#shed also say how much money that involved

[dol-dee]

So... you imagine DoL set in the early 2000s? ME TOO. Tell me more about that!

aaaaaaa yes I do!!!! (Sorry for the late reply haha. I kept forgetting to come back to this ask) I think I started to feel that way pretty early on, since there's hardly any electronics around in game.

You don't have access to a phone yourself (which, admittedly makes sense as an orphan) but electronics get barely mentioned in general. (I'm guessing the true reason for it, is that it would be too much of a hassle to implement electronics as a mechanic in game. bc arguably you should easily be able to buy a phone or w/e later on, if dol actually took place in our time) Named npcs often have phones to record you with (which I kinda forgot about tbh lmao) but unless in that context, phones don't get brought up at all iirc. None of the named npcs ever ask you for your phone number and Social media isn't really a topic of conversation either.

The only Computers that I remember mentioned in game are Leightons, Mickey's, Kylars and the one you can check in the police station. (I don't remember if Bailey even has one or not.) They are far and few between. They also all read as desktop computers to me and not laptops. Hell, the only gaming Console to ever be a topic of interest, is Robins. I don't think we hear of/see any handheld conosles at all. Even TV's rarely get mentioned.

Pop Culture, like manga, anime and games doesn't seem to be a big thing yet either.

All of that gives me the impression that most electronic is still pretty sparse and hard to come around and kinda reminds me of my childhood when those interests where still conisdered niche/nerdy and weird. The few characters that have desktop pc's seem to be ones that had/have enough money (like Kylar, maybe Bailey?) to foot the bill, are either in a high enough position of power to own one (like leighton) or they're involved enough in shady business that they might have the resources to have their own equipment (Mickey).

tbf a lot of my reasoning can be argued against or easily explained away, but I think dol is infinitely more interesting as a game/story when it's set during the early/mid 2000s, where most electronics were still hard to come by.

Oh and last but not least: it simply makes for easier story telling haha. I think there would be way more ""plot holes"" you'd have trouble explaining away if it was set during modern times. considering how much digital surveilance we have nowadays.

Aside from all the examples I just brought up, dol just has that 2000s grime to me. It's so grungy and dank in it's vibes that it always reminds me of that timeframe. Just has that kinda clunky/kitschy charm to it. (a more eclectic personal explanation is that the seasons in game still feel the way I remember them for my childhood. nowadays everything feels really out of wack thanks to global warming. Although I'm sure that people who are older than me would say the same haha)

to keep this already long post short(er lmao) I'm gonna go into some headcanons under the cut; Basically which Characters have electronics and why:

Avery: has an expensive af and extremely clunky looking (by todays standards) work laptop, that she sometimes lugs around. Also owned one of the first mobile phones. Those really big and blocky ones. Maybe even had one of those phones that were built into cars. However, I think shed be kinda annoyed by mobile phones*, even if she's extremely diligent in answering her calls. (the grind never stops) *based on this comic from 1919 about pocketphones: Mostly because she strikes me as someone who doesn't care to be overly accessible and also hates it when whatever shes doing at the moment gets disrupted by something else.

Alex: Canonically has a phone in game. To me it's a landline phone. They don't own much electronics beside it. They have no desktop pc and no mobile phone. (canonically the own a tv and I feel like they'd have a radio, maybe even an old record player) Bailey: It would make sense for them to have a desktop computer but I can't remember if they canonically (and with that I mean in game) do have one or not. I could see it either way tbh. As they strike me as a stubborn hard ass whos paranoid about electronics and quickly gets annoyed by it) They only own burner phones aside from the official landline phone thats designated for "over the counter" orphanage business. Eden: Has an old ass radio and an extremely dusty burner phone that bailey gave them once. They don't own anything else

Harper: has a mobile phone they got from Remy, it's purely for business. I don't think they have one for personal business. They own a pager though bc of the hospital. They probably have a desktop pc too if only for hospital stuff.

Kylar: Has a Desktop pc, their parents footed the bill for that many screened monstrosity (tbf i dont know enough to remember if old pcs are even able to have several monitors connected to them or not). Probably had a mobile phone once. Whitney stole it. They own a few consoles but they prefer pc gaming (pc master race /j) Some 2000s era games (with no consideration for an exact timeframe) that I think Kylar would be into are : Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines American McGee's Alice Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 / Persona 3 Portable The Urbz: Sims in the City The Sims 2 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

Robin: No mobile phone, the only electronics they keep around (until they inevitably need to sell them for emergency money) are an old tv and a gaming console. I have no concrete headcanons regarding the exact console and games unfortunately. (They seem to like superhero related stuff and I don't remember enough games that I associate with that direction of the top of my head)

Sydney: Has access to a landline phone but thats it. they don't have a mobile phone. Maybe they got to look at/ try out a pc at Kylars house once upon a time, but I don't think Sirris has one themself. I might be off with this but I could see Sirris being the one who bought a few early nintendo consoles like the SNES and Game Cube. Maybe even a gameboy.

Whitney: I don't think Whitney or their family is particularly wealthy so all of the access to electronics that they got, is either through wealthier friends, bullying or stealing. They have a mobile phone and probably a few handheld consoles they nabbed off their victims (in secret).

[scrumptiousstuffs]

I do think everything plays a part in gmmtv not appreciating First and Khaotung as much as their other artists. The marketability is definitely different with them. They are both introverts, they don't do much fanservice or follow trends and do frequent updates, although there's some improvement there, thanks to Joong lets be real. Let's look at JD, they are both very loud, extroverts who are happy to "sell" themselves and know how to make people pay attention to them. And they do fanservice a lot, do valentines day updates together, play along, etc. Gmmtv actually prefers that. And I also believe sadly the rumors of their girlfriends play a part too, it feels almost like a punishment. It's really odd that they just left them out completely from their schedules. And First in response keeps posting about his recent Korea trip while his 'alleged' girlfriend also posted from her trip to Korea a couple weeks. I'm not saying I believe all those rumors but fans are quick to find those things and I don't think gmmtv likes that. It's really sad because an actors personal life shouldn't be a factor in things like that but it seems like in this industry it's important because there's money involved, people are invested in the CPs and the fantasy of it all. FK reach a different kind of audience than JD or FB or PS. A quieter, more laid back group who are not the best with trending on sm, but it almost feels like FK themselves are not really into all those things either? And I keep seeing people mention they're not being chosen for brand deals cause they don't fit thai beauty standards, which is honestly hard to believe, like how? But they do have a bigger international fandom than local.

Well anons, clearly you lot have many opinions on this matter 😅. Rant away, my inbox is always open lmao.

I’ll agree that FK tend to attract the ‘quieter’ fans - in fact, some casual fans of FK actually said in a nice joking manner that during LOLFanfest 2025 Thai Soms tend to come and give out merch quietly to other fans and just scurry away without talking or interacting much 😂….

I always get the feeling GMMTV as a company don’t t know what to do with FK beyond their obvious acting talent- extrovert like JD (bless them, I do love their superbly unhinged fanservice hehe…) and PP/GF/PS/WE do better cause these artists self-promote themselves in very obvious manners. Even JimmySea who are a quieter CP promote themselves better? (Their brand exploded after Last Twilight ☺️)

Case in point….Joong and Fourth being talked on recently as young Thai stars that luxury brands should have on their radars. Dunk was also recently on the cover magazine/photoshoot for Rowena baggage (I’m pretty sure this is some fancy luggage brand 🤔)

I will also say some Soms are just too critical, almost to the point of hypocrisy? 2nd anon, unfortunately it’s true - some fans tagged the boys and brands when they blasted those brands. Like I say, I get it - you pay a lot of money to see the boys, but well, it doesn’t look good for the boys when these happened? (And it makes me wonder cause these brands also employ other boys from GMMTV like the recent Dunk MELA event, and previously Perth - we don’t see their fans criticising, or maybe I’m just not aware of them 🫣)

As for KT not being interested in fashion, oh I think he is. His style (and First) are actually quirky with a side of cuteness (but I don’t know whether their style speaks to Thai luxury brands). I personally like their styles (from the accessories they chose etc.) - an insider in the fashion industry maybe able to shed some light to this? Maybe the boys themselves don’t want to tie to specific brands cause it might mean they are restricted in what they could wear (i.e limiting their artistic sense?)

Although, I will say this - when FKT were younger they did some self-photoshoots (here, have some vampire looking Khaotung 😂) - I don’t think they do this anymore (not surprising, this take money and a lot of effort to coordinate, and I remember Mix said when he and Earth did their Songkran photoshoot, it was expensive!)

