#meridian 1990

[fanofspooky]

Scream Queen - Sherilyn Fenn

[is-it-horror]

Obligatory note that media is not beholden to a single genre, and many films/tv/books encapsulate many different genres. The point of these polls is to ask "would you consider this to be under the umbrella of horror, based on your own definition of the genre?". Please elaborate on your opinions in the tags!

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Meridian Charles Band. 1990

Garden Sacro Bosco, Località Giardino, 01020 Bomarzo VT, Italy See in map

See in imdb

[spiritsdancinginthenight]

Meridian: Kiss of the Beast (1990)

[dungeonsynthguide]

Gene Rozenberg Meridian 59 (1996) Soundtrack for the 1996 MMORPG, developed by Archetype Interactive and published by The 3DO Company.

[gameofthunder66]

Meridian: Kiss of the Beast (1990) film

-watched 8/9/2023- 2 [1/2] stars- on Tubi (free)

[shortmeteor]

Meridian (1990)

There are a few short shots of Sherilyn Fenn sitting in front of the wall of her Italian castle that are just lovely. 

There is the castle, then, of course, and there are ghosts, jugglers, love, curses, hidden paintings, evil twins, and a weird looking beast-man. But nothing really fits. Nothing really makes sense, nothing connects properly. The pieces of the gothic-cursed-lovers-story are there, but slightly out of order. There are no real mysteries (everything is explained right away, or just obvious, with the exception of one ghost). The love story wasn’t really included. And there are some occasional odd dialogues, where even the actors don’t seem to know what they are saying. 

So mainly, I guess, the movie is defined by what it’s lacking? And as with the painting, the real painting, revealing the true story (somehow? For some reason?), hidden under an innocuous landscape, we look, but cannot see anything beyond some vague undefined space. 

(Pino Donaggio is the best always, but I did seem to recognize a few parts of the music from other movies… Still, the music is a lot better than what this movie could ever have hoped for. Why does Donaggio do these films? Are they the only place where his hysterical romanticism can be explored?) 

[thegothicalice]

I absolutely love your style and was wondering as a cinemaphile what obscure, off the wall horror movies would you suggest for the spooky season?

Uhhhh how about various levels of obscure from the 80s and 90s? (Not a complete lists because I’ve seen literally thousands of films and forget half of what I watch and use Letterboxd to keep track)

1999– Idle Hands, Don’t Look Under the Bed, Bats, Ravenous, In Dreams, Lighthouse, Stir of Echos, Audition, Kolobos

1998—The Last Broadcast, Devil in the Flesh, Whispering Corridors, Urban Legend, Shadowbuilder, The Eternal, The Quiet Family, Strangeland, Deep Rising, The Wisdom of Crocodiles, Tomie

1997– The Relic, The Ugly, Event Horizon, Cure, Wax Mask, Snow White: A Tale of Terror, Quicksilver Highway, Office Killer, The Night Flier

1996– From Dusk til Dawn, Little Witches, Uncle Sam, The Frighteners, The Dentist, Karmina, Thesis, Tromeo & Juliet,

1995– Blood & Donuts, Screamers, Tales from the Hood, The Demolitionist, Mushrooms, The Girl With the Hungry Eyes, The Day of the Beast, Serpent’s Lair, Rumpelstiltskin, Mute Witness, Evil Ed, Project: Metalbeast, Habit, The Addiction, Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight, Lord of Illusions

1994– Tammy & the T Rex, In the Mouth of Madness, Lurking Fear, Cemetery Man, Death Machine, Brainscan, Nadja

1993– Love Bites, Doppelgänger, Necronomicon, Body Bags, Ed & His Dead Mother, Dark Waters, Skinner, Jack Be Nimble, Ticks, Carnosaur, The Temp

1992– Death Becomes Her, The Vagrant, Tale of a Vampire, The Unnameable II, Innocent Blood, Dr Giggles, Auntie Lee’s Meat Pies, Aswang, Sleepwalkers, Netherworld, Split Second

1991– The Resurrected, The Boneyard, Body Parts, Popcorn, Subspecies, There’s Nothing Out There, Highway to Hell, The Runestone, Cast a Deadly Spell, Children of the Night

1990– Frankenhooker, Fear, Nightbreed, Lisa, Mom, Grim Prairie Tales, Shakma, Pale Blood, Baby Blood, Mirror Mirror, Hardware, Meridian, Def by Temptation, The Vampire Family, Reflecting Skin, Demonia

