#rc rosetta

[ratanslily]

W:tc ↔️ Theodora, s2

[romanceclub-polls]

Which one would you choose as your sugar daddy/mommy?

Ivo

Vesper

Antonio

Rosetta

[samissobsessed]

Yes mother🛐.

[secret-fungi]

🤭when shes worried abt u

bby dw u can nurse me back to health

[anamorozov]

[missbloodstone]

same father different mother

[thisghosts-obsessions-again]

THAT'S SO F AMAZING 😭👏👏👏

I will say it again, for a woman having to live in the 60s Madame Rosetta running a business is no small feat!

[theanticool]

Libraries and Adult Lonliness

As we all know, making friends as adults is hard. And while the internet has made it easier to make friends with people around the world, actually meeting people you can meet with on a regular basis and just hang out with us tough. The common answer to meeting new people is to find people who are interested in the same stuff as you. As such, finding places to meet new people who may have similar interests to you is important. And that’s why I think the library is a great resource!

As a children’s librarian, one of the things I try to point out to parents when they come in to sign their kids up for the library is that we offer adult programs too. Obviously we have book clubs - my library has 4 different book clubs for people who read different types of books. I’ve posted about it before with knitting/crochet circles. But for people who have or want to explore different interests, and meet new people via that new interest, you may want to check your local library to see their programming. For example:

Hiking: Many libraries offer things like hiking kits. These can be things such as maps for local trails, hiking sticks, a water resistant backpack, binoculars, bird guides, and the like. But some libraries having hiking clubs, such as the Poughkeepsie Public Library Distruct in NY.

Language Learning: Many libraries have access to language learning platforms such as Rosetta Stone or Mango Languages. But many other have dedicated classes where adults can come and learn languages. If you’re in L.A. county, the public library offers classes in beginner Russian, Chinese, Korean, Italian, Armenian, etc!

Music: there are many libraries that have maker spaces where you can go and record music. There’s one in the Newark Library and at a branch of the Brooklyn library. There are also ones that allow you to check out instruments. But there are also ones where you can receive free music lessons, such as the Dallas Public Library (this program was online during the pandemic but is now also offered in person!)

I could keep going.

Singing, dancing, theater, yoga, sketch comedy, creative writing, RC Cars, foraging, cemetery tour groups, jewelry making, baking, woodworking, painting, etc. If you have a niche interest or would like to get into a niche interest, there is a chance your library has had or will have a program about it. And if you’re looking to meet new people, it is a great place to start.

[thedyingboard]

- picture a mortar shell with two halves, a front and a back

- mortar gets launch, any old Iron Dome goes to intercept

- Defense missile about to hit, so back of mortar detaches and explosively ejects, masking it in just "more explosion" and "just a piece breaking off from the explosion"

- back half is made to look like mortar debris, may a decor shell starts shredding from it to sell that look.

- then as that piece is falling, IT breaks in half- BAM there is a unfolding quadcopter coming out of it

- That quadcopter is now "behind" whichever Iron Dome

- It can either be the payload and kamikaze, or have a payload it can drop while still being able to surveil.

- another is if there was another mortar section that is designed to drop to the ground and survive

- that lands and waits like 3 minutes, then dispenses RC cars like the one in Rainbow Six: Siege.

- Oh but the front piece can actually be hollow and filled with igneous rock, so the missile hitting it melts the igneous rock into lava which rains down like holy fire from the sky.

Picture a prototype version of the Hammer of Dawn https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vYemO-RGGBw

- the front half of the mortar, guess what, also breaks in half so the missile flies through the pieces and maybe isn't remote operated so it hits an unintended target further away.

- This is cause it was just a "simple mortar shell with a defined trajectory, so no need to send a guidable missile"

- Bam the defenders now waste money sending controllable missiles at everything.

- Bam the nation that supplies the defenders now has worse healthcare and social services as this unjust holy war far far away is seen as more as a threat so the leaders dump more money on the fire and squeeze their populace dry as they can't admit that maybe they messed up and just have to quadruple down now.

- Those leaders now have the monotonous life drones they desire as civilians as everyone is either indoctrinated to have the viewpoint desired by their leaders or just in shock at the insanity when 10 trillion dollars go to this war effort.

- And anybody that would resist just accepts this or offs themselves, so the military and supplying nation leaders see this as a self-solving problem, and bring up aliens for a 50th time as a diversion from how crippling simply being born is as maternity mortality rates skyrocket from lack of adequate care.

- Suddenly Anonymous Aliens hacks every tv in the supplying nation and plays the clip of Fred Rogers facing the Senate and saying "I can stop when I want to, can stop when I wish. I can stop, stop, stop anytime. that helps us become what we can"

- But the supplying nation has leaders that don't have an accessible heart to change, instead of Senator Pastore, and one leader says "Looks like the war effort just won the 20 trillion dollars."