As for this trending business, it’s a double edge sword isn’t it? Personally, I think I will leave it up to the individuals to do what they want. I will say this upfront (I say this previously in a different ask) - I do not think CFC will get as much tweet as we did for THK though (we as a group are just not as organised as a lot of other fandoms hahah) - THK trended well largely in part due to the military precision of Joong Archen Trend official account (😂👌 - got to admire the tenacity of the person behind that account!)

But trending well doesn’t mean it’s a good series though, especially now when 1/2 of the tweets are meaningless affirmations or useless games that has nothing to do with the series itself. Whether trending well translates to the artists themselves getting jobs…well, I mentioned in the previous ask I find it interesting despite OF/THK considered a success - not all actors achieve the same level of exposure…

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do you think the others ever treat blitz like a sugar baby? cause, while he has a successful business, he is the poorest of the four. two of them are literal hell royalty and fizz is one of the most famous people in hell.

i just like imagining them showering blitz in gifts and being silent partners in his business so he doesnt have to worry about going under if he doesnt get enough clients one week

Just so you know, I'll go just with my headcanon Polycule and kiiiinda ignore canon here, if that's okay?

I'm still trying to stay in character as possible but there's some stuff I'm still trying to figure out, without ignoring their own character traits.

For your question:

Private Blitzø appreciates gifts, as long as they're mindfully chosen. He's not into expensive stuff, he has no need for expensive clothes or jewelry, he's fine with his last generations phone, he loves to chose his weapons himself.

But he definitely loves the little gifts, horse merch, a new blanket from Stolas, a date night in which he doesn't need to pay (and sometimes he does and they let him).

I think he would be really pissed when it was obvious that they would gift him things just because he's not in wealth. Like, when Stolas's tried to buy him clothes for an fancy event they attended to (and it was nerve wracking anyway since it was one of the events in which they showed up together, like officially announced and Stolas was all over him the whole time, nervous energy spreading) he got really angry at some point, since it felt like a weird degrading dress up game for him.

Or Fizz gifting him expensive tech, like, he doesn't need a damn watch that talks to him, thank you very much.

BUT Ozzie is smarter lol

Ozzie involves Blitzø into things. He shows him fancy cooking and Blitzø is so damn well good with a knife, cutting those onions without shedding a single tear, and that pan which they use has a special knack to it and nothing sticks on it and oh, these plates are nice, thanks, they're from a manufacturer handmade from Sloth.

So he gifts him these thing, like, a fancy cutting knife for cooking, to prepare dinner faster. Nice looking tableware, in Blitzøs favorite color because he liked them so much and now he can prepare fancy dinners for them on fancy plates.

He involves Blitzø into HIS business and the man is all over the pleasure bringing things, why not gift him those, he had his fingers in them anyway.

If they think Blitzø is absolutely wrecked tired from doing mission after mission and keeping a relationship with 3 people, Ozzie will tell him how good he is and that his business is thriving and gifts ALL of IMP a day spa gift card. That he owns that Spa is a secret lol

So, Blitzø is good with gifts but they know he has boundaries and even if it is hard to accept these sometimes, they really try to not make him uncomfortable. Also, he loves gifts that involve all of them, LuLu Land tickets, coffee dates, sex toys, vacations (he pays his share of the expenses but who would say no to free drinks). He just does not like to feel like he's using all of them for their money.

(And that's something that hits hard, since Stella constantly is on their back screeching that into the crowd. Also tabloids and newspapers rip their relationship apart, since Blitzø moved into the palace, calling him a Homewrecker and that his status is definitely not good enough for a prince, that he's a moneychaser. That does something to people..)

Business Blitzø will talk business.

IMP is good, they're making money and some of that really gets into their pockets. They can buy better guns, better ammo.

It's not as chaotic as it was at the beginning, since they now can use the damn Crystal (yeah it exists, yeah there was a sad hiccup in Stolitz relationship. They worked it out..kinda) and Ozzie is way better at keeping that a secret then Stolas was, with letting Blitzø handling the book.

(I'm still waiting for that court episode since I think the use of the book will be addressed there and they will be in deep shit lol)

Since I headcanon that Blitzø is half Succubus (or Incubi, since he's a male), Ozzie has that card ready when someone asks.

They also have human disguises now (and yes, Stolas fucked him human, he really wanted to try lol), which makes dealing with the human world way easier.

And when it comes to his business, Blitzø allows his partners a little bit of help, but mostly to keep things smoothly. Obviously Ozzie did his biggest part by giving him a Crystal, but sometimes Stolas does some long overdue Paperwork ("You have to do your taxes, darling! You're throwing away money" "Of course Hell would have taxes, it's literally Hell!") , Fizz looking over their schedule ("You should keep up with the timezones, Idiot. Look, if you do your killing in France and then go to Japan, there will be daylight in Japan and it's way easier of you do that at night, I'll keep an eye on that!") and trying to keep his boyfriend alive lol

But no, no partnership with anyone. IMP is Blitzøs work, his pride. He's good at what he's doing there, he loves his employees, he's glad he has something to get up to every morning. There's his name and his name alone on that door.

He needs that and they accept that. It's that one step to a better picture of himself and his self worth. They even got him to hang a picture of them all into his office and his face isn't blacked out. Just a post it glued over it.

So, thank you for your question! As you can see I love to rant about these idiots lol

[anonymousboxcar]

I have a fic/au idea that I don’t have the spoons to write in full prose right now, but I’d like to put it out there.

So. Henry arrives on Sodor and an outraged Fat Director demands to know who built him. Henry tries to answer all his questions, but he soon realizes he doesn’t know much about his builders either.

He first came to in a damp shed with boarded-up windows. He never made out any faces, only ever hearing low voices around him. This was done to keep him from identifying anyone involved.

Once this is clear to Henry, it eats away at him. All the other engines on the NWR know their builders, their inherited legacies, and their engine families (siblings, cousins, etc.). Even worse, he’s not the engine the Fat Director wanted. He can’t help any of this.

…but he can figure out who his builders are. And maybe being able to answer those questions would make the Fat Director a little less angry with him. Maybe he could find out what family he might have out there. Maybe he could get an explanation from them.

So Henry asks engines coming in from the Mainland for info, with Edward and Thomas also asking around for him. The crew assigned to Henry sees how much this matters to him, and, growing fond of him, write letters to the place Henry was built.

They don’t make much progress, however, until Gordon arrives.

Gordon and Henry both feel very shaken when they see each other. Their designs are so close that it can’t be coincidental.

Their investigation is impeded somewhat by Gordon not wanting to associate with Henry. For him, it’s uncomfortable to acknowledge an engine so similar to him and yet so wrong. He looks at Henry and sees what could’ve been his fate, as an experimental prototype. And that doesn’t even go into the blow to his Gresley lineage and prestige as which he perceives Henry.

But then it only makes sense, a bitter Henry argues, for Gordon to disprove the idea that Henry’s a real Gresley engine. And so Gordon relents (with some sternness from Edward and some scowling from Thomas as well).

Gordon then admits when they question him that some plans went missing from Doncaster. It was before his time, but he overheard some people still speculating about who could’ve done it.

He says nobody saw the plans as a great loss — that they were rejected for having too small of a firebox for a locomotive of that size.

But as Henry and his crew begin looking into who stole those plans, suspecting a rival of Gresley, things go wrong with his trains. Things like loosened couplings, damaged track that was fine an hour ago, and trucks catching fire.

It’s all sabotage. Henry has become a liability to his builders by trying to expose them. And seeing as they already got the money from his sale, they have no further need of him.

Henry is horrified, make no mistake, but he’s also angry. He’s done with this nonsense. He wants to see his builders face-to-face, to draw them out, to get some kind of explanation from them.

And so he makes the impulsive decision to stop in a tunnel.

He’s miffed that the Fat Director matches his expectations and bricks him up, but not surprised. He does his best to explain himself to his crew once the hullabaloo dies down. But as he lays out his idea, his confidence wavers.

He’s not sure if he can face the people who built and then abandoned him. He’s not sure if he’ll come away from this safely. And even if does, he’s not sure he hasn’t burned every bridge on this railway and any hope of a future here. Can he trust anyone here?

He doesn’t tell them this, though. It’s too late to go back. He can only see this through.

That night, some strangers approach Henry’s tunnel. They’re his builders. They’re here to dispose of him. He finally sees their faces, even if he can’t put names to all of them.

The way they talk to him confirms that they never cared about him. He was always a means to an end. He was always one of a kind, the product of a jealous grudge against another engineer.

And yet it doesn’t hurt the way Henry thought it would. He sees them and feels no connection, no obligation to them. He realizes they’re not and never were his family — that he never had to please or live up to them.

