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nixotinix · 1 year
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Miscellaneous Jackson/Holt headcanons because I have them brainrot and I know these boys better than the MH execs actually. Below the cut :3
-My biggest and fave headcanon!! Jackson is actually Hyde's kid, and Holt is Jekyll's. Let me explain. In the original book (which I've read dozens of times, i have a problem), Jekyll is sociable, gets along well with most others, and is a popular figure in society. Hyde, meanwhile, is more of a recluse, sometimes disappearing for months at a time, and tends to shy away from the limelight. Hm. Now who between Jackson and Holt seems like the more social one? Now Nix, I hear you cry, what about Jackson's mad scientist element? That's a Jekyll thing. Yes, BUT. Social awareness tends to be more of an ingrained thing, something someone is either good at or not that good at. Science, on the other hand, is a skill, an interest. Something that can be changed or decided. Since most people assumed Jackson was Jekyll's kid, hell, they share a last name, I like to think Jackson was like yea, ok. Guess I should be good at science and he ended up really liking it. This is mostly just my 4 year Jekyll and Hyde hyperfixation talking, but feel free to talk w me about this!!
-Again pulling from the original J&H, Jackson and Holt can replicate each others' handwriting perfectly. Holt can, has, and will use this for mischief.
-Once again pulling from J&H, Jackson is taller than Holt, and Jackson is almost freakishly tall. Jackson is around 6'3" and Holt around 5'4". Holt usually wears platform shoes to make the height difference less noticable, but the difference is still definitely there. This also ties into my sweet sweet Jackson/Holt x Frankie heart, with Jackson being significantly taller than Frankie and Holt being a bit shorter (with Frankie at about 5'7").
-In addition to Crossfade, Jackson has three pet rats that he keeps in his coat pockets. Their names are Plato, Thales, and Socrates.
-Holt can play eight instruments: the guitar, bass, keyboard, drums, trumpet, alto saxophone, violin, and the lyre.
-Thanks to his fire elemental heritage, Jackson can create a small fire at his fingertips. However it takes a decent bit of concentration and it only lasts as long as he can hold his breath. In addition, he can withstand higher temperatures than most humans and, when exhibiting a strong emotion, his body temperature rises to the point that small heat waves can be seen rising from his shoulders.
-If Deuce gets to be besties with Jackson, he gets to be besties with Holt too. They hang out after Holt's shows and at Deuce's job.
-Jackson asked Deuce to stone him once "for science". Deuce refused adamently. Jackson is still trying to get him to agree.
-Due to my own personal backstory for the boys, they live with their dad in the monster world.
-They still hang out with Heath sometimes. Holt more often than Jackson.
-Jackson does all of their schoolwork save for music theory.
-Jackson likes sitting on elevated surfaces. Holt, to one-up Jackson, often sits on even more elevated surfaces. It's not uncommon for him to climb up onto the roof of a car or the top of a dresser.
-He also just likes climbing things.
-Both Jackson and Holt know sign language. Jackson because he's just kind of a nerd, and Holt because he can't really hear when he's out because of the fact he needs loud music to stay out in the first place.
-Jackson would never admit it, but he logs onto Holt's Spotify every now and then to listen to his playlist. They share similar music tastes. And maybe sometimes Jackson adds random songs just to be a little shit, but that's partially why he'd never admit it.
-Okay so maybe I have a 3 and a half hour playlist of songs I think Holt would like. You can't prove anything.
-Holt has only ever turned down an invitation to DJ once. It was for one of Cleo's parties that was shortly after that one Halloween. He still holds a grudge against her, but is willing to hang out with her for the sake of his friends.
-I have a song I associate with each of them the most. Jackson's is Mister Glassman by Scotty Sire and Holt's is Instant Crush by Daft Punk.
-In addition to music being a trigger for switching, another trigger is over/understimulation. If Jackson gets overstimulated, boom, Holt. If Holt gets understimulated, boom, Jackson. It's not as prevalent or common as music though.
-Jax makes dolls of his friends with locks of their actual hair and flakes of skin. His friends find it disgusting. He finds it endearing.
-he's been trying to off Heath with his doll for 4 years.
-Jax is kind of a homicidal maniac,,,,,,,
-While Holt is chill like,, 98% of the time, if he wants to be scary, he is downright TERRIFYING. Picture like,, bright blue flames, unblinking eyes, and a crooked-toothed grin. Enough to make almost anyone piss themselves.
-Holt is really only loud in big social settings. If he's ever one-on-one with someone or all alone, he's almost completely non-verbal. Whether it be social battery or the tism is unknown.
-Jackson, on the other hand, is quiet in big social settings, but will talk someone to death if they're alone with him. Rambling on and on about different chemicals and metals and their interactions with each other.
-That's all! Feel free to add your own hcs in reblogs or notes, I'll probably add on every now and then.
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waitingonher · 1 year
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hii sweets!! can i request a percy jackson x child! of hecate reader? maybe reader is a witch?
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percy jackson dating a child of hecate
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pairing: percy jackson x child of hecate!reader
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author's note: hi! i love this request sm, children of hecate have a special place in my heart <3 sorry this took a bit. hope you like it :)
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you + percy jackson = best couple ever!! 
he is SO whipped for you, it’s insane. you could ask him to be your guinea pig for the new spells you’ve been working on, and percy would immediately agree. he trusts you wholeheartedly and knows you would never intentionally hurt him. 
percy loves seeing you use your magic. it’s so alluring to him and if he could, he’d watch you practice all day. when percy sees how passionate you are, your boyfriend thinks he’s fallen in love all over again. 
he is your #1 assistant!! whenever you’re working on some sort of spell or potion, percy’s always right there to help. it’s like he can read your mind. somehow your boyfriend always knows what you need because before you can even say it, he’s handing you the next ingredient. 
“uh…” you quickly scan your work table while moving various jars and vials, “love, where’s the-”  “the rosemary?” percy asks.  looking at him, you realize that he’s holding the sprigs of rosemary you need, “oh yeah thanks.”  you take the herbs from his hands and strip the leaves into the wooden bowl. percy comes up behind you, he snakes his arms around your waist and rests his head on your shoulder. he’s always intent on watching you work like this.  turning your head, you look at your boyfriend, “percy?”  “hm?”  “how’d you know i needed the rosemary?” you question.  percy shrugs, “just had a feeling.” 
you two are constantly messing with people around camp!! with percy’s hydrokinesis and your enhanced ability to control the mist, you guys are enemies to the public.  
one time a new camper had the audacity to make an off-putting comment about you to their friend. little did they know, percy was in ear-shot and heard everything. let’s just say, the next few weeks were definitely not fun for them! 
your boyfriend was out there making their sinks and toilets explode. (chiron was not happy with the plumbing issues that ensued) you certainly had your fair share of fun, too. you had enchanted their hairbrush to do the opposite of its purpose; it only tangled their hair more instead of untangling it. seeing them around camp with their hair looking like a rats nest had you and percy on the floor. 
percy will ALWAYS have your back. especially when people have negative things to say about your mother, he will defend you like no other. he hates the thought of someone judging you solely based on your mother’s choices. 
he was not lying when he said his fatal flaw was loyalty!! 
