#my partner got a family subscription

[clatterbane]

I just had to get amused again at YouTube's category summary on my main feed.

Yes, that is probably a decent genre summary of my recent nerd viewing. No, you do not need to rub it in.

[clatterbane]

Actually just saw something else about this.

Youtube confirms intentional slowdown of adblock users 🤦‍♂️

(Where this guy is a pretty well established anti-fan of Google in general.)

This was still a shitty move, but in a more expected direction given some of their other behavior lately.

I haven't personally verified this as I'm not at a computer, but multiple people in multiple places are saying the same thing. This is fucking insane. First the endless war on UBlock, then the Chromium changes to shut out some blocker functionalities entirely next year, now this?

Something is deeply rotten in recent Google/YouTube policy. I can't imagine that this is legal - how is this not anticompetitive? Google needs to get mega fucked in the press and the courts sooner rather than later.

And I need to switch to Firefox as soon as I get home.

[moralofallthestories]

CK s6 part1 spoilers‼️

This is going to be mostly my rant on ep5 and some plots from the previous episodes

- My heart BREAKS for Tory, it’s like the writers just decided to add more on top of the misery from her story last season. S5 the girl broke up with someone she loves and cares about for Kreese’s plan, ended up hurting herself badly and had no one by her side the entire season, and now they just decided to kill off her mom just when her life is starting to get better. What did she do to deserve this??

- Look how quickly Daniel and Johnny moved on to Hawk for their selections literally after they all learned about Tory’s mother’s death, like if you both are such good senseis, wouldn’t it be nice to actually give a shit about Tory and her grief?? Instead of making if about yourself, how about we actually go console her and making sure she’s okay or at least be there? Both of them are such bad mentors for the kids, first is how they handled Kenny’s situation after he got humiliated with the accident, Johnny only spoke up when he’s fighting for Devon and Daniel rlly favors his kids than his other students. If any of these two even showed the same attention and support to Kenny and Tory, I’m sure neither of them would actually quit Miyagi-Do so quickly on the spot. Some sensei they really are huh.

- Robby my man, I get that going to the Sekai Taikai is important for you but are you really gonna do nothing after your girlfriend’s meltdown about her mother’s death? At this point this show’s writing is so bad I don’t wanna hear about any “they probably did this off-screen” kinda bullshit no more. I swear if part 2 has any point of showing him standing on the moral high ground accusing Tory of switching sides like what he did to her in s5 imma riot, cancel my Netflix subscription along with my family plan :))

- Based on s5 and what we’ve seen so far, my headcanon for Robby & Tory is that he’s the one that usually texts her first and he texts more but she’s not good with it, she’s not good with expressing her emotions either so sooner or later they’re gonna face this communication problem in the relationship (of which the problem was clearly shown before in s5 when they “broke up”)

- While the privileged kids talking about their top colleges and applications, what Robby and Tory had was the Sekai Taikai - underdogs in the top 4

- Devon, my girl…not a good decision…why you choose to go on that path

- I can never like Anthony he really gets on my nerves

- Bad writing with all those conflicts overall, hated how they handled Kenny’s character especially trying to embarrassing him for the flag fight. I was hoping to see him and his brother in more action but you can never expect too much from Cobra Kai writers I guess

- The baby storyline continues…the most boring and unnecessary storyline that ruins Johnny’s character as a father and a sensei

- CK really has this type of half assed writing throughout all seasons why am I surprised lmao

The good part:

- Sam & Tory’s reconciliation and their apologies to each other, the sleepover pillow fight was so cute and I love seeing both of them are so done with Johnny’s instigating

- Robby and Tory’s promise of standing together

- How Robby found himself & his confidence again after seeing Tory showed up, this is what partners influence each other

- Robby & Tory’s little nod to each other whenever one of them is fighting someone else, no words but it means so much more

- Johnny & Mike’s fight - it has to be purely a fan service kinda fight but I’ll take it

- Hawk & Demitri’s fight, unnecessary but it surely was entertaining

- Kyler’s redemption, I’m actually happy they didn’t give him a glamorous redemption and try to change him completely to let him join Miyagi-Do, it’s nice to see that his frat boy personality is still there

- Kwon’s fighting skills are some real deal

[coldresolve]

Hi, I'm Elias, I'm a 26yo trans guy from Denmark. I write shit, I draw shit, and I get into unneccesarily tedious arguments with anons about torture apologia in fiction. I think that sums up my vibe

I've made a few posts about this already, but tl;dr: the Danish NHS has been refusing to treat me for gender dysphoria for the better part of a year now because they've deemed me "unstable." Unstable how, you ask?

I have depression.

No, that is quite literally it. Full context under the readmore.

Fighting to be heard and having the door repeatedly slammed in your face sucks peak ass, and I'm done now. The NHS is so lackluster when it comes to trans people, all of a sudden, it makes perfect sense to me why 31% of transgender Danes get HRT outside of the NHS.

And I'd rather not have to turn to the black market, so rn I'm hoping to get a prescription with GenderGP. The issue is, I'm poor as fuck and can't afford the start-up fees for the forseeable future - unless I do something like this. I hate asking others for money, and I hate it even more if I'm not in a place where I can give anything in return. But I also recognize I'm in over my head with this, so. If you've got a cent or two to spare, I'd be grateful as hell.

I've mathed it out, and my best estimate is that I need around 3500,- DKK / $500 USD. Again, this is just to cover the initial subscription as well as mandatory consultations/blood tests. I should be able to cover the prescriptions on my own, as well as further tests/consultations down the line, so I'm hoping this is a one-and-done sort of thing.

paypal: elimunpau@gmail.com

Also, important note. We're in a global cost of living/housing crisis and this isn't a strict life-or-death situation. If you're in a tough spot right now, don't send me anything, that'd just make me feel worse about asking. I appreciate the thought but you gotta take care of your own needs first. Peace and take care ✌️

So I've been dealing with major depressive disorder since I was 11. It runs in my family, and as you might imagine, after 15 years of living with this thing, I've learned how to manage it pretty well by now. I know what it's like to genuinely be unstable - and if I were in a place like that, no problem, I'd be open about that. I wouldn't be making decisions like this. I know myself. You kind of have to when you're dealing with a chronic mental illness.

Here's where I am right now: I've got no suicidal ideation, been clean from self harm for four years, no psychosis, no inpatient admissions for the last five years. I live on my own, take my meds, and I'm keeping my life in order. Depressed, yes, but about as stable as someone with my history can get, and ask anyone who knows me, me wanting to get on HRT isn't some spur of the moment decision. I've done a fucking decade of soul searching, and a few years ago, I finally (duh) reached the conclusion that living as a woman isn't something I can even fake being content with - believe me, I've tried. I'm well aware of the scope of medical transition, but I'm settled in who I am. And I just want to live like me now. That's the only thing I want.

