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manikrege · 2 years

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A note to that Special Friend from Monash Malaysia

Sometimes I like to dream about being back in Monash with you. It’s 9 at night and the campus is dimly lit like a garden of fireflies buzzing half-asleep. There’s a group of friends playing in the basketball court and we can hear them sitting on the cold moist wooden decks in front of the cafeteria.

I look above the overgrowth of trees hugging the building square and notice the hazy sky; then look at you, signaling that it’s going to rain soon.

But the weather has never been a worry in Sunway, is it – thanks to our canopies? You should know how much I love losing myself in you. Losing myself on the long walks we take after getting too tired of waiting for the shuttle. And how much I love finding a little more time to hear about your day, all over again.

You say you’re hungry and I nod, so we march to Rock cafe, cutting across the BRT station.

I pause to pet the chubby dogs outside the garage, and even though you’re not a big fan, you don’t mind waiting because you know how happy hugging them makes me.

You can see herds of students walking in their hoodies and sandals, tired but relieved. Waiting to have dinner and freshen up so they can gather in the Sunway foyer to rush their assignments overnight.

We reach Rock, and I listen more than I eat. Because I’m not worried about getting hungry later on, anyway; someone will always be there to rescue me at any point in the night, from Hadramis to Jaffars, or the comforting masala dosa at Anwar Maju with their sweet cup of teh tarik.

We track back to Monash, and huddle in on the fourth floor, which is open for exam season. Droves of students have already claimed their spaces, hiding under a wardrobe of hoodies because you know just how cold it can get here.

We find a shy corner at the edge near the business office, plug in our laptops, and spend the next hour making checklists of all the things we should follow through on before dawn.

I can’t see it right now but I like imagining Pyramid’s peak and how it quitely glows in the distance, like a comforting lighthouse to sailors lost at sea. I always wonder how it would feel to be there right now, inside. With no one around. I have this fantasy of sneaking in, just to waltz through the empty halls and theatres.

Time passes by, dreaming, getting buried in notes, and taking long walks for short breaks in the cool, dark foyers that have their own eerie language of whispers. Before you know it, folks are rushing into the basement for the first class of the day, which most of us will doze through after getting the code.

We part ways and I jog to Rasai Machan with my tiffin box, eager to fill it with hot breakfast that I have this odd love-hate opinion of. All filled up and dizzy, I saunter out and across the gully as the shop shutters are opening up, and I crash on my bed after reaching the dorm room. I set an alarm – 8 alarms, if I’m being honest – for my afternoon classes, but I know I’ll end up snoozing and then rushing to the auditorium, anyway.

Sometimes I wonder how we kept up with this, year after year, not realizing how much we’d grow to love the kind of crazy routine we wanted to run away from when we were back home.

But I guess that’s exactly what made this time different – our time at Monash -we were all escaping from one thing or the other, clutching on to whoever or whatever was new, without history, without strings – desperate to start fresh and have the freedom to be someone new.

What I miss the most, though, is this weird feeling of knowing that everything will be okay – even amidst all the stress from studies and personal struggles. I miss knowing that I have so many people to back me up despite our differences.

And I miss the easy, unscrewing pace of the city – as if it had its own mind, slowing time down to give us the space to keep going in the very worst of our days.

So I guess I wouldn’t mind going through it all over again with you. Including the parts that hurt us both a little. Because even though there was a time when we couldn’t wait to be in our homes again, now that I’m here, miles away from you, the only thing I really want to do is to go back to the one we built together, and stay.

It’s the only place I can truly call “mine.”

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winniecouturebg · 2 years

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How to prepare a wedding-ready skin to look gorgeous in a Unique wedding dress

So the engagement is done right. But now is the time for your pre-wedding date and the shopping and even those little time where you step out of the house for uncountable numbers concerning the tiny work that even are not listed in the checklist.

Certainly, we have said the shopping process for the wedding and even those lovely late-night dinners with your man of Dreams would take your presence a number of times. For this reason that you will start the wedding shopping and specifically designer wedding dresses months prior to the actual wedding date.

Does it means that you will face a lot of environmental stress on your face and would even feel exhausted in the unique wedding dresses that you have bought from your favorite Store? Winnie couture as one of the top bridal studios has come up with this guide that tells you the fundamentals of preparing a complete wedding-ready skin.

it is to note that preparing for glowing and healthy skin is not a task to be completed with a fingers click. Therefore you require a lot of devotion and concentration towards your habits so that you have the skin and the look you dreamt of on the ceremony day.

1. Start as soon as you finalize the wedding date

For looking the way you have reached your appearance to be in the designer wedding dress on the big day you have to start as soon as you finalize the wedding date. It is because the skin healing procedure and skin clarifying procedure will internally take a lot of time and is surely not an overnight magic. So starting as early as you can is something that can take you ahead to this goal.

2. Visit a dermatologist

Even if your skin looks healthy from the outside the same may not happen from the inside. It is because sometimes what we see on the layer is not what is filled inside. Or else there would be cases that you would require Some specific skin processes that might or definitely should be done by a professional. So to look absolutely perfect with healthy and glowing skin in your wedding dresses visiting or taking timely appointments with a dermatologist is recommended.

3. Eat right to look bright

What you grow is what you sow we have heard this many times. Here to look the desired way in a unique wedding dress you need to begin with your Eating Habits. For the reason that you might take up designer wedding dresses and do alterations to them but that may not be the same case with your skin just the way you did to the unique wedding dresses. Monitor your eating habits even if you are going out for a designer wedding dress. Drop off all the junk and aerated beverages and everything that you think or your dietitian thinks is not suitable for you and might ruin your wedding dress's appearance.

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her-storybooks · 3 years

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Red Fever.

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Criminal Minds (US TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Aaron Hotchner/Reader, Aaron Hotchner & You, Aaron Hotchner/Original Female Character(s) Characters: Aaron Hotchner, Reader, Spencer Reid, Derek Morgan (Criminal Minds), Jennifer "JJ" Jareau, Emily Prentiss, David Rossi Additional Tags: Secret Relationship, hotch can dance, Semi-Public Sex, Fluff and Smut Summary: Y/N and Hotch visit a local bar for a rare date night, only to bump into some unwanted company and end up scaring our poor innocent Spencer Reid’s mind for life.

Author's Notes: I got really excited when this lovely anon left this prompt in my ask box. ‘…Aaron secretly dating a woman outside the BAU, he prefers keeping her away from anything related to his work cause he wants to protect her, but then during one night out with her they meet the team and he doesn’t know how to act.’

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Another case closed, leaving Aaron Hotchner with only an empty feeling and pent-up resentment at the world. He chucked his keys at the table as he closed his door and said a silent prayer, thanking whatever God watched over him that Jack was staying overnight with his aunt. He then said another prayer of thanks when he heard the sound of soft music wafting around his flat, along with the smell of sweet perfume and an open bottle of red wine.

“Agent Hotchner,” her sultry voice teased. “I wasn’t expecting you home for another hour.” She walked in from the bedroom wrapped in a bathrobe and her bare legs glowing in the low light apartment.

“Well Miss Y/L/N, I know how much you hate tardiness.” He chuckled, crossing the room and wrapping his arms around her waist. She reached up, delicate hands snaking around his neck.

“Well in that case. You should be reward…” she was planning on carrying on with their playful tease when she noticed tired bags under his eyes and a forced smile on his lips. She dropped the game. “Hard case?” She asked, moving her hand to stroke his cheek lovingly.

