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[blazernot]

The Magnus Archives Season 4

Okay so i like just finished the finale so my thoughts are very scattered but bear with me

John, my beloved, was trying so hard this season. But sadly he was stuck in a basement full of women that hated him. He tries but he's also a massive hypocrite. "We need to communicate" oh that's rich coming from you. He just kept making stupid decisions and never thought anything through. He is a disaster but it's very entertaining and I love him.

I of course love all the girlies. My favorite was definitely Daisy, if you've been following my liveblogs it's kinda obvious. But everyone else was also great. I love super spy Bashira. I feel really bad for Melanie choosing to blind herself but I also completely understand her decision. I hope her and Georgie can have peace, somehow.

Martin!! It was so weird seeing him be like the main thing this season. It made sense though since he always was the guy in the backround so it was nice to have him be center stage. It's also so sad that that's what tipped him off to the plan, he's not some chosen on hero. The lonely is honestly really fitting sadly. It was also so strange to watch him bite back at times and push John away, I'll get back to this later.

Peter is so entertaining, I mean Elias was as well but Peter with his "Grubby Jesus" and "Pet Murderer" stole my heart. They really are just a bickering divorced couple. Their fight in the tunnels was peak custody battle energy with Martin just awkwardly in the corner.

I love monster John, it's so eerie. Like that one lady and her encounter was so, eheheh, like I didn't want to believe John would do that, but of course he would. Everyone being scared of him, especially since last season John declared that he would trust them and be better, but I also don't blame them.

I did not believe that the Daisy rescue would work- but gosh I'm happy it did. I adore her. She's probably dead now after the finale but I have to hope. That whole thing was tense, but now they are the dirt duo and friends because who else is there to be friends with. They listen to bad radio shows its great.

OKAY SO- back in season one I thought stuff like "Oh the fandom totally ships John and Martin even though they hate each other" because that's what fandom does and that's a very popular dynamic. And I thought it would just stay like that?? Like it would be meek Martin and annoyed John and that would be their permanent dynamic. Looking back that was a stupid assumption but I'm used to ships like that going nowhere. But NO and oh my gosh I didn't think about John and Martin's relationship this much until this season. It was the pining the "I'm doing this for you" "I miss you" "I'm here if you need me" the distance that made it so clear that you're the only person that could get me, Martin defending John when he talked to Georgie. John wanting the two of them to gouge their eyes out and escape together. Then- THEN the finale where John once again saved someone he loved from impossible odds. And like, they're canon right? Like they openly love each other? They stayed in a hideout together for weeks and Martin tells him about cows he sees on his walks. Like what else could you want. I'm certain the fandom went mental

I'm also certain they went mental over the finale, like I currently am. I want, no, need Elias dead. I did not expect him to be the finale boss. Like what. I was wondering what a beholding ritual would even do or be, but I guess I got some kind of answer.

But seriously I hate Elias- Tim died for NOTHING. Tim died for literally no reason. So much of this could've been stopped but no. Brilliant plan though, like as it was being read off I was speakless. Like I am shook to the core, Yonah and Eli can testify they saw me go mental on discord. I kept expecting Martin to walk back in just on time to stop everything but no. And now we're screwed and I have no idea how this series will end but it'll be with a bang that's for sure

[coffeeastronaut]

the use of the tardis lights in heaven sent as indicative of the doctor’s mentality + literal consciousness; as continued in s10e01 ‘The Pilot.’ when the doctor lets bill into the tardis for the first time and has all the lights come up, both as the literal waking up of the tardis and as the doctor’s symbolic return to consciousness/himself as he takes a new friend on an adventure for the first time in an age. Hi

[pengweng-quack]

Being a Witch with Vampires

Carlisle Cullen x Witch!OC

Summary: Stella (A witch) and Carlisle (A vampire), and how they blossomed from roommates to friends(?) to partners

Chapter 7/7

Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7

Notes:

This was inspired by this fanfic on tumblr by lis-likes-fics titled "In My Defense, I Was Left Unsupervised"

This is also on Ao3 under the same title and same username too if you'd like to read it there (https://archiveofourown.org/works/53448940)

This is officially the final chapter, and thank you so so so much for the support that you've given this series

I will probably post some other stuff firsts before the other Carlisle series that I have been working on, so leave a follow if you're interested

Thank you so much! No words can explain what I feel for each and every one of you <3

Word Count: 3930 words

TW for this chapter: Smut

Timeline: After Breaking Dawn

Masterlist

~2007~

“Are we grandparents now?” Stella asked Carlisle while the two was in bed, hearing Renesmee play with Emmett and Jasper, hearing their giggles and laughs and screams as they seem to be having a pirate roleplay presentation for the other Cullens

“Why do you think so?” Carlisle asked

“I don’t know, we’ve always considered those five as sort of our kids, and you know, Edward and Bella have their own kid now so does that make us her grandparents?” Stella explained her point

“Mi amor, we’re not even married.” Carlisle answered with a small chuckle. They’ve always said that they’re married to the world, but has never really done anything to legalize it

The world knew her as Stella Cullen, but in reality, she was still Stella Allicere. Carlisle knew that he should change that by now.

It’s about time that she actually becomes his Stella Cullen.

“Everyone.” Edward called as Emmett, Renesmee, and Jasper was about to bow for their performance “I think Carlisle’s gonna propose.”

“What?!” Everyone shrieked in either shock, confusion, or excitement

“Yeah, he’s considering it after Stella asked if they’re grandparents.” Edward answered to everyone

“A wedding!” Alice said excitedly, clapping with a huge grin on her face

“We’re not getting married.” Carlisle announced, walking out the room with his hand around Stella’s waist “We’re doing something else.”

“He’ll be offering himself to me.”

~~

The setup was ready. Stella was anxious, if not, more anxious that Carlisle. He was calm, just watching as her and Sam was setting up the finishing touches of the ritual

“You don—

“I want to do this mi amor.” Carlisle said, kissing the temples of her head “But if you think that today isn’t the right time, then we can postpone. I can wait for an eternity for you.”

“But I don’t want you to wait.” Stella murmured “I just want you to be safe.”

“After all that has happened in our 287 years of being together, I am not letting you go anymore.” Carlisle declared

“Well?” Sam asked the couple “Are you ready?”

Stella looked at Carlisle, nothing but a content smile on his face. The kids were watching just outside the circle of salt, all were giving thumbs up to the couple.

He was excited, he was ready.

And that made her ready too.

“Ego Samuel Vi, benedictus superis, ut ligaturam darem Carlisle Cullen et Stella Allicere (I, Samuel Vi, have been blessed by the gods above to grant the binding of Carlisle Cullen and Stella Allicere).” Sam chanted, looking at the two with a smile on his face

“Beata potestate a dis facere ut (Blessed with the power from the gods to make them as one).” He continued, going and looking down on the book of bindings to for the flow

“Carlisle, announce your offers.” Sam instructed

“I am Carlisle Cullen,” Carlisle introduced, making Stella laugh “I may not have much as what others could offer you. But I promise to offer you the entirety of me. I promise to offer you eternal happiness. I will be whatever you need me to be. And I will be by your side for all of eternity.”

“Nunc nos invitamus ad magicam Stella Allicere ut eius oblationem exeat vel recipiat vel neget (We now invite for the magic within Stella Allicere to come out and accept or deny his offering).” Sam said. Carlisle got a wave of nervousness hit him, he thought that it was Stella that would accept or deny, not her magic

A wave of red flew out of Stella, it was a version of her. Ghostly, but so beautiful. She was always so beautiful, no matter what she is.

“I have heard a lot about you, Carlisle Cullen.” The ghost talked, a bored expression on its face

“You’ve caused her pain.”

“You made her wait too long.”

“You made her fend for herself too much.”

“You treated her as if she was weak.”

The ghost was listing everything that could be used against him. Did Stella actually feel of those? He got nervous, thinking that maybe he didn’t think this thoroughly through.

“Yet her heart calls for you.” The ghost countered from everything she listed “Not once have I seen a witch’s heart call for a vampire like you.”

