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mrsdeanwinchester19 · 4 years

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Talk is Cheap

Written for @imanuglywombat 4k writing challenge

Pairing: Bucky x reader

Word Count: 4.2k

Summary: Bucky takes his wife on a second honeymoon after their first was cut short. During the trip, an unexpected visitor arrives

Type: Fluff with some scary parts

Warnings: Gun violence, mentions of holocaust, mentions of sex trafficking, like 1 swear word

Author’s Note: The story mentioned about a Holocaust victim is 100% true, I know the woman personally

Prompt: Mountain moodboard/ Talk is cheap by Nick Murphy; Talk is cheap my darling/ When you’re feeling right at home/ I wanna make you move with confidence/ I wanna be with you alone

Actions speak louder than words. It means jumping in front of a bullet, rather than just saying I would take a bullet for you. This is a lesson I learned the hard way, but ironically, it also turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me.

My now ex-boyfriend David and I were at a bank on a regular day of the week, going to pull out some money out for a vacation fund. Five masked men came into the bank, armed and shouting for everyone to get down. I got on my knees slowly and put my hands behind my head as they instructed us to do.

One of the robbers walked up to the front counter and pointed his gun at the teller. “Open the vault,” he says in a low voice.

“I can’t sir. The vault can only be opened by a fingerprint scan and none of our fingerprints are registered in the system to open it. I’m only authorized to pull out $15,000 at once,” she replies, close to tears.

“Fine then, get to work on that, and you-“ he says, pointing his gun to a young man standing next to the coin counting machine, “There has to be an override code for the vault somewhere in the bank. Open all the offices for my men to look. Ares! Apollo! Go with him!” Two of the men follow the man to the offices in the upstairs half of the bank, both pointing their guns to his back.

While the teller was gathering as much money as she could, one of the men came over to my boyfriend and me. “Give me your phone and your wallet,” he says to me.

“I don’t have them,” I say honestly. “You can check if you don’t believe me.”

It’s then that I notice the emblem on his jacket. A red skull with six tentacles coming out of it. A symbol that always confused me, because a hydra has multiple heads, not tentacles like an octopus. It makes sense now why the leader called two of them the names of Greek gods, considering the hydra is from Greek mythology. However, as a historian and not a mythologist, it’s a symbol I learned about when we discussed Nazi Germany, where HYDRA got its start. This isn’t just regular HYDRA then, it’s their small elite force that robs banks to pay for their diabolical schemes. I let out an aggravated huff of breath when I realize who it is we’re dealing with, horrified that they’ve come back after Captain America took them down TWICE.

“Stand up,” he says. I slowly get to my feet. “Turn around.” I do as he says, a tear escaping my cheek as I realize he’s going to kill me, considering this is how many are executed when a socialist regime takes over a country. I interviewed a woman once who fled Poland when they were invaded by the Nazis, and she spoke of a time when she was in the woods picking berries and saw a group of Jewish people in front of a trench, and Nazis shot them into the trench one by one.

“And you, stand up,” he says, and from the corner of my eye, I see my boyfriend standing up as well. We look over at him and I can see the same fear reflected in his eyes, though they don’t tell him to turn around. “Lift her shirt up.”

My eyebrows furrow in confusion as I feel David’s hands grasp the hem of my red blouse and start slowing lifting it. He lifts it up to where my bra strap is on my back, before the man stops him. “Turn around again lady,” he instructs, before telling David to lift my shirt again. Now I understand what he’s doing, he’s checking to make sure I don’t have a phone, wallet, or gun hidden in the waistband of my pants. He lifts it up to just under my bra again, but the man motions for him to raise it a little higher. He brings it above my bra, showing my cleavage. I close my eyes in embarrassment.

“Women don’t actually keep money in their bras anymore,” I say bitterly once I’ve opened my eyes.

“Don’t get sassy with me miss. You can put her shirt down now.” He turns to my boyfriend. “Where’s your phone and wallet?”

David’s eyes flitter to mine for a brief second. “I don’t have mine either.”

“I don’t believe that,” he says venomously.

A new voice shouts, “Zeus, we found the manual key for the vault!”

They’re using code names, which means there’s a chance they’ll let us go, because we can’t identify their faces or give real names. However, once they get the money, there’s also a high chance that they kill all witnesses. Or, if the teller pressed a silent alarm and the police are already here, they could keep us as hostages for hours.

As the man pointing the gun at us is distracted by the person who found the key, David steps behind me, shoves me towards the man, and tries to run to the front door. The person sees movement, shoots blindly, and an intense pain bursts from my abdomen. I fall over, and the man shoots David in the back before he reaches the door.

I hear someone outside shout “Shots fired!” and the doors burst open. A familiar red, white, and blue shield comes through the door, followed by a suit of red and gold metal, and a man dressed in all black, a gun bigger than the robbers’ held by his metal arm. The robbers don’t shoot the other few people in the bank, considering Iron Man has miniature missiles on his shoulders aimed at each of them.

“They say third time’s a charm, maybe you’ll actually stay dead this time,” Captain America says.

“Mmmm, not your best work,” Iron Man says to him.

Captain America ignores him, “Put down your guns.” They put down their guns, but two of the men fall over. They must still keep poison pills in their teeth. The police run in and arrest the three men who didn’t kill themselves, while Captain America and Iron Man look at David to see if he’s alive. The man in black rushes over to me and puts his flesh hand on my wound, causing me to groan in pain. “She needs an ambulance!”

“You’re Bucky Barnes,” I say, recognizing him from my history classes.

“Yeah, I am,” he says, clearly surprised I recognized him.

“I’m a historian…with a concentration on World…War II,” I say through gasping breaths.

“Alright doll, just save your energy, you can’t go to sleep,” he replies gently, as if he’s soothing a small child.

“I always…knew…you were the good guy,” I say slowly before the world goes black.

“Almost done packing babe?” Bucky asks, peeking his head into our room.

“I just finished packing my clothes. Did you pack the weapon bag?” I ask. Some people think it’s weird that we bring a bag of weapons on vacations, but when your husband is an ex-assassin with 80+ years of enemies, it’s better to be safe than sorry.

“No, I told you this place is so safe we don’t even need guns,” he replies, coming up behind me and wrapping his arms around my waist.

I sigh, “Alright if you say so. I’m just happy we’re going on a relaxing vacation. You’ve had too many missions lately and my job has been stressful as well.” Columbia University asked museums in the area for a historian who could teach a class about World War II, and to apply for the job, we have to write a dissertation. Luckily, I have someone from World War II with me to answer any questions I have, but it’s taken up a lot of my time.

“Relaxing, but also exciting!”