1989– Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat, Nightlife, I Madman, Dr. Caligari, The Black Cat, Paganini Horror, Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge, The Dead Pit, The Phantom of the Opera, Dead Calm, Intruder, The House of Usher

1988– Paperhouse, Spider Labyrinth, Spell Caster, Sorority Babes in the Slime-Bowl-O-Rama, Cellar Dweller, Pin, 976-EVIL, Brain Damage, Rejuvenatrix, Blood Relations, Party Line, The Unnamable, The Wicked

1987– Psychos in Love, Blood Rage, The Caller, Stagefright, Graveyard Shift, American Gothic, Street Trash, From a Whisper to a Scream, Blood Diner

1986– Spookies, Poison for the Fairies, Vamp, Gothic, Deadtime Stories, TerrorVision, Witchboard, Trick or Treat

1985– The Doctor and the Devils, Phenomena, The Stuff

1984– Decoder, The Company of Wolves, Monster Dog, Sole Survivor, Special Effects

1983– The Lift, Wilczyca (She Wolf), Eyes of Fire, House of Long Shadows, The Hunger, Angst, Curtains, Blood Beat, Mortuary, The Keep

1982– Ferat Vampire, Next of Kin, The Sender, Tenebre, One Dark Night, The Living Dead Girl, Superstition, Alone in the Dark, Parasite

1981– The Black Cat, Fear No Evil, Dead & Buried, Possession, Night School, The Monster Club, Allison’s Birthday, Frightmare, Ghost Story, The Funhouse, The Pit, Evilspeak, Strange Behavior, The Nesting

1980– Macabre, Fade to Black, The Ninth Configuration, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

These are all just what I’ve recorded on my personal Letterboxd since I started it in April of 2017, I’ve seen plenty more but tried to just pick possibly less-known stuff, some bad and some good.

[the-guilty-writer]

Figuring Out The Family Business

Agent Rossi-Reid

Anthology Masterlist

David Rossi x daughter!reader,  Spencer Reid x reader, Criminal minds x BAU!reader

Summary: With Rossi on the team the dynamics and typical pairings are bound to change. The story of the first time Rossi was paired with Reid, Rossi was paired with Rossi-Reid, and the first time Rossi watched his daughter and his son-in-law get paired in the field.

A/N: This is a long one folks! It took me a while to write, but hopefully it was worth the wait! I love this series so much. It truly brings me joy.

CW: fluff. Lots and lots of fluff.

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The first time Rossi and Reid were paired on a case:

Spencer and Rossi had an interesting relationship as in-laws.

It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t what Spencer would describe as “ideal.” He honestly blamed it on his own lack of self control. The first time they met, Spencer had question after question lined up for your dad about the history of the BAU, the development of the first profile standards, and his most famous cases. Rossi was happy to answer them on a surface level, but Spencer needed to know more, just as he always did. When he started using page numbers of Rossi’s book, Rossi had looked over at you and given you the universal look for “who is this freak and where did you find him?” Of course, you had rolled your eyes at your father and answered Spencer’s question yourself (you had done your 10th grade psych paper on that case). It was a warning to your dad to back the hell off, but since then Spencer didn’t have the courage to be with Rossi without you there.

“JJ, I’ll need you to talk to the families. Morgan and Prentiss go to the latest crime scene and see what you can find. (Y/N), you’ll come with me to the bank where all the victims worked. Dave and Reid, you go to the station and analyze the papers that the unsub has been leaving at the scenes,” Hotch assigned the tasks.

Spencer looked at you from across the table, but as soon as his gaze met yours, you bit your lip and looked back down at your files. Spencer did the same, desperately hoping it wouldn’t be as awkward as Christmas dinner last year when you’d had to answer an emergency consult call and he had panicked, spewing out endless facts about the history of pasta until you got back.

Spencer let Rossi take the lead once they got to the station- going off and sitting at a quiet table by himself. It wasn’t long before Spencer recognized a pattern, but he needed help deciphering what the pattern meant. He gathered up his papers and walked over to the table your dad was sitting at.

“Um… Agent Rossi.” Spencer approached cautiously.

“Yes?” Rossi didn’t bother looking up from his work.

“Can you look at these?” Spencer put the papers down in front of Rossi. He scanned through them quickly.

