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katrandomwrites · 4 years

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AO3 Link \ Part Two [soon]

Short vignettes from each of the crew and their relationship with Jonny's heart.

(Is it out of character? Yeah probably but I like the sibling-esque dynamic of ‘I killed them 83 times this month but if you even touch them I will salt the earth with your desiccated remains’.)

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Part One: Dr. Carmilla (morally grey), Jonny, The Aurora, Nastya, Ashes, and Ivy TW// mention of medical abuse | canon-typical violence | sensory overload

Doctor Carmilla, Lonely Vampire

She was proud looking down at the freshly cleaned and repaired body on her table. His chest rose and fell after a week of stillness. Carmilla almost couldn't believe that she’d finally done it. Finally restored a body to life permanently.

Her cowboy groaned as he came closer to consciousness. She placed a hand on his chest, feeling the tick and flow of his new heart. It was a good heart. He was a good kid.

She wasn’t alone anymore.

Everything could be good now.

Jonny Vangelis, Dead Cowboy

Jonny woke up. He shouldn't- How was he-

Something was ticking. Where?

His chest felt heavy and his breast bone burned.

Something cold was in his hand- no, something cold was holding his hand.

His eyes shot open and he scrambled away from the cold thing only to find himself falling to the floor. He screamed when the impact lit a blazing fire of pain in his ribs.

The cold (hands?) things were back holding his face and shushing him but the pain began to pulse.

Tic. Burn. Tic. Burn.

Jonny pulled down the collar of his shirt to see a mess of thick scars and metal seams to the left of his sternum. His breathing quickened but the ticking held it’s tempo.

“What did you do?” he screamed. Carmilla’s face was inches from his as she tried to pull him closer.

“WHAT DID YOU DO, CARMA?”

The doctor’s face broke, as if she was only now realizing what was happening; what she’d done, “I-I couldn’t lose you… not like that. Not when you were still so you-”

“You promised! You promised you’d let me go!” Jonny cried.

“I’m sorry,”

Tears were falling now as Carmilla pulled him against her. Jonny tried to push her off but the pain was too much and the coolness of her cheek against his was soothing.

“It hurts,” he sobbed, “It hurts so much. Why?”

I’m sorry.

The Aurora, Cyberian Battle-cruiser

The winner of the roulette game and her new 'owner' sauntered onto the bridge and looked around. She contemplated just electrocuting him to death once he touched anything.

"I must say you are a simply gorgeous craft," he said, running a hand over the embossed leather of the captain’s seat, "Somebody put a lot of love into your creation."

The Aurora preened a bit despite herself. At least he had good taste.

“I’m gonna have to go by some polish tho, love. You are absolutely filthy! Where they finger painting with space cheetos on the flight screen,” he looked disgusted at the greasy smears decorating the console, “Maybe a steamer? Some of this shit is worked in, darling.”

>> Thank you. I would appreciate that greatly.

The intruder looked bewildered at the flight screen and fell back into the captain's seat when she rumbled in amusement. He whipped his head around as if to find a source or rogue crewman.

>> Did you really just win a ship without knowing what it was?

>> Poor planning on your part.

The intruder took a moment to process what was happening before he crossed his arms and huffed, "I just do what the Doc tells me so she doesn't decide that I'm in need of having my chest ripped open again."

>> Judging by the way you won me: I would say that isn't detrimental to your life.

"It still fucking hurts!"

The Aurora rumbled again, finding that she quite enjoyed her guest. He may be fussing in the captain's seat, pretending to be offended, but he was still watching the screen for anything else she had to say.

It had been years since anyone had treated her as anything other than just a means of transportation with the downside of sentience. She found herself analysing him closer and realized there was a mechanically ticking coming from him.

Was he also…?

>> Well, I suppose I must register you as Captain so we may take off. I am unable to lift off without any registered crew.

Her guest shifted uncomfortably in his seat, "Not that I don't appreciate that but, uh, I think that's more her place."

The Aurora was starting to get the idea that whoever his travel companion was, they would not be getting along.

>> No

He startled and Aurora realized just how young he looked. Her previous crews were all older Cyberians weathered and jaded by constant battle. This new…. boy, looked more like the young men barely old enough to grow beards that manned her mess hall during the war.

She still remembered the sad stories they told of home.

>> No. You earned me. I am choosing you as the Captain.

"But-"

She buzzed at him before pulling up a login screen.

>> Primary Captain : Please Enter Your Information As Prompted_

Her guest hesitated before beginning to type. It was endearing how gently he placed his hand over the print reader and she could feel the strange rhythm of his heartbeat flitting across his palm.

>> Welcome Captain Jonathon E. Vangelis .

Jonathon beamed at the Aurora's screen before a look of horror dawned on him, "She's going to skin me alive," he whispered.

