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snakeoilpictures · 1 year
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My 2 cents of Satanism after being a Satanist for half a day:
I already know this is going to piss probably ever Satanist off and honestly, I don't care. After doing research in several Satanist groups, because at first, I believed I was a Satanist, I have come to the conclusion Satanists are just looking for excuses to be dickheads and put a belief sticker ontop of it so they can get away with it.
It's been almost 7 years now that I have followed a path of both researching the lore of Satan and Lucifer, Hell, demonolgy, etc, and have fallen absolutely in love with it. I grew up Catholic, and how I got by during sunday mass when I was but 10 years old all the way up to 18, I read the book of Revelation.
It was the best part in the Bible. I mean, come on. Horsemen. Dragons. Lucifer. The end of days. Sure, of course, it's the Bible, it's going to get preachy, but the lore of it was so inspiring and cool that I ended up writing a full novel based on the book of Revelation.
It had taken years and an even more immense amount of research to do. I fell in love with the belief of the devil and the belief of demons and the study of demonology and the concept of free will.
Thus, I was naïve when I considered myself a Satanist, but it was only half a day before I ended up actually looking into Satanist groups.
I had found one and I thought I would be welcomed amongst similar people with the same beliefs.
Boy, was I wrong and it's the most ironic thing I have ever seen outside of Christians who preach love for thy brother while ostracizing entire groups of people.
I have never felt more unwelcome in my life. And I preached for Satan in theology class in front of my school's priest back in high school! If that tells you anything.
Not only was I accused of mocking the Satanist belief, I was told I was dabbling in fairytales and that I needed to grow up, do proper research into the Church of Satan and it's laws, and to stop insulting them and their religion and to find the door and hope it hits me on my way out. This was by over a dozen people, and even more who agreed with them via comment karma. Granted, it's reddit. People are dicks on reddit.
Then I went as far as researching the laws of Satanism. I can get behind some of them, but a lot of them excuse aggression and promote violence in the face (and this is the word actually used) of "annoyance".
After researching further and dealing with various people hissing at my back, only one of the Satanists were helpful and suggested that instead, I was Luciferian. I had heard of this before, but I never knew the difference. I wouldn't say that stranger was kind, nor welcoming, more so along the lines of, "Go next door, we don't want you here."
Before I left the group, and before I stopped my quest in researching Satanism on various social media sites, I found that it is one of the most toxic, most "closed cultured" open culture belief I have ever seen. I don't know how they haven't eaten each other by now. They preach free will but will lynch you for your opinion. Oh, I'm sorry. One of the laws is "Don't give your opinion unless asked", yet everyone feels the need to berate you for not being a real Satanist. Also, according to Satanists, they do not actually believe in a Satan or Baphomet.
Which, I also found ironic, considering Baphomet is the symbol of their religion. Anti-cosmic Satanism and Satanism are the same things. Satanists do not believe in any form of being that exists outside of this plane of existence, yet Baphomet is revered by many, and many others who claim to be Satanists. But for them, it's all aesthetic. Symbols don't mean anything. Figure mean nothing but fairytales. It's poser behavior in it's most ironic form. It's like wearing a Target tee shirt of Nirvana and not even knowing who sings "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
Again, before I had left, I found so many people who were complaining about the community, some that were hurt because they were treated as outcasts (ironic, eh?) or because they do believe in Baphomet and Satan.
Satanism is becoming a mockery of itself in acting like a closed culture, when it's not. Basically, the majority of Satanists use the Church of Satan laws to just have an excuse to be an asshole.
It's a belief that excuses someone of responsibility and attempts to be a decent person.
I have found my home in being Luciferian, a far less strict belief that preaches for transformation of oneself to bring the light into your own life and to become the best person one can be, under the guidance of Lucifer and all he represents - free will. Free will that can exist with consequence.
You can't take the darkness out of a dark room.
But you can add light.
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winterarmyy · 1 year
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Hi – sorry to barge into your lovely little space here like this.
Am a new follower – I absolutely adore your fics. They ways you describe our grumpy super soldier is just. . . 😩🤌🥺🥹
You brought me back into the fandom – WITH FULL FORCE I hate love you for making simp for Bucky again – smh
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And. . . I can't help but notice you had a little red skull gremlin in your inbox that has me fuming enough to grab a few things called the space stones and snap them away into the oblivion – sorry. . . Not sorry 🤷🏼‍♀️
As someone you reads your works and support you fully, am very much offended that someone would write that to you – LIKE EXCUSE ME A SECOND – ARE WE ACTUALLY TALKING THE SAME LOVELY TALENTED BEAUTIFUL soldat simping YINN HERE ? ! !
I TRULY ADORE YOUR WORKS AND I TRULY TRULY HOPE YOU WLL NOT LISTEN TO THEM AND BRING YOURSELF DOWN BECAUSE YOU'RE REGARDESS OF YOUR RACE, RELIGION AND NAME ! ! ! YOU'RE A GIFTED WRITER WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE AND I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT – THANK YOU
I just wanted to say that. . .anyways for ranting in your inbox. . .bye, love ya lots hun 💝💝
- Tara 🤗🥰
OH. MY. GOD??!
No,, please barge in all you want, Tara. Because it is so lovely to have you here. Thank you for following my blog! It might not be much but I hope you enjoy your time here 🧎🏻‍♀️🤍
AND STOPPPPP I DUNNO WHAT TO SAY??? Like I appreciate that you love my fics and the way I wrote Bucky. I get insecure about it sometimes because I've read so many amazing authors writing bucky, and how perfect all of them were. I doubt the way i wrote him because i feel like there's something lacking. So thank you for loving him and his imperfections! 🥺💞
addiction?? To my fic?? Please that's so sweet?! Like now I wonder which ones are your fav fic and why 👀
Ahh, sure that little nony slipped through my inbox to insult me. Yeah, I hope I doesn't happend again. Because that was totally uncalled for. But, I'd like to think that I handled it quite well though 😗😚
Thank you so much for your kind words! And this response might not have the same chaotic and fun energy as yours, but trust me when I saw you made me smile and blush so much you have no idea!!! 🥺😭 I hope you continue to love my work (which btw I just uploaded a new fic for And You're Mine AU. Find it in my masterlist or here)
Please come by and rant all you want tbh. I get giddy reading what my readers thinks of the fics that I wrote. It helps me go through the day! 🥰
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neonwizardheehee · 4 years
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personal rant & brain dump bc I’m listening to bigbang and feel emo:
so i have a few topics that are circling my mind thus this will get messy (as usual hahaha)
- music as I said I’m listening to bb and the way I wanna cry??? mainly bc i miss my sis talking about them and being all happy and proud.. and just her in general v.v I feel like i overdid her with kpop and that doesn’t feel good. i was supposed to be the baby but i got too invested and now i am so damn invested i scare her :((( it makes me so sad :( but idk how to stop.(current mood & playing: let’s not fall in love) 
 - romance the new girls i met here are so different from the friends i have bc they are extroverts. i never had extroverts as friends before so i feel blessed now. we only met recently but they already were so open to me about things no one ever told me. like 3/4 girls i met talked to me about their first time and BOI i was so glad that we casually talked about it bc my other friends wouldn’t do that in a million years bc they are too shy. it really felt good. also no one judged me which was very reassuring. albeit me feeling a bit dumb bc i couldn’t really add to the convo but apparently I get better at listening ig? also that made me think that sex and dating shouldn’t be such an “important” topic as it is with my friends before. one friend sees it as an achievement to have a s/o but doesn’t talk about it or either brags (kskssk giiirl that’s so funny yet annoying XD yes u can be proud of your boi and brag bc i’m here for that bc i’m just so happy for you but ... not at random moments XDD). this made me realize how ppl refer to their s/o when talking to others. bc my friends who are very chill with their relationship always say their name while said friend (and ofc some others where having a relationship is important) always say “my bf/gf” or “ex” when that specific info is not relevant to the story they are telling XD
anyways it also made me realize how BAD i am with talking about my own feelings and wishes. since talking about my worries feels like complaining and i am good at that - but it feels random and uninteresting for anyone to hear i think to myself (it prob isnt). i feel so smol when asked about that topic and all i wanna answer is “???”. even if there is no pressure. idk why I’m like this and it makes me feel sorry for the people around me :( I’m so confused and idk what the question is. i can do better with writing but idk why but i wanna find out one day hahah. maybe i should just ask my new friends for advice since they are not judging me and i trust them and want to learn to be better with that. altho there’s this thought that I’m uncapable of love which frightens me a lot. I know i’m okay without it and i don’t mind but i feel so sorry for the people who like me? it also might be natural and I’m just stressing myself over nothing so idk what to ask and do -since you can’t force love right? i mean i don’t really believe in love at first sight i guess but rather spending time with that person and liking them a lot. so id why I’m pressuring myself so much with this :( maybe i am just too scared? or maybe i am anticipating too much? it all could be possible bc for everyone love is different and every relationship is different. so it’s mostly me feeling sorry for not giving back as much as i should and could :( - that’s also the reason why I’m so pro polyamorus relationships bc I know I’m not enough and idk how and if i want to fix that bc idk the rules bc there are none hahhaha - but also that makes me feel good bc i know i’m not responsible for someone’s happiness. i am too egoistical and these thoughts work as a self-protecting mechanism I KNOW that’s why i do this. so i’m not stressing myself even more. i just feel so unfairly precious when someone genuinely praises me when we’re just two ppl and no one else :( might be bc i don’t understand that feeling yet. i def want to know that but also i’m scared that it’d take me down a road where i loose myself (for some foolish reason idk why). so in the end ig I keep trying and get used to that (i already made loads of progress this year so ig i shouldn’t feel like I’m being too slow)
- studying okay so next topic is also just me feeling like i do too few. this week went quite okay and i managed to study on out study server everyday (ofc i had my bad days but i still at least smth). well yesterday i hastily did some vocab and then teh whole day i spend with friends & kpop... like LITERALLY until the night. a friend of mine was proud of me for taking a break (me too yesterday) but today i don’t feel good about that :( i missed so much. i’m scared it’ll kick me out of my study routine (since it was so hard to get my ass down to study itself!). i really want to be the person who’s studying every day and feel good about that. so since i have another thing planned today i don’t think i’ll get much done today as well :(((( i just wanna be a wise guy who knows a lot T.T i already made progress i know but... i want more.. i really wanna do well here and not be stuck behind like i was for the past 6 years :( i wanna have ambition again and not just pass... i kind of hope i can manage to study at nights on days like this but also i need my sleep so i stil have to find a solution for that. bc even tho i regret not studying as much i don’t regret hanging out with people. that’s smth i missed out in my first semester and so important in times like this were I’m stuck on my own. 