Rossi looked up at Spencer and raised his eyebrows. Spencer froze.

“What about it? Aren’t you putting this in the psycholinguistic profile?”

“Y-yes,” Spencer stuttered. “But you can see that the letters contain references to three specific books- One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Blood Meridian, and American Psycho.”

“And?” Rossi sounded impatient. Then again, Rossi almost always sounded impatient. 

“They’re the same books that the scarsdale skinner kept taking out of the library, except for American Psycho. That wasn’t published until 1991 and the scarsdale skinner was caught in 1990. And with every victim he moves from referencing the older books to the newer ones. The only book referenced in the most recent letter is American Psycho.”

Rossi blinked.

“I mean, it could be nothing but-”

“Call Aaron,” Rossi said.

“What?”

“Hotch. Call Hotch,” Rossi clarified. 

Spencer quickly pulled out his phone and dialed Hotch’s number.

“Reid, what is it?” Hotch picked up the call. Spencer looked at Rossi- he’d never said what he needed to tell Hotch so desperately. He put his phone on speaker and put it down on the table.

“Aaron,” Rossi started. “The unsub is at work. He isn’t going to be a mid-level worker. He’s higher up on the chain and he’s going to devolve quickly.”

“That narrows it down,” Hotch said. There was a pause.

“Aaron?”

“I’ve gotta go,” he said and hung up the phone.

Turns out the unsub was in the building. You were talking to him when Hotch got the phone call. The guy was suspicious- your dad always said he could feel it when an unsub was in the room, and you seemed to have gotten his supernatural-psychopath-and-sociopath-sensing abilities because you were smart enough to make an excuse not to join the guy in his office. Still, the unsub was so much larger than you and snapped so quickly that he left you with one hell of a bruised hip after shoving you into a desk.

You limped up the stairs towards the jet. Spencer offered you his hand at the top. You sighed and took it. He helped you through the doorway. You let go of him after that.

“(Y/N), are you sure-”

“Spence, I’m fine, really. It’s just a bruise,” you insisted and made your way to your normal seat. It wasn’t strange for you to pretend like everything was fine, even when it wasn’t. After a while, Spencer had learned that it wasn’t worth it to keep asking you if you needed help. Eventually you’d crack and ask for it yourself, but not before all your pain and feelings were harbored inside making you want to explode.

“Stop asking her. Just do it.” A voice came from behind Spencer. It was Rossi.

“What do you mean?” Spencer asked.

“Stop asking her if she needs help and just help her,” Rossi said. “She wants help, but she isn’t going to admit it until it’s too late.”

Spencer nodded. He walked to the back of the jet and put some ice in a bag before going to you. He offered you the bag of ice. 

You looked at it and sighed. “Spencer, I told you, I’m-”

“You’re not,” he argued. Your husband sat down next to you, pressing the make-shift ice pack gently to your hip.

You winced at the initial sensation of the chill, but relief was written all over your face when the cold began to numb the area, giving you temporary relief.

“Thank you,” you whispered to him.

“Of course,” he said.

Spencer looked over at your dad, sitting far enough away from the two of you that he couldn’t hear what was going on, but he could clearly see it. He gave Spencer a small smile and a wink before going back to his reading.

Spencer tried and failed to supress the grin on his face.

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The first time Rossi and Rossi-Reid were paired on a case:

You’d known Hotch long enough to know that he was putting off pairing you with your dad- then again anyone who had heard the story about the Rossi family laser tag game would be. He saw the little ways your dad still treated you like a kid, and he probably always would. You were his daughter. So Hotch put it off until he had no choice.

Actually he put it off until Morgan pretty much forced him to.

They leaned over a tactical plan, looking at a map of the property which included the tunnel that ran nearly a quarter of a mile away from the house. That meant there were three entrances that needed to be covered. “I think we should put You and Reid up front, the Rossis out back, and Emily and I will take a handful of SWAT agents to the tunnel exit.”

“Did you just refer to Dave and (Y/N) collectively as ‘the Rossis’?” Hotch asked.

Morgan shrugged.

Hotch looked back at the plans. Morgan and Emily had the most specialized tactical training other than himself, but he had to stay out front on the main site as unit chief. Spencer’s tactical skills were the poorest out of everyone so it would be risky to send him to the back with you, even though you could handle just about anything. Hotch knew you’d be safest with Dave, who wasn’t quite as fast as he used to be but made up for it with precision.