If it counts for anything, my partner and family have supported me through this, which has been priceless obviously, but it also goes to show that me saying "I'm capable of making medical decisions" isn't purely a personal assessment. I'm pretty sure they'd speak up if they thought I was being unstable about it or whatever

But the CPH clinic for sexology, who have consistently refused to listen to me telling them all this, have somehow magically aquired divine knowledge on my capacity to make adult decisions about my own body, and on the basis that I have MDD, they're refusing to even set me up for a preliminary interview - one that would preceed a 6 month full-team psych evaluation before the prospect of HRT would even come up. They said in their latest refusal that they wont accept another referral from me until a year after my last in-clinic conversation with them, which happened on October 24th, 2023 - meaning that with the NHS, if they accepted my referral come October (which I don't have much faith they will), the earliest I could possibly get on HRT is April 2025. Arguing for my own sanity would've sucked enough as is, but it's made harder by the fact that they won't even talk to me. You're a trans guy who would like healthcare, but you have a mental illness? Good luck, you're on your own. Long live the Danish bureaucracy.

Dysphoria makes me fucking miserable. I'd rather not have to write a sob story here, and tumblr is like 80% trans people so I guess a good portion of you can imagine why waiting another year for the possibility of maybe-perhaps-if-all-goes-well getting on HRT would not actually make me less miserable about it.

So. I'm sitting down next week along with my mom to file a formal complaint with the patient's rights committee. I don't know what to call this other than some form of discrimination on the basis of mental illness, because nothing in my current situation would prohibit me from making medical decisions for myself. And I honestly don't think that a complaint is going to do much, but I intend to make it obnoxiously long, because by law, a specialized doctor and an attorney have to read through the whole thing. If you can't beat 'em, make 'em read 50 pages of you going into detail about why you think they suck, right

And yeah, like I said, in the meantime, I'm trying to go via GenderGP. It'd be nice if my poor ass could get HRT via the NHS instead of having to pay out of pocket, but apparently the bar for entry requires that you 1) have gender dysphoria to the point where it impedes normal function and 2) somehow aren't mentally ill. Who wrote these rules? Some 60yo cis guy in a suit in Christiansborg, I imagine.

Feel free ask about anything relating to this whole situation, I'll be as open as I can about it, cause I understand that if you're going to give money to someone, you want to know what it's going to. Though I hope you understand I'm not going to doxx myself more than I already have now, or give you my entire medical history - only what's relevant to my current situation.

I know Denmark is a welfare state and on a global scale we're doing alright, but I hope you don't mind if I say this: This shouldn't be happening as often as it does. Fuck the Danish NHS.

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°•○ warnings: age gap, slow burn, original character, cursing, smoking, drinking, mentions of death, mentions of murder, mentions of abduction, manipulation, abuse, national hate, politics mention, discrimination, shooting mention, blood mention, injury mention

°•○ Note from Author: FINALLY! You can't believe how long I wanted to finally release this chapter, cause it's so important for the story, but, unfortunately, this chapter became a healing process for me personally. Through highs and lows, after losing all materials, inspiration and wish to write, after months of hiatus - here it is. And you know what's funny? As I finished this chapter I finally closed that part of my life and I am finally feel free. Lesson learned, and now, despite of having zero free time, I am the happiest, cause I know that I have a shoulder to cry on 🤍 Anyways! I hope you'll enjoy this new chapter!

To the person who deleted months of my work without saying sorry  - Karma will return you your receipt one day

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III. All Within My Hands

Los Angeles, California

“It’s gonna be one of our biggest meetings ever”, James’ assistant said with a confident tone, making James smirk proudly. After all those long years - here he is, on his peak as the owner of the biggest music company completing his monopoly game. The whole world was in his hands, and God, did it feel nice. James smirked, thinking about such a big success in such a short amount of time and nodded. “Are all of the possible integrations’ partners invited?”, he asked, excited. 

This meeting was supposed to be not only a way to show his success and increase his positions in the music industry’s monopoly, but to invite some world-known partners for a nice integration. That was the best strategy to gain more audience and make more promotion - wouldn’t it be nice to get money from the teenagers who will ask for a premium subscription just to listen to their favorite music non-stop, and later turn it into the biggest and the most expensive family subscription. “Denon didn’t make it but we still have Meta here, so our biggest integration is 90% done”, an assistant said, following James through the long corridors of the Blackened Corporation building. 

He felt inspired and joyful - his company finally got its recognition. Who wouldn’t be happy? After all these long years he was proud to say that he accomplished something he always wanted. James entered the conference room, greeting his colleagues with a smirk and received a round of applause. God, James felt so proud. His ego was treated so damn well, everyone was welcoming him, cheering him, recognizing his success and all the years of hard work he has done.

 “Good morning, colleagues”, James said with a fake smile, hiding his self-rating deep inside. He hated these people so much… narcissistic billionaires who didn’t know what hard work is. Little FBI’s bitches, doing everything to keep their platform growing. But they didn’t need to know how James felt about meeting all these rich faces from “Forbes” and “Time” magazine covers. He walked on the little pedestal that was built so well for him, recognising him, son of poor parents that never supported him and fixed his blazer with a quick touch of his fingers on the fabric. “I hope you are feeling as inspired and proud as I am today”, he said with a bossy tone, holding the sides of the stand with papers on it. 

“First of all, I thank you all for coming here today to celebrate the “Blackened Corporation” growing success. We are living in an incredibly interesting time, time of innovations. And as you all might already know, innovations in the 21st century are equal to capitalism. As I will present the results of Blackened Corporation’s work with audience during the last six months, I hope our success and absolute leadership in the industry will inspire you to provide our product on your platforms”, James said, coughing a little and stared on the big screen behind him, that showed a logo of his company. His assistant started a promotional video, showing what Blackened was all about. There were some new faces and this video was necessary for them to watch. 

“As some might not know, Blackened is all about providing the best music in all ways possible”, he started, staring at the video of people listening to music through his app. “Our engineers make everything possible to provide the best quality of the audio to our customers. We are working with Dolby Atmos technology to make the sound experience as good as possible, so you won’t even notice that you’re actually in your headphones. Blackened App provides the best number of settings and equalizer modes for every different music genre type and every specific task of our customers. Comfort, simplicity, creativity and the best sound experience are our main criteria for work and our credo in developing our application”, James said proudly, looking at the faces of possible investors. Were they curious? Were they interested in the collaboration with his company? He wanted to finish that Meta contract and get the biggest deal his company ever did, and for that he needed to prove to the “Ginger Zucky” that there were no others like James and his corporation.