“how about me and you, plus the fireworks show tomorrow?” the girl offers.  oh. percy thinks, maybe she doesn’t know it’s normally a couples event? he scratches his head, “uh, like as friends?”  she giggles at his “cluelessness” and playfully pushes him, “no silly! i obviously meant as a couple, duh!”  he takes a step back, “no thanks, i already have a date to the show.”  “well,” she crosses her arms, “ i don’t see her.”  percy points a thumb in your direction. her eyes widen at the sight of you on the training field, summoning multiple mistforms at once.  “whatever. you aren’t even that cute anyways,” she says before frantically walking away.
foraging dates!! 
when your supplies run low, you and percy take advantage of it and turn it into a cute little date. 
when you two initially became friends, percy asked—practically begged—you to teach him how to control the mist. ever since then, you’ve become his teacher, and you're definitely a proud one! 
at least once a month, you two have self-care nights. you’ll mix up a certain tea blend depending on what your guys’ intentions are. it’s one of percy’s favorite traditions that you guys have. you’ll also perform a little protection ritual!! he always has the best sleep on your self-care nights. 
star gazing dates!!!! 
your guys’ favorite kind of dates when you just need to decompress and relax. laying in percy’s arms while gazing upon the stars is your favorite form of therapy. 
you sigh, melting into percy as he holds you tight.  “long day?” he asks, smoothing out the blanket underneath you two.  you nod, “yeah.”  the chirps of crickets and croaks of frogs fill the air. the water below the dock reflects the moon and the stars; you notice they shine particularly bright tonight.   percy interrupts the silence, “do you wanna talk about it?”  “it’s okay,” you say, shaking your head, “i just wanna lay here with you.”  you feel percy pull you in closer, kissing the top of your head.  “okay. i love you y/n, i hope you know that,” he responds.  you tiredly gasp, “no way. you only ever tell me like ten times a day.”  percy chuckles at your sleepy attempt at a joke. a comfortable silence settles between you two.  minutes pass before you break the stillness, “i love you too, percy.” 
uncontrollably sobbing. i need a relationship like you two
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wellbelesbian · 7 months
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20 questions for fic writers!
tysm for tagging me @bazzybelle, it took me a while to get around to this but it was a lot of fun!
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
37!
2. What’s your total AO3 word count?
113,598, not bad.
3. What fandoms do you write for?
mostly the Simon Snow Trilogy, but I have a couple of Greek Mythology/Epic Cycle fanfics too. i used to write for Percy Jackson and Marve, but not anymore.
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
two old Marvel fics are right at the top, then it’s:
i want the love on your wrist (oh give me the heart on your neck), the first explicit work i’ve ever written, maybe a sign i should write more.
The Tale of the Two Merwolves, which I wrote with a bunch of other lovely people in the fandom
Everything I Am Not, my COTTA fic from 2020
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
yes, I always try to!
6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
definitely crimson, my COTTA fic from 2022, but a close second is Visions, a little Trojan War Helenus fic i still really like.
7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
well a lot of my fics have fairly happy endings, but I’d say All That She Wants, an Agatha-centric fic, and Happier Memories, a proposal fic, have the most hopeful endings.
8. Do you get hate on fics?
no, I don’t think I ever have, luckily!
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
only twice so far, though I have another stewing in my brain that might get written. I can’t really say i'm limited to a certain “type” though, i’m pretty versatile, pun intended.
10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?
no, they’re not really my thing.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
not to my knowledge! i hope not.
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
back when i used to write on wattpad i got some DMs asking to translate my fics and i always agreed, but i don’t know if they ever followed through.
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
yes, i really love doing so! I wrote a stucky fic with one of my friends years ago, but we never ended up posting it anywhere. also, the two aforementioned marvel fics were co-written with another (now ex) friend, and the tale of two merwolves was written as part of a group.
14. What’s your all time favourite ship?
snowbaz, definitely. it’s been my longest-running OTP (do people still say OTP?) and i’ve written so any fics for it.
15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?
hmm, i’ve only got 3 wips and i think i’ll finish them all eventually, but blow on the tinder and we are slaves to the gods are definitely on the back burner for now.
16. What are your writing strengths?
i’ve been told i’m good at writing dialogue, which is good because that’s two thirds of all the words i write.
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
descriptions and anything sappy, which gives me second hand embarrassment.
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?
i tend to shy away from it, but if i do i always put it in italics and will put a translation in the notes unless it’s super obvious, and like when other authors do the same.
19. First fandom you wrote for?
Percy Jackson! I wrote so much solangelo and was actually pretty popular on wattpad, one of my fics broke a million hits which is still insane to me. i still get the occasional message asking me to come back and finish my fics, but i logged out of that account in 2018 and am not going back.
20. Favorite fic you’ve written?
oh, that’s hard. i’m really enjoying writing Shoulder To Shoulder right now, but i still love All That She Wants and Liar Liar. i also really love I’m On My Way To Believing, which is a greek mythology Pyrrhus/Hermione fic. they’re my blorbos. but i’d have to say my all-time favourite will always have to be the first carry on fic i ever wrote, which got me out of a years long writing slump: Rats.
i don't know who has already done this, so i'll just tag @ileadacharmedlife @prettygoododds @aroace-genderfluid-sheep @imagineacoolusername @ic3-que3n @forabeatofadrum @aristocratic-otter @larkral @hushed-chorus @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @youarenevertooold @artsyunderstudy @alexalexinii @shrekgogurt and @j-nipper-95
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sunniskyies · 3 months
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you asked for requests so would percy jackson still love someone if they turned into a soggy rat 😍😍 IM KIDDING I’LL ACTUALLY SEND A MOOD BOARD IN 😭
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𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭: ^^ 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲: This is a very serious post and i think it's actually quite emotional 😔😔😔😔🫰 gave me butterflies 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: book!Percy Jackson x soggy rat 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: Emotional 😔 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬: Hardcore rat romance 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭: 🤷‍♀️ 𝐀/𝐍: JFSRKDJHWFHUADS I THOGUHT THIS IS FUNNY AS HECK- whipped this up for you 🥰😘
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Percy actually would love you if you were a soggy rat!!
He's experienced being a guinea pig in the past by Circe (see: Sea of Monsters) so he totally relates to you 😔🫰
He's also the son of the sea god!! So he would probably be the reason you're so soggy 🤭 #sothoughtful
I headcanon Percy Pookie would go find Circe and get turned into a rat so u two could be together 🥹🐀🐁💗💗💗
Percy would always show you off to his rat friends <3
Percy would always share his cheese with u 🥹🥹🥹😍😍😍
Always tests rat traps for you first 😝😝 #gentleman #chivalry
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wyrmfedgrave · 2 months
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Pics: Just a small sampling of H. P. Lovecraft's influence on popular world culture...
1. There's stores now that only sell Lovecraftiana!! This is as amazing as the 1st stores that sold comics & related paraphernalia alone...
2. This would make for a great paper head on your personal website...
3 thru 5. Here we see the effects of more modern culture on Lovecraft's own ideas. An unholy melding of humor, madness & the commercial realms of the Peanuts, a now free Disney rat & (fittingly) sea monkeys!!
6. This 1 is a new ad - but, is it real?! Or, just another fever dream?!! I can't tell...
7. The long time coming - strange eons? - meld between the Great Old One & Victorian retro-stylings. Hoping for more to come...
Like say, an 'armed' (Heh) Cthulhu Pirate-King!!
Make it so...
8. Finally, the finality of the human race is on!
But, is it so?
Remember, everyone who can hear or even know about the Lovecraftian Truth of Reality... Goes Mad!!
So, I wouldn't be too quick to accept some mad dude's tale... There's no telling what's in his brain stem.
Remember, the original story was that we'd become 'like' the Great Old Ones! Free to know 'beyond' Good & Evil.
If that 'fate' has changed - then, any future possibility is possible...
1914: "End of the Jackson War."
Intro: When writing of HPL, writers use letters, essays & biographies about him. Even his stories can tell us much about his innermost being.
Taken together, this mass of info make Howard 1 of the most well documented fellows ever!
There seems to be few periods that we don't know something about Lovecraft's life.
Even during the "Lost Time" of HPL's retreat from society - as new info is always been discovered...
Researchers now know what books Lovecraft read, who he was with & what they spoke about.
They even know what flavor of ice cream Howard was eating & when!
A good example is how HPL never mentions James Dwyer's "City of the Unseen" published in the Argosy mag of December 1913.
It's not a good story, but, not only did Lovecraft read it, it's central image¹ reappeared in HPL's own later works.
We know Howard owned a copy of it, because this issue contains the 1st return volley in the weird Lovecraft/ Fred Jackson Letter War.
Which HPL had originally instigated in the earlier September 1913 issue of Argosy.
But, all things must pass...
In the end, Lovecraft wrote his War's epitaph. And he didn't use overlong or overblown language!
But, he did sneak in some martial terms...
Work: "Pray spare an inch or two², (to) print (these) critics's joint adieu."
