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id-rather-be-an-outsider · 5 years

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tagged by @lucypcvensie uwu thanks for putting up with my weirdo self ily <3

How tall are you? 5′2

What color and style is your hair? lots of people say my hair’s a light brown, but hair stylists say it’s a dark blonde so I’ll trust their judgement // my hair’s curly

What color are your eyes? blue (with these little flecks of gold right around the irises, you can only see them if you look real close)

Do you wear glasses? I have glasses, don’t necessarily wear them all the time

Do you wear braces? I used to, but I developed root resorption and had to get them off early (spring of 2017) so now none of my teeth toouch except for in the very back :( makes it really hard to eat samiches (yes that’s how I like to spell sandwiches fight me)

What’s your fashion sense? so I don’t count most days as my fashion sense bc I wear athleisure ish allllllll the time out of laziness, but when I do make an effort I have two ends of things bc I’m androgynous. so on a day when I’m feeling more masculine you’re gonna see me in a sporty-type-look (spandex, just barely sagging joggers, a graphic tee, my gold chain and jordans, I usually pull my hair into a ponytail and lay my edges), but on a day when I feel more feminine you’re gonna see me in some tried-and-true type of clothes (cute shirt, leggings, heels, jewelry, makeup did, hair down and [hopefully] acting right), but on a day when I’m feeling in-between I’ll try to experiment or be “edgy” (basically mixing and matching or trying something I saw a celebrity do and thought was cute). regardless of any style I’m in, though, you’re always gonna see me with my nails done, whether that means I got acrylics on or that I painted them myself... just know. that’s how we do. and by we I mean me.

Full name? I won’t share my last name, but Eden Amaris (fun fact: amaris can be pronounced two ways!) Is my first and middle

When were you born? December 18, 1999

Where are you from and where do you live now? was born in Federal Way, WA but I consider myself to be from Tacoma, WA as I’ve spent all of my most important years there (early childhood + hs + uni). I now live in Tacoma.

What school do you go to? University of Washington

What kind of student are you? a fucking mess I’m quiet at first, but once I’m comfortable I’m rly talkative and answer so many questions that my teachers will literally stop calling on me unless if there’s no one else lmaooo, I’ve also had several classmates and teachers tell me I should be a teacher and surprise, surprise, I do want to be a teacher for some time

Do you like school? f-f-f-FUCK YEA I LIKE SCHOOL how is that even a question??? to take it down a couple notches, yes, I love school, whether it’s for sports or for learning, I’m always excited to come to school everyday wow what a frickin nerd amirite, frickin loser

Favorite subject? depends on my professor. at this point, I highkey hate all of my classes rn bc I don’t feel like I’m learning anything. that miiight also have something to do with depression and anxiety though so idk what to tell ya man

Favorite tv shows? not a super TV person, but I’m a thot for Steven Universe

Favorite movie? I love tf out of movies, my all time would have to be Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (I just pretend that WftPotA didn’t happen atm bc I hate sm of what happened in it), but in the last few days I’ve watched War Horse (I cried like a bitch lemme tell ya), Secretariat (didn’t cry like a bitch but got teary-eyed) and 42 (I did cry at certain parts but it’s kinda uplifting so ya know, wasn’t super sad) and they were all lovely so if you haven’t seen them yet, go watch them! They’re all free on Netflix

Favorite book? When I was little it was this book called Junket (that thing is older than my grandparents, good lordte), I think some of my favorites rn tho are Heartless by Marissa Meyer and Tales from the Perilous Realm by J.R.R. Tolkien

Favorite past time? a couple months ago you would’ve thought it was crying from how much I did that, but tbh it’s probably drawing, writing, reading, watching movies, listening to music, sewing, spending time/going on adventures with my friends and helping my friends with their lives. I KNOW THAT’S EVERYTHING BUT I CAN’T HELP IT REEEE my most favorite past time atm is helping my friend Charlie clean and organize his room and designing things for his business, also spending time with my favorite little niecey-poo in the WHOLE WORLD OMGOODNESS HERE IS A PICTURE OF HER BEAUTIFUL SELF I LOVE HER SM SHE IS THE SWEETEST MOST CUTEST AND FUNNIEST AND SMARTEST WITTO GIRL EVER AND I LOVE HER <3