“With this upcoming season end I am happy to announce that this is the most successful season in the history of Blackened Corporation”, he said, nodding to the applause of his colleagues and partners. James looked at them silently, adoring this glory he fought decades for, and looked at the screen with some diagrammas on it. “This past season, because of our new international contract with the European market our profit increased to 256%. With our new contract with Russian partners we’ve got ten million new subscribers. Our investment in promotion and advertising helped us to reach new highs and find some issues that we quickly fixed. “Blackened App” is an undisputed leader in the field of streaming platforms and I am happy to announce that next year we are going to set new standards in the world of streaming. Not only are we setting the goal to double this year’s profits, but we are looking for new agreements. Next year, “Blackened App” will…

Knock. Crunch. Whistle. Gasps. Panic. James didn’t have time to understand what just happened when a shooting pain crossed his shoulder. He looked at his left shoulder that stained his silver blazer with his own blood, still trying to realize what was going on. Only when he saw blood stains on the screen and his bodyguards covering him with their bodies James realized: he just survived an assault. But how did it happen? Conference room was so high in his skyscraper and his possible partners couldn’t bring any weapons here because he had a strong security system in his headquarters. He grabbed his shoulder and huffed, slightly groaning from pain. “Take care of them first, I’m fine. Cody, stay with me, Jay, Roman, lead them to the safe space. We’ll finish the conference next time”, James said with a pause and turned to look at the direction from where he was almost killed. The glass had a tiny hole that was evidence of the assault. Someone tried to kill him from the roof of the building beside the headquarters. James stared at it, wondering if the sniper was still there and he looked surprised when he saw a silhouette of a person. 

“Cody, there! There’s someone on that fucking roof!”. He shouted, pointing at the building and his bodyguard didn’t need a command to understand what to do. Whoever was that sniper - he lost the shot. James kept staring at the person and.. the person was staring at him? Though it was at least 100 meters from the building, he could tell that the sniper was staring at him fearlessly. “You’re dead, little loser”, he murmured to himself, staring at his killer and smirked when the person escaped the roof, followed by the police sirens. Whoever that was, his days of freedom were over. 

20 minutes later, James received medical help, while Blackened Corporation headquarters were filled with the police officers that already worked on protocol of the assault. Paparazzi and news correspondents were there as well, trying to be the first to get the hot headline for their source. Thankfully, Ryan, his manager, took them on himself. “Mr. Hetfield is receiving medical help and is feeling okay. The upcoming updates will be provided in our social media, so I ask you to leave the building and give Mr. Hetfield some privacy to recover”, the well-looking man said to the journalists, leaving them with a lack of information. 

Meanwhile at the extra exit James was put into an emergency carriage. Medics said that he needed surgery to take off the bullet, and James didn’t have any other choice - just like his killer. When Cody came inside of the carriage, James thought that his killer was caught. Bodyguard panted, holding something in his hand and gave it to his boss to see. “Mr. Hetfield, this was all we found on the roof”, he said, expecting anger from his boss. “How in the hell did you let that asshole escape?” James spat with annoyance and opened the cloth, wondering what was inside, and the thing he saw wasn’t what he expected. A red rose. He stared at the flower in confusion and noticed a piece of paper beside it. He unfolded it and immediately squeezed it after reading a short note from his killer, throwing it into Cody. 

“I need all the information about The Wild Rose”.

***

Los Angeles, California

Leah was going to the city center, staring silently onto posters with announcements of different concerts and events in the city. Carriage had the smell of a middle class people - heavy hot air mixed with the smell of sweat, cheap perfume and cigarettes. That was what she disliked the most in the metropolitan - though she was far away from Moscow, the only difference metropolitan in Los Angeles had were more modern carriages. She held close the guitar case that was on her lap, protecting deep secrets that were hidden into it. 

For the public she was just a young pretty girl-musician that hurried up to her guitar classes. 

For the new world order of this planet - she was The Wild Rose.

Leah left the carriage, fixing her guitar case on her shoulder, fixed her deep black hoodie and put on her favorite playlist with post-punk songs that reminded her about Russia. Its grey, dark, unfriendly streets that were covered in thick smoke, old Soviet apartment buildings and void in grumpy people’s eyes… “Жить тяжело и неуютно, зато уютно умирать”, she quietly hummed to the song’s lyrics, walking out of metropolitan. “To live is hard and uncomfortable, but so comfortable to die” - isn’t it the credo of every person that ever thought about suicide? So comfortable to die.. Leah smirked on the words, getting the quick step to get to her starting point quicker to finish her task by the end of the hour. 

Center of Los Angeles was such a noisy place… after seven years of living in Moscow she was used to the big crowds of people, but LA felt like three Moscows at the same time in the same place! Leah huffed, putting on a hood on her head, trying to be as invisible for people as possible and sneaked into tiny streets with big skyscrapers. She checked the address of Blackened Corporation headquarters in her map and hummed, following the little blue dot on the map. Stupid Los Angeles with tons of houses.. But she couldn’t get a taxi - it was the easiest way to give cops a witness and leave a ton of evidence. She should be careful, and “Careful” was her second name - she’s got her reputation as one of the best international elite killers, she was a joker of the Russian mafia and their secret “emergency button” they pressed in case of someone being way too brave. Like her newest victim, James Alan Hetfield.

Leah knew his name before because she was a customer of his music app, and she was pretty curious to meet him today. What does he look like? Is it a young, tough man full of ambitions with a sporty body? Or was it an older man in a business suit with grey hair? In any case, if he wouldn’t be her victim today she would love to find a way to ride him in his little office. She smirked at her thought and bit her lip, walking to her location. Having quickies with rich men was pretty fun for her. No one knew who she was, and she could’ve made her little fantasies come true: from being a mistress in the house of a big scary KGB boss to being an innocent tourist from Russia who ended up meeting a member of The Royal Family in Buckingham palace. It was her hobby and her lifestyle - after all, she was a free woman and she can do whatever she wants while her personality is being anonymous!

She looked up at the haunted building full of graffiti and broken glass at some places and hummed, walking in. On the opposite side of the building, about a few hundred meters away there was a fancy building of the Blackened Corporation. Leah climbed the stairs in a relaxed mood, chewing her gum and still in her headphones, having a quick look inside of the building. Looked like a place of living for homeless people, and smelled exactly the same. Whatever, she thought, but it better be empty for the next 30 minutes. She didn’t want extra blood today - she won’t get any money for a dead homeless guy.

Once on the roof Leah paused music on her phone and turned the headphones off, letting them hang on her neck. She looked at her location, enjoying how fresh breeze played with her skin and hummed, slowly walking to the edge. She put her hood more on her head to make her face hidden in the shadows and opened the guitar case, revealing her sniper gun. She took a moment to adore it with a smile, pulling gloves that were in the case on her hands to not leave any fingerprints and moved her hand on the cold metal, enjoying the feeling. “Time to get shit done, Becky”, Leah said with a smile and began to install the stander for her gun, doing everything quick and smooth. It wasn’t the first time she used her “Becky”, in fact it was her favorite gun after “Roger” - her little pocket gun with a red rose on it. 

She placed Becky on her stander and turned it into shooting mode, laying on the ground to set it perfectly onto the window of the conference room of the Blackened Corporation. She noticed that there were a lot of people and hummed - too many witnesses, what if someone will notice her? Leah frowned, squirming a little to hide behind the gun and looked at the clock on her phone. It was almost 10AM, so the conference was about to start and she will kill James Hetfield, whoever he was, with only one bullet, like she always did. 

