broadcasting network, and we we were brought to their AM radio studio. The broadcaster on air at the time – one of my favorites of all time – welcomed us and gave us a chance to say hi on air.

6. Have you ever felt like all of the air was coming out of your lungs? Sure, but I guess it’s more accurate to say that I’ve occasionally felt the sensation of my chest increasingly tightening.

7. Has it seemed as though anything has ever disappeared into thin air? Have you ever pulled an idea out of thin air? The first one, yes. I have this stupid ability to drop a certain thing and have it disappear forever; I hate that it happens to me all the time lol. 

I can relate with the second situation as well; when I was still in school and had to write essays, reaction papers, anything of the sort, I’d wait till the last possible minute to start working on it since it’s by then that the good ideas start pouring in.

8. Have you ever wanted to be on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”? Sure. I’ve enjoyed trivia for as long as I can remember, so the show has always been right up my alley.

9. Do you know a billionaire in real life? No. I know a loooot of CEO kids, kids of MNC owners/executives, and kids of political dynasties though...comes with the environment I grew up in and the schools I went to.

10. Would you like to be an heir or heiress to a fortune? I wouldn’t say no to that.

11. Would you be able to successfully get away if you ever came across a bear? The one thing I keep hearing is to stay very still, so I’d be doing my best to do just that. I got no other survival skills though and if there’s apparently anything more that needs to be done during a bear encounter, then I don’t know of them.

12. Where’s your favorite place to go? How long does it take to get there? Hmm I’ve loved going to many places. My favorite vacation spots so far have been Sagada - that’s a 15, 16-hour road trip from Manila; Vigan - 8-hour road trip; and Palawan - an hour or so plane ride from Manila. If we’re taking nearby places, I like going to coffee shops to unwind and have a pastry or two. I don’t have a favorite one; I just go to whichever one’s the nearest to me at the moment.

13. How often do you err on the side of caution? I keep it at a healthy 50/50. There are times I’m okay with taking a big leap, but if I’m not super invested in something anyway and/or if there’s not a lot in it for me, I play it safe.

14. How often do people say they’re angry with you? My life revolves around being a (very cautious) people pleaser and making sure I don’t piss off people. The only people who have told me they’re angry with me are my mom and girlfriend.

15. Do you own any long underwear? I have never heard of these until today. I’d love to live somewhere so cold I need to wear clothes specifically meant to be worn underneath my actual outfit lol

16. How much Tupperware do you own? I’m Filipino, man. Filipino moms practically make it their life’s mission to collect as many Tupperware containers as they can. I’m pretty sure we have a bunch that we didn’t even own to begin with - just magically ended up in our cupboard after all the parties and gatherings we’ve had hahaha.

17. What color is your underwear right now? Green.

18. Do you still sleep with a teddy bear? I never slept with stuffed animals; I preferred pillows.

19. What pair of your shoes has the most wear and tear? In my first year of college the only shoes I owned was a pair of Keds. Used it for everything and it unsurprisingly ended up being super worn out - soles got detached from the shoe and all that. I think we still have it here at home – still destroyed – but it’s been untouched for a while.

20. Do you like to play Solitaire? It was a great boredom buster game for me for a time, especially when phone apps weren’t all that expansive yet. I haven’t played it in many months though.

21. Do you or your family own a full set of silverware? We do.

22. What do you have to take everywhere with you? Phone, wallet, car and house keys. Because of school I’ve also developed a habit of accidentally bringing my laptop nearly everywhere I go – I brought it to the vet once, lol

23. Would you like to visit Delaware? Yes. Delaware actually stands out in my memory because I remember reading in a kids’ almanac many years ago that it was the first to become a US state. Ever since then I’ve kinda bookmarked the place in my head.

24. Last time you received dental care? December. My tooth had been hurting for a couple of months but it became absolutely unbearable by that month so I had to book an emergency appointment days before Christmas. I felt super bad for the hassled dentist (who doubles as a family friend, which made it more embarrassing)... but at that point I was crying myself to sleep every night and would wake up at 3 AM crying in pain, and I would’ve done anything for the toothache to go away. 

25. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be? Somewhere brutally cold.

26. Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? I’ve never been able to relate to this question, lol soz.

27. Are you satisfied sitting here, taking this survey, or would you rather be elsewhere? I’m satisfied for now. I found more potential leads when it came to job-hunting and I’m not feeling too anxious anymore. I’ve been so focused on looking for corporate communications/PR jobs in the private sector that I forgot about the possibility of applying my skills in something I’m even more passionate about - museums! We have a few government agencies focused on museums, culture, and the arts and I definitely see myself performing in the jobs they offer. It’s even better because it’ll help me get my foot in the door in government positions, and as someone who’s indecisive about law it’ll be a great bridge to start with. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see.

28. Last time you sat in a barber’s chair? Early March.

29. Do you own any cans of compressed air? I’m not sure...had to look that up. Maybe we do? Idk. Dad will sometimes hoard random grownup stuff from the hardware store so I’m not ruling this one out.

30. Do you have a swivel chair at your desk? Nope.

31. Do you prefer an armchair or a rocking chair? Rocking chair.

32. Would you rather have a beanbag chair or a hanging swing chair in your room? Hanging swing chair sounds so hipster and awesome lol. I’ve had my time with a beanbag chair anyway.

33. What’s the last non-survey related questionnaire that you had to fill out? SSS form.

34. Are there any crimes that you feel make someone deserving of the electric chair? Not really a death penalty kinda gal, but if anyone had to sit in the electronic chair it’ll be people torturing and abusing animals for fun.

35. Do you know anyone who uses a wheelchair? Yes.

36. Do you know anyone who is on welfare? I probably do.

37. Do you play Modern Warfare? Nopes.

38.   Do you ever feel like life is unfair? It is, objectively. I’m a little pessimistic when it comes to this.

39.   Have you ever visited Times Square? No. I dunno if I wanna go there...it seems so crowded and claustrophobic, not to mention super tourist-y haha. I’d love to visit once just to see the bright lights and the giant ads, but I’d much rather be at museums and historical sites.

40.   Do you tell people to “take care” at the end of a conversation with them? Sometimes. I’ve been saying it a lot more often these days, for obvious reasons.

41.   Where is somewhere that you would like to move to? Canada. But I also feel like if I moved there immediately it would be such a culture shock in terms of the weather, culture, how far away I am from family, etc. and I doubt I would cope well. I suppose I can move to either Vietnam or Singapore first, as kind of like a baby step.

42.   What is something in your home that needs to be repaired? One of the stovetop burners stopped working last night and my dad’s determined to fix that.

43.   What kind of sleepwear do you own? I go to bed in just my normal home clothes; I don’t change to anything else.

44.   What skin care products do you use? Water. ;) I’m one of the lucky ones lol.

45.   Do you have any spyware on your computer? Nope.

46.   Do you own any sportswear? What sports? I have athletic shorts from when I played table tennis.

47.   Do you like Fred Astaire? Sure. I’ve only seen one movie of his (Funny Face) and he was a delight in that.

48.   How long does it take you to prepare a meal? I only ever make instant meals, oops.

49.   Do you know anyone named Pierre? Yes, Eva’s youngest sister is a Pierre. I’m just not sure if it’s also the same spelling.

50.   Are you going nowhere fast? I hope not. I’m giving myself a quick break for now after studying for 18 years straight but like I’m not out of ambition or anything like that at all.

51.   How often do you have a nightmare? Not very. They only show up when I’m going through a depression. My last nightmare was two or so years ago.

52.   How often are you able to catch something in mid-air? It’s unpredictable with me. Some days my reflexes are great but sometimes I’ll just be so clumsy.

53.   What do your lawn chairs look like? Brown and wooden.

54.   How many chairs are at your dining/kitchen table? Six; just right for our family of five.

55.   Favorite type of footwear? Sneakersssssss.

56.   When’s the last time one of your senses were impaired? From what? My left eye still gets irritated from time to time. We never really found out what’s wrong with it; my first checkup happened on the day before lockdown, so we never got to go back. When it starts to act up, I usually have no choice but to wait for it to go away.

57.   Have you ever been in a hot air balloon before? No. I’ve been to hot air balloon festivals though. That’s enough for me haha; I’m not desiring to be in one and be up in the sky.

58.   Do you have a good health care plan? My parents do for us kids.

59.   Last time you went to the hardware store? Months ago.

60.   Have you ever played foursquare before? No. I thought that was just a website. Oops.

61.   Do you own any types of eyewear? I’ve worn a pair of glasses since I was 11. I had needed them much earlier but my mom always thought I was being a sissy and just ‘wanted’ glasses to fit in with other kids. It was such a stupid mindset, and it was so stupid of her to not believe her kid WHO WAS STARTING TO NOT SEE. It was only when I took an eye exam at the school clinic and the school wrote her a letter that she finally believed me, but I had been suffering for a while and could barely read the chalkboard for like two years, which definitely affected my grades. 

62.   What brand of cookware do you have a lot of? Not sure about brands.

63.   Nothing can compare to: Having a complete, loving, and supportive family.

64.   Have you ever worked in a childcare center? I haven’t.

65.   Do you have a “beware of dog” sign on your gate? Nah. I usually say it myself. Kimi never got used to strangers.

66.   Have you ever attended daycare as a child? I guess you can say that? It wasn’t daycare per se but some malls used to have play areas/centers and my mom used to drop me off in those while she ran errands for a few hours. Those aren’t too common nowadays because I guess it’s more dangerous to leave your kids now, even with attendants, but they were a fun part of my childhood.

67.   Are you very aware of your surroundings? I’m honestly a little ditzy so no. I always need a more responsible, more street smart friend by my side especially when I’m going somewhere unfamiliar.

68. Have you ever had an au pair or a nanny before? We used to have househelp, but we never saw them as nannies. A vast majority of them never met my mom’s (extremely high) expectations and quit in a few weeks or months, sometimes even days; the few ones who did eventually wanted better lives for themselves and resigned after a few years, which we didn’t stop them from doing. At some point my mom gave up having help around and realized that ultimately, she’d rather clean up and do chores her way.

69. Do you know anyone who has had an affair? Yes.

70. How much are you willing to spend on airfare? I’ve never bought my own ticket so I don’t know how much they’re supposed to be on average...but I imagine I’m willing to pay a lot of money if it means going to the destinations of my dreams.

71. Who do you care about the most? The friends that I count as family.

72. Are you more likely to choose truth or dare? Truth. I’m too shy to do dares and I’ve never had a problem telling the truth anyway.

73. Have you ever seen the Blair Witch Project before? Yes, a few times.

74. Do you like the name Claire? Would you spell it with or without the I? I love it, it sounds elegant and graceful and it’s one of my favorite names. I prefer it with an I – I don’t know any Clares, actually.

75. Last time you went to a fair? Last week of January.

76. What can be done to make life more fair? Ending world hunger and poverty and making education accessible for all. 

77. How much are you willing to spend on cab fare? Not much. Cab fares should be fair after all.

78. Do you have a lot of flair? To some extent, I guess. I’m certainly not dragging myself down haha.

79. Do you own flare jeans? Nopes.

80. Is there a glare on your computer screen right now? There isn’t.

81. When’s the last time someone glared at you? Sometime in the last week would be a safe guess. My mom will sometimes communicate through glares and I’ve picked up the habit from her as well.