"So long... since we began (this) fray, That readers swear we've (stolen) your Log³ away!"
"Forgive... sinners that presume. To fill with... verse⁴, such precious room."
"Inflamed by war & in... martial rage, We held awhile the center... stage."
"Til, blinded by... (such) furious fire, We battled on, forgetting to retire."
"But, (even) feuds draw... to their ends & foe(s) live to meet as friends:"
"So do we now... in lasting peace, Lay down our pens & slander(s) cease."
"What sound is this? ...A joyous yell, As we say farewell."
Notes:
1. Dwyer's "City of the Unseen" is a Lost Race story about an ancient city in the Arabian "Empty Quarter"!!
This sounds a lot like Howard's Irem! The City of Pillars that was swallowed by the sands of Araby!!
It was the lost city mentioned in the holy Koran... And, it might have been found - thru spy satellite footage!
2. This is about the measurement of column space given over to stories, pics & letters in newspapers, mags, etc...
In some cases, stories had to be cut in length, summarized or re-edited to fit the available space.
At the worst, the affected story would be 'saved' for later publication...
3. The "Log" was probably the name of the Argosy's letters page...
Some mags might also use a 2nd name like "Action Log", "Adventure Log" - even just "The Letters Log."
4. As mentioned in earlier posts, some letter writers used poetry to project their 'attacks' & to 'defend' each other.
And, Lovecraft was right in the middle of it all, slinging poetic barbs at Fred Jackson's writing skills...
It was this Letter War that brought HPL to the attention of the mighty UAPA.
More next time...
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talkinghead1968 · 2 years
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hi friends! i'm gonna be watching peter jackson's dead alive this friday (oct 21 2022) at 9pm est and would love for people to join! i will probably post the link about half an hour before start <3
in this movie, our main character lionel's overprotective mother is bitten by a sumerian rat monkey while spying on him during a date, she becomes ill and dies, turning into a zombie. the movie goes absolutely off the rails from there.
content warnings under the read more!
content warning for a lot of gross stuff, lot of blood, etc (especially since everything is practical effects, it gets very goopy) this is considered one of the goriest movies ever, but it's a horror comedy, so it's more gross than scary. lots of comedy violence as well. also two zombies have sex and have a zombie child. a zombie's ear falls off into some custard... and the zombie eats her own ear... and there's an animal death, a dog is eaten by a zombie. tw for racism, it's pretty bad in some spots, i don't fucking know why peter jackson did that honestly. stereotypes of indigenous "savagery" in the opening and stereotypes of romani culture for our female heroine, paquita. i think that's most of it from off the top of my head.
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resideanevil · 10 months
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Comeback to Tumblr!❤️‍🩹
hi guys im here...again! :-)
Twitter is slowly dying and I'd rather come back here and create a cooler place where I can reblog things that I like and feel good and be myself. This time, I want this to be an opportunity to create better ties with people (like on twitter, i guess lol)
Welcome back here to myself lol...and hi moots! 💓✨
Get to know me
dean; she/her, 24 yo, bi goblin, vegan🌱
I'm from Spain/España.
I really love films(!!!), books & tv shows :)
I also love nature, flowers & my bf🦝
Horror enthusiastic!!🩸🗡️
Rats🐀, Cats🐱, frogs🐸 & animals in general<3 🐇🐢🐊🐿️🦔🐛🦋hehe
I have studied marketing & publicity but im studying pharmacy and parapharmacy now! 🥼💉
Some Fandoms i'm really into right now: Scream franchise, The Locked Tomb, Hannibal, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Chucky franchise, Twin Peaks, Miraculous Ladybug, Interview with the Vampire, Supernatural, Ohsama Sentai King-ohger, Sanrio, Resident Evil, Bluey, My Little Pony, Godzilla, Labyrinth, The Wizard of Oz, Dungeons and Dragons, Smallville, Scooby-doo, Shin Chan, Monster High.
Other fandoms i like: Shameless, The Walking Dead, From Series, Criminal Minds, Nana, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Genshin impact, Winx Club, Hamtaro, Chobits, We Bare Bears, True Blood, Hemlock Grove, Doctor Who, Sonic The Hedgehog, Steven Universe, Regular Show, Ouran High School Host Club, Downton Abbey, Dexter, Grey's Anatomy, What we do in the Shadows, Only murders in the building, The Boys, Friends, From dusk till dawn, Kamisama Kiss, That' 70s Show, Bates Motel, The Care Bears, IT books and movies, HIMYF, Charmed, Stranger Things, Nos4a2, etc.
Some of my fav actors/actresses: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mads Mikkelsen, Ryan Gosling, Bill Skarsgard, Brittany Murphy, Steven Yeun, Mia Goth, Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Audrey Hepburn, Emma Stone, Nic Cage, Nana Komatsu, Viola Davis.
Some music i like: Twice, Girli, Wednesday Campanella, Selena Gomez, David Bowie, Elton John, (G)-idle, Girls' Generation, Red Velvet, Blackpink, B.I, Jeon Somi, Mia Rodriguez, Loona, Marina, Maneskin, Aitana, Rosalía, Boys World, Charli XCX, Wallows, Avril Lavigne, Paramore, Mamamoo, Bibi, Taemin, Sabrina Carpenter, Dove Cameron, Aurora, The Smiths, Jackson Wang, Kailee Morgue, Stray Kids, Taichi Mukai, beabadoobee, Angèle, Clairo, Taeyeon, Victoria Justice, Weathers, Miyavi, Solar, Hwasa, Aimyon, iKON, Yoasobi, Pomme, Sunmi, Xylø, Suda Masaki, Nirvana...
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werkboileddown · 2 years
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Bobby Explains... For all the people who have discovered me recently from the Never Get Ahead video currently posted on many blogs and on Youtube, here’s some facts you make be interested in: 
1.  The video is from an unrehearsed live appearance on Chic-a-go-go in 1997 or 1998 (ten years ago, shit!). Chic-a-go-go is a brilliant children’s dance show on cable access here in Chicago; it’s sort of like American Bandstand or Soul Train, but for little kids. Every week there is a random collection of kids and parents dancing to pre-recorded tracks and usually there is a special guest from the independant music scene. The guest can be local or touring acts, ranging from totally obscure noise bands to bigger acts. There is no budget and no rehearsal; they usually shoot two or three episodes in about two hours. The host is a punk rock rat puppet named Ratso and his lovely partner, currently Miss Mia Park. 
 2.  I was asked to do a tune, and as the song was Never Get Ahead, I re-cut the vocals to remove references to fellatio. It is a kids' show, after all. I recut the tune the night before and really didn’t have time to rehearse the lip sync. I figured my sync would be terrible, but didn’t care too much about fooling people into thinking it was live. 
 3.  The original version of the tune is on my album Bobby Conn, available through Atavistic/Truckstop Records.  I think it is on iTunes, Amazon, etc. It’s my first album; please buy a copy as I haven’t seen any royalties from those people for a long time.  There is also a live version on my album Live Classics, Vol. 1 released on Thrill Jockey Records. It is considerably more rocking than the original, which may or may not be an improvement. 
 4.  This video clip was voted Worst Video Ever in a VH1 contest and has been broadcast in the UK and Europe pretty consistently for the past ten years. 
5.  The video was shot at 10am on a Saturday morning; I was not “coked out of my brain” as many people have suggested. If my performance seems exaggerated, well, perhaps you need to enjoy life a bit more. 
6.  Micheal Jackson and motown are a huge inspiration for me, and I’m not embarassed to admit it. I’m not really ashamed of much, really. 
 7.  The woman in the blue dress is my friend Emily; you can see clips of her playing bass in another tune on YouTube, Passover. The woman in the plaid skirt is Monica BouBou; you can see her in most of my videos as she has played violin with me for over ten years and is my partner in crime. I can guarantee any dude that is interested in Emily or anyone else in the video that they are not interested a scumbag like you. Everyone else in the video, all the kids, etc, are just random people who showed up that day. Obviously, many of them were confused by my antics. 