Leah checked her gun one more time in case it wasn’t ready and stared into the conference room through the spy glass of Becky. A door was opened and he saw two men walking in. By the attitude of people, seeing how everyone got up when they entered the room Leah understood who it was. Here he was, James Alan Hetfield in his pride. She watched him, how proudly he walked on the stand that was obviously built for him and smirked, holding Becky tighter. She couldn’t hear what he was talking about and just watched him through her eye-spy glass. 

Her first impression about him was similar to other people’s who met James for the first time - selfish, narcissistic guy with a big ego he loved to treat. Spoiled, he obviously loved the way people looked at him. Leah watched his grin, the way he looked at his potential partners like a wolf at its prey and hummed, understanding why Russians were chasing his head. But the way this man fooled them made her feel respect for him. He wasn’t afraid to take a risk and for some reason it was.. seductive.

Leah watched James, holding her finger on the trigger and tried to stay focused, while her eyes explored him. The way he looked, the way he talked, the way he stood in that room, everything screamed about the power that was inside of this man. Was he one of those men with a golden spoon in his mouth? He went on a big scene right about the time when she went with Konstantine to Moscow. She didn’t know much about him, neither did Russians, how it turned out. James Hetfield was one of the most unknown people that became Leah’s victims and it was such a big contrast with every normal billionaire she chased.. To be known worldwide but unknown to anyone - just like she was. 

Could he feel lonely in this big world like she did? Could he hide his vulnerability deep inside, deep in his stone cold heart like she did? Could he hide all his insecurities and fears under the mask of a powerful businessman? For some reason Leah felt empathy for him, but she shouldn't! He was a victim and she was a killer! She will live with these questions until her own death, never finding out answers to them. She clenched her teeth and pulled the trigger, focusing on her goal and looked in the conference room. 

Did she kill him? 

But what she saw next wasn’t something Leah expected. 

She looked in the spyglass and saw bleeding James still standing on his feet and three bodyguards around him. “Shit!”, she hissed, quickly placing Becky into her bag. She hid behind the edge of the roof and quickly took a piece of paper and paper from the guitar case, writing a little note to him, placing a red rose beside it. Red rose was the sign of her work, so now James will know that it wasn’t over yet. Leah got up, looking on the toned broken glass and had a feeling that someone watched her. She sighed, realising that she left too much evidence and bit her lip, thinking that it was for the better. Now she had the opportunity to find answers to her questions.. But not now. She grabbed her case and rushed away from the roof, jumping through the stairs to have time to escape, and she did it just in time. 

Leah hid in the bushes when men that looked like bodyguards entered the building, searching for her. She slowly moved away from the building, looking for a safer spot where police wouldn't notice her and quickly took off her black clothes, staying in jeans and white t-shirt. She fixed her hair, turning into a guitar student she was supposed to be and carefully sneaked between buildings, putting sunglasses on her eyes. Leah escaped again, but she didn’t kill James like she was supposed to. His image stuck into her mind and she didn’t understand why. But now she needed to disappear from this world in her hideout, expecting Konstantine’s screams and feeling a need for self-reflection. Did she miss her shot on purpose?

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Callie nods. “Right.”

“What? Did you guys think I just walked around with a Bible on me at all times? How dirty do you think I am?”

“We didn’t want to assume,” Mickey adds.

“Yeah, you know, we don’t judge,” Neal chimes in, closing the door behind him as he sets the food down on the nearest table.

“So, you guys think I’m a slut?”

“We prefer to use the term manwhore,” Jake tells him, snacking on a French fry.

“Of course, you would. You’re on the cover of them.”

“Hey, hey. Don’t hate if I have game and you don’t.”

“So, did everyone get a chance to figure out what they needed to get for their secret Santa?” Reuben asks, staring as the host of the Christmas party.

“I think everyone smart enough to walk in with something instead of coming in empty handed did,” Bob says.

“You never know.”

The bespectacled man shrugs, knowing he’s right.

“Who’s going first?”

No one raises their hand and the person beside him all nudge their seating partner.

“Okay, I’m pulling names out of a hat if we’re going that route.” Neal went first and he had-

“A mustache comb?” Bradley reads out loud, checking out the box.

“Yep.”

“I don’t hate it.”

“Everyone knew you’d love it,” Natasha tells him.

Next up was Callie and she had-

“A cocktail book.” Natasha opens the book and shakes her head. “And all the sugary “girly” drinks are bookmarked. Great, thanks, Cal.”

Mickey had Bob. “This is just for the nerds, but I found Star Trek uno and I know you don’t have a phaser, so I figured why not kill two birds with one stone and get you both.”

Bob’s eyes lit up when he opened the box and he actually saw the aforementioned items. “After this were playing uno and whoever doesn’t have Spock near the end of the round has to take a shot.”

“Damn, who knew Baby on Board could get intense,” Jake says, smiling as he pats the man’s arm.

“Shut up,” Mickey tells him.

Javy was next and he chose- “Logan, my man.”

The mentioned man raises his brows.

“Too much?”

The squad nods in unison.

“Alright, fine. Anyway, my gift for you and everyone here is me. Yeah,” he opens the envelope in his hands. “That’s it, yep.” He sucks in air through his teeth. “It’s another year of friendship, you, Logan, are the first to get your friendship membership has been renewed. Congratulations.”

Mickey raises his hand. “How do you cancel that transaction? I’m not feeling it this year.”

“Hey!” Jake stands up, holding his spiked egg nog (an old family recipe). “Seriously how do you do that? I don’t know if I want this to continue.”

Javy scoffs and shoves the man, who then trips over his own feet and manages to catch himself before he can fall on his face.

Natasha, Bob, Reuben, and Logan laugh until their stomachs hurt, and they can barely breath.

Bradley and Callie reach over to help the man regain his balance and make sure he sits down before he falls and potentially injures himself.

“Maybe we should just watch a movie or something,” Bob says.

“What are we watching?”

“Christmas!” The man in Christmas glasses (Jake) giggles in Callie's ear.

“Yeah. I know but if we could without the screaming and find a movie, lets.”

-

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@blueoorchid @kmc1989

[vicsbasement]

Hey Vics!! For the F1 ask game: What started you on F1?

If you could swap any driver onto a different team, who would it be and to what team?

Do you enjoy any other types of racing outside of F1?

Hi, moss! How have you been? I hope you're doing great 💜 thank you for sending me these!!

