#per jb’s discord

[astrangetorpedo]

pspsps lucy will be the special guest at brooklyn steel, if m*tthew g*lliam is to be believed 👀

[1-dum-bitch]

gay was never a slur and no one calls it the tranny community or the dyke community what planet are you on

https://youtu.be/z8fiwbR96j0

https://youtu.be/Jb-JIOWUw1o

Not as a whole but subcomminities. There are a lot of words that were turned into/used as slurs for the queer community, including the word queer itself. Plenty have been or are being reclaimed with little fuss (but not necessarily none) yet people still are hesitant with “queer”. When people aren’t sure exactly how they identify, but know they’re not cishet, no one has an issue with them identifying as “gay”, even though the term is for homosexual men. If a lesbian or bi individual wishes to identify as gay, that’s no issue, sure, but when my identity is outside of that, it doesn’t fit. I am an aroace agender person. I do not experience romantic or sexual attraction. I have the desire for sexual and borderline romantic relations with a sapphic preference, yet I am not “really gay” in the literal and most common sense. But I am queer. The post I believe you’re referring to my tags from doesn’t ~condemn~ the use of the word queer per se, but op does say that it (and only the word queer, no others) should be a discordant topic of discussion, because it makes people uncomfortable. I rarely heard the word queer as a slur as I grew up, but I heard gay and dyke and even lesbian derogatorily all. the. time. and yet we are referred to as the Gay Community™️ and no one corrects that. If Dykes on Bikes show up at pride, most LGBTQIAPSAD+ people don’t complain about the name, because it’s people of that demographic reclaiming a term for their own. Queer is a broad term. Are you 45 and just allowing yourself to even consider you’re not cisgender heterosexual and heteroromantic? Are you 10 and realizing the other kids your age talk about crushes and gender presentation differently? Are you 80 and learning all the things you suppressed your entire life aren’t actually deviant, but you have found a way to be comfortable in your own skin anyway? Are you 25 and practicing ethical non-monogamy? Congrats, you’re in the queer community. Gay doesn’t fit everyone who falls outside of the amatonormative label, and queer just means Not That. I will not call you a queer person if you don’t vibe with that, but “the queer community” is more all encompassing and has a longer history than just “the gay community” and 8 times out of 10 I trip up on saying “LGBTQIA+”, which is 8 times longer than “queer”. TW things with “q slurs” indicates you see and treat the word as a slur, when it is an identity. It also makes me think that not too long ago, you would’ve tagged things “cw j slur” when something referred to the Jewish community, just because it was misused as an insult by some. There are terms used for different people within our community that we have been slower to reclaim, and the op of said post didn’t mention any except queer.

Hopefully anything i said was educational, because that’s what the post should’ve addressed - the lack of/fragmented information

[im-auntie-social]

Fic Writer Interview

Uh, holy crap. I’m a fic writer now. I’m honestly still getting used to that.

Tagged by @catherineflowers29, which made my day!

Name: Robin

Fandoms: I’ve only posted fic for JB, though the major one was the Star Wars AU (with a soupcon of AtLA influence) that I kind of feel like my whole fandom life was leading up to.

Where you post: AO3. I read plenty of fic in the LJ/ffn days, and there are things I miss about lj, but AO3 is just so nice and welcoming

Most popular one-shot: The data nerd in me doesn’t think I can make conclusions from the numbers I have. Not least because altogether I posted one finished multichapter, two one-shots for the exchanges, and the first part of another multichap. So, I mean, Love Isn’t a Sprint, It’s a Marathon wins by numbers. But I was absolutely bowled over by the reception to that one too. Granted, N06: Radical Red has been posted for less than 24 hours but I imagine the marathon fic will still outpace it (har har har) in the long run (HAR).

Most popular multi-chapter: Okay, You Happened to Me is the technical answer, but there’s definitely enough data for this one because I only finished one. And it’s a nerdy genre AU and my first posting to AO3. So technically it’s my most popular multichap but I don’t expect it will remain so for long. It’s near and dear to my heart but it’s niche as hell and I have accepted that.

Fic you were nervous to post:  Hm. I mean, I didn’t know what to expect when I posted the prologue for YHtM lo these many moons ago, but I didn’t feel nervous per se as I was an unknown writer and didn’t feel the weight of any expectations-- it was an experiment, and a hobby, so if it didn’t work out no harm no foul, right? I was a little nervous to post Marathon, just because fic exchanges bring with them the niggling fear that you might let down your prompter, but my prompts were broad enough that I assumed they probably wouldn’t get upset. And I posted the first chapter of Questions of Science and Progress basically on a whim a couple weeks ago when I needed a dopamine hit. So by process of elimination, that leaves Radical Red, which honestly caused me more angst in the writing than in the posting. I wanted really badly to not fuck it up-- I love GNC characterizations of both Jaime and Brienne so that’s why I took on the project, but I just really really wanted to do it justice. Fortunately for me @nossbean was there to pass on her hard-earned wisdom, which was “you’re doing too much and not enough at the same time.” By the time I got to the fourth draft I felt like I had a handle on it, thanks almost entirely to her notes. Though there was a fair bit of wailing and teeth-gnashing between drafts 2 and 3.

How do you choose your titles?: Titles never seem to be as much of a problem as summaries (CURSE YOU SUMMARY BOX) but now that I think of it all four titles have been different methods. YHtM came when I was browsing a list of Mara Jade quotes, and then I proceeded to use her lines at the top of all the chapters. Marathon came when I did a search for corny lines equating relationships with running. Questions of Science came after I wrote in all-caps at the top of my outline DO NOT USE COLDPLAY LYRICS FOR A TITLE and then was like but what if I used Coldplay lyrics for my title? And Radical Red came from the research I did into recommendations for red lipstick. (I rejected “Fire and Ice” and “Dragon Girl” which while also the names of lipstick shades seemed a bit on the nose.)

Do you outline? Sort of? I have a habit of starting things as bullet outlines so that @nossbean can scream at/with me, but I’m pretty bad at following them. The Star Wars AU very much started this way because at the time I didn’t know if I’d actually write it, so it was more a proof of concept (and then I kept having branching theories about where to take the plot but that’s another story). I outlined Marathon just to make sure the pacing (har) worked. Questions of Science was outlined by virtue of the constraint I chose by addressing the JB week prompts in order. Radical Red was written pretty stream of consciousness because I didn’t know what I was doing. And most of the upcoming stuff was disgorged onto the page during NaNo so that’ll be interesting to work with.