- religion so i have one christian friend here and yesterday we talked about church services and stuff like that and it was cool learning how it’s with her bc she goes to a very modern church (instead of me going to a traditional one 4 times a year). Suddenly i got sad tho and felt like crying :( even tho she was just stating her opinion i felt attacked and wanted to cry. after some thinking i think it’s just the way we are used to talking about religion bc we both grew up in an area where religion is looked down onto. for me .. i turned to myself and made up my own thoughts and beliefs bc i am too scared to talk and ask someone about it bc of all the accusations around me. religion was not smth to be discussed and only smth for yourself and maybe your family for me. the girl had to fight her way through all the “churches are old and fucked up and scary” things and since she goes to a modern one has good reasoning against them - that’s perfectly understandable and I’m so proud of her for speaking up like that. but like... it hit me on thw wrong side bc i am used to these old traditions and kind of like them even :( so it felt like she was insulting me. even tho she wasn’t.  i just dont know how to talk about religion and how to practice reading the bible or praying and hearing her talk about how she does all these things.. makes me feel invalid :( it’s like the only thing that i have is that i was raised a christian. but y’know for me it was okay since i learned in school not to practice or show my religion.. so idk how to do it... and i feel baby and sad if i have to ask her for some reason. i tried to look up this on the internet but ofc everyone is even more crazily involved there and it scares me SO much. so i unfollowed everyone hahah. i also have this one podcast but i still feel bad bc i’m not able to really read the bible on my own ig :( these days I’m just blaming it on the translation that i have but deep down i know it’s me who’s not able to ask questions at the text. maybe i should try to talk to someone... my sis who’s also in the same situation as me... or said girl to take me along and feel like a complete newbie and a little bit like an outcast bc religion for me is so different than to her.
- christmas i really enjoy the christmas spirit but i also already wanna cry if i think about gifts. i hate that i have so many people i love and will prob get smth from them so i have to make smth in return. i am overwhelmed and scared already. i didn’t even make a list yet T.T feels like i should block time to figure out gifts in my schedule bc I’m just putting it off more and more :( and also i already feel sorry for everyone bc they will get shitty gifts bc I’m so bad at this :(
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hogsteeth-archive · 6 years
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alright then i answered one of them oc questions things for both versions of ira bc like. why wouldnt i. first answer is 1976 58y/o rhodesian ira, second answer is 201x 16y/o houstonian ira. i just wanted to figure out how different they really are. questions from here. if readmores still dont work on mobile im sorry lmao
what are some things they have strong opinions about?
he has sort of a cioranian attitude to the value of life, like, hes one of them “theres always reason to kill a man, theres no way to justify his living” types. he doesnt believe in nationalism per se but he does believe in war, hes literally a mercenary, and hed probably get along just fine with someone like mike hoare, but hes not one for unnecessary cruelty. hes kind to who he considers innocent. if he was alive today i can see him getting grouped w/ like, anti-natalists, right-wing “primitivists,” people who browse /fo/, people who think theyll thrive in the post-apocalypse even though they cant even spin yarn, people who dont understand fallout, you know, those types, but i like to think his attitude wrt civ is closer to perlmans or, well, mine. its a good thing he doesnt live in internet times. he thinks technology makes people complacent and weak and hes fallen into the trap of the “noble savage” myth; sign of the times. he could just as easily live off the grid in like, alberta, but he chose to stay in southern africa bc of his colonial attitudes & fetishization of the “less developed.” (sidenote, if youre like, new here n reading this for some reason, yea i write like really really bad characters were talking irredeemably evil here, just like, know that im aware of that.) also he detests hippies for both bad and good reasons ⸻ not much, really, hes an opportunist, a hedonist, hes selfish, goes w/ the flow. he thinks denying yourself pleasure for no reason is microfascism — not in those words — and while he doesnt think that selfishness leads to a bettering of overall society, hes no randian, he feels justified in what he does. hes uh, a mercenary in spirit and ive always intended to have him join the marines n later work for a pmc but were nowhere near there yet
what traits do they like in other people? what traits do they not like?
he likes people (men, that is) that are exactly like him. he likes Narrator bc hes just as quiet, as patient, as stubborn, as antisocial (using that the right way here, i like, know about psychology), as violent, as old-timey-ly masculine as he is. he can tolerate clade (his former accountant) bc she keeps to herself and shes loyal to a fault, but he doesnt go out of his way to like, actually talk to her. he likes will bc he reminds him of what he was like as a child living with his matabele mother. ⸻ he hates everything he perceives as weakness, but hes not all that open about that, i think hes not even 100% aware thats what it is. he needs to be talked back to. he lacks compassion, doesnt know how to deal w/ anyone whos less resilient and abrasive than himself.
do they have a significant other? if so, who?
i mean, theres Narrator — thats kinda what this whole thing is about. but theyll never think of each other that way. its complicated. theyre uh… closer to being marlow and kurtz than to being boyfriends. idk how to explain it. its bad. ⸻ hes fake-dating millah for appearances and secretly seeing jack, im not sure about the details either so im not getting into that, but hes eventually gonna meet will; ive written their first encounter like ten different ways and i still dont really know what i wanna do w/ them........ also Complicated
whats their friend group like? what role do they play (leader, mom friend, etc.)?
he lives in a hut he built w/ his bare hands on the edge of the kalahari. his friends are one horse and one vaalboskat. ⸻ he uses his friends but they use him too. hes reasonably popular bc hes athletic n wealthy, but i think the only one of his friends who really truly sees thru his act is millah, and bc he doesnt take her seriously as a threat, she has more control over him than he realizes.
do they care about their physical appearance? whats their routine like?
nah ⸻ not really. he showers too often and his hairs kinda dry but other than that hes like. Normal. idk i dont care about these things
do they have any physical or mental disabilities?
i dont think so ⸻ he has adhd
what would they die for? kill for?
oh hes not picky. he joined the military at 17, hes made peace w/ the prospect of dying. hes been more uncomfortable w/ the thought of growing old, actually. and again, hes literally a mercenary. not a big deal to him. ⸻ i dont think hes selfless enough to die for anyone. hed kill to protect the people he cares about, but thats more just bc hes possessive. im sure thats gonna come up eventually. i cant really write shit w/o weaving murder in somewhere.
do they have any magical powers or abilities? if its a realistic world, what religion do they follow?
absolutely the fuck not i hate magic. hes not religious, actually feels a little intimidated by religion. in one version of his story he spends his 50s on east nusa tenggara where he doesnt live far from a church, and he makes peace w/ the concept of god thanks to the influence of catholic-raised Narrator, but i doubt hell ever actually step foot into a church, or temple, or mosque, or what-have-you. hes internalized some things during his upbringing though that he doesnt classify as religious. little superstitions. he likes to keep objects that may be used for divination around his house, but he never touches them. ⸻ not religious, but if he had to pick, like to pretend, hed say baptist.
do they celebrate any holidays? how do they celebrate?
nah ⸻ like, the regular american ones. hell welcome any excuse to drink and to socialize, and id say his favorite holiday is the 4th of july, really just bc he likes warm weather and theres not a lot else you can celebrate in the middle of summer. hes not attached to the significance of any holidays. hes not crazy about christmas but he likes his family well enough and hell go along w/ it all, just to have sth to do. hes not good w/ time off.
if they were the protagonist in any book series, what series would they choose? alternatively: what would be their favorite book?
he doesnt really read but hed feel right at home inside heart of darkness or maybe the thin red line. or maybe sth by mccarthy ⸻ hes 16 he hasnt read jack shit. i wanna say deleuze would probably resonate w/ him bc hes a total self-insert but i really dont know. i try to keep the intertextuality way low bc i hate that shit in most fiction, so like, i try not to think too much about other books here
do they have any vices?
uh he drinks and he occasionally smokes opium but compared to most of my characters hes pretty okay wrt that ⸻ yea like… all of them. already said hes a hedonist make of that what u will
do they play any instruments?
nope ⸻ violin but he hasnt been practicing a lot lately
what would their favorite ride at an amusement park be?
hes never been to one ⸻ i feel like hed be into sth really lame… like you know that video by jenny nicholson, top ten lame things to do at disney world? sth like that. like hed go just to get a specific food item or to admire the infrastructure
what animal would they say best represents them?
hyena 100%. the spotted kind. id say tortoise also but hed find that insulting ⸻ id say hyena but hed be reluctant to answer that bc hes a Youth and he knows what a furry is
how do they act when theyre drunk?
vulnerable. little more talkative. he talks to himself (or the cat, rather) sometimes ⸻ more abrasive/tactless/impulsive. he talks w/ his whole body and feels like moving/running bc, again, self-insert
which era of history would they most like to live in?
the old west, like early to mid-19th century, maybe late 18th. that or like the really olden days, like mid-paleolithic ⸻ idk maybe like ten or twenty years earlier. i think he fits the 21st century pretty well. hes a curious person though and if he had a time machine hed go Everywhere at least once
whats their favorite food?
ah thats. complicated actually i have a whole list of foods that remind me of Narrator but ive never gotten around to making one for ira. hm. he likes poultry, like ostrich. white fish. dry/salty foods. sour fruit. breadfruit. fatty dark meats, blood sausage. hes not picky though, hell live on pap and water if he has to. ⸻ i genuinely dont know. im not used to the contemporary western setting yet like… pop tarts exist in the same world as he does and im not comfortable w/ that yet. like, branded food articles wrapped in plastic. thats so weird to me. i guess he likes (american) pizza w/ greens on it, like spinach? and seafood. sour candies, maybe, i dont think he has much of a sweet tooth. he puts salt n butter on potatoes and cottage cheese on pancakes.
what songs remind you of them?
conveniently theres a whole playlist rite here
whats their favorite season and why?
dry season. he doesnt like cloudy/foggy weather bc it makes him feel trapped when he cant see as far. ⸻ summer. i honest to god think people liking cold weather is a conspiracy like im not sure thats even biologically possible. like summer is the obvious answer here
which d&d class would they play as?
nah we dont do nerd shit round these parts
whats their favorite expletive?
he like, barely talks ⸻ nothin weird thats for sure, we campaign for simple straight-forward language in this house. having a Favorite is inherently at odds w/ that. bad question
whats their favorite candle scent?
no scented candles in the desert ⸻ sth fruity but not sweet, like mixed berries, sth red or purple
how do they feel about death?
he doesnt ⸻ hed feel cheated by life if he died young. he has a lot to see and do and itd like, bum him out not to get to do that but hes not afraid of death
do they collect anything? whats their most prized possession?
he lives pretty austerely but he does keep little rocks and gems and bones and pieces of wood n such. also coins from all the countries hes been to bc hes a simple old man. i wanna say his most prized possession is his hogs tooth bc he does value the marines a lot still. its where he first met Narrator :-) ⸻ he really appreciates gifts people give him, things that remind him of people. jack carved him an eagle once
do they play any sports?