“What?” I ask, exasperated. “Bucky I need time to lounge around on a beach or cuddle by a fireplace in a cabin or something. This is supposed to be our second honeymoon.”

Our first honeymoon had been to Belize. About halfway through our trip, duty called. We called the rest of the Avengers and spent the rest of our honeymoon breaking up a huge sex trafficking ring. We saved over 30 girls, and were happy about it, but our honeymoon was supposed to be our time to celebrate our marriage away from crime. And we love the team to pieces, but it was also our time to be away from them and the tower. They say bad guys don’t take days off, but I had at least hoped the world could survive without my husband for a while. I’m no agent or Avenger, but after Bucky and I started dating, he taught me over 100 different ways to defend myself, helped me train, taught me about guns and how to properly use them, and how to disarm a gunman within seconds. I was able to help destroy the sex trafficking ring by being bait, which was scary, but I trusted Bucky and the rest of the team to keep me from harm; and they did.

“Don’t you worry your pretty little head, doll. It’ll be relaxing during the day, but exciting at night because I have a bunch of new things I want to try in the bedroom,” he says, nibbling on my earlobe.

It tickles and I giggle. “You got some kinks you didn’t tell me about before we were married?” I ask jokingly.

He spins me around to face him before gently pushing me on the bed. “I didn’t want to scare you off before,” he says playfully, dropping onto me but not letting his full weight land on me. He grabs my wrists and pins them above my head. “Now that you’re legally bound to me, if you want to leave, it’s gonna cost ya.” I laugh and he flashes a brilliant smile. He leans his head down and starts kissing me deeply.

“Hey guys I-woah, sorry!” Steve’s voice says, panicked.

“Steve, you’re fine, Bucky’s just being silly. We’re decent!” I say, pushing Bucky off of me and sitting up.

He walks back into the room, face flushed from embarrassment. “Sorry, I just came to say that I filled your gas tank and took the liberty of putting your bags in the car, except that one,” he says, pointing to my duffel bag.

“Oh thank you Steve!” I say.

“Would you like me to take that one for you as well?”

Bucky replies before I do, “No, I’ve got it! You’re not the only gentlemen around here Steve. I can be chivalrous too, she’s my wife.”

Steve raises his hands in surrender, gives a small smile, and backs away.

“You didn’t have to be so sassy,” I say, lightly slapping his bicep.

“Steve always interrupts us right when things were about to get good,” he pouts.

“No, things were not about to get good. The door was wide open and we need to leave so we can get there before dark.”

“You are excited, aren’t you?” he asks rhetorically.

“I’m just happy you’re actually taking me on this second honeymoon.”

“I said I would!”

“I know, I’m just used to people saying they would do things and then not following through,” I say, thinking back to David, who was always making empty promises. I then compare it to Bucky, who has kept every promise he’s ever made me.

I sit mostly upright in my hospital bed, mindlessly flipping through channels. I stop Law and Order: SVU, but quickly change the channel when a character is shot. Baseball it is. There are two small taps on my door. “Come in,” I say.

A nurse walks in the door. “You have a visitor here to see you.” She walks back out the door, and Bucky Barnes takes her place.

“Hi,” I breathe out and a smile breaks out across my face. “What are you doing here?”

He frowns slightly, but then fixes his expression. “You were pretty out of it in the ambulance, but you regained consciousness for a little while. I told you I would come visit you in the hospital. I hope that’s ok. I brought you these,” he says, holding up a colorful bouquet of wildflowers.

“It’s completely ok, and thank you so much, that’s so sweet of you.”

“I figured you could use a little something to brighten the place up, but it looks like I’m not the only one who had the idea,” he says, gesturing to the three other bouquets that my family and my coworkers sent me.

He sets the vase down on the bedside table. I lean over a tiny bit take a deep breathe to try and smell them, since I can’t twist my torso over to them. However, once I do, I grab my neck and start gasping for air. His eyes widen with worry. “Sunflowers…allergic,” I spit out.

“Oh shit, I’ll go get a nurse!” he says, quickly standing up.

My gasping turns to laughing, and he stops, turning around. “I was kidding. You should’ve seen your face,” I say. I begin laughing harder when he pouts, but immediately regret it. “OW!” I put a pillow over my stomach to keep a little pressure on the wound.

He lets out an exaggerated sigh and rolls his eyes, but is smiling. “At least you have a sense of humor.”

“They say laughter is the best medicine, though maybe that isn’t true when you have a GSW on your abdomen.”

“You’re just lucky it didn’t hit any major organs. How long is your sentence?” he asks.

“If this is jail, it’s a pretty nice one. And they said at least two weeks, but it might go longer. If it had hit major organs, they said it would’ve been 5 weeks, if not more.” He hums in agreement but doesn’t say anything, so I continue. “Hey, if I ask you this, will you be honest with me? Everybody around me has been walking on eggshells and avoiding answering this question, so I can probably guess what the answer is.”

He looks apprehensive but says, “I can try. What’s up?”

“My boyfriend, David, is he dead?”

Bucky looks around uncomfortably, “Look, I don’t know if I’m the right person to ask this to…”

“If you’re worried you’ll break my heart with the news, don’t be. Because whether he’s alive or dead, the relationship is over.”

“Why do you say that?” he asks, eyes narrowed in both suspicion and confusion.

“Because he’s the reason I’m in this hospital bed. He pushed me towards the shooter so he could run away. He’s a coward. So if he is dead, then whatever. I know it’s poor to speak ill of the deceased, but he did try to sacrifice me to save himself. And if he’s alive, it’s over. He showed his true colors.”

He doesn’t speak for a few seconds. Probably trying to figure out how to best phrase it, or find out if I actually mean what I said. He very quietly says, “He didn’t make it. The bullet hit his right lung and it collapsed; they weren’t able to save him. He went through 3 hours of surgery before his heart gave out.”

“Thank you,” I say.

“For what?”

“Being honest with me. I’m a little tougher than people give me credit for.”

A small smile creeps onto his face. “I’m sure you are.”

“Talk is cheap, my darling. Anyone can say something and not mean it. My ma taught me never to break promises if I can help it,” Bucky says.

“Your mom sounds like a lovely lady,” I say, giving his cheek a kiss. “I wish I could have met her. I wish I could’ve met your father too. And your siblings.”

“Steve is just as much my brother as my actual siblings were, so at least you met one family member of mine. But my folks woulda loved you. Ma would be happy to see I finally settled down with an amazing woman, and maybe a baby on the way soon?” he asks hopefully.

“Buck, I told you I want to wait until two years after we got married, then I’ll pop out as many babies as you want, as long as that number isn’t over 5. 5 is the absolute most I would have.”

