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[bdsmsub67]

Werner Schreyer Poses in Ralph Lauren Purple Label for Mr Porter

mmscene November 23, 2016

Supermodel Werner Schreyer stars in Ralph Lauren Purple Label special captured for Mr Porter by fashion photographer Matthew Brookes and stylist Dan May. In charge of grooming was hair stylist Terry Saxon.

[lovefrenchisbetter]

LE 17 SEPTEMBRE

Cable-Knit Wool-Blend Sweater

[splooosh]

Nathan Summers

Howard Porter

[ottovonruthie]

A Little Life: The Axiom of Equality: Thoughts P2.

Just finished the first chapter in this part and whew. I hate Caleb Porter. I feel so bad for Jude because here I was telling him to open his self up to love and then he does and this is the treatment her gets which makes him think that this is the love that he deserves.

Caleb Porter is so harmful and vile and disgusting. Abusive individuals often manipulate and exploit vulnerabilities in others, seeking control and power over their victims. Such relationships can be incredibly damaging to the victims' (Jude) self-esteem and well-being. I always see this pairing of the abusive partner with the insecure partner.

Jude's traumatic past and emotional struggles make him particularly susceptible to forming relationships with abusive people. Insecure individuals might inadvertently attract abusive partners, as they may not recognize red flags or might struggle to assert their boundaries effectively.

I do have to say although the portrayal of abusive relationships in this is distressing, it sheds light on the intricacies and challenges faced by individuals trapped in such situations. It raises awareness of the importance of recognizing signs of abuse and the need for support and intervention for those in vulnerable situations.

[naazaif327]

Other people have said this more eloquently, but to recap:

They’re going to redeem Ankarna despite the fact that she is an evil chaos god of rage who has done a lot of harm because they know that she was manipulated and corrupted by outside forces, but they’re going to kill the rat grinders and send them to Hell forever because they did some bad stuff after being manipulated and then corrupted by Jace and Porter

They know that the doubt star overcomes and defeats the rage star because doubt and questioning and contemplation is the antidote to mindless anger, and the whole plot of the season is about stopping endless anger for the sake of anger, bht the entire finale is going to be the Bad Kids furiously and violently slaughtering the Rat Grinders and never trying to rid them of the ragestars inside all of them to get them on the right side, instead killing them and trying to fuck with the bodies so that they can never be revivified. Instead of fighting rage with doubt, they fight rage with even angrier and more powerful rage (“I’m gonna skin you alive and make you a rug”, “take off his head so he can’t come back”)

They know that Ruben used to be a happy chill bard who played relaxed music and wasn’t that invested in fighting the bad kids or anything else Kipperlilly was trying to do, but then he and his friends were murdered and had to choose between being dead and gone with no afterlife forever, or serving a God of rage and spending every minute of the rest of his life dedicated to to his anger. They know he switched to screamo music and they’ve literally been inside his head multiple times and they know that he’s full of pain and regret and sorrow and guilt. They’ve been manipulating him psychologically for months. He Psychic Screams them after they kill Ivy, and his punishment is to be melted in lava and spend eternity in Hell rolling cables.

Ivy was mean to Mazey and they hate her for that despite the fact Fabian was ALSO mean to Mazey (AND Gertie) and he doesn’t even have the excuse of being ragestarred like Ivy was. But because she is not one of the PCs, it doesn’t matter why she was mean, she has to die as Fabian tells her that he’s going to skin her alive and have sex on top of the skin rug he’s going to make out of her

I guess that covers it lol

[the-cricket-chirps]

Fairfield Porter

Red Cables

1940

[catboybiologist]

Porter Robinson really said "aight imma make this sound like your headphone cable is breaking but in an atypical rhythm that scratches the perfect ADHD itch in that particular way" and then wrote dullscythe

[marshallpupfan]

Okay, we need to talk about this...

I know many of you likely haven't seen season 10's "Pups Stop the Foggy Skies" yet, but I have to talk about what happened near the end.

Long story short, a thick fog is forced into Adventure Bay by Mayor Humdinger, and the PAW Patrol are called in to save the day. Once it's gone, they notice Alex Porter has found himself up in a tree. Ryder sees this and calls in a pup to help him get down. Naturally, you'd think it'd be Marshall, right? After all, he's been called in many times to help in situations like this with his firetruck's ladder.

...Nope. Instead, he calls in Skye.

Now, you might be thinking, "how can Skye possibly help here?" As you can see from the above image, Alex is roughly in the middle of the tree, and there are many thick branches covered in leaves above and around him. Surely her helicopter cable would just get caught up and tangled in them, so you wouldn't think air support would work here.