The Aurora hummed as anger charged her systems and pulled up another screen.

>> I have an idea

>> Loading…

>> Primary Captain profile locked and hidden.

>> Passcode Set to: Handprint and Vocal Verification

>> Loading...

>> First Mate : Please Enter Your Information As Prompted_

“But she’ll know if the Captain’s position is filled” Jonathan protested.

>> I was built to house up to three captains. Your doctor doesn’t have to know that one of the positions has been filled.

Jonathon stared at the screen with a small smile and sniffled before typing again. His accent that had rounded and drawn his words was muted under an average Basic dialect as he spoke now.

>> Welcome, First Mate Jonny d'Ville .

>> Now about those cleaning supplies...

Nastya Rasputina, Former Princess

She ran, following the instructions the Aurora had given her deeper into the ship. She turned to make sure the doctor wasn't following her and ran directly into something warm and squishy. They landed with a grunt.

Nastya scrambled up to look at the… kid? He looked at her in surprise before turning to anger and suspicion..

"How the fuck did you get down here?"

Nastya opened her mouth and realized she didn’t have a response to that. Her eyes began to burn.

“Oh shit. Fuck. I’m sorry I didn’t- Shit shit shit.”

None of this registered as Nastya began to sob. A hand brushed her arm and she threw herself into the boy’s lap. It was undignified but it felt good to be touched by a warm body instead of the doctor’s cold hands.

“Okay, shit,” he shifted her around so her face was buried in his chest.

“I-I’m sorry-, Nastya choked out, “she-she just kept poking and I couldn’t- it hurt so much.”

The arms around her shoulders tightened, causing her to turn her head and look up at him. He looked sad, not in a pitying way but a guilty way.

“I’ll talk to her okay? Sometimes… sometimes she forgets we can feel like that,” he sighed, “I’m Jonny by the way.”

Nastya vaguely remembered the Doctor mentioning there was another like her on board.

“Nastya.”

Jonny gave her a smile and leaned back against the wall with her still pressed against his chest. Nastya rested her head on his sternum and heard an odd ticking sound.

Huh , she thought distantly, that’s why he’s like me. The ticking heart to my metal blood.

Nastya fell asleep safe.

Ashes O’Reilly, Pyromaniac Gangster

Ashes took another shakey drag of their cigarette as the adrenaline from burning Malone faded. They were tired and a rotting sense of uneasy was beginning to fester in their chest.

Of course now was the time Camilla's wannabe cowboy decided to make an appearance for only the second time since Ashes had been taken in. He gave them a strange look before Ashes blew a hole in his gut.

He hit the floor with a dull thud, “Fucking rude.”

“I’m not the one who can’t knock. Were you born in a fucking barn?”

Jonny gave a sputtering laugh as he scooped a handful of intestines back into his abdomen, “Probably, either that or the chicken coop.”

Ashes snorted, the sound surprised them and Jonny grinned.

"Probably made in there too," Jonny continued, not bothering to get up when his stomach healed.

Ashes let out a full body laugh that edged into hysterical. The image of a guy in cowboy boots pushing intestines back into their gut and cracking jokes was unreal. Even after managing to burn down an entire planet.

“Uh, you okay?”

Jonny was standing in front of them now. A look of concern on his face.

Ashes rubbed a hand across their face and realized hot tears were beginning to streak down their cheeks.

They were so tired.

“I’m just-” their breathing hitched but they refused to cry, “I’m just tired. Arson really takes it out of you, ya’ know?”

Jonny’s mouth twisted into a forced smile before he sat down on the bed with them, “This may be over stepping, so go ahead and throw me out if you want but, uh, if you need to sleep, without the nightmares, I might be able to help.”

“Who said anything about nightmares?” Ashes shifted away from him.

Jonny rolled his eyes, “Do you want help or not?”

“What are you gonna do? Shoot me to sleep?”

“No, but Nastya-” Jonny’s ears turned red, “Nastya says that my ‘heartbeat’ always knocks her out. Something about the rhythm being perfectly consistent? It’s just an offer, if you’re not comf-”

“I’d like that,” Ashes said, looking away, “I’m actually not all that used to having my own room and sleeping alone yet. Never had the opportunity even in the Sevens.”

Jonny gave them a small smile before being manhandled into a pile of carefully arranged pillows. His shirt was unceremoniously ripped off in exchange for one of Ashes’ cleaner shirts. (They would not be getting that shirt back)

Ashes gave their set up a hard once over now that there was a cowboy shoved in with their stuffed Charizard before climbing in and resting their body over his.

He wiggled to get an arm free and began to run it carefully through their hair. It didn’t take long before the both of them were asleep.