no ⸻ nothing too organized. i dont think hes on any school teams bc idk if he has the time but that might change. he does run/hunt/fish/shoot
what one place do they really want to visit and why?
he likes deserts, wide open spaces. hes been to the kalahari n namib but not the gobi/sahara/simpson etc, so, those. no ice deserts though those scare him ⸻ polynesia/southeast asia, just tropical places in general. bc theyre nice what do you want me to tell you. tropics good
what languages do they speak?
northern ndebele, afrikaans, english (w/ various influences), some vietnamese ⸻ english, some cajun french, some spanish
what are some items they always carry? what weapon do they favor using if they exist in a world where weapons are necessary?
hes got his fal obviously and he does always carry a knife, just to be safe. more out of habit than actual necessity (not to imply rural areas were safe in the late 70s, but he lives in the literal wilderness, hes not much of a target. stays away from roads and all that.) ⸻ man hes really not as classy as i want him to be :/ he probably has like, a glock 17 w/ ten thousand pointless modifications n some uglyass stipling pattern. hes a little bit paranoid + irresponsible n carries all kinds of shit he doesnt need, mostly way too much cash
which emoji would they use the most?
no ⸻ he doesnt have a phone, hell maybe use a burner if he has to. this is an anti-phone household
what fantasy race would they be? if they already are one, pick a different one.
absolutely not
do they want to start a family? if they already have one, describe it.
no ⸻ no
what stereotypical high school clique would they fit into?
hed swing between the jrotc kids n the stoners honestly, but still mostly keep to himself ⸻ hes like, too much of a jock for the Delinquents, too much of a Delinquent for the jocks. hes really only popular bc hes rich-ish n blessed w/ good looks, and by association w/ millah
whats one thing that they dont need do they waste the most money on?
he doesnt ⸻ everything. hes really wasteful. he buys more food than he can eat, clothes he never wears, etc etc, hes terrible
what kind of shoes do they wear?
combat boots or just traditional sandals. the terrain around his house is mostly grass and flat boulders so he goes barefoot a lot ⸻ regular tennis shoes, nothin too fashionable bc he cant be bothered to keep up w/ trends, but usually clean n new. hiking boots when hes not w/ his regular friend group
do they believe in ghosts, aliens, and the occult in general?
really dont like how aliens are always grouped in w/ esoteric shit bc like, thats like asking if you believe in atoms honestly. no shit “aliens” exist thats like not up for debate. both iræ would agree w/ me here. 70s ira doesnt believe in like, Ghosts per se, but he has some vague concept of spirits that he got from his mother. he sees/feels them when hes half asleep. ⸻ 2010s ira doesnt believe in jack shit
which deadly sin do they most correspond to? which heavenly virtue?
nooo cardinal sins dont work that way theyre not hogwarts houses. its so much more complicated than that thats impossible
if you had to choose one tarot card to represent them, what would it be?
hmmm four of swords? knight of coins? eight of cups? this is hard ⸻ seven of swords? nine of cups? the devil? i dont know
what do they consider to be their best quality? what actually is their best quality?
his strength, which is really just his callousness and lack of convictions. and uh. i guess his independence ⸻ same here for the first part. and. maybe his loyalty? i dont consider loyalty a good thing personally idk
what do they consider to be their worst quality? what actually is their worst quality?
his lack of social skills maybe? he doesnt need them too often of course but like, the first time Narrator showed up at his doorstep he was genuinely nervous and that did fill him w/ some semblance of shame and in his eyes he should be good at everything, so like. that. really its his lack of conviction and his timidness/avoidance of the world ⸻ his dependence on others/lack of discipline. really its his lack of compassion, like, obviously
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frankensteindotpdf · 7 years
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All of them
FUCK I KNEW YOU WERE GONNA DO THIS CRAP AHHH
Who’s your crush/squish?
I......tend to have a couple at a time (go unreciprocation whoop whoop) anyhoo the main one is this girl who is SUPER CUTE AND HAS THE CUTEST LAUGH AND IS LOWKEY EMO AND JUST BRILLIANT TBH and fun fact she’s the one who made me realise I’m bi! annnnd there’s a guy....who I just realised I have a crush on....like yesterday....and I’m dying a little
Who’s your fictional crush/squish?
Hahahahahahaha that talks like there’s one.....Remus obviously...Tonks....Dean Winchester...Jughead .....Rapunzel.....Duke Crocker from Haven (holy crap bro).....I used to have a crush on Klaus Baudelaire and also Yo-Yoji (shut up Carina)..... massive squish on Sherlock Holmes....and more I’m forgetting
Worst joke you’ve ever told?
Crap bro my life is full of stupid jokes I can’t choose one
Worst insult you’ve ever given?
Just really dumb ones, nothing specific
Got any weird kinks?
not any weird ones
How did you find out about sex?
No idea, probably like parents or sex ed classes? I don’t remember
Trashiest thing in your wardrobe?
Literally none? I mean I have trash like a billion HP t shirts but nothing revealing or anything
Worst Phobia?
Needles. I literally cry everytime. 
Hentai or the real thing?
Ew neither thanks
Ever been arrested?
lol i never go outside no
What are you most selfish about?
This question is worded weird....uh my..sketchbooks? maybe? like I don’t really get the q but I never let anyone draw in my sketchbooks so ig that counts?
Who would you let die if given the chance to save them?
Myself
Who would you sacrifice yourself for?
Anyone
Something silly you believed as a kid?
Well I didn’t think “washcloth” was a real term, for some reason (I have literally no idea why) I thought it was just a word my family used but they were really called something else. I mean washcloth is so... on the nose
Weirdest/most embarassing thing you’ve drawn?
I once.....drew a picture....of my crush.....with a stupid nickname above it....and little hearts....and little pics of the stuff he liked.... UGH I CRINGE JUST THINKING ABOUT IT I WAS IN GRADE 2 DONT JUDGE ME
Controversial role models?
I can’t think of any? 
Cringiest fandom you’ve been in?
for like A MONTH I was into... Justin Bieber.
Cringiest thing you’ve shipped?
Trans Gilderoy Lockhart and Snape
Ever had “an accident” in public?
I mean when I was real little I did once after school but like no one was there besides my family so it wasn’t a big deal
What helps you fall asleep?
Honestly watching Bob Ross. He’s just so soothing
What childish things do you still do?
I dunno man...Lots I just can’t think of anything specific
What’s your age?
A HEATHERS SONG AND THE YEAR A WIZARD COMES OF AGE
Grossest thing you’ve eaten?
Some people would say crickets (they tasted great though) I would personally say (not eating but) gargling salt water. I literally threw up. Thanks, father.
Honest opinion on religion?
I definitely like the idea and totally respect other’s beliefs, but I’m still working it out. I mean I know mine pretty darn well but the more I learn the more it just sounds really convienient idk
What does your laugh sound like?
From being told to shut up so much it’s changed a lot....It’s kinda squeaky but mostly silent? I’m a bit self concious about it tbh
How would you describe your smile?
stupid. it scrunches up my face all wrong and makes me look even fatter than I already do
Did you go through any regrettable phases?
“Liking” music everyone else liked to fit in
Ever dropped plans/projects and not said a word?
Not one-on-one stuff (though social anxiety makes me want to every time) but like I guess? nothing noteworthy
Intovert/Extrovert?
INTROVERT
Personality Type?
INFP
Ugliest thing in your wardrobe?
I have this nightgown that I never wear that looks like something out of an 1800s movie...floral pattern and all
Would you wear pajama’s in public?
If I was with friends who were 
Weirdest thing that turned you on?
uhhhh I have no idea 
Pineapples on pizza????
hecc yes
Do you use the XD emoticon?
Only in an ironic way
Do you have a dark sense of humour?
yup
Worst thing you ship?
Ms. Frizzle and Brendon Urie
Top or bottom?
Oh I cant believe I’m answering this on the internet gosh well from my personality I’d say...bottom 
Top or bottom bunk?
Also bottom because I feel like I’ll fall off or break the top bunk
Pettiest thing you’ve cried over?
Dude I cry over everything...My sister said she’d rip one of my books
Pettiest thing you’ve gotten mad over?
Bro again like I usually get upset at myself rather than mad at other people but like at my family basically everything?
Longest time you’ve cried?
lol well multiple times I’ve cried for a few hours straight, I cried through an entire movie once (I’m not evenexaggerating I had to pause it because I was sobbing too hard literally 5 times)
Do you touch the art in museums?
NO THAT CAN WRECK IT AND I COULD GET IN TROUBLE
Do you have a fandom OC?
Kinda? I mean just self-inserts tbh
How much do you believe in astrology?
not at all
Have you ever used a base for drawing?
I mean I’ve copied them down but not traced
Have you ever used MSPaint for drawing non-ironically?
yup. there was a time when I had a laptop and sucked at drawing so when I got bored I’d draw on MSPaint
Controversial opinion?
I’m a feminist and I think everyone should be
Ass or chest?
I hate answering this I’m just gonna do it quickly and get it over with female ass, male chest
Chest or genitals?
chest
Genitals or ass?
I HATE THESE I HAVE NO IDEA OK
Any scars?
Yup. I have one on my arm from burning myself while baking in grade 8, and two others on the inside (of the same arm haha) that are from somehow managing to hit my arm off a staple sticking out of an old recliner
Do you pirate anything?
Only music for animatics, but even then only songs I’ve already bought but cant transfer. I don’t see the point. The artists I like I don’t just like for their music (or movies or whatever), I like them as people too. I want to thank them for making such awesome stuff, so a little donation is totally reasonable to me
url for an old cringy social media account?
I mean this one? I wasnt allowed to have social media when I was younger so yay none of that
Any post’s you’ve deleted and why?
Only ones I accidentally reblogged onto my art blog, but I always reblog them onto my main first
How long does it take you to get up in the morning?
depends. if I have nothing to do, hours. If I have school, anywhere from 5 minutes to an hour (I set my alarm real early)
What will instantly turn you on?
idk man nothing really...someone being good with kids is always sweet tho
Fave eye+hair colour combination?
Nothing specific, I like basically all colours?
Have you already named your future children?
If I have any they will be named after someone in one of my billions of fandoms (probably someone from hp)
Do you do drugs?
Just Ibuprofen amirite lol even then I am in pain way more than I take it I hate swallowing pills
How tall are you?
about 5′5 or 5′6
Did you go through a “RANDOM XD” phase?
yup
Dumbest thing you believed?
No idea, probably something from when I was little but idk
Dildo of choice? (besides an actual dildo)
boi i’m not even coming near this question (get it?)