“I think 3 would be good. But I still want to get started as soon as possible!”

“Ugh, Bucky, what am I gonna do with you?” I rhetorically ask, laughing.

“I could make a list,” he says, wiggling his eyebrows. “But c’mon doll, I’m not getting any younger here!”

“Oh please, you’re over 100. I think you can wait one more year. They say waiting two years is good for your marriage when the stress from babies comes because then you have more happy times to look back on.”

“Oh screw the studies,” he says, sitting on the bed. He lightly grabs my hips and pulls me to stand between his legs. “My parents got married and nine months later I popped out, and they were still married when I went to war. It doesn’t matter how long you wait before having kids, it’s the people. You gotta be willing to work through the hard times.”

“And you know I am,” I say, running my fingers through his hair. “But we should get going. We can continue this conversation when we’re back. I want to be alone with you.”

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“Ok, this text from Steve says the key is hidden in the bear’s mouth,” Bucky says. He grabs my hand and we walk up to the plain but nice cabin. It’s sunset, so it isn’t quite dark out, but there’s not enough light to be outside. There’s a small statue of a bear sitting on a stump on the front porch that says WELCOME. Bucky reaches in the bears slightly open mouth and pulls out a key. “That’s deeper than it looks.”

He unlocks the front door and I’m about to walk in but he stops me. “What? Tony said the place wasn’t booby trapped,” I say. This is Tony’s cabin, but Steve acted as a mediator between Bucky and Tony. Tony allows him on the team and to live in the tower, but he won’t go out of his way to talk to him. Cordial but not friendly.

“No it’s not that.” He suddenly picks me up bridal style. “Gotta carry my wife across the threshold.”

“Oh please Bucky, that’s for when you move into your first house together, not a honeymoon redo.”

“I don’t care, I’m gonna do it anyways,” he says.

“You’re ridiculous,” I say as he sets me down inside. As he shuts the door, I look around. An open concept downstairs area with a high end kitchen. The living room has a vaulted ceiling and an enormous fireplace. At the end of the living room there’s a staircase that leads to what I’m assuming is the bedrooms.

“So should we unpack tonight or wait until tomorrow and just go to bed?” Bucky asks.

“Bed? But I’m not tir-oh,” I say when I see him giving me a suggestive look, biting his lip. “You know what, let’s go to bed.” He picks me up and starts running towards the master bedroom.

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A loud bang wakes me from my sleep. I lift my head, listening, and am about to go back to bed, thinking I imagined it when I hear the sound of glass shattering. Is someone breaking in? I sit up, holding the blanket to my bare chest and listen more. It’s silent for a few seconds but then thumps like footsteps are heard. “Bucky,” I say, nudging my husband’s arm. He grunts in response. “Bucky!” I say, shaking his arm harder.

“Go back t’sleep,” he mumbles. I grab my pillow and slam it on his face. He wakes up immediately. “What?” he asks, sitting up and rubbing his eyes.

“I think someone’s in the house,” I whisper.

“Babe, it’s probably just house settling noises. Let’s cuddle until we fall back asleep,” he says, laying down and grabbing my waist in an attempt to pull me back down to the bed too, but I resist. The distinct sound of a frying pan being dropped on the door makes him shoot up in bed. “Ok, nevermind, those aren’t house settling noises. You stay here, I’ll go check it out.” He climbs out of bed and grabs his joggers off the floor. He quietly steps into those before going over to his nightstand and grabbing a knife. He flips it in his hand before gripping it tightly.

“I thought you said no weapons,” I whisper.

“I said no guns, not no weapons. Plus, this was already here; I left it here when Steve and I went on our fishing trip.”

As he walks out, I grab his t-shirt and my underwear and throw them on just in case we have to run. I nervously clutch the sheets as I wait for Bucky to come back. After about 15 seconds, the door noiselessly opens and Bucky walks through, looking oddly calm. He shuts the door behind him. “Y/N, call 911.”

I grab my phone from the nightstand and quickly dial 911. As I do that, Bucky grabs an armchair and puts it in front of the door.

“911 what’s your emergency?”

Bucky pulls the phone from my ear because he didn’t tell me what’s wrong. He starts speaking quietly. “Hi, we’re in the Stark cabin out on 360th street. There’s bears in our kitchen.”

Are you serious I mouth at him. He nods his head. I can hear the woman on the phone tell us to stay in our bedroom, stay quiet, and that officers will be right out. He thanks her and hangs up. He gently sets the phone down on the nightstand and sits down in front of me on the bed, facing away, blocking me in case the bear breaks into our room. I wrap my arms around his bare waist and set my chin on his shoulder. “How many bears are there?”

“Three. There were two cubs pulling things out of the cabinets and I was planning to just scare them away when I saw momma bear coming through the door. I came back up here after I saw her, and I’m not about to knife fight a bear. I must not have closed the door fully when we got here.”

“You promised this trip would be safe, you broke your first promise.”

He turns around and gives me a disbelieving look. I shrug my shoulders and then give him a small smile so he knows I was just joking around. I lift my hands from his flat stomach up to his shoulders. “Bucky you’re really tense,” I say quietly.

“Because there’s a family of bears downstairs!” he harshly whispers.

“But the police are on their way, they’ll take care of it. They probably deal with this kind of stuff all the time.” I begin rubbing his shoulders and he relaxes a little, but just barely.

After about 10 minutes, and more sounds of things breaking, we can see red and blue flashing lights coming from the window, but no siren. They probably didn’t turn it on so the bears wouldn’t get agitated. There are three distinct thuds heard. A few minutes pass and someone calls out “You guys can come out!”

“I’ll go talk to them, you stay here, you’re not dressed and we left out bags in the car.” He walks out the door and I can hear him greet the officer. I decide I want to see what’s going on, so I grab a throw blanket and wrap it around myself before following Bucky. He turns around when he hears me coming down the stairs and holds out his hand for me like Jack on the Titanic. I grab his hand so I don’t trip over the blanket.

I look around and see the entire downstairs in disarray. The couch that probably cost my entire salary is shredded with stuffing hanging out everywhere and a broken lamp next to it. Glasses are broken on the kitchen floor and pots have been pulled out of the cabinets. The fridge door is open and food is littered on the floor around it. Chairs are turned over and the hardwood floors are scratched up. I look outside and see all three bears in cages.

The officer is explaining what happened. “When we arrived and shot the momma bear with a tranq dart, the baby bears freaked out and started tearing up the sofa. We got them as quick as we could so that they didn’t destroy even more things. They’ll be relocated and hopefully won’t come back to this house.”

“Thank you, officer,” Bucky says. The officer bows his head and leaves.