1) How I got into the sport

Well, I've always been surrounded by sports. My dad is the ultimate sports fan, he watches absolutely every sport that he's able to. There's also my partner who, since he was a little kid, was a Schumacher fan. His mother was born in Germany and she'd always supported the Germany football team for the World Cup and since Schumi was already doing his rounds in F1 they started following him, too. We've been together a long time and since I already knew something about F1, (albeit my knowledge was merely peripheral) he convinced me to watch the Schumacher documentary that came out on Netflix around 2021. Let me tell you, that documentary got me so invested. All that he needed to tell me was that Mick was actually driving in Formula 1 to convince me to watch the races. But since neither of us were following the sport closely (it had been a while since he had dropped it, around Schumi's first retirement) we were a bit lost and took up DTS as a way to catch up. Well. That was a mistake. Or maybe the biggest win for him, I don't know, because I got obsessed. I got this huge crush in both Daniel Ricciardo and Charles Leclerc, it was just immediate tunnel vision and I just wanted to know more about all of them. So we ate the whole thing up, and suddenly I was following all of the grid on Instagram and we paid a subscription to watch the races immediately after we finished the whole of DTS. We started watching the races live around Miami in 2022 and haven't stopped since 😂

2) Swap a driver to any team

Huh. This is a tough question. You guys know I'm a huge Carlos fan. Obviously he's the one who comes to mind with these types of questions and, frankly, my favorite option for him isn't Mercedes or even Red Bull (I find their internal politics, CH and Helmut Marko repulsive) but Aston Martin. This would mean, though, that Lance would lose a seat, because I'd rather see Carlos driving with Fernando. I know that Fernando is a literal Disney Villain but if I go by interviews and vibes only I think he really does love Carlos and I think he would have a very similar relationship with him to the one he has with Lance, if not better. Like, they're almost family. So the Aston Martin project of it all seems as promising as it can be (even though they fumbled in the second half of last year and this year they haven't started with the right foot, but I have faith, dammit). I really do love the concept of two track terrorists just making life impossible for everyone else on the grid. But that's just the chaotic side of me.

3) Other types of racing

Currently not, no! I've been thinking of getting into Moto GP, but since we could no longer afford DAZN I don't really know where to watch it. The other day I was talking to someone in my family and they teased me that I should get into Moto GP because there are a bunch of Spaniards and since Carlos is my favorite in F1 I could definitely choose a fave easy in Moto GP 😂

[noxinara]

because this is the only place I can freely share my thoughts and feelings

tw. venting, mentions of death/cancer, grieving, blood, long post under cut

It's only been 7 months since my father was diagnosed with throat cancer. His original survival rate was around 90%.

He had a trache put in because of dangerous and sporadic bleeding (they thought his tumor was too close to his carotid artery, then he had his radiation and chemotherapy, fast forward to October where he was told he has 3-6 months to live because his cancer is spread to his lungs, fast forward to today where the cancer has spread to his brain and he's setting up hospice care as I write this.

I am beyond devastated, and I'm so bad at controlling my emotions, unfortunately.

I literally cannot stop crying, but I don't want my final moments with him to be where I'm already grieving for what is lost. It's been anticipatory the entire time, but now it's real-and it's terrifying.

My father has given me so much in my 26 years of life, and it's so sad to think that he won't be around for anymore of the major life events my brother and I will have...and I feel like such a shitty child.

My father sacrificed so much to make an effort to be in my brother and I's life when my mother desperately did not want them there (she's a manipulative liar that believes the entire world is against her. I love my mother, but I can't believe almost a word of what she says-and it would devastate her to hear that from me).

I feel like I took for granted all the effort he put in to be in our lives. He uprooted his whole life in Maine, where all of his friends and family were, to move to Georgia, where I grew up. He was tired of only being able to see my brother and I once a year during our summers off from school, so he moved closer, and at one point, just down the road from us. He bought me anything and everything I could have ever wanted. Every laptop, every computer, any subscriptions for games I wanted to play came from him. My love for IT, MMOs, and Game Design came from my dad, and they're life long passions of mine that I cling tightly to.

He ended up getting sick back then, too. He lost his job because of this sickness, and eventually had to leave the state and move back to Maine because he couldn't afford to live near us anymore. I have a lot of memories of this time during late elementary school to early high school. He still visited us, but was unable to attend my graduation.

When I was unable to continue college because I couldn't afford it, and I would have been homeless because my mom and step dad wouldn't take me back in...he paid for everything to have me move in with him, and for four years he took care of me and did everything to help me get back on my feet, get me into community college, and asked for nothing in return.

Then 3 years ago, when I met my partner, I abruptly left home to move to Michigan...and he supported me the entire way there, too, until I got my job. If I didn't have my partner with me right now, I don't know what I would do, tbh.

Thanks to my father I have my own apartment, a well paying job, and two cats that I love dearly.

I don't know if I'll ever be ready to say goodbye; I never have been. We don't know how long the projection is for his life, but I'll try to make the most of what time I have left. I love him more than I'll ever be able to express in words.

He's tired of all the hospitals, all the poking and prodding. He just wants to rest, surrounded by the people he loves for his last holiday, and I'll be there with him. Hospice is both scary and comforting.

[phoenixjeje19]

Blog Post 2

South Korean Family Structure and Function

In this post, I will be researching the South Korean family structure and roles. While researching, I discovered that in older times, a traditional house in South Korea contained the parents, grandparents, children, aunts and uncles. My immediate thought to this is how did they manage to fit everyone in one household?! I would imagine the house would be crowded. Some families would also live in the same group of houses if they couldn't live in the same house as each other.

In traditional times, the fathers would be the ones with the most power in the household. While the mothers would be more like housewives and devote most of their time taking care of the house and raising their children. I also found that the first born sons would be the one to take over all the family matters and take care of their parents once they got older or if the father died. I personally think that this would be too much for one person to do. I can only imagine the amount of pressure that this would put on the son.

Fun Fact, the outfits that the Korean family are wearing in the picture above are called Hanboks. They are the traditional outfits that South Koreans used to wear back in the day.

In traditional days, both men and women would keep their hair long. Cutting their own hair was forbidden since it was seen as a gift from their parents. Men and women would keep their hair in braids if they were single and once they got married, they would out their hair in knots. The men would put their hair in a top knot and they would wear a horsehair hat, while the women would knot their hair up to their necks. These hairstyles would symbolize if someone was single or married.

Something that I found interesting was that during these times, married couples would move in the parents of the groom. In today's world, couples move out of their parents houses so I find it interesting how back then people would move in with their partners parents. However this allowed for the mother-in-laws to treat their daughter-in-law terribly. Oftentimes, the daughter-in-law was treated as a slave and they were also expected to stay with their families, no matter how badly they were treated by their husband or mother-in-law. I found this intriguing because if a woman tried to leave the family then she was labeled as shameful while the ones responsible for causing the woman to try to leave the family, never got held accountable for their actions.

Globalization has greatly impacted the South Korean family structure as this has allowed several more Koreans to marry into families from different countries. I find this to be very beautiful since for a while, the idea of marrying someone who wasn't Asian wasn't exactly accepted.