So when they give him one last chance to shut his mouth, to keep quiet about who they are, he laughs in their faces.

He takes great satisfaction in telling them they can’t command any kind of loyalty from him. He knows he could never trust them and he’s fine with that, because he feels nothing for any of them now. He doesn’t need them.

The only thing that scares him is the thought that he won’t get away from this. As the builders advance on him, he thinks that he’s grown fond of Sodor and this ridiculous railway. He wants to roll his eyes at Thomas’ quips, to watch the sunrise with Edward. He might even want to bicker with Gordon. He wants a future here.

And then his crew leaps out of hiding, getting into a scuffle with the builders.

It’s long enough for Thomas to come barreling down the line, followed by Edward and Gordon. They bring the police, having been informed of the “stake-out” plan… and the Fat Director steps off Thomas’ footplate, too.

The builders are summarily subdued and arrested, and all the engines and crews ask Henry is he’s alright. (Well, Gordon does so in a very roundabout, emotionally constipated way, but he still asks.) Henry is overwhelmed. He was right to trust them, it seems. He could more than trust them.

Henry and the Fat Director then hash things out. It’s a tense and messy conversation, especially because Henry is still reeling from the events of the night so far. But the Fat Director says that, regardless of his own opinions, it’s clear the rest of his engines and workmen would riot if he turned Henry away now. And he can’t afford that.

“You are needed here,” he says. It’s not quite an apology, but it’s close — an undoing of the bricks between them. “You are useful.”

Henry doesn’t say thank you, because this is the bare minimum. “Yes, sir,” he says, trying very hard not to cry anyway.

And so Henry is let out of the tunnel and remains on the NWR. It’s not perfect — far from it, sometimes — but it’s home. It gets better over the years. Decades pass before the Thin Clergyman starts asking around for the story of Henry’s tunnel.

By now, not many people know about what really happened. The knowledge of Henry’s leading designer would’ve torpedoed a workshop’s reputation, one which turned out to be uninvolved in what one of its designers did in his free time. Many people would’ve lost their jobs and locomotives would’ve lost the ability to find homes. So in the end, the scandal was hushed up and the builders were charged on the more minor offenses they committed.

For that reason, Henry and the others quickly rule out telling the truth. Nor does Henry want to revisit that time in his life. He doesn’t want to be associated with his builders in any way.

Thomas’ cheeky suggestion about him not wanting the rain to spoil his paint isn’t very flattering, but the others’ suggestions are even worse. (Edward’s idea of Henry being in the tunnel for a heroic reason is outvoted, though Henry appreciates it.) He also has to admit the Fat Director doesn’t look much better in that version of events — he looks arguably worse than Henry.

Is it petty? Yes. Does Henry go along with it anyway? Yes.

The Fat Director, now the first Fat Controller, accepts this without comment. He’s learned and grown quite a bit since the early days of his railway. He’s not the same man who bricked up Henry; he doesn’t think it’s worth getting so worked up over a small dig at him. (And while he’d never admit it, he thinks it’s a way to somewhat atone for his part in it all.)

But even if the Fat Controller did get upset, Henry wouldn’t be afraid in the slightest. He knows the engines here have his back. He knows he’ll always have his family.

[broadwayfangirl222]

Rosie and Hello Dolly:

So I watched Hello Dolly and I know that Rosie was inspired off of that musical and Dolly Levi herself, like her episode is literally named after it, but I'll be honest, I didn't expect just how much it was an inspiration for Rosie. So the basic plot of "Hello Dolly" is:

"The bold & enchanting widow, Dolly Levi is a socialite-turned-matchmaker. Her latest clients are the cantankerous "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder and a young artist named Ambrose, who's in love with Horace's niece, Ermengarde. Dolly's scheming soon involves Horace's employees, a hat-maker and their assistant, as she tries to cover up her own secret romantic designs. Eventually, of course, all is sorted out, and everyone ends up with the right person."

Like this whole musical/movie feels like just an average Tuesday for Rosie and Cannibal Town (just less bloody & cannibalistic lol) while Alastor's off doing Alastor things. And while obviously this is a different character and they're going to do different stuff with Rosie, I think there's an interesting plot point that I think can give fantastic insight to Rosie as a character.

A huge part of this musical is Dolly struggling with the grief of losing her husband all of it is her way of trying to move on and genuinely live her life again, and not be alone anymore. She even has a whole monologue talking to her late husband:

"Ephraim, let me go! It's been long enough, Ephraim! Every evening for all these years, I've put out the cat, I've locked the door, I've made myself a little rum toddy, and before I went to bed I said a prayer, thanking God that I was independent, that no one else's life was mixed up with mine. Then one night an oak leaf fell out of my Bible. I placed it there when you asked me to marry you, Ephraim. A perfectly good oak leaf but without color and without life. And I suddenly realized that I was like that leaf. For years I had not shed one tear nor had I been filled with the wonderful hope that something or other would turn out well. And so I decided to rejoin the human race, and Ephraim, I want you to give me away"

Then it goes into a song called "Before the parade passes by" and the whole thing is about her wanting to live life, or be part of the parade, before it passes her by. One of the lyrics is flat her saying she wants to feel alive again and feel like she has a purpose/goal to strive for.

Between this song, that monologue and this moment in the show:

Just really cements to me that Rosie is holding onto something really painful from her past and is not nearly as put together as she seems and deals with that by basically meddling in other's lives and helping (for a modest fee of course)

And it's clear Rosie's plotting something, but it might not be what we think. I'm thinking that her ultimate goal is really to help clean up hell and make it more "respectable." Like she's not against blood and violence and everything in hell, but to her I think it's a "there's a time a place for that" and "We're not savages, we need a modicum of decorum" kinda way. Like it's not purely for her benefit, it's also for others and for their benefit, just like another quote from Dolly

"As my late husband, Ephraim, used to say… Money, pardon the expression, is like manure. It's not worth a thing unless it's spread around, encouraging young things to grow!"

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Down With Me (Chapter Two)

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Just when Roxie had felt acclimated to Sunnyvale’s events, she had to get used to what Ricky, Bubbles, and Julian got up to when they were together.  Ricky grew weed out of his car, in which he also lived.  He also parked it in Lucy’s driveway, which she failed to mention to Roxie.  Roxie had noticed how little Lucy spoke of Ricky while he was away, always wondering why.  Now that Ricky was back in the trailer park, things seemed to make a bit more sense. Roxie was happy to finally have a weed dealer again since she moved, and she appreciated the fact that he offered her a fair price. 

Bubbles lived in his shed like before, but he was out and about a lot more.  He would accompany Julian and Ricky on their jobs around town.  At first, Roxie had the impression that they were actual handymen, and they got locked up for something innocuous.  As it turned out, Julian was the one who orchestrated most of their jobs, which usually involved stealing or conning their way into some money.  She didn’t know what exactly they were in jail for most recently, but she didn’t really care to find out by asking.  

Julian was a fairly quiet guy.  He kept to himself most of the time, but was friendly with everyone in the park.  When Roxie went on her runs, sometimes he’d be getting his mail or taking the garbage out.  She’d try to stop and say hi to him, partially to have an excuse to be near him.  After a while, he would be outside nearly every time she was.  There was something about Julian that made her want to be friendly, to come out of her shell.  It freaked her out a little.

Through their conversations, Roxie came to realize that Julian was sort of a protector of their community, which was something that she certainly wasn’t used to.  Living in the city meant fending for yourself, making sure that nobody was following you home or trying to pick your pockets. In Sunnyvale, it was different.  Amidst the chaos of the bottle kids and Lahey’s debauchery, this little trailer park was the most tightly-knit neighborhood that she’d been in a while.  

On this particular morning, she decided that she would take a rest day– stay in bed a few minutes after her alarm went off, be slow to rise.  Still dressed in her pajamas, a tank and sweatpants, Roxie dragged herself out of bed and stepped into her slippers.  She brushed her teeth in the bathroom, and headed to the kitchen.  As she began brewing her coffee, there was a knock at her door.  

Furrowing her brow, she opened her door to see Julian standing outside it, taking up most of the door frame. 

“Is everything alright?” He asked, blue eyes boring into hers with concern. 

Confused, Roxie cocked her head to the side, “Yeah? Are you okay?” 

There was a pause.  Julian seemed to be thinking to himself before looking a little embarrassed, “Sorry.  It’s just that you’re usually out by now.  Thought you were sick or something.” He trailed off a bit. Julian’s apparent concern for Roxie amused her.  He raised his free hand and rubbed the back of his neck. 

