#neckdowns

[boystfu]

boothill who’s definitely an oral typa guy . . .

mans definitely loves putting his mouth on you. like, all. the. time. he loves kissing you, whether it be on the cheek, forehead, or lips. he adores biting you, too. feeling your soft skin squish between his almost razor-sharp teeth, tasting the remnants of your lotion or the saltiness of your sweat. it’s like heaven for him.

his favorite thing to do, though, is eat you out.

he has no shame about it either. “c’mon, sit on my face. ya ain’t gonna hurt me.”

and if you don’t wanna sit on his face, he’s got no issue with lying down or getting on his knees and shoving his face between your legs. there’s no exertion on his body from the neckdown, so the only thing stopping him is, well, you.

he’ll eat like it’s his final meal before his execution. slurping up your sweet juices, sucking your swollen clit into his mouth and swirling his tongue around and around. fucking your perfect, warm, wet hole with that same tongue.

once you get this man started, he cannot stop <3

erm short drabble.. dk if i like it, toodles !

[thoughtportal]

Sneckdown

The 99% Invisible City A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design https://99percentinvisible.org/book/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneckdown

A sneckdown (or snowy neckdown) is a temporary curb extension caused by snowfall, where snow has built up in the road but not been flattened by traffic, effectively reshaping the curb. Sneckdowns show how the space is being used by vehicle and foot traffic, and may reveal points where a street could be usefully narrowed with neckdowns to slow motor vehicle speeds and shorten pedestrian crossing distances.

The term was coined by Streetsblog founder Aaron Naparstek in 2014,[1][2] popularized by Streetfilms director Clarence Eckerson, Jr. and spread widely via social media.[3] Other Twitter hashtags that have been used to describe snow-based traffic-calming measures include #plowza, #slushdown, #snovered and #snowspace.[4]

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at Baltimore and 48th Street, a sneckdown-inspired permanent upgrade to the pedestrian environment was made in 2011.[5] In the 1980s, some planners in Australia distributed cake flour in intersections to observe patterns of vehicle movement hours later.[4]

[eurodynamic]

Does bg3 let me make a bear??? I'm interested in the game but I'm not certain if my character can be as hairy as he deserves to be!

Not a deal breaker obviously, but I'm tired of games being afraid of hair lmao. Mods will fix this regardless

aside from being an actual bear with the druid…. nah i don’t think so :/ i think the races with the most chest hair are humans/dwarves/maybe half elves? and even then it’s just like. a light trimmed stubble. everyone else has neckdown alopecia

you’re so right tbh we need body hair sliders

[mostlysignssomeportents]

This day in history

#20yrsago Apple selling DRM’ed silence at $0.99 a pop http://www.appleturns.com/scene/?id=4490

#20yrsago RIP Disney World’s designer, John Hench https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/feb/13/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries1

#20yrsago Worst ToS on the entire Internet https://web.archive.org/web/20040304015054/https://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1319

#20yrsago Steve Jobs for Disney CEO? https://web.archive.org/web/20040430133708/http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7861

#15yrsago House of Lords damns British surveillance society https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/feb/06/surveillance-freedom-peers

#15yrsago Scientist who criticised DJ for vaccination scare talk gets copyright threat https://www.badscience.net/2009/02/legal-chill-from-lbc-973-over-jeni-barnetts-mmr-scaremongering/

#15yrsago Ooh-De-Lally song from Disney’s Robin Hood goes to the Tower of Babel https://waxy.org/2009/02/robin_hoods_oo_de_lally_translated/

#15yrsago Mystery maple syrup stink of New York revealed https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/uncovering-the-source-of-the-mysterious-syrup-odor/

#10yrsago Documenting the NYC snowpocalypse’s neckdowns: latent traffic calming revealed by climate and crowds https://vimeo.com/12796677

#10yrsago Reporters document Sochi’s Potemkin hotels https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2014/02/04/journalists-at-sochi-are-live-tweeting-their-hilarious-and-gross-hotel-experiences/

#10yrsago The Haunted Mansion, the Haunting, and “Boo” vs “Brr” in spook-house design https://longforgottenhauntedmansion.blogspot.com/2014/01/unseen-twists-and-turns-in-corridor-of.html

#5yrsago Houseplant patent EULA: “Asexual reproduction using scions, buds or cutting is strictly prohibited” https://www.reddit.com/r/Anticonsumption/comments/an923y/houseplant_drm/

#5yrsago As the German Government Abandons Small Businesses, the Worst Parts of the EU Copyright Directive Come Roaring Back, Made Even Worse https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/01/german-government-abandons-small-businesses-worst-parts-eu-copyright-directive