Complete: Three (!)

Do you take prompts?: hah, I’m not a big name enough to be offered prompts, and I am more than okay with it. I’ve gotten inspired for some WIPs from Discord conversations a few times, and both exchanges were technically prompted.

In-progress: The remaining six parts of Questions of Science are all drafted, with the next three in better shape than the back half. WIPs I haven’t posted but am seriously working on (or at least thinking about) include the Welcome to Night Vale thing that entertained the hell out of me during NaNo but now I have to make it entertaining for others, the J/B/O Singin’ in the Rain thing that I’m still experimenting with but the opening seems to be working, and oh right episode 2 of the Star Wars AU (I really want to get to the end of that one, I’m so excited about the climax... but I have to care about everything that comes before first). I have three other things I wrote parts of during NaNo (a ballet thing, some high-concept ghost thing, and a too-angsty thing about Jaime’s attempts to be a parent). And I’d rather not talk about the “other ideas” file.

I’ve seen a lot of people post these, and I have not been up to date on tumblr lately, so if you see this and want to do it, consider yourself tagged!

[berkcwitz]

❛ ✶ (   madison beer, cisfemale, she/her   )   spotted   !   jalissa   berkowitz   was   spotted   singing   along   to   find   my   way   by   dababy   in   hilton   grove  .   you’ve   heard   of   them   right   ?   they   are   a   twenty   two   year   old   pornographic   actress   /   internet   personality   who   has   already   amassed   a   net   worth   of   550m  .   you   should   really   follow   them   on   insta   @callmejalissa  ,   they’re   about   to   hit   89m   followers  .   the   tabloids   have   been   calling   them   the   vixen   because   they   are   known   for   being   whimsical   but   also   a   bit   abrasive  .   though   most   people   recognize   them   by   a   drunken   gaze   staring   into   the   mirror   as   she   holds   finger   guns   to   her   head   ,   a   laugh   too   contagious   ,   leaving   notes   in   lipstick   on   bathroom   mirrors   &   echoing   of   her   mothers   longtime   disapproval   .    —   ooc info   (   mia.   twenty.   est.   she/her.   )

GUYYYSSSS ?! this group ? a masterpiece , wow . im hella excited to get to roleplay with you all . im mia by the way , im twenty ( i’ll be 21 in june what a vibe ) & i live in the est ( a clam chowder eating , dunkin donuts chugging , no Rs havin , boston sports loving new englander ). also i go by she/her pronouns ! i am going to be so honest with you guys . this intro is dummy long . like , i promise i will not judge you if you hmu asking for a quick synopsis of my girl because this shit below this cut ? is a novella & a half , sis . if im very honest i really just needed to flesh her out completely because she’s a new baby of mine ? and i wanted to make sure i really knew her before i put her out on the dash . im so anal about this , i know . anyways , before this little note section gets as long as the intro without further a do ? adu ? idfk ... here’s jalissa , she’s ... a piece of work . also if you'd prefer to plot on discord hmu @ 𝖒𝖌𝖐'𝖘 𝖜𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖊#9789 .

𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐇

full name: jalissa  billie-jean  berkowitz nickname: lissa , jals , jb , berks , jalissa cadden ( porn name ) birthday: october 13th birthplace: fort lauderdale , florida hometown: hilton grove residence: hilton grove nationality: american ( est. 1997 through birth ) , british ( est. 1997 automatically a citizen due to mother’s citizenship , passport was claimed est. 2012 ) ethnicity: askenazi jewish ( maternal & paternal , 100% ) religion: judaism orientation: pansexual , panromantic ( she never really came out per say , people just kind of know she’s attracted to all genders . her family is very religious and she’s very involved with her synagogue so she’s made the choice not the necessarily put a label on her sexuality but is open about loving people no matter gender ) languages spoken: english ( fluent , first language ) , yiddish ( fluent , second language ) , spanish ( fluent , third language ) , german ( conversational , fourth language ) . father: henry  christian  berkowitz  ( 50 years old )  was born & raised in fort lauderdale , florida by a politician / banking heir & talk show host / philanthropist . henry himself went on to follow in his father’s footsteps and serve as a us senator for two terms & currently is the ceo of berkowitz capital . ( relationship:  it’s never been perfect but the love is clear in the relationship & he’s been much better at being supportive of her in recent years . certainly a daddy’s little girl even when you do wrong you can’t do much wrong type of situation ) mother : austen  sylvia  rachelson-berkowitz  ( 48 years old ) was born & raised in westminster ,  england up until her teens when she & her mother moved to washington dc after her mother had become the incumbent uk ambassador to the united states . austen was crowned miss usa at the age of 20 & later went on to follow in her families long time involvement in politics ( holding former offices as a us representative as well as governor for two terms ) . today she spends much of her time putting her law degree to work on criminal cases . ( relationship: they’ve never been close & have never quite seen eye to eye . since jalissa was nineteen she & her mom haven’t said more than ten words to one another & if they have it’s never necessarily positive ) brother: kenneth  patrick  berkowitz  ( 24 years old ) was born in fort lauderdale , florida & raised in hilton grove . he shares the same parents as jalissa and is the couples first born & only son . kenneth is following in the berkowitz footsteps & is heading the uk sector for berkowitz capital since graduating from columbia university a couple years back . ( relationship: the two siblings have always been close. they had a similar friend group growing up & alot of the same interests . they’re still rather close to this day despite being countries away from one another ) sister: sariah  rachel  berkowitz ( 19 years old )  was born in fort lauderdale , florida & raised in hilton grove . she shares the same parents as jalissa and is the couples last born . sariah currently attends stanford university where she’s on a pre med track . ( relationship: the two were often at each other’s necks growing up . mostly because how similar they are to one another . as of recently the two have grown close , though , with sariah fessing up to looking up to her older sister ) social class: upper education: highschool diploma ( hilton grove highschool g. 2015 ) career: youtuber ( from 2014-present ) , pornographic actress ( from 2016-present ) , podcaster (from 2018-present ) notoriety: being apart of the prominent berkowitz family , having one of the top 10 most watched pornographic movies , her podcast with her best friend tickets to our downfall  & her youtube channel callmejalissa . weight: 122lbs  height: 5′4″ hair color: brown ( with blonde highlights ) eye color: hazel ( wears blue contacts sometimes ) positive traits: whimsical , astute , extroverted , affectionate , quick , intelligent , friendly , ambitious , passionate , humorous , loyal , compassionate , effervescent negative traits: opportunistic , recalcitrant , hypocritical , vain , critical , stubborn , distant , sneaky , abrasive , sarcastic , obsessive , vengeful , reckless , arrogant likes: black coffee , birthday parties , lying , sunshine , baby pink , glossy lips , gossiping , stand up comedy , sunkissed skin , dogs , peanut butter , popping champagne bottles , driving with the windows down , swimming , mimosas , oversized sweaters , taco bell , cranberry juice , makeup , football , cosmetic work , arguing , online shopping , exotic foods , jewelry the price of a car , fresh berries , roller skating dislikes: liars , driving in the snow , her mother , jelly , basketball , bad drivers , when people lie about their cosmetic work , sushi , hateful people , disloyalty , overly emotional people , romance , being alone ,  astrology enthusiasts , hospitals , silence , cheap perfume , criticism , traffic , being late , red wine , short hair , anything banana or grape flavored  hobbies: reading magazines , dancing to her newly curated playlist in the mirror , gossiping with her grandparents , video editing , meddling , going for brunch , goat yoga , drinking alcohol while snuggled up in bed , painting alternate universe cartoons , attending big soirees , making impulsive decisions , smoking weed , sleepovers with her closest friends , suntanning on yacht decks , late night instagram lives , marilyn monroe movie marathons  chara inspo: kourtney kardashian , emily nelson ( a simple favor ) , tan france ( queer eye ) , evie zamora ( thirteen ) , rebekah mikaelson ( the vampire diaries ) , jennifer check ( jennifer’s body ) , gabrielle solis ( desperate housewives ) , regina george ( mean girls ) , lucifer morningstar ( lucifer ) , kathryn merteuli ( cruel intentions ) , veronica lodge ( riverdale ) , chanel oberlin ( scream queens ) , samantha jones ( sex and the city ) , andie anderson ( how to lose a guy in 10 days ) , blair waldorf ( gossip girl ) , naomi lapaglia ( wolf of wall street ) , maddy perez ( euphoria ) , kat hernandez ( euphoria ) fashion inspo: fran drescher , bella hadid , alex chung , madison beer , romee strijd , kendall jenner , selena gomez  career inspo: tana mongeau , jordan lipscombe , sofia franklyn , alexdandra cooper , lana rhodes , abella danger headcanons: she has one hundred percent smashed the windows in an exes car , she drives a black range rover , vandalized an exes home before , says “ harely quinn is my spirit animal “ once a day , is not the type of ask if you’re okay with her vlogging , has slept with rock stars and couldn’t care less that they’re basically the age of dirt at this point , is actually very sad when she’s not putting on the vivacious front in front of people , dances on tables whens she’s drunk , its not a party unless someone has offered her a line  

𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐉𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐀

the   berkowitz   family name has long been one that holds prestige & power . among the 1% for over a century . they are a prominent banking family that has had their hands in the pots of nearly every big banking company across the nation . coming into the united states after word broke of the california gold rush back in 1849 , the berkowitz brother’s were of the lucky few to acquire pounds of gold by the thousands . later founding what would become a leading investment bank known as berkowitz capital . the generations to follow would capitalize on the head start given to them by the two brothers . expanding the family company as well as the knowledge of the family name through heavy involvement in politics alongside the kennedy’s . since as early as 1953 there has always been a berkowitz family member actively appointed to a political role ( governor , senator , representative , us ambassador , etc ) . although the families roots within the states are documented in the capital of california , as generations went on they made their way over to the east coast , with most of the family members now residing in southern florida . 

the   rachelson   family is a prominent political family . synonymous with power & eloquence . with their rise initially taking place in the british parliament . many escaped to england from germany between 1933-1935 . they hadn’t settled into the states until jocelyn rachelson ( jalissa’s maternal grandmother ) was appointed the united kingdoms ambassador to the united states in 1987 . the rachelson’s have since had heavy involvement in the us government , both behind the scenes and at the forefront . much of the rachelson family have stayed within the european union ( germany & poland ) as well as england . although the few that followed jocelyn to the states now reside in washington dc and the tri-state area .

henry & austen had met through their mutual friends . it didn’t take long before the two became a rather public couple , a supercouple if you would ( similar to that of a brangelina of the 1% ) . although they’d met in new york the two decided that when it was time to start a family they wanted to move to hilton grove , an island austen had eyed for years . instead they found themselves moving down to fort lauderdale where henry had grown up . before they knew it , they were three kids deep in settling down in fort lauderdale . austen’s anger from never wanting to build a life in florida started to tumble into the relationship & the daily life of the family & so in an effort to recover the marriage henry agreed to moving the family up to hilton grove , where they have resided ever since .

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐉𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐀 𝐄𝐑𝐀

jalissa was born the second of three children and oh boy does she suffer from middle child syndrome , riddled with a envy and a need to be in the mix . the berkowitz household , although , from the outside looking in looked like a fabulous family life was anything but . jalissa , like her siblings , was born on a pedestal & what came attached with that was even higher expectations from her parents . her parents found a way to be extremely authoritarian & uninvolved all at the same time . they were very dismissive if you disappointed them & everything jalissa did seemingly did just that .

for a long time she was obsessed with getting her parents approval , she’d turned life into a silent competition between herself & her siblings . she befriended only the people her parents approved of , did all the events they asked her to do , did everything she could to excel academically & only dated people who were of benefit to her parents ( people who’s parents where also in high places ) . 

during highschool she joined the model un , debate team , and soccer team . if it were up to jalissa & not her parents she’d probably had joined the cheerleading team but her mother would never let that fly . it was too “ self indulgent “ to fit the family brand ( if only she’d known what would be coming years later lol ) .