8.  I am “for real.”  As in, I am a real person. Is my hair real in the video? Is that a measure of my integrity? These are all questions for you to think about, but frankly, I am amazed at how much people seem to care about these things. It’s a sign of progress that we have the time to debate such issues over the internet. I guess that means that the larger issues confronting humanity have been pretty much taken care of. Hallelujah! 
9.  I have noticed that Americans have a harder time with sarcasm and irony that other cultures. We find sarcasm threatening in some way. I, on the other hand, find the emphasis on the illusion of integrity to be more frightening. The lyrics to the song both celebrate and mock political songwriting. The concept of 'the man' is a juvenile simplification of oppression. But the impulse behind it is still valid. 
 10.  Finally, thanks for watching!  I am very proud of this video, as it captures almost everything I love in entertainment.  It is FUNNY, even ten years later!
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Chinese New Year Animal - The Rat
Year of the Rat ... is this your animal? The Rat is an Earthly branch, and is yang. 
Years: 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032
Chinese: 鼠年 (shǔ nián ‘Rat year')
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Year/Date/Element:
2032 - Feb. 11, 2032 - Jan. 30, 2033 - Water Rat
2020 - Jan. 25, 2020 - Feb. 11, 2021 - Metal (Gold) Rat
2008 - Feb. 7, 2008 - Jan. 25, 2009 - Earth Rat
1996 - Feb. 19, 1996 - Feb. 6, 1997 - Fire Rat
1984 - Feb. 2, 1984 - Feb. 19, 1985 - Wood Rat
1972 - Feb. 15, 1972 - Feb 2, 1973 - Water Rat
1960 - Jan 28, 1960 - Feb. 2, 1961 - Metal (Gold) Rat
1948 - Feb. 10, 1948 - Jan. 28, 1949 - Earth Rat
1936 - Jan. 24, 1936 - Feb. 10, 1937 - Fire Rat
1924 - Feb. 5, 1924 - Jan. 23, 1925 - Wood Rat
Personality: Rats are quick-witted, resourceful, and smart. They lack courage. They also have rich imaginations and sharp observations and can take advantage of various opportunities.
Personality in relation to their element:
Wood Rat: Independent, self-confident, virtuous, talented, with a strong sense of teamwork
Fire Rat: Energetic, brave, quiet, cordial, friendly to their friends, very strict with themselves
Earth Rat: Amiable, honest, flexible, modest, serious, has a strong sense of self-esteem
Gold Rat: Smart, talented, hot-tempered, jealous, has a strong sense of self-awareness
Water Rat: Talkative, conservative, wise
Compatible Zodiac Signs with a Rat:
Rat, Ox, Dragon or Monkey
Least Compatible Zodiac Signs with a Rat: 
Rabbit, Horse or Rooster
Lucky things for Rats:
Lucky numbers: 2, 3, and numbers containing them (like 23 and 32)
Lucky days: the 4th and 13th of every Chinese lunar month
Lucky colors: blue, gold, green
Lucky flowers: lily, African violet
Lucky direction: west, northwest and southwest
Lucky months: the 2nd, 5th and 9th Chinese lunar months
Unlucky things for Rats:
Unlucky color: yellow, brown
Unlucky numbers: 5 and 9
Unlucky direction: south and southeast
Unlucky months: the 4th, 10th, and 12th Chinese lunar month
Best Careers for Rats: 
Administrator, director, manager, entrepreneur, broadcaster, writer, musician, stand-up comedian, politician, lawyer, researcher, and racing car driver.
Health for Rats: 
Rats are generally healthy, full of energy and active. A balance diet and rest will always help Rats recharge and work at high energies. 
Famous Rat People:
Carmen Electra: born on April 20, 1972, Water Rat Scarlett Johansson: born on November 22, 1984, Wood Rat Ozzy Osbourne: born December 3, 1948, Earth Rat Rosa Parks: born February 4, 1913, Water Rat Samuel L. Jackson: born December 21, 1948, Earth Rat
Found all this info on  Chinese Zodiac: 12 Animal Signs, Compatibility, Horoscopes (chinesenewyear.net)
Xīn nián kuài lè
R. J. Davies
A Riveting Jacked-In Dreamy Mind-Bender
RJ Davies - Science Fiction Author, Maddox Files, Novels
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Hey! What a surprise, that's awesome! My family needs to get it together haha we don't even have the tree up yet 🤦‍♀️ I see you're a writer, and that plus the library trip leads me to assume you're a reader? What're some of your favorite books? What are you currently reading? I like to read to! My favorite series is Lemony Snicket's All the Wrong Questions series, and I'm currently reading Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson.
I listened to Night at the Opera all the way through, and I liked it a lot! It has so many different colors and styles, and it was a really interesting listen! I really liked You're My Best Friend (which is one of favorite Queen songs all around), Death on Two Legs, and '39. The vocal stacking in The Prophet's Song was really cool, and I can't even imagine how long it must have taken to record and mix all that. It's super cool that your grandparents are bringing records! Original pressings are always the best :D I think you giving me recs is a good idea haha there defiantly is a lot! I'll look at the greatest hits, and let you know!
My favorite bands/artists are Elton John and The Beatles! I had sort of the same experience with Elton in terms of getting into him. I was familiar with some of his stuff and then all of a sudden I was obsessed haha With The Beatles, I knew a little bit, but I got really into them after watching the Get Back documentary with my mom.
I hope you have a good day :D
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Honestly, don't worry about it. Last year we didn't have the tree up until about a week before Christmas 😂 I suppose I am technically a writer lol, although I haven't in a while. And you would be correct, I do love to read! Some of my favourite books are Flowers For Algernon, Good Omens, A Clockwork Orange, and 9 Billion Names of God. I like a lot of older sci-fi! Currently, I'm reading a book called The Mote in God's Eye. It's a really cool sci-fi book from 1974, it has a lot of amazing world building and politics in it. My dad has a huge collection of sci-fi he got in college in the 90s, and I'm really enjoying them! The cool thing is that he got a lot of them used, so the copy I'm currently reading is actually from 1974! :D
You're so right, there is a lot of variety in ANATO! That's something I like about Queen- because all the members had different writing styles and music tastes, their albums were really diverse! I love your song choices, I really like all of those. You're My Best Friend is a wonderful song- since you liked that, I'd say listen to You and I (it's on A Day at the Races). It was also written by John and is a bit more musically complex- I think it might be my favourite song from that album. Death on Two Legs is also a really good song. It has a lot of heavier rock elements, I think. For now, I recommend listening to Ogre Battle, Tie Your Mother Down, Modern Times Rock'n'Roll, Great King Rat, Flick of the Wrist, and Stone Cold Crazy. I'm so happy to hear you like '39! That's one of my favourite Queen songs of all time. Something I think is really interesting is that while Brian wrote a lot of Queen's heavier sounding rock songs, (in the 70s) he also fairly consistently had a sort of more quiet sounding song. Some of his more mellow ones are Some Day One Day, Long Away, Leaving Home Ain't Easy, Sail Away Sweet Sister, and All Dead All Dead. My apologies for giving you so many songs, although I do hope you find some you enjoy!
I haven't listened to too much Elton John music I must say. Some, of course, but I never really dived deeper into his discography. However, I do love The Beatles! I've been listening to them since I was very young, so I think some of their music also has that nostalgia factor. Funnily enough, I also watched Get Back with my mum! It was really interesting to see how all that happened.
I also hope you have the most wonderful day. Until next time, Sparkles! <3
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These were my absolute favorite movies of 2021, in no particular order:
1. Vacation Friends—Tom Brady and Tyler Perry have great comedic chemistry in this laugh-out-loud rom-com vacation getaway gone awry. With Cameron Diaz and Whoopi Goldberg as Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo. Cinematography by Annie Leibovitz.
2. Cruella—Disney does it again. All the Emmas of Hollywood team up in this villainous origin story in which Sharon Stone adopts a zombie brood of Dalmatians to help kick-start her own hair-care fashion line called “Lucky Scrunchies.” This movie has dog-lover’s pizza written all over it!