82. What type of hair do you have? (color, length, texture, etc) How often do you wash it? It’s black, quite thick, a bit on the wavy side, and has a tendency to get frizzy when it’s humid. Length-wise, it currently reaches just my collarbones. After a rebonding disaster around a decade ago my hair got a bit dry and it never really recovered from that, so I need to wash my hair with a giant blob of conditioner every time I take a shower otherwise it would get dry and hard.

83. Do you know the difference between a rabbit and a hare? I know hares are larger, but that’s about it.

84. Do you like to eat eclairs? LOVE them.

85. What do you consider to be your lair? My car has served as my safety bubble for so many depressing days in college. That’s why I got a little heartbroken when my dad told me he might have plans to sell it to my aunt (his sister).

86. A female horse is called a mare. What is a male horse called? A baby horse? Stallion; foal. Thank you, kid’s almanacs haha.

87. Have you ever used Nair before? Did it work? I used Veet in middle school when razors still scared me. It worked, but it took a whiiiiile and sometimes it wouldn’t even take all the hair off, so eventually I just started shaving. 

88. Has anyone ever told you to “grow a pair”? No, and no thanks.

89. What is something that you own a pair of? Dogs. 

90. What is a rare quality that you have? Other people will have to answer that. They’re the ones who see me and get to decide what’s rare about me.

91. Last food you pared? I don’t think I’ve done that.

92. Do you know someone who is a debonair? Sure.

93. Do you like to scare others for fun? No.

94. What is something that scares you? The idea of being in a plane crash, for one.

95. Do you like Sonny and Cher? Can’t say I’m a fan or that I’ve listened to anything of theirs.

96. Do you know how to share? Do you like to share? Sure. The only thing I’m a little selfish about is my food lol.

97. Have you ever played a snare drum before? A few times before, yes.

98. What do you do with your spare change? I give them to the tambays who help me get out of parking spots. That or I use it to buy food in school, since everything in UP’s cheap enough to pay with coins.

99. Do you know how to put on a spare tire? No. I’m interested to learn though.

100. Have you ever gotten a spare while bowling before? Yep, it’s happened a few times.

101. When’s the last time you wished someone would spare you the details? A week ago.

102. Do you win games fair and square? Sure. I’ve only cheated once and that was on an exam.

103. Do you know how to find the square root of something? Not anymore. I do have a bunch of perfect squares still memorized, though.

104. What are the characteristics of a square shape? Four equal sides that are also right angles.

105. Have you ever been called a square before? No. I don’t know what that means either, so if I got called that I wouldn’t know how to react.

106. Do you prefer the elevator or the stairs? Elevator.

107. Do you ever stare at other people? Only if it’s a bizarre situation. Once when this drunk guy got arrested in BGC and was being physical with the police, I stared and watched the whole thing. I do try to look away for most scenarios though.

108. How often do you swear? A few times a day.

109. Do you ever “swear on your life”? It’s not a saying that I commonly use, no.

110. What do you like to “tear up”? Eh, I don’t really like tearing up things.

111. What type of wares would you sell? Not interested in sales or business, so that’s a pass for me haha.

112. What kinds of clothing do you like to wear? I like wearing whatever’s trendy, as long as I genuinely like the look.

113. Have you ever had a pregnancy scare before? Never. [a-zebra-is-a-striped-horse]

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196 Funny And Wholesome Animal Photos To Make You Smile

What's funnier than a hedgehog enjoying a car ride? Or a bear climbing onto a bird feeder? A wild boar making a nudist bather chase it all around the beach by stealing their laptop, of course.

Animals never cease to find new ways to make us laugh. Luckily, we regularly capture them and share the footage on the Internet for everyone to see.

However, finding them online can be a hassle. So to save you some time, Bored Panda has put together a list of some of the funniest animal photos online, and they're all waiting for you below! Enjoy.

#1 The Reason Water Wasn’t Coming Out

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#2 Every Year This Mama Duck Brings Her Babies To My House And I Help Her Take Care Of Them. This Morning I Opened My Door To 13 New Peeping Fluff Balls

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#3 I Have No Shame

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#4 Cheeeese!

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#5 I Post This Old Christmas Photo Because I Just Noticed My Pocket Square Is My Sister’s Hamster

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#6 My Cousin's Hamster After Eating A Ton Of Popcorn

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#7 I'm Volunteering In A Bear Refuge In Croatia And I Thought Like Sharing This Photo Of A Chillaxing Lad With You Guys

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#8 She's Wearing Her Crown

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#9 The Stingray Photobomb

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#10 Deal With The Devil

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#11 That’s A Weird Looking Bird

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#12 The Way My Chameleon Hides On My Military Backpack

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#13 It’s Gonna Be A Looong Car Ride

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#14 Quokkas Are The Face Of Happiness

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#15 Here’s My Favorite Picture Of Me With A Snuggly Capybara

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#16 Safety First

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#17 A Nudist Bather Chased A Wild Boar Near A Berlin Lake After It Stole His Laptop

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#18 My Aunt Works For A Vet And This Guy Was Booked In For A Check-Up

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#19 Best Friends Forever

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#20 This Little Man Made Himself At Home While I Cleaned His Enclosure. He Didn't Want To Let Go When I Was Finished, I Guess He Enjoyed My Warmth

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#21 Horse Lady

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#22 He Snack. And Get Fat. But Most Importantly. Don't Fit Down A Crack

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#23 Nice Old Next Door Lady Left This Note At My Parents Front Door

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#24 Norwegian Police

#25 Little Helpers

First, we load the dishwasher, THEN we feed the cows. We do it this way every morning. Doing dishes has never appeared more riveting.

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#26 Let Him Wander Around The House. Thought I Lost Him But He Was Next To The Potatoes

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#27 Well, Nice And Tidy

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#28 Quarantine, Day 14. Me And My Boyfriend Spent The Whole Day Setting Up An Art Gallery For Our Gerbil

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#29 The Pod Has Been Bringing Us Regular Gifts, Showing Us How Much They’re Missing The Public Interaction And Attention

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#30 Let’s Take A Moment To Appreciate This Lovely Cow

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#31 This Little Dude And I Have Had Breakfast/Lunch Together Everyday For The Last 4 Weeks, Always Bring Him Something To Eat And He Just Sits Next To Me For My Entire Break At Work

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#32 Look, It’s Me

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#33 My Girlfriend And Similar Lookin' Horse

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#34 My GF Is On Vacation And Sent Me This Picture. I Found It Hilarious And Thought I'd Share

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#35 No Talk With Me Im Angy

#36 When Life Gives You Lemons

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#37 Dad Felt Bad Because It Was Forecasted To Storm. Guess We Will All Be Having Lunch Together Then

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#38 Kiss Your Frog

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#39 A Very Polite Lioness. I Imagine Her Saying, "Why, Thank You For The Compliment!"

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#40 Nice

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#41 A Friend's Chicken Needs A Hairband For Its Chicken-Fro

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#42 Excuse Me, Mr. Hamster, What Are You Doing

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#43 Happy Lizard

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#44 Being Fancy

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#45 This Is Gizmo. He Likes To Burrow And Make Homes Out Of My Wife’s Hair

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#46 Safety System For Goats

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#47 So I Bought This Vase Specifically For Her Yesterday And She Approved

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#48 Who Knows, Maybe She's Barn With It

#49 The Profile Pic

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#50 I Feel Like This Qualifies

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#51 I Came Home Last Night To Find This Thief Just Standing There Menacingly

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#52 This Monkey At The Top Of A Water Tank

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#53 "Excuse Me Can I Have Some Privacy?"

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#54 I Was Looking Through Pics I Took At The Zoo Today And Found This Dramatic Black Bear

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#55 Wife Opened The Back Door, Immediately Gasped And Shut It. Little Guy Was Stashed There By Mommy For About 10hrs Before She Came Back And Got Him

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#56 Two Bears In A Serious Meeting

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#57 Winter, When The Leaves Have Fallen And The Trees Are Bear

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#58 Best $2 I Ever Spent

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#59 I Dunno Man. What If My Knees Aren't That Great

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#60 They Got Photobombed By Raccoons On Their Wedding Photo Shoot

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#61 Crow Hopped As I Took His Photo

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#62 A Pile Of Lemurs Keeping Warm

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#63 The Look On That Seal's Face

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#64 Do Not Disturb Jabba

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#65 Piper Is An Up-And-Coming Artist

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#66 My Brother And I Have Pet Frogs And They Don't Mind If You Put Stuff On Them So We 3D Printed Little Hats

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#67 Money Well Spent

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#68 She Snuck Up On Me Wanting A Tomato. This Old Girl Has Been Coming To Our House For Years To Get A Snack. We Had About Giving Up On Her This Year

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#69 Moose Taking An Afternoon Nap In My Dad's Garden

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#70 Baby Giraffe Kissing Zookeeper

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#71 Sitting At A Red Light When A Peregrine Falcon Landed On The Hood Of My Car

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#72 Meanwhile In Japan

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#73 These Two "Students" Startled Me On Campus, But Then Adopted This Position To Let Me Know They Were Sorry

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#74 Hello, Goose Friend

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#75 A Friend Nursed An Injured Crow Back To Health After It Got Trapped In Her French Quarter Courtyard. These As Some Of The Things The Crow Has Been Bringing Her As Apparent Gifts

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#76 Auto Synchronization

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#77 A Beautiful Hummingbird's Nest With A Leaf Roof

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#78 This Rabbit Eating Some Berries

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#79 Pool Party

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#80 Too Hot For The Fox In London Today

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#81 One Month Ago My Sister Found A Tiny Egg And Gave It To Me. I Put It In A Jar Not Expecting Anything. But Today It Hatched! I'm A Father

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#82 Patrick, Is That You?

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#83 My Sister Accidentally Caught This Pikes Peak Proposal On Camera

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#84 Just Found Out Some Horses Grow Moustaches And I'm Dying

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#85 A White Deer Tries To Hide But Doesn't Realize He Lacks The Ability To Camouflage Like His Other Deer Friends

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#86 I Put Tiny Furniture In My Tarantula's Enclosure

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#87 Out Fishing, Nearly Stepped On Him

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#88 Wow. I Have Never Seen An Insurance Company Have A Person's Back More Than This

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#89 It Was "Bring Your Kid To Work Day" Recently

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#90 A Very Inclusive Dog Training School

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#91 I Think I Accidentally Walked Into Some Kind Of Shrimp Ritual

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#92 I Took My Puppy To Work Last Week - He Loved It

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#93 Polly Is A 6-Month-Old Goat With Separation Anxiety. She Is Only Calm When She's Wearing Her Duck Costume

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#94 This Is Judy. It Comes To My Kitchen Window Every Day To Get Some Almonds. I Love It So Much. That Little Smile Makes Me Melt

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#95 This Cow I Saw The Other Day Whilst I Was On A Run

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#96 Big Derp. Huge

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#97 Big Derp

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#98 My Goat Derpin'

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#99 And Why Not. Bears Are People Too

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#100 My Dad Keeps Turtles. I Started The Training. Soon I'll Have My Own Personal Bodyguards

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#101 This Donkey Mid-Sneeze Looks Like It Just Heard The Best Joke

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#102 Derpy Cow

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#103 Someone On My Fb Group Had A Gofer Move In Their Yard So They Made Him At Home

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#104 I Was Photobombed By An Iguana While In Puerto Rico

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#105 I Work At A Bird Banding Station, And We Use Burritos To Weigh The Owls We Catch

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#106 "Did You Bring The Snacks?"

