#somethng something different masks for different people

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for some reason i always forget that kendis' highest trait is stubborn. it's funny bc that's the way i'd describe them. but whenever i look at the stats i always forget to look at the blue ones, so i'm like okay 'friendly' AND THEN 'impulsive' ... sure that tracks ....

until the gianormous blue bar catches my focus

[lovecanbesostrange]

There was no reason for Station 19 to go that hard on all fronts, but wow they did. I honestly watched S1+2 mostly out of habit, but S3 was like cleaning house, setting everybody up as a character with their personal flashback gave them far more layers and now I truly care. Thanks. Well, and then Grey’s happened and I cried for like half the episode...........

Maya and Jack have definitely profitted the most from the shift in tone and the character development overhaul. And I liked both their storylines. Maya dealing with all that crap from her father and coming to terms with why she maybe isn’t 100% ready for this very steady relationship and sharing all her emotions was great. Can she tell Carina everything she told Andy? In almost exactly this way, please? Because being afraid of slipping and finding these moments and naming what she has trouble with adjusting to - that is all good. And Carina is one of the most compassionate and patient people (from the limited scenes we have had with her over the years). Dear Maya, if you communicate, she will be there for you.

And wow, Carina than talking about her home and her own fears. Magnificent. Early days of covid? All the horrible, horrible news from Italy come to mind. So thanks writers for building that international bridge. (I wonder how any Italian tv shows that will incorporate the pandemic will deal with this. Every country has their very unique story in this.)

Of course we will see nice side characters getting covid and probably die. Gonna keep my fingers crossed for Marsha nonetheless. Jack having this make-shift family did wonders for his character and I don’t want him to take a blow. It’s a found family on the side, not bound by trade and I like it. I love that thanks to Marcus the masks with plastic windows were mentioned (even tying back to Dr. Riley’s visit to Grey-Sloan. Good job.

Well, Miller and Sullivan. That all happened. And I am exactly 0% qualified to discuss the issues raised. I do empathise with Sullivan a bit more (not that I dismiss Miller’s points, because like Sullivan and Warren say, he is right). Because I absolutely hate this thing were being part of a (minority) group makes you the spokesperson and you get judged far more harshly. And then also taking in-group crap about it. Yes, it is how the world is. But it’s unfair. (And tbh luckily Sullivan hurt mostly himself and he did stand up and face any consequence coming his way. And yes, he was the kind of person to always tell everybody else to better not make mistakes *blablabla* and look, he fell down that high horse... I do think that is something Miller pointed out very rightfully.)

Glad Travis talked to his dad. And I do like the way he did. Just letting him know he knows and leaving that door open. His breakdown about how the church/religion is letting gay people down, while so many sins are just forgiven... damn. Hard to watch. And if just one viewer watching suddenly went like “huh, fucked up”, it was worth it.

Vic is the unsung hero of this episode. I loved how she kept defending that drugged up dude. Yes, he is stupid and it’s horrifying that he stays with his obviously abusive wife, but also keeps drugs around and just... lives like this. But she kept talking about how he didn’t mean to hurt anybody else and that he needed help far more than punishment. Travis and Vic are both good people, but in that situation I think most of us would react more like Travis. Being annoyed, mouthing back and wanting those two shut the fuck up. It’s a normal reaction. What Vic said is the harder choice. And it felt like there was an untold story there.

Okay, wow, much to say about Station 19 for once. But oh boy, Grey’s...........

I remember the “early” episodes we met Bailey’s father. And then we barely talked about her parents. They were somewhere in the background. Until in “(Don’t) Fear the Reaper” we met her mom, got that whole thing with her dead sister and got this picture of her early home life. It was really good. And last week her parents get mentioned again, because hey, elderly people. AND NOW THEY TELL US HER MOM HAD ALZHEIMER’S AND THEN SHE DIED............................................................... it was so fucking heartbreaking start to finish.

And I love all the quiet scenes we got out of this that are just so human. Sad and human. Bailey talking to Meredith, saying she misses her and relating to the whole seeing your mom withering away (so dying twice in a way). I like the use of the beach, because Meredith is semi-conscious, she hears it all, but she just can’t wake up long enough. And then Maggie and Bailey on that bench.