Ivy Alexandria, Amnesiac Librarian

Everything was too loud and bad . Ivy stumbled through the halls with her hands over her ears in a futile attempt to block it out when the 'it' is her own brain.

She opens her eyes for a moment and instantly regrets it as everything around her seems to shout directly into her mind.

It hurt. Why did it have to hurt?

At some point she managed to find a dark place to wedge herself into and tears are soaking her collar by the time somebody finds her. She can't focus on anything but the metallic whine of her brain and the presence of something loud that she must get away from when a callused hand is suddenly holding her arm and stops the bad feeling there.

She gasps and grabs for the thing (person?) that makes the bad go away, landing in it’s lap. It rumbles something and positions her so her ear is pressed against it.

Ivy wants to fight it and sit up but then she hears something through the whining in her head.

shht tic shht tic shht tic

Hands wind around her shoulders and tangle in the hair at the base of her neck as she begins to relax and start counting the ticks.

_PersonelID [Jonny d'Ville, First Mate]

_MechID [HeartV.3.4]

__ 70 beats per minute

__Operation Efficiency [87%]

_System Notification: Access Granted to [JEVan_HeartCntrlUnit]

_MasterCommandEntry Opened

_[Assisted_SleepCycle] Enabled

_Countdown Begins

#The Mechanisms #Jonny d'Ville #dr. carmilla #the aurora #Nastya Rasputina #Ashes O'Reilly #Ivy Alexandria #fanfiction #My writing #whispers from the scrapheap