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#107 "The Same Thing We Do Every Night, Pinky"

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#108 Noticed Him After Work Sitting At The Door. Looks Like He’s Waiting To Hear About My Day

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#109 Went To Open The Hotel After 4 Months And The Monkeys Had Taken Over

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#110 Fed This Guy About 20 Peanuts For Lunch Today

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#111 Ever Seen A Blue-Eyed Box Turtle? I Stopped To Move It Off The Road And Had To Snap Some Pics. In All My Years I Have Never Seen One Like This

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#112 The Real Purpose Of Coffee Cup Handles: Birb Warmer

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#113 Birbborb

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#114 My Spirit Animal

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#115 Rescued An “Aggressive” Chinchilla From A Home With 3 Dogs Yesterday. The Little Guy Has Been My Best Friend Since We Met

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#116 Looks Like This Pigeon Has A Pretty Intense Phone Call

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#117 Baby Snapping Turtles Look Just Like Little Dinosaurs

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#118 Little Guy Was Hiding In The Garden

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#119 Theodore The Hamster Climbing Up Stairs

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#120 I Put A Strawberry Leaf On A Lizard And It Became Very Regal

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#121 This Picture I Took Of My Baby Goose

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#122 I Challenge You To A Lizard Berry Stacking Contest

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#123 A Young Heron Landed On My Sunroof This Morning. A Photo Shoot Ensued

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#124 My Baby Clementine (Ft Olive) Being A Big Ole’ Clown

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#125 Gertrude’s Beauty Truly Knows No Bounds

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#126 Learning New Skills During Quarantine

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#127 I Have Located My Spirit Animal

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#128 Just Thought Y’all Would Enjoy My Goat Dressed As A Tractor

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#129 A Penguin Stumbled Into My Time-Lapse Video

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#130 Fluffiest Cow

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#131 Baby Christmas Island Crab Looks Like Something Out Of Disney

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#132 Hello, I'm Listening

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#133 Furry Highland Calf In A Sturdy Position. You Wanna Go?

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#134 My Parents Have A Pet Tortoise And He Walks Around The House. Today He Found A Chicken Nugget Under The Couch And Brought It To Them As A Gift

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#135 What An Absolute Machine

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#136 Dedicated Spot When Going For A Car Ride

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#137 My Parents Just Got Internet (Bialet Massé) And My Dad Is Already Showing Videos To The Neighbors

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#138 Dammit

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#139 Peach Perfect

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#140 Typically This Is How You Weigh In Your Koala

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#141 Someone Threw Out A Perfectly Good Horse

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#142 The Whole Breastfeeding In Public Thing Is Getting Out Of Control

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#143 This Pupper Wants To Snuggle With You On The Couch

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#144 Forest Gump & Baxter With Happy Vibes

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#145 Free Car Wash

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#146 Desh Saying Hello

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#147 They Call Him “Mr. Mustachio”

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#148 Fluffy Cows

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#149 Here’s A Picture Of My Goat. That Is All

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#150 These Two Cuties Have Been Visiting Me For A Few Months And Today I Finally Caught Them Having A Cuddle

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#151 Even The Kraken Was Cute Once Upon A Time

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#152 Just A Teeny Tiny Turtle

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#153 He Do Be Gaming Doe

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#154 Y Brother Has A New Friend

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#155 These Birds Look Like Fruits

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#156 Geese In Vancouver Politely Using The Crosswalk

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#157 Reggie The African Sideneck Turtle. Who Knows What He’s Hiding Behind That Smile

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#158 Social Distancing

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#159 One Week Of A Monarch Butterfly Caterpillar's Growth! This Is Craig

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#160 Yeah, I’ll Have A Cup Of Hedgehog, Please

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#161 No Talk Me, I Am Angry

#162 I've Always Called Their Hands "Karate Chop Grabbies." Arguably The Best Grabbies

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#163 So Bored

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#164 How Pineapple Feels About Her Mini Jar Of Peanut Butter

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#165 My Neighbors Found This Young Kestrel And Called Him Geralt. Birds Of Prey Can Be Adorablet Oo

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#166 The Cutest Of Marshmallows

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#167 Snow Leopards Aren't Too Different From House Cats

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#168 Otter Butt

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#169 I Found A Nest Of Baby Rabbits Living In My Garden

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#170 They Look So Cute In The Ceiling Fan

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#171 Our Goat Lost Her Mother When She Was Very Young. Since Then She And Our Llama Have Been Inseparable

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#172 We've Seen The Squirrel Feeder Table, But What About A Chicknic Table?

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#173 So This Lizard Moved Into My Microwave Clock. I Guess It's His Now

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#174 This Grumpy Hero Alerted Me About Its Family's Camouflaged Underground Den With 5 Siblings While Mowing Today

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#175 My Girlfriend’s New Bunny, Korra

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#176 My Dad Leaves A Wheetbix Bar Out For A Wallaby Every Morning

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#177 He Always Has A Slight Smile On His Face When He Is Sleeping

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#178 Sealed With A Kiss

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#179 My Local Zoo Posted This Pic Of Kami The Tiger And Her Reaction To Bubbles. That Face

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#180 17-½-Year-Old (Then) Canadian Black Wolf. Absolutely Adorable Sweetheart. Her Name Is Madadh

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#181 Goat Seeking Trampoline

My goat broke his trampoline and he's very upset. Anyone have a small one for cheap?

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#182 I Went To A Small Farm And Said "Hello Animals" To The Animals And They All Looked At Me

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#183 Bigger Than Mommy Now

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#184 Meet Sebastian

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#185 I Put Some Army Men By My Hummingbird Feeder. The Result Was Even Better Than Anticipated

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#186 Lil Baby Otters

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#187 Baby Seal On My Walk This Morning

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#188 This Moomoo Is Enjoying The View Over The Field

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#189 A Yellow Warbler Flew Into The Frame, Whilst Taking A Snap Of An Iguana

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#190 Novosibirsk Zoo Welcomes 16 Cobalt-Eyed Pallas’s Cat Kittens

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#191 Saved A Little Mate From The Middle Of A Highway

This is a Thorny Devil, I spotted her sunning on the road in the middle of nowhere while doing a smidge more than 110 km/h.

As you can see she is small enough to miss at that speed so thanks for my ADHD brain noticing something out of the ordinary.

The Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus), also known commonly as the Mountain D, Thorny lizard, Thorny Dragon, and my personal favourite Moloch. How great is the name Moloch?

It’s a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia. It is the sole species in the genus Moloch.

Thorny Devils grow up to 21 cm (8.3 in) in total length (including tail), with females generally larger than males. I refer to this one as a she as I think regarding her size that she is probably female.

Afterwards I took her back to where I found her but walked a ways into the bush and found some black ant nests which is their main food source and left her to her business.

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#192 Sneaky Eagles

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#193 A Baby Moose I Saw In Town Today

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#194 This Is An Arabian Sand Boa. Those Eyes

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#195 It's A Black Bear Party!

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#196 Much View

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[hollywoodx4]

Sticking with the Schuylers (Interlude 4)

We had so much Church discourse the other day that he had to get something of of the deal. (A reminder that this is a modern AU). In any case...Grey’s Anatomy once did an episode titled Japril the Movie...I present to you Johnica (wtf would their name be help me) the Movie.

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Tagging: @linsnavi  @butlinislin (I got the tags to work finally bless)

Warnings: This story is pretty heavy on mentions of both physical and emotional abuse.

 John Church is not a man of many words; for years he had been deemed as mostly stoic, a social pariah destined for nothing more than solitude. Not that he minded. No, even at a young age he had preferred nothing more than his own company. The Americans just didn’t get things the way he did. They never understood his humor, or even the things that he said. His tongue was often tied in a knot and suctioned to the base of his mouth, his face reddened by the sting that came along with laughter and squished up, taunting expressions.

               His life in England had been fine-great, even. Schooling had been the best part of it all. From kindergarten on his marks were high and his usually quiet nature brought about excellent reviews from his teachers. His social life consisted of friends he’d grown up with; private school mates who’d been mucking up their khakis and playing recreational football from the day they could walk. They all lived around the same little block of identical brick townhouses, the kind that were so squished together that walls were shared with neighbors and windows were only in the front or back of the house. John and his friends were frequent flyers on that cobblestone street, moving from house to house in what they pretended to be the life of gypsies, or pirates bound to the land. Life in England was familiar; comfortable.

               John immediately set himself apart in his schooling by taking the advanced math class. His grades had been enough to warrant a letter accompanying his transcripts, praising his smarts and his ability to decipher complex word problems. His mind is different, they’d said. What they should have said is that he is different. And although he had close friends, a good family, and a peaceful childhood, it never felt like enough.  

               Aside from his group of pre-determined friends John sought solitude; the peace of a quiet night, his little back bedroom littered with model cars he liked to build. Everything was better as a puzzle-a riddle waiting to be solved. Putting things together had been his strong suit in this sense. His father often could not buy the model sets faster than John could build them. So some nights, with no homework to be done and nothing to tinker with, he would sit by his bedroom window with a plan in his mind. At eleven, he’d had it all figured out. He’d finish school with high marks-high enough to get into Oxford. It was an end goal his parents could brag about; ‘our son wants to go to Oxford.’ His mother would get a particular shine in her eyes every time she said it, one that transferred seamlessly through the air to him on clouds lifted by his dreams. It held him up, kept him to a standard he could not ignore. Oxford was his end goal, but then there was more. In his quiet house, with his hushed and stoic family, eleven year-old John Church wanted nothing more than approval. He wanted nothing more than pride.

               So when his father earned a fellowship at the New York Presbyterian hospital, he’d smiled and nodded and let them pack up all of his things into cardboard boxes. “It’ll be alright,” they’d said; “This is a wonderful opportunity.” And his father had smiled, and rubbed his fuzzy-haired head, and taped up another box. Quiet, solitary John would be moving to the big city. He was less than thrilled.

               Being the new kid was something he anticipated as a rough experience; there wasn’t a novel he’d read that had depicted the occurrence as pleasant and life-changing, at least not in the beginning. His hopes were low when he walked into his first day at the school in the Upper East Side, bearing khakis and collared shirts not unlike the ones he’d been wearing his entire life. If life was going to continue changing, at least his uniform wasn’t. The hot burn of eyes on him carried him through the halls on rapid feet, moving from one place to another in the form of retreat rather than excitement. He felt none of the bubbling, tingling wonderment described so delicately in the novels he’d read on the plane. The beauty of a new place, the opportunity to start fresh…John had never wanted any of that. Exciting, at this point, meant nothing more than agonizing. Twelve years old seemed to be the worst age to start school.