Two people sitting on a bench, talking. Nothing special happens. They don’t need to distract by having them in a busy hallway or somethng. It’s a whole ass conversation with no shorthand. Showing all the emotions. Having Maggie go back to that time her mother died and how she views it all in a different light now. Talking about dying with dignity. Chandra Wilson was so good in this scene. (Her best performance to me will probably always be when Charles died in front of those elevators, I can cry just thinking about that.) And she was allowed such a variety of feelings. And the pain of it all brings up joyful memories. Thanks so much for that hilarity that her scholarship came from the fucking Daughters of the Revolution. HA!

I don’t get people who still watch Grey’s and the relationship drama is the thing they care most about. This is what I’m here for first - the personal lives and relating to all these emotions (and also the mistakes and the way to do better next time).

Well, at least Tom got better quick, I guess. Nice way to give Amelia a reason to get to work for a day and thus have her confronting Teddy. Look, I am done with storylines involving cheating and all. Teddy as a character is often hard to like. But the way she is isolated and like the most contact she has is with DeLuca when he updates her on Meredith’s vitals... it’s harsh. And I liked that Amelia can talk to her without making her feel more terrible. And then I did like Teddy talking to Tom, who was his charming self in the end. Bonuspoints for mentioning that the kids are with Owen’s mom. And hey, I give this to Owen, I believe this must be hard for him, because being a dad is the biggest deal for him. Actually something to make him more likeable - if handled correctly - and this situation sucks for him as well.

Which brings me to Link. Who was left at the Grey home. With Zola, Bailey, Ellis and Scout. Wow. Who would have thought? Amelia’s pregnancy was a good thing, I guess, to give them the excuse of baby time and also Link sorta moving in to deal with all the kids. (Shipping all of them off to their own living Grandma isn’t an option. lol ) Link is a good dude. So please, okay, it was news to him, no need to hate on Tom, push through the irritation, Link! Ahahahahaha.

Jackson being so nervous about his mom being a bit too proud to always keep her mask on - wonderful. Sure, she’s a doctor, she’s also stubborn and he was so scared of losing her not that long ago. Family drama everywhere! I always like seeing Jackson and Webber together. And then they had another big talk, hammering home the fact that people are affected differently. That it’s worse for poor people and not by accident, but systemic problems, most of them are PoCs. So many black and brown patients dying left and right, and it’s clear where the problem starts... I do believe for some viewers this is actually news, because the “news media” they consume won’t talk about that.

So, well, and then there is the Jo of it all. OMG where do I even start? Now, first off, Levi and Jo living together is still hilarious and thanks so much for getting two scenes at the loft. Especially that first one with Levi pretty much pushing her out of bed. Now, I do want Levi to talk to his mom, I desperately need to know how things are. I’m sure the pandemic has shed some new light on what’s important. Second I’m also glad Levi is with Jo, so she is not alone, which makes it harder for her to fall into really bad habits and down that depression hole.

I kinda freaked out seeing Val again and was sure she’s gonna die (might still happen aaaaah). They have a tendency to kill the nice ladies. Still haven’t forgiven Grey’s for killing CeCe. So it was cool that the surgery was a success and wow, did I love when Jo sent Levi out to just listen to Val and connect. And then the baby delivery happened and....... what is going on? Jo even just casually thinking about switching specialties? TO OB?????????? WHAT?????? Dear writers, you dropped the ball on her entire medical journey so often, giving her a bonkers fellowship, having her residency take way too long and shoving her into general, because oops no mentor or anything. And now you give me this? Please, so this is how I would accept this as a set-up for an actual carthartic moment:

Let Jo stalk Carina, play out this thought “what if this thing that made me happy for a day is the thing I am supposed to do longer”. And then let her have joyous moments, but also something complicated, and finally a very distressed woman in labor. And Jo feels for the woman, is compassionate and all and when the baby is there, the woman struggles to connect. And this joyous second is withheld from Jo. And boom, full circle, this woman feels like shit for not loving that baby instantly, for the feeling of resentment and being out of her mind. And finally Jo can forvige Vicki. And that’s the end of that particular journey.

I mean we all pretend that we have forgotten that time Jo stole a baby, right? Because that was the S16 hiatus and there was a storyline set in motion that blew up with Justin leaving like that. And we have had Jo interacting with babies and new moms so often over the course of the show. While also staiting that Jo’s self-worth is tied to being in an OR, which is also her safe space. So this whole thing...