And yet, it did. How? Well, there is an answer...

The animators/writers/whoever pretended all those branches weren't there. Her helicopter cable just magically passes through all of them.

Yup... that legit just happened.

Stuff like this is why I get so frustrated with the franchise anymore. If this had been the earlier seasons, then you know they wouldn't have hesitated to call Marshall in to save Alex. Instead, more Skye, and in the most insane way possible. Why they felt this was necessary, I've no idea... especially considering just how much they overuse Skye, and how underutilized Marshall is anymore. It doesn't make sense.

Then again, it's not like this was the only instance in the recent episode of something ridiculous happening, just to make sure Skye found use in there somewhere. At this point, I'm waiting for someone to start sneezing and somehow launch themselves into the atmosphere, just so Skye can fly out to save them, too.

Maybe I'm crazy, but I just think this is getting way too out of hand at this point. I can't believe that anyone, viewer or director, could look at this and not see it as a problem. They're so desperate to throw Skye into missions now, and things are becoming so ridiculous because of it. And I have to ask... are people truly enjoying this? Do they like seeing some of the pups get the short end of the stick in order to throw Skye into the action more? And if this is all truly on purpose, then to what end does it serve? To appease the critics, I guess? At what point does this constant pandering bite Spin Master on the rear?

I'm sorry if I rant about Skye a lot nowadays. It's not that I hate the character, but I clearly dislike the way they handle her anymore. I feel like they kiss up to her way too hard, and as a result, my favorite often gets short changed. I'd like to see things go back to the way they used to be, but... I just don't see it happening anytime soon. As much as I hate to say it, this might just be how PAW Patrol does things now. :(

[20th-century-railroading]

NYC and DL&W yards near downtown Syracuse. Geddes Street crosses at bottom; West Fayette Street and Porter Cable (Rockwell) plant are on right; Erie Blvd. is on left. May 30, 1932

[bdsmsub67]

Mr Porter / Ralph Lauren Purple Label

[dbgmode]

a close read of the lyrics/video of "Cheerleader" by Porter Robinson

... the irony of immediately, spontaneously spending several hours doing is extremely not lost on me (and crossposting only deepens)....

(a self-xpost from /r/porterrobinson: from cohost! Deluxe edition! ( peppered with a few additional links for the chosting tumbling crowd)

The song/music video in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzJbz9qSsd0

Based mostly on lyrics

[before I then close-watched the video]

Placed in the context of what we have seen so far in other promotional media,

after a couple listens, it seems to me that this is also, in essence, a work commenting on parasocial relationships and fame in the [early] social internet age:

the potential unhealthy character of idealization of someone you don't know,

the ways in which that idealization drags the sense of self and esteem out of an internal locus for the "object of affection".

I'd go so far as to say "the objectification of affection"

and somewhat in particular the ways both parties in this relationship experience some of both aspects of this.

To that last end, there is some tension in my understanding of who the speaker is and who the cheerleader / "she" is . The most surface level read is to assign those to: speaker = (more or less) Porter, the cheerleader(s) = us, the fans; or like "fame" itself

{The cheerleader archetype also steps specifically onto both American high school "teen movie" archetypes, and (given the use of mask etc.) probably the interpolation of that in anime I am less personally familiar with. [a big reach, but I would contend there is some possibility that there is an invocation here also of like ... homestarrunner absurdist prior art: teen girl squad, trogdor?]. (cohost and tumblr exclusive addendum!: also like ... the idea of the cheerleader as specifically the victim of masked killer in a slasher-film, here (probs not for the first time) directly-inverted.)}

That holds especially for:

The per-chorus " Cheerleader / Thought she needed me, but I need her "

The bridge, which is more or less the extended version of the pre-chorus ("Somehow, I don't ... ")

And it probably can read all the way through the verses and chorus too, but I think its also admits some inversion:

"I can tell you're acting your heart out" applying in some ways more cleanly to a performer per se than a fan, though certainly in the context of like ... fan-sites, stan-accounts, etc. that line breaks down and that's part of the point

"I don't even know what she does now" feeling to me harder to read as any version of porter wondering what his fan base is like (though it does read better when taken as like "what even is fame now?") - vs an enthusiast fanatic feeling spurned by a modern "celebrity" exercising more privacy and/or "going dark"

Video "text" (scene by scene, interpretation-biased description):