it wasn’t until she was seventeen that she started to deviate from her parents wishes . of course , the catalyst to this was a boy , one her parents hadn’t really approved of but jalissa was completely head over heels for him . he really helped her boost her confidence to be her own person ? and not allow her parents to treat her like a puppet . with his encouragement she started her youtube channel , something she’d wanted to do for years but her mother had shot down the idea anytime jalissa brought it up . it was once again too “ self indulgent ” . the channel known as callmejalissa was an outlet for her , talking to a camera was the most heard she’d felt in seventeen years of her life . and god she knew that was hella sad . she really grew to view her subscribers as family & by the time her channel was brought to her parents attention ( more like her mothers , her dad had found her channel just four months after she’d made it and promised not to tell her mother so long as she was smart about what she posted ) she was about to turn eighteen and there wasn’t much they could do to stop her from doing it .

at eighteen she’d graduated highschool salutatorian with offers from university of pennsylvania & brown university . in all honesty she didn’t wnat to go to college , she saw it as a complete waste of her time . it wasn’t like she was going to do anything with the degree anyways . it would simply be a point of bragging for her parents at events & at this point she really could care less about them being able to brag to their friends . she knew she had to play along though , because this was the same year she was going to receive her first half of her trust fund ( a whoopin 500m , yes her trust fund in total will be 1b her parents are grossly wealthy guys ) so she bamboozled ? her parents , promising she’d committed to attending penn just so they’d allow for the money to be released to her account . she moved out of the house , literally moving into a house of her own a couple blocks from her parents house & claimed she was living in pennsylvania for college . we stan a sneaky binch .

two months later her parents were at her front door , though , ready to give her an ear full . her mother basically disowned her at this point . telling her how every year jalissa found a new way to be a bigger disappointment . her dad kind of played good cop , like he normally would because her mother often dug into her pretty deeply . to the point where any insecurity ( even though with the way she carries herself you’d never think she has any ) she has stems from something her mother has said / called her in the past . if henry berkowitz had a soft spot , it was certainly jalissa , it that had only grown clearly with the harsher austen became on the girl .

a few months before her nineteenth birthday a sex tape was released of jalissa cheating on her boyfriend at the time . it was a drunken mistake she’d made around the time of her mother basically disowning her , but that explanation did suffice for her boyfriend who inevitably broke things off with her . although this was a horrific time she’d received an abundance of offers to film more tapes . it was enticing to say the least . she was someone who loved intercourse but also had this deeply rooted desire to get back at her mother ? and what better way to do so then to something so far left from what her mother was about . this was next level disappointment in the eyes of austen berkowitz . the only thing that made sense ( in her mind ) was to dive head first into the porn industry .

like you’d expect her parents had a fit when they found out about her new career choice . although her internet fame had soared to new heights and her youtube & instagram followers were loving every second of this move . her mom was currently serving as governor and has since not been able to get elected in the political world since jalissa became one of the top porn stars around . they basically blacklisted her & jalissa feels no remorse , she’s gone so far as telling her mother “ sucks to be shunned , huh? ” .

although it took her dad a while to come around , he cares far too much to shut her out . 

not to long after jalissa & her best friend started their podcast tickets to our downfall , it’s a mix of call her daddy & the basement yard , basically two besties talking on a level that most people wouldn’t want to leave the privacy of their own space , giving advice , hoe tricks , and telling funny stories of their past . it a total hit & one of jalissa’s favorite things to do .

she live sin the same house she has since she was eighteen . she lives on her own with three dogs and a cat . she absolutely hates being alone and so maggie ( a tan corgi puppy ) , louis ( a  yellow lab puppy ) , humphrey ( a chocolate lab ) , and cedric ( a orange scottish fold ) are her babies that keep her sane in her big ole home . 

𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 

as you can tell jalissa is chaotic , impulsive , reactive , and overall just searching for attention . she doesn’t care if the attention she receives is for the wrong reason or not , as long as she’s getting it . despite this she’s a good person ? i promise . she’s very friendly , loves a good joke & having a good time . very fun loving . she’s the type of person to try and bring up everyone else’s mood even when she isn’t feeling 100% herself . she’s loyal to those she deems are loyal to her . sometimes she’s bad a seeing who is actually loyal to her though & will be disloyal to someone who actually has her back ? oops . she’s definitely not the type to sugar coat anything for you , she tells it like it is & refuses to apologize if that hurts your feelings . if you cross her ? i’ll be praying for you . she’s the type to fuck your s/o , tell your boss some wild story about you & dump alcohol over your head at an event all in the matter of a week . don’t get her going , she’s absolutely relentless . with that said she’d very affectionate ... ? you can catch her hugging up on whoever is next to her at all times . touch is her love language , because lord knows she’s no sweetheart . she hates the stereotype of porn stars / internet personalities being ditzy , although she didn’t attend university she was accepted into two ivy leagues based off her academic abilities alone . the girl is intelligent & enjoys having a clever conversation from time to time .

𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

a girl squad or just a squad in general really , give my baby her lil group of people please

her ex boyfriend from when she was seventeen ( he’s mentioned above ) but basically he’s the one who encouraged her to not let her parents make her their puppet , they didn’t approve of him , jalissa fell head over heels for him . they would’ve dated for nearly two years because the sex tape of her cheating on him came out .

the person she cheated on her ex with ? maybe they’re the one who leaked the sex tape ? maybe they never even told jalissa they were recording ? 

her best friend that she does the tickets to our downfall podcast with ? these two are literally like twins , just two peas in a pod ( pun intended )

fans of her work ? and im not taking about her youtube channel or podcast 

ex hook ups that think she’s crazy ? she probably gave them reason to think so lbr

frenemies give me blair & serena circa season one type of shit

just plain old enemies , they were probably friends at one point or maybe just have always disliked one another ? 

smoking buddies were they literally just hot box cars together and munch on taco bell talking about why sound vibrates & shit 

someone who isn’t afraid to confess their love for jalissa but her damaged ass refuses to confess her feelings for them ? so it’s just this constant cycle of them having a good time , them being sweet & her just gets weirdly quite & starring at them before she complaining about them going and ruining the vibes

she’s a bad influence on them ? they’re a good influence on her ? ride or dies ? partners in crime ? only friends when there is a substance involved ? sugar baby vibes ? unlikely friends ? flings ? crush ? friends with benefits ? everytime they are around one another its a fight ? someone she lets crash at her place sometimes ? someone she’s backstabbed & maybe they don’t even know she has & they still think she’s a ride or die for them ?