Sometimes it’s easy to forget that Addison was the attending OB/GYN once upon a time. (”I’m being stalked by pregnant women!” “You are an obstetrician.”) She was also a fetal surgeon, which was what Arizona eventually became. So it’s not like when Meredith wore pink scrubs for a few weeks and got made fun of. There could be a long interesting road that eventually does include  surgeries. But it’s just so....... dumb. In a way. Especially with Jo having so many issues. And the writers - who give out pregnancies and babies like halloween candy - constantly skipping a potential Jolex-as-parents-storyline.... which kinda bites them in the ass now. ugh F R U S T R A T I O N......... I could write a five page essay just about Jo so far this season, I’m sorry. (Also if I ever have to see Jo in pink scrubs, a part of my brain will explode thinking back to Jason for sure.............)

Oh, and then there was Ben Warren. Just existing. Being a good man. Thanks. :3

[chuyenvienmatrixfield]

IN 1979 CHINESE COMMUNISTS ATTACK VIETNAM TO START BORDER WAR BETWEEN CHINESE COMMUNISTS AND VIETNAMESE COMMUNISTS FOR 1988-1979= 9 YEARS WAR. 9 YEARS WAR OF BORDER CHINESE COMMUNISTS HAVE INTRODUCE NEW CONCEPT OF ARTILERRY WITH VERY SENSITIVE RADAR SYSTEM  TO STRIKE AND TO DESTROY ENEMY ARTILERRIES. IN THIS ARTICLE THE AUTHOR INTRODUCE C47 GUNSHIP HAS BEEN USED IN VIETNAM WAR AFTER I READ THIS ARTICLE I MAKE SOME COMPARISIONS BETWEEN THE 2 SYSTEMS: ARTILEERY + RADAR                                                                                             GUNSHIP C47 1) ALL WEATHER -------------------------------------------------------GOOD WEATHER ONLY 2)FASTER RESPONSE--------------------------------------------------SLOWER RESPONSE 3) LESS EXPENSIVE-----------------------------------------------MORE EXPENSIVE 4)MORE ACCURACY-----------------------------------------------LESS ACCURACY 5) LESS FIRE POWER--------------------------------------------MORE FIRE POWER IF WITH BOMBS 6)LESS DISTANCE---------------------------------------------- COVER MORE DISTANCES THERE ARE ANOTHER GUNSHIP THE AUTHOR DID NOT MENTION IN HIS ARTICLE C130 HOA LONG WITH 3 OR 4 105 MM CANNONS ON ONE SIDE OF C130 CONTROLED BY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, besides, DRONES ARE AS NEW WEAPON IN WAR RELATED TO ARTILERRY  SUPPORT IN WAR MAY BE BETTER THAN  CHINESE COMMUNISTS ARTILARRY STRIKE WITH RADAR NGUYEN PHU TRONG VA VIETNAM POLITICS: LATELY THERE ARE RUMORS ABOUT NGUYEN PHU TRONG HAS BEEN STROKE IN KIENGIANG PROVINCE VIETNAM OR DOT QUY IN VIETNAMESE OR XUAT HUYET MACH MAU NAO DUE TO 103 DEGREE IN KIEN GIANG VAO NGAY 4/14/2019 AT DAY MR TRONG VISIT KIEN GIANG!!!!!THEN THEY FLEW HIM TO CHO RAY HOSPITAL IN HO CHI MINH CITY ( FORMER SAIGON CITYBEFORE 1975), THEN THEY FLEW HIM TO 108 HOSPITAL IN HANOI CAPITAL ON 4/16/2019, IT IS AS FIRST RUMOR ABOUT NGUYEN PHU TRONG SITUATION SECOND RUMOR IS NGUYEN PHU TRONG HAS BEEN ASSASINATED BY NGUYEN TAN DUNG DUE TO NGUYEN PHU TRONG AGAINST CORRUPTION PLAN INVOLVED NGUYEN TAN DUNG DAUGHTER NGUYEN THI PHUONG WHO STEAL 7000,000,000,000 VN DONG RELATED TO MOBILE PHONE DEAL IT IS ABOUT 280,000,000 USD, IT IS AS REASON WHY NGUYEN PHU TRONG PRESENT AND VISIT KIEN GIANG PROVINCE TO SEE NGUYEN TAN DUNG FORMER PM TO TAKE CARE CORRUPTION BY DUNG FAMILY.THE RUMOR SAID DUNG HAS MADE HIS MOVE FIRST WITH VX GAS OR THE MOST POISIONOUS MUSHROOM or FUNGUS THRU TRONG MASK THIRD RUMOR IS NGUYEN PHU TRONG HAS BEEN 75 YEARS OLD, HIS AGING HAS CAUGHT HIM OFF GUARD WITH HOT SEASON IN KIEN GIANG PROVINCE UP TO 104 DEGREE FARENHEIGHT!!!!!!! THE THIRD RUMOR IS XI JINPING MADE HIS MOVE ON NGUYEN PHU TRONG, BECAUSE TRONG PLANED TO SEE TRUMP IN MAY 2019, XI JINPING AND CHINESE COMMUNISTS HAVE NOT HAPPY TO SEE TRONG CLOSE TO TRUMP OR AMERICAN OR CAPITALISM THE LAST RUMOR IS NGUYEN PHU TRONG HAS USED SICKNESS TO HAVE GOOD REASON TO REFUSE THE INVITATION FROM XI JINPING IN 4/24/2019 ABOUT ONE BELT ONE ROAD, NGUYEN PHU TRONG MESSAGE STRAIGHT TO XI TRONG DID NOT BELIVE XI PROMISE IN GOOD TALK BUT COMPLETELY MISTREAT IN EASTERN SEA!!!!! TALK ONE WAY AND ACT OPOSITE TO TALK SUCH MEETING IN BEIJING BETWEEN VIETNAMESE COMMUNISTS AND CHINESE COMMUNISTS BECAME FOOL CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN THEM, AND MOST THE TIME VIETNAM HAS TO LOSE MORE  TO CHINESE COMMUNISTS IN EASTERN SEA!!!!!! SOME TIME RELATED TO OIL, SOMETIME RELATED TO MISSILES, SOMETIME RELATED TO SOMETHNGS