3. Jungle Cruise—John Cena and Kirsten Dunst go on a gay-friendly Disney “cruise” ravaged by zombie monkeys in the Brazilian rainforest. A hologram of Michael Jackson makes a cameo as Ronald McDonald in a Technicolor burlesque sequence at Radio City Music Hall (featuring the Muppets), while Chris Pratt and Chris Evans play evil twins manning an atomic submarine in pursuit of a rare anaconda unicorn that gets lost while shopping at Kohl’s. Oscar frontrunner for sure.
4. Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage—More sloppy seconds from Marvel!
5. Drive My Car—This 3-hour HD screensaver from Apple TV is a super-cut of all the most violent murder sequences from Grand Theft Auto: The Battle of Gay Tony. In Japanese with drag subtitles.
6. The Power of the Dog—Benji vs. Cujo in a vicious canine-with-rabies bloodbath from hell. With Kendall Roy as Darth Vader. Now streaming on The Humane Society +.
7. Spencer—A riveting psychological docu-drama in which Kristen Stewart loses a contact lens and spends half the film searching for it inside a palatial mansion. She meets a chiropractor named Spencer Tracy who gives her an “adjustment of a lifetime,” forever changing the course of the universe. Jaw-dropping costume design by a Sears catalog circa 1991.
8. Licorice Pizza—There’s something for everyone in this sci-fi scramble of Mystic Pizza meets Willy Wonka. Olivia Rodrigo stars as the matriarch of a hoard of child-trafficking Antifa vampires smuggling Covid-laced heroin into hospices across America as a plot to overthrow Big Lots. There’s also a show-stopping musical number starring a hologram of Philip Seymour Hoffman as the rat that dragged a slice of pizza up the escalator in that viral video from a few years ago.
9. Spiderman: No Way Home—Peter Parker gets off his meds, breaks up with Zendaya, and finds himself “psychologically ensnared” in Charlotte’s “web of deception.” A downward spiral ensues: meth binge, bankruptcy, a cameo on that TV show Hoarders, where Peter is fatally crushed by a mountain of National Geographic magazines he’s been collecting since first grade. Charlotte hatches a million spider babies who feast on Peter’s “radioactive” carcass and begin spinning a green “virtual-reality” web in the Simulated Matrix Metaverse, where A.I. Chinese Overlord.com takes control of the global marketplace, drinks Pepsi all day, gets diabetes, and has to have its legs surgically removed by Keanu Reeves, whose last words before the anesthesia kicks in are: “Let’s Scooby-Doo this mother.” Starring Elon Musk as Wilbur the Pig and Mark Zuckerberg as James Franco before #metoo. Directed by Satan.
10. Avatar 2—Another masterpiece from John Cameron Mitchell. The Smurfs get swole, drop acid and disembowel Gargamel’s cat Azrael, who comes back as a zombie and eats Vin Diesel’s face right off in a stunning cross-cut-mash-up with Jungle Cruise 2: The Wrath of John Candy. With Amy Schumer as Smurfette.
11. West Side Story—An exhilarating edge-of-your-seat 24-hour C-Span live-stream of Kim and Kanye’s divorce proceedings. Starring Poe from Star Wars and Nicole Kidman from Australia. Directed by a hologram of Ingmar Bergman, with stunning dogma-style cinematography by Karen from Central Park. Now streaming on Disney +.
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The other night I was searching JSTOR for papers on 16th- and 17th-century German witch trials, as one does, when I came across this absolute showstopper of an abstract:
For 250 years insects and rodents accused of committing property crimes were tried as legal persons in French, Italian, and Swiss ecclesiastic courts under the same laws and according to the same procedures used to try actual persons. I argue that the Catholic Church used vermin trials to increase tithe revenues where tithe evasion threatened to erode them. Vermin trials achieved this by bolstering citizens' belief in the validity of Church punishments for tithe evasion: estrangement from God through sin, excommunication, and anathema. Vermin trials permitted ecclesiastics to evidence their supernatural sanctions' legitimacy by producing outcomes that supported those sanctions' validity. These outcomes strengthened citizens' belief that the Church's imprecation were real, which allowed ecclesiastics to reclaim jeopardized tithe revenue.
ME: THEY WHAT?
Needless to say, I had to click this paper, whereupon I passed in the course of several pages from wondering whether this was a really elaborate joke published in Chicago University's Journal of Law and Economics to literally crying with laughter:
Everyone has heard of a kangaroo court. But how about a court for kangaroos? What about a court for caterpillars? Impossible though it seems, for 250 years French, Italian, and Swiss legal systems had just that. Their ecclesiastic courts tried insects and rodents for property crimes according to the same procedures used to try legal persons. These courts summoned snails to answer charges of trespass, appointed legal counselors to locusts, and considered defenses for grasshoppers on the grounds that they were God's creatures. They convinced cockchafers of cozening crops, fulminated against field mice for filching from farmers, and exiled weevils under pain of excommunication and anathema.
Vermin trials were not the province of Dark Age ignorance or impoverished primitivism. They were of a much later, more enlightened vintage—a Renaissance one. Further, they occurred in the wealthiest countries in the world.
One interpretation of vermin trials is that the judicial officials who conducted them were mad. In examining these trials' records, it is tempting to conclude as much. In the records, we find distinguished judges ordering crickets to follow legal instructions, dignified jurists negotiating a settlement between farmers and beetles, and a decorous court granting a horde of rat defendants a continuance on the grounds that some cats prevented them from attending their trial.
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[3] This paper considers ecclesiastic trials of vermin only. It does not consider the prosecution of domestic animals, such as dogs in pigs, in secular courts. For information on trials of domestic animals, which is often mixed with discussions of vermin trials, see Evans (1906) and Finkelstein (1981). For information on trials of inanimate objects, which is also occasionally mixed with discussions of animal trials, see Hyde (1916, 1917a, 1917b) and Pietz (1997). For information on animal trials under Roman law, see Jackson (1978).
This is so much absurdist litigation.
Early modern citizens' knowledge of pests and how to control them was poor. A perusal of pest control manuals used by professional farmers reveals just how poor. State-of-the-art Renaissance pesticides included sprinkling weasel ashes or water in which a cat had been bathed over fields to drive away mice; capturing a rodent, castrating it, and releasing it among other rodents to deter them; putting castor oil plants in afflicted fields to drive away moles; and hanging garlic around flock leaders' necks to protect sheep from wolves.[4]
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Thus, it is unsurprising that, together with the other impressive remedies noted above, early modern farmers considered the ecclesiastical trial of vermin as a possible pesticide. Indeed, early modern pest control manuals explicitly advised farmers to use divine pesticide when confronted with difficult-to-resolve infestations. As one manual put it, "When all of these remedies are unsuccessful, one must turn to the ban of the Church" (Dannenfeldt 1982, p. 555).
Early modern citizens' divine-pesticide superstition is still less surprising when one considers the superstitions held by Europe's intellectual elite during the same period. These individuals held, for example, that the continent was infested by witches who had intercourse with demons and sole men's genitals while the men slept. When compared with this belief, simple farmers' belief that god might be able to exterminate pests is unremarkable.
[4] Early modern manuals contain a few pest control methods that are more sensible, for example, poison. But even these display incredible ignorance. One suggests using butter to poison rats.
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Multiple communities beset by the same pests sometimes sued vermin collectively. For instance, in 1659 the Italian communes of Chiavenna, Mese, Gordona, Prada, and Samolico banded together to prosecute caterpillars they charge with trespassing on and damaging their fields.
A class action against caterpillars!!!
Ecclesiastic courts appointed defense attorneys to represent accused insects and rodents. Thus, when in 1519 the inhabitants of Glurns, Italy, sued some field mice for property damage, the court appointed legal counsel for the mice "to the end that they may have nothing to complain of in these proceedings" (Evans 1906, p. 112). Similarly, later that century, when the inhabitant of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France, sued some weevils, the court appointed the creatures two legal representatives, a procurator and an advocate, "lest the animals against whom the action lies should remain defenseless" (Cohen 1993, p. 120).
