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nguyenfinity · 8 days ago

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New year new MTA drawing and new tag directory!! You can call me Daisy/Sana I don’t really care jdhskshd

Requests/ask box are always open!! It’s just a uh matter of when I get to them—

And if anyone asks, my top 3 songs on repeat rn are:

ACTOR - Tomonari Sora

Kanpeki Shugi de☆ - FRUITS ZIPPER

Bunny Girl - AKASAKI

And my favorite characters from each franchise are:

Boothill - Star Rail

Kyoko Sakura - PMMM

Jun Sazanami - Enstars

Anton - ZZZ; I also love Jane and Lighter but I loved Anton first

Froslass - Pokemon

Tags and animated version below!

me when i make things harder for myself for no damn reason

#original art: self explanatory methinks

#music art: art I do based on certain songs/albums!

#daisy’s ocs: also self explanatory methinks, for a specific oc it’s just “oc [name]”

Current OCs: Maya, Kongou, Eris, Agape, Panopte, Perla, Diamond, Ria, Riam, Winter

#magic pretzel: comics in my lil chibi style

If you like my comics I do have a WEBTOON!

#sananigans: quick-doodle real life shenanigans

#doodle req: specific doodle requests from the inbox!

#inbox doodle: not requested but an ask I attached a drawing to anyways

#sana postal service: any and all things from the inbox

Fandom tags: #genshin, #enstars, #madoka magica, #cookie run, #honkai star rail

#get shuffled: other people's shuffles I draw #street art shuffle: shuffle made by @/spixi !!! #kintsugi shuffle: shuffle made by @/bankarayouth !!!

#lil brohaku: Kohaku being the bees’ resident little brother

#pokemonstars: Pokémon+Enstars (these posts are not tagged pokemon) #pokemonstars ask: from da inbox #pokemonstars hc: headcanons #pokemonstars team: full team for a character

#genshin oc, #pmmm oc

#famblee: extensions of Crazy:B's family! #mamagi: stuff with my design for mother Amagi (who is totally not dead ahahahaha) #shiina kyoudai: beta niki as niki's older brother and april fools niki as his younger one, also kohaku's nee-hans

#insanabean: joint fan event project with @/posebean where we are entirely sane and normal about Rinniki Enstars

#meet the artist #tag directory #maybe not my beeest design work but still good improvement from last year #considering it would've taken me way more than just 2 days to make and animate one of these #last updated 1/3/25

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core-bagg · 4 months ago

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----[TAKING WHAT'S NOT YOURS]----

!NO BETA, WE DIE LIKE HENRY!

1,138 words

Characters: Angus Ciprianni, Matteo Schiavoni (Belongs to @double--hh, check them out they're super cool!!! :3), Dr. W Afton, Oswald Keppler

Trigger warnings: Violence, guns, minor cannibalism, mentions of scars, mentions of stabbing, mentions of organ theft, threating at knife point

Author's note: @double--hh I'm sorry if I wrote Matt out of character, I tried to follow your posts as much as I can. I hope you like this :3

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Angus leant on the armrest of the chair, watching his business partner, Matteo, fold his checkered suit into a neat pile. Something caught Angus's eye, there was a new scar on his partner's body, a scar just left above his waist with visible lines coming off it.

Angus: "Another stabbing, ey Matty?" Matteo: "Actually, some parassiti da laboratorio stole it while I was out…Dunno where it went since."

Angus raised an eyebrow as he sat up.

Angus: "What did they look like?" Matteo: "Ginger hair, lavender shirt, small glasses, weird logo on his lab coat sleeve, sembra mezzo morto, why'd you ask, angel?"

Angus gazed on with a determined, enraged and shocked looked. He seen someone with that appearance before. It belonged to Afton's friend. Angus loaded and cocked his gun, his grip on the gun was tight.

Matteo: "Ang-?" Angus: "I just wanna talk to him, amico."

Matteo only stared in confusion as he saw Angus get up from the chair, walk out his front door and march down to where-ever-the-hell the kidney stealer lived with murderous intent, before deciding that it would be a good idea to follow his purple friend.

Meanwhile, Afton and Oswald sat around the latter's wooden dining table. Oswald prodded the kidney with the back of his scalpel. Afton parted the sea of biology books with his hands to talk with his pal.