Do you have regrets? boy oh boy, do I: taking so long to forgive my abuser (thx for destroying my childhood @ my biological father), procrastinating, not having enough self-love/worth/confidence, being complacent with so many of the friends I used to have, focusing so much on socializing in hs rather than my sports and my schoolwork, being so afraid to just be myself bc I knew most people don’t want to be friends with a weirdo, the list goes on, all I can do now is move past it though so... ohwell.

Dream job? oh SIS get ready for this: sooo I want to own my own business, known as LEAD Revitalization (L for Love, E for Equity, A for Advocacy, D for Diplomacy - these are the core values of my business), which aims to help revitalize underdeveloped and underserved ethnic communities in the US and around the world and fight against gentrification through implementing art of all mediums in or near historic locations in that community that is representative of the demographic living there (so if the area is a primarily black neighborhood, you’re gonna see art depicting black history and culture, and if the area is primarily Asian you’d see Asian history and culture). I won’t get too into it just bc that would make this post way too long, but if anyone’s interested or wants to hear more you can bml ;) like literally bc I’m passionate af about it so I will talk your head off for days on end if given the chance

Would you ever like to be married? yes

Would you like kids? yes

How many? two or three of my own (I’m hoping for a girl and a boy) just so I can have the experience of having kids, but once they’re grown and out of the house I would like to adopt more if I have the resources to. my cousin’s adopted, so like, idk. I think that if you can adopt a kid, you should, bc there’s so many of them just stuck in the foster system and that’s complete bs

Do you like shopping? yes but I usually don’t like getting myself things (unless if we’re talking groceries or something I actually need), I love to buy things for other ppl tho if I can

What countries have you visited? canada for like 3 days technically, I just went to Mt. Whistler for spring snowboarding (that shit hurted) with my aunt bc she paid for the whole thing and my passport

Scariest nightmare you have ever had? TRIGGER WARNING: DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE - I had a nightmare awhile ago that this guy I used to be involved with raped me, I also used to have recurring nightmares after I stopped going to my biological father’s house for visitation where he would come searching for me trying to kill me and my older brother (he’s tried to kill me 3+ times sooo... it makes sense). so like. fun.

Any enemies? S A T A N and myself, or.... my brain, I guess. idk.

Self-doubt? you betcha

Any significant other? kinda? I’m currently fwb with my ex and still have feelings for him (oopsies), we split bc he was going through shit and needed to figure himself out, I’ve been close to him for a phat minute so I’m not really trippin about it. I also have crushes on other people, but nothing’s presented itself as something worth pursuing yet so. yakno.

Do you believe in miracles? lmao I would fuckin hope so, the very fact that I’m alive rn is a gd miracle so yea

How are you? I am so-so. If we’re just talking about today, I’m prolly fine, but if we’re talking long term, I’ve been going through it. I’m just trying to figure myself out atm, and it’s rough, but I’ll probably get there. My friends think I will, at least.

i tag: @crookedly-rainy @secretpatrolpiespy hi I don’t have any other friends on Tumblr so I tagged my friends from Amino Y E E T

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scriptmedic · 7 years

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BS Medical Tropes that Need to Die TODAY Part 4: Stealing an Ambulance (With a Patient in the Back)

Sometimes, dearest writer-friends, life imitates art.

It’s happened before, in action movies, in TV shows, in books. Someone desperately needs to go somewhere. Maybe it’s chasing a bad guy, maybe it’s getting away from one.

But the characters happen upon an ambulance, sitting on a scene with the engine running and, well, they just.... get in and drive.

Normally this is the part where I start to rant and rave about realism, and how nothing like that could ever happen.

Except... it does. This is a thing that really happens. Ambulances get stolen.