“It’s over now.” He sighed heavily, leaning into her touch and closing his eyes. He honed all his senses into focus on the woman in front of him. Rewiring his mind to think about her and not the horrific dead bodies he’d just left behind in another state. He went through a mental checklist. What could he smell? The citrus of her perfume… no not her perfume. She wasn’t wearing perfume, it was her soap. She had just taken a shower. He could feel the slight dampness of her palm as it caressed his face. He could hear the sound of her music, delicate jazz relaxing her muscles as she bathed her skin. What next? He could still taste the weak coffee from the plane and waited in anticipation for the taste in his mouth to be replaced by her lips. When he opened his eyes he saw her Y/E/C beckons shining up at him. He expected to see the furrow in her brow, worrying about his state of mind when he came back from work. But instead, she had a sweet smile on her face.

“I think we should go out tonight.” She watched as his head lulled back and forced away the groan from his throat. “Come on! You need to relax! Have fun! What are your team doing tonight?”

“Going to some bar with a French name I don’t care for.”

“They’re releasing their tension from a crap day! You need to do the same.” Y/N insisted, holding Aaron’s head so he had no choice but to look at her. “I’ll wear the red dress.” She whispered, hoping to convince him more. He smirked and shook his head, she knew him too well. He was about to respond and then he noticed her freshly washed and dried hair. The light layer of makeup just slightly heavier than usual. He chuckled under his breath.

“What time did you book the reservation?”

“Half 8.” She said slyly under her eyelashes. “Just enough time for you to change.”

“What's wrong with this?” He asked looking down at himself between their bodies. He had a smart shirt and tie on. Granted it was from work but it would do nicely for an uptown restaurant.

“Apart from the smell of federal bureaucracy, you’re supposed to be relaxing from work.” She told him, moving her hands to slip around the fabric of his tie and making work of loosening it from his neck. “Letting loose.” She whispered as she slipped the fabric away from his shirt and dropping it to the floor. Hotch chuckled again.

“Someone’s feeling playful.” He observed from the glint in her eye. She hummed in agreement as he turned his head to look at the clock on the wall. It was half seven. “We have an hour.” He told her, hands skimming down her spine.

#Fanfic #aaron hotch x reader #aaron hotchner #aaron hotch fanfiction #aaron hotch imagine #criminal minds #reader insert #cm fanfic #cmfic

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bigcats-birds-and-books · 3 years

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the fluffy road trip au

Tall mast lights bend out of sight in the rearview, a string of glowing amber beads flung high into the night sky. Higher still is the moon, full and luminous and supervising the interstate illumination as if peering over its shoulder. At this particular confluence of highway and exit ramps, only the brightest stars glitter through the bug-streaked windshield in the black velvet overhead. Soft melodies pool from the Subaru’s speakers, barely loud enough to cover the air conditioner’s ceaseless toiling: a soundtrack to a movie we enjoyed mocking but whose musical selection is, arguably, impeccable.

As we cruise past the final curling ribbon of a ramp at a cautious sixty-seven miles per hour, I glance to my right. Sam dozes in the passenger’s seat, shoes discarded on the floor, skirted legs crossed, head tipped into the window. This is our first unchaperoned road trip together, and it has been a long day.

To start our long day early enough, Sam spent the night. Per our custom, we slept in the living room: Sam on the couch, me curled up on the love seat. She awoke sufficiently early to enjoy a leisurely breakfast with my moms. I awoke much closer to departure time, to the rustling sound of Sam repacking her overnight bag and the tantalizing smell of bacon, which Mom put on a breakfast sandwich and tucked into my insulated lunchbox. We talked through our road trip preparedness checklist and itinerary once more, hugged our goodbyes, loaded into the Subaru, and off we went, waving as Geiger, our neighbor, joined my moms in the driveway. Sam took the first shift at the wheel; I navigated until I was alert enough to manage traffic, which was sometime after the still-warm breakfast sandwich.

Our route is one I could navigate in my sleep: The interstates and state routes and scenic backroads connecting my house to the inn are as familiar to me as the winding cul-de-sacs of our own neighborhood. The inn rests two-thirds of the way to the farmhouse, the perfect distance to split the usual drive.

For our first unchaperoned road trip, Sam and I do not have to go quite so far. Hazard and the TommyRox are playing two towns over from the inn in a festival that lasts four days: The inn itself is our destination, and Lavender and Indigo are awaiting our arrival.

Two and a half states later, the GPS glowing mildly from the dashboard informs me that our estimated time to arrival is thirty-four minutes. Near enough to rekindle anticipation, but not so near that anticipation alone can prevent my blinks from growing progressively more sluggish. The road is a lullaby, but here and now, I cannot indulge.

I crank the driver’s side air conditioning down from pleasantly cool to uncomfortably cold, groping in the door well for something to chew. My fingers find a half-eaten Snickers bar—my last, prudently stashed for exactly this eventuality.

At the crinkling of the wrapper, the small form perched on the console shifts and softly churrs. I laugh quietly through my nose, one hand on the steering wheel as the other liberates cellophane from chocolate. With two fingers, I offer up the wrapper; bristled paws pluck it from my grasp, and the shiny plastic vanishes into eager mouthparts.

Sam shivers and stirs, surfacing from shallow sleep. “Oh. It got cold.”

“Sorry. We’re almost there. Excuse me, Tam-Tam,” I say, reaching over the console into the back, where my hand closes around soft wool. Tam-Tam plops into my lap, nuzzling for my body heat as I drag the blanket into the front for Sam. The knitted squares are a patchwork of black and fluorescent rainbow and speckled purples: a conglomeration of Mom’s test dyes, deemed a raging success.

Sam cozies up under the blanket, turning her gaze out the windshield. Tam-Tam settles in my lap, her forest of bristly legs folded in close. I adjust my grip on the wheel to give her abdomen scritches, eliciting a gentle drumming purr.

The night yawns around us, sky blending into ground blending into pavement. Headlights illuminate the interstate ahead: sentinel edge lines, the flickering scroll of dash-divided lanes, the mile markers flashing past. Spillover from the high beams renders the passing scenery in greyscale, matching the glow of the moon, the twinkle of the stars. If I look off into the distance, trying to gauge how far the headlights reach, I can imagine that the painted lines nearest the wheels are silvery purple, like my hair.

The road unspools before us, and we hurtle quietly through the empty dark, our way lit only as far as it needs to be.

#text #personal #writing #my writing #in btw #driscoll #sam #the fluffy road trip au #i'm pretty sure i got all the Faves out of in btw lol #they're all here living their best lives #tam-tam is also not converted she's just the same old tam-tam we explain Nothing in this house XD #this is driscoll's POV by the way #(they only don't care about time Mostest in In Btw they don't mind it as much when it Works irl lol)#so here's like not quite 800 words of AU bls enjoy

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paront-crossing · 4 years

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I have New Horizons, I’ve just been too into it to post anything about it! I really want to have a daily checklist of things to do, but looking online has led to little success... So I’m gonna make my own! If I missed anything, let me know!

Water flowers if you’re breeding

Dig up fossils, get them appraised

Check the stores for new items that you want

hit all your rocks with a shovel

Check your beaches for message in a bottle, Gulliver, and seashells

Check into the Nook Stop

Look for the glowing spot, dig it up, then plant 10k bells to grow a money tree in 3 days!

do the x5 and x2 Nook Miles+ dailies

talk to your villagers

shake your trees for fruit, bells, and random items

Clear any weeds that grew overnight

SUNDAY SPECIAL: Turnip Time!

I plan to make a cute animal crossing themed graphic out of the list in a few days, so I’ll post that when I’m done with it!

#Animal Crossing #Animal Crossing: New Horizons #AC:NH #AC #AC NH #New Horizons #NH #Animal Crossing New Horizons #ACNH Daily

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mindfullymedical · 5 years

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A day in the life of a peds intern- Wards (according to me)

Inspired by @snowandstarlight similar post!

5:00am: Alarm goes off, turn it off and rollover.

5:15am: Alarm goes off, time to actually wake up and get ready. Pack snacks, brew coffee, feed cats, and head out the door. Dress code is business casual.