We silently look around for a moment before I say, “Tony’s gonna kill us.”

“Yep.”

“Well, you were right, this trip is exciting at night!”

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Democrats gained’t Work With Marjorie Taylor Greene. Tonight, They Play Baseball along with her.

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday night, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will take the field with the Republican congressional baseball crew, becoming a member of the ranks of more than a century’s worth of lawmakers living their predominant league desires in the name of charity and bragging rights. The video game — seven innings on a huge league field — is a Washington subculture from an prior period, marked with the types of odes to bipartisanship that both cause eyes to roll or people to admit that yes, it’s vital in any case to bear in mind that lawmakers are americans too. And the lawmakers take it very severely: They’ve been practicing each day before crack of dawn, and participants of both teams have waxed poetic leading as much as the video game about how first rate a pitcher former consultant Cedric Richmond changed into before he became poached by using the West Wing. After the 2017 shooting that centered a Republican follow and essentially killed house Minority Whip Steve Scalise, the game has bridged our present period of violence and polarization with a special one. however isn’t it ordinary, I’ve been asking Democratic lawmakers, to play in opposition t Greene in a charity online game about bipartisanship — given, you comprehend, all of it? Greene become only 1 of 147 Republicans who voted in opposition t certifying the effects of the 2020 election after the Jan. 6 rebel, but she’s been among the loudest cheerleaders of false election conspiracies. every apartment Democrat and 11 Republicans voted to strip Greene of her committee assignments in only her 2d month in Congress due to her historical past of racist remarks and comments she had made earlier than her election in support of violence in opposition t Democrats. within the months seeing that, she’s careworn Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Cori Bush to the extent that Ocasio-Cortez raised security issues and Bush selected to stream her workplace away from Greene’s “for [her] team’s security,” voted in opposition t awarding Congressional Gold Medals to the Capitol police officers who responded on Jan. 6, and compared coronavirus restrictions to the Holocaust. but contributors of the Democratic roster generally seemed miffed that I’d questioned if politics could get within the way of a bunch of politicians enjoying baseball. “I think here is one of the crucial instances that, you know, notwithstanding I nevertheless am mad at many contributors — Republican participants that supported as a minimum the concept behind the rebel when it comes to overturning the election — that we’re going to simply focus on the game,” Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego stated. He in fact isn’t involved about Greene’s ability on the field, either. “If she plays baseball as dangerous as I noticed her shoot the M82, I don’t believe she’s gonna be a extremely valuable baseball player,” he talked about, relating to a crusade ad the place Greene shoots a Prius with a 50-caliber rifle. in keeping with a request for remark for this story, Nick Dyer, a spokesperson for Greene, noted in an email, “Over 70 Democrats have signed up to expel Congresswoman Greene from Congress and each Democrat voted to eliminate her from committees. Who definitely are the aggressors? who is basically being nasty?” Dyer went on guilty Greene’s series of public confrontations with Democratic members on Democrats, including Rep. Eric Swalwell who he stated had had a “intellectual breakdown within the Capitol” and delivered, “It’s time so that you can be taught to be an genuine journalist in its place of a gossip columnist.” Swalwell, a different Democratic participant, in comparison the baseball video game to the Olympics, the place international locations with many changes come together to have a good time sports, and to former president George W. Bush throwing the first pitch at Yankee Stadium after 9/eleven. “I don’t want politics to, you know, be a part of the game,” he mentioned. Tom Williams / CQ-Roll call, Inc by the use of Getty photographs Steve Scalise hugs Raul Ruiz throughout the 57th annual Congressional Baseball online game at Nationals Park on June 14, 2018. Rep. Mike Doyle of Pennsylvania, one of the vital Democratic crew’s two managers, mentioned he and a lot of different players have made pals with Republican members during the baseball video games and that they “are attempting to put as a great deal of that behind” them as they can. “without doubt, we have very powerful disagreements not handiest about what took place on Jan. 6, however on different issues, too,” Doyle spoke of all the way through an interview ahead of the game. “but here's one day within the yr that we try to placed on an honest demonstrate for the americans that are available in the stands and buy a ticket, realizing that that money is eager about the charities that we help.” nevertheless, Doyle recognizes on some level that this is a special variety of 12 months, with an never-ending pandemic and a former president who insists, with the support of allies like Greene, that the election become stolen from him. “We’ll see,” he introduced. “i know that our intent isn’t to go in there angry. Our intent is to head in there and beat them on the baseball box.” As is lifestyle, the online game will raise cash for a number of charities within the DC enviornment, together with the USA Capitol Police Memorial Fund. The fund was delivered to the charities a few years in the past, following the shooting of Scalise, a lobbyist, a staffer, and a member of Scalise’s security, right through practice the day earlier than the 2017 game; devoid of the Capitol cops within the aspect returning the shooter’s fireplace, it’s very possible the follow would have develop into a mass casualty adventure. The fund is bleakly, freshly important again this yr. not yet 9 months have handed considering the fact that the Jan. 6 riot, when five americans, including one police officer, died all through or almost immediately after the assault. four law enforcement officials, together with one Capitol Police officer, who responded have died by way of suicide in the months because. whereas i used to be reporting this story, Greene thrust herself into the information yet once more, this time starting a screaming in shape about abortion on the Capitol steps, when she yelled to a group of Democratic contributors gathered for a press conference to “stand with girls.” Democratic Reps. Pete Aguilar and Debbie Dingell snapped again; the former referred to as Greene “performative,” and the latter informed her to “practice the simple component you’re taught in church: admire your neighbor.” Tom Williams / CQ-Roll call, Inc via Getty pictures Greene screams at Rep. Debbie Dingell (off digital camera) all through a construct returned superior for girls rally held via Democrats on the condo steps of the united states Capitol on Sept. 24. Later the equal day, on Twitter, Greene quote-tweeted Dingell, writing, “ALL apartment Democrats are evil and may kill unborn toddlers the entire way as much as birth & then celebrate.” In yet another tweet the next morning, Greene wrote, “Dingellberry is like one of those disturbing little items of 💩that adheres on a ways too long.” but Aguilar, a member of the Democratic baseball crew, stated he doesn’t suppose it will be awkward to see her once more on the field. Like lots of his colleagues, he observed he might be concentrated on successful the video game, however he gained’t be stunned if Greene picks up the fight again throughout the online game. “She naturally loves the highlight and likes to yell at her colleagues when the cameras are round, so i would imagine with the cameras being on she'll continue to do the same,” he mentioned. Aguilar has performed on the crew when you consider that he became elected seven years in the past. 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Happy Endings | Steve Rogers x OFC Marilyn Jarvis

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Summary: Marilyn Jarvis was not only Tony Stark’s goddaughter but also the love of Steve Rogers’ life.