[doctorspeaksaboutdiet]

Plant Based Calcium can Build Strong Bones – Says Oxford Research

You can get the nutrients you need for strong bones by eating plants without having to consume milk or dairy products.

To build strong bones, we can combine exercise and nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables. One of the best ways to increase bone density is exercise. In a particular volume of bone, we can measure how many minerals are there.  Exercise can also reduce the likelihood of developing osteoporosis.

These five nutrients are essential to your bones and keep them healthy and strong.

Calcium

Calcium is important for bone building and protection. A plant-based diet can provide 600 mg of calcium daily.

Plants absorb calcium at a faster rate than milk. High absorption rates are possible with leafy green vegetables like kale, Brussels sprouts and kale.

You can also find calcium in beans and fortified milks. A single serving of calcium-settofu, which is about a half cup, contains over 800 mg of calcium. There are many beans and chickpeas that we can consume.  A cup of chickpeas has over 100 mg of calcium.

These foods also contain magnesium which is an important mineral for healthy bones.

Vitamin D

Vitamin D is necessary for calcium absorption. Sun is the rich source of vitamin D. It takes about 15 minutes per day to expose your skin to direct sunlight.

Even soy, almond, or fortified grains and breads are very good supplements of vitamin D.

Vegan supplements are also available.

Vitamin C

Vitamin C is vital for the production of collagen, which is the protein that binds connective tissues in bones. Vitamin C is abundant in citrus fruits, tomatoes and peppers, as well as other fruits and veggies.

Vitamin K

Vitamin K increases our bone formation. Some of the foods such as dark leafy greens and beans which are rich in calcium is also a good source of vitamin K.

Potassium

Potassium reduces calcium loss and speeds up bone building. Potassium is abundant in bananas, oranges, potatoes and many other vegetables and fruits.

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Patreon Update

Two tiers have now been made for the project Patreon: The Witness and Wayfarer tiers.

The Witness tier is the previous reward for any patron and is unlocked for only a $1 per month donation.  This tier:

Grants access to the Patron only chatroom on the official Discord server.

Gains access to Beyond the Pale story chapters well before the general public.

Can view draft and alternate artwork for Beyond the Pale before they are released.

The Wayfarer tier is unlocked at a $5 per month donation.  It includes all the rewards for the Witness tier and:

Access to exclusive polls determining specific project priorities, like the next monster to be commissioned or mechanic update to be posted.

Another third tier is waiting to be filled out when a solid concept for rewards are come up with. I am open to suggestions on this as well.  All serious suggestions will be considered.  Please, tell me what would get you to sign up for a tier for Patreon.

Thank you to  Tomis-JB for the new tier artwork!

[nochiquinn]

episode 97: dorian darington

I am. So tired. Pls let me get through at least most of this episode.

Twitch is fucking up even with the preroll, so that's either an omen for the rest of the episode or it's getting it all out of its system now

edit from the future: it was an omen

oh noooo wendy's art of grog learning to read more like leave me here to die

I, as per usual, have taken my earbuds out, but taliesin with the cords on his head is my new favorite look for him

I grew up in a town literally called Riverdale so this new show is v confusing to me

Aaaand my roommate makes the "elrond of riverdale" joke every time. Every. Time.

keyleth no

"goldfish are not magnetically attracted to water" "that's ironfish"

"there's too many DICE to roll, MARISHA"

rip taliesin

it's too ridiculous to even be horrified

"STOP LAUGHING TRAVIS"

rip liam

"what the shit is this SHOW?!"

guys. guys. blood diamond.

"I'll stay until you need me to leave" me

it's like in skyrim where you think the water's deep enough but it's nooooot

vax no

"are you addicted to death" no that's vex

if I heal you you won't learn anything

"we could make another kiki out of what you're wearing"

"we had a huge fight with a fake thing that did no damage, and you killed yourself in four seconds"

"I would like someone extremely sketchy to search the vehicle. Vax!"

do taliesin and marisha have matching necklaces or is my poor video quality tricking me

gnome nepotism. gnomepotism.

two ridic deaths in an hour

ptsd machina

hilda's accent is every woman in fable, I'm half-expecting her to go "CHICKEN-CHASERRRRR"

"she could BE raishan"

"none of us are trustworthy!" "I know, I've read!"

jb is death gun

vex stop yelling at the old man

"there's a stool and a cheese wheel and a pot with five gold in it" "I'm gonna steal their plants from outside and throw them a chicken."

"there are the books I read as a child" no percy she said KIDS’ books

see matt knows

this is like when they hired sheska in fma

twitch has chosen this moment to be butts so I missed everything

I love that matt even gesticulates while whispering

"it was the backblaze dimension?!"

I'd like to point out the stream worked perfectly all through the whisper and only now that things are happening again has it fucked up

keyleth sacrificed herself for their rolls

I said in discord that vax was gonna make this angsty, vex made a liar out of me

lesbiwedding!!

waits for vex to start pestering percy about a ceremony

"he's not gonna sam riegel us again is he"

twitch I will kick you in the dick

oh no lost puppybot

oh right that's vex's bff

keyleth puts her hands on doty's head, dies immediately

"I'm getting my rogue character ready" I s2g sam

THE OLD PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING BACK

matt mercer is why I have trust issues

I KNEW IT I knew it was his dad

a train travelling by foot

I thought so, either hilda was a real person or the drow lady modified a LOT of memories

v e x

I love when you can tell matt's written a description ahead of time

I have just about given up on watching this episode live

"it's a theme"

highway bandits au

horse pate

tary embarrasin

vex/karin (kureen? kirin?) otp

no tary get her to give you the money in exchange for HER LIFE

"people shake when they see me walking down the street" with laughter

OH NO I didn't even think of that

taryon abstains (respectfully)

"what if he's being a father to his child?" "boring"

the book was for his daaaaaad

"The book's a diary now. It's for me, not for you."

oh it's dorian's dad 

laura's face

I do feel bad for the staff, at least, it's not their fault

wait so where did he get 5000 gold. or was that a lie? it was probably a lie.

called it

"every man and woman who has money has done bad things" percy: "accurate"

vex don't call the girl a bitch none of this is her fault

"we need to get you out more"

"we're very squishy gods. gummy gods."