5:45am-6:00am: It’s still dark out, though there is a faint glow in the sky, drive to the hospital, listen to happy music, try to appreciate that I get the privilege and opportunity to train as a physician. Sometimes I read a copy of the Desiderata that I keep in my car.

6:00-6:30am: Read up on patients, divide the list with co-residents, eat breakfast and drink coffee.

6:30-7:00am: Patient handover with med students, residents, and chiefs. There are two seniors and two interns on our team. This is also when we get out team phone, that one of the interns carry. This phone is EVIL and rings all the time, and you must answer it and talk to whoever is on the other end and they will usually ask you to do something. This interrupts you constantly throughout the entire day.

7:00am-8:00am: Pre-prerounding- Time to read up on patients, meticulously copy down numbers, start making daily checklists, call consults that are urgent from overnight, look at any new medical imaging, etc. Usually, each intern carries between 4-14 patients so this can take a while. This is also the time for pouring through charts of any overnight admits you picked up. If you finish this start pre rounds- when you go see and examine each patient, they're usually sleeping, but waking up the parents and hunting down the nurses to ask for updates happens daily.

8:00-8:30am: Morning report, an intern presents an interesting case, and then goes over some learning points, attendings are present to ask the presenter tricky questions about their topic.

8:30am-9:00am: Finish pre rounds, stuff pockets with spare supplies, and print an updated patient list for the attending. I

9:00am-12:00pm: Rounding. The team of med students, residents, attending, pharmacist and sometimes a nurse or social worker go to each patients room. Interns present the patient and suggest a plan, the seniors offer suggestions, and the attending finalized the plan. Sometimes there is some pimping and teaching about whatever illness the patient has. Then we go into the room and the attending talks to the family updates them and examines the patient. The senior resident stays in the hallway at the computer and places orders. Rinse wash, and repeat 10-20 times. During rounds, there are also interruptions and EVIL phone rings and discussions as we run into various consulting teams (usually nephrology and infectious disease on our service) to discuss our patients and ask for recommendations. During rounds is also when you perfect your daily to-do list for each patient.

12:00pm-1:00pm: Sit down eat a catered lunch and listen to a lecture on a peds topic. The lectures are really educational and usually useful and enjoyable. You’ve been on your feet for four hours so sitting down usually feels great. Frequently you will get an admission at the end of rounds or during the lecture and have to leave and miss out on lunch. The EVIL phone will also ring at least once during the lecture, making it difficult to pay attention.

1:00pm-5:30pm: Write notes, place orders, make phone calls, do procedures, admit new patients, teach medical students, answer phone calls, check up on patients from the morning, follow up on labs and cultures, write discharge summaries, update families, reassure the families that are anxious, eat snacks, cuddle babies or play with kids that are left alone, respond to any rapid responses or codes, listen to music ( senior residents choice), check in and make sure co-interns on my team and the others are okay, try to get as much of the work done as possible for the night team. Try to keep your spirits up as fatigue sets in.

5:30-6:30pm: Handover to the night team (one intern and a senior resident that also oversees the two other pediatrics team). About half the time I stay after sign out till 7pm or later to wrap up my work.

6:30pm-6:45pm: Drive home, reflect on the day- the best part, worst part, and what I’m looking forward to tomorrow. Think of the things during the day that I’m grateful for. Make a conscious effort to leave work behind me when I drive past the post office.

6:45pm-10:00pm: Shower grocery shop, run errands, spend a half-hour reading about a topic on uptodate, or read peds in a review article, visit friends or family, watch tv, excercise.

10:00pm-5:00pm: Dreamless sleep

#medblr #mindfulmumbles #PGY1 #pediatrics

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bonesingerofyme-loc · 5 years

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Endgame is a movie about payoffs

An incomplete list of all the great ‘payoffs’ in this movie.

Hulk’s character arc/story is resolved offscreen and Hulk as a character is killed off. Shh no tears, only Banner now.

Loki’s death was meaningless

Thor’s character arc/story wasn’t even regressed, it was reset

Tony and Nebula’s relationship went nowhere

Vision’s body was shoved in a closet for five years I guess

Doctor Strange’s 14 million futures and 1 solution relied on a fucking rat

The main six avengers never got to be on screen fighting together

Natasha was killed off and her death is barely mentioned

Red Skull’s presence was revealed to simply be the writers going wOuLdN’t iT Be CoOl rather than having any deeper meaning or reason for it. Boy would it have made sense for the Avengers to maybe talk to the Stonekeeper since they know next to fuck all about the infinity stones. Or maybe resolve the whole ‘Steve and Red Skull’ thing, because it’s not like that was formative conflict for Steve Rogers.

Loki’s death was seriously fucking meaningless

Rocket sort of just existed. What did he do? Nothing. Who did he interact with? Barely anyone.

Gamora’s character arc/story is reset to a blank slate because she is a new person.

Drax’s whole reason for living was revenge and to strike back at Thanos. Never see Drax in Endgame except as part of the exhaustively long checklist of ‘HEY LOOK X PERSON IS HERE’

Clint going on a murderspree doesn’t matter at all except to give a reason why he isn’t in the first part of the movie. It has no bearing on the events and no one ever speaks to Clint about it. He doesn’t even act any differently from the mostly serious and broody Clint of the previous films. There isn’t even any tension about him coming back, Nat just says ‘Hi Clint come back’ and he’s like ‘k’.

Peter Quill, who I don’t even like, has only a single scene in the movie where his entire growth as a character and relationship with Gamora is reduced to stupid physical humor and a joke.

Carol Danvers was pointless. She exists to save Tony and Nebula, which Thor could’ve done with bifrost and to blow up Sanctuary, which could’ve been done far more interestingly. And yet the movie tried to weave her in pretty well by making her part of Natasha’s galactic avengers and then...did nothing with that idea. Was it too hard to consider maybe she shows up with whats left of NovaCorps or some Kree battleships?

Thanos proves that he was jobbing hard in Infinity War. What’s that, Thanos without any infinity stones could easily beat Tony in Mk85, Thor with both his weapons and Steve Rogers? I guess the entire fight on Titan was him just pissing around. It steals all the weight and strength that Infinity War gave the Avengers by showing that Thanos could’ve squashed any of them at any time and was never actually in danger.

‘Stark. You’re not the only one cursed with knowledge.’ What does that mean? Why does Thanos seem to respect him? Fucking who knows, since we see that in the past Thanos only vaguely knew about the Avengers and thought they were dumb nerds. I guess he read about Tony underneath a Snapple lid.

Back to Natasha’s death - she dies and the movie decides it needs to focus on fucking Bruce of all people, when she and Steve had become very close friends over the past seven years, and from the implications Steve was the only one that actually kept in contact with her post-Snap when the Avengers all retired or fucked off. Fucking Bruce.

Hey while we’re here, let’s keep up with Steve and his relationships. How about the fact he and Bucky never reunite on screen? How about the fact that all we have gotten between Steve and Bucky since Steve got his best friend back was what, three lines total between Infinity War and Endgame?

Or how about Steve and Sam! You know, Sam the therapist that helped break Steve out of his shell. Sam the loyal friend who stood by Steve through thick and thin. Sam, who kind of was Steve’s first ‘real’ friend in the modern day. Sam, who only shows up at the end so old Steve who abandoned his friends can chuck him a shield. No reunion. No real meaningful moment. Just hey I’m old take my shield.

Or Steve and Wanda! Did you guys forget that the secret Avengers adopted her? How they were kind of like a family for that time after Civil War, with Steve the Dad and Natasha the Mom and Wanda their adopted weird magical girl? You know, how they took Wanda under their wing and started teaching her and treating her like a real person? Guess they did forget!

