#record of deeds

[dwuerch-blog]

Keeping the Score....or NOT!

In East Texas last weekend, we enjoyed playing cards with Larry and Staci. I think it was a test to see if Carl could measure up to their card-playing skills. They found out quickly (and so did I), that Carl is a pro when he schooled us on some added features of Spades! Larry was the scorekeeper. Staci and Carl teamed up; Larry and I were a team. The first night, Staci and Carl beat us big-time.…

[gender-trash]

digging through old county records to try to find out more information about [sparkle emoji] MY HOUSE <333 and man in 1911 they really let you buy a property with $10 in gold coins.

[vani-ash]

I'm just trying to make a timeline of Paradise Of Thorns for myself feel free to correct me if it sounds wrong. (Spoilers for the movie)

According to google it takes approximately 3-5 months to grow durian to ripe from when they first bloom, So the movie takes place roughly over 5 months if we go for the longest time.

Thongkam is a monk for about a month (again i just googled how long temple duties take and it said a month).

At the start when asked how long until the durians are ready to sell Thongkam says 4 months, so its been 1 month by himself before they move in.

And then I think when he gets back from being a monk, that's probably close to 4 months being done (he goes to do it 4 months in? based off 1 month by himself, 3 hospital visits )

Mae Saengs hospital visits are once a month, we only see 2, once at the start, and once when Thongkam buys her the wheelchair, but there is a third we don't see where Thongkam goes to sell the produce and tells them they have to take a taxi.

I think Jingna shows up around halfway through the second month.

The time between Sek and Thongkam finding their first durian bloom, getting married, Sek dying, and Seks funeral is unclear to me. I did think they got married, paid off the debt and Sek dying happened in a day but i think it'd make more sense to be like a week. (I thought a day cause Sek asks to marry and its like sunrise, then it cuts to them going to pay the debt, which i assume was already mostly paid off if they could do it this quickly, so like i assume Thongkam insisted on paying it that day instead of whenever he was scheduled to pay it, Sek leaves to do things, then comes back that night. But after trying to time line it i think a week or two sounds more realistic?)

So sometime within the first month all that happens, and then I've just been using the hospital visits to try and count how long each section takes.

-1 month alone/with sek -3 months with Mae Saeng, Mo and Jingna -1 month away at temple -1 month with Jingna (the durians arent fully done when he gets back so I'm adding 1 more month even though thats over 5)

I think Mo's wedding, and the rest of the ending all takes place on the same day/night. Also Sek / Thongkam been together 5+ years

Mo / Sek been together 20 years (?)

(Mo wanted to leave to work in bangkok 10 years ago but Sek convinced her to stay, so Thongkam/ Sek could be together more than 5 years as thats only how long hes been paying the debt?)

[liaragaming]

*Throws shitty photoshop edit to the Void*

She pulls the sheet she’s kept covering the outline of the wolf and dragon off for the final time. It unsettled her before Solas explained what it was, and since then her feelings haven’t changed. Solas’ final piece is a sketch of desperation and despair. The story it tells and the reason he created it only serves to upset her. If she could wipe it off the wall she would.

But she can’t… no more than she can take Solas’ path from him.

She steps toward the mural and places her spirit hand against the plaster. She pushes against the wall and lets her concentration fall, allowing her hand to phase through. She summons veilfire, and the wall erupts in blue-green flame, radiating from her wrist. The plaster colors and cracks. Pieces of it fall away.

When she pulls back her arm, a handprint remains, cracked through the fingers and palm and wreathed in smoky flame. Her mark stands between the wolf and the dragon - between Solas and his mistakes - exactly where it should be. Solas’ final mural finally takes its place among the others - a testament to Inquisitor Lavellan and her deeds.

Good or bad, the world will see her stand before him, and history will record the rest.

[kationella]

You know what, guys? You're right.

The tales of Garth's children do sound like they were the mythology from pre-Pact Reach, with the "founders" being the original gods of the region, later adapted to make them not gods but mortal heroes like so many mythologies in our world.

I mean, we have the fertility god + king of the gods + dying-and-rising god + primordial teacher (Garth), the divine twins (Harlon and Herndon), the golden apple (Rowan Gold-Tree), the little people (Children of the Forest), the trickster (Florys the Fox), the horned deity (Bors the Breaker) and more.

Heck, for all we know the original nobles were priests of a specific deity before the Pact was made and they adopted the Old Gods from the Children of the Forest. Of course, some names were forgotten like the "king of the bees" or the lover and "rich rival" from Rowan's tale.

[teatitty]

Sorry Deedlit but Parn is absolute enamoured with King Kashue and I don't blame him

[zahri-melitor]

…oh good, Devin, I see you spent Gotham Knights #20-21 making the racism around Dick’s adoption worse on TWO further angles.