#5yrsago Toronto cops can frequently get your public transit history without a warrant https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/metrolinx-continues-to-share-presto-users-data-without-requiring-warrants/article_b18dbac7-67ba-565b-805d-59dcd65dc103.html

#5yrsago Any sincere theory of property rights would bankrupt the energy sector https://www.currentaffairs.org/2019/02/if-property-rights-were-real-climate-destroying-companies-would-be-sued-out-of-existence

#5yrsago During a secret meeting, a top Pelosi health aide told medical insurers that there was no need to worry about Medicare for All passing https://theintercept.com/2019/02/05/nancy-pelosi-medicare-for-all/

#5yrsago If you work for a living, America taxes you at double the rate of wealthy investors with “unearned income” https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/features/2017-09-12/why-american-workers-pay-twice-as-much-in-taxes-as-wealthy-investors

#1yrago Small Government https://pluralistic.net/2023/02/05/small-government/

#1yrago When Facebook came for your battery, feudal security failed https://pluralistic.net/2023/02/05/battery-vampire/#drained

[realniggaquotidian]

Can’t wait to be able to be like #neckdown,armsfilledtatttedddd😛🤓🩷🗣️

[donnabroadway]

Neckdown dead

A few years ago on Iyanla Fix My Life, Iyanla coined a term called neck down dead, which is what she used when she felt a guest wasn't emotional enough about what happened to them. It was most often used when a guest could recall the trauma that brought them to her with a flat affect. I get it, this is a TV show, and admit it, we all watched because other people's drama makes us feel better about our lives and shortcomings, and there needs to be some emotions, even if they're fake, but sometimes a numbness comes about and I guess that's neckdown dead. You get to a point where things happen and you just shrug and keep it moving because you know the anger and tears are moot. There is a life to live, even if you're just going through the motions and sometimes, that is okay because an object in motion, stays in motion and eventually drift wood reaches shore. Sometimes you just go through the motions of living until it feels genuine. Sometimes, depression is a luxury you can't afford and everyone has opinions and advice but it's useless. One of my favorite quotes is from Meet the Robinsons and it says, keep moving forward. Sometimes neckdown dead is a defense mechanism to get you to the next day because if you truly allowed yourself to feel, it may be your 13th reason. As of right now, I am neckdown dead. Work, kids, family, the student loan crisis, and life in general are taking turns using your girl as a punching bag. I'm tired but I'm here and so are you and we're going to be here.

Traci Braxton died at 50 and all we really knew about her publicly is that she spent about half her life being upset at her sisters for moving forward with their record deal despite her being asked to leave the group for being pregnant. On the show, she was portrayed as bitter, angry, stuck in the past, hiding behind her husband, and was most famously called the "wannabe." The rift was so big that not even Iyanla could fix it and it is rumored that much of the Braxton family doesn't speak. The family couldn't even come together to honor Traci's last wishes as executed by her husband of more than 30 years and her son. If I was Traci, I wouldn't waste my time haunting them and if I saw them in the afterlife, I would side eye them. I say all that to say, that in spite of the setback, I hope Traci built a beautiful life that she truly got to enjoy. She seems to be the most stable, with a seemingly loving marriage, a son, daughter in law, and grandson that seemed to love her, and she had hobbies which included a motorcycle club. I hope she truly had joy in her life.

Years ago, Oprah stated that she changed her show format to one that was more confrontational and she realized it wasn't helpful. Yes, sometimes the confrontation is good in terms of lifting the weight off your spirit but sometimes it's just a confrontation. In a full transparent moment, I have been in therapy since I was 18 for several of the same issues, no clinical, and not much has changed in 18 years, despite my best efforts and at some point, you say "it is what it is" and leave it at a point of peace. You also realize that people, while polite in listening and sharing, often enjoy drama and your pain is a point of drama to them. People love mess, despite them declaring they don't "do drama." Yeah, drama surrounding them and their life but they will gladly watch with popcorn gifs other people's drama. It's not hypocrisy, it is human nature.

At some point, you have to ask yourself what is next? Are you going to spend the next 18 years rehashing the same drama, or are you going to make internal, personal changes, that have nothing to do with anyone else. It is okay to choose yourself because people will martyr you and not even blink twice. They will drag you into the proverbial gutter. They will drag you in the same circle and not even think twice or have any true remorse. You can choose yourself.

[20kv22home]

Neckdowns, Sass Up

This semester’s neckdown week was one of the most productive we’ve had so far… no, really, it’s true!

The team split up to work on both the Baseline Home and the Revised Home. With the help of some wonderful third- and fifth-years, Sarah and Michael worked with Andrew and Steve at the Model Homes, and Chelsea and Kenny cleaned and painted the Revised Home.