Word Count: 4995

Pairing: Steve Rogers x OFC Marilyn Jarvis (and a bunch of others as minor characters!)

Warnings: Endgame References (set 2 years after), Mentions of Death

A/N: I usually don’t write fics with an OFC but since @artisticrogers1972 was having a bad day, I had to write this one! This is my first ever Steve Rogers fic but I hope there’s more where that came from. Also, this is my first non-AU so that’s exciting! I hope you all like it... if you don’t I’m so sorry it’s shit! I don’t own any of the gifs or pics!

Hey Marilyn, did ya have an affair with JFK or not?!

This had been her whole life. Being named after a Hollywood sex symbol was bad enough as it is, but it was the constant teasing that she had had to endure during her teens to her adulthood that she could not bear. It was as though her name came with a certain blueprint that she had to live her life by. Her petite frame was nothing compared to the body type that her namesake had made famous and with all the boys in high school making fun of her for her name and her body, she found herself become rather quiet and reserved over the years. But she could care less about whether she was popular in high school or not. It did not matter to her.

Marilyn Jarvis often wondered if her grandfather had secretly loathed her when he had decided to give her that name. Had Edwin Jarvis even considered the legacy behind her name or that his adoptive son’s only child would eventually go on to live in the twenty-first century? If anything, Mari believed that the man had cursed her by naming her after the actress. But why he did it? She had no idea.

But there was one thing that she was grateful for. While her first name had caused her a hell of a lot of distress, her family name meant a great deal to her. She knew that she was not a Jarvis by blood, as her father had been adopted by Edwin and Ana Jarvis as a young boy. But being a Jarvis meant that her family’s ties with the Starks had been strong enough to withstand any threat in the world.

Her grandfather took extreme pride in his loyalty to Howard Stark and the Starks had always kept him in high regard. When Mari was born, her father had made Tony Stark her godfather. She was an honorary Stark as much as she was a Jarvis, but she was a lot different from the two families who had raised her.

While Tony Stark had certainly fulfilled his duties as a godfather after her parents had tragically passed away, ensuring that Mari had a large amount of money deposited into her college fund by the time she was only in middle school, and had bought her a car for her birthday when she was old enough to drive, she had always been hesitant about accepting the privilege that came with being his goddaughter. She preferred to live a simple life, compared to the lavish life that he had to offer. She had certainly accepted Tony’s gracious offer to pay for her to go to college though. After all, she was a studious kid and she certainly took after her Uncle Tony in that.

She had been at MIT when Tony had left to Afghanistan, just a few months from graduating when she had heard the news that her godfather had been kidnapped. By the time he had built himself that suit and busted out of that cave, Mari had convinced Happy Hogan to fly her home in time to see him. She had cried the whole night before Tony had convinced her to fly back to school to take her final exams.

“I’m alright, Little Jarvis. Go and sit your exams and you can come back home right after you graduate.” He had told her and taking his word for it, she had left for Boston after spending barely a day with him.

Once she had graduated from MIT, Tony had offered Mari a job at Stark Industries. But of course, wanting a simple life and steering as far away from nepotism as she possibly could, she had chosen to find herself a job on her own in New York. She wanted nothing more than a simple life, a life away from war and villainy, a nine-to-five job, maybe a family of her own and a suburban home, white picket fence and all. But nothing about Marilyn Jarvis’ life could ever be that normal. After all, she was Iron Man’s goddaughter.

“Welcome home, Mari.” Happy Hogan greeted the young women as she exited the Stark Industries Private Jet.

“It’s good to see you, Happy.” She gave him a polite smile as she raised her eyebrow slightly at him. “I must say, I really love the blip beard. Giving Tony a run for his money, are you?”

The man chuckled softly as he took her bags and loaded them into the truck. “Something like that.”

“Does this something have to do with a certain young superhero’s aunt?” Mari asked him cheekily, to which he rolled his eyes.

“Tony can’t keep his mouth shut, can he?”

“I’m happy for you.” She told him as she got into the limo. “I think everyone deserves to have their happy endings after everything that they’ve been through.” Except for Marilyn Jarvis, apparently it seemed. The world had changed so much since Thanos had showed up and going back to how things were before him was just not plausible.

Marilyn had suffered just as much as anyone else, having almost lost her godfather for the umpteenth time in her life in that final battle. How Tony had managed to sustain his injuries was a miracle but she was grateful for it. After all, he was the only family that she had left.

When he had woken up in the hospital, having suffered permanent arm damage due to the impact of the Infinity Stones, he had still put on a brave face for her and given her a weak smile, the same way he had done that night when he had come home from Afghanistan. “Hey, Little Jarvis... you’re not gonna believe it. When I went back in time, I saw my dad, your great-uncle Howard. I mean, I don’t think you would remember much of him because you were quite little when he passed away but... I also... happened to... see your granddad Jarvis. I mean, I didn’t get to speak to him because I was running low on time... okay, not the best moment for a joke but... anyways, I saw him... and all I could think of was... God, how proud he would have been... if he got to see his little Marilyn grow up to be this... smart, kind, beautiful young woman. He would have been so proud of you, Mari.”

That was the moment when she had broken down in tears, pulling his weak body into a tight embrace as she cried. “You’re not almost dying on me again, you hear me? I can’t live with the fear of losing you again, Tony. I’ve lost everyone and I can’t lose you too.” And that had been the end of Iron Man.

Two years had passed since that dreadful day. Tony had recovered and moved onto training a newer generation of Avengers. The rest of the heroes had returned to their respective lives. Marilyn had found herself in California with a job promotion and no social life whatsoever. The only instances she ever took time away from work was during the holidays, as Tony had given her a strict order that she must drop whatever she was doing and return to the Avengers’ Base in New York to celebrate Christmas. She could never say no to that.

So, there she was, in the back of a Stark Industries limo that was driving to Upstate New York. It had started to snow as Happy was pulling up through the gates of the compound. As Mari stepped out of the limo, she held out her hand as a fuzzy little snowflake landed on her palm. One thing sunny California could never give her was the joy of being able to play in the snowfalls of New York.

As she entered the base, FRIDAY the AI had informed Tony of her arrival.

“Just in time for Christmas Eve lunch.” The man had beamed as his beloved goddaughter had made her way towards the common kitchen.

With Pepper and May Parker keeping busy with the cooking, Tony and Rhodey were seated at the table, sharing a drink and chatting away. On the other side of the room, Peter Parker and Harley Keener were playing around with Little Morgan Stark. These people were her family now, even though none of them were related to her by blood. It was not blood that ever determined family though. It was the people who choose to be a part of her life. Tony had really made sure Mari had a family after she had lost hers.