"grog jumped off a roof and died" "nah, I was raging so I was fine"

"your logan's run crystal started flashing"

though ngl she (IC) kept talking about how stressed she was and I was like "keykey was that A Thing orrrr"

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ABR Club Exclusive: Interview with JB Brubaker – Messengers Anniversary Tour, New Album, and Vainglory

On June 10th, I flew down to Charlotte, NC for the Carolina leg of August Burns Red's Messengers 10-Year Anniversary Tour. I saw two of the three shows, one at the Neighborhood Theater in Charlotte, NC and the other at Music Farm in Charleston, SC. JB was kind enough to meet up with me before the show at the Neighborhood Theater to give me a sneak peak of their new album as well as sit down for an interview where we discussed the tour, the new album, his iPhone and Apple Watch setup, and Vainglory. The following is an edited transcript of our recorded audio interview.

David: Did you guys do many interviews on the Messengers 10-Year Anniversary Tour?

JB: Nope, hardly any. There's no controversy about ABR, so no one wants to cover us, or since we're not a new band they just ask what our new album sounds like [laughs].

David: How was the Messengers 10-Year Anniversary Tour? I know it was my favorite tour, but I might be slightly biased.

JB: It was awesome! If you really like Messengers, it would probably be a fun tour. It was well-attended, and there was a lot of hype behind it. We really liked the package that we had for it, and we put together what we thought was a pretty cool show, like the set was long, lights were cool, the drum solo was cool, and all the dudes on the tour were cool.

David: How did you select the bands on the tour?

JB: We originally contacted Josh Scogin about trying to get The Chariot to do a reunion and play main support, because we thought people would be stoked on that since they were a popular band around the same time as Messengers. We wanted that nostalgic vibe for people who might not be coming out to see ABR play. If you didn't keep up with us, you probably haven't kept up with the genre. People grow in to other tastes and music. The goal was we wanted our main support to be a band that could be somewhat nostalgic with the time period of ten years ago. Protest The Hero happened to have some of their biggest albums from that time period as well, so when Josh from 68 said The Chariot reuniting isn't going to happen, he said he would love to do the tour with 68. We thought that would still be cool. We love Josh and their drummer, Mike. It might not be the kind of music that people are expecting at an August Burns Red show, but it's not hard to have fun with them. In Hearts Wake are good friends of ours because we shared a bus with them in Europe in 2015. We became really tight with them, and they're one of our favorite bands to ever tour with, so we really wanted to bring them over. They were fortunately kind enough to travel from the Australian summer to the American winter and drive in a van for six or seven weeks. It was awesome to have them around and to get to hang out with them.

David: I hadn't seen Protest The Hero touring until the Messengers tour.

JB: They said they hadn't supported in many years when they took our tour and that they needed to start supporting again to begin touring more regularly. We thought it was a shot in the dark when we hit them up about the main support slot, but they were down. Those dudes are really cool too, and they’re obviously amazing musicians. Their guitar players are ridiculous shredders.

David: Was the age group for the crowd different this tour?

JB: I feel like the age group for our shows has been getting older progressively as we've gotten older, which is cool because it speaks to the loyalty of the fan base. People have stuck with us for a long time, and there's a lot of people who have been coming out since Thrill Seeker, and they're still coming out to our shows which is awesome. You can't maintain a career if you don't have people who stick around. We see younger kids getting in to it as well, which is obviously important too, otherwise people will fall off as you get older. If you're 33 years-old now and have a family and kids, it's harder to go out to a metal show on a Tuesday night, especially if you have to drive two hours to get there. Life comes at you as you get older. I feel like people show up later for our shows now than they used to. For the first day of the tour in Philadelphia, I remember the doors were open and there was no line.

David: Did you have any memorable moments from the tour, whether specific shows or fan stories?

JB: The fan stories thing is hard because we met so many people every day through the VIP Meet & Greet. We did a ton of meeting and greeting on that tour. It seemed like every day was really busy. Not to say every one blends together, but it gets hard, obviously, to remember everyone. We saw a lot of familiar faces who we see in select cities who come out every time, people like yourself I'd say [laughs]. Everyone was coming out of the woodwork, which was rad, especially to spring for the VIP ticket. That's obviously an expensive item.

David: The photo book you did for VIP was definitely awesome. With the photo book and the Messengers vinyl re-release, you were obviously planning this tour for quite a while. When did the band decide you were going to do this tour, and when was everything finalized before you announced the tour on October 18th?

JB: We announced as soon as we had our video announcement together that we did on our tour bus on a previous tour we had been doing. Jarrod Alonge shot that for us. We had planned on doing the tour for a long time. We knew we were going to be doing a 10-year anniversary tour for Messengers when it came around. I'm sure we had our package together well before then. You have to build your packages early nowadays, like six months out minimum. Otherwise, bands get booked up, and it's harder to get who you want to get, especially when you want to get a band who could go headline on their own because they're planning far out as well. Package building is tricky. It's always a relief to get that phase of the tour planning done so you can move on to artwork and production.

David: Everything you did for the tour was awesome. I know the vinyl was a big hit.

JB: Yeah, we should have made more of the tour pressing. They went so quick, I feel like the first night in Philly, we sold a whole slew of 'em. After that Philly show, we realized we needed to ration our vinyl for the tour because we weren't going to have enough for every show. After Philly, it was kept at 12 per show for the rest of the tour, and we immediately ordered the rest of vinyl stock because we knew we were going to sell through it on the tour. It was only 500 copies, which over 40 shows, is not a lot.

David: What were your Top 3 songs to play live from Messengers?

JB: I'll say, hmm, definitely not Vital Signs [laughs]. Which is funny actually because I do like playing Vital Signs once I have the intro locked in. It's fun.

Editor's Note: Chris Pollock, August Burns Red's front of house engineer, was in the greenroom during the interview and added some bonus humor to our conversation.

Chris: You got it last night.

JB: Eh, it was alright.

Chris: I mean, it wasn't, you know, Philly.

Editor's note: I attended the Philly show, and it was not JB's best performance of Vital Signs.

JB: Yeah, it wasn't Philly. Most of them haven't been Philly [laughs]. David, what's funny is I did it even worse one night.

Chris: It was the next night, or two nights later.

JB: I did it pretty bad in Maryland the second night as well, but the worst one was in the middle of the mid-west, during that ice storm. Where did we play?

Chris and JB: Nebraska.