Ecclesiastic judges showed impressive fairness towards vermin in such trials. Consider a fourteenth-century lawsuit brought against some flies by the inhabitants of Mainz, Germany. To the court's consternation, the flies refused to appear before the bench after being summonsed. The court concluded that "in consideration of their small size and the fact that they had not yet reached their majority," it would overlook the flies' failure to appear and would appoint them adequate defense counsel to prevent it from happening again (Evans 1906, pp. 110-11).
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The lawyers representing vermin argued strenuously for their clients at trial. A common defense was that the defendants were God's creations. Thus, they had as much right to enjoy the fruit of His earth as the plaintiffs. Another common defense was that the case was invalid. Thus, the plaintiffs should be nonsuited.
One argument that vermin defense attorneys made towards this end was that their clients were vermin (Evans 1906, pp.98-99). This would have been a sensible argument against treating pests as legal persons—presumably the most sensible one—were it not offered by way of elaborate judicial proceedings that presumed the legitimacy of treating grasshoppers and moles as legal persons ipso facto.[6]
Procurators on both sides "took their job very seriously, devoting a great deal of time, knowledge, and legal expertise to the defense of their clients" (Cohen 1993, p.120). Vermin trials involved much legal wrangling. And judges at least pretended to be at great pains to decide cases justly.
[6] According to Chassenée (1531), another legal manuever [sic] attorneys for vermin resorted to was to argue that their clients were clerics, which entitled the vermin to the benefit of clergy. This would have permitted insects and rodents to have an ecclesiastic judge decide their case when the bishop granted jurisdiction to a secular magistrate (Evans 1906, pp.32-33). No vermin counselor ever used this argument. Still, the possibility that caterpillars or field mice might be men of the cloth was an argument the courts were willing to entertain.
By this point I was actually wheezing. Quoth a friend, accurately, upon being sent this excerpt: "???????????????? / The biggest, longest question mark of my life" ME FUCKING TOO
[7] Vermin often lost their case by default. Judges summoned vermin to appear in court to answer the charges against them three times. "The summoners were . . . served in the usual way by an officer of the court, reading them at the places most frequented by the animals" (Jamieson 1988, p. 51). If the vermin failed to respond to the third and final summons, the court could convict them.
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To ensure that all members of the convicted species were aware of their sentence, the court announced the its verdict publictly and nailed broadsheets declaring its judgement to trees in the affected area. Alternatively, the court might bright some specimens before the bench to inform them of its decision, remitting the creatures to the afflicted area to share the decision with their colleagues (Dinzelbacher 2002, p. 410).
PLEASE!!!
TL;DR this whole paper was just such an experience, thank you god and the University of Chicago, I've never laughed so much in the course of reading an academic publication in my life, well-researched this is not but imagine submitting this paper with a straight face, this man has won academia
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Tag Game
rules: tag a few people you want to know better; make a new post, don’t reblog!
Thanks for the tag @journen!!! Lets see if I don’t lose this to the abyss in my drafts
Currently reading: A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller. I have literally only read the intro and the first few pages, and I get the feeling its going to take me a year to read it. I don’t want it to, because I really love Kanera and I want to see how they got their start! I am considering doing like a live reading on discord or something over the summer, just so I can set aside time to just read with friends but we’ll see how that goes.
Last Song: Honestly I don’t remember. It might have been Killer Queen by Queen, or Maybe Don’t by Maise-
no wait
it was Escape from the City from Sonic Adventure 2. I was listening to it on the way home after seeing the Sonic movie again. Look I adore that movie, and when you’re driving out a huge busy city to go home out of town, City Escape is the thing that plays on loop
Last Movie: Sonic the hedgehog 2- Guys I promise it was a really fun movie. If you enjoyed the games at any point in time, the movie is a delight. If you liked parks and rec, theres even a little reference for that. Its just a fun movie
Last Series: Like tv series or book series? It took me 3 years to finally pick up and finish one book, so I’m gonna chose to list a tv series lol. Aggretsuko was probably the last show I watched and really paid attention to. I think its a fun adult cartoon. It doesn’t rely on profanity or like the normal adult humor to show that is an adult cartoon. As a young 20 something year old woman, the show makes TOO MUCH sense. Its definitely one of my comfort shows
Sweet, spicy, or savoury?: Savoury! I really like sweets. I mean I really like sweets, but I will make myself sick if I eat too many. Same thing with spicy foods. I have to be really picky about spicy things. But I like things with a lot of flavor. I like to eat things that make me feel like the rat from Rataouille when he mixes he food for the first time lol
Coffee or Tea: Tea! My favorite is a pomegranate black tea, or just plain green tea. 
Three Ships: Valor or Thorkyrie. (I’m not sure what people are calling it, personally I like Valor), Kanera, and Sukka
Look I have character types that I really enjoy, and a specific type of pairing that I really like, but this post is long enough as it is...if anyone is curious I’ll write something on it later.
First ship: Thats a hard one really, like a ship I liked before I knew what shipping was or like a ship I liked that I actively talked about once I started doing fandom things? The former was probably Mulan/Shang and latter probably Percabeth from the Percy Jackson series.
Currently working on: Answering this ask- jkjkjk I’m trying to redo my start of chapter 2 for White Lie, because I reread it and its a little TOO much of Obi-Wan questioning himself. I think I’m just gonna put a strike through in some of what I have and instead try to focus on the world building. This is a planet he nor Anakin have been to, so I felt it would be slightly more appropriate to focus on their POV, and then later describe the same place from Sas’ POV because she lives there and so I can naturally build contrast in world views. I don’t know I might be over thinking it, but its giving me writer’s paralysis
Favourite Piece of Clothing: That depends...No it doesn’t Its my Unus Annus Hoodie, and some comfy leggings I have. I am a creature of comfort and those things are so soft and warm and welcoming-
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Comfort food: Grilled cheese. My mom used to make it for me a lot when I was little. Whenever I had a rough time at university, I usually tried to find a way to make myself grilled cheese.
Fav time of year: Fall! I’m from Texas though, so really it just means “less hot” I just like it because again, its cooler, but also I can wear my hair down without worrying about it poofing out
Fav Fanfiction: Okay I will literally never stop talking about this fanfic because ITS MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE, I GO BACK TO READ IT ALL THE TIME.  Its called Better Latte Than Never on Ao3 by FunnelFatale. Its my absolute favorite fanfic, its something I can finish in one sitting but has really good emotional development and spans a couple of months.
There was another padawan!Obi-Wanxreader fic here I stumbled across, that was based on The Chicks' Traveling soldier- it HURT me and I regret not reblogging or saving it at the time and I've been wanting to read that one again.
Thanks again for the tag!
If you guys would like to do it, I'm gonna tag: @azorell @i-dreamed-i-had-a-son @fairy-anon-godmother @sam-not-so-wise
And anyone else who would like to 👍
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The Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial in Boise, Idaho was defaced with swastikas on Tuesday, the latest incident of anti-Semitism in the United States.
Vos Iz Neias
The only Anne Frank Memorial in the United States was vandalized and defaced. This is my response.
by Yuval David , Actor, Host, Filmmaker and Advocate
I am repulsed, shaken, and deeply offended. But, I am also, once again motivated in the battle to fight the fight I though my grandparents already did for me.
My grandparents are Holocaust survivors and heroes of the war. The vast majority of their family and friends were killed in the Holocaust in the hands of the Nazis and the Europeans who supported the Nazis.
My grandparents fought for survival and for the survival of truly anyone they could help. And, that continued for the majority of their lives, as they lived with the ever constant effort to help the Jewish people survive and thrive.
But, today, I read the news…
Swastikas were pasted throughout the Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial in Idaho. Flyers and stickers were plastered throughout the memorial with swastikas and the threatening words “we are everywhere.”
This is the only memorial dedicated to Anne Frank in the United States. Anne Frank personifies so much for Jewish people, for those struggling with victimhood and marginalization, and for understanding of what Jews suffered during the Holocaust and the horrid Anti-Semitism Jews faced in Europe.
Anne was one of the over Six Million Jews tortured and murdered by the Nazis and Nazi sympathizers during the Holocaust. Her story became almost canonized for so many of us, because of her father, who survived the Holocaust, published her diary. The Diary of Anne Frank gave us a perspective of victimhood from a child’s perspective, which is painfully even more poignant due to her hopeful and wise-beyond-her-years perspective on life.
The Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial was built not only for Anne, and not only for Jewish victims of the Holocaust and those of us descended from Holocaust survivors. It was built as a reflection of the Jewish experience. What we Jews do is use our experiences, turning our victimhood narrative into one of resilience, claiming “Never Again” and “Always Remember.” And, we do all of this as we help repair the world, helping others who are victimized and marginalized. We do all of this as we are always seen at the forefront of every social justice and human rights movement.
This memorial to Anne Frank is the only one in the United States. This place exemplifies the concepts of what our people faced during the Holocaust and throughout our much too long and continued history facing Anti-Jewish hate speech and violence. A statue at the memorial, named “Spiral of Injustice” features the words “language,” “avoidance,” “discrimination,” “violence,” and “persecution.” This artwork symbolizes the surrounded and bound by those words. And, even on this statue the hateful anti-Jewish neo-Nazis plastered their vandalizing swastikas and flyers.
This is a memorial that was built as a physical statement of our Jewish values and shared values of standing up to confront hate.
But, hate….was emboldened once again. And, hate….found its way into this specific place to reveal itself and mark its territory as everywhere. Just as the words of the hateful vandalism state, “we are everywhere.”
These words are meant to strike fear into our hearts. And, they do.
So, what do I say? What do I do?
I speak up, I speak out, and I put my words into action. I must take action to fight hate, and especially to end Jew hatred. It is my responsibility and duty, in honor of my grandparents who survived the horrors of the Holocaust, and in honor of my other grandparents who managed to escape. I do this because all of my grandparents lost the majority of their family and friends. I do this in honor and in memory of the Jews whose lives were brutally destroyed and shattered by those who hate us. I will not stay silent. I will not shudder in fear. I will fight hate.
There has never been a Jewish civil rights in the United States until now. This year a new movement has been formed, End Jew Hatred, which is mobilizing Jewish organizations and activists to fight for positive change. I am proud to support this movement, which aims to eradicate Jew hatred in this generation. If we are determined and work together, Jew hating can be a thing of the past.
This recent act of hatred targeting Jews is not a rare event. Instead of my listing the terror of violent attacks over the past year, take a look at just some of the incidents in the past couple months.
December 7, 2020, in Boise, Idaho:
Vandalism and propaganda stickers that included a swastika and the message “We are everywhere” at the Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial.
December 6, 2020, in Westminster, Colorado:
14 First, a neo-Nazi group, distributed propaganda that read “I’m dreaming of a White Christmas” and “A message to white men and women: Diversity is a complete failure and destroying our race.” The propaganda included an anti-Jewish imagery of a swastikas and anti-immigrant messaging.
December 5, 2020, in St. Paul, Minnesota:
The words “Free Palestine,” “Fuck Zionism” and “Solidarity STP — Palestine” were spray-painted on the pavement outside a synagogue.
December 5, 2020, in Colorado Springs, Colorado:
Various property at Roswell Park was vandalized with swastikas and antisemitic, anti-Black, and anti-LGBTQ graffiti that read “Die nig — -s,” “I hate fags,” and “Die Jew.”
December 3, 2020, in Baltimore, Maryland:
Swastikas were found etched into the sidewalk in a residential neighborhood with Jewish residents.
November 28, 2020, in Lakewood, New Jersey:
A dead pig was left on the doorstep outside a rabbi’s home in what law enforcement deemed a “bias crime.”
November 26, 2020, in Jackson, New Jersey:
A swastika image was found traced into the dirt and mulch at a public playground where Jewish children play.
November 25, 2020, in Syracuse, New York:
A number of parked cars in a residential neighborhood were vandalized with swastika graffiti.
November 24, 2020, in Fairfax, California:
An unknown person distributed propaganda stickers that included a swastika and the message “We are everywhere.”
November 22, 2020, in Long Beach, California:
A swastika and a reference to a neo-Nazi gang were spray-painted on a freeway overpass.
November 22, 2020, in Long Beach, California:
A swastika and a reference to a neo-Nazi gang were spray-painted on a freeway overpass.
November 19, 2020, in Falmouth, Massachusetts:
Multiple swastika drawings were found on the playground at Mullen-Hall School.
November 17, 2020
In Nevada City, Nevada:
Graffiti that included a swastika and the message “White Lives Matter” was found on a bridge in a park.
November 16, 2020, in Cleveland, Ohio
Anti-Jewish vandalism and swastikas were found at Lansing Avenue Jewish Cemetery.
November 15, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
Vandalism on a synagogue including the words against Israel.
November 11, 2020, in Westfield, New Jersey:
A Boy Scout Troop’s Eagle Scout project was defaced with graffiti that included swastika drawings.
November 11, 2020 in Skokie, Illinois:
The website and emails associated with two school districts outside Chicago were hacked and responsible for sending emails to students described as “lewd, racist, anti-Semitic and patently offensive content.”
November 9, 2020, in Sumter, South Carolina:
An unknown person or group distributed white supremacist propaganda that included anti-Jewish sentiments.
November 8, 2020, in Lexington, Kentucky:
The sign and menorah belonging to the Chabad of the Bluegrass were found vandalized and ruined.
November 8, 2020, in Hollywood Park, Texas:
14 First, a neo-Nazi group, distributed propaganda that attacked Black Lives Matter, Jews, and other minorities. The fliers included Anti-Semitic images.
November 8, 2020, in Cleveland, Tennessee:
Three men were charged with vandalizing Deer Park, Greenway Park, and Tinsley Park with graffiti that included swastikas and Anti-Semitic racial slurs.
November 7, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio:
A Jewish couple was harassed and threatened publicly by their neighbor who yelled “You fucking liberal Jews…No wonder Hitler burned all your people, I’m going to burn you and all your people, I’m going to burn you and all your Jewish friends.”
November 5, 2020, in Klamath Falls, Oregon:
Billboards, one for the Klamath County Democrats, were vandalized with a swastika and the white supremacist Jew-hating symbol 1488.
November 3, 2020, in New York, New York:
Campaign signs for Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright were vandalized with antisemitic messages that read “Baptise [sic] the bitch and Her Rabbi,” and another that just read “Baptise [sic] the bitch.”
November 2, 2020, in Brooklyn, New York:
Multiple mezuzas were stolen and apartment doors were vandalized with antisemitic graffiti that read “Fuck the Jews” and “Jews suck.”
November 2, 2020, in Grand Rapids, Michigan:
Multiple headstones at Ahavas Israel, a Jewish cemetery, were vandalized with spray-painted graffiti that read “TRUMP” and “MAGA.”
November 2, 2020, in Fairfax, Virginia:
A sign that read “The Democrat Platform is Socialist,” with an emphasis on “rat” and the “s” in socialist replaced with Nazi lightening bolts, as well as an image of a swastika, was found hung out on a tree outside a Jewish community center.
October 31, 2020, in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey:
A swastika, the words “Nig — -” and “Jew,” and phallic imagery were found drawn in chalk on the road in a residential neighborhood with Black and Jewish residents.
October 27, 2020, in Brooklyn, New York:
A Jewish-owned store was vandalized with an antisemitic message that read “Syrian Jew Whore Fuck You.”
October 27, 2020, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
During a Black Lives Matter protest, three Jewish men were verbally harassed and physically assaulted by protesters who called them the “Synagogue of Satan” and “Amalek.”
October 25, 2020, in Ithaca, New York:
Antisemitic and racist fliers were posted on Moosewood Restaurant and Sunny Days of Ithaca. The fliers included racist and antisemitic imagery, antisemitic conspiracies, and called for violence.
October 23, 2020, in Dallas, Texas:
Swastikas and the message “Rise up we are everywhere” was found painted in a parking garage at Reunion Arena.
October 21, 2020, in Brooklyn, New York:
A 53-year-old man fired a gun at a synagogue where a man was outside dismantling a sukkah.
October 19, 2020, in Oakland, California:
The sanctuary doors at Temple Sinai were vandalized with painted swastika graffiti.