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Kevin Cage of @spotlightsaga reviews... Orange is the New Black (S05E06) Flaming Hot Cheetos Airdate: June 9, 2017 @oitnb Ratings: @netflix original Score: 8.75/10 **********SPOILERS BELOW********** How fitting that the episode we finally get a glimpse of the woman who left us all in emotional turmoil at the end of S4, is actually written by the wife and longtime partner of Samira Wiley (we love you Poussey Washington!), the incredibly talented, Lauren Morelli. In our last review of OITNB5, we focused a lot on perspective... When it comes to the loss and grieving of the very character that inspired the women of Litchfield Prison to take control of their prison, who better to give us a perspective as to the woman who is literally married to her in real life! Just thinking about life without my significant other sends complete and total perplexing, dramatic psychological turmoil surging through my entire being. No way. But if someone had to write what it would be like to move towards a place where moving on, and simultaneously holding on & letting go of even the character my significant other was playing... I guess the best person for the job would be me. There's a bit of added emotion that I've talked about being missing before, turning this episode from great to one helluva good time! 'Flaming Hot Cheetos, Literally' gives us more than just Soso & Taystee coming to terms with the loss of Poussey, though admittedly these two have had the most dramatically effective storyline in S5. We also get to see how the riot is changing the prison... Not just Litchfield, but the world of Litchfield and everyone's own little world that makes up the sum of its parts. It's easy to laugh when Big Boo (Lea DeLaria) comes in dressed to the nines, playing her 'Law & Order' theme music, claiming 'due process', and telling '2007 Britney Spears on Steroids' Helen (Francesca Curran) to 'best step out of her way' so she can talk to Pensatucky (Taryn Manning)... But the outcome is way more revealing of the heart and human side of these inmates. You see, these inmates who now have control have all been moved aside and dropped into a system where they are lost in privatized, overcrowded prisons... For the most part they may gravitate towards self-segregation, but they all have very key things in common. Boo plays her role well, pushing the women to 'be better than they are'... And she's right. You get locked up in a cage for so long and you start feeling like the animals that you are being treated as... But all these people are human beings and long prison sentences have proven not to work. So what does Boo suggest? A little bit of what my fellow TVTime'r and friend precisely called out as 'Restorative Justice'. In the whole process we get a bit more of the incredibly natural dynamic between Doggett and Boo. They are an incredible force together. The entire scene where Boo is counseling and directing Pensatucky as to how she needs to act, what she needs to say and do... Its just magic. Doggett responds so naturally, rattling off a story about how her mom used to coach her in case of getting caught shoplifting. It's these little scenes that continue to grow these original characters that really stick with me. Same with Soso (Kimiko Glenn) and Janae, the very unlikely duo. They are both grieving and instead of carrying that chip on her shoulder, Janae has a rare moment with Soso where she leaves her heart on her sleeve. I tear up just thinking about it. Janae has seen and felt so much prejudice and racial injustice... And the fact that she's so intelligent sometimes works against her. It's like being too smart for your own good. But with the prison now a barbed wired, locked down 'land of the free', Janae can parallel her feelings towards her racial injustices to her feelings about simply losing a friend... And let go, while still holding on to what makes her, her. Janae has always been a favorite of mine and while she's done questionable things, as we all have, it's easy to understand why. Deep down Janae is exploding with love, she has so much to give, but her intellect and her principles hold her back from sharing that love with all of those around her... That and of course the fact that she's in prison and must keep a certain air about her. With Taystee & Soso and now Boo & Doggett really stealing the show, it's nice to see Janae snag that spotlight because Vicky Jeudy deserves it... She gives so many dimensions to Janae that sometimes I think the writers don't even realize that the character has, that you simply can't ignore her. You can't ignore her plight. Janae is simply such a beautiful character, etched in pain, achievements, and a massive leap where she almost was able to grab the stars... Almost. As you know, 'almost doesn't count'. Speaking of not being able to ignore... Nita Reddy (Gita Reddy, isn't that funny?) has been tasked to help quell the riot. Unfortunately she's only meeting a few of the demands, the shallow ones, the 'Takis' and the 'Flaming Hot Cheetos', and one very necessary one (just not in the big picture), tampons! At first it feels like a win for Taystee and her 'Heads of Litchfield State' but after a phone call with a pushy Nita later on, it's clear that the rest of the demands aren't being taken seriously. Taystee is the last person in Litchfield who should be taken with a grain of salt. She has no ties to the outside, and her flashback gives us an in depth look at why she ended up wrapped tight in Vee's clutches. I've never met my biological father, but I often think about how it would go. Wonder if I'll ever even get an email or call... I think maybe there's a huge part of me that just wants to know that he acknowledges me. Taystee' story shows how that could all go horribly wrong when she is young and ready to be embraced by her real mother, who ends up having second thoughts because she has already started another life with another family. This killed me... I'm rewatching the scene now and I'm completely teared up. My biological father has since moved on from whatever the circumstances were surrounding my birth as my mother was a very young teenager, as was he. He has another son and a daughter. I wonder if they know who I am, I doubt it. In my head, this is more close to reality. There's a great shame in Taystee's mother's soul... She can't bring herself to overcome it and it crushes Taystee. Mia Jefferson (Tiffany Mann) plays this character right, there's a lot of us out there who never have met one or more of our birth parents. The first thing Taystee asks is 'Why didn't you want me?' The first thing I would ask is, 'Why have waited so long to reach out?' Taystee's situation is more difficult than mine, she has no one. I had a mother who beat incredible odds at a young age and a step-father who earned the title of 'Dad'. Still, there will always be a void until that man says something to me, and if he's too afraid to say something or complacent enough in his own life to never reach out, then I'll die with that void... But that will be on him, and I hope it weighs heavy. Little does he probably know that I am one of the most understanding and forgiving people in this world... And that's because I have people to fall back on. It breaks my heart that Taystee doesn't. I understand it, but to know this pain and imagine it multiplied wrecks me, truly. Andrew McCarthy seems to be given the most chaotic episodes. There is so much happening here... The Litchfield Trial of Tiffany Doggett, the arrival and subsequent removal of Hot Cheetos & Takis, Taystee's backstory with her biological mother, Janae & Soso running their pain away together, Lorna (Yael Stone) & Nicky (Natasha Lyons) finally giving in to sexual tensions and then facing the repercussions, Aleida Diaz (Elizabeth Rodriguez) being rushed into prime time news to give her exclusive take on Litchfield and being taken advantage of by a shady producer (Megumi Haggerty), Bayley (Alan Aisenberg) considering suicide because no one will listen to him or arrest the upper-middle class white boy who's in a 'bad place', Piper leaving Alex's backyard sit-in to take a stand, Freida leading all the 'elders' to her giant survivalist utopia, as well as Taystee meeting Poussey for the first time in the library that was always very close to her heart... And let's not forget the 'blaze of glory' finale where our fan favorites and 'Woke' Litchfield Leaders burn those mother fucking Flaming Hot Cheetos and Takis to the ground! Cindy starts the party... 'Flamin Cheetos, y'all!' Janae keeps the energy going, 'Yo, T... Tell this woman what we want!' Taystee plays off her hype women, 'We want to be mother fucking taken serious!' Chaos reigns supreme here, but McCarthy is masterful at balancing it all out. Who knew... Right? Oh wait, we all did! That's why McCarthy is given the tough ones!

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The Chicago (Quarantine) Dinner & A Movie Guide added to Google Docs

The Chicago (Quarantine) Dinner & A Movie Guide

If you’re like us, right now your evenings revolve around two main questions: What to eat, and what to watch. Because let’s face it, there isn’t much else to do. So we’re here to make sure you’re doing dinner and a movie right. Below, you’ll find our picks for great delivery, and the perfect classic (according to us) movie to pair with it. We’ll be updating this regularly.