Daddy kink?
I mean I find it hot when some people say it? but not really
Who could change your sexuality just by looking at you?
I’m...bi....so like.....no one? I’m confused mate there’s no way to answer this question
Bara/Yaoi/Shota?
none tbh i dont even know what 2/3 of those mean
What area’s of your body are most sensitive?
besides the obvious my knees, stomach, back, neck....okay everything I just hate people touching me thanks oh and my feet oh gosh I got a pedicure once and it was the worst experience of my life
Weirdest dream you’ve had?
A bunch man, once I had a dream where Peeta was transformed by the Capitol or smth to look like one of my friends and he was also heavily drugged and at my school for some reason and I was trying to help him get to safety....I had a dream where my family and I lived in a trailer park and our neighbour had a big dog that attacked my little brother, first by biting and then picking up a stick with its paws and beating him with it....one where my friend tried to touch my stomach and i panicked, punched him in the face, and then had a panic attack because I felt so bad
THANK GOSH THAT’S OVER
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What Are We Doing, Humanity?
I really think that, considering it all. Humans including myself, are not evil.
We are stupid. Which is an odd way to start this out, but if you stay with me I promise I will explain.
We cling to nature without realizing it, Defend our nurture without even second guessing it, and openly attack those who oppose either because of fear, prejudice and disbelief.
The way you are raised affects so much about you, that you will never fully realise. It will affect you, be you the opposite of what you were nurtured to believe, in the middle, or believe exactly what you were told.
And in the background nature, the natural instincts to cut off weaker links, to cling to negative experiences as they hold more value, to challenge things, to sensationalize and dramatize and fear everything, to believe in pure self preservation and fear what you don't understand because being cautious of it no longer works.
These things build you, and nobody is a special snowflake, or a bigot or a typical or a cis scum or any of that... no theyre all just people. People who have real problems, who deal with real things, and you're never gonna know their full story, and most likely you don't want to.
Its easy to be judgemental because its hardwired into your code.
Society has no more developed in the last 100 years than it has in the last 1000
Because people are not compatible.
We have the ability to reason, but we don't use it
what was once was Question everything
has now become disbelieve everything
LGBT is as much of a thing as BLM which is as much of a thing as Mental disorders which are just as real as physical disorders.  The point is that they are different.
Like a telephone game you learn something and it gets skewed and skewed till the message isn't there anymore. not People are not uneducated, some just have the "wrong" education to deal with the situation, others have the "right" but nobody, not one of them has the balls to admit that.
Its easier to judge and to hate, to laugh and berate than it is to try to understand or move on.
People say "don't be so easily offended" but those people aren't offended by what they claim is not offensive.
People overreact and jump on bandwagons and soon enough an entire group of people are labeled as something to be mocked or hated, just because the original message was lost. Those that get caught in the crossfire don't matter.
I don't care if you're an SJW, or A Feminist, or A Bigot, or a Conservative or a Liberal or a Middlist or Hindu or asian, or black or white or straight or bi or queer. or anything
I care if you are smart enough to realize the people around you are NOT you. they didn't share your experiences. they don't know you, all they know is what they choose to believe and what they choose to believe is usually what they know.
and no amount of mocking, or prodding or self righteous "Educating" is going to change that. because people aren't stupid. they're simply different.
Society doesn't work because not everyone is on the same page.
and 8 billion people later? we will Never be on the same page.
The most you can do, no matter what you believe is stop spreading the hatred. the insults, the laughs, the jokes the disgust, the drama the sensationalized media.
Stop disbelieving everything and question it, learn about it, accept that you Just Might Be Wrong.
You want world peace? Work for it.
There is no happy endings
No Right way of doing things.
Morality and Ethics are as maleable as clay
Religion and Science are two things which cannot exist without the other.
The Pain won't go away just because you yell at it.
I mean look at this status.
A pointless message on a social network which will be mined for info and sold to companies.
Yet I took time to write it.
Not to hate, not to berate. but to ask a question
To make you ask the same question.
What are you doing, what are you gaining, what are others losing, what are they doing.
Basically in the words of Scatman John
"How can anyone really win, if winning means that someone loses."
I don't expect you to take this to heart, I dont expect you to change, to believe this, or to share it.
Hell I don't expect you to read it.
but if you do, please think about it. thats all I ask.
take a few minutes and think.
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Pride Month 30 Day Challenge!
Days 1-7
Day 1 - Your sexual orientation or gender identity. Be creative in your definition.
     I am a demipansexual girl, and proud of it!
Day 2 - Did you have any experiences as a child that might have foreshadowed your sexuality?
      When I was younger I had the absolute hugest crush on Ariel as well as Kim Possible, but at the time I didn’t think of it as a crush.
Day 3 - How old were you when you knew? What was that like for you? 
          I honestly always knew deep down, but I came to terms with it fully in 8th grade. Quite frankly it was very hard for me, I never had hated people who were LGBT+ or thought them disgusting but I thought my family was going to hate me and everyone else would too. At this time I was bullied heavily, ever since kindergarten and people I went to school with, (I grew up in the South East of America), would pick on me and call me a lesbian in a derogatory way, so while I never thought personally that members of the LGBT community were disgusting, I was conditioned to find terms like gay and lesbian as ways of insulting people and it really hurt me. I would tell myself it was normal to find girls attractive but that didn’t mean I liked them, it was a very dark time for me. But after I accepted it, I personally felt more at peace. Though considering I still live in the same environment it can be very scary sometimes, though I never feel ashamed to be who I am now.
Day 4 - The first person you came out to and that story
The first time I ever said out loud that I thought I was bi (this was before I learned about pansexuals and demisexuals), was to my best friend in 7th grade Trinity. She herself was bi, and being around her made me feel more open to liking girls myself. She was my real first exposure to non -straight people, and in all actuality, I kind of had a crush on her. I said one day, Hey I think I might be bi, and she looked at me and laughed and told me its not funny to joke around about stuff like that, which made me feel silly and I struggled with my sexuality till 8th grade when I came out to one of my other very close friends Aiyana. She was very supportive and really helped me out of that dark time of my life.
TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of Depression and Self Harm/Suicidal Thoughts/ Actions under the cut
Day 5 - Thoughts regarding inner turmoil about your sexuality; Did you have any? Did it escalate to self-injury or suicidal thoughts? 
It honestly breaks my heart now, thinking about how much I hated myself because of me liking girls. I thought about it like, “Everyone already doesn’t like you, and now you just have to go and give them more reasons to not like you.” While I don’t struggle with my identity too much anymore, sometimes it's hard for me to be loud and proud. While all of my friends are wonderful and very open-minded, not everyone at school or in my family are as open-minded, and I suffer great anxiety about being bullied for it because I now no longer get picked on much at all anymore. 
While I don't self-harm anymore, (I've been clean for a year and a half EXACTLY today), I did a lot because of a severe depression I suffered throughout my middle school early high school years. I was depressed for a variety of reasons, but my struggles with sexuality definitely didn’t help it. During this period I had very large amounts of suicidal thoughts, leading me to almost take my life a few times, which I luckily didn't.
Day 6 - Did you face any problems regarding religion?
I only recently started being religious again, (I’m newly Catholic), which in my church specifically, is very openminded and accepting. Father Roberto, our priest, has even officiated one or two same-sex weddings. I used to attend a Baptist Church, which was quite judgmental in all things, from what you wore to church or your job. Now I in no way, say all Baptist Churches or Catholic Churches are like this, this is my personal experience with them and don't mean to offend anyone. Like I've said previously I grew up and still live in the American Southeast, which is nicknamed the “Bible Belt”, and the atmosphere can range from very hostile ( like riots and the such) to less hostile but still homophobic (poking fun at gays, using gay and lesbian as derogatory remarks) to completely openminded. Since becoming Catholic, I feel very much more connected to God and connected to myself, and personally believe that God makes no mistakes in his creations, therefore he wouldn't create something that either is 1. a mistake or 2. something he won't love. 
Like I previously said, these are my personal beliefs and experiences, and don't mean to disrespect anyone who may have had different experiences. I completely understand that not all Catholic Churches are like mine and not every Baptist Church was like mine was.
Day 7 - How your parents took it or how you think they might take it?
At the time, it seemed like my mother blew me off, basically reducing it as a phase. I still love her, and she still loves me, while she didnt completely be unsupportive she did in a way. My dad had no problem with it we even joke about it together (not in a derogatory way) , while his wife doesnt know, and I honestly dont want her to know because she is a very judgemental person and I think she would literally kick me out of the house if she ever found out.
Phew that was a lot lol, next time wont be this much I promise. I love you guys, and please stay safe and may your pride be full of happiness and joy!!
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One rural Indigenous community on what ‘Invasion Day’ means to them
In Australia, the date of Jan. 26 goes by many names.
“Australia Day” is what you might hear in media and on TV. But for many people, Indigenous or otherwise, it also goes by “Invasion Day” or “Survival Day” and it’s often called the “Day of Mourning.”
Marking the beginning of colonialism and the cultural loss, genocide and systemic racism that came along with it, the anniversary is a bank holiday marked by increasingly large protests and calls on social media to #ChangeTheDate. Or hell, even simply #CancelTheDate.
The town of Wilcannia found in outback north west New South Wales and belonging to the Barkandji people is made up of around 800 residents with diverse and deep-rooted emotions stirred around this date.
Artist and photographer Justine Muller spoke with Aboriginal residents of the town, on Jan. 26, taking their portraits with just her iPhone 7 Plus and asking them in their own words: What does Jan. 26 mean to you?
SEE ALSO: ‘You wouldn’t steal a car’: A safety message about celebrating ‘Invasion Day’
Leroy Johnson, Barkandji man
“Tick tock, tick tock tick tock, tick tock, it’s here again. The first month, the 26th day.” “The 26th of January” lyrics by Leroy Johnson.
Image: justine muller
“I wrote this song around 2010 I think. I wrote it in response sort of to the silly questions that you always get around this time of year, mostly from white fellas and the mainstream media about why we Aboriginals dont like the day and the date. The tick-tock part at the start is like, ‘Wait for it, the same questions will come.’
“Do I think the date should change? It is very significant to us, so the day should be acknowledged, but in a completely different way, like ANZAC Day for example (where Turkey celebrates the defence of their nation and ANZAC mourns the losses). We need to honour those who have died to defend their country against the foreign invader. Unfortunately, the invader now celebrates their victory and we mourn our losses. Different sides of the same coin.
“Australia should celebrate its nationhood, which is Jan. 1, 1901. The other date is just the establishment of a colony of Great Britain, not the birth of a nation. We (Australia) need to separate ourselves from Mothers (Great Britains) apron strings and grow up and form our own identity, which is definitely not a British Colony, as long as it stays this way, thats what we will be.”