“Okay,” he said. He called the rest of the team in to go over the plan and get geared up. “If you have to go in the back, Dave take lead and (Y/N) take point.” Hotch was the only one who hadn’t yet fallen into the habit of calling you by your last names- that’s what happened when you knew people for almost two decades.

The team set out on their drive- Hotch and Reid in one vehicle, you and your dad in another, and Morgan and Prentiss in the van with SWAT. You were quiet most of the way there, Morgan running over the plan again and again on speaker phone so none of you would forget it. Just as planned, your dad parked on the side of the road so the two of you could reach the back entrance of the house without being seen.

You exited the car and looked out at the terrain- you’d have to walk through about 75 yards of woods to get to the house. You hated to admit it, but you were rather glad that you hadn’t been paired with Spencer for this- he didn’t do great with hiking, but your dad was a hobby hunter. The woods were no problem for him.

The two of you started through the woods, listening to the chatter of agents through your ear pieces when-

“Oof-” You bumped into your dad from behind. He had stopped abruptly in the middle of the woods. “What? Did I miss something?” You peered around your dad to see the path you were following turned rather muddy.

“Mio Passerotta, let’s go this way,” he said and began to walk around the muddy section.

You made a face. “It’ll take an extra five minutes to go around,” you argued. “It’s not that bad.”

“It’s muddy,” Rossi said. “These are new shoes.”

You rolled your eyes. “Papa,” you said. “You can buy new shoes. You cannot buy Morgan’s forgiveness if we’re late.”

Without waiting for a response you turned around and walked easily through the mud. The sounds behind you told you that your dad had reluctantly followed. Once you were across you stomped some of the mud off your boots. Your dad just trudged along in front of you, a rather grumpy expression on his face.

After the unsubs were in handcuffs the team began looking around the house- with groups like this you always check for evidence to make sure every one of them got put away. You had just finished checking the basement when you found your dad by the tattered welcome mat, using an old cloth to wipe off his shoes. Morgan came up to stand beside you.

“New shoes?” he asked.

“Not very new anymore,” Rossi replied.

Morgan smirked. “I don’t know much about fancy leather, but if my nice tennis shoes got dirty like that I think I’d lose it.”

“Oh really?” Your dad drew out the words, giving you hard eye contact. “Would it be worth being five minutes late to something like a take down?”

Morgan shook his head. “Rossi, unless we're on a serious time crunch take five minutes not to ruin your shoes next time. I’d respect it.” Morgan walked off.

“Oops?” You smiled sideways at your dad, raising your shoulder to your ears to make yourself look as innocent as possible.

Rossi couldn’t help but shake his head a bit and smile back. “You’re lucky these ones are waterproof, signorina.” He hadn’t called you that in years- while most parents used it as a sign of affection for their children, Rossi only ever used it when you were nei problemi.

You laughed. “Next time don’t wear your nice shoes, Papa.” Your dad watched you walk away, continuing to scour the house.

Hotch walked up beside Rossi. “She gets it from you, you know.”

Rossi sighed. “Don’t remind me.”

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The first time Reid and Rossi-Reid were paired on a case when Rossi was present:

You and Spencer had boundaries. The boundaries could flex every once in a while, but never to the point that it interrupted your work or your marital life. The team knew that well, and so did everyone else you worked with. Most of them hadn’t even known you and Spencer got married until your new nameplate had been made and paperwork started coming in with you listed as “Rossi-Reid” instead of just “Rossi.” It was important to the both of you to maintain a level of professionalism, not just for the team, but for yourselves.

The team was coordinating a stake-out; an unsub was luring women from bars and the geographical profile had narrowed his hunting grounds to a five block radius. The only problem was that there were two bars in the five block radius.

“One of the bars seems to have a slightly younger demographic,” Spencer said as he studied the map on the board. “Their customers average between the legal drinking age and late twenties. The other bar still has a large influx of people in their late twenties but around 40% of their customers are in their early or mid thirties.”

You giggled internally at how innocent Spencer could be… you highly doubted that the youngest kid in the first bar was actually 21, especially considering one of the victims was only 19 and had been seen at that bar before she turned up dead. The oldest victim had been nearly 34.