What about Valkyrie too, by the way. Valkyrie who spent a thousand years as a cynical drunk and then Thor helped her out of her self-loathing funk in Ragnarok. And then she I guess just said ‘sucks to be you’ and didn’t even try to help him? Or how about that Thor just kind of chucks her the throne like a party favor. Not even like he recognized she earned it or anything, Thor just said ‘hey, fuck my responsibilities I want to go be a failure in space, so take my job lmao’. Nice. I hate Ragnarok with a passion, but for fuck’s sake.

Nidavellir. Establishes that Eitri is the last of the dwarven forgemasters left, and still has all his knowledge and skill. And that he forged the Gauntlet. And the plans for the Gauntlet are still there. Clearly, that means Tony should just whip together a nanite gauntlet in his basement overnight.

Carol Danvers and Nick Fury. You know, how Captain Marvel set them up as good friends, and then she allegedly shows up wanting to know where he is. Oops. That didn’t make the cut. Or her seeing Fury again after so many years. Double oops. Shit, this is even from the stinger of the last movie these yucks wrote, and they couldn’t even do it. Again - like Gagnarok and others, Cpt. Marvel is not even a movie I liked but COME ON NOW.

The intelligence/wisdom of the infinity stones. The space stone ‘judged’ Red Skull and cast him out. The soul stone has a ‘certain wisdom’. Ultron was made from the intelligence that lurked in the mind stone. Vision was linked to all the other stones and could sense almost a distress from each other stone as Thanos claimed them. NVM, stones destroyed lmao.

Infinity War went out of it’s way to make visually striking and different battle sequences and pulled out all the stops to really showcase powers. We got to see smart and interesting uses of all the stones during the battle on titan. Thanos actually had a wizard duel with Strange, showing that he is so much more than just a brute brawler. He blended caster and bruiser seemlessly. The color palatte was bright and arid, full of reds and oranges and blues and greens, well lit and extremely well choreographed. Tony showcases the amazing functionality of his Mk50 experimental armor. The battle at Avengers compound is dark, a color palette of grey, dark grey, light grey, and brown-grey. The choreography of the fight consisted of ‘surround Thanos and hit him with sticks’. We saw none of the MK85 suit. You know. The LAST suit Tony Stark would ever make. We saw none of Stormbreaker or Mjolnir’s power in Thor’s hands, only the most basic ‘fwoosh lightning’ from when Steve holds it. Where was Thor and his flying, his glowing eyes, Mjolnir-as-a-character that was present in all his fights in the past? Where was Steve’s mixed martial arts and his really acrobatic and distinct fighting style? Where was Tony constantly pulling new weapons and tricks out of his suit? The final fight of the Infinity Saga with the big three, and it’s as inspiring as a mid-aughties superhero duel. Just kind of slamming together and grunting. (I guess all the good fight choreographers were stolen by Alita)

‘I can do this all day’. The iconic line of Steve Rogers in the MCU, a touchstone for his character that is emblematic of his entire life and his drive, that says in six syllables the sum total meaning of what it is to be Captain America. Is played As A Joke.

Pepper Potts, whose character and relationship with Tony Stark to date can be summed up succinctly as ‘Tony no’ while he shouts ‘TONY YES’ now totally agrees with Tony and is all gung-ho about him deciding to risk his life, his daughter’s life, their lives, and the fucking universe to go a-time-travelling. What.

Steven Strange, whose movie was about him struggling to become a sorcerer and let go of his past and his preconceptions as well as the Ancient One seeing potential in him despite his roughness is shown to all be a charade. She actually knew all along he was going to be an OG badass and is so enamored with him that she’s willing to hand away the infinity stone she and her order have protected for millennia at the simple mention of his name.

Acausal time travel. Instead of enriching the previous movies by seamlessly blending into them for the time heist, Endgame goes out of it’s way to say ‘HAHA YEAH NO, THIS IS A BRANCHING TIMELINE’ so when you watch Dark World, Avengers, etc, there’s no intrigue of like ‘oh man, such and such is going on just around the corner’ because they so thoroughly bungled time travel and everything we saw in Endgame breaks the timelines. I can’t believe JK Rowling did a better job creating consistent and coherent time travel that carried narrative weight and tension in a children’s book.

Undoing the snap. All the speculation and theory about how, why, when, what, and it turns out all you have to do is just snap to bring everyone back and then act like the intervening five years of social decay and collapse never happened.

Theodore Ross is very specifically shown in Infinity War to be the Secretary of State. Hm. A character who’s always been an antagonist, always against the avengers...in a high ranking government position...right before 50% of the population is dusted...right, yeah, nothing. Not the President after the snap.

The snap itself. Smash cut to 5 years later, show some quick flybys and pay a bit of lip service to ‘oh yeah things are bad’ but that’s it. Don’t investigate it. Don’t show us how bad things are. Don’t explore it. In fact, everything seems pretty ok. People are still playing Fortnite five years later and cheerfully dabbing and taking selfies, so it’s all good right? Not like half of all life vanished instantly over night and the world is supposed to be falling apart. Nah.

Tony Stark’s death. Did he die to bring back the universe? Did he die to save his friends? Did he die to save his daughter or his family? Nope, he killed himself to kill the already beaten Thanos and his final words were all about himself. bUt ThE cAlLbAcK

Thanos. Killed off. Replaced by a cartoon villain version of himself. The Thanos that is the main antagonist that the Avengers beat? Not the Thanos who we got to know and who starred as the center of Infinity War.

Nebula. Best character in the film. Has no conclusion. No catharsis or reaction to Thanos’ death.

Groot. Split second shot of him and Rocket. No reunion.

Groot, again, and the rest of the Guardians. No chance to see Rocket’s reaction to the realization his entire family is gone or the effect it has on him. What was that scene in Infinity War? “Me? I got a lot to lose. I got a lot.” No relevance.

Stormbreaker. Major plotpoint of Infinity War. OP axe forged by Thor nearly sacrificing his life to a star. Yeets through a blast from a full-stone gauntlet. Is just a beatstick in Endgame, does nothing.

Infinity stones, again. Infinity War made them front and center, showing their many uses and delving deeper into the lore of them. Endgame makes them paperweights that can only snap.

I could go on and on and on. This is just off the top of my head, right now. Payoffs? I guess if you count the writers violently elbowing you in the ribs and shouting HEY ITS THAT SCENE FROM THAT OTHER MOVIE like you’re a drooling idiot as a ‘payoff’ it’s ripe with them, but actual meaningful payoff for a decade of characters and storytelling? Hah. No.

Edit: I will continue to update this as I think of/recall more examples

#marvel #mcu #avengers: endgame #endgame #HOW IRONIC FEIGE #endgame was shit #captain america #tony stark #bruce banner #natasha romanoff #thor #clint barton #avengers

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extra-snowflake · 5 years

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King of the Clouds (2/?)

The crazy thing about Yuuri Katsuki was that he almost always went with his friend Phichit’s wild ideas. And of those cases, almost all of them were dumb: challenging football jocks to a fight in at 3 AM in a Denny’s parking lot, getting drunk and enrolling in pole dance lessons, and generally talking to somewhat attractive girls were all ideas that came to mind. Starting an internship at an animal research facility that barely concealed the fact that they were also interrogating avians? Possibly the worst idea Phichit ever had. Avians were beautiful, kind, and charming, but also terrifying and dangerous when provoked. Most of them had lived around humans for years, and considered themselves “human enough,” but they were still treated poorly in society--not unlike the days when racism and cissexism were still rampant. Yuuri did his best most days to keep his mind off it.

Starting his internship, though, would be a trial. The facility advertised itself as the leading experts on birds of prey, housing various breeds of owl, falcon, and vulture; and though they never advertised it due to controversial public opinion, they also housed avians. It had sickened Yuuri to hear that “all of their subjects were caught in the wild,” even if they “would later be released,” as the supervisor giving him the tour stated. Since Yuuri was a budding “animal behavior expert” with an appreciation for avians, he had a bad feeling that he’d have at least one in his care as he assisted in and conducted experiments. It was clear by the end of the tour of the building that he’d been right. He’d only been assigned one “bird of prey” to keep in his care: Subject VN-1225.