At the Model Home site, we completed plumbing and septic hookups, placed and painted trim, installed cabinets, put up metal siding, put the finishing touches on electrical plates and fixtures, and gave the floors another coat of paint. With Johnny and Mason’s expertise, we were able to declare Mac and Joanne’s homes as “99.99% done” - according to Dr. Professor Steve Long. A quick plumbing test with running water was “successful,” depending on your definition of success. Nevertheless, all are excited for ‘Les Chauteaus des Modelles’ to officially open up for guests and visitors.

Thanks to Zach and Riley, we managed to clean all drywall debris off the Revised Home’s walls and floors, get a coat and a half of paint on all of the untreated wood outside of the house (i.e. porch columns and beams, exposed trusses, fascia boards, etc.), and paint two full coats on the interior walls and ceiling. Now that we and the house are covered in white paint, we can begin cladding the exterior walls and the roof!

Gratefully yours,

The 20Kv22 Team

[creekfiend]

If what I'm imagining is correct, caution signs are definitely a good start, because it sounds like people are hurtling into a blind corner. Like, that also sounds like a recipe for cars crashing into things in addition to the risk to pedestrians. I would also consider asking for a reduced speed limit and traffic calming measures - my preferred method is a form of street narrowing where one lane is cut off so only one car can pass at a time. This is then repeated later down the road but the other lane gets priority. I think it's called a bulb, choker, or neckdown, and they're fairly popular on British residential streets. Basically they force people to slow down and not build up speed. Another option is speed bumps, but I'm not so keen on them because my dad (the man whose spinal cord injury had nothing to do with Dracula) finds they jostle him in his wheelchair and put him at higher risk of skin problems as a result.

I don't think it's exactly what you're picturing -- for one thing by the time you go by our house there's not really anything to run into (besides mailboxes. Which they do run into lol WHICH MAKES ME NERVOUS COLLECTING THE MAIL which is probably something else I could say)

We live less than half a mile from ""town"" but it's impossible to walk there because the road is so dangerous.

I may see if I can try using that fact in a "gee whiz i sure would love to Participate In The Local Economy... if only... I could... 😞" lol

Narrowing to one lane wouldn't work here but I think a rumble strip might. As well as some additional signs. I really WANT a sidewalk but that's $$$$

This is my aunts drive way and the road. This is the corner that people hook around super fast.

[brihow26]

long sleeve weather 🔥#longsleeve #merchwhore #merch #feelslikefall #cozysunday #joanneworldtour #joannetour #ladygaga #popstar #joannemerch #mensfashion #tuckedin #whitetshirt #fire #neckdown #tourmerch #flames #ootd #citifield #stadiumtour #diamondheart #ayo #streetstyle #bushwick #brooklyn (at Bushwick)

[sandiegopunk-blog]

Friday! The Tower Bar (05/19) Neck Down, S.O.S, Research, and The Midnight Block! @thetowerbar #thetowerbar #neckdown #skidmarksofsociety #research #themidnightblock #punk #sandiegopunk

[moundvillepavilion]

raisin’ the roof

With things picking up for the studio entering fall semester, convocation, and neckdowns, we were working with a tight deadline for when the boom truck was booked to raise trusses before the chaos started. 

While building the trusses, we did a series of physical and sketch studies to test column composition and location and hardware for the splices. Once the trusses were finished, we moved into column construction focusing on how to make the three plys as tight as possible and create a structural and aesthetically pleasing screw pattern.

Sections showing three different connection types for each column: screws laminating the column from both sides 18” on center, lag screws at the splices with an offset splice, bolts connecting column to steel blades on footer.

Elevation drawings of screw patterns.

Using a template to place screws and lag bolts consistently throughout column.

Clamping columns to ensure they are laminated tight.

Moving between the woodshop building columns and site, we began to place and steel feet on the column footings and drill holes for anchor bolts. We located each footing focusing on centering them along truss lines so that the truss can slide into the column. We then set the threaded rod using apoxy and set leveling nuts to ensure the steel plates were all sitting at the same height.

Truss raising day finally came (after weeks of stress dreams and some long days). With the generous help from West Alabama Mechanical and United Rentals for a scissor lift and man lift, we were able to get all of the trusses up in a day! Seeing the structure raised and beginning to understand some of the spatial aspects of the pavilion in real life has been a big boost in the project for us.

the men “helping” (but really, we couldn’t do it without them)

Thankful for the BEST clients (we’ve said it before and we’ll keep saying it because it’s true) and some incredible community volunteers who believe in this project and love Moundville!

[doctorcrowd]

Want Safer Streets? Take Design Cues From the Snow

Skinnier lanes, longer curbs, and speed humps slow down drivers. But building safer streets usually requires persistent demands from safety-minded citizens, and fistfuls of hard-won tax dollars from authorities. “Traffic calming” strategies rarely happen overnight… unless it’s winter.