Afton: "Soooooo, who did you get this from again?" Oswald: "Some guy in a yellow suit passed out in the gay bar. I dragged him to the bathroom, made an cut on his abdomen, jarred the kidney and patched him back up just as he was about to come back to consciousness, Wali." Afton: "Why were you at a gay bar?" Oswald: "I was banned from almost all of the normal bars." Afton: "For what?" Oswald: "Organ theft, why-?"

Angus kicked down the door to Oswald's apartment, causing Afton to jump back in fright. Oswald quickly spun around to face the other duo. Matteo was behind Angus, trying to make sure he didn't do something stupid.

Angus: "VA BENE, COGLIONE VIOLA, DOV'È IL RENE!?" Oswald: "MY DOOR!!! AND I JUST GOT IT REPLACED TOO!"

Oswald launched up from his seat and pulled Angus closer, holding the scalpel up to his neck. Anger boiled in Oswald, nobody was going to barge into his apartment, spouting, what was for all he knew or cared, some random voodoo language at him and get away with it. Matteo stared at the unfolding situation, not knowing whether or not to draw his own gun. Afton, on the other hand, was silently panicking, it was rare that he saw Oswald angry and even rarer that he was at a state where he was willing to draw blood. Angus was trying his hardest to not sweat bullets, but Oswald's faux-friendly smile and one-stubbed-toe-away-from-going-postal eyes didn't help it all, not to mention the fact that the scalpel was threating to pierce his skin.

Oswald: "Now then! I'll give you one chance to answer this: What are you doing here? Keep in mind that the penalty for not answering me is to be strapped to my operating table and be dissected while you're awake…And no, there won't be any anesthesia."

Angus would've gulped if there wasn't a blade dangerously close to his throat. He shook his head and scowled at Oswald.

Angus: "I want my partner's kidney back! And, for the record, you're not beating my pervious allegations of you being a complete and utter lunatic."

Oswald scowled back, pressing the scalpel deeper near Angus's throat. Matteo shot in Oswald general direction as a warning, one that put a hole through his drywall. Oswald's eye visibly twitched at the site of the hole before he dropped Angus and glared at Matteo.

Oswald: "Oh sure! Because that's what my klutzy ass needs, more property damage. Thank you! I shall keep the kidney as payment…Gelber Trottel…" Matteo: "Ovviamente lo scienziato pazzo sa parlare tedesco, perché a questo punto perché no… Aspetta, cosa-"

Oswald threw the scalpel at Angus, narrowly missing him as he tried to snatch away the kidney. Matteo rolled his eyes and began shooting. Afton joined the brawl for the kidney. He grabbed the kidney from Angus, used him as a launch pad and attempted to kick Matteo in the chin. Unfortunately for him, Matteo had bones of fucking titanium so Afton broke his foot. Afton used his last moments in the battle to fastball the kidney at Oswald. Oswald, thankfully, caught it. Angus clambered onto Oswald in a attempt to get the kidney off him, Matteo went into the apartment and watched them both from the side to he who'd win. Angus almost had the kidney in his grasp until…

HOMPH!

Oswald, in an admittedly gross act of "act now, think later", shoved the kidney into his mouth to the shock of everyone else in the room. A tear welled up in his eye as he choked down the kidney. Angus watched in disbelief as he saw the thing he was fighting two goddamn scientists for get pushed down Oswald's throat. Afton looked like he didn't know whether to either gasp or throw up. Matteo, for some reason, looked so shocked and disgusted that it looped back around to being admiration. Angus got off Oswald and began to walk out of his apartment, dragging Afton behind him.

Angus: "For the record, I'm going to make sure you never live that down Afton."

Matteo and Oswald stared at each other. He began to approach Oswald, towering over him in height. Oswald cowered and raised his hands up to his face to shield himself, expecting the worse…But Matteo laughed and jabbed Oswald in the rib playfully.

Matteo: "Taste good, Doctor?" Oswald: "No, obviously…You might as well head home, there's nothing here for you."

Matteo smirked at the doctor's comment.

Matteo: "Ohoho, that's where you're wrong, gazza zenzero. Vede, sono interessato a toglierle qualcosa dalle mani. Forse mi venderebbe una delle sue scoperte in cambio di un po' di denaro?"