October 17, 2020, in Iowa City, Iowa:
Three different areas at City Park were vandalized with spray-painted messages that included swastikas and read “We are everywhere voting will not remove them,” and “Hey little village, should this graffiti breathe? WLM [White Lives Matter]!”
October 13, 2020, in Brooklyn, New York:
A man verbally harassed an ultra-Orthodox Jew for not wearing a mask while walking down the street. During an interview with media, the perpetrator made antisemitic comments about Orthodox Jews indicating that he purposely targeted his victim.
October 12, 2020, in West Hartford, Connecticut:
Emmanuel Synagogue’s services held on Zoom were disrupted by unknown participants who shared Nazi imagery and antisemitic statements as well as pornographic imagery.
October 11, 2020, in Madison, Wisconsin:
The University of Wisconsin at Madison reported that antisemitic and neo-Nazi graffiti was found on the Gard Storytellers Circle Monument on campus.
October 11, 2020, in Port Washington, New York:
The Port Washington Police Athletic League’s clubhouse at Sunset Park was broken into and vandalized with a dozen spray-painted swastikas and Jew-Hating graffiti.
October 4, 2020, in Brooklyn, New York:
A man used a flagpole to “break numerous windows” and damage property at Shore Parkway Jewish Center in the Gravesend neighborhood. Following his arrest, the suspect made antisemitic statements.
October 3, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas:
14first, a white supremacist group, distributed propaganda that featured a swastika and messages expressing hatred of Jews and claims that white people are becoming a minority.
October 2, 2020, in Denver, Colorado:
Members of Goyim Defense League, a loosely connected group of antisemitic provocateurs, hung an antisemitic banner on highway overpasses that read “Why Are Jew Banning Free Speech.”
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08/01/2021 Additions to Reylo Work Environment
These fics have been added to the Work Environment list located here.
Boss Relationship
Weighted Warmth by Fayth_Delarosa (AO3 2020  Rated E Complete, 3 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: This was a mistake, a huge one. Maybe she could turn back now. But something keeps her rooted in place, and she hugs the precious parcel closer to her body, dreading the moment ahead of her. Secret. Fucking. Santa.) Car Trouble by dawninthemtn (AO3 2018  Rated T Complete, 18 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: In which Ben is forced to work undercover at one of his dad's shops and meets a lovely mechanic named Rey.) Holy Knot, Batman! by Eskayrobot, Poaxath (AO3 2018  Rated E Complete, 5 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Rey goes to her coworker's Halloween party as part of a Batman villains group. Ben goes to his cowoker/childhood friend's Halloween party as part of a Justice League group. Rey is Ben's secretary. And Ben and Rey obviously do not like each other. They DON'T! ) keep calm and let HR handle it by hi_raeth (AO3 2019  Rated T Complete, 6 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Rey managed to go a full year without ever directly interacting with her new CEO, but now it seems like he’s dropping by her office every single week.) The Life You Always Dreamt Of by KyloTrashForever (AO3 2018  Rated E Complete, One-Shot, Victorian AU, Quick Synopsis: In 19th century London, Rey is a poor street rat desperate for someone to see her as something more. Little does she know that the mysterious and powerful Skywalker heir has set his sights on on her to become his wife, and will do everything in that power to make her his.) The Golden Rule by JJJJ12 (AO3 2019  Rated E Complete, 3 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Never fight with girls. It was Han's golden rule. The only piece of his father's advice that Ben followed. It had been difficult, but not impossible. Until he met Rey.) Say it With Sugar by fettuccine_alfreylo (AO3 2016  Rated E Complete, 20 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Ben Solo is the owner of his family’s small chocolate shop. Rey Kenobi is a talented chocolate maker he hires. They both share the same passion for chocolate. Unfortunately, they share the same kind of anxiety, too.) Bad Publicity by Azuwrite, Cecilia1204, Frog_heart_00, GreyForceUser (ReyandKyloforever), Littlemistake, LostInQueue, MyJediLife, Ohlittlelovely, ReyloBrit, SavingWhatILove, Shestoolazytologin, thoseindarkness (AO3 2019  Rated E Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Rey Niima is the Social Media manager for the actor Ben Solo. She also may be insanely in love with him, and when the size of his assets are challenged, Rey does what she must to defend him.)
Coworkers
Your Pretty Little Heart by Ever-so-reylo (Ever_So_Reylo) (AO3 2018  Rated E Complete, 15 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Modern day AU in which Ben is an Alpha, Rey is an Omega, and they are way better at having sex than at communicating with each othe) She's My (Work) Wife! by Darth_Malfoy (AO3 2020  Rated M Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Ben and Rey are platonic coworkers as far as she knows. When Ben introduces himself and Rey to new hire Poe, Ben has a Freudian Slip and refers to Rey as his wife.) Want and Need (I will ruin you and set the stars on fire) by miaxxx (AO3 2018  Rated E Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Rey Kenobi didn’t want an alpha. She was perfectly fine with suppressants and seeing herself through her heats every few months. Until Ben Solo started at the cubical next to her and everything changed.) And a Partridge in a Pear Tree by hearts_0f_kyber (rw_eaden) (AO3 2020  Rated T Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Rey has been getting presents on her desk every day of December. They're wonderful, thoughtful little gifts but there's only one problem: she has no idea who they're from.) Trust Falls by TazWren (AO3 2019  Rated T Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Rey Jackson is a hot-shot sales rep who has no time for processes or for IT. Ben Solo is the head of IT who has no time for Rey's carelessness. Can two people who never see eye-to-eye find common ground? Or, how getting an armful of Ben Solo turns Rey's world on its head. A gift fic for the Thirst Order Gifting Season) Employee Engagement by Celia_and (AO3 2020  Rated T Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: The HR survey that Rey takes actually seems more like a list of first date questions. Ben Solo works in HR. Coincidence? ...Maybe.) it's a date by hipgrab (merrymegtargaryen) (AO3 2018  Rated G Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: It takes Rey approximately half an hour to realize that they’re on a date.) Misprint by JenfysNest (AO3 2019  Rated E Complete, 3 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: In which Rey prints the elaborate erotic fiction she writes about her quiet co-worker Ben Solo at work, but he gets to the printer first.) 169 Days by JenfysNest (AO3 2019  Rated E Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: It’s been almost a month since Rey Johnson started as the coordinator for company events at Supremacy Realty. Ben Solo knew she had heard things about him. His reputation always preceded him. Everyone knew to “stay away from Solo.” Rey hasn’t stayed away, though.)
Client Relationship
America's Asshole by monsterleadmehome (AO3 2018  Rated E Complete, 3 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Ben Solo is a critically acclaimed (but widely despised) movie star. Dubbed "America's Asshole" by the press, he has recently finished a stint in an anger management facility after punching his last agent in the face. Rey Niima is a top talent agent and is outraged to find out she has been assigned to be Ben Solo's newest victim. ) Getting Handy by andabatae (AO3 2019  Rated E Complete, 4 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Ben’s not sure how to flirt with the woman who performs repairs at his apartment complex, so he keeps breaking things in order to see her again. Unfortunately, Rey now thinks he has an anger management problem...) Talk Taxes To Me by here4thereylo (AO3 2020  Rated E Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Ben has been Rey’s tax accountant for the last four years. Maybe this is the year they grow a little closer... Rey is finally no longer Ben's client. Whatever could happen???) Love Makes Fools Of Us All by Darkcat18 (AO3 2020  Rated E Complete, 5 Chapters, Victorian AU, Quick Synopsis: Poe Dameron and Armitage Hux take their friend Ben Solo to Madam Natal's high end brothel so that he can be rid of his virginity. Ben, though nearly thirty, has no desire to lose his virginity to a whore. When he sees Rey, laundress and cook, he strikes a deal with Madam Natal to spend the night with her. Rey agrees after he offers her a very large sum of money, to be paid directly to her. What neither realize is that this deal will change the course of their lives.) Lightning Strikes Twice by vuas (AO3 2020  Rated E Complete, One-Shot, Fantasy AU, Quick Synopsis: Rey gives up her First-Born to the Demon, Kylo Ren, in return for her Grandfather’s life. The thing is—she doesn’t have one to give. Yet.)
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