When Yuuri walked into “his” lab and the lights came on, he immediately noticed two things. First, that Subject VN-1225 was the most angelic, ethereal being he had ever seen; second, that his supervisor had left him with a legally-binding non-disclosure contract, but no ethical forms or training. While it was true that avians were never formally classified as humans or animals--ethics boards made it impossible, as personal feelings clouded the judgment of all involved--Yuuri thought that he would at least have been required to receive training for animals, as the facility did specialize in them. Was he, then, assigned solely to this avian…?

Yuuri approached. There had been an ongoing rebellion for years with avians fighting for human status (they were humans, just with wings and some bird-like behaviors). For this avian’s age, he must have been captured--kidnapped--and brought in for interrogation as a rebel. He was grateful that, when he introduced himself, he received a name in kind. Viktor Nikiforov; a somewhat familiar name. At least he didn’t have to feel like a total idiot for making an assumption. He breathed a sigh of relief.

“Has anyone come in yet for the morning, Viktor? I’d like to get you breakfast, but I think there were some things I had to do first…” he asked, reviewing his checklist. He found items necessary for research, but also noticed in his review that certain items were lacking. Personal hygiene was no laughing matter, and bathing materials were absent from the list, as well as the cage. In answer to Yuuri’s question, Viktor shook his head and mumbled a denial. “How about we get you cleaned up first?” Yuuri suggested. All Yuuri had on him for cleaning, though, was rubbing alcohol. That wouldn’t do. “I’ll be right back,” he promised, turning back toward the door.

He composed a message to Phichit.

>>Hey, do you have any dry shampoo??

>>I could really use it.

Phichit messaged back seconds later

I gotchu, fam<<

Where r u? <<

>>I’m in Lab C.

B right there <<

Within minutes, Phichit arrived, bearing shampoo, a comb, and various other toiletries he would ordinarily use for overnight stays. Yuuri thought Viktor would especially appreciate them, given that he was stuck in the cage. There was even a water bottle, a bowl, and a towel, if he wanted to wash his face. With a sympathetic look, Phichit said, “I know you took a shower just this morning, so I figured you weren’t the one who needed it. I grabbed the extra supplies that are there--which were for emergencies like getting bird shit in your hair--just in case. Let’s hope it isn’t someone important to the rebels, so they get released sooner.”

Always the optimist, Phichit was. Near Detroit, release could mean that they don’t make it out alive, and if they do, the odds of them getting very far weren’t the greatest. For one of the rebel leaders, there was no chance at all.

Yuuri and Phichit returned to their stations, and Yuuri presented Phichit’s self-care kit to Viktor, who carefully washed his face and tried his best to clean the rest of his body before brushing his teeth. Yuuri didn’t dare interfere until it came to the dry shampoo.

“What is this?” Viktor asked. Hadn’t he ever used dry shampoo before? “How does ‘dry shampoo’ work??”

“Oh, it can be awkward to use when you have long hair,” Yuuri pointed out. “But basically, you just spray your hair with it and it pulls out the excess oils.”

“Huh,” Viktor replied. He sprayed around his head. “Now what?”

Yuuri smiled awkwardly. “You’ll have to comb it through, at the very least.” He watched Viktor comb through his silver-toned hair. It may as well have been moonbeams, Yuuri thought, with how it glowed in the light. His smile relaxed at the sight. He cleared his throat as Viktor finished his task.

“If you’re done, I have to check your vitals and collect a small blood sample…” he mumbled. Viktor nodded, but remained impassive. Yuuri wondered if he was the type to faint when he had his blood drawn. Probably not, but Yuuri figured he would grab some juice anyway, as well as whatever the facility provided for him to eat (saltine crackers and not much else; maybe some vitamin supplements, as a medical necessity) while he grabbed the tools. He pouted at the meager cabinet. This really wouldn’t do! Deep breaths, Yuuri!

He approached the cage and unlocked the door; Viktor silently observing him. He stepped inside.

#not rp #blades-of-ice

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rejuranusa · 2 years

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How to Prepare Your Skincare Routine for Spring and Summer

Your skin needs support through every season. While some staples are sure to stay in your routine year-round, you might need to make tweaks elsewhere as the seasons change. With flowers blooming and the days getting longer, spring is in full swing. That means summer is right around the corner too, and you need to prepare your skincare routine for hot, sunny days. Start now, and you’ll thank yourself when your new routine pays off. From prioritizing hydration to applying acne scar gel, here are four tips to help you craft a skincare routine in preparation for summer.

Start Your Summer Habits Now Very rarely do skincare products deliver overnight results, which is why you should start your new habits and routine as soon as possible. That way, you and your skin will be ready for summer before the extreme heat hits. We all know what it is like to try and implement new steps into our daily patterns, and it can be easy to forget or skip a few days in the beginning. However, if you start now, those missed days won’t be as significant. Keep a calendar or checklist of your routine, and try to stick to it every day through late winter and spring. Then, once summer comes, you’ll already be on a roll. Make Hydration a Habit Staying hydrated through the summer months is essential. Firstly, you want to make sure you are adequately hydrated by drinking enough water every day. Secondly, stock up on products with proven moisturizing ingredients to help keep your skin soft, supple, and healthy. This moisture can help replenish the skin while improving the appearance of sagging skin and wrinkles. A good ingredient to look out for is hyaluronic acid. This component can help your skin retain moisture and promote a healthy and youthful glow. Improve the Appearance of Old Scars Spring is the perfect time to address the appearance of new and old scars before summer arrives. You can add a scar gel to your skincare routine to help improve the appearance of post-acne scars, sun damage, and burn marks. If you want a powerful scar gel, look for one that features c-PDRN®. This marine-based growth factor (MGF) can help improve the appearance of scars by promoting elasticity and firmness. Start using it now to be ready for summer. Prepare for the Sun and the Dark Spots It Can Cause Protecting your skin from sun damage should always be a priority, no matter the season. Make sunscreen an integral part of your routine now, so your skin is protected when the sun is shining. If you find that your skin already has dark spots caused by sun damage, you should pick up a dark spot serum to help improve the appearance of these spots. A serum with ingredients like salicylic and lactic acid, as well as c-PDRN®, can help promote your skin’s natural renewal processes. This can lead to a brighter and more even complexion for summertime. About Rejuran® Rejuran® is a transformative skincare brand offering products to help you rewrite your skin story. Their skincare essentials are for people of all ages and skin types and feature high-performing ingredients, including the brand’s patented ingredient, c-PDRN®. This Marine Growth Factor (MGF) works to enhance other key active ingredients in their skincare products, including Advanced Anti-Aging c-PDRN® + Retinol Serum. In this new era of skin transformation ingredients, c-PDRN® specifically encourages collagen production, smooths the look of lines and wrinkles, and can improve the appearance of discoloration. Rejuran® is a science-backed brand offering products formulated to address your top skincare concerns. Find science-backed skincare products to get ready for summer at https://rejuranusa.com/ Original Source: https://bit.ly/3tXUHGz

#scar heal gel

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lakmesalonjodhpur · 3 years

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How to Plan & Start a Wedding Beauty Regimen

A checklist for Bride-To-Be.

Lakme Salon Jodhpur.

I am sure you had fun blast on your engagement, and now it's time to get into the nitty-gritty of looking fantastic on your big day. We're talking about your wedding beauty regimen because right now is the perfect excuse to give it a makeover so that you can have the best hair, skin, and nails.

You need to take care of many things to look the best version of yourself on your wedding day.

Let us help you with few quick tips you should follow before your big day.

1. Manager Stress- Stress weakens your immunity system, which can invite any kind of infection to your skin, also stress causes acne. So avoid to get stressed out.