The spots J.P. Graziano Grocery & Sub Shop $ $ $ $ American , Sandwiches in West Loop $$$$ 901 W Randolph St 8.0 /10

Movie Pairing: Minority Report (Netflix)

“This 20-year-old sci-fi movie (based on a 1956 short story) takes place in 2054, and it’s always fun to see what older sci-fi gets right. In Minority Report’s case, it predicted targeted advertising long before attorney ads started appearing on your phone after a fight with your spouse. And seeing pre-crime cop Tom Cruise frantically wave his haptic gloves in front of a sophisticated future computer is even better when paired with the carefully-engineered sandwiches from GP Graziano. For example, the muffuletta, which has the perfect ratio of meat to giardiniera to fluffy bread. It’s also a nice nod to the sandwich Cruise doesn’t end up eating after his black market eye replacement surgery. But you should definitely eat yours before that scene - it’s pretty gross.” -AK

Bavette's Bar and Boeuf $ $ $ $ American , Steaks in River North $$$$ 218 W. Kinzie St. 8.8 /10

Movie Pairing: Clue (Prime)

“Bavette’s is my favorite place to eat far, far too much, and forget about the concepts of time and space and sobriety. But it also possesses the same mysteriousness that you’ll find in Clue. Whenever I eat here, I spend most of my time creating backstories for everyone else in the room and theorizing how we all ended up in the same dark and indulgent hall of meat at the same time. And even if none of us can currently experience that in person, sitting on my couch with a ribeye, bacon, creamed spinach, and some sourdough while watching Tim Curry do his Tim Curry thing is almost just as good. Just don’t touch my chocolate cream pie, or else the story’s going to end with, “Me. In the kitchen. With the lead pipe.” -MB

Lao Sze Chuan $ $ $ $ Chinese in Chinatown $$$$ 2172 S Archer Ave 7.8 /10

Movie Pairing My Cousin Vinnie (Hulu)

“I’ve always wondered why Marissa Tomei’s character Mona Lisa Vito in My Cousin Vinny is so hellbent on getting Chinese food in rural Alabama. They’ve just arrived in town after a nearly 16-hour drive where her fiance (Joe Pesci AKA Vincent Gambini AKA Joey Gallo AKA Jerry Callo) has to defend his nephew and another innocent young kid from getting put in the electric chair. One of the first words out of her mouth is “I bet the Chinese food here is terrible.” She’s being sarcastic, but there’s a deep layer of frustration in what she’s saying. I guess when you’re craving Chinese, nothing else will do. Order the salt and pepper prawns and the twice-cooked pork from Lao Sze Chaun and watch Tomei put on one of the best performances in movie history.” -CM

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Movie Pairing: Cabin In The Woods (Hulu)

“I’ve had the privilege of seeing Cabin In The Woods with a skeptic who didn’t know anything about it. They were expecting a typical horror movie, and it was deeply gratifying to watch their surprise as it slowly registered how funny this movie is. And because most of Cabin In The Woods takes place (wait for it) in a cabin in the woods, it goes perfectly with food from Frontier, a restaurant that actually has antelope on the menu. You can go full cabin-mode and get elk or wild boar. Or take a cue from the movie and do a genre switcheroo. Order Frontier’s “stoner dinner” that includes a cheesesteak, flamin’ hot Cheetos, and red-velvet deep-fried oreo. What’s this spot doing with this particular meal on their menu? It doesn’t matter, just appreciate the surprise.” -AK

Pho 777 $$$$ 1065 W Argyle St

Movie Pairing: The Muppet Movie (Disney Plus)

“There are some things in this world that have an immediate calming effect. In this case, though, I’m referring to the opening notes of “The Rainbow Connection” played by Kermit the Frog at beginning of The Muppet Movie - not anything that comes in gummy form. The second I hear that banjo, I take a deep breath and know that for the next 97 minutes, I get to sit in a warm, content state and wonder things like, “But why a Studebaker?” and “Was there really a market demand at the Bogen County Fair for dragonfly ripple ice cream?” Pho makes me feel similarly, especially the Tai Bo Vien at Pho 777. It comes with round steak and those mysterious squeaky meatballs, and just the smell of the broth makes me feel f*ckng great. However, a gummy for dessert doesn’t seem like the worst idea either.” -MB

Split Rail $ $ $ $ American , Bar Food , Gastropub in Humboldt Park $$$$ 2500 W Chicago Ave 7.7 /10

Movie Pairing: My Girl (Netflix)

“My family used to own funeral homes. Like, seriously, Six Feet Under-style. Thankfully the business was sold before I was born, so I didn’t experience growing up in one. But my dad did, and that’s who I saw My Girl with for the first time. And he, a 46-year-old man, identified with 11-year-old Vada Sultenfuss even more than I did (an actual 11-year-old girl). Everything about this movie is very nostalgic and makes me feel coming-of-agey and sweet. Well, except for the traumatizing bee scene. Either way, nothing goes better with that feeling than a plate of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and fluffy biscuits from Split Rail.” -AK