Oswald scowled at Matteo, not understanding a word he said.

Oswald: "Wenn du kein Deutsch sprichst, heißt es Englisch oder verschwinde, Kumpel."

Matteo nodded, he didn't understand all of what Oswald said, but he knew that he didn't speak Italian.

Matteo: "To paraphrase what I said, I would like to buy something off you." Oswald: "What do you want?" Matteo: "You don't happen to have any…Sedaters, do you?"

Oswald went to his medicine cabinet and pulled out a bottle of trichloromethane. He swished the liquid inside it around as he turned to Matteo.

Oswald: "Will this do, big guy?"

Matteo nodded and pulled a $50 bill out of his pocket, handing it to Oswald. Oswald pocketed to bill and bid Matteo goodbye before he was left alone in his apartment.

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writingbyshiloh · 2 years ago

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Part 3. Elizabeth

5+1 masterlist

CW: Drinking, established relationship, ummm fluff? Implied smut, reader wears jewelry. No beta

AN: Yes hes looking at Liz in the gif but the chapter is also about her. The chapter hinges on the reader wearing earrings, I’M SORRY. IDK what season this is among, Liz and Tom are together but so are Aram and Samar so take that as you will. I also watched so much Euphoria while editing

Everything was going well. The team knew that you were seeing someone and it's almost become a running gag about the biker story. Ressler told Liz who ended up telling Aram. You told Samar yourself, omitting a few key details, knowing she would find it funny.

They just didn't know you were seeing one of the most wanted men in the world. You hesitated to say ‘dating’ because most romantic relationships don’t have the power to end your career and possibly get you arrested. It's not like you could update your Facebook profile with the information.

Cooper even noticed that you were picking up less overtime and leaving closer to the typical end of the work day. You didn't fully stop your overworking habits, partly because it was something you always had done but also subconsciously to show Reddington that you're not going to throw your job away for him. That you were an agent first (even if you are not the poster child for fidelity or integrity).

Alternatively, Reddington was also dropping hints - not names - that he was seeing someone. The first time you felt a spark of jealousy. Obviously, he was drawing on someone from his past and putting them in the current timeline, but it still stung. You still agreed with his partner in his retelling, before realizing that he was talking about you, and you were agreeing with your own opinions.

With you not wanting to slow your overtime, and him “keeping up criminal appearances” you hardly saw him outside of FBI business. Not for lack of trying. You tried to He frequently invited you to wherever in the world he was, and you declined due to time reasons. It never stopped him from bringing you back a postcard. Always delivered in person, in case someone in the US Postal Service noticed the pattern.

Tonight was different. The office air felt stiff and the pile of forms felt endless. It wasn’t even closely connected with the blacklist case and was boring. Plus the description of his safe house for the next few days seemed like a dream. Large windows overlooking waterways and lush green plants were how he described it to Liz, directly outside your shared office.

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You triple-checked you had the address right before knocking. Reddington told you to come straight from work, that you could shower at his safe house. With time being so rare between you both, you hastily agreed, taking your spare change of clothes you kept in your office.

The door swung inward, Reddington's arm sweeping you inside. Once the door was fully shut and locked, his hand moved to the small of your back guiding you into the apartment.

“Agent! You made it!” You could tell that he had a glass or two of wine from the strong enunciation. You made a face at the name, something he loved to call you.

“Don’t call me that, I’m off the clock.” You heave a sigh allowing him to show you to the kitchen. “I brought you a gift.” You push the bottle of wine out awkwardly for him to take it.

You hear him quietly read the name, pronunciation much better than anything you could have attempted.

“You didn’t need to. This is more expensive than what you drink”

“Well, there was a betting pool at the office. And I won.”

Reddington raises an eyebrow for you to continue.

“The betting was about you. And if you were seeing someone. I may have used insider knowledge to win.” You try to be sly but you can't help but smile.

Moving closer to get the bottle, he pressed a kiss to your cheek.

“I didn’t start the pool.” you continue, not wanting him to think you scammed your coworkers.

“Is that so?”

“Mhmm.”

Ever the gentleman, he pulls out a stool from the kitchen island for you, before sliding a full wine glass towards you.