“You didn’t wait around for me, did you?” 

“No, I just… fuck.” Yeah, Julian was definitely embarrassed. Roxie was a bit flattered.  It felt nice to know that he thought of her, that she was a part of his routine just as much as he was a part of hers.

“I was just about to make breakfast,” she said, giving him a warm smile, “Do you want to come in?” 

Julian took a sip of his drink and smiled, “Fuck yeah.” 

She stepped aside and welcomed him into her trailer.  Julian practically had to duck to get through her door.  Once inside, she made them some scrambled eggs.  

“I’m sorry, I don’t have much else right now.   I’m never very glamorous when I cook for myself.” 

Julian shook his head, “No problem. Thanks, Roxie.” 

Silence fell for a moment as the two of them began to eat together.  They both sat next to each other on her cheap bar stools at the other side of the counter.  

“How are you liking living here?” 

“Oh, I love it.” She sighed, “So much more peaceful than my old place.  I used to live in the city, and to be honest, I hated it.  So much commotion.  And the neighbors sucked.  Didn’t know how to have a good time.  Sunnyvale kind of reminds me of where I grew up, so it was nice to be able to be in a place that was familiar.”

“If we know how to do anything here, we know how to party,” Julian responded, “What brought you here?” 

She thought for a moment, glancing at her feet as she considered lying to Julian about the real reason why she was in Sunnyvale. Julian leaned his arm against the counter, drink in hand, waiting patiently for a response. 

“I, um, left a really, really bad relationship.” 

Julian didn’t say anything.  He just nodded, listening. 

“He made more money than me, held it over my head constantly,” she tried her best to sound like the memories of her ex throwing a vase at her head didn’t haunt her on a daily basis, “Anyway, I found out he cheated on me with my best friend.  He freaked out, threatened to kill himself, then threatened to kill me, so I just… skipped town. I needed a fresh start, you know?” 

When Roxie looked back at Julian, his demeanor had changed.  He was now leaned in a bit closer to her, brows furrowed, a concerned expression on his face.

“Sorry, I dumped all of that on you.  Pretty intense, I know.” 

“No, Roxie, no,” he reassured her, “He sounds like a fucking dick. You changed your phone number, right?” 

“Of course,” she said, suddenly overwhelmed by his response.  She rarely expected people to believe how awful her relationship was without all of the gruesome, traumatic details. It stirred a feeling deep inside of her that left her feeling confused.  

“Good,” Julian sighed, leaning back a bit, “Dicks like that are trouble.  If he ever comes around, let me know.” 

That feeling turned into warmth in her chest.  She choked back a lump in her throat, which perplexed her further.  He believed her? Just like that?  He wanted to protect her? No, there had to be a different reason.  People didn’t just…care about her. 

“I will,” was all that she could utter before a loud banging at her door made her jump out of her skin. 

“ROXIE! HAVE YOU SEEN JULIAN?” 

Julian shook his head and walked over to the door, opening it and immediately berating Ricky for being so aggressive.

“Rick, calm down.  What’s wrong?” 

“Lahey and Randy are fuckin’ with my dope plants, they keep telling me that I need to stop selling on the promperty, which is bullshit because how else am I gonna make a living for my family? And they keep bitching about how I haven’t paid my lot fees. This shit’s so fucked, Julian.” 

Julian sighed and told Ricky to go back outside, and that he’d figure it out in a second.  He quickly took their plates to the sink.  He regarded Roxie before leaving, his palm resting on her shoulder. 

“You ever need anything, don’t be afraid to ask.” 

She nodded and gave him a grateful smile, finding herself unable to speak at the feeling of his hand on her skin and the softness of his stare. 

After Julian said goodbye, Roxanne was left to sit in the silence of her trailer.  She tried to process the sudden mix of emotions that engulfed her as she cleaned up her kitchen.  

[deanwax]

Q&A Tag

thank for tag @dyrewrites

i will keep this as an open tag, for i am eepy.

1) Are you named after anyone?

I have my paternal grandmother's name as my middle name, but I won't say what it is.

2) When was the last time you cried?

The older I get, the more easily I get teary eyed, especially when watching performances or pondering big concepts. I think the last actually shed tear was during the orchestral prelude of The Beauty and the Beast musical a couple weeks ago.

3) Do you have kids?

No. I have never wanted children, which surprises people who have witnessed how excited I get about births among my friends and family. I very much like when my loved ones prosper, I still don't want a baby of my own.

4) What sports do you play/have you played?

Trolley Walk, a sport which doesn't exist but engages me to my core. It is Me vs. Abandoned Trolleys in my Community And Also All Uneven Pavement and Hills, and those trolleys are going back to the shops from whence they came. The intensity ranges from Casual to Ahab and the Whale.

5) Do you use sarcasm?

I try not to, because I'm autistic and I remember the pain of not understanding sarcasm properly. I much prefer the games that we do among my squad who plays video games together on Discord, where we say very stupid things ("my hands are cold" - "get bigger hands"). It's more fun and more obvious.

6. What’s the first thing you notice about people?

Probably their hair, but that's probably because it's larger than other features. I am more visually interested in people's eyes and the diversity of their bone structure.

7. What’s your eye color?

Green. It's a genetic mutation!

8. Scary movies or happy endings?

I like to be scared for fun.

9. Any talents?

Most people I am close with are impressed at how good I am at self care and housekeeping tasks, or 'adulting'. Even when I am very ill, I still manage to feed and bathe myself and maintain a reasonably ordered living space. This is a very useful trait that I would not trade for anything.

10. Where were you born?

Subiaco, Western Australia.

11. What are your hobbies?

Video games, cooking, writing, going to local theatre shows, listening to video essays.

12. Do you have any pets?

Nope!

13. How tall are you?

5'10", but I will often round up to 6 foot to better convey the bigness of me. People who have not met me in person before are often very surprised by my height.

14. Favorite subject in school?

Visual Art. I was the prefect for that subject.

15. Dream job?

I already have it, but it's not related to any of my creative pursuits. It involves technical copywriting and document maintenance. I am compensated reasonably, the work environment is supportive and considerate of my needs, and I have a junior team member to mentor. Learning interpersonal and leadership skills are challenging, but not draining. I don't aspire to much more under capitalism. While I do have a diploma of Graphic Design, that coursework made me realise that I would LOATHE to be creative for other people for money.

[m3-solar]

Off-Grid Solar System Products and Installations

Electricity is essential, but in India, many homes face power cuts or lack access to proper electricity. That’s why off grid solar power systems for homes are becoming a popular solution. These systems don’t depend on traditional power grids. Instead, they generate electricity using sunlight and store extra energy in batteries, giving you independence and reliable power whenever you need it.

If you’ve been thinking about making the switch, this guide will explain everything you need to know about off grid solar battery systems, their benefits, and the installation process—all in simple terms.

What is an Off-Grid Solar System?

An off-grid solar system is a setup that works independently of the electricity grid. It produces power using solar panels and stores unused energy in batteries for later use. This is especially helpful for homes in remote areas or places where electricity supply is unreliable.

Key Parts of an Off-Grid Solar System

To create a complete off grid solar system with batteries, you need these components:

Solar Panels – Capture sunlight and turn it into electricity.

Batteries – Also called an off grid solar battery system, they store extra energy so you can use it at night or during cloudy days.

Charge Controller –Helps manage the flow of energy to avoid overloading the batteries.

Inverter – Changes the energy into a form that powers home appliances.

Mounting System – Ensures solar panels are placed at the best angle for maximum sunlight.

These parts work together to give you reliable and clean energy.

Why Should You Switch to Off-Grid Solar Systems?

There are many benefits of using off grid solar power systems for homes, especially in India.

1. Energy Independence

Say goodbye to power cuts! With an off-grid system, you don’t need to rely on electricity from power companies. This is perfect for rural homes and areas with poor electricity supply.

2. Environment-Friendly

Solar power does not pollute the air. By switching to solar, you help reduce carbon emissions, playing your part in saving the planet.

3. Works Anywhere

These systems are great for remote areas like villages, farms, or hilly regions where there is no access to the electricity grid.

4. Long-Term Savings

Although the off grid solar system cost involves an initial investment, it saves you money on electricity bills in the future. If you use government subsidies for solar solutions in India, the cost becomes even more reasonable.

5. Reliable Backup Power

Off-grid systems give you a dependable energy backup during power outages caused by natural disasters or high demand.

Where Can You Use Off-Grid Solar Systems?

Off-grid solar systems are versatile and can be used in many ways in India, such as:

Homes in villages or rural areas to replace unreliable electricity.

Agricultural farms to power water pumps and lights.

