#ragingreality

[jimmyfrankanderson]

Timeless Reality

[ragingreality]

As Christmas approaches

We are approaching the final days of October; the clocks change on the 25th of this month. It is an important time of year for so many of us. It is where the times are changing, speaking of changing, we are as of this date (19/10/2020) we are only 67 days away from Christmas day. For more obvious reasons, I think we can all agree that Christmas this year for possibly tens of thousands of people will be a very different one. With restrictions on people frequenting in households, the further fears of counties all over the country moving from tier 2 or even tier 3 if not another out-right national lockdown.

When you contemplate such a time as this, two questions spring to mind. The first is,

 ·       Is it inevitable?

 The second is,

 ·       Is there anything we can do about it?

 I do not believe for the more conscientious members of society doing anymore than what we do already would have to extend to; Not leaving the house for any reason, wearing masks indoors, not coming within’ 4 metres of each other for anyone living indoors, disinfecting every single cubic centimetre of space after being looked at let alone touched. You could see that for people who suffer from OCD from those who enjoy organisation to those who cannot sleep knowing that a fly has left a tiny footmark on the owner’s door handle.       This virus is almost the perfect storm for those who already paranoid about health and safety already, not just for themselves but for others. Of course, it would make great sense for more people to take extra, special, precautions to keep yourself clean and safe if you are going to go outside or to stay indoors. I mentioned before about the countdown to Christmas which is still filled with many questions of how people are expected to cope in this ‘insane’ version of existence. The biggest one is what will happen after Christmas in the year 2021. The last time I remember any extreme weather taking place before Christmas was in the year 2010, the infamous ‘Big Freeze’ it was called. Ten years later, even if we don’t get any snow till January, this will bring unexpected problems even if the virus does not claim more lives in that period than predicted, to begin with, the snow. Aside from disruptions in regards of transport it will make the whole business of reliance on fuel more important than ever, since even with the influx of unemployment, those in work will still need to get to their work, one way or another. Aside from working at home if possible, the next step would be staying indoors or out of the cold since I think that pneumonia would be the next biggest illness to avoid like the plague.

The second biggest is the ice. Encouraging drivers to take extra special care is obvious, though it is always possible for even the most careful driver to make a mistake and getting involved in an accident. It may not seem the most catastrophic thing in the world but there are accidents that are for obvious reasons, more severe than others. Falling on the ground as a result of an icy path; Broken legs, fractured hips. Especially among the older generation, though its just as likely even a man in his twenties to suffer from an accident like these. Which will and it will mean a further reliance on the NHS to cope with these accidents on top of everything else. Considering the arrogance of this country throughout this whole pandemic, looking as far ahead is the only chance we have at anticipating and preparing for these problems arising. Even if the weather does not escalate as bad as I am making out to be, there is no-way of telling and if we leave if to Johnson’s philosophy of, ‘Leaving it purely to chance’ a, ‘Red or black’ policy, the news will be ringing with the headlines, ‘How many people could have been saved?’ until it rings in our ears for years to come. So, is it inevitable that many more will die over the next 3-4 months? Honestly, I think that their will be, even if by a miracle the government acknowledged that these environmental factors could lead to a boom in cases in a matter of days. Obviously, it would be almost impossible to save everyone, a phrase that sounds as bad as it does but is quite unavoidable none the less. However, it does state that we can try to do something about all this. I am no doctor, but I and no doubt others can recognise what the best cases are to take if the fear of increasing infection rates becomes dire.

About 9 years ago, I had an idea about what to do with the snow and frost on our roads to help speed up transport and to possible remove a lot of the danger of the roads in the winter months. Having people sign on for a day or two as they were needed to sweep up every trace of snow possible. This could even extend towards gritting the roads to melt away the ice at an even faster rate by hacking away at the ice with shovels or brooms. This is only a rough idea and there are some obvious objections to this, up there with having trash and litter being collected, merely just to keep people busy. Yet with unemployment rates as high as they are with the effect of Covid, it does follow that trying to make use of a situation just to keep things running as best as possible. Since if a man presented labour to the council and the council in turn represented a wage to him, that would be another matter. By degrees if this happened all over the country, not only in making commutes easier in urban areas but even aiding farmlands in rural districts could make a great difference for our economy.