“As the magic within Stella Allicere, I accept your offer to be her mate.” The ghost announced before flying back in Stella

Carlisle felt at ease, it was done. It was over.

They were as one now.

“Accepta tua oblatio, nunc te unum voco. Stella Allicere, tu nunc Stella Cullen (Having accepted your offer, I now call you one. Stella Allicere, you are now Stella Cullen).” Sam said with a gleeful grin on his face, closing the book of bindings

“In normal weddings, with the powers bested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife, you may now kiss the bride.” He continued, getting Carlisle to pull Stella and give her a deep kiss

The magic accepted him. Stella was at ease.

“I love you.” Stella murmured as they pull away from each other

“My turn for a proper wedding!” Alice said, clapping in excitement. Stella and Carlisle looked at each other

They couldn’t care less how extravagant Alice will do for their wedding, all they cared is now they get to call themselves husband and wife.

~~

Stella and Carlisle were making their way back near where the ceremony will be, the same place where Edward and Bella got married. They’ve given Alice their full support that she’s to manage the wedding preparation, too intoxicated with each other to even help in any preparation.

They’ve spent a week at a nearby cottage that Carlisle bought for them and was now just coming back to the main house to see what has happened in their week absence.

“Does no one here see a vision?” Alice yelled, watching as Jasper and Emmett tries to fix the place where they will have the ceremony

“Alice,” Carlisle called, a fond smile on his face “Give your brother and mate a rest.”

“Let her be,” Stella lightly scolded him, placing her hand on his chest “Those two definitely does not have a vision though.”

“We can here you mom!” Emmett yelled, causing the five to be quiet

“I-I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it to—

“My son!” Stella yelled, running to tackle Emmett in a tight hug

No one among them has called Stella ‘mom’ before, only in public to put up an act. It was a shock, a sudden burst that came out of nowhere. It wasn’t unwanted, but was certainly welcomed. She did see them as her kids already.

“Hell yeah!” Emmett cheered, hugging Stella back tightly

“So, can we start calling you mom now?” Jasper asked behind them

“Yeah, everyone has been dying to call you mom already.” Edward said, joining them outside, Bella and Renesmee behind him “We thought it would be Rosalie that would fold and call you mom, or Jasper.”

“Did you bet who was gonna slip and call her mom first?” Carlisle asked, amused with the kids’ odd bets

“Yeah, there was a 5000-dollar bet that Jasper will go first.” Edward listed, excited to share what had been going behind the couple’s back

“There was a 4000-dollar bet that Rosalie was gonna be first to say it.” He continued

“There was a 2500-dollar bet that Emmett was gonna slip up and say it.” Rosalie added, going outside and joining them

“I think 700 for me. It wasn’t as high as the three, but I was following them.” Edward continued

“I told them that I already knew who was gonna slip up so I just didn’t join, but I did want to call you mom just as much as they do already.” Alice giggled as Stella moved back to be next to Carlisle, resting her head on his shoulders

“Well, I think you owe them 2500, mister.” Stella said, a grin on her face as she playfully looked at Emmett before he groaned and pulled out his wallet. Everyone fell into a line, waiting to receive their 2500 from Emmett

“Why they’d bet like that when their dad is loaded amuses me.” Stella said, before everyone looked at the two, shock looks on their faces

“What is it?” Carlisle asked, curious with the kids’ sudden shock

“You just made us lose!” Emmett yelled in shock, before laughing hard

“Did you also bet who was gonna call Carlisle ‘dad’ too?” Stella asked, amused with their reactions

“We thought it was gonna be Edward.” Jasper answered “Like 15000 was all on Edward that he was gonna call Carlisle ‘dad’ first.”

“Give some respect to your dad.” Stella playfully scolded, giggling like crazy. She felt Carlisle’s hand find its way to her waist, resting as he watches the kids in amusement

Their kids.

“Technically,” Stella said, raising her pointing finger with a matter-of-fact tone “I didn’t call him dad, I do call him—

“We do not want to hear about you and dad’s sex life!” Rosalie yelled, covering her ears like a little child. They all looked at her, laughing as she slipped up

“Damn it!” She could only yell in reply

Carlisle and Stella could only laugh as Rosalie rushes in the house to grab the 15000 dollars that was promised, begrudgingly giving it to Edward.

“Okay!” Alice said, clapping her hands together “Now that you’re all here, you can go and help me with the wedding preparations.”

“Go help your sister out,” Carlisle told them before moving his eyes to Stella, eyeing her from top to bottom “Me and my wife-to-be is gonna enjoy some few moments—

“Ew!” Emmett yelled, covering her ears again “We do not want to hear what you and mom do in the cottage.”

“Mr. Cullen, don’t terrorize our kids like that.” Stella teased, lightly slapping Carlisle’s chest but using her pointing finger to trail down his torso

Carlisle made eye contact with Stella, her grey eyes looking at him seductively. Her body was calling for him, every inch of her needing and calling for every inch of him.

And that made his pants a bit tighter than how it was

“We will be in the cottage, call us when the pre-wedding preparations are over.” Carlisle said, his hands tightly on Stella’s waist “You know who to invite.”

(Smut Scene)

The two didn’t hear what they were gonna say next, as Carlisle picked her up bridal style and rushed to the cottage and into their bedroom. Where Carlisle carefully placed her down the bed, his eyes on her like a predator on his prey.

“I need you.” Carlisle murmured, removing the shirt that he had to wear in visiting the main house, Stella watched as his cold tone body was revealed, making her gulp.

What a masterpiece.

Carlisle crawled to the bed, making his way to be on top of Stella, his hands slowly making its way on Stella’s waist, playing with the hem of her top before fully removing it, giving him more access to her skin.

“How you managed to keep me outside when you’re this ravishing astonishes me.” Carlisle whispered, indulging himself and leaving shallow bite marks on Stella’s shoulders, getting the witch to let out whimpers of pleasure. He used his free hand to undo her bra, having experience from her teaching him how to undo it.

Carlisle took his time on Stella’s shoulders and neck, leaving bite marks wherever his lips land on. Such simple action, yet his beloved Stella is already moaning in pleasure. He moved down to her legs, removing the shorts and panties that were preventing Carlisle from giving more pleasure to his wife-to-be.

“Carlisle,” Stella moaned quietly “No teasing.”

“I do not intend on teasing you, my beloved.” Carlisle answered, using his two fingers to rub the wetness that was forming in Stella’s pussy around “I only intend on taking my time with you.”

“Carlisle please,” Stella breathed out. Carlisle chucked at the sight of her, he hasn’t done anything yet Stella is already crying her pleas

Carlisle slowly inserted two fingers in her, allowing her to adjust. Stella let out a moan, throwing her head back. He decided to end the slowness, increasing the speed of his fingers going in and out of her as he places his mouth on her clit, using it to stimulate more pleasure in her.

“Carlisle,” Stella breathed out, Carlisle could hear her heartbeat speeding, it meant that she was getting closer to her orgasm.

“Yes, mi amor?” Carlisle asked, pulling away from her clit, a string of saliva following as he used his other hand to stimulate her more

“C-close.” She could only mutter, deep pants coming from her mouth

“I know.” He only replied, keeping the pace of his hands on her

It didn’t take long for Stella to let out a cry of his name, her back arching in pleasure as Carlisle kept the pace of his fingers on her, even going back and placing his mouth on her clit to stimulate her freshly orgasmed pussy

“Carlisle!” Stella squealed, grabbing a handful of his hair as she grinded her pussy on his face. Carlisle welcomed it, pulling his hands away from her and wrapping it around her thighs, keeping them in place.

Carlisle decided that he was gonna force another orgasm out of her before he even thinks of his pleasure. She was getting close again, he didn’t need his vampiric senses to figure that out. Stella was chanting his name like a prayer, her grip on his hair tight and her back arched.