(This set I did already know about) (I hate it here)

Ok while I attempt to forget this whole plotline, let us instead enjoy this particular panel and the hilarious suggestion that No Man’s Land was “forced cessation”.

Forced cession, you say? THAT LAND WAS NEVER CEDED. (Sorry, knee jerk habit there)

Ok time to consult Blackstone’s Commentaries as to the correct legal system and land ownership of Gotham.

If the United States did cede Gotham, who was it ceded to? The remaining inhabitants? The gangs and criminals it imprisoned inside? In that case, if it was ceded, the USA could not simply resume the land by executive order, but yet they did. Suspicious. The inhabitants have grounds to now sue the US government for stealing their clearly established connection to the land (Cobblepot (No. 2) incoming) AND for overruling the existing legal system on their illegal return (Dent v United States to adjudicate on whether any changes or charges under the NML legal system should be upheld. Legality of the Dent v Gordon trial is at stake!!)

Now can we instead call No Man’s Land ‘desert and uncultivated’ and consider whether ownership passed by settlement? No, and let’s all say “thank you Pamela Isley”, as Robinson Park demonstrably was cultivated land supporting the islands. It was not desert. The US does not have grounds to simply resettle Gotham. The existing inhabitants were civilised, despite any allegations or slurs by the US Government to the contrary when they blew the bridges.

The final consideration is whether ownership of Gotham as of 31 December 1999 was now held by the Blue Boys via right of conquest, given you can’t unilaterally uncede land and No Man’s Land did involve intra-community warfare of the local inhabitant, with the Blue Boys and the Bat holding the largest share of the land in the final days. Does the GC ex-PD hold title to Gotham by conquest and did THEY then cede the land back to the US? Also potentially Gotham held multiple overlapping contradictory legal systems given Penguin and Two-Face’s territories not observing US law. Given the compromises made by the Blue Boys could they be considered to have enacted additional local laws that now need to be distinguished from the outside US largely system? Is vigilantism now legal in Gotham?

In this essay I will…

[shadowthehedgehog]

[fanfic-inator795]

I’m rewatching Wander Over Yonder and, say what you will about s2 (which yes, has a LOT of problems, mainly with Dominator, some aspects of Wander and Hater/their slight flanderization, and the arguably failed attempt at a serialized narrative) but it still has a lot of solid episodes in this season - with one of the ones I appreciate the most being “The Black Cube”.

In addition to how well it balances a fairly serious story with a decent amount of good jokes (“He spent so much time working on sick burns that he never learned to swim!” asdfghjkl) and probably one of the best songs/instrumental scores of the series, I mainly just appreciate the episode for its lesson/theme - not just on how important it is to be empathetic towards people, but on how it’s OKAY to feel sad and frustrated.

How many times have you heard someone say “it’s not so bad, try to look on the bright side” or “having a positive attitude will help you feel better”? As important as it is to try and remain optimistic, sometimes the best thing you can do - both for yourself and for others - is to acknowledge that things are sucky and that it’s valid to feel sad and frustrated. To know that you’re allowed to let out your negative emotions in a healthy way AND to let others know that you’ll support them even when they “freak out”. It’s only when we properly acknowledge and accept our feelings that we’re able to start to move past them.

I can’t say it’s my absolute favorite ep, as there are other eps with either more laughs, a better story or are just more enjoyable all around, but I still can’t help but rank The Black Cube in my top 10 at the very least.

[yourstormthlaylirahh]

imagine liking wicked. cringe

Look, 2 anon hate messages 🥺 I feel so seen and loved

[bijoumikhawal]

I keep thinking about that post that said they needed protestant guilt in sh*womens fic. Biggest evidence I shouldn't bother with season 2

[jahsontodd]

“Did not record the deed”

“Pointed his gun at a lamp behind his friend, planning to shoot it as a prank”

“____ sold the land to x. ____ turned around and sold the same land to y”

“Consented to the search”

“Does not make an objection”

“Decided to go into neighbors unlocked car to borrow something without asking”

“Did not have authorization to buy tires. The agent buys tires…”

Me: 5 days days out from the bar exam

[glimpsesofeuterpe]

... i would play it aaand lose in c2 lol

[shegoestoeleven]

i LOVE seeing what other people are listening to, maybe you’d be interested in my stuff, too!

If you have Spotify reblog this and tag what your number one song on your “on repeat” playlist is.

[kingbyx]

Listening to AC/DC is great because it’s like

Wow that’s cool

Epic song

that was sick

Big Balls

Super cool Song

Dirty deeds [redacted]

[ikeameatballspoisonedme]

Local maniac rants about Disco Elysium in feature length