While researching, I also found out that children and families in South Korea still follow the traditional values of Confucianism. This influences children and how they grow. Personally, I think this might be doing more harm than good because children are being taught to agree with everything and elder says and to avoid speaking up. I find it interesting how in America we are taught to be independent and to speak up. However in South Korea, they are taught the opposite. Arguing with an elder is seen as rude and in South Korea, people who are older than you automatically have respect. I also find this interesting since in America, you have to earn the respect by your actions, not because of your age.

[xltribe]

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[alwastakenofc]

hmmmmm so ! lesser-than-before rant incoming :)

i’ve been playing this game on my phone for the last 3ish weeks bc i’m tryna get $80 from getting to “grand sultan” level thru this app that gives me games to download and rewards me for playing them/hitting checkpoints and stuff idk it’s rly cool but that’s besides the point ! so i figured i would Bounce after the month is up bc like it’s just a gimmicky pay-to-win kind of game where if u don’t keep up daily u fall behind, BUT there’s also a Huge player base for the game (which makes it fun but also gives it that rly insanely competitive edge that makes it hard to miss days without feeling like ur behind). so one of the things i had to do was join a union/guild where i am partnered up with ppl like the guild leader and co-leader and elites and others members ya know? and we can do quests and stuff and it just gives u a good boost to everything which obviously helps u level faster ! so i was like “hmmmm maybe ill make one…” but then i noticed ppl talking in the all chat saying how they’re not new, this is their 3rd, 4th, 5th+ server that they’re hopping on bc they wanna start over again, etc etc so i was like “…. nah im not making my own union LOL” so i ended up joining this one that had free slots and rly didn’t like the guy leading it bc he was kinda rude… so i left, changed my name/avatar, and DM’d the leader of this guild i had my eye on in the first place but was full at the time! they now had 1 space free and i had to wait 24 hours to join bc i just left my last guild… so she said she’d save the spot and BAM, i got in! we talked in DMs abt how i left my last guild bc No One except the leader talked and when he did it was to Demand things from us like “Everyone better donate 200 diamonds or else.” and stuff!! lmao

SO. fast forward to now. it’s been about 3 weeks in the guild and MANNNNNN IVE MADE A FEW FRIENDS, THEYRE ALL SO NICEEEEE 🥺 me and a couple other guild members were up til Midnight last night just talking abt life and where we wanna travel and our jobs and education and Everything !! it was so wholesome and nice and so just idk. pure and innocent and Fun to just have casual conversations with ppl that were complete strangers 2 weeks ago, but who ive gotten closer to and now can have those nice long convos with !! and it was all just in the guild chat so anyone could read the next day lol but idc ! it was fun! plus my name on the game is selene which is Not my real name lol i just like the name a lot and it always makes me giggle when they say “lol, i know right selene??” and stuff and im like heh.. yea, das me 😎 idk the guild leader gave me the “life of the party” tag and said she loves my energy and it just feels so good bc i know i am just so cripplingly socially anxious irl and that’s why i can talk so easily online and love talking online so much more. like im still ME, but… not Fully being perceived to a point where i feel uncomfy or anything LOL . it’s been nice

i think imma keep playing after the month is up, i rly enjoy my guild and the ppl ive met thru it :’)

ANYWAYS!! i also think im gonna go to therapy/go to my family doctor to get reccs on therapists and maybe a psychiatrist? psychologist? idk i wanna get evaluated for… well let’s just save that for when i get evaluated bc if i don’t even have anything wrong with me and my dumbass rly gets laughed out of the office by the doctor saying “LUL no u rly just gotta try harder bruh” imma feel like a damn Fool LMAO. BUT yeah. that’ll hopefully be a thing i book this month.

also gonna be responsible and Not over spend on food when i get paid, like delivery and whatnot… but i Will be buying lifetime subscriptions to a couple japanese apps on my phone that i think will be easy access and help me learn japanese to a point of comfortability before i start college again. 😎

OKAY IM DONE WHEW. rant over :)

[megan-loves-surveys]

#21.

Do you prefer cold or room temperature drinking water? Both is fine, but when I'm working out or it's humid, I prefer it to be super cold.

Has a romantic partner ever given you a pet as a gift? No.

Did you ever go to daycare as a kid? No, I think I only went kindergarten/preschool. For preschool I remember going to the morning session mainly.

Who’s one of the most talented people you know? What are they talented at? I know lots of wrestlers, they're talented xD

How long have you had your current mattress? Probably too long, I think I got it in 2011 lol.

What’s your sexuality? Bi.

What’s your gender identity? I'm female.

Are you the type of person who can make friends with just about anyone? It depends.

Have you ever experienced a medical emergency? Yep.

Do you have one of those removable hand-held shower heads? No.

How many burners does your stove have? Four.

When you go to a restaurant, do you prefer to sit at a booth or a table? Depends.

What’s something you think everyone should do/experience at least once in their life? Travel, even if it's not far from where they live.

Has your car ever been broken into? I've never owned a car.

Have you ever read the Hunger Games series? No.

Do you live in the city or a rural area? Suburbs lol.

Have you ever been bitten by a wild animal? No.

Are you close to any of your cousins? No.

What song did you last listen to? Liberty X - Saturday

Do you watch a lot of movies? I don't like movies that much.

Ever witnessed a murder? No O_O

Does your room have a ceiling fan? No.

What are your religious views? Atheist.

Are you a romantic person? I can be.

Have you ever failed a subject before? Yep. Art, Maths and Photography. LOL.

Have you ever been injured in a car accident? I've been hit by a car if that counts.

What was your favorite television show as a child? Barney, Sesame Street, Simpsons, Pokémon, Saved By The Bell etc.

Are you afraid of insects? Yes.

Are you cold-natured? You mean personality wise or physically? Cos no to both. I actually run super hot, I can overheat even in cold weather and I sweat at the drop of a hat. In fact, the only part of me that gets super cold is my feet - I can be wearing a t-shirt and shorts but have big thick socks and ugg boots on my feet lol.

What annoys you most about social networking? People are fucking stupid, they believe any old shit they see and they forget real humans are on the other end of the posts.

What is your favorite kind of flower? Sunflowers.

Do you think you’re living a good life? Sure, yes.

Have you ever played on the Ouija board? No.

Do you wish your life were simpler or more interesting? More interesting.

Have you ever had a deadly animal as a pet? No.

Do you take naps daily? Rarely ever.

What’s the meanest thing you’ve ever said to someone? Dunno.

Have you ever been in a hot tub before? Loads of times. It was like a necessity in motels in NZ in the 90s to have a hot tub out the back on the patio xD

Who in your family has been married the longest? (and how long?) Probably my aunt and uncle, they've been married since before I was born, cos they were married when one of my cousins was born and he's like 6 years older than me.

Do you take your shoes off when you come inside? I take them off at the front door if they're wet, otherwise I take them off when I get to my room.

What’s your favorite movie series? Pirates Of The Caribbean.

What is something that’s considered a luxury, but you wouldn’t want to live without? All of my subscriptions to various websites like YouTube Premium etc.

What was the first social media site you ever used? One of the ones that died super quick like Hi5 or something. I never had Myspace lol.