Machine: Engineered Dining & Drink $$$$ 1846 W Division St

Movie Pairing: Tank Girl (Netflix)

“Tank Girl combines two of my favorite movie things: a post-apocalyptic wasteland and awesome futuristic hair. And while Mad Max is the dystopian GOAT, during this current situation I’ll take brightly colored ass-kickings delivered by Lori Petty over the grim brooding of Furiosa anytime. Basically, it’s the feel-good post-apocalyptic movie you didn’t know you needed. And nothing goes better with the fun, ridiculous tone of this film than one of the slightly-silly cocktails from Machine (they come with candy cages and a little hammer), and pairing it with a giant bag of Cool Ranch Doritos.” -AK

Tempesta Market $ $ $ $ Sandwiches , Deli in West Town $$$$ 1372 W Grand Ave 8.2 /10

Movie Pairing: _The Other Guys (Neflix)

“ I like The Other Guys so much I re-named my Wifi network Dirty Mike & The Boys. And every time I watch it, there’s something hilarious that I hadn’t noticed before. Like when I found out that the scene where Will Ferrel explains to Mark Whalberg that a lion attacking a tuna would be a bad idea was completely improvised. I could go on about all the phenomenal details in this movie, and how there’s truly just no wasted space at all. It’s hard not to say the same about Tempesta Market’s menu, where everything on it feels essential. Besides their delicious sandwiches (including a bacon, lettuce, tomato, egg, and giant hashbrown creation called the “Potato-nator”), they also sell a ton of stuff that will keep your pantry stocked. From Italian staples like giardiniera, dry pasta, and olive oil to wine, beer, meat, cheese, and gelato. If you’re (understandably) feeling like Whalberg’s character right now (“IT’S A BAD TIME, BOB!”), order something from Tempesta.” -CM

Gene’s Sausage Shop $$$$ 4750 N Lincoln Ave

Moving Pairing: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (Netflix)

“You know what I want to do right now? I want to go outside and dance in a crowd and sing in the street and take a joy ride in a vintage Ferrari while the Star Wars theme song plays in the background. Yes, I want to be Ferris for an afternoon. This movie makes me think of everything great about Chicago in the springtime - and like all great things in life, includes a nonsensical parade that peaks with the greatest lip-syncing of “Twist & Shout” ever filmed. Unfortunately, none of this is currently possible. So instead, I’ll settle for watching Cameron’s Seurat-induced epiphany over a few brats from Gene’s and pretend to be Abe Froman, the sausage king of - well, my apartment - for the day.” -MB

Sun Wah $ $ $ $ Chinese , BBQ in Uptown $$$$ 5039 N Broadway St 8.1 /10

Movie Pairing: Arrival (Prime)

From the minute Arrival starts, it’s clear that the stakes are as high as possible: the fate of the human race is in question because aliens. This is the kind of movie I live for - one that makes me so anxious I feel like I’m going to puke because I’m so invested in the characters, even with their giant flaws (this is also why I’m a Bulls fan). Therefore, the best way to watch Arrival is with as little distraction as possible since there’s already a lot going on (like how can a language make you time travel??). That’s why getting a barbecued duck combo from Sun Wah is ideal - you can just hold the takeout container up to your mouth and mindlessly eat as you watch Amy Adams try to save humanity.

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Movie Pairing: Gremlins (Amazon)

“Hear me out: we are all Gizmo right now. After a month of being at home without access to my salon, gym, and favorite restaurants, I can definitely relate to the transformation from a sweet, adorable mogwai into a bitter, hideous gremlin - not to mention the compulsion to eat a ton of junk food after midnight. And eating something that only a child or drunk person (like mac and cheese pizza or s’mores pizza) from Dimo’s is what we all need. It’s the ultimate in pandemic f*ck it food.” -AK

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aworldofyou · 2 months

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Performative activism. Loathe it so much. Because people always claim valuing and respecting and wanting to hear indigenous voices until we actually speak and want to discuss them then there’s not a single rats ass given.