Cast (in order of appearance):

frame-story fangirl (FSF) (or possibly femmeboy?) - sits alone in bedroom. implied a high school student.

we have what I'm not-not gonna call 2021 MGK Porter. Idk at this point if this is to be understood as being identically the "Porter weston Robinson" of the broader album cycle or is more constrained to this video. I also used the phrase "cringecore porter" elsewhere, and while I think that applies metatextually, not as much in text.

this is NOT nurture porter. nurture porter had long blond hair and wore loose-fitting clothes. nurture porter was into upright pianos, acoustic guitars, and wide-open spaces.

this porter is un-blonde, plays analog synths and electric guitar. he is on the floor of his bedroom or studio, and while outside is there in the window, he does not go there.

of not no consideration is whom I'd call "nurture Together porter" (also "happy fiance Porter" => the man is allowed to be a person outside of aesthetic choices, but I'm not gonna ignore it either). That man (who first appeared at Second Sky 2022) wore a lot of cardigans and cable knit sweaters, and had brown hair that he kept pretty short and neat. Who we see here is both not that guy (see all the "my chemical robinson comments" and yet is closer probably too that guy than he is to either early nurture era guy, late-worlds anime sadboi, or fuckboi [though ... ])

clothes:

His pants look kinda like his shirt in Get Your Wish, as well as somewhat like beetlejuice (... the musical?) and other ~harlequin figures.

The sweater is somewhere between the styles preferred by nurture-Together porter and late-worlds porter.

Shoes are ... kinda fancy? (cf. bare-feet in Get Your Wish).

His colors are red, white, AND BLACK. the cheerleaders for the most part are just red and white. (by contrast the porter from "scene 8" on is pointedly black and grey)

doll cheerleader. possibly specifically the sort of doll used for practicing pose drawing? or doing doll fashion?

other psudedo-human cheerleaders (whom we can probably assume include frame-story fangirl)

additional porters, introduced in scenes 5 - 8, no spoilers.

Scene 0 :

FSF sits alone in her room, doing her best to embody the cheerleader persona, but needing to remove the mask at least a bit to eat. it is unclear whether their hair under the mask is not visible or if it is also styled like the wig

[P.S. posted as reddit self-comment "I also missed the scene 0 important detail, that the candy is literally a chibi-porter-u head (gummy? gusher)"]

Scene 0.5:

hyperspace/cyberspace tunnel - "going down the wire", bubblegum pop logo

Scene 1:

Meet this porter. he jams alone in fairly-large room (synths, some guitar, room is inside but painted like sky. It is lit as fluorescent drop ceiling. Doll cheerleader vibes. You can see (cartoon) outside (invocative of some specific past work, maybe flicker, maybe easy; probs others), and you can also see [same size, eyes on him] ... bubblegum cat (FSF also has a cat).

zoom out through pixels of screen

Scene 2:

Karaoke amongst the cheerleaders. "Perfect!" and other text on screen invokes rhythm games as much as socializing karaoke. Everyone pretty much is signing. One has maracas. There isn't any food or booze.

Porter walks out of (behind) screen and seizes stage mic, at least initially the cheerleaders stop singing to fangirl instead.

Scene 3:

Someone (we can presume FSF) plays with a character creator, and creates (in miniature) dragon Porter. Next she builds a chibi doll of him. (Is this her OC/custom? or did it already get merchandised by e.g. Funko). It briefly stop-motions before exploding into

Scene 4:

Porter is very pop punk now. He has grown the dragon wings and tail. Both the makeup and the pink/silver confetti do remind me of _specifically_ "Tickets to my Downfall" MGK (and perhaps "congratulations" Post Malone?). Though with the blue of the walls (which sometimes have cliffs that are very "Language" video), also is evocative of a common color palette of nurture tour.

Scene 4.5 [intercut]:

FSF is literally playing out this scene in doll-house form, dropping the confetti on her figure. We see the city models preceding the next scene; she is taping this with a gorilla-podded point-and-shoot ; she is not in frame. Next to the porter-room is another much more "normal" doll-house, it doesn't match this room but ... it might have at some point? (it actually is the room from scene 8, but ... I didn't realize that when I wrote this, and neither can the first time viewer)

she picks up and moves figure to the city

Scene 5:

Dragon porter become Kaiju/Rampage porter. Doll cheerleader is here and hyped, and immediately gets stomped.

Scene 5.5:

Reality break. Kaiju porter has breached containment and is outside of FSF's window. She is initially ambiguously scared or excited but approaches the window

Scene 6:

Kaiju porter eats FSF (who is an even smaller less detailed doll/figure to him), this immediately makes him sick, probably dead. Intercut is cartoon chibi porteru (where? in the mouth/GI of kaiju porter? in the brain?)