“We’re going to have to cover both locations,” Hotch said. “Reid and (Y/N) will cover the first bar. Morgan and Prentiss will cover the second one. Dave and I can run communications from one vehicle since the range is small. Remember, this unsub is smart so don’t give him any reason to make him think you’re watching him. Let’s prepare.”

You, Spencer, Emily, and Derek all went to get changed into something more night-life worthy than your business casual attire, leaving Hotch and Rossi alone.

“Why not send (Y/N) with JJ?” Rossi asked. “Two young girls in their twenties are bound to draw the unsub out if he’s there.”

“With all the press conferences, we run the risk of JJ being recognized,” Hotch said. Then he paused. “You’re not worried about (Y/N) and Spencer being alone in the field now Dave, are you?” Hotch couldn’t help but take on a bit of a playful tone and smile ever so slightly.

Rossi sighed, regretting for a second that he had taught Aaron so well. “It’s a bar on a Saturday night with music and dancing and they might get distracted,” Rossi explained.

Hotch shook his head. “She may be your daughter, Dave, but she’s part of my team. So is Reid. They’ve been married for over two years and not once have they ever given me a reason to keep them working apart. They’re professional and they always have been.”

“Aaron,” Rossi’s tone became exaggerated. “It’s a bar. They could get carried away.”

“What?” Hotch smirked. “Like you did that one time at the office party in 1995-”

“Oh-kay,” Rossi cut him off. “Let’s not talk about this anymore.”

Hotch chuckled. “Trust me. You might be the reason we have all the regulations about fraternization with other bureau employees, but (Y/N) is the half of the reason that she and Reid were given an exception.” He patted Rossi on the back and left the room to get ready for the stake-out, leaving the older profiler to worry on his own.

You and Spencer had been sitting at the bar for only an hour when the unsub made an appearance. It was easy enough for you and Spencer to keep the team updates on his whereabouts so when he tried to leave with another victim, he ended up being surrounded instead. Rossi had spent most of his time worrying about you and Spencer losing yourselves in the wonder of the night-life, but the two of you stayed focused on your task the whole time- there was no sneaking off, no kissing, not even hand holding.

“I hope you two are more affectionate with one another on your personal time,” your dad said as he sat down next to you on the jet. There was no one else around to hear your conversation- Hotch and JJ were on the other side of the jet doing paperwork, Prentiss was asleep on the couch, Morgan had his headphones on, and Spencer was sound asleep by your side.

“What do you mean?” You made a face at your dad- confused and a bit concerned.

“You two didn’t touch all night,” Rossi said. “I hope you aren’t like that at home.”

You rolled your eyes. “It’s called keeping your work life and your personal life separate, Papa,” your voice dripped with sarcasm. “Not that you would know what that’s like.”

Then it was Rossi’s turn to scowl. “What do you mean ‘not that you would know what that’s like’? I think I do a very good job keeping my work life and personal life separate.”

You gave him a questioning look. “You know, I remember back in 1995 after an office party when you-”

Rossi held up his hand to stop you. “Let’s not bring that up.”

You grinned and looked back down at your files. “We are though,” you said quietly. “More affectionate at home.”

“Good,” Rossi said. “Don’t make the same mistakes I made.”

“We won’t,” Spencer said drowsily.

All your dad could do in response to that was smile. He got up to join Hotch and JJ, leaving you and Spencer alone.

With his eyes still closed, Spencer leaned his body ever so slightly so that his shoulder was just brushing yours. The simple contact made you relax, the need for sleep finally hitting you. You closed your eyes, telling yourself that soon enough you’d be home, where you and Spencer could be as close as you wanted.

“So,” he whispered. “The office party of 1995 is a true story? I thought you and Hotch were just making that up.”

You smiled sleepily. “Nope,” you whispered back. “No way we could make that up.”

[libriaco]

Accidenti alle meridiane!

Maledetto chi ha inventato le ore e stramaledetto il primo che ha piazzato qui la meridiana. M'ha fatto a pezzettini la giornata, me tapino. Da ragazzo, la pancia era la sola meridiana! La migliore, senza confronto, e la più esatta di tutte quante. Quando dava il segnale quella, si poteva mangiare, se mai ce n'era: adesso, anche quel che c'è non si mangia, se non garba al sole. Così, ormai, la città trabocca di meridiane e la gente, quasi tutta, arranca rinsecchita dalla fame.