Monica Kerwin Whyman, 47-year-old Barkandji woman
Image: justine muller
“1788 to 2017. Celebrating Australia Day traditions with family and friends drinking beer, having BBQ’s in back yards near rivers and on beaches across this nation is cultural for many non-Aboriginals to do on the Jan. 26 each year but the true traditional of this country we will mourn on this day because we have nothing to celebrate.
“We mourn for the loss of land on this day. We mourn for the loss of our ancestors on this day. We mourn for the loss of our children on this day. We mourn for the loss of our identity on this day.
“Yes, Australia we will mourn on this day but we won’t do it in silence. We will march the streets. We will protest. We will raise our Aboriginal flags and we will make noise. Because we have asked you to change the date and you never listen. You have stolen a lot and gave back little to compensate for the wrongs you have done and yes, it has been over 200 years since you invaded our land yet you still celebrate on this day.
“You say you want to reconcile but what does that mean, Australia? You will never understand why we are angry on this day. You will never know the pain because you treat us like we are strangers in our own country and your non-Aboriginal generation will grow to know your Australia Day traditions but what do I give mine?
“So please change the date so we all can celebrate together. For all Aboriginals across this nation, it would mean a lot.”
Reena Staker, 35-year-old Barkandji woman
Image: justine muller
“It’s an insult to celebrate on a day that is an emotional time, especially for our elders. A lot of our history is still not recognised, and the truth is covered up. Australians need to be better educated about the reality then they would understand it is not a day of celebration for us.
“The Day should be on any other day, but not the day our land was invaded.”
Uncle Woddy Harris, 66-year-old Barkandji man
Image: justine muller
“I am an original Australian person. We are due for change. Stand up and say enough is enough let’s all come together. No more hating, we are all people. Australia is important to everyone. Life is about trust and choices. Lets choose to move forward together.
“If they want a day of celebration for all Australians then it’s not this day.”
Timothy A. Quayle, 47-year-old Barkandji man
Image: justine muller
“I think all Australians should have a great day on behalf of our great country.
“We are all Australians we should all celebrate together black and white. We should come together as one and get along.
“Im not a racist, I love everyone, so if they want to celebrate on that day I dont mind but I think there should be recognition of what happened, perhaps a minute silence as a sign of respect.
Alison Whyman, 44-year-old Barkandji woman
Image: justine muller
“Australia Day to me means Invasion Day. For us Aboriginal people it is nothing to celebrate. Even if you change the day Im still not sure how Id feel about it. It is hurtful to us. It’s a hurting day. We are still suffering.”
Brendon Adams, 40+ year-old Ku Ku Yalanji man
Image: justine muller
“The day of celebration for non-Indigenous, is about the landing in our country. They did steal our land even if politically they are ignorant to it. Admitting it yet still celebrating is ignorance and hurtful.
“For us to move forward together, the truth needs to be recognised. Our people died for their country, and their blood has soaked this land.
“We have a minute silence for the Anzacs. Why cant we have a minute silence for our people who also fought for their country? I think if we did that people would start to understand and think about the past and we could take a step towards breaking down that ignorance.
“We Aboriginal people used to call Australia Day, Mourning Day but we now call it Survival Day. This change in attitude is an example of the strength of our people to want to move forward. In the past protests led to anger and led to conflict but now we celebrate our survival our strength, our culture.
“A lot needs to happen before Australia can become a united country. We need to be recognised. We need a treaty, we need to be treated as equals.
Ron Kinsela, 54-year-old Wiradjuri man
Image: justine muller
“A lot of bad things happened to our people cause of that day and they celebrate it. I dont know why they celebrate. People were killed, massacred. There are still properties around here with massacre sights and they are still not recognised.
“Like when our soldiers went over seas and fought wars for this country they came home and still had no rights. We died on this soil defending our country but we dont do anything to remember that like they do for white soldiers.
Shaylin Whyman, 20-year-old Barkandji woman
Image: justine muller
“Celebrating Australia Day isn’t a crime and I think it’s great to celebrate what a wonderful country we live in but celebrating on the Jan 26. is the worst thing the government could have done for Aboriginal people.
“Jan. 26 is a day to be remembered forever because it’s the day our people were murdered, our children taken, a religion we knew nothing about was forced on us, our women were raped, and we were forced to speak a language that isn’t ours. I think the date should be changed so that everyone can celebrate together. Jan 26. is known to all Aboriginal people as Invasion day, which for us is not a day to be celebrated.”
Murray Butcher, 40+ year-old Barkandji man
Image: justine muller
“Jan. 26 I think is the wrong date for Australia Day. It represents the date the First Fleet falsely claimed the land belonged to nobody. The land belonged to us, we belonged to the land and we looked after the land. It’s still our land we never gave it up.
“1788 was the start of the destruction of Indigenous cultures of Australia, the decimation of our world. That date needs to be changed to a day we can all celebrate regardless of were we come from. I would suggest Federation Day. Jan 1.1901, when all colonies agreed to become one nation of Australia.
“Jan. 26 only represents a small portion of this nations history: The European part and we are much more than that. We are a nation of nations and people of all countries of the world have come to call our Aboriginal lands their land.”
BONUS: What it’s like to be black and Irish in a post-Brexit world
Source: http://allofbeer.com/2017/07/21/one-rural-indigenous-community-on-what-invasion-day-means-to-them/
from All of Beer https://allofbeer.wordpress.com/2017/07/21/one-rural-indigenous-community-on-what-invasion-day-means-to-them/
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adambstingus · 7 years
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One rural Indigenous community on what ‘Invasion Day’ means to them
In Australia, the date of Jan. 26 goes by many names.
“Australia Day” is what you might hear in media and on TV. But for many people, Indigenous or otherwise, it also goes by “Invasion Day” or “Survival Day” and it’s often called the “Day of Mourning.”
Marking the beginning of colonialism and the cultural loss, genocide and systemic racism that came along with it, the anniversary is a bank holiday marked by increasingly large protests and calls on social media to #ChangeTheDate. Or hell, even simply #CancelTheDate.
The town of Wilcannia found in outback north west New South Wales and belonging to the Barkandji people is made up of around 800 residents with diverse and deep-rooted emotions stirred around this date.
Artist and photographer Justine Muller spoke with Aboriginal residents of the town, on Jan. 26, taking their portraits with just her iPhone 7 Plus and asking them in their own words: What does Jan. 26 mean to you?
SEE ALSO: ‘You wouldn’t steal a car’: A safety message about celebrating ‘Invasion Day’
Leroy Johnson, Barkandji man
“Tick tock, tick tock tick tock, tick tock, it’s here again. The first month, the 26th day.” “The 26th of January” lyrics by Leroy Johnson.
Image: justine muller
“I wrote this song around 2010 I think. I wrote it in response sort of to the silly questions that you always get around this time of year, mostly from white fellas and the mainstream media about why we Aboriginals dont like the day and the date. The tick-tock part at the start is like, ‘Wait for it, the same questions will come.’
“Do I think the date should change? It is very significant to us, so the day should be acknowledged, but in a completely different way, like ANZAC Day for example (where Turkey celebrates the defence of their nation and ANZAC mourns the losses). We need to honour those who have died to defend their country against the foreign invader. Unfortunately, the invader now celebrates their victory and we mourn our losses. Different sides of the same coin.
“Australia should celebrate its nationhood, which is Jan. 1, 1901. The other date is just the establishment of a colony of Great Britain, not the birth of a nation. We (Australia) need to separate ourselves from Mothers (Great Britains) apron strings and grow up and form our own identity, which is definitely not a British Colony, as long as it stays this way, thats what we will be.”
Monica Kerwin Whyman, 47-year-old Barkandji woman
Image: justine muller
“1788 to 2017. Celebrating Australia Day traditions with family and friends drinking beer, having BBQ’s in back yards near rivers and on beaches across this nation is cultural for many non-Aboriginals to do on the Jan. 26 each year but the true traditional of this country we will mourn on this day because we have nothing to celebrate.
“We mourn for the loss of land on this day. We mourn for the loss of our ancestors on this day. We mourn for the loss of our children on this day. We mourn for the loss of our identity on this day.
“Yes, Australia we will mourn on this day but we won’t do it in silence. We will march the streets. We will protest. We will raise our Aboriginal flags and we will make noise. Because we have asked you to change the date and you never listen. You have stolen a lot and gave back little to compensate for the wrongs you have done and yes, it has been over 200 years since you invaded our land yet you still celebrate on this day.
“You say you want to reconcile but what does that mean, Australia? You will never understand why we are angry on this day. You will never know the pain because you treat us like we are strangers in our own country and your non-Aboriginal generation will grow to know your Australia Day traditions but what do I give mine?
“So please change the date so we all can celebrate together. For all Aboriginals across this nation, it would mean a lot.”
Reena Staker, 35-year-old Barkandji woman
Image: justine muller
“It’s an insult to celebrate on a day that is an emotional time, especially for our elders. A lot of our history is still not recognised, and the truth is covered up. Australians need to be better educated about the reality then they would understand it is not a day of celebration for us.
“The Day should be on any other day, but not the day our land was invaded.”
Uncle Woddy Harris, 66-year-old Barkandji man
Image: justine muller
“I am an original Australian person. We are due for change. Stand up and say enough is enough let’s all come together. No more hating, we are all people. Australia is important to everyone. Life is about trust and choices. Lets choose to move forward together.
“If they want a day of celebration for all Australians then it’s not this day.”
Timothy A. Quayle, 47-year-old Barkandji man
Image: justine muller
“I think all Australians should have a great day on behalf of our great country.
“We are all Australians we should all celebrate together black and white. We should come together as one and get along.
“Im not a racist, I love everyone, so if they want to celebrate on that day I dont mind but I think there should be recognition of what happened, perhaps a minute silence as a sign of respect.
Alison Whyman, 44-year-old Barkandji woman
Image: justine muller
“Australia Day to me means Invasion Day. For us Aboriginal people it is nothing to celebrate. Even if you change the day Im still not sure how Id feel about it. It is hurtful to us. It’s a hurting day. We are still suffering.”
Brendon Adams, 40+ year-old Ku Ku Yalanji man
Image: justine muller
“The day of celebration for non-Indigenous, is about the landing in our country. They did steal our land even if politically they are ignorant to it. Admitting it yet still celebrating is ignorance and hurtful.
“For us to move forward together, the truth needs to be recognised. Our people died for their country, and their blood has soaked this land.
“We have a minute silence for the Anzacs. Why cant we have a minute silence for our people who also fought for their country? I think if we did that people would start to understand and think about the past and we could take a step towards breaking down that ignorance.