ABOUT SHIPS.......... NGUYEN PHU TRONG SUPPOSED TO SEE XI IN 4/24/2019, THEN NGUYEN PHU TRONG SUPPOSED TO SEE TRUMP IN MAY 2019. THIS TIME TRONG SET STRAIGHT TO XI I AM TIRED TO HEAR YOUR FOOL AND LIE IF YOU CANNOT DO BETTR, THEN TRONG WILL CHOOSE TRUMP AS ALLIANCE HE CAN DEPEND ON WITHOUT TRUST AND FORGET ABOUT CHINESE COMMUNISTS BETRAY DECEIT AND FOOL IN THE LAST 2019-1979= 40 YEARS finally, vietnamese communists are still consciousness to be waken up by themdelves; otherwise, they will be destroyed by chinese communists, the sooner vietnamese communists wake up chinese communists have no choice, BUT to treat Vietnam as equal partner and as nhu la mot mguoi ban duong chien luoc(HOPEFULLYCHINESE COMMUNISTS WILL TREAT VIETNAM BETTER WITH MORE RESPECT AND EQUAL PARTNER OR NEIGHBOR TO SURVIVE TOGETHER IN LONG RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)HOPEFULLY CHINESE COMMUNISTS ARE NOT ACTING AS FOOL OF THE LAST COMMUNISTS ON EARTH vietnamese communists policy about secrecy to health problems of leaders is completely fool, because something happen to leaders, people did not know, then people cannot help, then few Vietnamese communists heads are not better 90 million heads of vietnamese; besides, there are lost medicines in herbal medicines that Vietnamese have developed for thousand of years, somewhere sombody might offer kinds of miracle medicines to help, then secrecy will lead to vietnamese communists missed their chances to survive; for example, the case of Nguyen Phu Trong. secrecy made Vietnamese communists missed the infiltrations, then foreign policy might be in trouble, because people did not trust to go to Vietnam for meeting or business or diplomacy, somebody can say something or signal something to make political mess in Vietnam. basically Vietnamese communists cannot run the system out of secrecies and rumors! fool! and very fool!!!!!!! it is as reason in many reason to lead to the collapse of Former Soviet Union, at here I wondered "will Putin commit same mistakes as Former Soviet Union???" the anwser is YES so far, because he might get 200 billionUSD, unfortunately there is not much in Russian freezers and his comrade freezers, he fail Russian in Syria, he fails Russian in deal with China, he fail Russian in deal with Euro etc, etc, etc Tran Dai Quang, Nguyen Ba Thanh, Vo Van Kiet, Vo Van Thuong, Dinh The Huynh, Nguyen Phu Trong reminded me the case of former soviet union from Leornid Brejenev, Emmanuel Chenenkio, Yukov, then next is Gorbachev, he changed everything for better to bring down Former Soviet Union for better world, amazingly Gorbachev survived until now with better World without Former Soviet Union. it seems Vietnamese communists are experiencing same events as Former Soviet Union in decade 1990's. Vietnamese communists experience differencesfrom Soviet Union, but same with Chinese communists betray VC along with Capitalism; Unfortunately, master spy KGB Putin cannot learn from the lesson of Soviet Union to do better job to deal with Chinese communists embed capitalism to betray Soviet Union, and now they might make him as another victim in Big Time and Putin cannot stop them!!!!!!!! As I said before, I would say again, Putin is as Spy Master, but he is lousy as military planners and lousy as political leader or even lousy as economical settler   Again, troi thi khong hai nguoi, nguoi hai nguoi thi van co duong chong do! minh hai minh thi khong co loi thoat!!!!!!!! international community better stop the way communists have changed their leaders by poisonous policy still remain after the fall of former soviet union for the last 2019-1992=27 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! VIETNAMESE COMMUNISTS ARE SO HURRY TO BECOME RED CAPITALISTS THEY SHOULD KNOW THEY MIGHT HAVE 10 TIMES THEY HAVE TODAY WITH GOOD POLICIES AND ECONOMY FOR VIETNAM to become a better country in the world; unfortunately, Vietnamese communists have not that good thinking and narrow mind with hate to south Vietnam and American, and too much resentment toward South Vietnam or VNCH , before I am writing these words I thought there are still chances for Vietnamese communists Hoa Hop Hoa giai, then with the observation lately, I now might say there is no chance for HOA HOP HOA GIAI; however, to keep hope for Vietnam I would not want to say NO CHANCE, BECAUSE THERE ARE STILL GOOD VIETNAMES IN VIETNAM WHO CAN MAKE THING HAPPEN AND DIFFERENCE