Scene 7:

meet hot air balloon chibi porter. Note that there is someone in the basket. In wide, she does not appear to be a cheerleader, but also use of binoculars makes it unclear. In close up, she absolutely is.

The body of pom-pomed cheerleaders (who we did meet briefly earlier intercut in scene 4-4.5) form a landing target(?) with the pom-poms, briefly striped, but then chibi face.

Scene 7.5:

Once we have entered the mountains (of Sad Machine?), Porter of Scene 1 is running from but likely spotted by hot air balloon porter and his basket's occupant. The size scale is implied flipped now from scene 5-6. He seeks refuge in a doll-house-ish safe house

Basket radios to ground and her landing target is gone in pursuit/seige of porter

Scene 8 [bridge]:

FSF returns (un-eaten) to her bedroom and sits down on bed out of frame; zoom into new doll-house which is also interior of safe house. Mid-zoom, FSF removes their mask/wig, but we do not see them without it

Here porter sits also on bed, in largely undercoated (but for much smaller version of pink cat in frame), vaguely sky-blue (but no clouds, no cliffs) bedroom.

Arrangement of synths and guitars lightly suggests that _if_ this is understood from Porter's perspective rather than FSF's that he is maybe been sitting alone in dark-ish on bed the whole time.

Outfit is different from every earlier scene as well; fairly generic, but also (to me) kind of evocative of Virtual Self concert dress specifically

In wide shot, there is no one at window. In close up they press against it.

Scene 9 [chorus]:

cheerleader headbutts in and they precede to fuck up his bedroom, synths, one piece of art, before one of them tackles through the drywall

Scene 9.5:

One cheerleader is briefly alone in the scene 1 room, cat art becomes cartoon and jumps from frame, gives chase (to whom? the only one we saw enter this room was a cheerleader);

brief passage flanked by cheerleaders. shit gets trippier

Scene 10:

tracking shot down a sky space tunnel (scene 0.5) in which Porter of Scene 8 jams while a cheerleader (FSF?) and Scene 1 Porter both get spun around. Cat falls down center of that tunnel until camera is obscured.

Scene 11:

chibi porter (dressed like scene 8 porter but with the legs of dragon-doll-porter) is pursued by now giant doll cheerleader, while cheered on by roughly-same-scale dolls and video walls of selves. Also seemingly some holographic-projection cheerleaders who are holding a synth in way that almost suggests they might be playing it (keytar style) but its backwards so ... probably smashing.

Giant doll cheerleader catches and eats chibi porter. Whereas we saw the vore of scene 6 in silhouette, so we don't know how FSF felt about it. Here we dolly zoom on chibi porter who honestly: fuckin thrilled. (in start contrast to terrified expressions in the rest of scene 11)

Scene 11.5:

We (the camera) follow him down, but he is gone from view quickly. the gullet of doll-cheerleader is the cyberspace tunnel of scene 0.5 except that by strobe it is also explicitly the wall of FSF's bedroom. Not for nothing, but the effect is also Windows 95/98 maze screensaver at those times.

Scene 12:

Scene 8 porter crowdsurfs on the cheerleaders hands. Intercut flash jump-scare-ish (but no, cause context) face closeups including:

the pigeon from the window in scene 2

scene 8/12 porter's face

scene 8/12 porter wearing a cheerleader mask

low poly cgi cheerleader

real fast blinks on what probably is just porter's face in even closer-closeup, but might also include un-masked FSF? (I'm kinda loathe to do the frame-by-frame look that would tell me that or no)

Scene 12.5:

oops, crowd surfing porter became a chibi porter pinata, which is ripped apart by the hands of the cheerleaders, splling out hard candy and rock candy, like FSF had in scene 0.

Scene 13:

a single very quick, extreme closeup of FSF's candy bowl

So yeah... I don't want to over-explain (my over-description), but ... relative scales, who appears to control whom: you probably get it.

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Video paratext:

The description on youtube here is extensive liner notes style credits. Contrast that to the overwhelmingly self-promotional and (few) lyrics description of last music video release ( do-re-me-fa-so-la-ti-do)

or the major credits and lyrics of most early nurture stuff.