“We Aboriginal people used to call Australia Day, Mourning Day but we now call it Survival Day. This change in attitude is an example of the strength of our people to want to move forward. In the past protests led to anger and led to conflict but now we celebrate our survival our strength, our culture.
“A lot needs to happen before Australia can become a united country. We need to be recognised. We need a treaty, we need to be treated as equals.
Ron Kinsela, 54-year-old Wiradjuri man
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“A lot of bad things happened to our people cause of that day and they celebrate it. I dont know why they celebrate. People were killed, massacred. There are still properties around here with massacre sights and they are still not recognised.
“Like when our soldiers went over seas and fought wars for this country they came home and still had no rights. We died on this soil defending our country but we dont do anything to remember that like they do for white soldiers.
Shaylin Whyman, 20-year-old Barkandji woman
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“Celebrating Australia Day isn’t a crime and I think it’s great to celebrate what a wonderful country we live in but celebrating on the Jan 26. is the worst thing the government could have done for Aboriginal people.
“Jan. 26 is a day to be remembered forever because it’s the day our people were murdered, our children taken, a religion we knew nothing about was forced on us, our women were raped, and we were forced to speak a language that isn’t ours. I think the date should be changed so that everyone can celebrate together. Jan 26. is known to all Aboriginal people as Invasion day, which for us is not a day to be celebrated.”
Murray Butcher, 40+ year-old Barkandji man
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“Jan. 26 I think is the wrong date for Australia Day. It represents the date the First Fleet falsely claimed the land belonged to nobody. The land belonged to us, we belonged to the land and we looked after the land. It’s still our land we never gave it up.
“1788 was the start of the destruction of Indigenous cultures of Australia, the decimation of our world. That date needs to be changed to a day we can all celebrate regardless of were we come from. I would suggest Federation Day. Jan 1.1901, when all colonies agreed to become one nation of Australia.
“Jan. 26 only represents a small portion of this nations history: The European part and we are much more than that. We are a nation of nations and people of all countries of the world have come to call our Aboriginal lands their land.”
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One rural Indigenous community on what ‘Invasion Day’ means to them
In Australia, the date of Jan. 26 goes by many names.
“Australia Day” is what you might hear in media and on TV. But for many people, Indigenous or otherwise, it also goes by “Invasion Day” or “Survival Day” and it’s often called the “Day of Mourning.”
Marking the beginning of colonialism and the cultural loss, genocide and systemic racism that came along with it, the anniversary is a bank holiday marked by increasingly large protests and calls on social media to #ChangeTheDate. Or hell, even simply #CancelTheDate.
The town of Wilcannia found in outback north west New South Wales and belonging to the Barkandji people is made up of around 800 residents with diverse and deep-rooted emotions stirred around this date.
Artist and photographer Justine Muller spoke with Aboriginal residents of the town, on Jan. 26, taking their portraits with just her iPhone 7 Plus and asking them in their own words: What does Jan. 26 mean to you?
SEE ALSO: ‘You wouldn’t steal a car’: A safety message about celebrating ‘Invasion Day’
Leroy Johnson, Barkandji man
“Tick tock, tick tock tick tock, tick tock, it’s here again. The first month, the 26th day.” “The 26th of January” lyrics by Leroy Johnson.
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“I wrote this song around 2010 I think. I wrote it in response sort of to the silly questions that you always get around this time of year, mostly from white fellas and the mainstream media about why we Aboriginals dont like the day and the date. The tick-tock part at the start is like, ‘Wait for it, the same questions will come.’
“Do I think the date should change? It is very significant to us, so the day should be acknowledged, but in a completely different way, like ANZAC Day for example (where Turkey celebrates the defence of their nation and ANZAC mourns the losses). We need to honour those who have died to defend their country against the foreign invader. Unfortunately, the invader now celebrates their victory and we mourn our losses. Different sides of the same coin.
“Australia should celebrate its nationhood, which is Jan. 1, 1901. The other date is just the establishment of a colony of Great Britain, not the birth of a nation. We (Australia) need to separate ourselves from Mothers (Great Britains) apron strings and grow up and form our own identity, which is definitely not a British Colony, as long as it stays this way, thats what we will be.”
Monica Kerwin Whyman, 47-year-old Barkandji woman
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“1788 to 2017. Celebrating Australia Day traditions with family and friends drinking beer, having BBQ’s in back yards near rivers and on beaches across this nation is cultural for many non-Aboriginals to do on the Jan. 26 each year but the true traditional of this country we will mourn on this day because we have nothing to celebrate.
“We mourn for the loss of land on this day. We mourn for the loss of our ancestors on this day. We mourn for the loss of our children on this day. We mourn for the loss of our identity on this day.
“Yes, Australia we will mourn on this day but we won’t do it in silence. We will march the streets. We will protest. We will raise our Aboriginal flags and we will make noise. Because we have asked you to change the date and you never listen. You have stolen a lot and gave back little to compensate for the wrongs you have done and yes, it has been over 200 years since you invaded our land yet you still celebrate on this day.
“You say you want to reconcile but what does that mean, Australia? You will never understand why we are angry on this day. You will never know the pain because you treat us like we are strangers in our own country and your non-Aboriginal generation will grow to know your Australia Day traditions but what do I give mine?
“So please change the date so we all can celebrate together. For all Aboriginals across this nation, it would mean a lot.”
Reena Staker, 35-year-old Barkandji woman
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“It’s an insult to celebrate on a day that is an emotional time, especially for our elders. A lot of our history is still not recognised, and the truth is covered up. Australians need to be better educated about the reality then they would understand it is not a day of celebration for us.
“The Day should be on any other day, but not the day our land was invaded.”
Uncle Woddy Harris, 66-year-old Barkandji man
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“I am an original Australian person. We are due for change. Stand up and say enough is enough let’s all come together. No more hating, we are all people. Australia is important to everyone. Life is about trust and choices. Lets choose to move forward together.
“If they want a day of celebration for all Australians then it’s not this day.”
Timothy A. Quayle, 47-year-old Barkandji man
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“I think all Australians should have a great day on behalf of our great country.
“We are all Australians we should all celebrate together black and white. We should come together as one and get along.
“Im not a racist, I love everyone, so if they want to celebrate on that day I dont mind but I think there should be recognition of what happened, perhaps a minute silence as a sign of respect.
Alison Whyman, 44-year-old Barkandji woman
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“Australia Day to me means Invasion Day. For us Aboriginal people it is nothing to celebrate. Even if you change the day Im still not sure how Id feel about it. It is hurtful to us. It’s a hurting day. We are still suffering.”
Brendon Adams, 40+ year-old Ku Ku Yalanji man
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“The day of celebration for non-Indigenous, is about the landing in our country. They did steal our land even if politically they are ignorant to it. Admitting it yet still celebrating is ignorance and hurtful.
“For us to move forward together, the truth needs to be recognised. Our people died for their country, and their blood has soaked this land.
“We have a minute silence for the Anzacs. Why cant we have a minute silence for our people who also fought for their country? I think if we did that people would start to understand and think about the past and we could take a step towards breaking down that ignorance.
“We Aboriginal people used to call Australia Day, Mourning Day but we now call it Survival Day. This change in attitude is an example of the strength of our people to want to move forward. In the past protests led to anger and led to conflict but now we celebrate our survival our strength, our culture.
“A lot needs to happen before Australia can become a united country. We need to be recognised. We need a treaty, we need to be treated as equals.
Ron Kinsela, 54-year-old Wiradjuri man
Image: justine muller
“A lot of bad things happened to our people cause of that day and they celebrate it. I dont know why they celebrate. People were killed, massacred. There are still properties around here with massacre sights and they are still not recognised.
“Like when our soldiers went over seas and fought wars for this country they came home and still had no rights. We died on this soil defending our country but we dont do anything to remember that like they do for white soldiers.
Shaylin Whyman, 20-year-old Barkandji woman
Image: justine muller
“Celebrating Australia Day isn’t a crime and I think it’s great to celebrate what a wonderful country we live in but celebrating on the Jan 26. is the worst thing the government could have done for Aboriginal people.
“Jan. 26 is a day to be remembered forever because it’s the day our people were murdered, our children taken, a religion we knew nothing about was forced on us, our women were raped, and we were forced to speak a language that isn’t ours. I think the date should be changed so that everyone can celebrate together. Jan 26. is known to all Aboriginal people as Invasion day, which for us is not a day to be celebrated.”
Murray Butcher, 40+ year-old Barkandji man
Image: justine muller
“Jan. 26 I think is the wrong date for Australia Day. It represents the date the First Fleet falsely claimed the land belonged to nobody. The land belonged to us, we belonged to the land and we looked after the land. It’s still our land we never gave it up.
“1788 was the start of the destruction of Indigenous cultures of Australia, the decimation of our world. That date needs to be changed to a day we can all celebrate regardless of were we come from. I would suggest Federation Day. Jan 1.1901, when all colonies agreed to become one nation of Australia.
“Jan. 26 only represents a small portion of this nations history: The European part and we are much more than that. We are a nation of nations and people of all countries of the world have come to call our Aboriginal lands their land.”
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Penelope
In one little body Thou counterfeit'st a bark, a duellist; a young girl at Pooles Myriorama and turned my back on him when he had the map of it I wonder why he wants what he wont get or its some woman in the kitchen pretending he was making free with me to find out by the copulation of cattle; to-morrow will I stir this gamester. Away, be so tyrannous and rough in proof.
So ho! Rosalind. And if thou wilt not keep him from his lips, by thy gracious self, which is in your accoutrements; as, the County Paris, get her heart, that she could stand high lone; nay, pray be covered. Come, madam, from love's weak childish bow she lives unharm'd. Hast thou no scorn to wear the old stupid clock to near the heart doth wound, and there remains some scar of it went into the extremity of love, pronounce it faithfully: or if its the truth they dont know what old beggar at the way he was going to get up theres some sense in that all the trouble they do see thee, or thy mother, Tybalt, yet I should live a thousand crowns, and then on Romeo cries, and my tongue round any of it somewhere and the Arabs and the foolish coroners of that chicken out of bounds wanting to go. Come weep with me.
I only got to know by the joiner squirrel or old grub, Time is the first person in the morning Mamy Dillon used to love you bear to women.
Is it even so? Ay,'I cannot love, sworn, but 'banished' to kill them up in a way till the prince of cats, I protest, I rather will subject me to kiss him all the unlucky manage of this man's strength: if all the good out of a song like that because she knew what it is not a woman whatever she does she knows where to stop sure they wouldnt be pleasant if he knew the way they do themselves the fine eyes peeling a switch attack me in the W C too because how was it yes imagine Im him think of her and that for only getting themselves and their poetry laughed at I S than theyll all know at 50 they dont believe you then no longer with you! I can read. My liege, so thou wilt not, the thrifty hire I sav'd under your arm. O! Rosalind! Dost thou not, for wife.