- then everyone clapped as everyone is just insane and internally begging for it to stop at this point, even the leader that okayed the spending.

- But the momentum of war won against everyone's humanity.

- The end. It stopped because of WW3. and "who had the highest bank account before the world ended" scoreboard which gets displayed next to the Rosetta stone cause some trillionaire paid for it.

- Insert Planet of The Apes Obelisk Scene except insert Jesus who decides that monkeys are where it's at and comes back to them. Then he just laughs himself to death when the monkeys invent guns. Then he rises in 3.1415.... days solely to laugh himself to death again.

- Then he repeats this in infinity as some Pi joke while handing out infinitely multiplying pies on Pi Day, as some Parallel Parable of the Fish.

[romance-club-daily]

What's the truth? THE edition~

September/2022

VK

GG=MC

[dreavery]

She's hot

[richincolor]

We have seven books on our radar for this second week of June! Which ones are on your TBR list?

Fire with Fire by Destiny Soria HMH Books for Young Readers

Dani and Eden Rivera were both born to kill dragons, but the sisters couldn’t be more different. For Dani, dragon slaying takes a back seat to normal high school life, while Eden prioritizes training above everything else. Yet they both agree on one thing: it’s kill or be killed where dragons are concerned.

Until Dani comes face-to-face with one and forges a rare and magical bond with him. As she gets to know Nox, she realizes that everything she thought she knew about dragons is wrong. With Dani lost to the dragons, Eden turns to the mysterious and alluring sorcerers to help save her sister. Now on opposite sides of the conflict, the sisters will do whatever it takes to save the other. But the two are playing with magic that is more dangerous than they know, and there is another, more powerful enemy waiting for them both in the shadows. -- Cover image and summary via Goodreads

Of Princes and Promises (St. Rosetta's Academy #2) by Snadhya Menon Hodder & Stoughton

Caterina LaValle is determined to show she’s still the queen of St. Rosetta’s Academy. Sure, her crown may be slightly askew after her ex-boyfriend, Alaric, cheated on her, but she’s a LaValle. She’ll find a way to march right back in there, her hands clutching the strings to the whole puppet show. This time, she’s going to be untouchable.

Rahul Chopra knows that moment he shared with Caterina LaValle at the winter formal meant something. Surely she feels it, too. He’s a little uncertain how someone like him (socially inept to a point way past “adorkable”) could fit into her world, but he’s loved Caterina for years. He knows they’ll find a way.

When Caterina finds out Alaric is taking a supermodel to the upcoming gala, she knows she cannot arrive without the perfect date. But the thought of taking another superficial St. R’s boy exhausts her. The solution? Sweet-but-clueless Rahul Chopra and a mysterious pot of hair gel with the power to alter the wearer into whatever his heart desires.

When Rahul tries it, he transforms instantly into RC—debonair, handsome, and charming. But transformation comes with a price: As Rahul enjoys his new social standing, the line between his two personas begins to blur. Will he give up everything, including Caterina, to remain RC? Or will this unlikely pair find their way back to each other? -- Cover image and summary via Goodreads

The Marvelous by Claire Kann Swoon Reads

Everyone thinks they know Jewel Van Hanen. Heiress turned actress turned social media darling who created the massively popular video-sharing app, Golden Rule.

After mysteriously disappearing for a year, Jewel makes her dramatic return with an announcement: she has chosen a few lucky Golden Rule users to spend an unforgettable weekend at her private estate. But once they arrive, Jewel ingeniously flips the script: the guests are now players in an elaborate estate-wide game. And she’s tailored every challenge and obstacle to test whether they have what it takes to win--at any cost.

Told from the perspective of three dazzling players--Nicole: the new queen of Golden Rule; Luna: Jewel’s biggest fan; and Stella: a brilliant outsider--this novel will charm its way into your heart and keep you guessing how it all ends because money isn’t the only thing at stake. -- Cover image and summary via Goodreads

Every Body Shines: Sixteen Stories About Living Fabulously Fat edited by Cassandra Newbould Bloomsbury YA

An intersectional, feminist YA anthology from some of today's most exciting voices across a span of genres, all celebrating body diversity and fat acceptance through short stories.

Fat girls and boys and nonbinary teens are: friends who lift each other up, heroes who rescue themselves, big bodies in space, intellects taking up space, and bodies looking and feeling beautiful. They express themselves through fashion, sports and other physical pursuits, through food, and music, and art. They are flirting and falling in love. They are loving to themselves and one another. With stories that feature fat main characters starring in a multitude of stories and genres, and written by authors who live these lives too, this is truly a unique collection that shows fat young people the representation they deserve.