I'll grant that this is a more involved production, probably, but also - I think taken with the late-nurture move to a live band show & what we think this album is about, it is both an artistic and a practical decision that this says

I DIDN'T MAKE THIS REMOTELY BY MYSELF

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release context:

It's a Porter Robinson album first single. It is tone-setting intentionally. He (et al) picked "Sea of Voices" largely cause it was the furthest thing from (for example) 100% in the Bitch / the State - and indeed a big (if smaller, to me) contrast from Language, Easy, Say My Name.

Ditto "Get Your Wish" is not Sad Machine or Lionhearted. And pointedly it is less that aesthetic than even Something Comforting is (Look at the Sky ... idk)

So here, we are doing distortion, we are doing fairly simple analog synth patches, we are doing singing in largely-unprocessed voice. But hey, also, in the bridge, we are doing acoustic guitar - nurture porter isn't actually gone. [Also, while the arrangement works well, I think, there is an amped up section contrast that - in the context of the promotion so far to me - reads as "I know only one part of this is good for tiktok"]

This song is ... about the same things as Get Your Wish. It has a very different outlook on it. but its that, again.

So ... take that as you will.

🌈📣

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metatextual P.P.S

posted as self-comment:

Not to suggest this is any more than happy/unhappy accident (or possibly emergent from user behaviors?), but YouTube does want to auto-play the most meta-textually appropriate thing next:

And the existence of that piece of ~fanon single art did at least passingly occur to me as relevant to Scene 0 / the frame-setting of this video.

[Additional context: this song, "A Sound for Lonely People" was a demo leaked following either the hacking of Porter's dropbox or the loss/theft of a laptop containing it. No finished version of the song was ever released (and its not clear that that was for lack of "done", lack of desire, or it being a mostly-for-self / private work of art)

His discouragement at this (and other?) leaks is a thing brought up both in both:

the "anachronistic video essay from 2028" about his disappearance on March 1st 2024, which he posted on February 29th. (but then instead dropped an album announcement. Whether there is any intention to go through with any back-scrub is tbd, but there has not been within the first 3 weeks. I might have over-reacted and yt-dlped 69gigs of stuff about it)

the tweet / 𝕏 post feigning(?) such discouragement yesterday

following the "early" release of the song to streaming services in only japan (and not other countries in the same time-zone) for a few hours( or less?)

a thing that could certainly have been genuine data entry confusion, etc. but also is speculated in the context of other album promotion to have potentially been intentional

The most popular youtube uploads of this use imagery of a person or people sitting alone in bedrooms, much like Cheerleader (twice) does]

[oh-no-another-idea]

Find the word tag

Tagged by @chauceryfairytales way back when--thank you! These are from Invisible Girl.

Pot:

The cook nearest pointed to a tray with a stack of tin cups and a small coffeepot. Intrigued, Velia followed the porter around the outside corridor of the car and through the first freight car. At the far door, the porter apologized and stepped back to let someone pass. “Sorry sir, didn’t see you there.” “Don’t let it bother you another moment,” said the man in the fedora.

Coat:

“Wonderful,” Paris muttered, and bent to drag Antonio away. Velia focused on the figure climbing through the window—they were wearing a long black overcoat and a scarf wrapped around their head so only their eyes were visible. Well, Velia still had the upper hand, since none of her was.

Mark:

Sighing, she left her latest mark to go hunt down a handkerchief. Bloody hands left her slightly handicapped—handprints could be traced, sticky fingers got stuck to fabrics. Luckily, most gentlemen carried handkerchiefs in their outer breast pockets, and Velia took two before she remembered there was a reason beyond entertainment behind those steals. She slumped down in the backseat of a cable car to staunch her nosebleed.

Outside:

The train’s departure from Chicago found Velia on the caboose, standing outside with the scenery shrinking before her. Two crew men resided inside, talking amongst themselves; if they’d been able to see her, all they would’ve spotted was a respectable young girl in a faded maroon coat, enjoying the view. Occasionally people would spot the train and wave. A man driving a wagon down the road parallel to the tracks. A pair of siblings, no older than twelve, running until they couldn’t keep up anymore and were left behind.

Context for those who might want it: Velia is invisible to anyone who doesn't care for her :)

@mrbexwrites @hd-literature @inkovert @thewritingcoroner @dogmomwrites and anyone else who'd like to search for the words blade, broken, bargain, and brave.