“Carlisle, I’m cumming!” Stella yelled, lifting her waist up in instinct. Carlisle pushed her down, making sure that he gets to ride her orgasm before he pulled away from her

“How was it, mi amor?” Carlisle asked her, looking at her face. She was panting, and anyone would clearly be able to see just how used she had been

‘To think that it’s just been two orgasms’ Carlisle thought to himself, chuckling as Stella catches her breath

Stella didn’t reply, only grabbing his hand and pulling him down the bed and making her way on top of him. Resting herself dangerously close to his cock.

“Need you.” Stella murmured, before turning around and pushing the sweatpants off the vampire, revealing his semi-hardened cock

It was now Carlisle’s turn to moan as Stella had wrapped her hand around his length, slowly stroking it for his dick to fully harden. When Stella was satisfied, he aligned his cock to her pussy, lowering herself down. They shared a moan; Stella’s head was thrown back in pleasure.

“Such a pretty sight.” Carlisle complimented, placing his hands on her waist as she started grinding on him. Moans and whimpers were coming out of Carlisle’s mouth, watching as his Stella grinds on his cock.

“Such a good girl for me.” He continued complimenting, before grabbing her waist and taking control for her grinding “You like being on top of me?”

“Mhm.” Stella nodded; her eyes closed in pleasure as she continued to follow Carlisle’s rhythm “So much.”

“Fuck,” Carlisle breathed out. The sight of her was so divine, a masterpiece.

All his.

“So close.” Carlisle whimpered “You want me to cum inside you?”

“Please.” Stella mumbled, covering her flustered face on his shoulders, her pace suddenly got faster as so her heartbeat did, it was obvious that she’s just had another orgasm. 287 years and she still make his undead heart flutter

“What’s that?” Carlisle asked again “Couldn’t hear you. Maybe you should face me so I can hear your answer, mi amor.”

“Need you to fill me up.” Stella whimpered, facing him with blushing yet fucked face, she was panting heavily, after just having another orgasm. The sight itself made Carlisle cum then and there. He didn’t expect that he wouldn’t be able to hold it a little longer, letting out a strangled moan in pleasure as he feels his release.

“I love you.” Stella murmured, resting her head on his shoulder

“Three orgasms and you’re already tired?” Carlisle teased her, picking her up and laying her down the bed, strings of his orgasm dripping out of her

“Try having three orgasms and then we’ll talk.”  Stella said in a grumpy tone, closing her eyes in an attempt to sleep

(End of Smut)

“Come on mi amor. Let’s get you cleaned up.” Carlisle said, picking her up bridal style and carrying her to the bathroom

Stella allowed him to take care of her, doing what Carlisle was asking her to do. She usually had a higher stamina when they’re having some time alone but it seemed that today was just not her day. Carlisle prepared the bath for them, making sure that it was the perfect temperature for Stella before positioning themselves in it and feeling the water on their skin.

“Is it possible for a vampire to impregnate a witch?” Stella asked quietly, her head resting softly on Carlisle’s chest

“Mi amor?” Carlisle asked quietly, he was nervous if his carelessness of pulling out have led to something else. He had no physical heart, yet he felt something was pounding his chest.

“I’m not implying anything.” Stella assured him; her eyes closed as she was enjoying the water’s temperature “Just curious on it.”

“I would assume that it’s possible.” He answered to her curiosity “Since a human and vampire can procreate, I would assume that it would be possible for us too.”

“Would you want to have one of our own?” She asked again, though quieter than how she asked her last question

“Would you be happier if we did have one of our own?” Carlisle asked her back. He was curious and concerned with the sudden baby discussions and what Stella was implying with that

“I wouldn’t—

“Then we won’t.” Carlisle answered at once “Your happiness is my concern. If you think that having a kid will make us happier and will make you more fulfilled, then I will be willing to give you as many children as your heart desires.”

“I thought, seeing Bella and Edward have Renesmee, that you would want a kid of your own.” Stella confessed “You know, it opened a possibility for us, if you’d want to face through it.”

“I would not want to see you in such pain, knowing that Iam the cause of it. I have seen it once; I would not wish to see you in pain again.” Carlisle answered, kissing the back of her head in an attempt to comfort her

“Are you sure?” Stella asked again, she was craving assurance from him

“100% sure, mi amor.” Carlisle answered earnestly “And besides, the kids consider us as their parents. I don’t know about you, but I consider them to be my kids.”

“I love you. Thank you for understanding my doubts.” Stella said, scooting closer to him

“I love you more.” Carlisle whispered, kissing the back of her head and wrapping his arm around her “Never think that you need more just for me to love you. I already do.”

~~

Almost all of Carlisle and Stella’s non-human friends were guests in their wedding, it was obvious that no one got to stop Alice from inviting them whatsoever. There were familiar faces, and less familiar faces, all were there to celebrate the long-awaited union of the two

Alice informed them just before the wedding started that they were gonna have another wedding, with only their human friends to give them a bit of normalcy in their union. And also, because she was well aware that even them have been rooting for them since forever.

After all, Carlisle gets to do the garter tradition on Stella twice, so who was he to oppose to that?

“Good evening, everyone.” Edward started, tapping into the mic before continuing “I’m Edward, you may know me as the vampire that fell for a human and led to a lot of things to happen, but that’s all behind us now.”

“We’re here today to celebrate a different union, one that everyone has waited to see since the beginning of their journey together. I, personally, have been a witness of how much of a coward Carlisle has been and just how patient Stella has been with him too.”

His comment made the audience laugh and Carlisle to roll his eyes at his playful antics. Edward looked at the two with a fond smile on his face before averting his attention to the audience.

“All teasing aside, I do want to thank Stella for having such a kind soul for staying with us. I know that becoming a mom was something you didn’t think you would fit to be, but you decided to step up and become the mother that we didn’t think we would need from our transition from humanity to eternity.”

“Carlisle is many things, but he is always Stella’s number one. His actions betrayed the words that came out of his mouth, for it spoke what his heart always yearned for. Carlisle, you may have waited centuries for a chance with your mate, but you don’t need to worry anymore, because she is now by your side until the end of our immortal lives.”

“Everyone has been a witness of their pinning, me painfully so because of my telepathy and the time that I’ve spent with them. And everyone had one hope for the both of you, and that was for you two to realize just how deep the love and respect that you have for each other.”

“I am standing here today, not just as their eldest son, but also a man that witnessed their love and how it was always bound to withstand the test of time.”

“May you be blessed to have the love that you will choose to live for every day.” Edward ended, raising his glass of blood to initiate a cheer for the newlywed

Edward went down the stage and hugged Carlisle and Stella, whispering his congratulations to the two of them. Rosalie made her way up the stage, a wide grin on her face.

“So, Edward made a long, very proper speech.” Rosalie started, getting laughter from the crowd “I intend to keep mine short, but I don’t think I will be able to summarize the 287 years of pinning that they had with each other.”

“Oh, come on.” Stella teased, playfully rolling her eyes at Rosalie

“I’ve only been with them for 74 years. But in those 74 years, not once have I doubted the love between the two of them. It was always there, though acknowledged very very late. Carlisle showed his through words, always knowing the right things to say to be Stella’s solace. And Stella showed hers through actions, making sure that Carlisle never forgets that he deserved rest just as much as the humans did. Both subtle yet screamed what their hearts wanted to say.”

“I wish I was as poetic as Edward.” Rosalie joked, getting the married couple to chuckle at her comment “But we really do wish nothing more but your complete happiness in your life as an officially married couple.”

“Congratulations! And finally, you’re married.” Rosalie ended, clapping because she was right

Finally, they were married.

Carlisle and Stella looked at each other as Rosalie went down the stage, a fond smile forming on their faces, before sharing a kiss. Getting the audience to cheer and yell for them.

The kiss was soft, it was gentle.

It was everything that summarized their 287 years of pinning.