It was flattering in a way. Out of all the constant security threats, deals, and thinking, he had a drink for you, signalling that he was eagerly waiting for your appearance.

You rest the cool glass against your cheek, while he manoeuvres in front of the island to the stove, some sauce cooking slowly simmers. You take the time to study his outfit, the cool browns of the suit jacket that's resting on the back of the bar stool, the umber colour vest and the crisp white dress shirt. The piece du resistance was the apron he tied in the back.

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When spending the night with Reddington, you either had him when you went to sleep or when you woke up. Given his constant travelling and busy schedule it made sense that he hardly had a normal sleep schedule. You got him last night, leaving you to wake up to your alarm in a new bed, confused at the unfamiliar setting.

“You look nice.”

The post office didn't seem to have a dress code. Red wore a three-piece suit most days, Ressler was in a dressed-down version of that. Samar was the most casual, either a tank top or tee-short tucked into jeans. You tried to hit the middle of the Samar and Donald dress spectrum.

“Thank you. I feel like I’m missing something though.” You shift your weight side to side to see if he notices anything.

He also looks at you, trying to figure out what is off, but not being able to come up with anything.

You pass Dembe in the door. as you left Reddingtons, making a joke about how Dembe was now covering for the day shift.

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The feeling that you were missing something or forgot something dragged during your commute. You thought it was your phone or maybe your keys but you had both with you in the car.

As if to prove a point, your phone’s ringtone jolted you out of your thoughts.

You hit answer, saying your last name when the connection went through before the other person had a chance to speak.

“Hey, it's Keen. Are you at the office?”

“I’m like, ten minutes out.”

“Can you pick me up? My car battery died, and Tom is out with Agness.”

You switch lanes before turning into a parking lot to put Liz's address in your GPS.

“Yeah, sure! I’ll be there in 15 maybe?”

“Where are you? I’m not that far from your place.”

Shit.

“Do you not switch up your routine? In case someone is following you?” It sounded like bullshit but you could always play up the paranoid angle later. “Before I joined the task force, my old team would -”

“I’m sorry I asked. I’ll see you in 15,” Liz said cutting you off.

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While waiting for Liz you realized what you were missing. Jewelry. You took it off to shower and ended up - in his words - “distracting” Reddington before you got a chance to dry off and put it back on. Rooting around in your wallet while waiting you found a spare pair of earrings that were work appropriate.

You spy Liz talking on the phone, coming down the steps to her apartment building and you preemptively unlock the passenger door.

“Hey, do you mind making another stop?” Liz said in lieu of a greeting.

“Sure, where?”

“Reddington called. He said for us to meet at his safe house.”

Of course.

“I can direct you, Dembe told me where it was” she continued.

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You glance at the apartment door numbers for the second time in 24 hours. Only this time, Dembe will be the one letting you in (probably less enthusiastically than Red did, but you don't hold that against him).

“Good morning, Lizzy” Red greets her as you all make your way to the main space, Liz leading the group, you behind her and Dembe taking up the rear.

“Oh, you brought company! Good morning, Agent.” Clearly, Liz didn’t tell him about your morning car ride.

“Liz is having car trouble. I picked her up,” you explain, secretly enjoying the fact that you were able to catch him off guard.

Quickly, Reddington and Liz are diving into the newest name on the blacklist. You’re half listening, eyes scanning the room to see if your jewelry is in sight.

You spy your earrings and ring on a bookshelf. You didn't leave them there, but knowing Red he probably moved them there to remember to give you. Debating if you could sneak them into your pocket, you catch Dembes eye.

He gives his head a small shake, letting you know it's dumb to take them.

By now, Liz and Reddington are starting to argue as she moves around the room. Your strategy for these arguments is to avoid them as long as you can. If it's something that affects you doing your job you voice your opinion, but there is so much messy history between them you try to stay out of it.

As she moves closer, you start to worry. You don’t wear your ring at work so that is safe from identification. The earrings are simple, probably she won't connect them to you. However, she is a profiler. And a good one at that. It is possible she’ll pick up on some obscure motion of gesture and put everything together.

You watch her eyes skim the bookshelf probably looking for something to bring up in the argument.

Shitshitshit.

She sees it.

“Had a guest over?”

“I’m a gentleman, I don't kiss and tell.” Red deflects. Bullshit, you think while trying to remain calm.