#[ out of character. ] salt time. hold my hot cheetos.#[ one of the many reasons why I am done ]#[ tumblr on a whole doesn’t give a shit about respecting native voices and it’s just proven itself yet again ]#[ all of this performative action and none of those people who can’t handle being questioned or educated can’t tell me a thing about #Indian policy - the relationship between federal government and tribal councils and reservation #or the land policy of the BIA or how it affects natives ]#[ none can sit with me and have a discussion- a REAL discussion ]#[ I’m quitting tumblr on a culture front goddamn ]#[ nothing but writing here on out ]#[ if I ever return to here it’s all going to be writing ]#[ nothing of course on the good ones at all i appreciate and adore the support given ]#[ it’s just ??? ]#[ too busy fighting irl for tribal rights I don’t got time for fake care from fake performative activists ]#negative /

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aworldofyou · 2 years

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FOR THE LAST TIME. Wearing the indigenous art such are jewelry, or moccasins, or heaven forbid dancing regalia/outfit material, that is rightfully and fairly purchased from an indigenous creator, OR GIFTED BY AN INDIGENOUS CREATOR - is NOT CULTURE APPROPRIATION.

If it was gifted to you, or you bought it from their sales, it is yours to wear as you see fit. In fact, it’s a wonderful way to advertise the art and bring more sales in if its a person who beads or otherwise sells their craft. Or if it’s gifted, a good way to talk about the culture. Stop calling those who receive such items fairly appropriators.

#[ out of character. ] salt time. hold my hot cheetos.#[ out of character / salt ] i thrive in it #[ heck if you're a business owner and you've purchased it from an indigenous creator and you want to feature it in your stock or model #images? GO HAM!! ]#[ ffs ]

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aworldofyou · 2 years

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*grabs tumblr tag by the fucking ear and jerks it over*

IF JULIA JONES WASN’T ACCEPTED AS THE CHOCTAW DESCENT SHE SAYS SHE IS, INDIGENOUS DIRECTORS WOULDN’T BE CASTING HER AS AN INDIGENOUS PERSON AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WOUDLN’T BE ASKING HER TO SPEAK ON HER INDIGENOUS HERITAGE.

#[ hiiissssssss ]#[ STOP ERASING JULIA JONES'S HERITAGE GODDAMN ]#[ out of character. ] salt time. hold my hot cheetos.#[ STOP EXCLUDING HER FROM THE INDIGENOUS RPG RESOURCES ]#[ rrraaWWWWRRRRRRRR ]

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aworldofyou · 3 years

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with Thanksgiving around the corner don’t forget that there is a difference between shaming Indigenous Culture and family get togethers. Don’t shame people for celebrating family time if that’s all it is, if there is cultural shaming that is attached to it then by all means. But until the time comes where this holiday doesn’t manage to provide food for families and children who otherwise aren’t able to have a consistent meal. I will forever not be apart of the anti-Thanksgiving argument. Especially when it is a cultural value to value your family in our traditions.

#[ out of character. ] a raft fit for a queen #[ out of character. ] salt time. hold my hot cheetos.#[ i have a link talking about it in my quick link of indigenous topics ]#[ you all know where it is or how to find it ]#[ but just remember... there are mothers and fathers out there on this day who can finally feed their kids on this day ]#[ NATIVE mothers and fathers and grandparents at that ]#[ think of them the next time people want to join this discussion ]

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aworldofyou · 3 years

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Not to shit on dreamworks parade. But in the original Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron, there was a little baby toddler native girl who played with Spirit, who entirely could have been the new protagonist of a new Spirit series. Who is also growing up and learning about her culture and likely the influence of other cultures. Which could have not only been a learning experience for the character but also the audience about the affiliated tribe (im assuming the Sioux nation but they could have Red Dead Redemption’d it’s so we can learn about multiple plains cultures ) and the cultural mindset of the indigenous culture. But no. I will never be happy about removing the Native America aspect of the Spirit story.

#[ out of character. ] a raft fit for a queen #[ out of character. ] salt time. hold my hot cheetos #[ spirit untamed? Netflix spirit? thumbs down from me ]

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aworldofyou · 3 years

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for the record, no amount of formal apologies from governments will ever make any sort of genocide right.

#[ out of character. ] salt time. hold my hot cheetos.#racism mention /#[ 215 kids found is just a reminder that there are still hundreds more native children who aren't home and will never be home ]#[ tip of the iceberg of the thousands that are still gone ]#[ going 'sorry my bad' is not.. going to fix what happened ]#[ what never should have happened ]#[ my heart breaks every time i think of the lost children ]#[ god my grandpa was almost one of them too ]#[ people i KNOW /TODAY/ were almost one of them and its just OOF ]

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aworldofyou · 3 years

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Will there ever be a time will I not be enraged about the treatment of indigenous muns, erasure of culture, and demeaning of indigenous characters in ye old tumblr dot com? No.

#[ out of character. ] just a shitpost #[ out of character. ] salt time. hold my hot cheetos #[ well never be horror angrily about how racism is rampant and tumblr hates indigenous people on a massive level ]

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aworldofyou · 3 years

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Tumblrs inability to understand grief , or motherhood, or the god awful combination of the two, and how losing a child not only changes you but also makes you act like- well- not you. always astounds me.