JB: Do you remember that night?

Chris: Is that where you just stopped?

JB: No, that was Philly. In Nebraska, it was just like [sings discording notes] by myself and I'm just like ooo thank God there's an ice storm and the show is a little late tonight. Everyone was just like [JB cringes] [JB, Chris, and David all laughing]. Nah, I'm not too worried about playing Vital Signs at this point. But I'll definitely run through it before the set [laughs]. My three favorite songs to play off Messengers I'll say are… I like playing Up Against The Ropes. That song's fun, and it's pretty easy. I always enjoy playing Redemption. That song's fun to play.

David: I like the solo you added during the end, it adds to the live show experience.

JB: Yeah, it's fun to do things a little bit different live. And I like playing The Blinding Light, because we didn't really play that song, it was a newer song for us. It was fresh because we hadn't been playing it for the last ten years. My least favorites to play are, I'm kind of sick of playing The Eleventh Hour. I don't like playing that song very much right now. I don't like playing The Balance. It's not a very comfortable song to play. Looking back, I don't think it's very well-written either.

David: The Blinding Light is one of my favorites that you've never played live before, so I was glad that on this tour you get to hear it live.

JB: I'm glad that we got to play it too for people who had been waiting to hear it. I like playing most of the songs.

David: Were there any songs that you've never played live before, ever? I know you played Black Sheep because I saw that at the Chameleon Club, I'm pretty sure it was for a Christmas show.

JB: Yeah, The Balance was one. We did play Black Sheep, that is also one of my favorite songs to play off of Messengers. We only played The Blinding Light once ever before this tour, and Vital Signs we had never played. The Balance and Vital Signs were two songs that had never been played live until this tour. Everything else we had done at some point.

David: Did the band ever discuss any additional plans like playing Lost Messengers or making a DVD?

JB: The DVD thing never came up. We briefly discussed doing Mosley and Chasing The Dragon. I guess it would have been cool for die-hard fans such as yourself. They are B-sides that a lot of people might not know, and we wanted to have time for an encore that had songs that would appeal to everybody. At the same time, we're supposed to be pushing Found In Far Away Places still. We're still on that album cycle, so we needed to play some stuff off of that, while still having time to play Empire and White Washed, the staples. So we didn't really consider the B-sides very long, plus it was two more songs that we had never played that would be completely learned from scratch.

David: Before your set, you guys always played Chop Suey by System of a Down, during the set change. Did every tour date react the same way? That was always a highlight of the pre-show experience on that tour for me.

JB: That's something we started doing on that tour. It is fun, it gets the crowd hyped. You get active in the changeover, which is usually a lull.

David: I know Adam Gray posted a video of it at a show where there was actual mosh pit going on.

JB: Oh yeah, that was in Montreal. The Canadians go off up there in French Canada [laughs]. I mean, that's like Europe up there. That was a very European reaction, but it's awesome [laughs]. Yeah, the Chop Suey thing is cool, and it also gives us a "okay guys when this song is over, we're starting, make sure you're ready".

David: I'm glad you brought back the Everybody's Free intro. That's my favorite intro. It was really cool when the venues had a disco ball.

JB: Yeah, I love Everybody's Free. It's ridiculous, it's like the complete antithesis of what the rest of the set is like [laughs].

David: So what can you tell us about the new album at this point?

JB: I will say it's done. We have a title, the track list is done, the whole artwork isn't done, but we have a cover. Now we have to get the rest of the booklet together, figure out what we're doing for pre-orders, vinyl, I mean there's a lot of things to sort now, so now we're hardcore in the planning phase. But it's nice to have the music side of it wrapped up.

David: For the artwork, are you using the same artist who has always done your artwork?

JB: Yes. Ryan Clark from Invisible Creature, who's done all of our album artwork ever.

David: I know you can't tell me, but do you have a release date planned?

JB: The release date is known. I can't say anything else about that. As far as the album goes, it's our longest album ever. I can say that much without revealing too much. It's long and it's dense. I feel like it's going to be one of those albums where if you spend some time with it, it's going to really grow on you and be a really sick album. If you are not patient, I think it will take more time to click than some of our other albums have, just because of how much material is on it. There's just a lot to it, but I think that's what's going to make it have more lasting value, in my opinion. Speaking from personal experience, most of my favorite albums are albums that grew on me, the first time I put them on, I wasn't amazed by everything. It takes time to understand what you're hearing. Once you start to learn what's coming next, you start to put the songs together.

David: Can we expect any studio video blogs like you've done in the past for previous albums?

JB: Yes. I guess everyone knows Jarrod Alonge was in the studio with us. Jarrod was with us for a few days and shot some stuff.

David: With Found In Far Away Places, almost every song had a unique, non-metal part. How does the new album compare to that?

JB: I think that the new record doesn't have as many oddball parts. There's chill moments, but I don't think they're as wacky. That's the word I've been using to describe it [laughs]. If there's an interlude, it's not a wacky interlude. I don't know exactly what to say it sounds like. There's lots of dynamic moments on the album.

David: From what you showed me, the new songs flowed well. In Separating The Seas, that's a wacky part, which is still a cool part.

JB: That was a wacky part for sure. The bluegrass section or whatever in Majoring In The Minors is what I would consider to be a wacky part.

David: That's also one of my favorite songs though, and I think the crowd loves when you play it live.

JB: Same! Yeah, that song is one of my favorite songs on the album too. It's not like we tried not to write wacky parts, and it's not like we tried to write wacky parts for Found In Far Away Places. We wrote what we wrote, and we did the same thing on the new album.

David: Will there be a mostly instrumental track similar to Meridian, Carpe Diem, or Creative Captivity? It was a change that you didn't have a track like that on Found In Far Away Places.

JB: Yeah, there is a track like that. It's a really awesome song. Dustin wrote it.

David: Can you say how many tracks?

JB: I don't want to say. You can probably guess if you look at all of our previous album catalog approximately how many songs are going to be on the new album.

David: Lyrically, did you take the same approach of everyone in the band contributing lyrics?

JB: Yes, the process was the same. Brent did the bulk of the writing this time. I know he had most of the material to submit, and he had most of the material that was selected.

David: That sounds similar to Found In Far Away Places, 7 out of the 12 tracks were written by Brent.