“Don’t you have a pair like these?” Liz directly asks you. You can see her eyes shift to see if you're wearing earrings.

You lean in, pretending to examine them.

“Yeah, me and practically every other working professional.”

Her eyes flicked to your earrings, thankfully buying your excuse. You probably needed to hide them forever now.

Not going to let you suffer on your own, Reddington chimed in with another “fun” fact about the blacklister, drawing everyone's attention to a book on the self, away from your earrings.

It was close. It was too close for comfort. You were sloppy. But you also couldn't dwell. Liz would pick up on the change in behaviour. All you could do was focus on your job and hope Liz brushes it off.

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Red taglist (dm to be added/removed): @soraya-daydreams, @horrorqueen22, @wild-rose-35, @anonymoussherlockandmarvelgeek, @zombieskullxz, @rhepworth, @fanficismydrug, @btsjiminsthings, @emilynissangtr, @navs-bhat,

#if I miss anyone on the tag list I'm sorry I tired #raymond reddington fan fic #raymond reddington x you #raymond reddington x reader #the blacklist x reader #5 + 1 fic

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markosep2001-blog · 1 year ago

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I checked video about transparency by CozyChicken so I tried to experiment using Postal 3 Beta Dude

[SFM] Postal Dude's urge to stop the evil

#sfm #postal #postal 3 #postal dude

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arqueete · 10 days ago

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New Year's Meme 2024

I've been doing this survey for probably at least 15 years now? It's from back in Livejournal days, when we had things that were like ask memes but we just answered all of the questions. Feel free to take this survey for yourself.

1. What did you do in 2024 that you’d never done before?

I saw a total solar eclipse!!! After regretting not seeing it in 2017 I resolved to make plans to see it this year. I ended up traveling to Columbus, Ohio for a couple days and staying with a coworker who lives in the path. We sipped cocktails on her deck as it passed over us and it was exhilarating.

I signed up for a subscription box from Bon Appetit that sends me five ingredients and recipe cards that use those ingredients. Of the 25 recipes I've received, I've made 17 so far, so I think I'm making good use of the box.

I walked across the Brooklyn Bridge on a trip to New York.

I visited the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago.

For half a day, I worked in a store in the mall as part of a program at my job that put corporate office employees in the company's stores.

I adopted a letter through USPS' Operation Santa and sent gifts to some kids anonymously.

I saw The Postal Service in concert.

I started wearing a watch every day.

Two musicals I saw for the first time: Swept Away (on Broadway) and Illinoise (in Chicago.)

I saw Tim Rice host a concert of his music at a local theater.

2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions and will you make more for next year?

In 2024, I wanted to get my novel-in-progress beta read, and I did that! Two people read it and I realized I have a lot I'd like to change.

I wanted to figure out a way to start budgeting again now that I share money with my husband, but I didn't manage to follow through on that one.

I wanted to read every book on my book club's schedule--I almost made it, but skipped December's. I also wanted to re-read more books I already own, and I ended up re-reading four things from my bookshelf.

My resolutions for 2025:

I want to continue reading books regularly, and will be setting a Goodreads challenge goal of 20 books again.

I want to try more new video games. I'm going to shoot for playing at least an hour in a dozen games that I haven't played more than an hour in before.

I want to volunteer somewhere. My work gives me a day off for volunteer work and I've never actually used it.

I want to finish another draft of my novel.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Not this year. 4. Did anyone close to you die? Fortunately this year has been easier in that regard.

5. What countries did you visit? No international travel this year. We did go to Ohio for the eclipse (and I went in the summer for work), to Chicago to escape the RNC, and to New York for a bit in the fall. 6. What would you like to have in 2025 that you lacked in 2024? Last year I said I wanted less stress. WELL it was an election year so that was a lot to ask.