Sometimes ambulances get stolen with a patient and/or a medic in the back.

Don’t believe me? Well.....

Wait, WHAT?! How the Hell Does THAT Happen?!

The security of an ambulance depends on two things: vehicle technology, and crew vigilance.

There are lots of good reasons to leave an ambulance idling. For one, it keeps light and power in the back, but more importantly, it keeps the heater or AC on. That’s really important for things like medication refrigerators, or maintaining a proper temperature in the patient compartment.

(From a quality of life perspective, maintaining the heat in the front isn’t a bad idea either.)

There are ways, of course, that this can be done safely.

Many ambulances—all of the ones at the places where I’m employed—come with a secure idle feature. That means that when the vehicle is in park, the ambulance can be set to idle without a key in the ignition. The driver flips a switch or presses a button, removes her key, and locks the doors as she leaves the vehicle. Safe as houses.

Wait, are houses safe?

However, not all ambulances come with secure idle technology on board, and even in those that do, sometimes medics simply forget to remove their keys. On hectic scenes it can actually be beneficial to leave keys in the vehicle to allow other responders to move it without tracking down the crew, especially if the vehicle is blocking egress from the scene for other apparatus.

Typically crews with no secure idle feature should have two sets of keys, and the driver should lock the doors to the ambulance with the engine running but a key in the ignition. But sometimes, things happen. Some vehicles may only have one key, because of maintenance issues, or a key breaking, or (most likely) someone losing the key.

And so if you’re working in a truck with no secure idle.... well, yeah, it must be tempting to simply leave the keys inside.

It’s really, really stupid, but it’s tempting.

Sometimes The Patient’s Still In There... With the Medics

The theft could occur while the paramedics are off somewhere treating the patient, of course, but typically crews do not simply load a patient into the ambulance and immediately drive off like Tom Cruise in Days of Thunder.

Instead, things happen in the ambulance. Treatment. Documentation. I’ll always do my IVs in the ambulance, for example, rather than on scene, if I can possibly avoid it, because the environment is safe, well-lit, and clean.

However, that also means that there is an overlap between “times when someone could steal the ambulance” and “times when I’m in the ambulance”.

Which is how it happens that every once in a while, both a patient and a medic or two wind up stolen alongside the ambulance.

Because really, if you’re going for grand theft, why not add kidnapping too?

Also, If Ambulances Are Safe As Houses, And You Don’t Lock Your Front Door...

There still are places in this world where people simply... don’t think they need to lock things. After all (a reasonable citizen might think), who would steal an ambulance? Ambulances are important for the public good! I would certainly never steal one!

And so, even though we as a profession have learned this lesson time and time again... it just. keeps. happening.

But Wait, Who DOES Steal an Ambulance, Anyway?

Most ambulance thefts are committed by people who are drunk, high, or both. The typical ambulance theft may even be by the very patient the crew was called there to treat. Mental illness and intoxication both play big parts in many of these cases.

So What Happens Next?

Typically, the jerk who stole it crashes the poor ambulance.

Remember that the typical driver of a stolen ambulance is drunk, high, or both, and that taking enough substances to the point that your brain thinks stealing an emergency vehicle is a good idea typically also impairs your hand-eye coordination.

These idiots are drunk as fuck, is what I’m saying, and crash.

Oh, also, most ambulances are equipped with GPS in this day and age, which makes it mighty convenient to give constant updates to police about its whereabouts.

The driver of the stolen ambulance may or may not be able to figure out how to operate the lights and the siren, which involve more knobs, buttons and switches than I have ever found to be reasonable.

As for the crew... holy wow are they in for a public shaming, along with possible disciplinary action.

I mean... come on. It’s a vehicle that, gear and all, is worth at least $250,000. Take a little pride. Secure it. Amirite?!

And if you ever really, REALLY find yourself wanting an ambulance...

If you sit there dreaming about driving your very own...

Why not just buy one on eBay?

xoxo, Aunt Scripty

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Special Disclaimer: Please do not steal ambulances, especially with patients in them.

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