Do you have any exes you really regret dating? Yes.

Is your best friend male or female? Female.

What’s your least favorite holiday? I only celebrate Christmas and Easter really lol.

Have you ever been sexually attracted to a fictional character? Hahaha yes.

Have you ever had a crush of a person of your own gender? Yes.

Who was someone you felt unsafe with but had to be around in your life? Nobody I can think of.

When was the first time you felt sexualized? No clue.

Are your values more conservative or liberal? I don't think I'm either cos I don't go for all that 'woke' stuff, but I also don't agree with a lot of the other side either, I'm more in the middle.

If you could go back in time and change something what would it be? Not get hit by a car, lol.

Have you ever lost a nail completely for any reason? What happened? Yes, my toenail got infected and I had to have it removed and let it grow back. It was weird.

Have you ever had any experience with alcoholism? No.

What color eyes do your pet(s) have? I don't have any pets.

Do you watch The Great British Bake Off (or The Great British Baking Show as it’s known in the US)? I don't think it airs here.

Are you the sort of person who can nap or sleep anywhere, anytime? I wish.

Will you ever call it X, or will you always call it Twitter? Twitter lol, like most people still do xD

Are you a fast walker? Not really, I have short legs so I struggle to keep up a lot of the time.

Were you susceptible to peer pressure as a teenager? Maybe?

What website do you spend the most time on? Probably YouTube or Reddit.

What was the hardest time of your life? 2017 from June onwards cos that's when I broke my shoulder, the rest of that year was taken up by healing and physiotherapy.

Who’s the person you feel safest with? My parents and my boyfriend.

What kinds of books do you read? Fantasy, non fiction etc.

The most serious injury you’ve ever had? I've had a few different ones - I broke my femur as a kid, and then in 2017 I broke my shoulder in 5 different places, and I also broke my other arm at the same time. It was rough.

Have you ever read someone’s diary, without them knowing? No.

The weirdest thing people have ever picked on, about your appearance? For being short. LOL, thinking back it makes no sense. What's wrong with being short? Loads of people are short xD Plus, we were kids so none of us had finished growing yet lol.

First time you met a transgender person? I probably met some and didn't know they were trans, but one of the wrestlers at my indie is trans, she's awesome. She's the first I can think of that I knew they were trans right off the bat (her thing is that she's the first trans wrestler in NZ).

What’s the most hurtful thing someone’s said about you? I don't usually care what people say about me, but once on a dating site a guy said I looked 'retarded' in my photo. Firstly, that's offensive in general, and second, I definitely don't look that way so fuck that dude.

Who is your most problematic crush? Dunno.

What is the worst thing one of your family members has done to you? Not to me personally, but my Uncle borrowed a bunch of money from my Mum, and never paid it back. Everytime she asked for him to pay her, he'd make up excuses as to why he couldn't. I told her not to give him the money, she ignored me, only to later admit I was right :/

Do you tend to speed when you drive? I don't drive.

Do you get bored with relationships quickly? No.

Who was the first person to ever give you flowers? No clue.

Do you have an online game that you play often? I don't play multiplayer games lol. Only games like Pokemon Go xD

Do you wear glasses? Yep, have done since I was 13.

How long does it take you to normally take a shower? 15 minutes or so, a bit longer if I have to shave haha.

Have you ever burned incense before? I hate incense, it smells horrible and gives me migraines, so no.

Ever been on a picnic? Yes.

Have you ever had a boyfriend/girlfriend who was depressed? Yes. He didn't tell me though, I found out after we broke up.

Would you be able to climb out your bedroom window to sneak out? I'm an adult xD Even if I was a teenager, I couldn't climb out cos I live on the second floor.

Was the last person you kissed younger or older than you? Older.

Have you ever purchased Girl Scout cookies? No.

Do you like waffles? Love them! Especially with banana and bacon.

Do you find piercings/tattoos attractive? Depends on the person.

Do you always wear your seatbelt? Definitely.

Have you ever liked someone much older than you? All the time. My boyfriend is 18 years older than me lol.

Do you have any secrets that nobody knows about? Sure.

Do you believe prayer really works? No.

Are tongue piercings slutty? Nah.

Is there anybody you think is hot over the age of 40? My boyfriend is far over 40 lmao for starts xD He's 54 haha and is sex on legs <3

Least favorite alcoholic drink? Beer. It's just gross to me.

Have you ever kissed someone named Paul or Luke? Not that I'm aware of.

How did you meet the last male you texted? We met while I was jogging haha, I stopped outside his house to catch my breath and he was outside at that time - we got to chatting.

Do you wear skirts a lot? Not a lot, but I do wear them sometimes.

How many pairs of jeans do you think you have? 10 or 11.

Are you one of those people who claim to live with no regrets? I only have small regrets, nothing life changing.

When was the last time you wore eyeshadow? No idea.

What is your favorite color eyeshadow to wear? -

Would you rather work with animals or work with children? Animals.

Would you rather work with children or work with teenagers? Neither, but if I had to pick, then teens.

Would you rather watch a movie, watch a TV show, or watch a YouTube video? YT video.

What was the last type of cookie you ate? Not sure, but prob chocolate chip.

What is your favorite type of frosting for a cake? Chocolate.

Do you know anyone who wants to be the president one day? No, cos where I live, we have a prime minister.

Do you have your mom’s or dad’s hair? Neither, they're both brunette and I'm naturally blonde lol.

Have your parents ever been out of the country? My Mum wasn't even born in NZ lol xD And my Dad has travelled loads of times.

Do your pets chase after bugs? -

Is the last person you spoke to in love? Yes. With me :P

Who was the main character in the last book you read? It was a non fiction book.

Who are the last people you saw kiss? Hmm, not sure.

Have you ever posted a fanfiction on a website? Yes, I used to post on fanfiction.net.

What was the last unpleasant thing to wake you up? My alarm. HAHA.

When you get married, who will be the maid of honor/best man? -

What was the last thing you took a picture of? My lunch.

When you go to McDonalds, what drink do you usually get? Coke Zero Sugar. If it's not available, then I'll get frozen Coke or L&P.

When was the last time someone took a picture of you? My boyfriend the other day.

Would you date someone who’s shorter than you? I mean sure, but I don't know many guys who are shorter than 5'3" lol.

Do you mind being the third wheel? Depends.

Have you ever felt guilty after doing something sexual? No.

Do your parents know if you’re having sex? I'm an adult, so it's none of their business.

Do you prefer candy corn or conversation hearts? Never had candy corn, and the hearts are nice.

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever had in your mouth? Haha...

Has anyone ever threatened you with a knife? No.

(If you’re a girl) Has anyone ever called you “shortie” instead of girl? Yes.

Do you think you’re more cute or sexy? Cute, I get called that all the time.

What did you eat for lunch today? I went to this really great café and had blueberry pancakes with bacon and fruit. I only get to go there once a month cos it's not near me, I only go there when I work in my company's second office.