Holiday homes in remote locations.

Urban homes as a backup source during load shedding.

How is an Off-Grid Solar Power System Installed?

The installation process for an off grid solar power system is straightforward. Solar technicians will guide you through the following steps:

1. Assessing Your Needs

Professionals will calculate how much energy your household uses to choose the right system size.

2. Finding the Right Spot

They will survey your home to find the best place for solar panels, ensuring maximum exposure to sunlight—usually rooftops or open spaces.

3. Designing the System

Based on your needs, they’ll craft a system with the appropriate number of solar panels and batteries.

4. Installing the System

Experts will set up all the components like solar panels, inverters, and batteries, connecting them seamlessly.

5. Testing and Running the System

The system will be tested to ensure everything works smoothly, and you’ll get guidance on how to maintain it.

Tips for a Smooth Installation

Choose experienced installers familiar with off grid solar power system installations.

Use brands that offer durable products suited for India’s weather.

Check if your installer is approved by the government to get subsidies.

Why Off-Grid Solar is Perfect for Indian Homes

India is a country with warm sunlight, making it ideal for solar energy. Many states, especially in rural areas, face frequent power cuts or limited connectivity to the grid, so an off grid solar system is a practical and reliable option. By investing in solar, you’re not only reducing power-related issues but also supporting the country’s move towards renewable energy.

What’s Next?

Switching to an off grid solar power system for homes is a step towards independence and a sustainable future. It empowers you to control your energy supply while lowering your impact on the environment.

Take Action Today!

If you’re ready to take charge, contact a trusted M3 solar in your area. They can assess your needs and suggest a complete off grid solar system with batteries tailored to your home. Whether you live in a city or a remote village, solar power is your key to a brighter and greener future.

Make the switch today, and enjoy the benefits of clean, reliable energy for years to come!

[the-ghost-in-my-dreams]

As I'm reviewing YouTube content coming out since the announcement at the beginning of the month, I am just shocked about everything that is coming out, absolutely flabbergasted. I couldn't imagine such a thing would come to pass even as I investigate another such scumbag. And how much it took to get anything done about it. Goes to show how my expectations have fluctuated along with any hope for justice. Also the lawyer of that case said that the feds won't do anything unless they have solid evidence and solid information before they do anything. And well because I am a victim collecting such evidence is difficult and only by luck I am able to get any information or evidence. I'm honestly waiting for the names that will eventually come out, Diddy's house in LA was raided so with any luck it will shed light in that area where JBS lists as his home on his resume and public records. I'm also waiting to see if there were any corrupt law enforcement officials involved which if true, for me it would be a confirmation of what I suspect is also happening in Southern California. This is just wild and crazy all around. I'm also wondering if the 6 degree thing and the blogs started a domino effect. So many things happening it's information overload for real. It's going to be a long road it seems now and if I'm proved right by the masses I can only say that raydawg made the dumbest decision ever and like I predicted in the beginning, he brought himself down and his crime ring. Two years to do something to fix it yet the lust and greed for money kept them from fixing the problem that was inevitable. For those who are not privvy to what's going on at my end of this research, a quick example of how similar it is, I am the Noah, Raymond Raydawg is the Jennifer Lopez, and John BM Sanchez is Diddy. Look it up and find out 😉 I can rant a lot longer but I don't want to overload my brain with all the new revelations. I just had to get some of it out it's overwhelming. Stay tuned.

[frogsandfries]

Did I ever tell you guys?

So, when I was really little, like in kindergarten, my womb donor's father died. Obviously, I didn't realize I didn't need to go to a funeral at that age, so I begged her; I was a really curious kid and I wanted to see what a funeral was like.

Uhh, turns out I don't really remember what a funeral was like; I've never been to another since.

Don't take your five or six year olds to funerals, guys.

As a result of attending a funeral at about five or six, periodically, throughout my life, I have been overwhelmed with existential dread and fear. The last time I was this overwhelmed with the fear of dying, I was....in middle school, if memory serves. To clarify, I'm not counting my suicidal period as being afraid of death/dying. Obvi.

Turns out, I'm going through one of those periods right now. So I thought I'd take you guys along with me, as I try to work through this and at least get a little closer to shedding it:

So. Here's the thing. I was super seasonally depressed this summer. It was rainy and stormy when my body was expecting to recharge its seasonal batteries. It probably didn't help that I was off medication, both for my depression and my blood pressure, and high blood pressure causes body-wide inflammation, which can cause the body to go into a bit of a safe mode.

So that's great.

Then, for the first time in aggggeesss, I'm stuck in a very, very small town. Actually, this one is even smaller than the last small town I was stuck in. I literally cannot get out of my own volition. There is no grocery store. There is a library, a bunch of bars, a fishing shop, ONE (1) restaurant and it serves the most half-assed food I've ever eaten from a small town restaurant, and there is a gas station. That. Is. It.

Obviously. No public transit.

I have no freedom. I have the least freedom that I've had since I was in high school. I had more freedom in college, when I had no fucking money.

Okay, so next: I am most likely never going to have a child. Unless I marry someone with either amazing health insurance that would cover fertility treatment (🙄 so not here in the US); or marry someone who makes good-ass money or idk....a fucking miracle that involves me also having sex with someone who isn't complete garbage.

This is a big one for me.

I have harm OCD. As a teen, it was incredibly horrible and had me thinking I should and could never be around children. I thought I was a fucking monster because all I could think when I was around children was all the different ways I could hurt them. I could hurt them horribly and the adults would never know.

But of course, I'm not actually a monster; my brain was just extremely fucked up when I was living with my gene donors.

My brain is still pretty fucked up, but I've been lucky to live in the age of the internet, and a beautiful era of mental wellness. Realizing the thoughts were not real per se really freed me. All of a sudden, I felt like I had a choice about whether or not I had children.

Of course, on the romantic front, uhhh, I'm hopeless. I've dated two people, fucked one, and all three have been garbage human beings who like living in their filth, literal and metaphorical.

Let's not forget, I cannot reiterate this enough. I. Hate. Living. In. Wisconsin.

Much like I tried to downplay the atrocities my womb donor committed against my siblings and me when we were under eighteen, only to live with her again; her behavior didn't change and I was forced to disown her.

I tried to downplay how bad for me living in Wisconsin was. Like I've been saying for months, this summer, the weather was shit and I had fucking SAD in the fucking middle of fucking summer. The humidity is un-fucking-bearable. And I've been having the worst allergies all summer and they're really ramping up to a point where they're affecting my asthma. Which has not happened since I left. Honestly, living in NM, I was starting to wonder why I still had the doctor prescribing me an inhaler--I only used them a few times before they expired. Now that I'm back, I think I'm going to have to ask the doctor to prescribe me montelukast again.

It got so cold all of a sudden when it became October, and the whole house is basically made of paper and popsicle sticks, so there's almost no point in trying to keep it any kind of reasonable temperature. Really, the only solution feels like space heaters and heated blankets. You guys, I haven't been like, uncomfortably cold inside my domicile.....uhhh, ever.

Oh, and let's not forget. I got fucking heat sick for probably the first time in my fucking life. So now I'm kind of cursed, because when you get heat sick once, it makes you more susceptible. I hope that resets at some point sooner than later.

So yeah, maybe it makes sense that I'm feeling some existentiality. I'm the most sick I've been in years, possibly more sick than I've ever been. And I'm extremely socially isolated. At least living in the city, living in an apartment, hearing other people come and go, hearing a city live and breathe around me--from the air traffic to the drag racing out on the freeways--for me, that's peace. Knowing that, even though the public transit system sucks, it gives me the freedom to go most places in the city that I might need or want to go, that's peace.

On top of the social isolation, I was really proud of myself--I paid my entire lease entirely by myself for three years, as well as still paying for other stuff, like my phone and internet and being able to feed myself without food stamps, and have cats, something I've wanted to do since I was living on my own in college. Sure, I hated the fuck out of my job, but I was utterly independent for the first time in my life.

Only to move back to Wisconsin and be basically unable to get or find a new job. I can't rely on my sister for transportation; her hours are crazy all over the place. Until I'm assessed for ADHD, I really do not think I should be driving. I just don't think I can drive. And if I can't drive, and this is where I'm living, I kind of have two options: I can either resume working from home or--more realistically, given that I've been struggling for years with the job thing--I think I should go on disability. So I'm working on that.

Anyway, if you've read this far, thank you? But I'm not done yet.