Enter the “sneckdown”: When a snowstorm fills up wasted street space with the white stuff, everyone gets a lesson in how to dramatically reduce car speeds. It’s like nature blanketing the city with curb extensions overnight.

The Muppet-esque portmanteau mashes up “snow” and “neckdown,” an engineering term for a sidewalk extension or street island designed to damper drivers. Snowbanks accumulate on the paved space where people don’t drive or park, revealing “streets we have overbuilt so a car driver can go faster and more recklessly,” according to Clarence Eckerson, the director of video production at STREETFILMS. Imagine if street engineers took a nod from Mother Nature, and repurposed even half of that whited-out space with room for walkers and cyclists—you’d have slower, less dangerous, roads. Sneckdowns are “a very visual way to make the argument,” Eckerson says. [Full article]

Source: Sneckdown Calgary, City Lab

[oneeyeddestroyer]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Magicians (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Quentin Coldwater/Margo Hanson/Eliot Waugh, Quentin Coldwater & Margo Hanson & Eliot Waugh Characters: Eliot Waugh, Quentin Coldwater, Margo Hanson Additional Tags: Sabrage, Champagne, Drinking, Seduction, Eliot being extra, Slice of Life, Swords Summary:

“Where is my champagne, Margo?”

“On the table, neckdown in the ice bucket waiting for your little party trick to begin.”

Eliot wants to show Q one of his many hidden talents.

[ask-martha-bessel]

Quick Update:4

Auntie is going to be good!

She finally woke up yesterday. Her concussion is severe, but it seems to be no brain damage. She has two broken hands but the most injured she is, is her back. While she was conscious yesterday, she said she couldn’t feel anything neckdown. We’re thinking that she might’ve harmed her back more around her neck, and she’s definitely paralyzed from such the severity of the wound.

I’m completely hopeful, it’s insane that only three days ago I thought I was going to loose her and today we’re in the clear. Of course there’s some downsides to this; my parents are definitely going to use this in court and Auntie is going to have to find a new career. My parents have always been completely cross to Anna, and no doubt they’re going to argue that Auntie can’t take care of me now, that’s she unsuited to take care of a child without the career she had. That type of bullshit. Auntie also is going to have to find a different job, she was a professor at a college.

But except for those two things, I’m completely thankful and glad. Thank you all for helping me through this. I love you all

💜💜

Martha

[20kv23]

return of the 20K

Hello and welcome back from the holiday abyss! Neckdown week is in full swing and the whole team is hard at work, taking a break from our own design to help out with other projects around Hale County. Tuesday, Kuan, Ayomi, and Madeline were all helping Eric down on the Farm, moving dirt to prepare the yard of Morisette Campus to grow food for us to eat this spring. 

Jed was busy being the Bobcat Master, helping move pallets of lumber from the Fabrication Pavilion. 

We’ve enjoyed getting to know the new class of third years by working with them this week, and we were also glad to be able to present our project to them last Friday. They’ll be continuing the work on their own 20K for Mrs. Patrick, an iteration of Mac’s Home begun by the third years in the fall. Follow their progress over at https://mrspatrickhome.tumblr.com/ 

Next week we will return to our own work by building mock-ups of the living and porch spaces of our two schemes. This will help us select a floor plan, and will help us understand the spaces we have designed more thoroughly. From this we can tweak and refine our design as we move closer to a finished product. 

[20kv22home]

Neck Downs: Episode 3

With school finally back in session at Rural Studio, our first week’s activities consisted of the infamous Neck Down Week. Often regarded with fond/angry memories of the most grueling tasks and chores you can imagine, Neck Downs are named such because they require little-to-no thought -- simply manual labor and the use of everything from the neck down.

Each day, we had a great group of third years working with us. A huge shout out and thank you to: Maddie and Tom, Krista and Nessi, Judith and Kuan, Preston and Ayomi, and Addie and Jonathan!!!

We were able to place insulation and chicken wire under the house, finish the plumbing system, set up the bathroom fixtures and cabinet, and clean and paint the floor in Dave’s Home. In Mac’s, we installed the kitchen sink, began tiling the bathroom floor, and placed covers over the receptacles. We also started tiling the bathroom and repaired the trip in Joanne’s Home. Thanks to a productive week, the model homes’ completion is finally within sight!

The biggest thank you of all goes to our beloved Dr. Professor Steve Long!! Thanks, Steve, for motivating, encouraging, and instructing us in the finishing of Dave’s, Mac’s, and Joanne’s. We’ve enjoyed working with you for the past year, and we sincerely appreciate everything you’ve done for us.

Thankful and yours,

The 20Kv22 Team