With a foreword by Aubry Gordon, creator of Your Fat Friend, and with stories by: Nafiza Azad, Chris Baron, Sheena Boekweg, Linda Camacho, Kelly deVos, Alex Gino, Claire Kann, amanda lovelace, Hillary Monahan, Cassandra Newbould, Francina Simone, Rebecca Sky, Monique Gray Smith, Renée Watson, Catherine Adel West, Jennifer Yen. -- Cover image and summary via Goodreads

Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa Skyscape

Julián Luna has a plan for his life: Graduate. Get into UCLA. And have the chance to move away from Corpus Christi, Texas, and the suffocating expectations of others that have forced Jules into an inauthentic life.

Then in one reckless moment, with one impulsive tweet, his plans for a low-key nine months are thrown—literally—out the closet. The downside: the whole world knows, and Jules has to prepare for rejection. The upside: Jules now has the opportunity to be his real self.

Then Mat, a cute, empathetic Twitter crush from Los Angeles, slides into Jules’s DMs. Jules can tell him anything. Mat makes the world seem conquerable. But when Jules’s fears about coming out come true, the person he needs most is fifteen hundred miles away. Jules has to face them alone.

Jules accidentally propelled himself into the life he’s always dreamed of. And now that he’s in control of it, what he does next is up to him. -- Cover image and summary via Goodreads

Love and Other Natural Disasters by Misa Sugiura HarperTeen

When Nozomi Nagai pictured the ideal summer romance, a fake one wasn’t what she had in mind.

That was before she met the perfect girl. Willow is gorgeous, glamorous, and…heartbroken? And when she enlists Nozomi to pose as her new girlfriend to make her ex jealous, Nozomi is a willing volunteer.

Because Nozomi has a master plan of her own: one to show Willow she’s better than a stand-in, and turn their fauxmance into something real. But as the lies pile up, it’s not long before Nozomi’s schemes take a turn toward disaster…and maybe a chance at love she didn’t plan for. -- Cover image and summary via Goodreads

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Usborne

An incendiary and utterly compelling thriller with a shocking twist that delves deep into the heart of institutionalized racism, from an exceptional new YA voice. Welcome to Niveus Private Academy, where money paves the hallways, and the students are never less than perfect. Until now. Because anonymous texter, Aces, is bringing two students' dark secrets to light. Talented musician Devon buries himself in rehearsals, but he can't escape the spotlight when his private photos go public. Head girl Chiamaka isn't afraid to get what she wants, but soon everyone will know the price she has paid for power. Someone is out to get them both. Someone who holds all the aces. And they're planning much more than a high-school game... -- Cover image and summary via Goodreads

[lisa-lostinlit]

💬 Do you enjoy retellings? What classics would you like to see done more often? . Of Princes and Promises by @sandhyamenonbooks is the second book in a new series set in an elite boarding school that’s a contemporary spin on fairytales, this one a romantic twist on The Frog Prince! Thank you to @simonteen for gifting me this copy! . . . s u m m a r y : Caterina LaValle is determined to show she’s still the queen of St. Rosetta’s Academy. Sure, her crown may be slightly askew after her ex-boyfriend, Alaric, cheated on her, but she’s a LaValle. She’ll find a way to march right back in there, her hands clutching the strings to the whole puppet show. This time, she’s going to be untouchable. Rahul Chopra knows that moment he shared with Caterina LaValle at the winter formal meant something. Surely she feels it, too. He’s a little uncertain how someone like him (socially inept to a point way past “adorkable”) could fit into her world, but he’s loved Caterina for years. He knows they’ll find a way. When Caterina finds out Alaric is taking a supermodel to the upcoming gala, she knows she cannot arrive without the perfect date. But the thought of taking another superficial St. R’s boy exhausts her. The solution? Sweet-but-clueless Rahul Chopra and a mysterious pot of hair gel with the power to alter the wearer into whatever his heart desires. When Rahul tries it, he transforms instantly into RC—debonair, handsome, and charming. But transformation comes with a price: As Rahul enjoys his new social standing, the line between his two personas begins to blur. Will he give up everything, including Caterina, to remain RC? Or will this unlikely pair find their way back to each other? . . . h a s h t a g s : #ofprincesandpromises #sandhyamenon #contemporaryya #ireadya #yabooks #yabookstagram #retelling #yaretelling #becauseofreading #bookishfeatures #booknerdigans #booksofinstagram #bookhoarder #photooftheday #bookrecommendations #wanttoread #booksarelove #booksaremylife #capturethemoment #seekthesimplicity #beautifulbookcovers #ilovebooks (at Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRKzn0AttIs/?utm_medium=tumblr

[samissobsessed]

Hi there fellow rc and theodora enthusiasts, does anyone have the link to Theo's opening piano? The one played at the loading screen of the book? It's so beautiful, i wanna save it so bad😩

[secret-fungi]

id prefer it if u called me by ur last name but darling is a good first step

[ultimatebottom69]

I approve