@kisekihany

[earlycuntsets]

pt. 3 (pts 1, 2, 4)

earlycuntsets.org sourced - where I got all my mcr pictures

first of a series. due to tumblr limits on how many links you can post. this full idea will be continued on future posts. here is 2007-2010. this is pictures. will make a separate post for youtube/recordings.

been needing to fully source my website so here we go! wanted to share with other kool mcr fans.

old fansites/website appearances:

12/17/2010 the night 87x stole christmas detroit mi - ken settle & schwegweb.com (ken settle)

12/18/2020 the edge jingle bell rock toronto ca - popmatters (mcrmy ecuador) & aux.tv

02/13/2011 birmingham uk -blackvelvetmagazine

03/05/2011 barcelona spain - in headphones (mcrmy ecuador)

04/09/2011 denver co - reverb (mcrmy ecuador)

04/12/2011 minneapolis mn - citypages (mcrmy ecuador)

04/15/2011 chicago il - chicago now (mcrmy ecuador) & j.l. hopper

04/17/2011 cleveland oh - radio 92.3 (mcrmy ecuador)

04/23/2011 nyc ny - QRO magazine

05/07/2011 sayreville nj - thenjunderground

05/15/2011 bbc r1 big weekend carlisle uk - country grind slideshow

05/18/2011 orlando fl - ishotyourband.com & jencray.com

05/21/2011 & 05/22/2011 dallas tx - blackvelvetmagazine

05/28/2011 la ca - theaudioperv & sarah dope (deviantart)

07/10/2011 live at t in the park balado uk - thisfakediy

09/01/2011 auburn wa - suzi pratt

flickrs:

12/12/2010 101 rex the halls san diego ca - natalie, brittney denaux,

12/14/2010 st louis mo - todd owyoung, kingdead, todd morgan, jane bush,

12/15/2010 chicago il - ashley osborn, famousliving.dead, liz kannenburg, danigio,

12/18/2010 the edge jingle bell rock toronto ca- megan shauna

12/31/2010 carson daley nye - alexis siracusano

02/12/2011 london uk - lucy roth & emma webb

02/16/2011 dublin ireland - ian keegan

02/18/2011 manchester uk - michelle heighway, kay elliot, frankie cooksie, helena hurricane

02/19/2011 nottingham uk - simplificity

2/21/2011 cardiff uk - holly jenkins

02/22/2011 newcastle uk - sinead granger

02/24/2011 london uk - lucy roth (planetary go mv show)

02/26/2011 tilberg netherlands - rene sebastian

03/01/2011 paris france - jem & dianthallr

03/05/2011 barcelona spain - ruben navarro, elsa nieto, javier bragado domingo

03/07/2011 milano italy - rodolfo sassano, emanuela silm rillo,

03/12/2011 mtv winter valencia spain - laura s.c., ana barettino, grace dirnt, jose fernandez,

03/18/2011 stockholm sweden - victor lundmark

03/31/2011 oakland ca - scernea

04/02/2011 vancouver ca - ashley tanasiychuk, anil sharma,

04/03/2011 seattle wa - ciera walters

04/08/2011 salt lake city ut - sparkk&fade & alex young

04/09/2011 denver co - michael fajardo

04/11/2011 toronta ca - tony felgueiras

04/13/2011 milwaukee wi - echolalia

04/15/2011 chicago il - amelia l, danigio

04/16/2011 grand rapids me - stephanie weier

4/22/2011 nyc nc - brittany vero

04/23/2011 nyc ny - brittany vero, amy winkler, ludovica ciccarelli, tyler olson, robert polanco

05/07/2011 sayreville nj - future daydream

05/15/2011 holmdel nj - michael dubin

05/10/2011 washington dc - specimenlife, kell

05/15/2011 bbc r1 big weekend carlisle uk - chealsea cochrane, sabrina lr,

05/17/2011 ft lauderdale fl - maysa askar & marc schiller

05/21/2011 dallas tx - thunderkiss

06/24/2011 dcode festival madrid spain - juan rodriguez talavera, juan perez- fajardo, patygelduck

06/26/2011 imola italy - giacomo astorri,

06/27/2011 vienna austria - jeremy kruezmayr & steph fiorese

06/29/2011 volt festival sonpron hungary - zalaihirlap (mcrmy ecuador)

07/07/2011 oeiras portugal - palco principal

07/27/2011 vienna austria - inkbotkowalski

08/13/2011 hershey pa - alicia brown

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05/05/2011 boston ma - rich g

looks like there will be a part four to complete the timeline. damn the link limits

pt. 4 here

[thekidsare-not-alright]

lyrics for each tour date shirt so far

Chicago, IL: "when the party ends / will you still love who I am"

St Louis, MO: "what would you trade the pain for / I'm not sure"

Bonner Springs, KS: "time is luck / and I wish ours overlapped more or for longer"

The Woodlands, TX: "I think I've been going through it / and I've been putting your name to it"

Dallas, TX: "Part time soulmate / full time problem"

Phoenix, AZ: "I"ll never go / I just want to be invited"

Chula Vista, CA: "Nowhere left for us to go / but heaven"

Los Angeles, CA: "In another life / you were the sunshine of my lifetime"

Mountain View, CA: "Fever dream / tangerine sweat"

Salt Lake City, UT: "I'm just a cherub riding comets / through the night sky"

Greenwood Village, CO: "The world is always spinning / and I can't keep up"

Rogers, AR: "You put the 'fun' / into dysfunction"

Somerset, WI: "My mood board is just pictures of you / but I'm not sad anymore"

Cincinnati, OH: "We did it for futures that never came / and for pasts that we're never gonna change"

Noblesville, IN: "I will never ask you for anything / except to dream sweet of me"

Cuyahoga Falls, OH: "I closed my eyes inside of your darkness / and found your glow"

Bristow, VA: "And all of my wildest dreams / they just end up with you and me"

Charlotte, NC: "Here I am / not sure you should take a chance"

Virginia Beach, VA: "Trumpets bring the angels / but they never came"

West Palm Beach, FL: "All this effort / to make it look effortless"

Tampa, FL: "I carved out a place in this world for two / but it's empty without you"

Atlanta, GA: "Felt you at the beginning / needed you in the end"

Clarkston, MI: "We're out here / and we're ready"

Toronto, ON: "The stars are the same as ever / I don't have the guts to keep it together"

Forest Hills, NY: "So much for stardust / we thought we had it all"

Boston, MA: "Screaming at the stars / like night lights"

Darien Center, NY: "Buried alive inside my dreams / but it was all a fake-out"

Holmdel, NJ: "When the party ends / will you still love who I am"

Camden, NJ: "Twice the dreams / but half the love"

See a color-coded-by-song version here :]

[antigonick]

In the Live of Night

DISCLAIMER: Everything belongs to Larian Studios, and no specific Warnings apply... yet? WHAT TO EXPECT: I said I would publish this here so here we go. This fic is supposed to follow my Tav, Hero, from night encounter to night encounter, as the game's plot unfolds—shifting POVs, character and relationship developments, hard conversations and harder decisions. We start small with the first night at camp in fair Faerûn where we lay our scene.

Chapter I: The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Tis me, the well-known cypher, the widely traveled Pied Piper, Whom this old and famous town, certainly needs to have around; Irregardless of how many rats, and snakes and weasels on top of that: I shall cleanse the town, you'll see; they all can't help but follow me.

Good-humoured though I am, I charm the children viper-like, The wildest ones follow along as I sing my golden fairy song; and be the lads sometimes defiant, and be the lasses uncompliant, I lead the untamed battery you see: they all can’t help but follow me.

(HERO)

Come close. Come sit. Come sit by me. Let’s go back to the beginning, shall we?

This story does not start with gods, nor with the astral plane, nor even in a shaking rumbling breaking Nautiloid. It’s a common mistake, I know; but tsk, tcht, clck—focus now. This story starts here, in the crackling light of the fire, under a swelling moon, as our characters set up for camp far and far between, a distrustful eye thrown above their shoulder even as they brandish a smile like an olive branch, a prayer for peace-sleeping, for life-keeping.

This story starts— (ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, sings the lyre) This story starts with me.