               Twelve year old John kept his silence and his privacy when he moved to America. He kept the knack for puzzle solving, although now it was complex equations in math class rather than model cars. Those had been left in England, an uncharacteristic nod of disapproval to his father’s decision. John remained stuck to one group of friends, those who’d also made the football…no, the soccer team. And although he wasn’t that great at the sport, it carried him into just enough of a social life to squeak by. He wasn’t popular. He wasn’t a nerd. He hung in the threshold of it all, quiet and gangly and gaining nothing more than a life he hadn’t wanted and a few rounds of pre-pubescent pimples.

               Middle school went this way; an assortment of awkward moments squished into a vignette of unwarranted trips to the dean’s office (John, of course, being completely innocent in the pranks of his teammates) and walks down to the deli for sandwiches and giant cookies after school. He enjoyed the scheduled time with his friends-it was less of a hassle to socialize when their circle held more friends, where he could sit back and laugh without worrying about contributions to the conversation. Even though they were not the bike riding, puddle splashing boys he’d shared his childhood with, these kids were alright. Trips to the deli became ritual he actually looked forward to. In time the uniform bearing, joke throwing soccer boys finally felt like family; even if they got him in trouble too many times to count.

               The deli is where John Church’s life in America grew fuller, more vibrant. As twelve turned to thirteen, he was met with the news that his father had taken a position as the interim head of neurology at the hospital. It was good for his father, who was beaming when he came through the door that night with the news. It was good for his mother, who’d joined a circle of moms from the soccer team, and relocated her therapy practices to an office uptown. John smiled at their happiness, their success. If they were happy, he could be happy too. He would stay as long as they needed him to.

               At thirteen, he finally felt himself wearing that beaming grin his parents sported so often. He began to understand.

               He’d been at the deli with his teammates, drinking lemonades and splitting giant cookies and causing a harmless sort of ruckus. It wasn’t too crowded that afternoon, the only traffic coming from the typical sets of people they’d see every day. There was the mother and her four children, looking frantic and scattered as her little ones begged for treats and touched everything in the shop. Then there was the group of men on their bikes, who looked over at the soccer team with a sort of reminiscent pride that had them joking about their future. John and his team sat in their regular booth at the same time every afternoon. These people were familiar, a sort of community in their own right. That’s why, when the unfamiliar faces strolled in, all eyes turned toward them.

               She led the small pack, a well-conducted cocktail of confidence and protection tucked into bootleg jeans and an orange top. She wore her hair in an assortment of tiny braids moving down her back, with beads that clicked with each of her steps. John looked on in wonder, even when the conversation between his friends began to die down and the room grew silent. The braided girl held hands with two others; a fairer-skinned girl stayed closer to her side, not much smaller than her in height. She surveyed the room with a smile and kept close to the other two girls, greeting the man at the counter with a soft voice. Their other companion was small, with a voice that filled the deli as the oldest of the three shook her head.

               “I only promised you one ice cream, Peggy, not three. Daddy only gave us enough for that.”

               She tugged the two girls through the line with a purpose, letting them each pick something out before paying. He still hadn’t stopped looking, even when the girl noticed him and his friends. She rolled her eyes, glancing between her companions before moving in their direction.

               “Is there anything else you boys have to do than stare?” Her eyes were a hard accusation as they scanned the table, the other girls following shortly after. He was immediately intimidated, but his friends were not shaken. In fact, one of them even cracked a confident smile.

               “Have fun in Bermuda, Angelica?”

               “We did, thanks.” John attempted to hide the pique in interest he’s sure he’d begun to show. This girl is unusual; she does not flaunt herself in front of them. She doesn’t throw herself at their table, or bat her eyelashes…her tone is even and even a little harsh. The way she held herself was refreshing. He smiled too.

               “Do you guys have a game this week?” It was the girl in the middle, with sleek hair and a moon-shaped face, who spoke next. This time, John responded.

               “We have one tomorrow and another on Saturday.”

               “You’re new.” Angelica turned her attention to him and his face grew warm. His throat closed, his words stuck between the tip of his tongue and the inside of his mouth. They clogged his brain until all he could do was shrug his shoulders. His friends watched. They snickered. He understood why this girl doesn’t know him; he’d never seen her before, although she seemed to know all of his friends. But then, she seemed to know everybody. She and her friends (her sisters, he would be later corrected) had been called by name by everyone in the shop, a place he’s been nearly every day since joining the soccer team two years ago. The more he attempted to rationalize, the redder his face grew. Why doesn’t this girl know him?

               “Not really new, I moved here two years ago from London.”

               “Oh. Well, new to the team then.”

               “Two years on the team, too.” His friends were now near giggling, if one could call the irritating sound of freshly-teenaged teasing a giggle. There’s that feeling again, the need for model cars and rainy weather and his little back bedroom. Her sister Eliza apologized to him immediately, flustered for something she hadn’t even started. Angelica took no hint from this. Instead, she nodded.

               “Well then, just new to me I guess. Your name?”

               “John. Yours?”

               “…Angelica Schuyler. I guess I’ll see you around, John.”

…

               By fifteen, life in England felt like a distant memory. It was near enough to call upon, to access in his memory as if it had just been yesterday. But John was aware of the fact that England had just been a small fraction of his childhood. At this point, with his father in a completely blissful (and unusual) state and his mother gaining new clients every day, he understands that the interim piece of this move isn’t so temporary anymore. And at this point, he began caring less and less about moving back.

               From that first meeting in the deli, John had realized that Angelica was in his grade. At fourteen, she was in three of his classes. She sat herself next to him, taking steady notes and chatting with him in between. He enjoyed her company, the way she filled the room with conversation and kept her opinions short and not-so-sweet. There was always a point to be made with Angelica, who took most of life in stride and threw back whatever was given to her with a vengeance. She was loud, and unapologetic. And as her father’s political popularity grew, hers did socially.

               She never ignored him.

               John Church was still quiet, and shy. He still believed in his ‘scheduled socialization’ ritual. But then, things grew to be different. He didn’t mind when Angelica showed up at his house unannounced. He answered her sporadic calls, listened to her rants and gave his feedback. And then, she’d asked him to get ice cream with her.

               “…As a date.” She’d said, with her eyes set and one hand resting on her hip. “I think I want to date you.”

…

               At seventeen, John Church had his life completely figured out. Angelica Schuyler was the source of his epiphany, standing by his side even after two years together. Life seemed so different now, in a place where the taxis and the deli and museum dates had become familiar. And he’d eased into it, this transition, in a way that when somebody mentioned London, he realized he hadn’t been missing it-or thinking about it-at all. This was his home now. She was his home. While his father gave lectures on difficult procedures and his mother pestered him about college he worked his way through the subway; through an afternoon job he’d insisted on getting so that he could do things properly, spend money that was his own. Most of it went to Angelica, anyway. That’s what made him happy.

               She walked through her life just the same as she had when they were fifteen. Angelica Schuyler was a form of tropical storm he’d been lucky enough to chase. He hung around her brilliant words, billowing like clouds above her and shaped in the form of her opinions. She was the outgoing one, with the ability to craft a sentence from mid-air and send it flying through a room of diplomats who were always waiting to catch it. John watched this all in awe, always wondering just how she was able to captivate so many people, to change so many opinions. And at this age, in the second year of their relationship, John craved that power. Not for himself-he liked quiet, he enjoyed it. At seventeen, he wanted the power of persuasion to change his father’s mind from making a decision so unlike himself that it physically pained him.

               “We’re moving back to London.” His father was firm; terse. A dispute at the hospital had set him this way, to where he felt he could no longer even stay in the same city as the doctors that had wronged him. When John agued, he pushed back twice as hard. There was no breaking this man. Richard Church had always been set in his ways. There had been no discussion about leaving London, and now there seemed to be no clear way for John to stay in the city.

               He fought. As the days grew closer to their moving date he became a boiling, tense sort of angry his father had never seen before. He slammed doors, and stormed through the house, pulling pieces of behaviors from what he had seen on television. No longer could he feel the pull that had been with him since childhood. His father’s excitement as he packed up their things was not beautiful, or inspirational. It did not fill him with longing to please. There was something else on his mind, something bigger.

               She’d always been bigger than anything else in his life.

               Which is why, when she’d agreed to leave town with him for the weekend in protest of the move, he nearly cried. She’d spent just as much of these days compiling argument after argument of why John should stay, at least finish out his last year of high school in the states. Then, at least they’d have more time. Then, they’d have a year rather than one month. Angelica couldn’t handle the idea of his leaving; John read her filtered conversations and hushed tones as such, and he’d been right. She carried herself differently upon hearing the news. She was heavier. They spent their summer nights unable to be separated. They became a single entity instead of two people. She’d always said she’d never act in such a way.

She’d snuck him into their pool house in the Hamptons a day before they decided to skip town. He’d cooked her dinner, and when her parents left he’d gotten a shock when Angelica bounded out of the bathroom wearing something lacy which left more skin exposed than covered. He’d said they didn’t have to do anything but she’d insisted, quoting poetry by strong women in a whispered voice and convincing him that two years had been a long enough wait to have sex. That was followed by a night swim, and a declaration, and a plan to show their parents just how serious they were.

It surprised John just how easy it was to get away from his parents; to feel no remorse and to bask in the glow of Angelica’s company. They were seventeen when they decided to run away together. It was only a weekend-a fraction of their history-but even then he’d known the truth. He didn’t need his father’s pride, or his mother’s half-cracked smile. No, what John Church needed more than anything else was Angelica Schuyler by his side.

At seventeen, their jaunt had made his parents so angry, so infuriated, that they’d decided John should stay in the states. Their reasoning made no sense to him; he was happy here, shouldn’t a punishment mean taking something away from him instead of giving him what he wanted? His parents had always been book smart, too busy to treat John as a child and now too wrapped in themselves to care whether their form of punishment would work. He did not complain. He barely said a word until he got to the Schuyler mansion, throwing himself at Angelica and relaying his parents’ words to her. His father was disappointed, and Phillip Schuyler hated him, but none of those things mattered. He would not live his life to please other people. He would live his life for her smile.

At eighteen, he tossed his acceptance to Oxford in the trash and cherished his letter from Columbia. His parents were disappointed. He didn’t care. John made new dreams, goals involving business and remaining in the bustle of the city-this city-for the rest of his life. His problem-solving mind worked wonders with the curriculum he was given and the internships he fought hard to earn. And Angelica, she was a spitfire meant for nothing but law. Her arguments were still as compelling as the day they’d first met, at thirteen years old.

They stayed together. Against what everyone else had said, and predicted, they’d stayed together. It wasn’t as much of a hassle as his friends had made it out to be. They understood each other, Angelica taking note of his quiet spells by granting him privacy and shielding his heart.  He stood by her rants, and her arguments. He bought them an apartment, and a fish, and he kept the words he’d never fully said. He’d promised her, through the context of his smile and the commitment he swore, that he would stay.