2. Visit your Beautician for regular Facials- Everything takes time.Do not expect that 1 facial will change your skin. Have a regular facial in every 20-25 days. Also, be very specific about the facial products, DO NOT trust any local or unknown products. Because, babe, this is not the right time to experiment.

3. Do Not Forget to Use Sunscreen

Tan is the last thing you want on your wedding day. Protect your face,hand and feet skin from Sun.

Wear sunglasses and sunscreen whenever you go out in Sun.

Also, if you have tanning, take a D-Tan treatment from your salon.

4. Drink a lot of Water

Skin hydration is must. Focus on water and other water based fruits

5. Hair care

Shampoo less, Do not forget to use conditioner &

Have cysteine treatment to make your hairs healthy and glowing.

6. Teeth

Schedule a cleaning to a dentist near to your wedding days, and invest in tooth Whitening.

7. Oil up your Nails every night

Get into the habit of applying oil on each nail before bed every night to ensure beautiful ring-selfie hands always.

8. Invest in Manicures & Pedicures

Getting a regular manicure & Pedicure is a good way to care for cuticles, nourish nails, and relax your mind.

Atleast 3 months before wedding.

9. Nails: Go for Neutrals

As much as we love nail art, save it for the bachelorette party and the honeymoon. You don't want anything taking away from your natural beauty on your wedding day.

10. Stick to healthy Eating habits

Avoid too much junk, sugar. Also, avoid starving yourself because you want to fit in a tight dress. These thing do not happen overnight. Pre plan at least 6 months if weight loss is your target.

11. Sleep is Important

We produce the highest amounts of natural human growth hormone while we sleep, which is responsible for regenerating and creating new cells of all our body tissues—skin, muscle, hair.

12. Avoid to Booze

Alcohol metabolizes as estrogen, and estrogen loves making a home for itself in our lower abdominal area. So if you are a alcohol lover, please control yourself for few days at least.

also read:- Hair cut styles for girls in jodhpur

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vgopalakrishnan · 4 years

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Glow & Lovely - A ‘fair’ decision by HUL

Indian teens, in the 90s & 2000s generation grew up with the obsession of turning fair, almost overnight, just by using a pack of cream applied on their faces advertised by their fair looking movie stars. The influence of the West and stereotype showcasing of 'fair' looking heroes and heroines in the Indian movie industry inspired many kids, both boys & girls, to turn 'fair'; and that demanded a huge market for fairness creams, particularly for the women. Perhaps, it can be said that many companies colluded with the showbiz industry to create such a market, at the expense of the youngsters’ misplaced psyche on ‘fairness’.

But the craze caught up with the men too, who weren’t wanted to be left behind on the fairness magic, forcing many skin care makers jumping into the opportunity by launching fairness products. Needless to say, matrimonial market & matrimonial ads from the time immemorial had 'fairness' as an important checklist point for the bride and groom searches. It used to be very common in households with kids being chided for being born dark, telling them they would not find the right match for their dark coloured complexion. This I assume, is more historical in our country due to the fact that we were ruled by 'Whites' for several centuries.

Anything said and told by 'whites' were considered sacrosanct in this country. That 'whitish' mentality carried on even after the Europeans exited our nation. What was left by the Europeans, were taken over the glamour industry, which passionately displayed fair skinned actors as perfect heroes and heroines, causing a deep impact on the psyche of the Indian kids. I remember having seen an old movie, which showcases the miseries of a Woman who undergoes untold pain and agony at her in-laws place, for just being dark complexioned.

Showcase events like Miss World & Miss Universe rubbed salts in the already wounded psyche of the Indian kids. The so called “beauty” events led to a massive demand for such 'fairness' creams, as gullible Indians swore by the fairness quotient for their successes. Most of the creams featured fair models or top actors of the day to 'whitewash' the minds and the faces of the youngsters. Of course, it took time for the country and its people to move away from the 'darkness' stigma which dominated for several generations; sustained social media campaigning has helped to puncture the 'fairness' story by the skincare companies and reshaped the public perception on this issue.

There is also a global outrage on racism based on color, which has indeed added more pressure to the campaign. HUL's decision to rename their fairness product as "Glow and Lovely" is a first step in the restoration of colour parity and the public perception in the society. It appears more companies are following suit by joining the bandwagon. It is important for the future generation to shrug off the 'fairness' perception and every one in the society, particularly the glamour industry has more responsibility to uphold the colour based equality in the society!

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17 for shaynor :D

“Height difference kisses where one person has to bend down and the other is on their tippy toes”

A clattering sound jarred Samantha Traynor awake. Her eyes were heavy and grainy as she rolled over to check the holo clock on the nightstand. The interface glowed a dull orange.

03:13 AM.

Ughhhhh. That’s too early for anything.

The soft sheets hissed under her movement as a chill snuck in under the covers, sending goosebumps up one arm (and down one bare thigh). Rolling over the other way, Sam groaned at the ceiling. “You’ve got to be bloody kidding me. You just got to sleep.”

I know. I was there.

It took… convincing.

…Twice.

There was a soft exhale-laugh a few feet away. “And then we got a distress signal and now I have to get up. Oo-rah.” The other woman’s voice was thick with amusement (and probably sleep).

Sam turned over to her right side now, craning her neck up from her pillow. She squinted at the woman before her.

Commander Annelise Shepard stood at her wall locker, the cabinets there staggered half-open to reveal pieces of bulky armor. Clad in a skin-tight underarmor, Shepard had finished assembling the boot, leg and waist pieces and was slowly working through the torso and shoulder armor. The wall glowed dimly, the gridded interface a checklist of suiting up procedure that the marine had long memorized.

A heavy helmet sat on Shepard’s own pillow, facing Sam in a rather unsettling way.

Stretching an arm out from under the warm covers, Sam ran a fingertip down the smooth visor of the red and black N7 helmet. Faintly etched in the surface was the HUD, as were a few deep grooves from stray bullets and Reaper strikes.

Her eyes looked past the helmet and Samantha favored Shepard with her best (…for 3AM) disapproving glare. “Have you ever considered delegating? Some have said—and this is not me, mind you—I’ve heard it said that you’re a bit of a control freak.” She wrinkled her nose with mock-apology.

The response was immediate as Annelise’s head whipped around, red strands following a second later to slap at her cheek. “Oh really? This from the woman whose overnight drawer is alphabetized?” Green eyes twinkled in challenge, though they were lined by heavy creases and almost bruise-like rings.

“It’s really quite efficient that way,” Sam agreed with a playful smile (though a small worry shivered up her chest, seeing just how tired Shepard really was).

“Uh huh,” Annelise retorted skeptically. Her fingers flew in practiced motions as they examined hard suit gloves and bracers next.

“…but seriously though? Can’t Ashley or Vega take this one? Let the Commander just Command for a change from the sidelines? The safe, warm, comfy sidelines…” Sam dropped her voice to a husky, enticing pitch. She arched her eyebrows and smiled.

Emphasis on “safe.”

This thing—this relationship—had been both the best and worst thing to ever happen to Samantha Traynor.

Because on top of (heh) calculating probabilities for quantum entanglement data, she now had a probability index for Annelise Shepard’s workouts, how likely she was to kiss Sam, and how many calories she needed for… certain things.

Unfortunately, Sam also had to factor in variables like “how many bullets until Shepard’s empty” or “how much time does Shepard have until that thing is going to explode” or “odds of survival, give or take Shepard’s absurd luck?”

It was both mind-blowingly rewarding and singularly exhausting for the Comms Specialist.

Take now, for example.

Annelise had slept a grand total of 15 hours over the past four days with an average of 3.75 hours a night. She required about 8,000 calories for an average day, double that for an active mission (supplemented by protein bars and hardsuit bio enchancements). Calorie burn was inversely proportional to sleep, so she was going to need more energy to stay on her feet.