Why not even have a system in place, like filtering the water into a hydroelectric system to produce electricity? I know that this seems a bit to ambitious but at the present moment, there is seemingly nothing ambitious about the world we live in right now apart from those who have higher prospects and who can work though Covid and those who are largely unaffected by the virus. Think about those who have been thrown out of a job as a result of Covid or even those who are down from the very start. Whilst, once again it is not possible to save every single person, not trying to do something for those who need it the most disgraceful a thing to do to someone if we decided to remove one of his limbs on an inspiration that he is no better with or without it. Being ambitious means doing something bold, something interesting, something with great possibilities. Besides, think of how good it will look on a person’s CV when applying for a job and the employer comes across,

‘Did work to benefit society during the pandemic.’

Or

‘Hands on and very hard working, never wasting a moment of his day and prospering as a result of a good work ethic.’

[failureofsecrets]

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[wilderlings]

anyways, good morning lol

[mattattridge-smith]

@myprotein DANGER DANGER ⚠️ ⚠️ HIGH VOLTAGE ⚡️ #dangerdangerhighvoltage #myprotein #ragingred (at Alkrington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CV91MnxojFn/?utm_medium=tumblr

[dicktim-ao3feed]

“I Hate You.” “No You Don't.”

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by ragingred

“I hate you,” was all Tim said in the end, no bite at all.

Jason who seemed to notice this, just grinned wider as he combed his hair back. “No, you don’t.”

Words: 3320, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 17 of Batman Series, Part 8 of Pretty Bird

Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne

Relationships: Tim Drake/Jason Todd, Tim Drake/Dick Grayson, Tim Drake/Damian Wayne, Tim Drake & Dick Grayson & Jason Todd & Damian Wayne

Additional Tags: Honestly I am very unsure because in one hand I absolutely LOVE Robin Pile, And in the other I see them as... Poly?, Just Robins having fun in the water, I hope you won't think hard of the relationship tag too much, Because trust me I am as confused as you are, But mainly JayTim because why not, Female Tim Drake, Tim Drake-centric, Mentioned Alfred Pennyworth, and as always, I'm Bad At Tagging

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2HKKWWE

[ao3feed-jaytim]

“I Hate You.” “No You Don't.”

read it on the AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/26732812

by ragingred

“I hate you,” was all Tim said in the end, no bite at all.

Jason who seemed to notice this, just grinned wider as he combed his hair back. “No, you don’t.”

Words: 3320, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 17 of Batman Series, Part 8 of Pretty Bird

Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne

Relationships: Tim Drake/Jason Todd, Tim Drake/Dick Grayson, Tim Drake/Damian Wayne, Tim Drake & Dick Grayson & Jason Todd & Damian Wayne

Additional Tags: Honestly I am very unsure because in one hand I absolutely LOVE Robin Pile, And in the other I see them as... Poly?, Just Robins having fun in the water, I hope you won't think hard of the relationship tag too much, Because trust me I am as confused as you are, But mainly JayTim because why not, Female Tim Drake, Tim Drake-centric, Mentioned Alfred Pennyworth, and as always, I'm Bad At Tagging

read it on the AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/26732812

[ao3feed-timdrake]

“Stay?”

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by ragingred

“Stay?” his tone was unsure, mostly because he wasn’t sure of what Jason wanted him to say but after seeing the other male’s posture relaxing slightly, Tim guessed his somewhat answer was right.

Words: 3391, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 14 of Tumblr Prompts

Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Tim Drake, Jason Todd

Relationships: Tim Drake/Jason Todd

Additional Tags: Mentioned Dick Grayson, Pre-Relationship, So pretty much the usual pining thing, I'm not sure whether this counts as pining or not though, I had to check the my previous fanfics' tags because I keep on forgetting them, I'm Bad At Tagging, But the point is that they're both injured, Hopefully I didn't miss anything too important in this--

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/32MHMIr

[ao3feed-hqrarepairs]

Side

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by ragingred

Golden owl-like irises scanned the living room, he had the ultimate payback prank for Tetsurou and it was going to blow the raven’s head away. Hopefully not literally.

“This was a bad idea,” Koutarou whispered to no one in particular, although it echoed throughout the room because no one was there except for him.

“Nope, a good idea, my greatest one of all!” he tried to console himself, two hands balling into fists as he threw them into the air.

He didn’t know how wrong he was.

Words: 4413, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 4 of KuroOi/OiKuroo

Fandoms: Haikyuu!!

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Kuroo Tetsurou, Oikawa Tooru, Bokuto Koutarou, Iwaizumi Hajime

Relationships: Kuroo Tetsurou/Oikawa Tooru

Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Alternate Universe - College/University, Fluff and Angst, A big part of it is just fluff though don't worry, kurooi - Freeform

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2fktIB1

[sondraakakitty]

#makeupchallenge #challenge #Lipsticksnlogic #lippielover #lippieaddict #lipstick #lippie #mua #makeuplover #cosmetics #makeup #glam #makeupartist #KittySpeaks #slay Been under the weather the last couple days but I have been warned by @lipsticksnlogic that I'd better not let it happen again. Lmbo 😂😂😂 So, I'm about to wipe off my lips and take flicks for the missing days the #lippie is #ELF lipstick in the shade Fearless (it's boss btw!!!).😉😚💋 #holilipstickchallenge #ragingred

[ao3feed-brucewayne]

"What if I kissed you right now?"