#[ out of character. ] salt time. hold my hot cheetos.#[ walks out of the general tags dragging leandra into my protect-good-mothers-arms ]#[ she doesn't deserve THIS TREATMENT WTF ]#[ see with cersei i could understand the illogical logic because people just- can't handle strong queenly women ]#[ but leandra is gentle and loves her children and tries her utmost best and she lashed out ONCE but never ONCE took her faith away from ]#[ her eldest child- and believes in them so damn much ]#[ and hawke and siblings ADORE their doting mom ]#[ and i jus- I JUST ]#[ this is how i end up writing her - THIS IS HOW I ENDED UP ADDING HER TO MY MUSE LIST TO MAKE TAGS FOR ]#[ leandra does not deserve this im- ]#[ I MEAN LOOK AT MY BETHANY TAG THATS A CANON LINE ]#[ ima put it right here RIGHT HERE ]#[ marian hawke / dyn: bethany ] being normal would have required wholly different parents. I wouldn't want that.#[ marian hawke / dyn: leandra ] the best of him is still with you. The best of all of us. It's what makes you try so hard.#[ marian hawke ] what earth shattering matter requires my attention this time?#[ since i dont have other leandra tags rn ]#[ okay now im off ]#child death mention

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aworldofyou · 3 years

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SENT FOR UNPOPULAR OPINION / never denying the salt @martyrsaiint

WHITEWASHING. Okay, are you ready? is the dash ready? Blacklists on? this is going to be one of my REALLY BIG HOT TAKES. This isn’t a thing. And then it’s entirely accidental. I remember when this term started going around it was used as an excuse for the known bullies to go after duplicates that they didn’t like writing the same character as them. Yes, recall how this term wasn’t a thing before the year 2017? 2018? Yeah cause this wasn’t a thing until these GENUINE PROBLEMATIC PEOPLE BULLYING OTHERS used an excuse to go and call some poor soul a racist over a lighting mistake that happened on the producers part of whatever show was there.

Anyone who says that ‘lighting is a piss poor excuse’ have never genuinely dealt with horrid lighting when it comes to a show. And if an rper accidentally makes someones skin a little lighter than what they are or have, guess what? It’s genuinely an accident, I HATE that people right now are calling other rpers ‘racist’ for some dumb lighting and PSD that they don’t agree with. I repeat, these are not cases of racism. I guarantee you that if any of these people politely and civilly approach someone there would likely be a kind apologetic discussion had because 10/10 times, it’s never an intended thing. It’s like people use the term racist so readily here, as someone who actually deals with these things I’m starting to feel like the weight behind it is starting to lose what it’s meant to be. Racist means someone who is acting out against a person or group of people for the color of their skin, not ‘this person on this blog, who has a different opinion than me’

And I mean that, this isn’t a thing. Because it’s worse when it comes to content creators and the ethnicity of their own creations. AGAIN. THIS IS NOT A THING. I CAN’T TAKE THIS TERM SEROIUSLY ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF CANON CONTENT AND CONTENT CREATORS. There are no white washed characters in Dragon Age, because the canon is based out of ancient Europe, the Dalish Elves are- get this, BASED OUT OF CELTIC HISTORY. And yes, I have a whole big ass article of the creators talking about the creation process of Dragon Age to back this up (and actual source, not some opinion blog that went into the mechanics of DA Origins and picks up the color palette numbers of a TAN.) The characters that Tumblr is so up in arms about? Guess what? The writers put so much work into their appearance (Morrigan, Alistair, Duncan etc.), that how they appear in all canons? Is PRECISELY how they are meant to look The same applies to LORD OF THE RINGS. Frozen 2? Guess what? ELSA AND ANNA AREN’T POC. THEIR TRIBES ARE BASED OUT OF NORWAY, RUSSIA, AND SWEDEN. Canon creators, can’t whitewash their own content.

I repeat, A CANON CREATOR, CANNOT WHITE WASH THEIR OWN CHARACTERS.

To put it into better perspective, imagine an OC, your OC. And you made your OC into whatever ethnicity you wanted. It’s your right? Your creation, a piece of you, that you’ve poured your heart and soul into, you’ve done your research, you’ve did everything right. And then you have a dozen people, STRANGERS, waltz up to you and tell you ‘no you’re wrong, because your canon character that you created is being handled wrong, so I’m taking them and making them into the OTHER culture, and taking them from you because I helped birth them because I SAID.’ Yeah, no, not cool. Because fuck that, right? See that’s what tumblr does to canon creators so-

Yeah no, do your research people.

#[ out of character. ] answered #[ out of character. ] salt time. hold my hot cheetos.#martyrsaiint

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