Now, at twenty-three, he wants nothing more than to leave. Not her; no, never her. In the early morning hours, when Angelica still sleeps peacefully against him, his eyes train themselves on the ceiling. His mind wanders. His heart, which had been so full for so long, feels an incredible pull he hadn’t felt since childhood. The petrichor emerging from the cobblestone streets, pairs upon pairs of yellow rubber rainboots causing droplets of fresh rainwater to litter their clothing, staining it with mud and a dampness felt for the rest of the afternoon. He recalls the pace of life, slower and more introspective than the rough and busy days in New York. And he’s not so sure what this tugging on his heart is until London flashes through his mind for the rest of the week. These are not just memories; this is longing.

His parents are thrilled that he’s chosen to extend his studies at Oxford. Their golden boy has finally come to his senses, finally realized what is right for him. If they harbor dismay over the news of Angelica’s acceptance they do not voice it, which makes John’s heart swell with pride and love and anticipation. His childhood dream is coming true, and the girl he’s loved since high school is going to be right by his side.

For now.

Angelica comes home in a flurry one night, leaving a sparse greeting at the door before running her tropical storm path through their bedroom. She fills a duffle bag with things, ranting about something he can’t decipher until he finally asks her. Eliza is living by herself now. Something must have happened with Alex. She needs to be there for her sister. It isn’t until she’s halfway out the door that she realizes the candles he had set up, adorning the small kitchen table with the meal he had cooked her the night they had first slept together. Her eyes scan the scene, frantic and searching and not quite reaching the reaction he had hoped. They are glossed over, almost, with an indescribable depth that lingers on the surface. It pulls everything from Angelica, stashes away her feelings and replaces them with something else; protection. He knows what she is going to say before she does so he waves her off, blows out the candles and calls it a night. He watches her run to her sister without a second thought, the night of their eighth anniversary. He writes it off as just another night, another fleeting moment. He writes it off until they’ve had the discussion ten times over. Angelica wants to go with him. She’s excited. She just hasn’t had the chance to tell her sisters yet.

It’s a thorn in their side, this weight that drifts heavily over them. It’s a conversation held almost nightly over dinner, with straight tones and exasperation. Angelica has always been his light, a storm he’s wanted to follow. Now, he’s not sure what is happening. Now, the longing for London grows even stronger.

“What’s holding you back?” He asks her this during a particularly long argument, where she has done nothing more than talk circles around herself.  She’s just spent another night at Eliza’s, keeping her company. He doesn’t mind it. He loves that she is close with her sisters. However, when she still has not told the person closest to her about the move that is happening in just a few months, he knows that something is wrong.

“What’s keeping you from telling her? You tell your sisters everything so there must be a reason that this particular piece of information has been hidden for so long.”

“I mean I’m not going to lie, I’m kind of stuck.” The words, trapped in her throat, come barreling out all it once. She means to control them, hold them back and let them ring through the air with some semblance of strength. Instead, a shaking begins. Her voice cracks.

“Stuck how?”

“Stuck as in I don’t know if I even want to do it anymore!”

There is a longing, a pull toward his family and his country that John hadn’t felt in a long time. He’d been so excited to return, to acclimate himself into a life he had once loved fully and without care. He’d spent years in America, years wondering when he could go home until finally he had made this country his home. He had dropped the opportunity to return for her once already, at seventeen. He’d dropped everything for her; her family instead of his, her Christmas, her tropical storm shadow.

“I’ve dropped everything for you.” There is a quiver in his voice that resonates clear through their apartment. He holds himself steady, showing offense only in the way his timbre drops and his eyes narrow; slightly, just enough to be noticed.

“Excuse me?”

“I love you, Angelica. I love our home, and your family, and this life, but I…when is it going to be my turn?”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“It means exactly what you think! It means hey, I’ve spent a hell of a lot of time rearranging plans and getting tickets together, and re-buying them when you used the money on your sister. And now-now what? Once again you’re going to drop everything, even something that’s very important to me, for Eliza.”

“If you think for a second that I wouldn’t drop everything for her, then you don’t know me.”

“I do know you, that’s the problem.” He throws his hands into the air, carving tracks into the floor where he paces back and forth. He takes a moment, breathing steadily, before settling himself on the couch. He pats the space next to him, inviting her to do the same. John holds her hand. “I’ve been looking forward to this-to showing you everything that England has to offer-for such a long time. I know that Eliza is going through a lot, but I also know that she’s a strong person. She has people here to hold her up. It doesn’t have to be just your job anymore.”

Angelica purses her lips, closing her eyes to let the silence of the moment drown her thoughts. She can still feel John’s presence next to her; the way he stares, attempting to give her confidence where she needs a clear head. He has always been her rock, and she’s always been Eliza’s. She’s never had to choose. Expectation fills the room with a thickness too heavy to stand. There is a line between what is expected of her and what she needs to do. Its thin red trigger point stares at her, burns her with its dagger. And with each passing moment with her feet on either side, everybody is burnt. For once, Angelica is speechless. John shakes his head; her hesitation is proof enough for him.

He’d never minded being a drop in her brilliant ocean until he’d realized what it felt like.

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[crookedspoonfic]

Tagged by @voldiebuns​ :D

1. Coke or Pepsi? Neither, actually, but if I have to, Pepsi. 2. Disney or Dreamworks: Again, neither. 3. Coffee or tea: Tea. I stopped drinking coffee a year ago after having had an unhealthy relationship with it for 13-14 years. There were days I literally drank pots of the stuff and my blood felt it was like turning to gel, pumping anxiety through my veins. Sometimes, it’s still hard watching people glorify coffee on screen (Dale Cooper, I’m looking at you) in the same way it’s tough watching people smoke, but thankfully that’s becoming less in media these days. 4. Books or movies? Both. 5. Windows or Mac? Windoofs. 6. DC or Marvel? DC 7. Xbox or Playstation? Playstation, even though I rarely ever play. But there’s no question about it. Playstation has Resident Evil. 8. Dragon Age or Mass Effect? Neither, still. Though I’ve wanted to play Mass Effect for ages, so I guess I’ll go with that. 9. Night owl or early bird? Night owl, though training myself to become an early riser. Occasionally, it works. 10. Cards or chess? Cards (against humanity) 11. Chocolate or vanilla? Chocolate 12. Vans or converse? Converse 13. Lavellan, Trevelyan, Cadash or Adaar? What? 14. Fluff or angst? Give me all the angst! 15. Beach or forest? Forest, though I guess rainy, overcast and rock-strewn beaches are okay too. 16. Dogs or cats? Cats! Though I do love me some bulldogs. 17. Clear skies or rain? Overcast skies. Clear skies are only beautiful in cold weather. I love rain, but it’s inconvenient to walk around in it. It’s a hassle getting my clothes to dry when they’re drenched. 18 Cooking or eating out? Cooking, even though I'm no fan of it. Eating out costs too much money. 19. Spicy food or mild food? Both. 20. Halloween/Samhain or solstice/yule/Christmas? Neither.  21. Would you rather forever be a little too cold or a little too hot? I am forever a little too cold and it bothers me when it’s hot out. 22. If you could have a superpower what would it be? Invisibility or teleportation.  23. Animation or live action? Depends. Animation over live action when it comes out of Japan, live action over animation when it comes from the West, usually. There are exceptions. Young Justice is one of those. 24. Paragon or renegade? What? 25. Baths or showers? Showers 26. Team cap or team ironman? Team please leave me out of your marital spats. 27. Fantasy or sci-fi? No preference, really. Though one of my all-time favourite book series is The Wheel of Time, a fantasy epic (which is dire need of a re-read). 28. Do you have three or four favourite quotes, if so what are they? I really should create a list of these things because I can never think of anything when asked.

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.  (and many other Oscar Wilde quotes)

Another belief of mine: that everyone my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. —Margaret Atwood

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.—Maya Angelou (boy, do I relate)

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist when he grows up. —Pablo Picasso

29. YouTube or Netflix? Netflix 30. Harry potter or Percy Jackson? Neither. 31. When do you feel accomplished? Tough question, mate. I guess when I’ve written something I don’t hate. 32. Star Wars or Star Trek? Star Wars. 33. Paperback books or hardback books? Paperbacks 34. To live in a world without literature or without music? Would this still be living? 35. Pale faded colours or vibrant colours? Both, but mostly black 36. Good characterization with a bad plot or a good plot with bad characterisation? Good characterization hands down, but I make a lot of exception when I dig the style and anyway, as long as the characters aren’t unrecognisable or the format is an eyesore (no paragraphs eg) there’s always something to enjoy if you look for it. 37. Favourite Disney movie? Mulan 38. TV show adaptations or movie adaptations? Both, but lately I’ve been appreciating TV adaptions a lot, because the format allows the story to really breathe. Movies can feel so cramped. 39. Museum or library? Both. 40. High School musical or Camp Rock? Neither. 41. Three songs that have a special meaning to you? This is so hard, because so many songs of my early teen years have are charged with meaning, or maybe it’s just nostalgia lol

Tool - Stinkfist, or Sober

Otep - Nein

Emilie Autumn - The Art of Suicide

42. what happened to question 42 where is it 43. Favourite smells? Rain, freshly cut grass, earl grey tea leaves 44. If you could do your life over, would you and why? No thanks, I’m already way older than I’ve ever wanted to be, I don’t wanna go through all of that again. 45. Would you kill someone you love to save 20 strangers? Depends, but I don’t think so. 46. If you could have personally witnessed anything, what would you want it to be? idk, I still regret not having gone to the Woodkid concert @neurotoxia invited me to years ago. As for historical events, I might have liked to see performances in Shakespeare’s time.  47. If you had to pick one colour to represent you as a person, what would it be and why? Black. 48. What passion would you pursue if there were no restrictions on your life (money, time, ability/education, etc)? idk man, this has never been an option so I don’t dwell on it. Right now, all I want to do is write stupid fanfiction. And relearn to draw. I guess I’d love to be able to try out things like painting or learning instruments without having to worry about money, space or noise, and in more unrealistic terms I’d also love to learn all the languages there are. :D 49. If you could have any animal for a pet, what would it be (can also be a mythical one)? A wrinkleface, like a grumpy cat or a bulldog. Or a dragon. 50. What is your spirit animal? idk, an owl perhaps.

Tagging @neurotoxia @divinesquishes @written-s0ul @addicted-to-his-knife @banshee-cheekbones @jbird181 if you like!

[wolveswithhats]

Was tagged by @acksherley, which I wonder if that was a mistake, because I think I’d fall under the category of “starstruck follow” and that can’t be right at all. Unless you’re someone I know that swapped usernames? If so, I’m so sorry, I’m terrible with keeping up with changes. D:

ANYWAY.

1. Coke or Pepsi: I grew up drinking Pepsi but kind of prefer the taste of Coke these days.

2. Disney or Dreamworks: Disney.

3. Coffee or Tea: Iced coffee, specifically. It's my lifeforce. Get me an IV of DD.

4. Books or Movies: Both. I really can’t pick between the elegance of well written prose or beautiful cinematography. Each has their strengths for storytelling.