Morgan wiggled out of Peter and Harley’s grip as she noticed her arrival and ran over to Marilyn in excitement. “Mari!” She exclaimed as she jumped into her arms.

“Hey, kiddo!” Marilyn let out a hearty laugh as she hugged the young Stark before waving over at the boys. “How’s MIT treating you boys?”

“Don’t even ask.” Peter let out a groan, making Harley roll his eyes.

“We’re handling it, Mar.”

Mari couldn’t help but let out a hearty laugh as she set Morgan down and walked over to give Tony a kiss on the cheek. “I missed you, old man.” She told him with a playful grin before greeting Rhodey as well.

“Missed you too, Little Jarvis.”

“How’s California treating you, Mari?” Rhodey asked as he took a sip of his drink.

Marilyn thought for a moment before responding with a shrug. “Well, it’s a lot warmer... and it’s where my grandparents used to live so, I can’t really complain.”

“But it’s not home, is it?” May asked her as she pulled the roast out of the oven and set it on the counter.

“No.” She replied, shrugging once more. “But the job’s great. At least, I’m getting paid a lot more than I used.”

Pepper turned around to look at her niece with an eye roll. “Honey, you do realize that I’m waiting for the day you would walk into my office and tell me that you’re ready for me to sign over my company. Just say the word and Stark Industries is all yours. You don’t have to worry about living alone in the other side of the country for the sake of making money.”

“And why would I do that when you’re a much better CEO than I could ever be, Pep?” She asked her, chuckling. “Honestly, Cali’s great. I really love it there.”

Marilyn wasn’t sure if she was being honest with herself when she had said that. Sure, California had always held a very special place in her heart. Her grandparents had lived at the Stark residence there for years. It was where her father had been born and adopted. There was a lot of significance to where she lived. But did it make her happy? She could not be so sure about that. After all, she did not know what made her happy anymore.

Long before the events of the Infinity War and Thanos, she had once envisioned a future with a man she had met at one of her uncle’s parties. But there was no way that this future would even be possible. He was a man of every woman’s dreams, a true gentleman at heart. Anyone would have fallen for the charms of Steven Grant Rogers if they had met him. Marily was no exception to that. Their relationship had been a short-lived one, perhaps some sort of a summer fling before all hell had broken loose.

Marilyn knew it was wrong but she could not help it. She had been drunk and he had been a gentleman, trying to drag her to the guest bedroom after a party. A drunken kiss should not have meant anything, right? But her confession of having a crush on him had led to a completely different story. They had gone behind Tony’s back to pursue a relationship, fearing that the knowledge of the two of them together would ever cause a drift between Tony and Steve. But said drift had been caused either way, thanks to the Accords. Even Mari had been put in a place where she had to decide where her allegiance was. As she had chosen her godfather’s side in a heartbeat, the star spangled man had retaliated by ending their relationship just as quickly.

A heartbroken Marilyn had found herself sitting by her great-aunt Peggy’s grave in London before Tony had found her and flew her back to New York. Even then she hadn’t told him about what Steve had done. She had known that it would only make things worse between the two of them.

While Captain America and his allies were on the run, Marilyn had continued to live at the compound with Tony. Not even once did the man whom she had fallen in love with try to contact her during those two years. She hadn’t even seen him again until after the events of the Infinity War, while Tony had been lost in space for three weeks. Not even then did Steve speak to her or try to offer her some comfort in the absence of her godfather. Mari understood why though, after all he had lost his best friends during the snap. But either of them could look at each other. Perhaps things could never get better between the two of them.

After Tony and Pepper moved out of the compound, Mari had found herself a new job in California and made the move as well. The next five years had been rather dull for her, but for once she hadn’t been the only one who was going through it. The entire universe had been left in ruins. At one point, she had been so depressed to the point where she had gotten Tony on the phone and told him the truth.

Of course, her godfather hadn’t been mad about it. After all, she was human and was bound to her emotions and desires. But was he pissed at Captain America for breaking his Little Jarvis’ heart? Most definitely! Yet Tony also felt responsible for the part he had indirectly played in their break up. Perhaps that was why he had ensured that Steve Rogers would also be attending Christmas Eve lunch while Marilyn was also in attendance.

“Lunch is served.” May announced as she turned over to Harley and Peter. “Boys, would you please help set the table?”

As the boys whined and groaned at her words, Marilyn stood up from her seat to help as well.

“FRIDAY, tell Cap, Wilson and Barnes that lunch is served.” Tony announced, knowing very well that his goddaughter could hear him.

The young Jarvis’ eyes grew wide as she realized what her godfather had just said and she gave Tony a look of disbelief, mouthing a ‘what’ as she crossed her arms against her chest.

“Oh did I forget to mention that Cap, Wilson and Barnes are spending Christmas with us at the compound? Oops!”

***

Bucky Barnes would forever be grateful that Tony Stark had forgiven him for what he had done during his days under HYDRA’s control. But what he had not expected from Tony was an invite to spend Christmas at the compound with him and his family. After all, he had just gotten used to living with Steve and Sam in Brooklyn. When Steve and Sam were not going on missions or training the young Avengers at the compound, he had found himself becoming familiar with his hometown. He had become tired of fighting throughout his whole life so it felt nice to be able to sit back and enjoy the holidays. The last time he had been able to do that was long before The Great Depression, and that too was a century ago.

Bucky had learned from Sam about his friend’s brief romance with Stark’s goddaughter and that was why he had been hesitant about spending the holidays at the compound.

“Mari always spends the holidays with Tony and Cap can’t get himself to see her.” He had told him.

He did not think much of it at first, though the two of them had somehow managed to convince Steve to come to the compound with them. But the moment Bucky had witnessed Steve come face to face with the woman whose heart he had broken, he truly understood that things just did not seem right.

Bucky had always wanted for Steve to settle down and have a family of his own, even then and even now. Steve had been alone his whole life after all, and while he would always say that he could get by on his own, it was always Bucky who had to remind him that he did not have to. Bucky was determined to convince Steve and his former girlfriend to get back together, even if it meant that he would have to deal with Tony’s wrath once more. His best friend deserved a happy ending and Bucky was going to get it for him.

He had noticed the way the two of them had looked at each other during lunch, even though neither of them had acknowledged each other’s presence or made the effort to have a conversation. Sam had taken it upon himself to formally introduce Marilyn to Bucky, as there was no way Steve could have even thought of it.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Sergeant Barnes.” The woman had told him politely, making him chuckle softly.