Shepard was never one to restrain her efforts, either. She was forever all-in. With her crew, in battle, in spirit.

…except with herself, that is.

And that always worried Sam. Because while she could flit around Annelise on the Normandy and poke her incessantly about “you bloody well better have eaten or else,” that was infinitely more difficult thousands of kilometers away on a hostile planet or ship.

Oh, how Samantha worried now. …not that she didn’t worry before they had strangely fallen together. The only difference now was that she didn’t have to quietly fret at the galaxy map.

Now she could loudly fret from the comfort of Shepard’s bed.

Annelise stopped what she was doing and looked over at Sam. Her chin dropped and a sympathetic frown pulled her lips. “You know I command better with a shotgun,” Annelise said, her low voice laced with mirth.

Her footfalls were heavy as Shepard strode over and sat down on the bed next to Sam. The weight of even half her armor made for a serious dip in the mattress as Sam felt herself slide slightly closer.

Reaching over, Annelise tucked a few errant hairs behind Sam’s ear. Sam leaned into the touch and did her best to look as pouty and scowly as possible. It only made the woman’s cheeks turn with a tight, sad smile. “It is pretty comfy. Keep it warm for me?”

“A serious job, but I think I’m up for the challenge,” Samantha teased before kissing Annelise’s palm.

“Oh I don’t doubt it,” Annelise said seriously. With a sigh, she stood up and continued assembling the rest of her hard suit. There was no slouch or scowl to the Commander’s posture, just calm, focused effort.

Sam wanted to protest further. Coax and bribe and plead for her to say. But, she wouldn’t be Commander Shepard if she didn’t go and answer the call.

Bloody hell, I wish she were just a liiiiittle bit less noble.

…no you don’t, Traynor. You’re just bitchy and buggered.

Hmmmmph.

An airy voice pulled Sam out of her grousing. “So… do I get my good luck charm this time?” Annelise asked with a hopeful lilt.

Pushing the covers off, Samantha shivered in the night chill before rolling into a standing position. She hissed at the cold floor as she padded over to where Shepard was finishing the rest of her armor, the clasps closing with a dull metallic thud.

It was always breathtaking to see Shepard in her full, armored glory. She was a hulking presence. Her normal inch or two increase in height ballooned to a good six inch difference with the armor. It was even more dramatic for a tiny, trembling Samantha Traynor clad only in undies.

Arms open and outstretched, Annelise waited with a wide smile. Her eyes were closed in anticipation.

Sam leaned up to kiss her cheek… and leaned up and up and��

Sonofabitch!

She rapped a knuckle on the N7 emblem on Shepard’s breastplate to get the woman’s attention. “Sorry, darling. Either bend down or help a girl up. Otherwise…” Sam let the threat hang in the air.

When Annelise’s eyes opened in confusion, Sam gave a demonstration of her current issue. She craned her neck upward, then stood on her tiptoes, then attempted a small hop that barely crested the wide neck piece of the armor.

“See my ordeal?”

“Not at all,” Annelise said smugly. She gave a small bend at the waist, pursing her lips in a teasing fashion. But she kept her lips just out of reach from Sam’s stretch, even going so far as to jerk slightly out of the way when Sam hopped again.

“I don’t need this aggravation, darling,” Samantha said. “I can just go right back to bed while you go rescue kittens from trees. That are probably on fire.” She started to pull away, that bed so tantalizingly close.

But a gloved hand reached out and snagged her wrist. And there was no wriggling out of that grasp. Giving a dramatic sigh, Sam turned back and shot Annelise an expectant look.

A sad pout. “I’ll behave this time.”

This time, Sam felt the hairs stand up at the back of her neck as goosebumps pebbled up her arms. There was a faint crackle of blue energy around Annelise’s green eyes.

“You lazy cheater,” Sam announced as threads of biotic energy pulled at her armpits and under her knees to bring her up the requisite distance to be face-level with Shepard. “…are you quite pleased with yourself?”

“Quite, actually.” That full-lipped smile was mischievous.

“Mmhm,” Samantha muttered as she leaned forward and captured those lips in a deep kiss. She could feel Annelise’s smile against her cheeks and it was briefly infectious.

When Sam pulled away, a scathing rebuke was ready on her tongue. But she didn’t get the chance to utter it. With a flurry of movement, Sam felt her body jerk upright as she was hefted over Annelise’s armored shoulder, the plate digging into Sam’s tummy and thigh.

Sputtering in outrage, Sam was helpless as Annelise spun her around the cabin with a joyful laugh. She thumped a fist on the woman’s back, but the hardsuit just absorbed her feeble efforts with barely a slapping sound.

“It’s for good luck, Sam!” Annelise announced as she continued spinning.

“What is, making your girlfriend puke all over your lovely armor?!”

With a laugh, Annelise stopped and set Sam gently down on the bed. She hovered over Sam, eyes studying Samantha’s face with a warm crinkle. Annelise leaned down and kissed Sam hard this time. Sam suppressed a laugh of her own at the woman’s burst of energy.

When they finally pulled apart, breathless, Sam nuzzled her nose against Annelise’s cheek.

“You’re absolutely terrible. You know this, right?” she whispered.

“Can’t have you miss me too much,” Annelise stated matter-of-factly. “It’s bad luck.”

“I have a lot of questions about your superstitions.”

“You can ask. I might not answer.” That grin was wide and impossibly smug.

“Ugh. Go save the world already,” Sam scowled as she gave Annelise a last, petulant kiss.

The bed lurched as Shepard pushed herself off of Sam and went around the side to scoop up her helmet. She shot Samantha a warm wink before heading back to the armor locker and stowing all the open drawers and cabinets.

Reaching into Shepard’s side table by the bed, Sam pulled out a blueberry protein bar. She tossed it at the woman’s head. Shepard caught it mid-air with her biotics, her eyebrow quirking in question.

“Do eat something, darling. If you faint mid-battle because you were showboating in the bedroom, you won’t hear the end of it. Particularly from Garrus. Because I’m going to tell him.”

“You wouldn’t.”

“I would,” Sam airily threatened as she made a show of checking her nails.

Scowling, Annelise unwrapped the bar and took a childish, deliberate bite. “Oo-rah, darling,” she retorted as she headed towards the cabin entrance. At the doorway, she turned back and gave a wide, crinkling smile.

Then disappeared as the door swished shut behind her.

Snuggling back under the covers, Sam closed her eyes for a few long minutes. Then she sighed and opened her Omni-tool to patch into the Normandy’s communications. From under her blanket fort, Samantha flicked through the interface to track Shepard’s progress.

When Annelise didn’t sleep, neither did she.

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dietsauthority · 4 years

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`Hello Glow` Will Make You Love DIY Beauty

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SG: The majority of the tools you probably already have in your cooking area. As well as even a whole lot of the basic active ingredients. You could do a lot with kitchen staples like cooking soda, sugar, olive oil, or yogurt. It could obtain much more pricey when you start making points that call for special oils or beeswax, like lip balm and perfume, but those active ingredients last a really long time so they're an excellent investment.

LT: What is the most effective area to start when first beginning to create your own appeal products?

SG: I think making a body scrub is a wonderful area to begin. It's so easy, a paste with sugar as well as olive oil will do, as well as your skin really feels amazing when you're done. Or a face mask that's as basic as one active ingredient, like honey or yogurt or avocado. Wear it for 10 mins and rinse. Or my all-time favored bath: A big glop of coconut oil with a charitable put of Epsom salt. Saturate for a little bit and also there's no should moisturize later. Simply begin with something that feels workable, or else it could be frightening! After a couple of successes you'll be hooked.

LT: Do you make use of all Do It Yourself charm items? Exactly what are a few of your preferred natural charm brands?