I kind of don't know what I'm getting so worked up about. My womb donor's mother lived to eighty-five. My womb donor had a fucking stroke because she thinks she knows better than her doctors, but both of my parents are currently about sixty now and still trucking. I don't really think I have anything to worry about. My three grandparents who died earlier all smoked. I have at least another thirty years, but even given my health, probably at least another forty or fifty, or so.

That's plenty of time to make some cool shit.

But more than that, I guess I'm just terrified as shit about what's going to happen. I'm past the age of thirty. I'm slowly, slowly marching toward death. After all, there is no real escape from death, just a delay. It is going to happen. And then what. No fucking idea. My heart is going to stop beating, my lungs stop expanding, my brain stops firing. Done. Over. No more.

Did my grandmother love her husband? Did she die surrounded by love? Why did she have four kids and I can't even have one? Who's going to be at my bedside to notice when my heart stops? Did my grandmother find anyone to spend her last days with? Friends, at least? Will I find anyone to spend my last days with? What am I supposed to do with all my shit? What about the shit that I start and simply don't have the time to finish? What about books I never case in? What about beading projects I never finish? I mean, sure, it's easy enough to case in a book, especially if I leave instructions, "cover with this fabric, add these end pages"; or to follow a beading pattern. But will anybody actually want to finish these things for me? Will anyone care about my shit as much as I do? I don't have a lot of shit to go through, but will anyone be there who will want to? Will there be anyone who wants any of my shit? Will there be anyone who will miss me or notice my absence? Will I care at the age at which I die?

Why am I cursed like this?

Why does it matter so much? I never would have imagined my sister getting a house, never even mind inviting me to live in it. I never in a million years would have imagined myself living in New Mexico--never even mind falling absolutely in love. I never would have imagined there would be a place in the world I could go, and leave, and be the most homesick I've ever been in my life.

I just remembered I put beans on to soak yesterday evening.

[newstfionline]

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Canada alleges much wider campaign by Modi government against Sikhs (Washington Post) The murder of a Sikh separatist in Canada last year was part of a broader campaign of violence against Indian dissidents directed by a senior official in the Indian government and an operative in the country’s spy agency, according to Canadian officials who cited intercepted Indian communications and other newly acquired information. Canadian authorities have also identified at least six Indian diplomats serving in Canada who were directly involved in gathering detailed intelligence on Sikh separatists who were then killed, attacked or threatened by India’s criminal proxies, Canadian officials said. Canada ordered all six of those diplomats to leave the country, and India kicked out Canadian diplomats in return. The previously undisclosed details about India’s alleged involvement in the 2023 death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar and other attacks stem from an ongoing investigation that Canadian authorities said has uncovered extensive evidence linking a larger outbreak of violence in Canada than previously understood to the administration of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Young men’s economic prospects are shifting, along with their politics (NBC News) According to polls and analysis by social scientists, young men in the U.S. are shifting politically rightward despite being a solidly Democratic group 20 years ago. Why? Young men without college degrees are making less money and finding fewer full-time jobs compared to previous generations, while societal expectations of them haven’t caught up with their new economic reality. “The economic and employment picture for younger men without college degrees is significantly worse than previous generations,” said one researcher. “These sort of traditional norms around masculinity and what it means to be a man and a husband are wrapped up in economic success, and that makes it really, really challenging when their economic outlook is not as bright.” One of the most telling statistics about this new economic outlook is the percentages of young men and women who describe themselves as financially independent: 74% of young women compared to 62% of young men said they were paying their own bills, according to a Pew survey. Trump has leveraged this wider sense of dissatisfaction by blaming the Biden White House for high inflation over the past few years. Now, just 33% of young men identify as Democrats, compared to 42% in 2020—quite a drop in a short period.

Nearly 100 People Are Still Missing in North Carolina After Hurricane Helene (NYT) About 100 people remain missing in North Carolina more than two weeks after Hurricane Helene ravaged the western stretch of the state, Gov. Roy Cooper said on Tuesday. Search and rescue teams are still looking for the missing, and officials said that they had so far verified 95 storm-related deaths in North Carolina. The process of reporting and finding missing people was further complicated in the first days of recovery because of widespread communications outages. Asheville and other communities in the western part of the state are still reeling from the devastation wrought by Helene, with thousands lacking access to power, running water and reliable roads.

Cats and dogs left behind by migrating Cubans shed a light on the island’s deepening crisis (AP) Balto, Pepa and Mami were among the lucky ones. After being abandoned by their owners who left Cuba—or simply couldn’t care for them anymore—the dogs were rescued by animal rights activists on the island, who fed them, sterilized them and found them a new home. While there are no official figures or estimates of how many pets have been left behind by their owners who leave the island, the number of abandoned cats and dogs has spiked in the last two years as Cubans migrate in record numbers, animal activists say. “We’d receive a phone call from someone asking us to care for their pets, because they’re suddenly migrating and don’t know what to do with them,” said Elizabeth Meade, founder of Adoptions for Love, an animal shelter in Havana. Although the shelter found a home for some 300 rescued pets in the past year, many of those were returned—or simply went missing—after their new owners also decided to migrate. For these animals, said Meade, “it’s not always a happy ending.” Between October 2021 and September 2024, U.S. authorities reported more than 600,000 encounters with Cubans—a significant number for an island of roughly 10 million people. That is in addition to the thousands who choose to migrate to Spain or other Latin American countries.

China Holds War Games Encircling Taiwan in Warning to Island’s Leader (NYT) China held large-scale military drills in the waters and skies surrounding Taiwan on Monday, a show of force that signaled the growing threat of Beijing’s ability to choke the self-governing island that China claims as its own. China said its army, navy, air force, rocket force and other troops took part in the drills to test their ability to fight alongside one another. China’s oldest aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, also participated in the drills, state media reported, the first time the ship has joined military exercises targeting Taiwan. Beijing said the drills were a warning to Taiwan’s government after the island’s president, Lai Ching-te, made a speech on National Day last week that China regarded as a message promoting independence. Chinese naval and air exercises near Taiwan have become routine as China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, has sought to pressure the island by reminding it of China’s military superiority. But Monday’s drills were unusual for their scale, the latest of only several conducted in recent years aimed at honing China’s ability to impose a blockade to cut the island off from the outside world.

The UN says over 400,000 children in Lebanon have been displaced in 3 weeks by war (AP) More than 400,000 children in Lebanon have been displaced in the past three weeks, a top official with the U.N. children’s agency said Monday, warning of a “lost generation” in the small country grappling with multiple crises and now in the middle of war. Israel has escalated its campaign against the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group, including launching a ground invasion, after a year of exchanges of fire during its war with Hamas in Gaza. The fighting in Lebanon has driven 1.2 million people from their homes, most of them fleeing to Beirut and elsewhere in the north over the past three weeks since the escalation. Ted Chaiban, UNICEF’s deputy executive director for humanitarian actions, has visited schools that have been turned into shelters to host displaced families. He said, “As we sit here today, 1.2 million children are deprived of education. Their public schools have either been rendered inaccessible, have been damaged by the war or are being used as shelters. The last thing this country needs, in addition to everything else it has gone through, is the risk of a lost generation.”

Hezbollah’s drones are a fierce and evasive threat to Israel (AP) One of the worst mass casualty strikes on Israel in a year of war came not from dozens of Iranian ballistic missiles nor the repeated barrages of rocket fire launched by Hamas and Hezbollah. Instead, it was a single drone. The unmanned aerial vehicle, laden with explosives, evaded Israel’s multilayered air-defense system and slammed into a mess hall at a military training camp deep inside Israel, killing four soldiers and wounding dozens. It’s the latest achievement for Hezbollah’s drone fleet and has shined a light on Israel’s struggle over the past year of war to knock down unmanned aircraft incoming from as far away as Yemen, Iraq and Iran. Over the years, Israel has built up its aerial defense array to provide broad protection against short-range rocket fire and medium- and long-range missiles. While the system has taken down drones repeatedly, many have penetrated Israel’s airspace and sidestepped its defenses, in some cases with deadly results.

How Israel’s Army Uses Palestinians as Human Shields in Gaza (NYT) After Israeli soldiers found Mohammed Shubeir hiding with his family in early March, they detained him for roughly 10 days before releasing him without charge, he said. During that time, Mr. Shubeir said, the soldiers used him as a human shield. Mr. Shubeir, then 17, said he was forced to walk handcuffed through the empty ruins of his hometown, Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, searching for explosives set by Hamas. To avoid being blown up themselves, the soldiers made him go ahead, Mr. Shubeir said. In one wrecked building, he stopped in his tracks: Running along the wall, he said, was a series of wires attached to explosives. “The soldiers sent me like a dog to a booby-trapped apartment,” said Mr. Shubeir, a high school student. “I thought these would be the last moments of my life.” An investigation by The New York Times found that Israeli soldiers and intelligence agents, throughout the war in Gaza, have regularly forced captured Palestinians like Mr. Shubeir to conduct life-threatening reconnaissance missions to avoid putting Israeli soldiers at risk on the battlefield.