[pokemonruby]

IF 1-7!!!! for jevon or apollo!

i’ll do these for jevon, then! :o 

1. If they existed in another decade, what would they wear? (Asker can choose what decade) (Bonus points if you draw them!)

well, let’s use the victorian era as an example! jevon would likely wear a vest with a cravat tucked at that top, with trousers and a pair of loafers or boots. his hair would be styled differently, as well. he’d keep it slicked back, and probably wear a plain mask over the scarred side of his face. i would draw this… if i had talent, but hopefully you can picture it in your head ! 

2. If they were in a RPG, what would be their class?

definitely a cleric, since he gives me lucius vibes! :o also because jevon isn’t necessarily skilled in combat, and would be tasked with healing as such. however, he’d also wield powerful divine magic and undoubtedly catch his enemies off guard. 

3. If they received a large amount of money no strings attached, what would they use it for?

jevon wouldn’t spend a dime for himself, i can assure you. he’d either donate it, or arrange something spectacular for his friends… he is quite modest, after all. if he were to hypothetically use it for his own leisure, then… jevon would purchase a lot of expensive sweets, like truffles and macaroons. 

4. If they competed on a competitive TV show, how would they approach to winning? (the “mean” one, the one who makes friends, the one who’s there for fun)

jevon wouldn’t compete in somethng like that to begin with… but if he was held at gunpoint per se, then he’d probably be the one to make friends and focus on helping them instead of himself. he really is selfless, to be honest.

5. If they could change one thing about their past, what would it be?

well… if possible, he’d prevent the fire that ultimately scarred the left side of his face. however, it wouldn’t be for jevon’s sake– rather, for the other people who were traumatized in that incident. it did transpire within the castle grounds, after all. innocent people all perished, while his dearest roxxy, but a young prince at the time… was remarkably unscathed, but not inside. at the same time, jevon would expose his father for the atrocities he’s committed behind closed doors… but unfortunately, the past can’t be changed… and futures will inevitably be taken by that sick man.

6. If you met them, what would they do?

he’d be polite, first and foremost. jevon would obviously have a vague idea as to who i was, and offer to spend time together… perhaps, even invite me to one of his private performances. i could see him assuming the role of an overprotective brother immediately, in regards to my own situation… god i wish he were real.

7. If your character exists in another series’ world, what would they be doing/look like?

i’m not exactly sure how to answer this, unless it’s referring to another story of mine? if jevon were apart of lost paradise’s world, i could see him being an ordinary citizen who plays occassionally at taverns and… politely greets leo and his friends whenever they stop by for a few rounds. to be honest, i think his life would be better in this kind of world; he wouldn’t be as burdened, albeit a tad lonelier in retrospect.