JB: Yeah, he did a lot of the writing again.

David: Did you write any lyrics for the new album?

JB: I didn't write any, and I had no interest in writing them. I was very focused on the music side, as I always am, and I was writing music up until we went in to the studio. That isn't entirely true, I took off on the Messengers tour. I didn't write anything on the Messengers tour for the new album. But when I got home, we had ten days between the tour and starting the record, and I wrote a song during that time. Dustin wrote a couple songs. He wrote three songs total, and he was writing into while I was tracking guitars. He must have spent about eight months on his three songs. He hasn't done a ton of writing as far as finishing complete songs goes, so he's still feeling that whole process out. It just takes him a little bit longer right now. His songs are super complex as well.

David: Are there any touring plans for the fall?

JB: I can't say yet. We have some festivals that are announced for the fall.

David: What new albums are you looking forward to from other bands?

JB: I'm really excited for the new The National record that comes out in a couple months. I'm very much anticipating that. Matt Pond is putting out a new record this summer that I'm excited for. This is a hard question, I know there's more. I'm excited for the new Arcade Fire.

David: Would you mind sharing what you have on your iPhone home screen and what your favorite apps are?

JB: Sure. My bottom row [iPhone Dock] is Mail, Messages, Instagram, and Safari. My go-to's are my ESPN Fantasy app, crucial. I use the Podcast app all the time, that's lower-right.  Camera, upper-right. Phone, upper-left. I seldom use Phone to be honest with you. I use Calendar all the time. The bottom three rows are definitely my most commonly used. I don't use the DraftKings app very often. I seldom use Facebook, I only use it for ABR. I use Notes a lot. If I want to use anything on my second page, I'll search for it [laughs].

David: Do you use any apps specifically for ABR? I know you guys use Dropbox.

JB: I use Dropbox, sure, but I find that I do most of my Dropboxing from my MacBook. I feel like it's kind of slow to upload from my phone. I also feel like it's kind of annoying downloading from Dropbox. I feel like it doesn't work in the background, I have to leave it open. I don't like that, so I don't use Dropbox a whole heck of a lot from my phone. As far as stuff I would use for just ABR, I don't know. Mail, a lot. A lot of emailing. That's the biggest one I can think of.

David: What about your Apple Watch? What do you have on your Watch Face? What do you use it for the most?

JB: I have Mail, Messages, Music, Weather, and Activity. I don't change Faces very often. If I'm going to work out, I'll switch it, but I feel like this one is a good summary of everything. I use it most for checking the weather and reading a text message real quick without having to pull my phone out, like if I'm watching TV with my wife, Kate. I'll just be like [raises wrist to look at his Apple Watch]. But she feels like I'm too attached to my devices, so sometimes I have to be a little bit sly, like a little side glance [laughs].

David: I don't play Vainglory, but I know you're all about it, so I wanted to ask what's your favorite character, and what do you like about Vainglory as opposed to other games, either on mobile or on a console?

JB: I actually want to play like, right now [laughs]. [Looking at Chris] This is our Vainglory time [laughs]. I'm a terrible person to ask about games, because I literally don't play anything except Vainglory. I don't know why I got so into it. I used to play games. I loved video games for a really long time. I stopped playing them probably when I wasn't single anymore. I got a PlayStation 3 years ago, I played through the Ratchet and Clanks. I was a Crash Bandicoot guy, and they don't make those kinds of games anymore. They don't make platform games anymore. That was my thing, platform jumpers [laughs]. I don't get in to Call of Duty. I loved Metal Gear Solid on the original PlayStation, and I got the PlayStation 3 game when it came out, but I found it to be over my head, like it was too complicated and I just didn't get into it. I guess I like simple games at this point.

Chris: I think people play Vainglory because it's like a sport too.

JB: Oh yeah, it's so sporty!

Chris: Cause JB likes sports, so he comes at it like… well, cause I like role-playing games and stuff like that because I'm a nerd, but JB likes it because it's like a sport.

JB: It's competitive!

Chris: You talk about it like it's football or something [JB and David laughing]. I've really noticed that, you think about it like it's a sport.

JB: It is an eSport, Chris!

David: Maybe we'll see you on an eSport team playing Vainglory on ESPN someday?

JB: I have played Vainglory a lot, and I am nowhere near good enough to be a professional, and I'm super one-dimensional. You asked about my favorite characters, I almost exclusively play the roam role. I'm not sure if you're familiar with MOBAs?

David: I've only played League of Legends, I know they're the same genre.

JB: Yeah, they're exactly the same, and I hear that they're getting more and more similar as Vainglory updates. Except it's not 5-on-5, but they're developing 5-on-5, which is gonna be crazy. I can't wait for that. I think I can't wait for that? We'll see.

David: So how did you even hear about it or download it? It's a pretty big download, so it's not like you downloaded it when you were bored and wanted something quick to play.

JB: It was featured in the iPhone 6 announcement to showcase the power of the iPhone 6. So I checked it out on my iPad. I remember I was playing it during the recording of Found In Far Away Places. I was dabbling. While Matt was tracking drums, I was trying to figure out how to play Vainglory, and then I just kind of got into it, and now I really understand it [laughs], and I've played it A LOT.

David: I downloaded it and played it, but I'm not a MOBA guy. You need teamwork, and I don't have patience for teamwork [laughs].

JB: It can be frustrating. They're improving the communication system for the game.

David: I see you "like" Vainglory's posts on Twitter and Instagram, and it always cracks me up that you're all about Vainglory because you're not a video game person.

JB: Yeah, I play it all the time. It's for sure a sport. It's like my pastime at this point. I have sports, and then I have Vainglory. Those are my hobbies, and according to Chris, they're one-in-the-same [laughs]. Vainglory's sick. My favorite characters are Phinn, I'm really into Grumpjaw, he's a newer character, and I love him. He's OP right now, I know they're gonna nerf him in the next update. I like Catherine, Fortress, Krul is my original character - he's a jungler, and I like Flicker a lot. Flicker's fun, he's another support character.

David: That's pretty much all the questions I have. Congratulations on Beckett Roads Brubaker! That's very exciting!

JB: Yes! That's the reason I will be playing less Vainglory this fall [laughs].

David: [laughs] Hopefully, right?

JB: Yes. I'm sure. Well… maybe I'll have more time, who knows?

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