Sudan’s civil war fueled by secret arms shipments from UAE and Iran (Washington Post) Sudan’s devastating civil war is being fueled in part by weapons secretly supplied to both sides by foreign countries, including munitions and drones from the United Arab Emirates and Iran, according to confidential assessments, a State Department funded report and evidence collected from captured weapons in Sudan. Sudanese military officials in the city of Omdurman recently allowed Washington Post journalists to inspect a drone that the officials said had been captured from the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces along with munitions for the drone. The officials provided photos of the crates they had captured, including one with labeling that indicated the munitions had been manufactured in Serbia and sent to the UAE Armed Forces Joint Logistics Command. This apparent evidence of UAE involvement aligns with the findings of the Sudan Conflict Observatory, a group funded by the U.S. State Department that tracked Emirati flights. The group said it tracked 32 flights between June 2023 and May 2024 and concluded with “near certainty” that they were weapons transfers from the UAE to the RSF. Since the end of last year, Sudan’s military has also been using foreign-supplied armed drones, in particular those secretly provided by Iran, according to the Observatory’s report. The group tracked seven flights between Iran and Sudan from December until July.

The world’s largest man-made lake is being parched by drought, depriving Zambia of its electricity (AP) Tindor Sikunyongana is trying to run a welding business which these days means buying a diesel generator with costly fuel he can’t always afford. Like everyone in Zambia, Sikunyongana is facing a daily struggle to find and afford electricity during a climate-induced energy crisis that’s robbed the southern African country of almost all its power. “Only God knows when this crisis will end,” said Sikunyongana. His generator ran out of diesel and spluttered to a halt as he spoke. “You see what I mean?” he said. Zambia’s worst electricity blackouts in memory have been caused by a severe drought in the region that has left the critical Kariba dam, the source of Sikunyongana’s woes, with insufficient water to run its hydroelectric turbines. Kariba is the largest man-made lake in the world by volume and lies 200 kilometers (125 miles) south of Lusaka on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Months of drought brought by the naturally occurring El Nino weather pattern and exacerbated by warming temperatures have put Zambia’s hydroelectric station on the brink of completely shutting down for the first time.

[zelda-larsson]

The Role of Emotions in Investment Decisions

Behavioral finance explores how psychological factors influence the financial decisions that individuals and investors make. In contrast to traditional financial theories, which assume that people act rationally, behavioral finance acknowledges that emotions, biases, and cognitive errors often lead to irrational choices in the investment world. These tendencies can shape market trends, drive economic bubbles, and even lead to suboptimal personal investment strategies.

Understanding how emotions impact investment decisions allows investors to recognize their own tendencies and develop strategies to avoid common traps.

Investing inherently involves risk, and with risk comes the potential for emotional responses. Fear and greed are two of the strongest emotions that can influence investors. When markets are rising and investors see their portfolios gaining value, the desire to maximize returns can cause overconfidence. This greed-driven behavior often leads to buying assets at inflated prices, assuming that the upward trend will continue indefinitely.

On the flip side, fear emerges when markets decline. The fear of losing money can lead investors to panic, selling assets at a loss and abandoning long-term strategies. This cycle of fear and greed can result in poor timing, where investors buy high and sell low, leading to suboptimal returns.

Beyond these emotions, hope and regret also shape decisions. Investors may hold onto losing stocks in the hope that they will recover, even when the data suggests otherwise. Likewise, regret over missed opportunities or bad decisions can cause them to overcorrect by making hasty, emotional choices in the future.

Michael Shvartsman, an experienced investor, points out that recognizing these emotional and cognitive biases is key to becoming a successful investor. “Investing is as much a psychological game as it is a financial one. The market is driven by emotions, and the best investors are those who learn to manage their emotions, rather than being controlled by them,” says Michael Shvartsman.

Common Behavioral Biases in Investing.

Behavioral finance highlights several biases that contribute to irrational investment decisions. These biases often lead investors to make choices that are inconsistent with their financial goals.

Overconfidence Bias: Many investors believe they have the ability to outperform the market, even when their track records show otherwise. This overconfidence leads to excessive trading and risk-taking, often resulting in lower returns due to transaction costs and poor timing.

Herd Behavior: Investors are often influenced by the actions of others. Herd behavior refers to the tendency to follow the crowd, especially during periods of market euphoria or panic. When many investors are buying or selling a particular asset, others may follow suit without considering the underlying value or risks.

Loss Aversion: Studies have shown that people feel the pain of losses more acutely than the joy of gains. This leads to loss aversion, where investors are more focused on avoiding losses than on achieving gains. This bias can cause investors to hold onto losing investments for too long, fearing the realization of a loss, even when it would be more beneficial to cut their losses and move on.

Anchoring: Investors often rely too heavily on an initial piece of information, such as the price at which they bought a stock. This can lead to poor decision-making, as they may refuse to sell an underperforming investment because they are anchored to the price they paid for it, rather than focusing on its future prospects.

Confirmation Bias: People tend to seek out information that confirms their existing beliefs while ignoring information that contradicts them. In investing, this can result in investors sticking with a particular strategy or stock, even when evidence suggests they should reconsider.

Behavioral finance sheds light on the powerful influence emotions and cognitive biases have on investment decisions. From fear and greed to overconfidence and loss aversion, these tendencies can lead to irrational choices that undermine financial success. However, by recognizing these biases and developing strategies to counter them, investors can make more informed, rational decisions that align with their long-term financial goals.

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A Tarot Reading for Choice Overwhelm

When many options lay at your feet, how can you know what’s the right path to take?

The ‘Seven of Cups’ speaks of opportunity, but simultaneously — limitation. Human brains are just not good when it comes to having too many choices, and if you’re staring down multiple paths or carry multiple interests, it can cause you to feel overwhelmed. Maybe you sit and fantasize about each one, stuck in a daydream. Or maybe you freeze up after feeble attempts at jumping from thing to thing, unable to make a call.

There is a lot to consider, and it’s important to not feel stuck to the point of inaction. So let’s take a moment to analyze where we’re at and where we’d like to go.

As this is a general reading, take what resonates with you and what you need to make the final call.

What you want to believe is true: The Moon

Breaking through illusions, seeing the fantasy for reality, ‘The Moon’ is a tricky card — literally. There is a lot shrouded in darkness in the night, and the moon can only illuminate so much. Sometimes those shadows can be deceiving, and what may seem like the perfect choice, in reality, that may not be the case. But if you’re caught up in the dreamland of the night, your vision only able to see so far, you might find yourself wishing that thing were true, rather than seeing it for what it really is.

Your short term thinking may be working against you. What may feel worthwhile in the moment may not be for the long term. And your goals for the long term may be clouded with biased judgement. With an active imagination, anything could be true, but that doesn’t mean that it is.

This is a time to explore more in that darkness, and not take things at face value. Perhaps wait for the sun to rise, to shed light on it. Or get a second opinion from someone not blinded by the light of The Moon.

What you know is true: Nine of Pentacles

A card of creature comforts, the ‘Nine of Pentacles’ is reaping the rewards of your labor, and celebrating yourself in your efforts. Of course, we’d love it if every choice we made lead us in this direction of satisfaction — a lovely place to call home, plenty of money to throw around, not an ounce of stress-induced back pain, haha. But we know it isn’t all rainbows and sunshine.

We need to accept that some choices may be more optimal for giving you a safer and more comfortable life. Properly planning for the long term, to make sure you’re secure. This card warns of over-indulgence. Spoiling ourselves beyond our means. If the choice you want to take costs too much (not just money, but maybe time, energy, etc.) that you can’t afford to risk right now, this may be a sign to put it on hold. That isn’t to say it’s a ‘no’, but just to really consider all of what it means to make that choice. (And of course, you can always change course later!)

Conversely, if you’ve spent all your time working, this could be a sign for you to take a break! If you’ve been deciding on taking a vacation, I’d say that time is now. If the choice you’re weighing on involves more self-pampering than you’re accustomed to, this card is giving you permission to go that direction! Taking care of yourself, diving in to a relaxing hobby (especially one that gets you in touch with your body, like yoga, or nature, like jogging or meditating outdoors, or maybe something physical with your hands, like wood carving or finger painting) is something you know to be healthy and valid decisions. (And also fun!)