____

To seduce easy and quick, you need two, two things: beauty creation and self-stripping. Around the fire, with my lyre, I am no-one, I am nothing. In the eyes of the beholder the true seducer is only a veil, and seven veils besides; a canvas, and thus a masterpiece; a projection, a mirror, a mimicking, a distorting, a bettering, yes, you understand. What do you love best but yourself, this familiar echo of what you could be if you dared?

My mother, the dusty bitch, always hated the fae sparkle of me; but fae sparkle I am wholly, I am only. You couldn’t touch me if you wanted; nobody touches a will o’the wisp.

Come on, try it.                           See? Yes. See?                                                     What do you see?                                                                                    Why do you looks like me?

“I do love this song,” the wizard says, dreamy and dreamily, his pretty face alight with shadow-dancing.

Of course he does: I’m playing The Ballad of Waterdeep.

Continued here (with better formatting).

[robbybirdy]

Sumertime Baking Therapy #2 Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookies

Hello, every birdie!

Now imagine this: you wake up, can't go anywhere because the sky is orange, and you have asthma. (You constantly pray for the people of Canada.) Normally you go to your local food pantry/thrift store and the fact that you can't go makes you frustrated. Now you want to go bake something, but then realize that there are no eggs in the fridge. This fact does not phase you because you live in the time of internet and can easily find egg less dessert recipes.

I honestly didn't know what I was going to be making yesterday. I knew that I had chocolate chips and I had chick peas/ gorbonzo beans. And so I searched the internet to find a recipe that would work. And I didn't exactly find a specific recipe for what I was looking for, but I did take inspiration from the two links down below. Feel free to check them out.

What you will need: • 15 oz can chick peas • 1 bag chocolate chips • 1 cup Peanut Butter • 1 or 2 tbsp milk ( most of the recipes were using maple syrup and it added the moisture that it needed. Just go with what looks good.)b • 1/2 cup brown sugar • 1/2 cup granulated sugar • 1 tsp vanilla extract • 1 tsp baking powder • 1 tsp baking soda • 1 cup oatmeal

The two kitchen appliances that I am going to be using is both my food processor and my convection toaster oven.

Grind up your chicks peas first because you don't want pieces of chickpeas in the cookies. Once the chickpeas are smooth you are going to put in the rest of your ingredients minus the milk, oatmeal and the chocolate chips.

You will want to add the milk a little at a time, just until the desired consistency is met. And it will be met a bit differently each time. Place your cookie dough in a bowl and fold in your oatmeal and chocolate chips.

Now I used my convection oven to make these cookies. But you could easily make them in a regular oven. Regular oven - 350 F. Convection oven - 315 F. You want to go 25 degrees difference if you are baking in a convection oven.

Each oven cpnvection or normal is going to be different. And if i havent made a cookie yet i eill always just bake it for 8 minutes and add time to it. Because as my mom has told me " you can always add time, Robyn. You can never take it away. If a recipe says 10-12 mi utes always go with the first number." You want these cookies to be brown and golden around the edges.

Regular oven - bake your cookies for 10 to 12 minutes.

Convection oven - bake your cookies for 8 minutes.

Let them set on the cookie sheet for about 4 minutes. Then transfer them to a cooling rack and enjoy.

I personally loved these cookies. Both for dessert and for breakfast. It was so high in protein, they weren't extremely sweet or anything like that. And I think my favorite part of these cookies was what my younger brother said to me. He takes a bite, looks at me and says " Robyn… You made a Cliff bar but you made it taste good." This comment was so unexpected, and it made me laugh. It wasn't what I was going for but it was something.

I honestly baking this way. Just randomly baking with what ever we have in the house. It helps me mentally and honestly it helps me when it comes to not being just being a person who only make when type of dessert. And I understand how lucky I am that I have my family, who will give me there honest opinions. I don't think I would continue baking if the responses I got were just " this tastes good" or " this is sweet." Sometimes I just need the honesty.

I hope you liked this recipe.

Recipes that inspired me: https://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/original-nestle-toll-house-peanut-butter-and-milk-chocolate-morsel-cookies/

https://iheartvegetables.com/chickpea-chocolate-chip-cookies/

[dino-fart]

The Shadow Witch | Chapter 2: King of the Sea

Summary + Chapter 1 | Chapter 2

Pairing: Namor x Faye Nyx (Original Female Character)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance

Summary: Namora is always careful, always, however, one day she gets caught by knights. They plan to take her to their king, King Edwin Stark, as a prisoner. The stories of a king underwater spread throughout the land and the king wants to draw him out. Unfortunately his plan fails when a exiled and vengeful witch rescues Namora. 

Namora opens her eyes slowly and her vision begins to clear. She could see the blue sky and could feel the cool water floating around her. 

“Are you finally awake, sea creature?” A female voice asked her and Namora quickly sat up and turned to her right. She saw a woman in a black dress with long black hair, tan skin, and green eyes staring at her while she was sitting atop a rock. 

Namora tilted her head at the woman and noticed she was eating something. Namora heard her stomach gurgle and looked down to gently stifle the sound. 

“I can imagine you’re hungry. You were almost killed.” The mysterious woman said. 

Namora eyed the bread in the woman’s hand and met the woman’s gaze. 

“Here.” The woman reached into her pouch and took out a slice of bread and tossed it over to Namora. 

The Talokan warrior caught it and stared at it curiously. It didn’t look like normal bread, it looked different. Namora stared back at the woman. 

“It’s enchanted to restore your strength, eat it.” The woman sighed. 

Namora carefully took a bite while eyeing the woman. She hummed in content and took another bite. Namora closed her eyes, savoring the sweet taste of the bread. 

A loud splash was heard and the woman looked over at the sea. She raised a brow at the sight, “Well, that’s new.” She watched a man flying out of the water and toward the two. He had white wings on his ankles, he was wearing regal armor and wielding a spear. Behind him was an army of blue-skinned warriors standing there and waiting. 

Namora dropped the bread and swam further into the water. “Ku'ku'lkán!” Namora shouted and bowed her head. 

“Namora, teech k yaax yaantal kaxtik tuméen tuláakal tu'ux. Ku ki'imaktal in wóol ti' u estés u salvo. (Namora, we have been looking everywhere for you. I am glad you are safe)” The man with wings said as he landed on the shore. 

“Táan in uts, in Ajaw. Le ko'olelo' tu jeechaj kuxtal. (I am fine, my king. This woman saved my life)” Namora answered. 

The man then turned to the dark-haired woman and walked over to her. “You have my thanks, mi x-ko'olel (my lady).” The man put his hand over his heart and bowed his head. 

The woman tilted her head and looked him over, “Are you the king of the sea or something?” 

“Something like that.” The man grinned. 

“I know everything about this land, yet nothing about a civilization under the sea.” The woman raised a brow. 

“You have much to learn then, surface dweller.” 

“Perhaps I do. Perhaps I might pay a visit. See how much of a threat you pose.” 

“And to whom are you worried I will threaten? You?” The man approached the rock closer and stared at the woman. 

The woman grinned, “Not me, handsome. The kingdom.” 

“So long as your king leaves my people be, there is no need to worry.” 

“Oh, but what fun would that be, hm?” 

“Just who are you?” 

“My name is Faye. Faye Nyx, the Shadow Witch, Unspoken Demon of the land...You?” Faye said casually. 

“I have many names. For now, you will call me Namor, King of Talokan.” 

Faye hopped off the rock and dusted off her dress. “Well, King Namor. You better make sure your warrior doesn’t come to these shores again, the rest of the land belongs to the egotistical King Stark but these shores here...They belong to me.” 

“Well then thank goodness my warrior ended up here in your care.” Namor stepped closer to Faye. 

“My care doesn’t come for free.” Faye raised a brow. 

“Name your price.” 

“Your feathered head.” 

“You are quite bold, aren’t you?” 

“Some people like bold.” 

Namor grinned and moved his hand up to pluck a red feather from his helmet and held it up to the witch. “I like bold.” 

“Careful, looks don’t mean everything.” Faye winked and took the feather from his hand. 

Namor took this opportunity to take her hand in his and pressed a kiss to her knuckles. “You have my thanks, Lady Faye Nyx.” 