[fallingforel]

Spencer reid imagine- broken

i have just watched the episode where maeve just died and watched the next part where reid is on the floor and is not okay. so I had inspiration to write so here it goes. 

summary: Your super close to reid and maeve has just died, you go over to his to give your undeniable support and some words between the two of you are exchanged. Oh and your dereks sister

words: 1,305

“Come on Y/n, you know maeve has just died. He’s not going to be okay” Derek says through the phone 

“I know, but I feel helpless. Can you just come over, bring ice cream. You know the one mama used to buy us, when we were good and deserved a treat. The one she bought us lots of us when dad passed” 

“yes. yes. I’ll bring it over. But we have a case first, get your ass over to the bullpen now.” 

“but...” 

“pretty boy will be just fine, we’ll go after we’ve finished this case” 

“okay okay. Love you bro.” 

“love you too sis.”

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“there’s my favourite morgan sibling” Penelope says as I’m walking into the roundtable and sit down next to Derek. 

“ERR, Hey babygirl. What about me?” 

“yes, yes. well, she’s You know-” Penelope, quickly gets cut off by Hotch walking into the room. 

“Garcia, we’re all here on with the case please” 

“of course sir,  Meet who was formerly Gary Porter. He was found d*ad outside a San Francisco night club last night. And Pamela Hurd-- she was found near a cable car stop in San Francisco's Mission District.” 

“They were both found wrapped in clear plastic.” Jj says looking over the case file on her tablet “It says here they were d*ad only a few hours before they were found.That's not long enough for the elements to have made them that pale” I say from where I’m sitting next to my brother pointing it out. 

“Cause that's where we enter the town of weirdville on the corner of eew and icky-icky, girl morgan. Both victims were almost completely drained of their blood. Less than a pint left.” 

“He's exsanguinating them.” I say with question, trying to get all the details on the unsub we can from the MO 

“While they were still alive.” hotch finishes for me. 

“It might be utilitarian” derek says from besides me. 

“He needs them alive so they can pump out the blood themselves. Draining a body like that is extremely hard to do. Once the heart stops pumping, it's difficult to continue to extract the blood.” 

“So the question is, how is he doing it?” I ask.

 “Oh, I wish you wouldn't have asked that, lovely 'cause now I gotta show this picture.” Garcia says from the right of me. 

“There are large bore holes in the femoral artery of each victim.” Hotch says from the back of the room. 

“Our unsub could have medical knowledge.” JJ says from where she’s sat 

“It's possible. We'll know more when we get there. Wheels up in 30.” Hotch says before leaving the room. 

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it didnt take no more than a few days to catch the unsub, it was pretty easy. he was obsessed with painting with blood though, taking the blood out of the victims. but with all of our intelligence as a team we managed to put another unsub away. 

“der, I’m worried about reid. he hasn’t shown up at all I would’ve at least thought he’d have shown and help us catch the victim” 

“Y/n, you can’t blame him. someone he loves, just died. right infront of him, thats unfair of you to say that. We’re all worried about him. Come on, let’s go and get that icecream and bring it to pretty boy” 

⋆｡°✩

“Reid, your favourite morgans are here. We bought Ice cream too. the good kind” I said after knocking on his apartment door. 

“pretty boy, we’re both here for you open up reid. don’t make me kick your door down.” derek talks through the door, after a few minutes of silence. 

that soon makes Reid open the door. 

“I knew that would make you open the door.” 

“hmm, well if you had kicked my door down. You’d be paying for the replacement” 

“Yeah, well. I would’ve done it myself. Now let us in, we’ve come over here to cheer you up” 

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“why’d you even come anyway. It’s not like I need any company anyway, can’t be the best person to hang around at the moment.” Reid says to me putting the empty Ice cream tub down along with both our spoons. Derek had soon passed out, he always does within the first 15 minutes of a romantic movie. 

“You’re always the best person to hang out with Spence. You just get me you know. Was weird not having you on this weeks case I won’t lie to you” 

“mmh, yeah well. My girlfriend just died. And infront of me too.” 

“I know I know. Trust me I know more than you think.” 

“I highly doubt that” 

“yeah well, not many people know this. Not even my brother. My boyfriend of 6 years died, right infront of my eyes. shot at and killed by a known serial killer In the area, we we’re trying to catch him for months, then when I got the call. I couldn’t bare to face the town anymore, the very same town that I was chief of police of, the very same town, my fiance was shot and killed in. I Quit my job I wouldn’t go out for weeks. Stuck in my apartment for days on end, wouldn’t talk to anyone, I just sat in silence most days, slept on the sofa. Then Der, he told me he was coming down. I had to pull myself together, If not for my own sake. Then for dereks, cindi had just gone missing I couldn’t let him see me like that because I just knew it would break him. So I pulled myself together, there was an opening at the Bureau and I just had to take it, little did I know it was for the very same department that would help me catch my boyfriends killer my very first case at the bau, give me a chance to get some closure, Garcia asked me if that one of the victims was my boyfriend, I said no that we had broken up before then, that he had moved out. It was a complete lie, but it kept my heart safe.” 