This is a card that focuses on you and your needs. This is a good time to check inventory with yourself and what’s around you. How is your health? How is your environment? How do you feel about it? Make notes of the good and the bad, and be realistic, but non-judgmental. We are observing our reality and reflecting on it, not scrutinizing it. Just look at what is true.

What’s in your heart: Queen of Cups

And finally, the heart of the matter, and how fitting for the suit of cups to appear! (The suit of cups deals with emotions.) The ‘Queen of Cups’ is here to remind you that how you feel about the decisions matter as well. To be mindful of your intuition and trust your gut. If something excites you, even just a small bit more, that one may be worth exploring. 

Your emotions are just as important, you don’t want to sacrifice too much to where you spiral into depression, or neglect things that matter. 

The Queen is a leader in her own right, one that knows balance is key. Opportunity may ebb and flow like the waves at her feet, but she is undisturbed. She can calmly and cooly observe and see first how she feels before she acts. Unlike the brashness of the knights in tarot, the queens know patience, and sometimes it’s okay to go through your thoughts and feelings before finally saying, “This is it, this is the one!”

It’s okay to fantasize a little, as long as when it comes time to make the decision, you can realistically weigh your options in ways that not only are mindful of the effort involved, but also how you feel about it.

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Give yourself permission for five more minutes. (Or more if you can.) Take the time from reading this article, and take a deep breath in, letting it out slowly. Give yourself the space you need to journal your thoughts out. What are all of your options? Then ask yourself the questions above for each one: What do you want to believe is true about this choice? What do you know to be true? And what is in your heart?

What wisdom have you gained from previous decisions? What wisdom do you think you can gain from this one?

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Thank you for reading! I hope to continue to blog about tarot, mental health, and similar topics. Feel free to follow, or support me on Ko-Fi.

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JoJolion Ch. 12-17

I remember making a joke about this panel in 2017, calling it the origin of Ski soda, because Ski has an orange and lemon slice on the logo. But Ski's manufactured by Double Cola, which is pretty obscure, so I don't know if it lands. I still think it's funny, and I wanted to use it all over again here, but, nah.

Instead, I guess I'll just drop any irony or humor and just say this is probably one of my favorite images from JoJolion. Looks even better in color.

Anyway, this is "Paisley Park and Born This Way", which introduces two new Stands. Oooh.

This arc starts with Josuke doing his laundry at the Higashikata mansion, but he finds one of Joshuu's shirts in his basket, and Joshuu thinks he's stealing money that was in one of the pockets. He hits Josuke twice, completely unprovoked, and almost pulls a knife on him, when Norisuke breaks it up.

But that was kind of unpleasant, so I'm skipping ahead to this shot of Yasuho Hirose vamping down the street. Hubba-hubba! Josuke has snuck out of the mansion and he uses his newly acquired cell phone to arrange a meeting with Yasuho in town. They're looking for Dr. Holly Joestar-Kira, the mother of Yoshikage Kira, whose corpse they discovered a couple of arcs ago. The Higashikatas are up to something, and the Joestar-Kiras are distantly related to them, so they're hoping Holly can shed some light on Josuke's identity.

But Josuke doesn't know his way around town, so Yasuho advises him to use the GPS navigator in Daiya's phone. He tries it, but it gives him nonsensical directions, and then he gets attacked by an enemy Stand. This one looks like a motorcycle with a black rider. It pursues Josuke relentlessly, and whenever it gets close everything gets really cold. Josuke only manages to escape it when he realizes that the GPS is giving him directions to escape the Stand. At one point it tells him to go "up" and he realizes he has to climb up a pole and kick the Stand away.

Meanwhile, Yasuho goes on ahead and finds Holly in the TG University hospital. But she's not part of the staff, she's a patient. Holly seems nice enough, but she seems almost senile, even though she's only 52 years old. When she meets Yasuho, she insists that she looks like a woman in a pornographic magazine she has for some reason. Yasuho is offended, but she's too inquisitive to stay distracted for long.

But Yasuho gets caught by the staff and escorted out of the hospital by security before she can learn anything. Only then does Holly seem to intuit that Holly is an ally who must "investigate the family tree". She also seems aware that Yasuho has a Stand of her own, though Yasuho herself hasn't realized it yet. So Holly seems to know some things, but her condition seems to have made her unable to communicate it to anyone else.

Back to Josuke, most of this arc is him trying to get away from Born This Way. Since the GPS is helping him, he deduces that there's a second Stand involved here, and its feeding him advice through the phone. Unfortunately, it can only tell him which way to run. Josuke has to discover for himself how BTW can track him the way it does, and he eventually figures out that it appears whenever he opens something like a door, a book, or a flip phone.

I like the design of Born This Way, but this arc doesn't have much to it. It's mostly Josuke fleeing from a Stand he can't defend himself against. Then he figures out how it works and gets an assist from the GPS Stand. When he can no longer flee, he asks for an alternative suggestion, so it calls a nearby taxicab and he asks the driver to shut the door, which cancels out Born This Way's attack.

He finally corners the user, which turns out to be the Higashikatas' maid, Kyo Nijimura. Before he can question her, she tosses a pen at him, and the cap falls off as it lands in his hands, which I guess is enough to count.

Born This Way appears right over top of Josuke, but this time he's close enough to the user to just punch her out with his own Stand, and that wraps up the fight. Josuke thinks she's acting on orders from Norisuke, but she's not.

Josuke then discovers she's got a star-shaped birthmark just like his own. Kyo threatens to kill him or die trying if he goes anywhere near Holly, and her desperation to protect Holly impresses Josuke enough that he agrees and promises to find another way.

Meanwhile, Yasuho sneaks back into the hospital and eavesdrops on Holly while the doctors examine her. Again, she's pretty friendly to the doctors but she plants her feet on the back of one of the nurses and seems to think she's a pair of shoes that don't fit right. The doctors are completely baffled by her condition, and they look at an MRI of her brain and it has big holes in it like someone cut pieces out. As Yasuho wonders what happened to Holly, we see her Stand take shape in her shadow.

Just to be clear, this is Paisley Park, and its the same Stand that helped Josuke through the GPS. Its ability is to guide her in the right direction, and it may have unconsciously helped her get to Holly (twice), but it's pretty cute how she used it to guide Josuke in the right direction without even knowing about it. D'awwwwwwwwwww.

Anyway, Paisley Park is probably in my Top Five favorite Stands. I like her blank face with the one eye. It's both charming and weird at the same time.

While I'm at it, here's Born This Way. The write-up says it targeted Josuke because the user must have touched him at some point, and now that we know it's Kyo's Stand, it's a safe bet she did this when she tried to take his hat back when he first arrived at the mansion.

Like I said, I like the design, but this is pretty much it for Kyo and Born This Way until the very tail end of the manga. Seems like a missed opportunity to me.

Back to Kyo and Josuke, she decides to trust him when she sees his star birthmark. See, everyone in her family had the same mark. She has it, and so does her mother Holly, and so did her brother Yoshikage Kira. She explains that she's trying to investigate the Higashikatas' secrets as well, which is why she infiltrated their home as a maid. When Josuke read the family tree in the upstairs study, Kyo noticed the bookmark had been moved later on, and concluded that Josuke was going to seek out Holly, so Kyo thought she needed to protect her mother.

But now that she's seen his birthmark, she understands what he is. To explain, she leads Josuke back to the spot where Yasuho first found him, and buries a lemon and a tangerine in the dirt.

Well, I already used this image, but like I said, it's a classic, so here it is again. Kyo digs up the fruit and cuts it open, and now some of the lemon flesh is inside the tangerines, and some of the tangerine flesh is inside the lemons.

This is a secret she discovered only a few days ago, but the Higashikatas have known about it for decades. There's something strange in this land that can combine things together, and she reasons that Kira and someone else got buried under the same dirt, and somehow they got their bodies recombined with each other just like the lemon and the tangerine.

This is why Yasuho's DNA test showed Kira's corpse and Josuke were genetically the same man. Both of them have the same blend of genes from two people. One ended up dead, with zero testicles, and a greater resemblance to Kira. The other is alive, has four testicles, and he looks more like... someone else.

Kyo knew Kira, and she also knew he had a Stand of his own. Like Josuke's Soft and Wet, it made bubbles, but they just exploded on contact with something. Kyo believes that the fusion that created Josuke affected the Stand as well, producing Soft and Wet.

Josuke is horrified by this revelation. He now knows what he is and how he came to be, and he sort of knows who he is, but only partially. Who was the guy Kira combined with? Kyo tells him that's what they need to find out next...

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Installation Costs Uncovered: How Much Does it Really Cost to Install a Skylight?

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