Sorry to go and soft launch huge life updates in the New Year's Meme, but the current plan is to start trying to conceive our first and likely only child this coming summer. It's really strange to admit! I don't have many friends with kids and there's this feeling like I am way too young to be planning this when actually I am 34 and this is very much the time to do it. The idea of being pregnant by this time next year is terrifying, though barring anything that makes us change our timeline, the idea of it not happening is also terrifying because that means it will be harder than we hoped. So! We'll see how that goes! 7. What date from 2024 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? November 5th. The election hit me really hard. 8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? I guess making the eclipse trip happen? It's weird to think how far back I resolved to plan a trip for a specific day in the future without having any idea what my life would look like. 9. What was your biggest failure? I think this year was a lot of getting by and I wasn't very good at managing "adult stuff." My to-do list was always full of things I was putting off, I had plants die because I wasn't watering them consistently enough, and we didn't keep a budget or keep the house as clean as I'd like. 10. Did you suffer illness or injury? I had a stubborn yeast infection and it took a long time to feel normal again.

11. What was the best thing you bought? I got a new laptop this year and it was really about time. I've been enjoying playing video games even more now. 12. Whose behavior merited celebration? I'm a part of a local community group for bisexuals and we accomplished a lot this year.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? I hate knowing that I had put everyone who voted for Trump back on the 2016 survey and now we're right back here again. 14. Where did most of your money go? Besides bills, probably traveling. 15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? A theater in my city put on the Deaf West version of Spring Awakening! It was so good and I went many times! 16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2024? The top song on my Spotify this year was "Without Your Love" by The Paper Kites ft Julia Stone because I listened to it on repeat so much while writing.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you: i. Happier or sadder? Sadder. ii. Older or wiser? Wiser. iii. Thinner or fatter? The same. iv. Richer or poorer? Richer. 18. What do you wish you’d done more of? I meant to do more rollerblading when the weather was nice and then I didn't :( 19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Curling up on the couch with my laptop, especially while working, because it hasn't been good for my body. 20. How will you be spending Christmas? Christmas was a little chaotic schedule-wise this year. On the 23rd, my husband and I went out to dinner and opened our gifts for each other. On the 24th, we had dinner with his parents and brother and opened gifts at their place. On the 25th, we had a late lunch with his extended family, and then left to go have an early dinner with my family where there was some drama over some family members coming despite contagious illness going around in their household. It was a lot.

21. How will you be spending New Year’s Eve? We had dinner at a local brewery that had an event celebrating the Swedish New Year (so that they could toast at 5pm.) Then we went out for cocktails.

22. Did you fall in love in 2024? I celebrated my second anniversary with my husband (we went to a small plates restaurant we love called Odd Duck.) 23. How many one-night stands? None.

24. What was your favorite TV program? I'm struggling to remember what TV I even watched this year. I said The Bear last year but I guess I'll say it again?

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? I don't know that I knew anything about Robert F Kennedy Jr last year and now I have to worry about him. 26. What was the best book you read? I read so much this year! Last year I finished 18 books and this year I finished 27, blowing through my goal of 20.

The Beautiful Ones by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia enthralled me and I already can't wait to re-read that one next year. Her book Mexican Gothic impressed me a lot but also made me realize that I just can't handle books with horror elements, so I was so happy she wrote this book that is more of a historical fantasy romance to draw me back into her writing.

Some of the things I loved about that book reminded me of Mairelon the Magician by Patricia C Wrede, which was an old favorite, so I decided to track down a copy. I was really worried about picking it up again because what if it turned out to be terrible despite my great memories? But I actually devoured it (and its sequel) like I was a kid all over again.

The best nonfiction I read was How the World Ran Out of Everything by Peter S. Goodman, which talks about the global supply chain through the lens of how things went awry at the start of the pandemic. I came away from it feeling like I had unlocked really important context about how the economy works (and how much we're all getting screwed.) 27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Like seemingly everyone, I got into Chappell Roan this summer.

28. What did you want and get? Last Christmas I preordered a watch for myself (an automatic mechanical watch with a sea lion that swims around and around) and it arrived in the spring. I had some problems with it and ended up needing a replacement at some point, but now I have it and it's a comfort to me.