“Y/N I had no idea.” reid says

“Look reid, all I’m trying to say is that take the time you need, but living like this is not going to fix the pain thats going on in here” I say pointing to my heart. 

“but we’ll be here every step of the way with you, whether that be donating our holidays so that we can help you get the closure you need. Because in the end the pain of losing a loved one wont go, but you learn to move on and whether that takes one week, one day, one month, one year. she’ll be with you always.” 

“thank you Y/n, I think I needed that.” 

“Don’t worry about it reid, I love you always pretty boy” and he goes into kiss me but I duck back 

“shit! I’m sorry. I’ve read all this wrong haven’t I.” 

“No, No. You haven’t read it all wrong. I just don’t think it’s the right time reid, your girlfriends just died. I’ll wait though. I can wait. I’ve waited 8 years, I can wait 8 more. I’ll wait for all the time in the world for you” 

“thank you Y/n” 

“No worries. I’m gonna go now, it’s not to do with you. I have to get back to sergio. I promised em, I would take care of him when she left for england. Keep me company. defo should not have told her about what happened with michael.” 

“so who knows then, You, emily and my therapist” 

“Y/n!” 

“what?” 

“nothing, you should take derek with you” 

“yeah, yeah okay. I’ll wake him up” 

“der, der” I say shaking him

“yeah yeah. I’m up, coming, Bye reid.”

“bye” 

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the end 

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Interpreting Nature: The Universal Language of Art

Amid today’s bustling modern life, it’s easy to overlook the subtle symphonies playing out in nature’s theater. When granted the chance to walk through a lush forest amidst our busy schedules, one might immediately notice the vibrant hues of flowers or the towering trees with vast canopies. However, the intricate patterns and gentle processes often go unnoticed. As Eliot Porter observed, nature’s true beauty lies not just in its colors but in the intricate disorder that shapes our world, from tumultuous waters to delicate entangled vegetation (Beck et al., 2018). Nature encompasses a vast canvas, embracing theater, poetry, music, dance, and visual arts. Artists, per Jay Griffiths, have the power to evoke sympathy and empathy within the heart of their audience, beyond their mediums (Beck et al., 2018). But, who are we to interpret nature through art? One can say we are humans, curious seekers of beauty and the unknown; nature guides striving to turn information into inspiration. Yet, interpreting nature through art extends beyond humanity alone. Birds communicate through music and dance, expressing joy, sorrow, and desires that we perceive as mere symphonies. Even beneath the waves, amidst the vast expanse of the ocean, dolphins and whales interpret music through intricate harmonies not just for communication but also for echolocation. So interpreting nature through art must go beyond simply being human. I think that we are interpreters with a combination of cognitive, emotional, and cultural contexts, who seek to communicate a deeper understanding and appreciation of the natural world to our audience. Beyond depicting landscapes, we aim to explore themes like biodiversity, conservation, and sustainability. Through art, we strive to evoke emotional responses, provoke thought, and inspire action to protect and preserve the natural world. This aligns with Tilden’s Gift of Beauty, which goes beyond aesthetic appreciation, and instead instills a sense of responsibility for the world we inhabit. Growing up in Toronto, my journey toward appreciating nature’s beauty has been a transformative one. Exploring the unknown woods initially filled my younger self with feelings of fear and danger. However, amidst those emotions, seeds of curiosity were planted, eventually blossoming into a profound appreciation for the wonders of the natural world. It’s perhaps why I find myself studying environmental science today. As the textbook suggests, urban children who once felt terrified of the mysteries within the woods often emerged as protectors of these very resources, once they’ve been exposed to its secrets through first-hand interpretive experiences (Beck et al., 2018). Therefore, I believe that the gift of beauty is about nurturing a love for nature and inspiring future stewards to protect and preserve its treasures. In pursuit of the gift of beauty, we are reminded that nature through art, in its various forms, is not a privilege reserved for humanity alone, but a universal language that binds us to our surroundings. Through our interpretations, we strive to make the voice of nature heard, from its whispering breeze to its thundering waterfalls. So, who are we to interpret nature through art? We are humble participants in a timeless dialogue with an invitation to listen, learn, protect, and appreciate nature’s beauty in all its forms. 