Plauto [o forse Aquilio] citato da Aulo Gellio, Notti attiche, III, 3, 5

A. Gellio, [Noctes Atticae, 159 d.C.], Notti attiche, Torino, UTET, 2007 [a cura di G. Bernardi-Perini]

Immagine: la Meridiana, una delle 750 Sorpresine delle merendine del Mulino Bianco della Barilla (1983-1990). Dalla mia wunderkammer.

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Elyon Brown-Escanor 👑

Crown Princess of Meridian Queen of Meridian

Light of Meridian Heart of Meridian

October 31, 1989 (Comics) Scorpio ♏ March 13, 1990/91 (TV series) Pisces ♓

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EFT Tapping: A Powerful Technique for Emotional Healing Shaina Tranquilino November 4, 2023

Stress, anxiety, and emotional turmoil have become an integral part of our lives. We often find ourselves struggling to cope with overwhelming emotions and negative beliefs that hinder our personal growth and well-being. However, there is a powerful technique called Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) tapping that can help us release these emotional blockages and experience profound healing.

So, what exactly is EFT tapping? Developed in the 1990s by Gary Craig, EFT tapping combines elements of traditional Chinese medicine and modern psychology to address emotional issues. It involves gentle tapping on specific acupressure points on the body while focusing on the negative emotion or belief we want to overcome.

The rationale behind EFT tapping lies in the concept of energy meridians in our body. According to ancient Chinese medicine, disruptions or imbalances in our energy flow lead to various physical and emotional ailments. By stimulating specific acupressure points through tapping, we aim to restore the balance of energy flow and alleviate emotional distress.

The process of EFT tapping begins with identifying a specific issue or problem that causes emotional distress. This could be anything from anxiety, phobias, trauma, limiting beliefs, or even physical pain associated with emotional triggers. Once identified, we rate the intensity of this issue on a scale from 0-10.

Next, we formulate a setup statement that acknowledges the problem while affirming self-acceptance and unconditional love towards ourselves. For example, if dealing with anxiety about public speaking, one might say "Even though I feel anxious when speaking in public, I deeply and completely accept myself."

Then comes the actual tapping phase where we gently tap on specific acupressure points while repeating statements related to the issue at hand. These points include the top of the head (crown), eyebrows (beginning of eyebrows near bridge of the nose), side of the eyes, under the eyes, under the nose, chin (just below the lip), collarbone (where it meets sternum), and under the arm (about 4 inches below armpit). This tapping sequence is repeated multiple times while focusing on the problem.

As we tap through these points, we might experience a range of emotions. Some people report feeling relief almost immediately, while others may notice a shift in their emotional state after several rounds of tapping. It's important to pay attention to any changes that occur during this process.

The final step involves reevaluating the intensity of our issue and rating it again on a scale from 0-10. Ideally, we should aim for a significant decrease in its intensity or even complete resolution. If there is still some lingering distress, we can repeat the tapping process with slight modifications until we achieve satisfactory results.

EFT tapping has gained popularity due to its effectiveness in addressing various emotional issues. Scientific research and clinical studies have shown promising results in reducing anxiety, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, cravings, and chronic pain.

One reason for its success lies in EFT's ability to target both the mind and body simultaneously. By combining physical stimulation of acupressure points with cognitive reframing of negative beliefs, EFT taps into the power of neuroplasticity – our brain's ability to adapt and change – allowing us to create new neural pathways and release old patterns that no longer serve us.

Moreover, EFT tapping is a self-help technique that anyone can learn and practice without requiring expensive equipment or professional guidance. While working with an experienced practitioner can enhance the experience, individuals can also benefit from learning and applying EFT tapping on their own.

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) tapping offers a unique approach to emotional healing by integrating ancient wisdom with modern psychology. Its simplicity and effectiveness make it a valuable tool for anyone seeking relief from emotional distress, personal growth, and overall well-being. So why not give it a try and tap into the power of your emotions for profound healing?

[ein-der-traum]

Meridian, 1990 dir. Charles Band

[spiritsdancinginthenight]

Meridian: Kiss of the Beast (1990)

[wanted-game-if]

Yo hope your having a wonderful day

I don't know what your drawings inspiration for you story from and was wondering if you could share so we can get an idea of the vibes

Also I have a recommendation for a great wild west movie to watch if you haven't, its called Django. It is MA (for good reasons) so be cautious.

From what i can tell it lines up with your idea of being an outsider since the main characters are literally an escaped slave (on a mission to find his wife) and a liberal bounty hunter that gang up.