29. What did you want and not get? After seeing Tim Rice do a fundraiser show at a local theater where they did a lot of Chess songs and he mentioned the plan to bring Chess to Broadway in 2025, I was hopeful that we'd either hear concrete news about that by now and/or that the local theater in question might put it in their upcoming season. No for both. 30. What was your favorite film of this year? Of the films released this year, I saw Challengers, Anora, and Wicked. I enjoyed all three and would see any of them again. It's hard to pick a favorite. I'm leaning toward Anora.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 34. I took the day off work and went to go see Wicked by myself, and then in the evening my husband and I got dinner at a place we love called Aperitivo. My birthday is always a little weird because it's so close to Thanksgiving, so I ate my birthday cake on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and then also saw The Muppet Christmas Carol accompanied by a live orchestra on that Sunday as a birthday activity.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Not staring down another Trump presidency. 33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2024? The summer was all about cute dresses again this year, while in the colder weather I was into oversized sweaters and men's shirts with the sleeves rolled up. I'm gravitating toward looser jeans and more comfort-centered looks. 34. What kept you sane? When I was stressing about the election in the later part of the year, writing postcards for Postcards to Voters was a way I channeled that anxiety. More generally, books and going for walks. 35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? I have a little celebrity crush on the stand-up comedian Taylor Tomlinson. 36. What political issue stirred you the most? The rise of fascism in the United States. This year it really felt like anything else I wanted to care about had to be secondary to that. 37. Who did you miss? I no longer have a membership at a pottery studio and while that seems to have been a good move, I do wonder what some of the people there are up to now. 38. Who was the best new person you met? Some new people started coming to the bi book club I'm in this year and I've liked meeting people that way. 39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2024: As we reach the end of 2024 I am feeling very disillusioned and like I learned a lesson about assuming that I live in a uniquely enlightened time where history might not repeat itself. The idea that my country or the world will come together to do hard things is not something I have a lot of hope about right now. I am focused on supporting the people in my community who share my values.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

Some folks are born made to wave the flag Ooh, they're red, white and blue And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief" Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord

Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Fortunate Son"

#meme #personal

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kaywavy · 1 year ago

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Top 5 uhhh non player characters from homestuck (aka no beta/alpha trolls or beta/alpha kids or. Caliborn. Ig)

1. Wayward Vagabond

2. Peregrine Mendicant (Postal woMan)

3. Hussie (self-insert character)

4. Spades Slick

5. Authority Regulator

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clannadhymn · 1 year ago

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DO YOU MOTHERFUCKERS HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH I WANT TO KISS THIS MAN

#matryoshka rambles #postal dude #postal 3 #postal 3 beta #postal 3 dude #postal 3 beta dude #RAAAAHHHHHH KISSING HIM KISSING HIM KISSING HIM KISSING HI #I WANT TO TAKE HIM OUT ON A CANDLELIT DATE AND PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS #I WANT TO CUP HIS FACE WITH ONE HAND AND GAZE LOVINGLY INTO HIS EYES #I WANT TO PRESS A THUMB TO HIS LOWER LIP AND TEASE HIM RAAAHHHHH #I WANNA BE A GENTLEMAN

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polygonate · 2 years ago

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so the lotus time capsule right

it holds 3 objects in the beta kids session and releases them in order of insertion

1; BROs sburb copies

this is inserted first by the Draconian Dignitary (DD), who discards them while ectobiologically sequencing Becquerel on the meteor.

2; the Writ Keeper (White King)

hes having a grand old time having just read Complacency of the Learned and comes out to chill with his loving wife for like 10 seconds

3; Bec Noir

the bad dog himself who proceeds to greetstab everyone before going on his 3 year escape from the US postal system

the generally accepted idea is that they are held in temporal stasis during this time as seen in cascade (that s page where jade becomes more of a furry)

what if that isnt the case? The lotus flower in mythology is heavily associated with rebirth, enlightenment and purity. and we know andrew hussie has all of chakras blitzed (ala olive garden) so what if the lotus flower doesnt just hold things until they are released, but breaks them down into their pure aspects (as how existence was described by rose on the 3 year meteor ride) and simply reassembles them at the end point?

this is a very important distinction since we know both bec noir and dirk strider (goes in the lotus flower during the alpha session pre-entry to facillitate auto-responders self insert yaoi fic) are aware of the narrative and time progressing while frozen in time ( S:Wake and the Meat Epilogues) and neither of them react in the way we know they would react from it. bec doesnt get any angrier and dirk never even quips about it.