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by ragingred

Jason and Tim were assigned into a case. Together. Which wasn’t unusual but it surprised Jason nonetheless because – they rarely work together. A case that needed Tim – well, one of them actually but Jason couldn’t just possibly dress up as a girl. Besides, between the two of them, Tim really got the looks.

They needed Tim to go undercover as a girl in a club, there was supposed to be some sort of illegal guns and weapons being traded. Just the usual business in Gotham, really. In addition, Tim was supposed to gather intel for the Batman and Jason was supposed to act as his bodyguard and make sure nothing bad happened to Tim.

Words: 1997, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of Fluff Prompts, Part 1 of JayTim

Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne

Relationships: Tim Drake/Jason Todd

Additional Tags: Bruce was only mentioned though, crossdressing tim drake, It was for the mission of course, I am honestly clueless as to what I need to add into the tags, There's a drunk guy trying to make a move on Tim, Uh that's about it I suppose???

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2Lbj7H6

[jimmyfrankanderson]

Had a little ‘Change Of Heart’

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[ragingreality]

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[penandpaperproblems-blog]

Who reads this stuff anyways?

“I wrote this paper and I feel like I am just saying things, gernalized or specific things doesn’t seem to matter because I feel like no one will read them.” - RagingRed’s alter ego. - 

I want to address a topic that gets down to the nitty gritty of your paper design. Who will read what you are writing? The “who”, or audience, is the one factor that bends the piece of litterature you are writing around specific rules. For instance writing a factual research paper on the effect pesticides in food will probably not interest your typical 5th grade student, but may have profound impact on the outlook of someone with a little deeper perspective on the issue such as a highschool or college student. This is a pretty general sense of audience  

Lets take this concept of audience one step further and identify specific groups to target with your writing.  Take that same research paper mentioned above and say you were presenting it to a board room full of company CEO’s in charge of production of french fries and grocery stores. Are you going to use the same language in your paper for teenagers as you would for experts in the field? Or perhaps you would tune the phrasing and verbology for the students to concepts that relate to them. Would you use the exact same graphs and comparisons with a 40 year old as you would with an 18 or 20 year old?  If the answer is yes, then have you considered that your argument towards one group or the other will be significantly harder to relate to? The language your parents use to describe the world is different from how you or I might describe the world. The perspective and the concepts they find important or unimportant are as different as the culture and time period they grew up in as well as you. 

Time is an easy comparison to make when talking about audience, but lets take a look at another idea. You are now in front of a crowd of a thousand farmers trying to make a living off growing potatoes, no longer is the pitch in front of well educated board memebers and company owners. Instead you have to make the same argument to a group of farmers who only know that the stuff kills the bugs that eat their crops, which means more money. Are you going to use the same charts and facts as with the company owners? If you do how many of your ideas will be lost to the less educated farmers that only know the farm? Will a chart have the same impact on them as say a picture of a person being ill from the after effects of the pesticides? 

The topics you address in your piece will vary greatly dependant upon the style of piece you write. All of these concepts are things to take into consideration when writing any piece. Argument pieces specifically require special attention to be paid to whom you are presenting the argument to. The paper might look significantly different depending on whether or not you are addressing opposition ready to refute your research with research of their own, or whether you are addressing a topic to be published by a supporter of your cause. The difference in the manner you address different crowds will be the determining factor in how receptive that crowd is to hear your argument. Keeping your audience in perspective will greatly assist you in choosing the language to effectively write about your topics. 

Whether you are writing a story, editorial, argument, or research paper of a factual nature; the language you choose, and the organization of the paper will drastically change based on who you want to read the paper and maintain interest. Keeping this in mind will give you an easy roadmap to choosing your words carefully for the circumstance in which you are writing. 

This post is a bit longer because it is that important. 

Raging Red. 

[wilderlings]

oh, and asks+anons are on if yall wanna ask shit or just talk

[mattattridge-smith]

Guess who’s back ? Back again ! @gymking #bringiton #cutting #gymking #ragingred #guesswhosback #backagain #feelingmyself (at Alkrington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNmBDBNlKvc/?igshid=1p0yx15lm93w4