“Faye is just fine, your highness.” Faye gazed at him through her lashes. 

Namor stepped back and bowed his head to Faye. “Perhaps our paths may cross again.” 

“If you’re unlucky, maybe,” Faye smirked. Faye curtsied and made her way onto the sandy shore and ran her nails along the feather. 

Namor watched her walk away then turned back to Namora. He dove back into the water and joined his people. He traveled back to Talokan, taking note of the witch’s shores.

[pinkhuman99]

UT POKÉMON TEAMS

Alphys!!

1. Magnezone: An electric type Pokémon, it evolves when exposed to a strong magnetic/electrical field or a Thunder Stone. It is said that a team of scientists tried to make it evolve scientifically but failed. I wonder if Alphys was part of that team? This Pokémon is not only an electric type that uses electric attacks like Alphys, but it is also robotic-looking, a nod to Alphys's "greatest invention," Metatton.

2. Ampharos: Ampharos is theorized to be based on the phrase "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep". It is an electric type Pokémon that has orbs on its body that shine with very bright light. In the past, it was used as a beacon to guide lost people to safety. When it Mega Evolves, it is based on a dragon, a reptilian creature that resembles Alphys's own scaly, yellow body (but with a little more fur). Overall, Ampharos greatly resembles Alphys in shape and colour scheme. It's sheep-like pre-evolutions could be a nod to Alphys's boss(es), Asgore (and, by extension, Toriel).

3. Ditto: Ditto is theorized to be a failed experiment in the Pokémon world. Some think it was meant to be a clone of Mew, much like Mewtwo, but ended up as a pile of goo because it's DNA was so unstable...sound familiar? Ditto could be a reference to Alphys's failed DT experiments, resulting in the gooey puddles called the Amalgamtes. On a happier note, Ditto's ability to hide its true identity by transforming could also be a reference to Alphys lying to Undyne and pretending to be someone cooler than she really is for fear of rejection (okay...so maybe it's not really a happy note). At least Ditto has on a happy face!

4. Sylveon: A cute Pokémon that looks like if Mew Mew from Mew Mew Kissy Cutie came to life and turned into a Pokémon. It's a magical girl's cat-dog-ribbon thing. Sylveon requires high friendship to evolve, meaning it would need to spend a lot of personal time with its trainer. I like to think Alphys had an Eevee that she thought would evolve into a Jolteon, but after spending a lot of time with it watching anime, it evolved into the perfect anime sugoi kawaii Pokémon. It is also a living Trans flag, and since Alphys basically keeps making trans people (Mettaton, Mad Mew Mew...herself honestly if we go by Toby's art book), it's the perfect Pokémon for her.

5. Garbodor: Alphys likes going to the dump. Besides comparing herself to garbage (to the point that she is thrown into a literal garbage can in the game), Alphys gets a lot of treasures from the dump in Waterfall (mostly anime). I think Alphys would have found this Pokémon while wandering the dump, probably as its pre-evolved form, Trubbish. Garbodor also looks like a mis-mashed mess of pieces and parts, kind of like the Amalgamates.

6. Tinkaton: Tinkaton may seem like an odd choice for Alphys, but hear me out. It's small, pink, and collects metal scraps to build weapons, kinda like how Alphys collects trash from the dump and metal scraps to invent things. Like Undyne, this Pokémon is incredibly strong despite not looking like it should be. Like Undyne, it's a walking anime trope. In this case, it's the common anime trope of "tiny girl with big hammer go WHAM." Its name also comes from "tinker", or "tinkerer", which is what Alphys is: someone who works with metal in the attempt to repair something/someone who attempts to repair something, usually with no effect."

The Legendary and Mythical I think go best with Alphys are Silvally and Deoxys

Silvally: Silvally is a Pokémon constructed purely using science. It was meant to be like Arceus, the God of Pokémon, but the experiment failed, resulting in Silvally. Silvally was locked away and kept a secret, but once released becomes a great ally (hence its name). This Pokémon is like the Amalgamates, but also like Flowey, who tried to become "God" by absorbing 6 Human SOULs (he was really channeling Sonic.exe with that one...). I imagine Silvally might have been a Pokémon created by Alphys around the same time as the Amalgamates in an attempt to create a Pokémon that could break the barrier, but like other experiments done by Alphys...it failed.

Deoxys: Deoxys is a Pokémon from space. It came to Earth on a meteor. Deoxys' real body is the stone in its chest. Who's to say Alphys couldn't have stumbled upon this Pokémon as a stone, buried underground after years and years? Maybe she found it as a formed Pokémon in the true lab, an experiment from the previous Royal Scientist? Who knows. But it sure does match Alphys's scientific theme and the shape-shifting forms of Mettaton and the Analgamates.

[lovelyreviews1]

Spirits & Spices

 Spirits and Spices is more than a spice store. It is an oil, vinegar and alcohol store. This store has custom spices to your liking, brandy, wine, liquor, liqueur, brandy, whiskey, rum, tequila, vodka, gin and a bunch of other things including bread mixes and more.

 I honestly love how this place is a one stop shop for you to get all of your needs. This is perfect for holidays or if you just like a nice drink while you are cooking. They have all kinds of different aged ones, and levels for alcohol which is nice. There are all kinds of different brands and flavors for everyone.

Unfortunately, Spirits and spices does not ship to the following states: AK, AL, AR, DE, HI, KY, MA, MI, MS, NH, PA, RI, TN, UT, VT. 

Get your stuff here!

[le-souriant]

#MusicMonday Review - December 2022

#MusicMonday is the hashtag I've been using for quite a while to share music recommendations from up-and-coming artists. Always fresh, and always different, trying to look for trends before they become one. You can check November's review for more music.

Welcome to the last #MusicMonday of the year! Let's have a recap of the most popular genres of the year with some cool tracks, and a word from the artists themselves. 🎧

Michi Sanz – Hey Siri

¿Será que no me quiere? ¿Será que ya no me ama? ¿Estará con sus amigos diciendo que no me extraña? Que no me quiere pero se engaña, Por qué todas las madrugadas (El me llama)

Qué raro que tú, diciendo que esto fue mi actitud, Y no se que tú esperas de mi De mi parte esto ya se acabó.

We begin with a (not so) upbeat Latin Pop track from Maracay, Venezuela. Can we ask the virtual assistant how to unbreak a heart?

"The theme tells a story of heartbreak in which Siri is the main protagonist and virtual confidante. I went for old Avril Lavigne, Olivia Rodrigo sounds. My favorite part of creating this track was being able to flow organically with genres that were new to me."

Rolling Thunder – Sunny's Song

 As nice as you look I'm sure you can tell No one in this room wants to buy what you sell

A face on the board and a staple in time 'Til one off the belt comes and takes all the light

A wink of the eye and a stick of the tongue Distracts from the fact that you're not having fun A half empty drink warm and flat in your hand Allows you to think that it's all gone to plan

Next genre: Indie Rock from Northampton, England, with a tale of the life of those who make a living giving discount codes with a fake smile:

"I started writing the song just as the first lockdown happened, I was up in Nottingham by myself away from the rest of the boys and the only thing I could do was write.

Thematically the biggest inspiration for the song was influencer culture. I was seeing pictures of these love island contestants getting spat out onto club circuits and they all had nothing behind the eyes and looked miserable. A lot of it is about describing the experience and trying to show how quickly you can get it and how quickly it can be taken away."

The Collectors – Don't Be Afraid

Well there's no easy way out All you do is doubt All your hopes and dreams away

You need to find a way for a better day But all you got to do is pay Now you're on your own and close To the bone when you Think about it again

Representing Brit Pop, a band from Stockton-on-Tees, England with a song about understanding there's no one to blame about the life you decide to live. Just don't be afraid:

"It was just one of them days where you worry but you can't really do anything about it but daydream your thoughts away."

Lantern By Sea – Ghost Story

I was never too good at goodbyes I’d pace the backyard beneath a veil of light Oh, how was I supposed to move on With a love not gone away?