#homestuck

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lboogie1906 · 10 months ago

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Dr. Moddie Daniel Taylor (March 3, 1912 - September 15, 1976) a chemist by training, was a member of the small, elite group of African American scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project, the code name for the top-secret effort to create an atomic bomb during WWII. He was born in Nymph, the son of Herbert L. Taylor and Celeste (Oliver) Taylor. The Taylors moved to St. Louis where Herbert worked as a postal clerk. He attended Charles H. Sumner High. He graduated Valedictorian from Lincoln University in Jefferson City with a BS in Chemistry.

He began his teaching career at Lincoln University, working as an instructor and then as an assistant professor while enrolled at the University of Chicago, where he received an MS and Ph.D. in Chemistry. He married Vivian Ellis (1937). The couple had one son.

He returned to Lincoln University for two years before becoming a chemistry professor at Howard University and the chair of the department. His research at Howard included the study of the vapor phase of dissociation of some carboxylic acids, which resulted in a grant in 1956 from the American Academy of Arts and Science.

His textbook, First Principles of Chemistry, was published and became one of the major texts in use in colleges and universities throughout the US. He was selected by the Manufacturing Chemists Association as one of the nation’s six top college chemistry professors. He was given the Honor Scroll from the Washington Institute of Chemists for his research and teaching.

He was a member of the American Chemical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, The New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi, and Beta Kappa Chi. He was a fellow of the American Institute of Chemists and the Washington Academy for the Advancement of Science.

He retired as professor emeritus from Howard University (1976). #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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queenofcandynsoda · 2 years ago

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Dystopian Omegaverse AU: Gammas

Gammas

Description: Gammas are the maintenance workers of Sol Fertilis. They help to encourage the status quo due to their dislike of chaos and danger.

Rank: Third-Lowest (Gamma Plus) [Second-Highest if Married]; Second-Lowest (Gamma Minus)

Color-Code: Violet (Standard), Lavender (Pup), Wisteria (In training, girl, Gamma Plus), Lilac (in training, male, Gamma Plus), Thistle (In training, girl, Gamma Minus), Plum (in training, male, Gamma Minus), Floral White (Wedding), Royal Purple (Married, Gamma Plus, female), Burgundy (Married, Gamma Plus, male), Mauveine (Married, Gamma Minus, female), Puce (Married, Gamma Minus, male), Mauve (Ceremony), Mardi Gras (Elder, female), Murrey (Elder, male)

Traits: Gammas are more territorial, sexually promiscuous, and hygienic. Their teeth is sharper than Betas’, enough to break skin. Their heats are not passive, long-lasting, or heavy. Their pheromones are used to help calm down Deltas and Betas. They have a protective instinct towards Omegas and pups. They are also like cleanliness and stability. Their scent is like fresh laundry, freshly cut grass, peppermint, and citrus fruits.

Occupations:

Gammas from Delta-Gamma are known as Gamma Plus or Gamma+.

Female Gamma Plus would get higher jobs such as nurses, educators in kindergartens and elementary schools, librarians, paramedics, seamstresses, and secretaries.

Male Gamma Plus would get to be an event planner, paramedic, medical scribe, medical assistants, library-assistant, commissionaires, horticulturists, and tailors.

Gammas from Beta-Gamma pairs are known as Gamma Minus, or Gamma-.

Female Gammas Minus take the role of domestic workers, gardeners, doulas, caretakers, personal shoppers, home cooks, nannies, maids, cooks, alewives, and textile makers.

Male Gammas Minus take the role of janitors, couriers, garbagemen, chauffeurs, valet, public transportation workers, groundskeepers, postal service workers, porters, butlers, and cup-bearers.

Both of them could work as sex workers in state-sponsored brothels for foreign diplomats, flight attendants, car attendants, cashiers in diplomacy malls, and etiquette attendants to help tourists.

Housing:

Under an Alpha: They live in a certain section in the mansion known as the Gammas’ Quarters in an estate.

Gamma Plus: They live in service apartments, apartment hotels, and luxury apartments. After marriage, they are allowed to live in luxury two or three-store houses and split houses.

Gamma Minus: They live in duplexes, basement apartments, and micro apartments. When married to a Beta, they live in small apartments, cohousing, studio apartments, and lofts.

Population: 20%

Male-to-female gender ratio: 1:3

#dystopian omegaverse #omegaverse au #gammas #Sol Fertilis #omegaverse #dystopia #dystopic #dystopian

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