“You can call me Bucky.” He had told her. “It’s good to meet you too, Marilyn.”

“And you can call me Mari, actually.” She told him as she laughed softly. “It’s not easy being named after a Hollywood sex symbol.”

Bucky nodded. “I understand. I mean, I was named after a president.”

“Not the one that was linked with my namesake, I- wait, forget that I even said that.”

He gave her a confused look. “What?”

“N-Nothing...” She shrugged her shoulders before she took a sip of her eggnog. Her eyes kept darting towards Steve, who was talking to Rhodey and Tony. But all she could do was steal glances every now and then. She did not have the courage to go up and talk to him.

He shrugged off her words before shaking his head, noticing the woman constantly stealing a glance at his friend. “I’m sorry if you feel like I’m intruding... into your personal life. I know you just met me and you don’t know me much... or from what you know, you might probably resent me. But Sam happened to tell me that you and Steve used to...” He did not know how to start the conversation. But he knew that if he could did not get involved, no one else would.

Marilyn bit down on her bottom lip as he brought up her past with Steve and she let out a sigh. “Well, the past is in the past so...”

“I can’t tell you how to live your life, Mari. But I know Steve and I know how bad he feels about what happened between the two of you. I can see the way you look at him too and you can’t deny that you don’t have any feelings for him either.” He spoke in a hushed tone, hoping that no one could hear him.

“Bucky, I...”

“Tony built a time machine and Steve had access to it.” Bucky reminded her. “He could have gone back to the forties if he wanted to but he didn’t do that... You know, I thought he would have. He stayed, Mari. I often wondered why he had chosen to stay in this timeline when he could have gotten the life that he had always wanted with Peggy. But I know now that he had a reason to stay. It’s you. You’re the reason he stayed.”

Marilyn knew that Bucky was making sense. But her heart still refused to accept it. There was no way Steve could have chosen to stay in the present for her when he did have a chance to go back to the past and make himself a life for himself. How could have Steve chosen her over the woman who had once been the love of his life? How could have Steve chosen her over her Aunt Peggy, the woman whom Marilyn had heard stories of from her grandparents, the woman whom she had always looked up to when she was growing up, the woman who was much more brave, kind and confident than she could ever be. She found that hard to believe.

“If Tony could forgive me for what I did, why shouldn’t the two of you just forgive each other for whatever happened in the past?”

***

Christmas morning at the compound had always consisted of Pepper and Tony handing out presents to the kids. While Marilyn was not a kid anymore and was certainly not as materialistic as the rest of them, that had never stopped Tony for spoiling her with gifts every year. But that particular year, he had chosen not to buy her a present himself. Instead he had managed to find something that he knew that she would value a lot more than any expensive gift he could get her.

“This was actually from your parents. I was supposed to give this to you when you graduated from MIT but you know how crazy things were back then. I forgot and then... things got lost when I was moving around. But I found this a couple months ago and thought that this could be a perfect Christmas present for you. Of course, I had Pepper alter it first so that it could fit you. Make sure you’re alone when you open this, okay?” Tony had told her as he handed her a rectangle shaped box that was wrapped up nicely and tied up with a bow on top. “Merry Christmas, Little Jarvis.”

She gave him a confused look as she took it from him and leaned in to place a kiss on his cheek. “Merry Christmas, Tony.”

After everyone else had opened their present, Peter had left the compound to meet up with his girlfriend MJ and Harley had found himself helping Tony set up for the party that night.

Just as her godfather had instructed, Mari had found herself alone in her bedroom when she decided to open her present. Untying the bow and tearing off the wrapping paper, she opened the box to reveal a bright red dress that had been pressed and folded neatly.

When she picked it up and admired the fabric, she noticed an old photograph that had fallen out of it. She crouched down to pick it up from the tiled floor of the bedroom, only to see that it was a photo of her grandfather Edwin Jarvis with the incomparable founder of SHIELD herself, Peggy Carter. Mari noticed that the dress that she was wearing in the photo was the same one that she was now holding.

Marilyn could not help but remember the stories that she had heard from her father countless times. This dress had once belonged to her grandmother, who had lent it to her great-aunt Peggy for a mission. God, she had to give Tony some props. The man really was a genius for holding onto this present until he had found the right for to give it to her.

***

As the Christmas party was finally in full swing, Steve found himself seated by the bar with Bucky. With a beer in his hand, he watched a drunken Sam drag Natasha onto the dance floor. He’d realized that a beer was not as strong a drink to numb the thoughts that were now clouding his mind. But he was not planning on drinking the night away either. Despite Tony’ s invite, Steve had been hesitant about coming here, just because he knew that he would have to run into her. Perhaps it was his guilt that had been eating him alive right now. But Steve was miserable.

Steve was not an idiot. He knew that he was the reason why Marilyn Jarvis had left her entire family in New York to move across the country and he could not face her. He knew that he had screwed up by letting her go. He should not have given her an ultimatum where she had to choose between him and Tony. Of course, Mari had chosen Tony over him, just as he had chosen Bucky over Tony. Breaking her heart had certainly not been the right way to respond to that situation.

But he could not deny it either. He had fallen in love with her years ago. Steve knew that he loved Mari a lot more than he had loved Peggy. That was why he had chosen to stay in the present when he could have went back in time to make himself a life. He had wanted a future with her; even though he knew that she might not want the same with him.

Bucky’s eyes grew wide as he saw something behind Steve and he nudged his arm before standing up. “If this is what déjà vu feels like, then help me God...”

Steve gave him a confused look before he turned around to see Marilyn walking up to him, wearing a bright red dress was a lot more 1940s than what she was used to wearing. The knee length dress was a little loose around her petite frame and its vintage style was reason enough for Steve to assume that the dress had not belonged to her. Yet for a moment when he took in the sight of her, he could not help but think of Peggy - the same Peggy whom he had once in love with, the same Peggy whom Marilyn had also lost almost a decade ago.

The woman ignored the gaze of the entire party, giving Tony a smile on the way.

“Captain.” The young Jarvis greeted him and Steve had almost forgotten how to speak.

His friend nudged him once more, causing him to snap out of his trance. “Mar-” He paused, biting down on his bottom lip as he looked down at his feet and clearing hi throat. “Ms. Jarvis.”

“M-May I... have this dance?” She asked him as she held out her hand. “Please.”

Steve would have thought that she resented him to his core. But the way she had approached him and asked him to dance had been quite surprising to him. As he took her hand and led her towards the dance floor, there were a thousand things that he wanted to say to her. But instead, he wrapped his arms around her waist and swayed gently along to the music.

“I see that you haven’t forgotten what I’d taught you, Rogers.”