5. Windows or Mac: I can jog back and forth between both, but much prefer Windows. It got me a lot of grief in college since I was there for design, and you were "expected" to use Mac. Fuck that noise.

6. DC or Marvel: Marvel.

7. Xbox or Playstation: Playstation.

8. Dragon Age or Mass Effect: Still haven't played ME, so Dragon Age. Mostly just Origins.

9. Night Owl or Early Rise: Night owl.

10. Cards or Chess: Cards, I guess? I don't really do much of that either though.

11. Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate.

12. Vans or Converse: Converse.

13. Lavellan, Trevelyan, Cadash or Adaar: It's been so long since I've played DA that I don't even remember what any of these are. :|

14. Fluff or Angst: Fluff is ok in very small batches, but I prefer angst (or at least some drama) with a happy ending.

15. Beach or Forest: Forest.

16. Dogs or Cats: I was a dog person growing up, but they're too high maintenance. I prefer cats at this point.

17. Clear Skies or Rain: Clear skies, but I love the aesthetic of rain.

18. Cooking or Eating Out: Cooking.

19. Spicy Food or Mild Food: Low heat spicy.

20. Halloween/Samhain or Solstice/Yule/Christmas: I like the autumn season more and the general October aesthetic, but I do not care about Halloween at all, so Christmas I guess?

21. Would you rather forever be a little too cold or a little too hot: Too cold. I can put on more layers but I can’t shed skin.

22. If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Time control maybe? Universe-hopping? idk.

23. Animation or Live Action: Live action. Though I have been watching a lot of anime lately.

24. Paragon or Renegade: Paragon. I feel bad playing an asshole. Though I'm in a D&D campaign right now and trying to play my character as a bit of a smug jerk. I guess I can see the appeal.

25. Baths or Showers: Showers. I don't like the idea of soaking in my own filth.

26. Team Cap or Team Iron Man: I think it's a little more extreme in the comics lore, but movie-wise, I could see both sides, but I more so sided with Tony? Like no, you shouldn't get free reign to play vigilantes when it's resulting in billions of dollars of property destruction and thousands of deaths. Take the self-righteousness down a notch, Steve.

27. Fantasy or Sci-Fi: Both, but I'm a little more sci fi these days.

28. Do you have three or four favourite quotes? If so, what are they: I am way too lazy to do this.

29. YouTube or Netflix: Is this a question of content or piracy? I used to pirate a lot more, but it's become such a hassle that it's easier to just pay a few dollars a month for streaming services. I've never been much on the youtube culture, outside of like, media analysis/reviews, so definitely movies/tv.

30. Harry Potter or Percy Jackson: Harry Potter.

31. When You Feel Accomplished: ...I feel good...? I don't understand what this is asking.

32. Star Wars or Star Trek: Star Wars.

33. Paperback Books or Hardback Books: I was too poor growing up to get shiny new books, so I have an eternal fondess for worn out, dog-earred, well-loved used paperbacks.

34. Handwriting or Typing: Typing. My handwriting is baaaad.

35. Velvet or Satin: I don't like the texture of either.

36. Video Games or Movies: I watch way more movies than play games, but I tend to care more about video games.

37. Would you rather be the dragon or own the dragon? ….own? I DON'T GET IT.

38. Sunrise or sunset: Good luck ever getting me up early enough to catch a sunrise. Sunset it is!

39. What’s your favourite song? This is a hard question and changes frequently. I have a lot of favorites. But I always tend to come back around to "The Engine Driver" by the Decemberists.

40. Horror Movies yes or no: It's hard to find good quality stuff, but when I do, hell yeah, well-made horror is my jam.

41. Long hair or short hair: For other people I really have no preferences. Hair length isn't a universal thing? My hair is kind of medium-length right now and I hate it. I hate it long because it’s scraggly. I hate the idea of being short because it’d make me look fat-faced and gross. I hate my hair. Help. :|

42. Opera or Theatre: Theatre, theoretically. I haven't really gotten the opportunity to experience either. Unless it’s the opera from FF6 with is 16-bit perfection.

43: Assuming the multiverse theory is true and every story ever told has really happened somewhere, which one of the movie/book/tv show/game/etc worlds would you pick to travel to first?

Well my favorite fandoms tend to be wrought with disaster and dystopian wastelands, which doesn't sound very fun to visit at all. Something Ghibli, maybe? Whimsical and beautiful and somewhere that isn't going to get me killed.

[casquecest]

I was tagged by the ineffable @beriala

RULES: Answer all questions, add one question of your own and tag as many people as there are questions.

1. COKE OR PEPSI:  I tend to prefer Pepsi, but Coke outside of the US tastes so much better.

2. DISNEY OR DREAMWORKS:  Disney.  That’s my childhood, man.

3. COFFEE OR TEA:  Tea, please

4. BOOKS OR MOVIES:  It depends on my mood.  I can take a book with my everywhere (and I often do), so books for convenience (and I can lose myself in them for hours, whereas I tend to get distracted very easily while watching movies).

5. WINDOWS OR MAC:  Windows.  I don’t find the interface on Macs to be terribly user-friendly (or it’s just because I’ve been using Windows since 1992).

6. DC OR MARVEL:  I can only really judge by the movies, and the MCU sucked me in more than DC’s done in recent years =/.

7. XBOX OR PLAYSTATION:  Nintendo NES.  Or Wii Bowling.  I love Wii Bowling (I do not often play video games).

8. DRAGON AGE OR MASS EFFECT:  I am unfamiliar with both of these things outside of having heard their names before.  I am old, and not current in the least.

9. NIGHT OWL OR EARLY RISE:  Night owl.

10. CARDS OR CHESS:  Cards, especially gin rummy or solitaire.

11. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA:  VANILLA.

12. VANS OR CONVERSE:  Converse.

13. LAVELLAN, TREVELYAN, CADASH OR ADAAR:  I have no idea what any of these mean.  They look like names of cities, but ones of which I’ve never heard.  I assume they’re characters or alignments or something that are beyond my experience.

14. FLUFF OR ANGST:  Angst.

15. BEACH OR FOREST:  Beach!!

16. DOGS OR CATS:  CATS.  I cannot stand dogs.  When people show me pictures of their dogs and are so enthusiastic about how ‘cute’ it is, I am left there with the most stupidly awkward, false smile on my face.  

17. CLEAR SKIES OR RAIN:  Sunny skies (unless the rain means a massive thunderstorm!  I love when weather gets crazy bad).

18. COOKING OR EATING OUT:  I’d love to cook, but I’m kind of awful at it (and cleaning up sucks).  I like to pretend, though, after I’ve watched 384979 episodes of MasterChef in a row.

19. SPICY FOOD OR MILD FOOD:  The spicier the better!

20. HALLOWEEN/SAMHAIN OR SOLSTICE/YULE/CHRISTMAS:  I love both very much, but lately neither has really felt like they used to =(.

21. WOULD YOU RATHER FOREVER BE A LITTLE TOO COLD OR A LITTLE TOO HOT:  Too warm.  I can’t stand being cold - it takes me for ever to warm up again, and to have that feeling perpetually?  No, thank you.

22. IF YOU COULD HAVE A SUPERPOWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE?  I’d probably want to fly, but I don’t think it’s the most practical choice.  Maybe something to do with the ability to alter perception (”Yes, this is totally a valid driver’s license,” “Of course I have permission to be here.  Look at my clearance credentials”).

23. ANIMATION OR LIVE ACTION:  It really depends, though I guess I lean more toward live action.  I miss traditional animation.

24. PARAGON OR RENEGADE:  Oh, Mama, I’m in fear for my life from the long arm of the law.

25. BATHS OR SHOWERS:  If I had a wicked deep bathtub that made me feel like I was in a pool, I might prefer that, but for convenience and practicality, I definitely prefer showers (taking a shower or a bath is such a hassle in the first place.  I hate the necessity of it).

26. TEAM CAP OR TEAM IRON MAN:  I prefer Iron Man.

27. FANTASY OR SCI-FI:  I think I lean more toward Sci-Fi.

28. DO YOU HAVE THREE OR FOUR FAVOURITE QUOTES? IF SO, WHAT ARE THEY:

“All your life you live so close to truth, it becomes a permanent blur in the corner of your eye, and when something nudges it into outline it is like being ambushed by a grotesque.”

“We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered.”

"Good morning. Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world, and you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. Mankind, that word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences any more. We will be united in our common interest. Perhaps it's fate that today is the 4th of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom. Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution, but from annihilation. We're fighting for our right to live, to exist; and should we win the day, the 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice, 'We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on, we're going to survive.' Today we celebrate our independence day!"

29. YOUTUBE OR NETFLIX:  Generally Netflix.  Or Hulu.

30. HARRY POTTER OR PERCY JACKSON:  Harry Potter.

31. WHEN YOU FEEL ACCOMPLISHED:  When I actually get up and do something.

32. STAR WARS OR STAR TREK:  Star Wars.

33. PAPERBACK BOOKS OR HARDBACK BOOKS:  Paperback.  Far more convenient, and I feel less bad writing in the margins.

34. HANDWRITING OR TYPING:  I use handwriting far more often.

35. VELVET OR SATIN:  Neither.  Both strike me as being a bit tacky.

36. VIDEO GAMES OR MOVIES:  Movies.

37. WOULD YOU RATHER BE THE DRAGON OR OWN THE DRAGON?  I enjoy being human, and I would not want that responsibility.  And the fire hazard alone puts me off.

38. SUNRISE OR SUNSET:  Sunset

39. WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE SONG?  It depends on my mood, to be honest.

40. HORROR MOVIES YES OR NO:  YESSSSSS

41. LONG HAIR OR SHORT HAIR:  I tend to keep mine relatively short.  I need to get it cut again, actually.  

42. OPERA OR THEATRE:  “Um it’s theatER not theatRE”  In the US, ‘theater’ may be the more common/preferred spelling, but that doesn’t make 'theatre’ incorrect.  I prefer the theatRE (both the venue, art form, and the spelling).

43. ASSUMING THE MULTIVERSE THEORY IS TRUE AND EVERY STORY EVER TOLD HAS REALLY HAPPENED SOMEWHERE, WHICH ONE OF THE MOVIE/BOOK/TV SHOW/GAME/ETC WORLDS WOULD YOU PICK TO TRAVEL TO FIRST?  I’d be down for bopping about time and space in a TARDIS.

44: IF YOU HAD TO EAT ONLY ONE THING FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WHAT WOULD IT BE?  Soup.

45: OLDER GUYS OR YOUNG GUYS?  Generally older.

46: IF YOU COULD HAVE A NIGHT WITH ANY FICTIONAL CHARACTER DOING WHATEVER YOU WANTED … WHO?  CASTIEL.  I would just want to know about everything.

47: SINGING OR DANCING?  Singing!

48: WOULD YOU RATHER LOSE YOUR VISION FOR A WEEK, OR YOUR HEARING FOR A YEAR?  Vision.  I could use it to catch up on sleep.