On this long road I’ve been so alone Passing through towns that I’ll never call home But God I wouldn’t take another path If my will can last the nightFrom Provo, UT, this cinematic song takes us on a journey about watching from a distance, in true Indie Folk style:

"Ghost Story was inspired by being stuck in over-romanticized memories, memories of being young and care free, memories of being in love. Constantly revisiting them and never moving on."

Arrester – The Worst People... Having the Time of Their Lives

We never miss our rent Got every seasons clothes We can't afford to buy a house Just like everyone we know

Keeping our heads down Has served us well so far Never seem to get ahead But we've got a nice new car

Open my eyes to find a shocking surprise The worst people having the time of their lives

Finally, let's travel to Toronto, CA to get a taste of Australian Indie with a song that warns about staying in our lanes, and being complacent:

"Just seeing the glee with which the right wing in the US and elsewhere we’re going about their awful business. That and feeling my middle class white guy-ness was part of the problem essentially. The whole album is kind of in that vein."

#MusicMonday 2022

What a way to finish the year! We say goodbye to 2022 with this year's compilation. 99 titles from original artists covering plenty of different genres, all representing the multiple trends independent artists are proud to establish. Have a listen:

Preview 2023 and much more on the complete Playlist

@osornios

[the-firebird69]

They have this horrendous fight last night at the five points and they're pushed out of Alabama please we're hitting in certain locations in the warlock would fill in it went on all night probably added up to another million Octillion. But highlighted the max were doing it. I went on until about half an hour ago. And we started to hear Max saying splat, and oh goofball, and today I miss that one no and the shooting of stuff. Finally I heard one of them say oh it's his idea just yesterday and the guy so we've been doing it for a long time Kush splat and his head get blown off that was the morlock's head that got blown off. Sometime later the max said I need to stop being a little babies and face the facts if you keep this s*** up you're just going to be dead and the little babies said I'm going to keep it up until we're gonecuz that's what we do. So if you see it's a ramble on and he grabbed them in question them and found out they have a plan, and yes it's from the group that went North and the screwed anyways they said. Photos of people tried to break them out I was in prison and Central Florida about 100 octillion. All died. There's a huge group of morlock head this way and it's coming from West Florida just outside of Charlotte county and the new about that and about the area and it's a tunnel there they haven't blocked and it didn't block it after this it's about 500 million a 10 mi outside of Charlotte county and in moments bombs will start to drop. Good sized ones mostly dispersal and they open up about 20 ft above the air in the ground and the scanner bombs 300 ft radius and it goes the same time it makes it one big explosion and cast the pretty out in a 1500 ft diameter. And it goes on all day all day long and you guys know about ut and still yelling and screaming and crying out. Finally silent sometimes up to a few hours and nobody ever helps them. There's a giant number of people walking around in Florida here and could care less and then your own people and we need you to die you're useless

The group is up and it's coming out of the hole and it's huge and I'm feeling an area only 10 miles to the southeast and then come out about five and a half miles north of North fort Myers it's really weird but yeah 10 mi from the Oscars so it's probably 18 to 20 miles from here roughly 18 and they're getting hit pretty hard and it's going to go on for a few minutes and trying to wheel stuff out and it gets hit some of them are flying banners since we surrender and they have a gun behind it. It's a huge number of them dying and they're laughing about the joke that makes sense they didn't hear it yet. Is it if you want more appropriate to do what he suggested for a big huge hello on it went by him a second or two so they're all laughing thinking that sucks. So horrible way to go they get blown apart and it's happened to a lot of them half gone a few moments theyll be gone. It's pretty much empty pretty much out.

There's other things happening down here the military whent grabbing people and for information some of those people are back and they're Steaming. A lot are angry at our son and we hit them. And I think he's getting his flashbacks of you sitting around just as well as being mean to him and it kind of nasty mean people most of time you were talking saying hello or anything some were and we're fun but not much. Joking around and horsing around wasn't much compared to what Mac was doing and the family get a bunch of people who didn't like him because he's smart That's the Way You are. They're mentally challenged in the shun anybody that's not.

We have another row of people gathering that's going to go out all day and they're blocking Florida off again sometimes a big crew gets in but really getting wasted

The fleet will be here at noon so everybody has to be an attention and it started to hit the five points again. Total losses for this battle today anticipated to be at least 1.2 billion morlock and they don't have much more than that

Thor Freya

Zues Hera

Olympus

[thekidsare-not-alright]

tourdust lyric shirts color coded by song

Key heaven iowa / lftos / baby annihilation / smfs / hold me like a grudge / fake out / so good right now / I am my own muse / flu game / kintsugi kid / what a time to be alive

Chicago, IL: "when the party ends / will you still love who I am"

St Louis, MO: "what would you trade the pain for / I'm not sure"

Bonner Springs, KS: "time is luck / and I wish ours overlapped more or for longer"

The Woodlands, TX: "I think I've been going through it / and I've been putting your name to it"

Dallas, TX: "Part time soulmate / full time problem"

Phoenix, AZ: "I"ll never go / I just want to be invited"

Chula Vista, CA: "Nowhere left for us to go / but heaven"

Los Angeles, CA: "In another life / you were the sunshine of my lifetime"

Mountain View, CA: "Fever dream / tangerine sweat"

Salt Lake City, UT: "I'm just a cherub riding comets / through the night sky"

Greenwood Village, CO: "The world is always spinning / and I can't keep up"

Rogers, AR: "You put the 'fun' / into dysfunction"

Somerset, WI: "My mood board is just pictures of you / but I'm not sad anymore"

Cincinnati, OH: "We did it for futures that never came / and for pasts that we're never gonna change"

Noblesville, IN: "I will never ask you for anything / except to dream sweet of me"

Cuyahoga Falls, OH: "I closed my eyes inside of your darkness / and found your glow"

Bristow, VA: "And all of my wildest dreams / they just end up with you and me"

Charlotte, NC: "Here I am / not sure you should take a chance"

Virginia Beach, VA: "Trumpets bring the angels / but they never came"

West Palm Beach, FL: "All this effort / to make it look effortless"

Tampa, FL: "I carved out a place in this world for two / but it's empty without you"

Atlanta, GA: "Felt you at the beginning / needed you in the end"

Clarkston, MI: "We're out here / and we're ready"

Toronto, ON: "The stars are the same as ever / I don't have the guts to keep it together"

Forest Hills, NY: "So much for stardust / we thought we had it all"

Boston, MA: "Screaming at the stars / like night lights"

Darien Center, NY: "Buried alive inside my dreams / but it was all a fake-out"

Holmdel, NJ: "When the party ends / will you still love who I am"

Camden, NJ: "Twice the dreams / but half the love"

[randomthoughts]

FBB 2023: The Draft Report

The 2023 Spears Carriers

This team is 80% the same as my 2022 team because my 2022 won it all. My catchers have changed and I have two faces in the bullpen. My new faces on offense are Brandon Drury, Austin Meadows, and Kolton Wong.

My starting pitching staff is 100% the same as last season. I paid for them, but they should deliver across all the starting pitching categories.

My relievers are a reach for saves. None of them have been officially set as closers. We shall see. It’s basically like I’m punting saves. 

My Cheap Catchers C - Christian Vazquez $6 C - Martin Maldonado $1

My Slugging Infield 1B - Anthony Rizzo $18 2B - Andres Gimenez $9 SS - Corey Seager, $31 3B - Matt Chapman, $22 CI - Jose Miranda, $9 MI - Brandon Drury, $6 ← New face

My Low Cost Speedy Outfield OF - Cedric Mullins $9 OF - Andrew Vaughn $14 OF - Steven Kwan $9 OF - Ramon Laureano $11 OF - Austin Meadows $10 ← New face

UT - Kolton Wong $4 ← New face

My Repeat Starting Rotation Shane McClanahan $9 Alek Manoah $22 Luis Castillo, $23 Lance Lynn $18 Martin Perez $5 Kyle Bradish $3

My Revamped Bullpen Alex Lange $11 Carlos Estevez $11 Jimmy Herget $1

Draft Strategy Review

I’ve never gone into a draft with a plan that I was able to follow -- until now. I had set goals which basically boiled down to maintaining the core of my winning team and I did it.