References: 

Beck, L., Cable, T. T., & Knudson, D. M. (2018). Interpreting cultural and natural heritage: for a better world. Sagamore Venture.

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Reminder that the whole reason Pakistan is in the mess it is.

With Imran Khan being removed as prime minister.

And his subsequent imprisonment for 3 years after that.

And that whole mess.

... Is because of America.

Imran Khan was in support of a neutral policy in the Russia/Ukraine war.

The Russian invasion into Ukraine hadn't started and he expressed that "there was still hope for a peaceful solution to be reached."

And the US didn't like that.

In a secret diplomatic cable between the than Pakistani ambassador to America had with 2 state department officials from America.

One being Donald Lou who was not happy with Imran Khan.

'He said that "I think if the no- confidence vote against the prime minister succeeds, all will be forgiven in Washington because the Russia visit is being looked at as a decision by the Prime Minister. Otherwise, I think it will be tough going ahead."

So in other words, because Imran Khan had a different view point that he did, he was threathing Pakistan on the world's stage.

That if they didn't get rid of their leader, their leader who had been democratically elected by the Pakistani public.

Than they would suffer consequences.

... I'm sorry who the fuck put you in charge?!

And if you think oh it's just one guy.

"Don could not have conveyed such a thing without the express approval from the White House."

Aka the Biden Administration.

Which he expressed multiple times.

... I'm not suprised but my god does this piss me off.

Day after this, the no vote of confidence began in the Pakistani Parliament.

And Imran Khan was removed.

And imprisoned.

On some of the most flimsy ass charges I've ever heard.

However, shockingly... People who voted Imran Khan to be prime minister of Pakistan... Actually really liked the guy.

Imagine that.

And protests happened.

And the military, who was already corrupt got a power high from the situation and were arresting many of said supporters.

And Imran Khan might be free now but America has made sure that he can't run in the Pakistani elections.

No matter how popular and how much people want him in charge.

Don't get me wrong the military is definitely fucking shit up.

And their are others at fault.

Infact, Americas involvement was raised by Imran Khan in March 2022 (but this secret cable was only revealed today.)

He stated "a foreign power sent a message that he needs "to be removed" or Pakistan will face the consequences."

And incase you were wondering if it was America.

He the letter he received to be "a foreign conspiracy letter" and it's language was "threathing and arrogant."

But the damage was done.

And while no one else was helping this situation, it wouldn't have happened if not for the USA.

Because who the fuck gives you the right to threaten Pakistan because they wanted to stay neutral in a conflict that they weren't apart of.

Nor had even begun.

You destabilised their government, further corrupted the country and the military for your own gain with no remorse or regard for who it would affect.

You put the person who many feel is the one hope for Pakistan in jail and now he can't become leader.

If someone tried that with America, their government would lose their absolute shit.

We'd be called a dangerous foreign power.

But when you do it it's fine?

But your somehow allowed to dictate the way other countries are run? No offence but you can't run yourselves.

Nevermind Pakistan.

You have no right to do any of this.

You have shattered any peace in Pakistan.

Everyone who has died in the protests and riots is on your hands.

And because of that this news is probably being blocked in Pakistan.

Purposefully destabilise a south asian government and than fuck off like it never happened, who are you, the British?

And their denying it.

US State spokesperson Matthew Miller said "nothing in these purported comments show that the United States talking a position on who the leader of Pakistan should be."

Another spokesperson, Jalina Porter states "let me just say very bluntly, there is absolutely no truth to these allegations."

You fucking liars.

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The State Department has previously and on repeated occasions denied that Lu urged the Pakistani government to oust the prime minister. On April 8, 2022, after Khan alleged there was a cable proving his claim of U.S. interference, State Department spokesperson Jalina Porter was asked about its veracity. “Let me just say very bluntly there is absolutely no truth to these allegations,” Porter said.

In early June 2023, Khan sat for an interview with The Intercept and again repeated the allegation. The State Department at the time referred to previous denials in response to a request for comment.

Khan has not backed off, and the State Department again denied the charge throughout June and July, at least three times in press conferences and again in a speech by a deputy assistant secretary of state for Pakistan, who referred to the claims as “propaganda, misinformation, and disinformation.” On the latest occasion, Miller, the State Department spokesperson, ridiculed the question. “I feel like I need to bring just a sign that I can hold up in response to this question and say that that allegation is not true,” Miller said, laughing and drawing cackles from the press. “I don’t know how many times I can say it. … The United States does not have a position on one political candidate or party versus another in Pakistan or any other country.”