49: WARRIOR OR MAGE?  Mage.

ALTERNATIVE NUMBERS 45-50

45.  What instrument would you like to learn?  I’d love to pick up violin again.  I wish I hadn’t dropped it after those mandatory lessons in 4th grade.

46. If you had to be an animal for the rest of your life, what would you be?  A human.

47. What toppings do you put on pancakes?  Just maple syrup, no butter.

48. How do you take your coffee?  Usually black (adding milk and sugar makes me feel shitty the rest of the day, but, for whatever reason, if I get a regular at Dunkie’s, I’m good).

49. What is your dream job?  Being paid to travel, working in diplomacy and international relations.

50. If you had infinite amount of money what’s the first thing you’d do?  Get a small house near the Harbor that has enough outdoor space I could have bees. 

51. Favorite television show?  Supernatural takes up more of my time and I’m more heavily invested in it than I am any other show at the moment.

[suteshiro]

(1) Do You Sleep With Your Closet Doors Open Or Closed?

Open, kinda? My closet is built into a wall and one of the sides has like, shelves I use often so it’s just open for accesibility

(2) Do You Have Freckles?

Nope! I got nerfed, honestly. I’d look lovely with freckles

(3) Can You Whistle?

Hahaha nope,

(4) Last Song You Listened To.

Night of Fire bc im listening to an eurobeat mix while working on a school assignment skjfvnskjfv last song I Willingly listened to is The Hearse by matt maeson which fucking slaps

(5) What Is Your Favourite Colour?

Probably purple!

(6) Relationship Status.

Single

(7) What Is The Temperature Right Now?

18 celsius/64 fahrenheit. pretty average but for some reason im cold

(8) Did You Wake Up Cranky?

Nope! I woke up feeling wonderfully actually

(9) How Many Followers?

404. Very nice number

(10) Zodiac Sign.

I’m a scorpio and a dragon :3

(11) What Is Your Eye Colour?

Brown!

(12) Take A Vitamin Daily?

I do not, though I used to and might start again, who’s to say

(13) Do You Sing In The Shower?

Not rlly. I shower listening to music and I have a lot of trouble singing along to things im hearing for some reason skfnvskfjb

(14) What Books Are You Reading?

I’m too embarrassed to say publicly which one im reading now skjvnskfjb i kinda wanna read some cute cheesy romance in the nearby future

(15) Grab The Book Nearest To You, Turn To Page 64, Give Me Line 14.

I grabbed the first lotr book and gottt

“Ah,” said Ted, “ you hear them, if you listen. But if I wanted to listen to old lady tales and childish legends, I’d stay home”

(Translated a bit roughly bc my physical books are mostly in spanish

(16) Favourite Anime?

You cant ask me thatt skjfvnklabmksfjb It might be Violet Evergarden? It’s the only anime that’s really made me cry

(17) Last Person You Cried In Front Of?

I think I cried in front of my mom at some point recently while pretending i wasnt crying

(18) Do You Collect Anything?

Notebooks skfnskfsnb I just think they’re neat

(19) What Did You Have For Lunch?

havent Lunched yet, dont scold me

(20) Do You Dance In The Car?

I’m rarely in cars and they’re usually not mine

(21) Favourite Animal?

Coatimundis pretty...... and adorable

(22) Do You Watch The Olympics?

Nope

(23) What Time Do You Usually Go To Bed?

I try to go to bed a bit before midnight but im needy and like talking to my friends so its usually around 2am

(24) Are You Wearing Makeup Right Now?

Nope! I p much never do that

(25) Do You Prefer To Swim In A Pool Or The Ocean?

Both have their pros! I think I tend towards pools bc as a rule they dont rlly have like, annoying consequences

(26) Favourite Tumblr Blog?

@yournewapartment​​ keeps popping up in my dash with good advice and nice stuff and i appreciate it

(27) Bottled Water Or Tap Water?

Bottled waterr the tap water in my building is weird and doesnt seem very safe to drink and by now i hate the taste skjvfnkjn

(28) What Makes You Happy?

My friends, comedy shows, reading good fanfiction, writing fanfiction, drawing my characters, reading about others’ characters, giving gifts, the smell of roses, fairy pokemon, butterflies-

I like being happy

(29) Post A Gif Of What You’re Currently Feeling Right Now.

Im not really a Keeps Gifs That Convey Emotions kinda guy

(30) Do You Study Better With Or Without Music?

Depends a lot skjvfnskfjvn my brain keeps switching

(31) Dogs Or Cats?

Very hard questions,,, I think I tend towards dogs bc they’re like me. Big. Excitable. Needy.

(32) If You Were A Crayon What Colour Would You Be?

Purble.,......

(33) PlayStation Or Xbox.

PlayStation

(34) Would You Swim In The Lake Or Ocean?

I have been in the ocean before and idk how much i liked it but sure id do it again. A lake sounds fun!!

(35) Do You Believe In Magic?

I practice it!

(36) What Colour Shirt Are You Wearing?

Red

(37) Can You Curl Your Tongue?

I’m not sure what exactly this is asking

(38) Do You Save Money Or Spend It?

I like saving money skjfnvksjv I rarely think of things to spend it on

(39) Is There Anything Pink Within 10 Feet Of You?

Ye! There’s a bag I use to keep my chargers in it when im outside. it has flower pictures. very pretty

(40) Do You Have Any Obsessions Right Now?

Love Live,,,,, and now my character Curiosity bc @zuramaru​​ is an angel and running a campaign he’s in and we played yesterday and holy shit theres a lot going on

(41) Have You Ever Caught A Butterfly?

Oh yes!! this one time I was in a place absolutely full of butterflies and I caught one between my cupped hands and it stayed there when I opened them and it was a wonderful experience

(42) Are You Easily Influenced By Other People?

Ya,, I do the fawning thing so I tend to agree with other people by default, lest we have any kind of conflict

(43) Do You Have Strange Dreams?

Oh yes, most of the dreams I remember are. bizarre

(44) Do You Like Going On Airplanes?

Yeah!!! Only done it twice but it was a blast

(45) Name One Movie That Made You Cry.

Inside Out fucking got to me

(46) Peanuts Or Sunflower Seeds?

Peanuts,,, I don’t like sunflower seeds. I mean they’re tasty but. Too much effort for too little reward

(47) If I Handed You A Concert Ticket Right Now, Who Would You Want The Performer To Be?

Uuuuh, FOB probably

(48) Are You A Picky Eater?

Not really, but also yes? I have a few things I absolutely refuse to put in my mouth

(49) Are You A Heavy Sleeper?

Perhaps? I’m not very hard to wake up but I can sleep through a lot of stuff

(50) Do You Fear Thunder / Lightning?

Nah I fucking love it

(51) Do You Like To Read / Write?

Yes!! I think I would actually like to become a writer. Not sure tho

(52) Do You Like Your Music Loud?

Yea but only when I’m really into it. Like, usually I’m listening to stuff and the volume tends to low but then there’s this One song and I turn it up all the way until it’s over

(53) Would You Rather Carve Pumpkins Or Wrap Presents?

Wrap presents, I’ve never carved pumpkins before skjfvnskjfv seems like a hassle and I’d feel bad for not making it look nice

(54) Put Your Music On Shuffle, What Is The First Song That Came Up?

Haven’t you noticed (I’m a star) from Steven Universe

(55) What Season Are You In Right Now? (Weather)

Winterr

(56)What Are You Craving Right Now?

Choclet........

(57) Post A Screenshot Of Your Tumblr Feed.

Here you go!

(58) What Is Your Gender?

Solarian!

(59) Coffee Or Tea?

I’m a tea guy!

(60) Do You Have Any Homework Right Now? If So, What Is It About?

I’m helping translate an entire thing about the way emails work, its a bit of a hassle skjfvnsf

(61) What Is Your Sexuality?

Uuuuh I’ve been questioning but im mlm and also into nb people

(62) Do You Make Your Bed In The Morning?

Yeah! Makes me feel accomplished and sexy

(63) Favourite Pokemon?

SYLVEON SYLVEON SYLVEON

(64) Favourite Social Media?

Absolutely Tumblr. Unless you count Discord as a social media

(65) What’s Your Opinion On Instagram Stories?

I don’t use. Instagram. But sure they’re neat

(66) Do You Get Homesick?

A little. Usually when I travel I’m either at a place I hate or at a place where I don’t have commodities I do have at home skjfnskjfb so I miss my room

(67) Are You A Virgin?

Yup

(68) What Shampoo And Conditioner Are You Using Right Now?

Uuuh I’m using a Head & Shoulders shampoo I believe? WIth no conditioner bc my hair is real short now and conditioner tends to feel weird

(69) If You Were Far From Home And Needed To Sleep For The Night, Would You Choose To Rent A Crappy Motel Room For $60 Or Sleep In Your Car For Free?

Well you see I would choose the crappy motel but 60 bucks seems a bit unattainable so sure, let’s stay in my car

(70) Are Both Of Your Blood Parents Still In Your Life?

Nope, father is Dead

(71)  Whats The Next Movie You Want To See In Theaters?

I’m not interested in anything, honestly

(73) What Is Your Favourite Quote Right Now?

“If I could make days last forever, if words could make wishes come true, I’d save every day like a treasure and then, again, I would spend them with you”

(74) What Eye Colour Do You Find Sexiest?

There’s this like. Really nice honey color

(75) Did You Like Swinging As A Child? Do You Still Get Excited When You See A Swing Set?

I loved swinging! I still do but I’m. Self conscious about my weight and scared of breaking something

(76) What Was The Last Thing You Ate?

Some pastries for breakfast

(77) What Games Do You Have On Your Phone?

20B wives, My sweet angel is a real angel, BitLife, Buriedbornes, Cardinal Quest 2, Crazy 8, Egg Inc, FarmVille 2, Fire Emblem Heroes, Gardenscapes, Get bigger! Mola, Homescapes, Human Resource Machine, Kept Man Life, Love Live, Mermaid Evolution, My Little Star VIP, Piano Tiles 2, Plague Inc, Pocket City, Pokémon GO, Puzzledom, SmithStory, Soul Knight, Tap Knight, Tower Breaker

To be clear quite a few of these stay there completely untouched

(78) Would You Give A Homeless Person CPR If They Were Dying? Why Or Why Not?

What kind of question is this???

I mean I don’t know CPR but if I could yeah???

(79) Been On The Computer For 5 Hours Straight?

… listen,

right now ive only been on my computer for like an hour or two but yeah ive done that,

(80) Stalked Someone On A Social Network?

I don’t think so?

(81) Do You Like Meeting New People?

Yyyyes and no. I’m a bit awkward but I like people

(82) Do You Wear Rings? If You Do, Take A Picture Of Them.

Oh!! I wear this really pretty crown shaped ring but idk where I left it

(83) Do You Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open Or Closed?

Closed closed closed I haaate when my bedroom door is open

(84) What Are Three Things You Did Today?

Talk with friends, make some tea, read? I haven’t done a lot today skvnskjvn

(85) What Do You Wear To Bed?

Comfy shirt and sweatpants

(86) List All Of Your Different Beauty Products You Have Right Now.