My infield is the same as 2022 with the exception of Brandon Drury. I liked him because he has position eligibility at 1B, 2B, and 3B. 

I had locked in the first four positions in my outfield. The only new face is Austin Meadows. He had a pattern of delivering every other year. This is his year to deliver. I actually tried to get Kerry Carpenter, but he went for $9.

My most sketchy position is closer. I took reaches there, picking up Alex Lange, Carlos Estevaz and Jimmy Hertage. I hope at least one of them ends up being a closer.

What Needs to Happen for Me to Win

My team matches last year’s performances

Seager steps up due to the end of the shift

4 of my SPs deliver

One of relievers becomes a closer

Road to Defeat

Castillo & Manoah regress, McClanahan is injured

My pseudo closers becomes just that

Kwan & Laureano regress. Meadows doesn’t rebound

Drury & Wong don’t adjust to the AL pitching

Most Likely Scenario

Seager meets expectations

My OF remains steady

Bradish flourishes, then struggles

One of my relieves does close but two do not

I trade my wealth of talent for a closer

[valeriianz]

guys i am FLOORED by the responses i've gotten so far. ive put everyone's responses in a word doc and do you wanna know how many words you've all accumulated?

6k. 10k!!

thank you so much for all the info. i super appreciate it. i'm pinning this post because im still accepting sources.

additionally, im mostly looking for general vibes, scenery, how are the citizens there (polite? rude? indifferent?) food, things to do, and tourist traps lol. also, is the city walkable? how’s it like in the summer? what kind of food do y'all have? if i was visiting your city for the first time, what would we do? where would we eat?

cities i haven't gotten yet/need more info under the cut:

Memphis, TN Oakland, CA Seattle, WA Salt Lake City, UT Denver, CO St. Louis, MO Minneapolis, MN Royal Oak, MI

going out on a limb here and asking for anonymous asks from anyone reading BitB (or not! im just crowd sourcing) who lives in/visited the cities on Endless' N. America tour. im doing bare minimum research for each city, as i don't plan on lingering too much on the locale (that would be counter productive, honestly). but it would certainly help me immerse myself as i write, if i could get some first hand experience from anyone who has visited or lived in these cities. the sights, smells, how hot it is in the summer... food, culture, music scene, etc.

asks wont be posted. they are just for research.

cities listed under the cut. again, this can be anonymous if you'd like!

08.02 Charlotte, NC

08.03 Atlanta, GA

08.04 Nashville, TN

08.05 Memphis, TN

08.07 Dallas, TX

08.10 Phoenix, AZ

08.12 Oakland, CA

08.13 Portland, OR

08.14 Seattle, WA 

08.16 Salt Lake City, UT

08.17 Denver, CO

08.19 Kansas City, MO

08.20 St. Louis, MO

08.22 Minneapolis, MN

08.23 Chicago, IL

08.24 Royal Oak, MI

08.26 Columbus, OH

08.27 Pittsburgh, PA

08.28 Philadelphia, PA

08.29 New York, NY

[fandomsandfeminism]

Ok, since some folks are still struggling with this: No, having a national popular vote for president wouldn't mean that "just 2 or 3 states would pick the president."

First of all, that's *basically* what's already happening with the Electoral College. Because the states are winner-take-all, it doesn't matter if you lead in a state by 3% or 30%, you get 100% of the vote. So the only states worth campaigning in/listening to are a few swing states, where you need to eek out a 1% lead to win 100% of the points.

We see this in the actual campaign event data. Two thirds of the presidential and vice-presidential post-convention campaign events were conducted in just four states in 2012 (Ohio, Florida, Virginia, and Iowa). The electoral college doesn't empower rural voters or small states. It just allows campaigns to hyper-focus on the undecided voters of swing states. So if you're a centrist in Ohio, I guess the EC was tailor made for you? But no one else benefits here.

But, would this still happen in a national popular vote, you ask? NO. Of course not.

I don't blame folks for not realizing this intrinsically. They are big numbers, and this "big states blah blah" rhetoric is pervasive. (Notice how often it's "California and New York" though, and never Texas. Ask yourself why.)

Let's assume, for fun, that 100% of the population of the country can and does vote. For rounding purposes, that's 330 million people.

Even if you could get California, Texas, Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania to vote 100% unanimously for the same person, you'd fall woefully short of of 50%, and that's getting EVERY SINGLE PERSON in these states to agree. You need the 9 most populated states to vote 100% turn out in unison to hit 50% of the population.

California (Population: 39,613,493)

Texas (Population: 29,730,311)

Florida (Population: 21,944,577)

New York (Population: 19,299,981)

Pennsylvania (Population: 12,804,123)

Illinois (Population: 12,569,321)

Ohio (Population: 11,714,618)

Georgia (Population: 10,830,007)

North Carolina (Population: 10,701,022)

But, as I've said many many times, states are not political monoliths. Despite what those red v blue electoral maps train you to think, these states aren't hiveminds.

Both of these maps represent the 2016 election. Personally, I like the first one more, since the intensity of the color mirrors the amount of votes, but the second one really drives home how *blended* our communities are politically.

In 2020- 155,508,985 votes were cast. That's 77,754,493 for 51%. How many states, at a minimum, would it take to reach that number based on how they actually voted? Well, let's go from most populated down until we hit 51%.

CA- 11,110,250 for Biden

TX- 5,259,126 for Biden

FL- 5,297,045 for Biden

NY- 5,244,886 for Biden

PN- 3,459,923 for Biden

IL- 3,471,915 for Biden

OH- 2,679,165 for Biden

GA- 2,473,633 for Biden

NC-2,684,292

MI-2,804,040

NJ-2,608,400

VI-2,413,568

WA-2,369,612

AR-1,672,143

TN-1,143,711 (we aren't done yet)

IN 1,242,498

MASS 2,382,202

MI 1,253,014

MA 1,985,023

CO-1,804,352

WIS-1,630,866

MIN- 1,717,077

SC-1,091,541

AL- 849,624 (We're still only at 68 million, by the way)

LA- 856,034

KN- 772,474

OR-1,340,383

OK-503,890

CN-1,080,831

UT-560,282

NV-703,486 (We're getting close now, I promise)

Iowa-759,061

AR-423,932 (I'm so tired of adding these numbers up)

MIS-539,398

KA- 570,323

NM- 501,614 (SO CLOSE I really thought this would do it.)

Nebraska- 374,583 (DAMMIT NEBRASKA! We're still short!)

Idaho- 287,021

And that does it! That puts us above 77,754,493 and it only took every Biden vote from the 38 most populated states.

Hardly the "Californians and New Yorkers making all our decisions for us!" reality that people decry (Never Texas. Even though we had more Biden voters than New York. But Texas isn't the standard boogeyman for a racially, ethnically, religiously diverse, queer coastal city. Even though Texas has 4 of the 10 largest cities in the country, more than California- Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Austin)

YES, a lot of people live in California. Yes, a lot of people live in Texas. Yes, it's super weird to me that the city of San Antonio, Texas has almost 3x the number of people in the entire state of Wyoming. (I'm sorry if you think that Wyoming's 73,491 votes for Biden should make or break the election.)

But please remember that individual states and districts still get their representation in Congress. (Which...I have some opinions about how much this actually impacts federal politics that are their own thing.) State governments and local governments still exist.

And this idea that a popular vote system, which we use for senators and governors and mayors and school boards is suddenly ~oppressive~ and ~tyrannical~ when we apply it to the presidency isn't logical. (If 70% of your town lives in apartments, you don't give folks in single family homes an extra vote to balance out their vote for mayor.)

Frankly, going to the popular vote should be a logical first step. Ranked choice ballots (for president and senate), and party proportional voting (for the house) would go a long way towards making people feel like their votes had real power again, increase voter turn out, and I think motivate the parties to better reflect the wishes of their constituents, reduce our political tribalism, and encourage third party participation.