SG: It's a mix. I often get samples in the mail as well as those are constantly enjoyable to check out. I've transformed a lot of my makeup to Beautycounter. I don't put on much every day, so it's typically simply their undereye concealer and lip gloss. I've been caring First Aid Charm's abundant moisturizer. Jurlique makes an amazing rosewater face spray, and I actually like the Tata Harper face oils as well as resurfacing overnight mask.

LT: Just what is one healthy and balanced elegance idea all ladies could use?

SG: It's a cliche, yet one that made a big difference for me lately was upping my water intake. Sure, there are wellness needs to up the Water, however the beauty advantages shocked me. The oily skin I had as a teen now usually feels unquenchably dry. When I'm drinking 64 ounces of water a day I could entirely ditch my lip balm addiction and my skin no much longer feels tight. As well as somehow the vanity advantages are extremely motivating! So I believe it could be helpful to think about health combined with elegance. Unexpectedly a great deal of the things that we're expected to do because 'it benefits us' has results you could see in the mirror. You could claim you'll create a glow!

For a taste of exactly what remains in the publication, right here is a sample dish:

( The following is an excerpt from 'Hi Glow: 150+ Natural Elegance Recipes for a Fresh New You' by Stephanie Gerber and also published by Weldon Owen.)

Acai Berry Honey Mask

When it concerns the acai berry, you can really think all the hype. This little purple marvel is chock-full of vitamins A, C, and also E, which function with each other to fend off cost-free radicals and also even, brighten, and tighten your face.

1 / Measure out the acai-berry powder, Manuka honey, and also olive oil, as well as mix them with a spoon in a small dish. (Exactly what's Manuka honey, you ask? Belonging to New Zealand, it's a medical version of the common wonderful stuff

2 / Use the lovely purple combination to tidy skin and allow it rest for 10 to 15 minutes.

3 / Rinse with warm water and also a clean cloth to get rid of. End up o with a moisturizer.

Tip / The acai berry's advantages go greater than skin deep. Packed with antioxidants, it aids in digestive disorders, lowers cholesterol, kick-starts weight loss, enhances blood circulation, as well as much more. Put some in a smoothie today!

MATERIALS 1 tbsp acai-berry powder 1 teaspoon Manuka honey 1 tablespoon olive oil

TOOLS Measuring spoons Spoon Small bowl Washcloth

RECOMMENDED FOR Dry, aging, or normal skin

FREQUENCY OF USE Weekly

STORAGE ADVICE Use immediately

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Hi! I love you and I plan on doing that forever <3

Sundays are great days for catching up on life stuff before the crazy week begins again. I woke up this morning feeling like I had slept well, even though I was still up by 6:30. This weekend was so exciting and full of adventures I think I just fell asleep really hard. I made myself a nice big breakfast of eggs (the ones left from what you brought last weekend), and toast, and veggie sausage... walked the dogs, made plans for the gym, and packed up my laundry...

It was incredibly adorable that Oreo walked right to my car when we went outside this morning. He is ready for the next adventure!

My plans for the gym changed slightly when I got there. Megan had agreed to meet me there, but upon evaluating how she was feeling after her hike yesterday, I accommodated some of her aches and pains, and then added a few things to do on my own to make up for that.

Today’s workout: Warm-up: 3K on the assault bike 3 Rounds: 10 Air Squats 25 ft High-Hip Bear Crawl 10 GHD Hip Extensions

Workout Part 1: 10 Rounds Every 2 Minutes: 1 Deadlift + 1 Power Clean + 2 Front Squats all at 95# (the video on Facebook was the last round)

Workout Part 2: 12 minute Ascending AMRAP: 3 Knee Tucks 3 Kettlebell Swings 3 Push Press @ 55# So, how this works is after you finish the first round of 3 reps of each movement, you then do 6 reps at each... then 9, then 12, then 15, then 18. I got through the complete round of 18 reps at each movement with 10 seconds left on the clock.

Workout Part 3: Annie (again): 50-40-30-20-10 Double Unders Ab-mat Sit-ups I beat last weeks time by 8 seconds... 15:30(ugh). My toes were so angry after this workout because for whatever reason, the rope kept hitting the front of my toes!!! This is possibly the worst pain I’ve ever consciously felt.

We then did a cool down walk to the mall to get a coffee. I sold her on going into Starbucks in the B&N instead of going to Dunkin’... This worked out very well. She asked about you, and I told her how amazing everything has been, and she said it was so nice to see me glowing like this...

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I went to my mom’s without the dogs today. They seemed so tired from yesterday’s adventures and I thought they could just use a rest. I did a very small load of laundry, ate a small lunch, played with her pups a bit, kind of watched the movie “The Number 23″, and made a Bob’s Burgers Burger Checklist. I also somehow got into a fight with my brother about Google Chromecast, and my iPhone, and how my iPhone is the root of all evil, and it was really annoying... he works overnights so he’s a little testy sometimes... ugh. I came home, walked the dogs, and discovered your post... and as you know... i instantly teared up... and now to respond to your post...

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Period days are always hard days for me. Even though I don’t really experience the pain, or the headaches I used to, it still makes me more lethargic than usual, and screws up my digestion and makes me feel way less than ideal. And yes... first days are always the worst. I like to think the second to worst day is around day 4, when it all but disappeared on day 3, and it comes back with a vengeance on day 4 to remind you how horrible it is to be a woman.

I hope for your sake, and theirs, that Luke gets better soon and that Mat doesn’t get whatever is going around... Summer is literally the worst time to be sick... it’s too hot for it... Poor Escobar! You had to bandage it twice? Was it bleeding so badly that you had to do it a second time? Or did he chew at the bandage and you had to give it another go? I had dog growing up named Venus. She was a beautiful Malamute/Beagle mix. She was still a puppy when she cut her paw open on a piece of glass. We took her to the vet to get stitches and the next day she chewed all of the stitches out and we had to bring her back. Dogs are so silly sometimes. I wish so much that they could talk and tell us what they are feeling, and understand that we are only trying to make them better.

Is family break a regular scheduled thing, or does it happen because things seem to escalate too much and you feel like everyone needs a break?

I love that you openly admit to me that you leave out details of things... I wonder if you do it because you know it drives me crazy... Or if you genuinely are trying to indicate to me that I might be on your mind from time to time, without getting into the “nitty gritty”... either way... I’m glad you share what you do now... because it’s way more than when we started talking for sure!!! xoxoxo

Your Mom is awesome... I love that she made that joke about Pedro and Me. It was adorable... and funny because it’s basically true. We look the same!!! LOL. She obviously cares about you and your guys very much. I think it’s great that you talk all of the time. I talk to my mom less these days (because I have this amazing woman that i’m thoroughly distracted by and in love with) but we still touch base a few times a week.

I know I’ve at least had parallel sentiments to this before, but I’ve never found it so easy to just be with someone. Loving you is so amazing, and wonderful, and my heart literally swells when I think about you, or see your picture, or better yet you. I look at you and I still can’t believe how someone so gorgeous, and amazing, would find time for me in their life. Your smile and your eyes make me melt and your body drives me absolutely crazy. I love that you dance whenever you hear music... and I love that you love me more than anyone else ever has... and I can feel it every time you look at me. My plan, is to love you until the end of time, in all of the ways that I can possibly come up with, with every ounce of my being. I have never felt like this before, and I wouldn’t give it up for the world. But to further my promise... if I EVER end up breaking your heart somehow Ruth Mikulski... I will drive myself to Worcester and tell your mother to break my legs... Because you will never deserve it...

I’m looking forward to every one of our adventures, and spending more time with you and your guys, and eventually building a life together... I will never be more sure of anything in my life.

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I realized today that I have met one other person whose name is spelled the same as Mat. His name is Mat Fraser and he happens to be the “fittest man on earth” (according to CrossFit) for the second year in a row. So now it turns out that the two Mats that I know, happen to be among the most awesome people I have ever met!

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I love you, and I’m going to post this so maybe you will see it before you sleep! xoxoxoxo

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