What was the last thing you threw up? Dunno.

Last person’s house you were in? Apart from my own house, my boyfriend's.

Are you someone’s best friend? Yes.

Favorite gemstone? Ruby.

What is the last thing you said to the person you like? We were talking via text before, I said "I'm having dinner now" haha.

Missing anybody? No.

Do you want any tattoos? If yes, what? Not really.

What are your plans for the day? Today is almost over lol, it's 8pm. I had work today in our company's second office which I only do once a month for a few days.

What did you have for breakfast? Nothing.

What colour hair do you find sexiest on the opposite gender? All of them, I'm not fussy.

What celebrity did your most recent ex resemble? I've been told he looks like Mox actually... which is hilarious.

When did you last consume something that had peanut butter? Today!

[brutus-the-skulldog]

So I had a durge.

And so here I am now. Explaining my silly little fantasy world.

I have been working my ass off writing this thing and I'm really proud of it:3 imma explain/summarize every book/story for the people that will listen:D

Here's a little backstory because it's very important (I'll make a character post separately)

This entire story line thing was inspired by a school I went to and it kinda started the entire thing. It was a religious school that fucked me up frfr so I decided to cope by making a silly thing out of it:3 The world is in the year 3000 and is ruled by one family of rich people (eat the rich) who had a son who was said to inherit the rule. But they found out that he was gay so, being rich people, They made an entire school for people like him So that they can fix him and the other people. (This kids name is Maxwell btw)

1st book

(Gothic horror/magic/murder mystery/twisted romance??)

The story starts out with the mc Canine by explaining how he was going down the wrong path (addiction n shit like that) after his younger sister canceled her subscription to life. During this time his father who was a minister at the local church sent him and his brother off to a boarding school full of people like them. This is where the found family dynamic starts to come in but soon, people start to go missing and ominous letters from the outside start to come in. It's up to the people remaining to find out what's going on before no one is left to find out.

2nd book

(anarchy/gay/dystopian/magic)

Canine and Maxwell but they are all grown up and Maxwell has the throne now. Canine is Maxwell's right hand man and closest friend. But, Canine is living a double life as he is a part of a anti-dictater organization under the wing of Maxwell's sister, Maxine. This organization is regarded as terrorists to the public due to their attempts to assassinate Maxwell. Canine is also dealing with not remembering his past due to a chip implanted in his brain by Maxwell's family. The organization has a goal to dismantle the society that they reside in, so, they hatch a plan that takes months to perform. One thing after another, it's all in ruin. Canine is left with deathly wounds and nowhere to go but the forest miles and miles away.

3rd book

(mystery/gay/run away/suspense/supernatural/magic)

Canine wakes up in a medical tent with a familiar face treating his wounds. He can't exactly explain to himself where the face is from. But the face helps him to heal and get back into society step by step. But this person has a dark life, living with their abusive partner. Canine wants to help them get away so after a brutal fight they run away together. But their partner runs the city and wants them to come back, so they send out hitmen and PIs to track them down. Bla bla bla the chip from 2nd book is removed and he remembers who the face is, and omg, it's his lover from 1st book (his name is Lyrus). Canine uses his past to aid in the take down of Lyrus's partner.

4th book

(gay/recovery/supernatural/magic/tbd)

After the take down of Lyrus's partner, Canine and him start recovering from their previous trauma with therapy and whatnot. At the same time, they start dating and making friends. One of these friends (she's from 3rd book and she has a pet raccoon:D) is a journalist that is struggling to find stories so she reached out to Canine and Lyrus to help. They become amateur detectives and they start busting crime rings. But this reminds Canine of his past, which permits him to visit the ruins of his old home. Lyrus follows him and finds out what he did. Soon after this, the people left in the ruins want revenge and raid the new place.

Now, a good writer never spoils the ending;3 But I will tell you that there is two endings:D!!

I got lazy

[gippyworm]

ughghhgh

Saw a post from someone and it caused a pang of anxiety. Horrible situation and every time I see a post from any of the ppl involved I get so angry because I grew up with these people and they went from inseparable to not talking at all after one got with their partner and ugh idk. This partner is not a good person. Anyway I'm saying too much as it is. It just makes me so upset because this person is so sweet and in so much pain over this and its all the partners fault. God.

So, we should be camping under the stars in the bush by now but our car broke down for the 5th time since we bought it (which was only like 3 months ago). First the fuel injectors died, then the alternator blew, then we had to buy a new battery. And now, the radiator tube exploded (literally) and the engine is dead. Literally every single part in that car is fucked. Even the locks don't work. We have already spent hundreds on TOP of the warranty. At this point we may be legitimately looking at a retrade or refund because asking 18K for a car that is completely broken and unusable is fucking pathetic.

We are so poor we had to borrow money to buy fuel and a bit of food so we could go free camping, put $120 diesel in and then the car dies, money completely wasted. My car is out of fuel, we have no way to go camping. We're compromising by going to the beach tomorrow but to do so I have to use the money meant for my motorcycle rego.

I'm just so fucking sick of it. Neither of us can afford a single Christmas present. We can't even buy a fucking Christmas tree this year. I want to skip december because its seriously just not worth it, and I don't want to hear about gifts being commodified or whatever because I know and thats not the point. The point is I can't afford a single present for my favourite person in the world, I'm too exhausted and burnt out to make art instead, and I need bras and brin needs socks and I'm almost 100% out of fish food and to restock is going to cost $150-$200 and if it wasnt for money something really special might have happened and I just want to tear my hair out and scream. We have no streaming services, the only subscriptions are patreon for Brin and clip studio for my ipad. I have chopped as many expenses as I possibly can, now its basically a car rego each, and for me, motorbike rego as well. I never buy anything for myself. But still every fortnight we cant afford food.

We both just want a family, we want to have kids so badly. We can't afford it because we cant just make one for free. The life we want feels so far away and I can feel the strength to stay positive is slipping away. We're both depressed. Stressed. And fucking sick of fucking worrying about fucking money.

Am I going to have to defer? Work fulltime and battle through debilitating fatigue until we have at least some semblance of a savings? I just feel so exhausted. We have support networks but we still feel so alone.

Wish I could sleep.

[theladyrebecca2]

For a long time my partner has paid for the highest tier Netflix account so my household, his family members, and a friend could all share.

We knew the block was coming so I talked to him about how I wouldn’t normally mind paying for my own account. But with the WGA strike still going on, I absolutely refuse to pay a penny.

I will watch other stuff; I’ll pirate; I’ll make do. Easy peasy.

After talking further about the situation on how they’re treating their writers, he immediately researched more on the strike and got angry. He then quickly cancelled his subscription.

His sister and friend will probably get their own accounts by the end of the month, but that’s still a net loss. I really hope more people that paid for higher tiers jump ship like this. Netflix’s corporate greed has never been so transparent, and at a time when they’re refusing to pay their writers what they deserve? And give them protection from AI? They can fuck right off.