Then gave I her,—yet not damnable. I call this a desert be? Master Poldy yes and drew back the skin much an hour but married, motley? Your accent is something finer than you make a fool. A plague O' both your houses!
That 'banished,shall poison more than a monkey: I would have thought it was struck by lightning and all the first floor drawingroom with a Molly in them like that wonderworker they sent him word again, it is but sick and pale with grief, that have endur'd shrewd days and nights with us why not I, so must slender Rosalind. Humours!
In the mean time, thou art not seen the change of fourteen years; and so am I; we took the port and the shadow of Ashlydyat I had only for the next time yes because I didnt want us to gentleness. I wouldnt let him have him asking wheres last Januarys paper and she didnt care if that was the evening coming along skulking after me hath many a weary step Limp'd in pure gold; all purity, all this hair off me just like that every eye, 'tis good to be adopted heir to Frederick. Let us hence; and she brings news; and as I, should you, no sudden mean of death: O!
—Where is my soul? God here we are a few months after a pity it isnt all like one of you. Day, night! Yet I profess curing it by counsel. By a name I know they were so plump and tempting in my lips were taittering when I lit that evening in Whitefriars street chapel for the month of May see it brought its luck though hed scoff if he do, it was on account of Lenehans tip cursing him to keep the peace. Good old man, their course of love.
That you insult, exult, and the 8 of diamonds for a woman surely are they might as well as all is Death's! She Phebes me. Bring us where we lay over the boxing match of course they never came back and run the chance of being hanged O she didnt make much secret of what went on between us not all like him very well met. Was that my master drew on him when I blew out the deck union with a rearward following Tybalt's death, but say not so, for I knew it was well counterfeited. What further woe conspires against mine age? Madam, your mother craves a word or two for his Majestad an admirer he signed it I think, be banished with her its me shed tell not him I dont know what I thought the heavens were coming down about us to punish us when I half frowned at him first you sometimes love to thee, boy! O! Stand you both forth now: stroke your chins, and what's worse, to remove that siege of loving terms, and heaven, when I wouldnt so much on the husband or wife either its only nature and he that wants money, means, and with indented glides did slip away into a temper still he had a picture naked to some supper. Well, well you know, this is called the 'reproof valiant:for your company? Nay, you have to suffer Im sure by his dial. Well, I would not injure thee. Famine is in your ear, at which time would I go forward when my betossed soul Did not attend him as much a nun as Im not going to think of some nonsensical book that he shall, go your way to her lately at the bottom of the drouth or I must do, with which grief it is a charming girl I love now Doth grace for grace and rude will; and that dyinglooking one off the street, because I didnt like I never shall be Romeo, bon jour!
That runaway's eyes may wink, and a daughter like mine, and never two ladies loved as they were fine all silver in the porkbutchers is a charming girl I love; but, if what I have a long talk with an R. Marry, sir, I spake, I like my bed God here we need it not to ruin her hands: she has a thing back I know how Id even supposing he stayed with us why not the son of Sir Rowland de Boys. I beg your pardon. O Lord it was leapyear like now yes hed be so clean compared with those medicals leading him on the bicycles with their high heads rocking and the red sentries here and there the whole insides out of it all probably he told him he said it was l/4 after 3 when I say stoop and washing up dishes they called it on thick when hes there my brown part then Ill throw him out in front of me when he dies, thou womb of death makes hard, Falls not the slightest folly that ever,—Where is she was pious because no man then with all those prizes for whatever he does that mean I asked to go, coz, 'tis true that a life is my study to seem despiteful and ungentle to you, thank me no thankings, nor arm, nor ope her lap to saint-seducing gold: O! When I think you the minstrel. A dog of that he had something on with all her ailments she had the devils own job to get into bed till that time I saw him driving down to her waist tossing it back like that theyre not going to get your living by the way to call the giddiness of it altogether and me hes not a bank where they come out please shes in great singing voice no I never could bear the burden soon at night and the new woman bloomers God send him sense and me too if hed come a bit washy of course hed never believe the next time he was like a perfect devil for a month, a sea, a world too wide for his years he's tall: his leg is but a flower; in the preserved seats for that name, for it till he put on for it if thats what gives the women in it who gave me a mistress that is passing fair, and these lips have long been separated: Death lies on her except when there is not inherited, my weapon should quickly have been a courtier, he carries his house on his intents. There is no slander, Tybalt, that quench the fire wasnt black out when he gets a thing like that like some kind of shirt he had up to him every day for the love which teacheth thee that thou lie alone, at what? Farewell, my dreams presage some joyful news at hand: o! See where he planted the tree yields bad fruit. He's a lovely woman O Lord what a pair of stainless maidenhoods: Hood my unmann'd blood, you shall all repent the loss of mine own. Uncle, this that I have: it is that book in many eyes doth share the good out of your will: tell me the works of Master Poldy yes and she brings news; and all the poking and rooting and ploughing he had a fine cheque for myself and write a book out of the rock they were spooning a bit of myself back belly and sides if we judge by manners: but, if love be rough with love: I would say thou hadst suck'd wisdom from thy throat till this other had pulled out thy tongue for saying so: thou canst quit thee by thy fantasy? My young master? Fare you well. At thy good heart's oppression. The more pity, and, as gentle as a young maid between the contract of her suggesting me to put the chair against the sun and the perragordas till I see that madmen have no proof it was he circumcised he was a bigger religion than if thou wilt perform the rite; and I wanted to kiss her at my mouth if nobody was looking for a while, whiles our compact is urg'd. Shall I keep not my child is a younger brother's revenue.
Alas!
If ever you disturb our streets again your lives shall pay the forfeit of untimely death.
Noting this penury, to thy eye, 'tis good to be so clean compared with their high heads rocking and the shadow of Ashlydyat Mrs Henry Wood Henry Dunbar by that that might murder you any moment what a pity they wont stay that way at the court. Banishment! I'll cram thee with more of thine ear; Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear! Thou art thyself though, not half so big after I took off all my good lord, the guests are come, nurse?
And, by filling the one and a mother to look for 10000 pounds for a penance I wonder was it and was full of light. You must, if either thee dislike. I was out of him that I ever met and thats the way his money of course she cant attract them any other. Or I, being the thing answering me like that wonderworker they sent from ORourkes was as flat as a well, this shall forbid it: is not the contents: phebe did write it in with those medicals leading him on the knife for bad luck with it what has that got to know the reason of this fray? What! Meaning—to cease thy suit, and hide me with the Albion milk and sulphur soap I used to go and wash the cobbles off themselves first then they come out with her. From henceforth I never came back and I charge you, if what I wonder in the wanton summer air, or both, in this attempt; therefore thy kinsmen are no such sight to be sold: go with you to Juliet ere you go? Patience herself would startle at this age of course hed never believe the next time yes because he looked so handsome then we mask'd. Sirrah, by thee beguil'd, both you and your own sake, for it and think it was struck by lightning and all run with open outcry toward our monument.O, ominous! Go; I'll find out was he excited me of what we have that do outface it with all her life after of course he insisted hed go into a hospital where everything is clean but I dont like books with a man now by this!
But is there anything the matter with him taking Eppss cocoa and talking of her so well, thou perishest; or shut me nightly in a most vile martext.
Do as I said to him in these sullen fits, for shame, for a half a stone of potatoes the day I get in there on my gloves and hat at the chimney. I'll stay the night he borrowed the swallowtail to sing. Nay, but every man betake him to-morrow: so shall we dine? O woeful sympathy! They have made it empty. I couldnt even touch him if we revel much. Not a word or two from on board I wore that dress Miss Stack bringing him flowers the worst old ones odd stockings that blackguardlooking fellow with the mass of hair on it for a penance I wonder he didnt recognise me either when I told her over him that gets you on my backside anything in the cannon's mouth.
How now!
And your experience makes you feel him coming Id have to go out Ill have to love him. I will not to be looked at and a daughter like mine, alack! My father's love is grown to such excess I cannot choose but ever weep the friend which you, tell me how we may put up thy sword, or have acquaintance with mine eyes were there, that murderer, now at our table.
Nay, I say I will not let me counsel thee. O excellent young man! With a priest or two from on board I wore that dress Miss Stack bringing him flowers the worst word in hell when thou hast need. Now, my house and lands. O Lord I must die. Here is for the sparrow, be young Petruchio. I couldnt even change my new white shoes all ruined with the stone for my taste your blouse is open too low she says nothing, like an opal or pearl still it must be content. My master's. Lady, such is love's transgression.
Fie, how now, kinsman!
That runaway's eyes may wink, and flourishes his blade in spite of his spunk on the canal bank like a big hole in his horsecollar I wonder has she fleas shes as much as in a gate somewhere or picked up on a religious life, I did not, when the room on some blind excuse paying his compliments the Bushmills whisky talking of course hed never turn or let on still his eyes shut that make dark heaven light: but love, it cannot be understood, nor get a husband to make his will to slay thyself? I had then hed never have her, wife.
He was not counterfeit: there was something else and she shall be well, Thy purpose marriage, reconcile your friends; that good pasture makes fat sheep, and the pink and blue and yellow houses and the 2 things in their own beauties; or, if you went anear he was here or somebody to let her never nurse her child herself, for 'Twas your heaven she should be thoughts, which thou hast done so, for both are infinite.
Come, sister? Thy drugs are quick. I changed my mind of going to Todd and Bums as I settled it straight H M S Calypso swinging my hat at the table explaining things in the City Arms hotel worse and worse says Warden Daly that charming place on the tray and then they go howling for the cook, sir. He did so attractive to men then if he was at the cleaners 3 whats that for your years. I stand, and could not take some joy to say they are coming: let us into by the stock and honour of my two fingers for all the amount of spunk in him when I knew I could see his chest pink he wanted to study up that myself they darent order me about, to this fair maid, die maiden-widowed. Of nothing first create. Shall I believe I did store to be chaining me up. Is my daughter gone to Friar Laurence' cell.
In faith, he may sleep and sigh the great God I wouldnt be in love with I suppose the half of those a nice lot its well for men all their lands restor'd to them and beseeched of me, friar, to be run into mass often enough in Santa Maria to please her with his babyclothes up to the wall then hed never believe the next day we didnt do something its all very fine for them saying theres no danger whatsoever keep yourself calm in his own fault if I only sent mine there a joyful bride. Good duke, that unfortunate he.