What’s a beauty?

(87) Are You A Day Or Night Person?

uuuh both? hard to answer??

(88) List All Of Your Video Games On Your Phone, Console Etc.

Well, we’ve already clarified what I have on my phone skjfnskjfb

THe only games I know I have on console are Mortal Kombat Armageddon, Devil May Cry 3 special edition, and Okami. Oh! And God of War. I think at least the first and second. Were there more than two?

(89) Tell Me About A Dream That You Had And When It Happened.

Nah

(90) Favourite Soda Drink?

I don’t like fizzy drinks, they make my throat hurt

But Fanta is nice

(91) What Sounds Are Your Favourite?

Melodic voices singing, the rain, absentminded humming, small clicking noises...

(92) Do You Wear Jeans Or Sweats More?

Jeans! I have very few but I’ve grown fond of them. Used to wear yoga pants pretty exclusively before

(93) How Do You Look Right Now?

Gorgeous, of course

Skjvnskfjvn I’m still wearing the clothes I used to sleep

(94) Name Something That Relaxes You.

Ghibli movies

(95) What Tattoo Do You Want?

A star map on my back!

(96) Favourite YouTuber?

Right now I think that’s John Wolfe. But I like quite a few

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How to Build Your House Upon the Rock

Today's article is based on a little story Jesus told, you could call it a parable but was basically just an illustration.

Matthew 7: 24-27 (NKJV)

(A) 24 "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that House; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

26 "But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: 27and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; And it fell. And great was its fall. " If this is the first time you have read this scripture verse it may be scary to contemplate the outcome of a person who does not build his life upon the sayings of Jesus.

What is more scary is that people sit in churches all over the world, week after week and do not realize that Jesus is speaking to them. The most common understanding of this scripture is that when a person becomes a Christian that they have begun to build their life upon the rock and the sayings of Jesus. But this is not correct.

If you want to test that this is true in another person's life just ask someone for money the next time you are in need. Jesus says:

Matthew 5:42 (NKJV)

42Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away. If the person that you ask is a Christian and they do not give to you or let you borrow from them they are not obeying the command of Jesus to do so.

Can you imagine a world that people did not preach Jesus to others but actually lived like Jesus in the world? Can you picture a world where Christians did not fight in a war to liberate a country but they actually prayed so much that the country's leader was taken out of leadership by the people?

What would the world be like if you were hungry and the first person you approached washed you money or bought you some food?

Matthew 25: 32-46 (New King James Version) 32All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34Then the King will say to those on His right hand, "Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me. '

37 "Then the correcteous will answer Him, saying," Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give you drink? 38When did we see you a stranger and take you in, or naked and clothe You? 39Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You? ' 40And the King will answer and say to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me. '

41 "Then He will also say to those on the left hand," Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me. '

44 "Then they also will answer Him, [a] saying," Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You? ' 45Then He will answer them, saying, "Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me." 46And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the correcteous into eternal life. " Do we act like the righteous in this parable? When we see the hungry do we feed them? When we see someone in need of a drink do we buy it for them? Do we walk past the stranger in the street and ignore them when they need a place to live? Do we visit people we know in prison? Do we heal the sick by laying hands on them?

I ask you reader, do you do these things?

Many people assume that Jesus is not talking about them when He says this story and yet if you fulfil the deeds of the goats then you will not see the kingdom of heaven.

Let me tell you a story of mine.

About ten years ago I was walking down the Queen street mall in Brisbane. I had five dollars on me and an older man that looked like a homeless drunk approached me. I thought he was going to ask for money and I already had my answer ready for him as I only had a five dollar note and no change and I needed some of it for milk and bread.

He asked me, "Have you got any money?"

I said, "No"

I had lied. I knew I lied and I was sorry for it, but it seemed too much of a hassle to go to a shop and change the money just for him and besides he was only going to spend it on more alcohol I thought.

He turned away from me and continued to walk down the mall. As I continued to walk Jesus said, "What do you to the least of my brethren you do unto me" as a thought into my head.

Feeling strongly denied I turned and ran after the man. He had gone around a telephone box some fifteen feet away and when I got there I was shocked that he had disappeared into thin air! There was simply no where he could have gone!

I was shocked by this and as I turned to continue on my way I asked the Lord what I had done wrong.

He said, "Beside lying, you judged that man. You need to learn not to judge before I can use you more."

I was consistently denied and it was not till later that I realized that the old man had been an angel sent to test me.

Are you building your house upon the sand? Is every person you see in need being touched by you? Are you talking the talk and not walking the walk?

The worst thing that can happen is that a person finds out we are a Christian and then have them see us not behaving like one. That must disappoint Jesus so much.

Matthew 13:22 (NKJV)

22Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. In Matthew chapter 13 Jesus shares a parable about a sower. In this verse he describes the seed that fell on ground where thorns choked the word. Many times when we do not obey the teachings of Jesus it is because the cares of this world and our desire to have the things this world has to offer get in the way.

Jesus says if we live in the world with all of its pleasures and we do not deny ourselves to become like Him then we will become unfruitful. And we all know what happens to a tree on a farm that is unfruitful for many seasons. Soon enough the farmer will pull it up and put another there to bear fruit.

James talks about the world like this:

James 4: 4 (NKJ V)

4Adulterers and [a] adulterresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. James says that we are committing spiritual adultery if we love the world and the things in it. He says quite clearly that friendship with the world is making for ourselves an enemy of God. James is writing to Christians here and he is giving a stern warning.

Living in the world is building your house upon the sand. Loving the things of this world more than loving the teachings of Jesus is dangerous. Denying someone that you know is in need, is placing yourself in a dangerous position when it comes to the day of judgment.

Do you want to build your house upon the rock?

Closing prayer:

Lord God, lead me into fresh understanding. Let me not be a person who loves the cares of this world and who loves the world but Father let me be one that loves you and all that Your Son Jesus taught. Father today I give you my whole heart and I place my life in your hands, lead me to places in your love where I will be refreshed. Do not judge me Father, rather lead me slowly and certainly into your green pastures where I can live and obey my Son's teachings and where I can inherit your kingdom. In Jesus' name I ask. Amen.

Source by Matthew Robert Payne

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The Random Show – Drinking Urine, Exploring Japan, and Figuring Out Life

Coming to you from a late night in rural Japan, this is a special edition of The Random Show.

Per usual for The Random Show, I am joined by Kevin Rose (@KevinRose), serial entrepreneur, world-class investor, and all around wild and crazy guy. We discuss Japan and how to do it cheaply, building apps, urine drinking, love and marriage, beauty and absurdity in 2017, why Kevin doesn’t have New Year’s resolutions, favorite books, and much more.

Enjoy!

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QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

Scroll below for links and show notes…

Selected Links from the Episode

Connect with Kevin Rose:

Twitter | The Journal

Past episodes of The Random Show

Cherry blossom festivals in Tokyo

Suntory The Premium Malt’s — “brewed with pride”

Kanpai!

We’re staying at the Araya Totoan

In spite of the tattoos, Kevin assures us he’s not Yakuza.

7-Eleven and Circle K are different in Japan.

Ghibli Museum

Harajuku

Instagram photos tagged #takeshitadori

Over 280 Images of the Most Imaginative & Strange Cosplay at Comic-Con 2016 by Steve ‘Frosty’ Weintraub, Collider

13 Secrets for Speaking Fluent Japanese by Giles Murray

Japanese Verbs & Essentials of Grammar by Rita Lampkin

How to Perform Mantra Meditation

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss

Slack

Headspace and Calm are two meditation apps Kevin uses.

Transcendental Meditation

Kevin has interviewed entrepreneurs at the Journal podcast and the Foundation series so people can better understand the steps (and missteps) that go into making a product.

vBulletin

Battle of the Clouds: Amazon Web Services vs. Microsoft Azure vs. Google Cloud Platform by Brandon Butler, Network World

Introducing “Zero,” a New App to Help You Fast by Kevin Rose, Medium

An iOS Developer’s Guide: From Objective-C to Learning Swift by Marco Mustapic, Toptal

Hodinkee

Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Timothy Ferriss

Tim Ferriss Shares Successful Life Tips from Tools of Titans on The Tonight Show

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport

SS Jeremiah O’Brien

From Gunpowder to Teeth Whitener: The Science Behind Historic Uses of Urine by Mohi Kumar, Smithsonian.com

The Tim Ferriss Podcast is Live! Here Are Episodes 1 and 2

Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom

The works of Mark Rothko, National Gallery of Art

List of Living National Treasures of Japan (crafts)

Kevin likes to wear Birkenstocks in the snow.

Minimalism: a Documentary About the Important Things

What is Hedonic Adaptation and How Can it Turn You Into a Sucka? by Mr. Money Mustache

Riding Giants

Laird XPT Extreme Pool Training

Moral Letters to Lucilius Letter XVIII: On Festivals and Fasting

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford

5-Bullet Friday

Hacking Japan: Inside Tokyo for Less than New York

Show Notes

Why are we in Japan? [06:56]

At Araya Totoan, Kevin doesn’t have to hide his tattoos. [09:17]

What it’s like in Japan if you don’t speak the language. [11:23]

The difference between losing a personal item in Japan and the US. [12:26]

Tokyo has a reputation for being an expensive city, but you can still have fun on the cheap. [15:20]

Book recommendations for people who want to learn Japanese. [20:02]

Book research and development, and mantra meditation app creation. [21:22]

Weighing the benefits of Slack vs. a private Facebook group for community feedback. [29:20]

Why is Kevin creating an app for mantra meditation, and what would its success look like? [31:43]

What do developers and designers mean when they talk about “wireframes?” [36:08]

Why don’t I have a “4-Hour” app yet? How can developers minimize maintenance once an app goes live? [37:51]

What can an app developer expect in terms of cost and maintenance for the first year if their launch is successful? [44:02]

Some of the features I’d like in my own app. [47:50]

Aside from app development, what has Kevin been up to? [49:27]

Book promotion is busy work. [50:09]

My recent Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon experience. [52:40]

The merits of deep work and blocking time “for unknown purposes.” [55:32]

Epitaph ideas, writing, and podcasting as vehicles for teaching. [56:55]

The three keys to achieving goals. [58:28]

How can you apply data to love and marriage? [1:00:06]

On drinking urine. [1:03:23]

How this podcast evolved as a break from writing to what it is today. [1:07:29]

Absurdity and beauty as project criteria — case studies: court jesters and Mark Rothko. [1:09:38]

Why Kevin got into woodworking. [1:17:23]

How Kevin avoids costly impulse purchases. [1:23:36]

Hedonic adaptation (aka experience stretching). [1:26:49]

Parting thoughts: Kevin’s podcast, our tour of a sake brewery, and book and documentary recommendations. [1:32:00]

People Mentioned

David Chang

Reid Hoffman

Jimmy Fallon

B.J. Novak

Will Smith

Cal Newport

Wim Hof

BJ Miller

Mark Rothko

Darya Rose

Ryozo Kawagita

Laird Hamilton

Gabrielle Reece

Kelly Starrett

Elon Musk

Dan Carlin