I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to respond, but I'm more than happy to share what inspiration I'm drawing from!

My main inspirations for this story are old western movies I watched with my father mainly movies from the 1970s-1990s like Joe Kidd, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Silverado and The Grey Fox are some that I remember my father has been making me a list of movies because I've mentioned wanting to re-watch them

not really inspiration more of how I'm getting some of my info but I have a collection of these history books mainly about the Western world not just cowboys and outlaws I have books about miners, loggers, and women from that time frame etc

Red Dead Redemption is another thing I'm drawing inspiration from especially in the early parts of rdr2 of how the gang is with each other

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy is what inspired me to try and write something Western-related

a lighter inspiration is Lovecraft and Stephen King for Lovecraft it is more so other people's stories that I have read that take from the unique universe he created and how they expand upon it. Stephen King I just love the way he writes his "villains" and horror elements,

now for the next thing, I pull inspiration from is very much not for the overall plot and specifically for characters is just from my own life an excellent example of this is Emile & Oscar's relationship with their mother and with each other Emile is very much like myself and xes relationship with xir mother is very reminiscent of my own relationship with my mother

[stitchyarts]

Stitchy’s 2022 fic round up!

I’ve been having a really tough few months, so I thought it’d be nice to take a look back at my writing this year, and see the good! I did a lot of longer pieces that I’m really proud of. Maybe you missed a few, or maybe you crossed my path in one fandom, but would be interested to see what I was up to in another, too!

The Return- 1990 IT miniseries, Richie/Eddie, 26k. A backbreakingly canon compliant fix it. The Losers have lost their memory of IT and moved on with their lives. Eddie is resurrected, and starting over on his own terms- except for one tiny catch. Bonus Maturin!! 🐢

The No Weddings Vow- 1990 IT miniseries, Richie/Eddie, Richie&Bev, 30k. Essentially a remix of The Wedding Singer. Richie’s FWB Bev is marrying Shitty Reganite Tom, so he enlists Tom’s driver Eddie to help him sabotage the wedding! Bonus Richie Sister and Nieces, and Outrageous Old Lady Neighbor 👵🏼

Message in a Marmalade Jar- OFMD, Stede/Ed, 12k. A straight up post s1 Fix it! Stede chases The Revenge up the coast on a shoestring budget, Ed grieves Stede, and Lucius hopes somebody’s left alive who can read all these damn messages he’s sprinkling behind them. Bonus goats! 🐐

For a Scoundrel is a Wanted Man- OFMD, Stede/Ed, 4k. Just some established relationship lovey dovey smut. Bonus roleplay 🎭

Sincerely, Captain Thomas- OFMD, Stede/Ed, 4k. A post s1 fix it- done as an epistolary! While each is in harbor for repairs, and looking for some self-improvement, Ed and “Captain Thomas” begin exchanging letters. Bonus Mama Teach Feels ❤️

Ship Full of Nobodies- OFMD, Stede/Ed, 9k. A rotating door of POVs, as the crew encounter and are hired by the Caribbean’s Okayest Boss! Bonus Buttons Backstory 🪶

Crossing The Meridian- OFMD, Stede/Ed, 40k. Deaths have been faked, the dust has settled, and now the Revenge is off to start a new career. They just have to cross an entire damn ocean first. At least that gives a skittish Stede plenty of time for to acclimate himself to he and Ed’s physical relationship. Bonus Visting Your Boyfriend’s Hometown 🏚️

The Runaway Star- OFMD, Stede/Ed, 23k. Loosely a Stardust AU! Stede is a star with a literal heart of gold who’s looking for adventure, and Ed’s a worn out pirate who’s only too happy to trade his mantle for it ✨💛✨ Bonus Ed and Mary besties :^)

Alma the Spy- OFMD, Stede/Ed, 26k. An AU where Stede brought the family along pirating! Alma has a blast learning to swashbuckle from THE Blackbeard, who seems to like Father a whole lot more than Mother does. Bonus G rated Fudgeries 👻

That’s a Very Touching Story- OFMD, Stede/Ed, 49k. A divergence from canon, in which Stede is a touch telepath, and Ed has prophetic visions of people’s death. As they’re so deeply attuned, things can’t help but escalate to the most elaborate pirate wedding ever! Bonus silky things for Ed 👘