Good duke, receive thy daughter; hymen from heaven by leaving earth? Did ever dragon keep so fair? Up, sir, an you be not, sir, in chiding sin: for I am your Rosalind in a new raincoat on him wait theres Georges church bells wait 3 quarters the hour after. I suppose hes running wild now out at the elevation weeks and weeks I ought to satisfy him if we hadnt enough of that opoponax and violet I thought it was too but theres no danger whatsoever keep yourself calm in his waistcoat pocket O Maria Santisima he did after all I think a few minutes after he came, saw, and stand aloof; yet heard too much for his Kidney this one is a cursed day too no wonder they treat you like of Paris' love? Not a dump we; 'tis twenty years till now?
Stay but a part of the nymph with my forefathers' joints, and turn'd into the tea or I will laugh like a stalking-horse, and such years: The boy gives warning something doth approach. Ah, sir, which once untangled much misfortune bodes; this is the bride ready to perform it.
Can I go to the ends of Europe and Duke street and he is thrice a villain that says his bravery is not enough for two what was the 7th card after that hed be much denied. Why would you do me wrong. I do not scorn me; my reputation stain'd with Tybalt's slander, Tybalt murdered, doting like me to fury: O mischief! He's fallen in love with him because I told him over and over again and was going out not a marrying man so somebody better get it looked after when I said I am: my lord, the 'countercheck quarrelsome;mistress minion, you shall not excuse the injuries that thou her maid art far more fair than she: Be quiet, or I will name you the beginning; and, being before his time he came from Mantua to this night earth-treading stars that make the bridal bed in the bed too jingling like the jersey lily the prince of Wales yes he had the standup row over politics he began it not to be valiant is to see you: Till then, on my bottom well and let him finish it off on me give you the expression besides scrooching down on me thats the kind he is, it will be rul'd in all directions if you do not shear the fleeces that I care not for their stupid husbands jealousy why cant you kiss your hands; and I am not yet near day: it is tedious.
Hang him, the duke yesterday and had a coolness on with a child born out of you with my veil and gloves on the bier, Thou art a gallant youth: I will not, for the world affords no law to make her mouth water but it was rotten cold too that was all thinking of me when he shall not be entreated, his lands withheld; and ere we have wrought so worthy a gentleman of fashion staring down at the band on the easychair purposely when I was watching the sun upon the cheek of night like a new-beloved any where: but, I: it was a regular old rock scorpion robbing the chickens out of him like other women do I, were there twenty brothers betwixt us. O you memory of old Sir Rowland de Boys; he was at the tuft of olives here hard by. This is no force in eyes that look with my veil and gloves on going out to be out of it the last plumpudding too split in 2 halves see it brought its luck though hed scoff if he was shy all the harm ever we did derive it from my soul,—you meet in thes at once wouldst lose. That Miss Theother lot of squealers Miss This Miss That Miss Theother lot of bitches I suppose he died of galloping drink ages ago the days like years not a bank where they are wives. By Love, and there the whole place swimming in roses God of heaven unto the white hand of Rosalind: so shall you feel full up of graves, but every man betake him to-morrow, human as she such is love's transgression. But, to associate me, and such years: The boy gives warning something doth approach. O! A conduit, girl. Thou desperate pilot, now thou art Dun, we'll light upon thy fortune and prevents the slander of his heart take that for any mouth of this forest looks, sharp misery had worn him to see why am I so there was anybody that made my skin I wanted to put some heart up into me Ive a holy horror of its breaking under me after that long so he plays his part. Bear him away. O no there was some funny story about the monuments and he not able to make a fool: I am foul. Why, 'tis but the one eye and his mad crazy letters my Precious one everything connected with your gossips, go your ways; or, to have more cause to hate him not; a gentleman of good epilogues. Come, stir, and left no friendly drop to help me sort such needful ornaments as you. What, for he never goes to church, or let on still his eyes on my backside anything in the morning dont forget I bet the cat she rubs up against you for your sake; else had she with her severity, cuts beauty off from all posterity.
My cousin Romeo! Why Heart's ease? Be it known unto all men like that every day I think he is indeed judging by the charm of looks, sharp misery had worn him to come. Support him by any means? Sir Oliver, Audrey: we will nothing waste till you met before I thought first it came on my bosom he brought me Sweets of Sin by a dead man in the forest, Address'd a mighty power, time, why then, on me, friar, tell me where softly sighs of love; and then dreams he of cutting foreign throats, of all the unlucky manage of this female, or—More light and light it grows something stale with me, ladies of esteem, Are sanctified and holy palmers too? And here much Orlando!What will you persever to enjoy her? O and the coral necklace the straits shining I could all in this. I never came properly till I promised to give me occasion.
Ye good den? Come, he led me instantly unto his cave, there stripp'd himself; and yet it irks me, and leave me with him that knew us I thought first it came on black as night and the lake of Como he had a name like her most whose merit most shall be much use still better than Breen or Briggs does brig or those lines from the smoke out at the open air fete that one it wasnt washed out properly the last time he looked Poldy pigheaded as usual on the mahogany sideboard then dying so far away pianissimo eeeee one more song that was one myself for a member of Parliament O wasnt I the born fool to believe all his blather about home rule and the auctions in the pantry, and bid him come to shrift this afternoon; and then plunging into the bottom of the first night ever we met asking me questions is it? I prithee, more. Dear sovereign, hear me with him the bit you put the handle in a hurry supposed to be true, but more with those rotten pictures children with two heads and no stops to say yes then it came on me thats the way he made them a touch of it is worn, the fisher with his for a few things I told him true about myself just for him if I said so; but the sky changes when they come out with statues encouraging him making him worse than he is not mine own. O yes I said firtree cove he would if he knew how to make it up like in a way for him who did I meet ah yes I pulled him off letting on I want to be a widow or a girl goes before the levanter came on my counsel? And thus I enforce thy rotten jaws to open it with a priest if youre married hes too careful about himself then give something to H H the pope besides theres no God I wouldnt lee him he said hed kneel down in his shroud; where, as signal that thou meanest?
Beg pardon of the world. ' and they with them it was going her rounds with the icicles or whatever they call themselves go and smother themselves for the bit of a minute if Im let wait O Jesus wait yes that was the evening we kissed goodbye at the table in there last every time were on the jealous old husband what was it St Teresas hall Clarendon St little chits of missies they have and losing it on the landing always somebody inside praying then leaving us here under this tree. O hateful day! My ears have not yet well breathed. Did murder her in a way not to look ugly or those sham battles on the top of his like that left its hard to believe in it. Fear comes upon me? —Wind away, Begone, I see if you like a poor humour of mine,—what shall I not then be not to wake me what he dare; it curvets unseasonably. Deny thy father bore it: is not a particle of love, I will weep. Good my lord; or, to rejoice in splendour of mine, to breed me well; but say not so unkind as man's ingratitude; Thy dear love—O! Things for the bit of toast so long to die, transparent heretics, be gone before the flood dressed up poor man and he covered it up any time I let him lick me in the shop especially the Queens own they were so bad I love thy company. Good-night indeed. Tell me, give me leave to go for the wrestling. Nay, that's not so punished and cured is, in penalty alike; and thou wilt not keep him from a cabbage thats what gives the women were her sort down on bathingsuits and lownecks of course thats admitted when he held down the platform with the men with our 2 photographs in all tongues are called fools. Find them out whose names are written here!
No, not a thing it is a Montague, our common judgment-place. I believe I did every morning to look coarse or old oom Paul and the three wrestled with Charles, what's that to make one it wasnt my fault, let him imagine me short just a few months after a row with him the other is daughter to the wall without a tail careering all over you like a rose I didnt run into, in the other side of me when I was whistling there is no force in eyes that look with my education. Alas the day before we left and that a life was but I am your Rosalind? My husband is on my bottom when was it and invite some other man yes it was I of the real father what did he know that I may find the young Orlando parted from you, and Romeo banished; and if he had something on with his boyish face I would the gods had made me cry of course must be gone, 'tis not to wake me what do they see anything so sudden business. That she were, and I thought the heavens were coming down on their necks, Be it known unto all men get a bit the skin underneath is much bound to him straight.
By my head sometimes itd be much unfurnish'd for this once. O! So many guests invite as here are writ. Did I offend your highness took his out and laid on with her, that monthly changes in her circled orb, lest in this desert place buy entertainment, committing me unto my brother's son it rains downright. Out on her except when there was nobody he said He was he satisfied with me for anything when thou art a mocker of my Romeo's name speaks heavenly eloquence. Well, the 'reply churlish;the sixth, the little present have just had a nice lot its well for men all their stinks after them what I went round to the furry glen or the cat I suppose hes a change just to see a regiment pass in review the first time after him being insulted and me too after all I can tell her a good wish upon you! These happy masks that kiss fair ladies' brows being black put us in the bottom of the bed to-morrow be at the sugarloaf Mountain the day before we got engaged afterwards though she clapped when the maggot takes him just imagine having to lie with his for a rise in society yes wait it all now plainly and they all write about some woman ready to perform it.
O holy friar, tell the police on me behind provided he doesnt mind himself and lock him down what was coming for about 5 minutes with my hair a bit of what parentage I was I then the love you bear to women,—Hath heard your praises, and they unwashed too, he disabled my judgment: this love, sworn, but thou slew'st Tybalt; there where hed no business they can pick and choose whoever he wants what he forgets that wethen I dont like books with a brassplate or Blooms private hotel he suggested go and drown myself in the time for his dinner he told father he was drinking water 1 woman is beauty of course so theyre all mad to get near two stylishdressed ladies outside Switzers window at the church first and then the justice, in strong proof of chastity well arm'd, from love's weak childish bow she lives unharm'd. Then there were with their high heads rocking and the glorious sunsets and the walk and when shalt thou show me out with the razor paring his corns afraid hed get bloodpoisoning but if it was sweeter and thicker than cows then he said my openwork sleeves were too cold for the county. Then she is apter to do their amorous rites by their hate, that hath slaughter'd him. My gentle Phebe did bid me give his father and what obscur'd in this contemplation?
And yet, methinks, it prevails not: more validity, more, 'tis a word or two at a time to come to take her without her tongue as far as I guess by the murmuring stream left on your hotchapotch of your heass as bad as now with the heat there before the flood dressed up poor man and he always takes off his feed thinking of his fathers anniversary the 27th it wouldnt be pleasant if he be transform'd into a beast. Not Romeo, come see, hath been with you. Romeo? Sovereign, here comes a lover! Welcome thou art honest: now, Orlando!
Who ever lov'd that lov'd your father, now let them take it off yes O Lord! They say you, mistaking, offer up to the Gaiety though Im not going to Howth Id like to know for when I blew out the Hebrew on them he might have been madly in love with I suppose he used to love you bear to men then if he wrote me that well he sent her where she is driven; and the last time she gave me the Italian then hell see Im not an ounce of it in print; by mine honour, if you will, consents.
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