He gave her a nod, followed by a nervous chuckle. “Well, you did teach me how to dance, m’lady.”

Mari couldn’t help but chuckle at that. “The years have been kind to you, Steve.”

“The super-soldier serum does help with the aging...” He reminded her before letting out a sigh. “I like the dress, by the way.”

She blushed slightly at his compliment. “Thank you. It used to belong to my grandmother... and Aunt Peggy.”

“Oh...” Steve looked down once more before looking back up at her.

“Steve, why didn’t you go back to her?” Marilyn asked as she looked up at him. “Tony told me that you saw her when you went back in time for the stones. Why didn’t you... why didn’t you just stay when you went back to return the stones?”

“Because she’d moved on from me, Mar. She lived a long life without me and I couldn’t go back and take that away from her.” He replied as he sighed. “Besides, the life that I wanted was... right here... right now.”

“But you loved her, Steve-”

“I love you more, Mar.” He cut her off. “I know I haven’t been honest with you or myself but I can’t take it anymore. So, here’s the truth. It’s you who I love, it’s always been. I’m sorry I put you in a place where you had to choose between me and Tony. But I think the last nine years without you have taught me how stupid I had been... and how much I love you, Marilyn Jarvis.”

Mari could not help but tear up at that. “But Steve... I’m not... right for you. You said so yourself.”

“And I was wrong, I admit it.”

“Steve... I... I love you too.” She finally confessed what she had been holding onto for years now, her eyes glossing over with tears as they met Steve’s blue ones. “I’ve loved you since the day I first saw you.”

Steve then reached into his pocket and pulled out a folded piece of paper. He unfolded it before turning it over to her, revealing a pencil sketch of her face. “I’ve been wanting to give this to you for a while now, Mar. A portrait of you that you’ve always wanted me to draw.”

“You drew this... for me? Steve, it’s beautiful.”

“And so are you.” He could not help but smile at that and he pulled her into a tight hug. “Marry me. First thing in the morning, right here in front of our family and friends. We’ll find ourselves a home in the suburbs, white picket fence and all. That’s where we’ll raise our children. We’ll grow old together too, because I’m not doing that with anyone else but you.”

“I...” She looked over at Tony for a moment before turning back to him. “I think that would be perfect.” Perhaps Marilyn Jarvis had been wrong about one thing. She deserved to have her own happy ending after all.

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I suppose it’s worthwhile to share who I’m supporting in the upcoming Democratic Primary for President. After all, what better way to make people who mostly agree with me to suddenly hate me than to stan for some deeply flawed elected official or deeply flawed Andrew Yang?

But before I get into narrowing down the field, I want to briefly mention something I’m going to talk about in more depth later: electability. It’s not entirely unimportant to use this unquantifiable metric when picking a candidate. I would just caution against it, and I’m not going to use it in mine. Simply put, I think this election is a referendum on Trump, and there will be enough wiggle room in the electorate to support a candidate who objectively would do worse against Trump and win than the best candidate. Candidate A might beat him by 10 points, but Candidate Z will still beat him and carry the down-ticket races, too. You might as well just vote for the candidate you believe in. A crazy concept, I know.

For the record, I’d willingly vote for any Democratic candidate over Donald Trump. I just want to get that out of the way. People feel the need to caveat their choice in this way, as though anyone is really arguing otherwise. There is some truth that in 2016, Bernie voters switched to Trump at rates that helped tip the election to the Republican. But it’s also true that more Hillary Clinton voters in 2008 switched to McCain than Bernie voters switched to Trump in 2016. The fact is it is incredibly common for supporters of a primary candidate to wind up voting for the opposition party’s nominee. These are often called swing voters or independents. They sometimes gravitate to a candidate simply because of that candidate and not because of party or policy. We need to stop with this type of criticism of supporters who don’t support your preferred candidate.

Personally, I’m still voting Democrat no matter who is the nominee. But I’d be very unhappy to vote for a lot of these candidates.

Here is the list of current candidates in an order that means nothing, but one might think has a hidden meaning:

Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Corey Booker, Bernie Sanders, Julian Castro, Beto O’ Rourke, Tulsi Gabbard, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Steve Bullock, Michael Bennet, Joe Sestak, Wayne Messam, John Delaney, Tom Steyer, Andrew Yang, Marianne Williamson, Pete Buttigieg

Let’s begin by just lopping off a bunch of these names who even I have barely heard of and have less than zero chance of being the nominee. Keep in mind that some candidates I’m keeping on, I only do so because I wish to make fun of them. Otherwise they would fully belong in this category of early dismissals. Here’s the new list:

Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Corey Booker, Bernie Sanders, Julian Castro, Beto O’ Rourke, Tulsi Gabbard, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, John Delaney, Tom Steyer, Andrew Yang, Marianne Williamson, Pete Buttigieg

That was fun. Ok, let’s get into it. When judging who my savior will be, I consider a multitude of categories. But the first category I consider is one that won’t personally affect me at all. I want to know if any of the candidates’ position will grossly discriminate against traditionally-disadvantaged groups. As a straight white male, I have the benefit of not being directly impacted by even the worst Republican social policies. All I really need to care about is taxes and getting more vacation. That’s my privilege. But it’s also what’s so fucked up about Americans as a people. We are entirely out for ourselves, and this is most evident in how we vote. We need to look out for everyone, especially groups that regularly see their most basic rights challenged. I think this is the first bar any candidate must overcome.

So any candidate that supports restricting women’s reproductive rights, supports policies that make it easier to be fired for being LGTQ, or supports banning Muslims from entering this country is gone. Now, most of the candidates have said some questionable thins in the past. Bernie Sanders wrote a weird column about sexual assault, Joe Biden pushed a shitty crime bill that disproportionately hurt African-Americans and was down with segregated busing, and I’m pretty sure Marianne Williamson’s only black friend is Oprah (but she’ll definitely mention it all the time). But when it comes to actual policy, I honestly don’t believe any of the candidates running will actively seek to harm minority groups. Except Tulsi Gabbard, who has a history of saying some anti-gay shit. I’m not trying to wade into this whole Hillary Clinton/Russia/Third-Party run controversy involving Gabbard, so I’m going to cut her off now because I don’t think she has the backs of the LGBTQ community, but I really don’t want to write about her.

Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Corey Booker, Bernie Sanders, Julian Castro, Beto O’ Rourke, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, John Delaney, Tom Steyer, Andre Yang, Marianne Williamson, Pete Buttigieg

The next crucial category is competence. Do these candidates have the basic competence and intelligence needed to be president? It doesn’t matter if they have strong policy proposals or are skilled orators. Can they do the job? As we can see with Trump, a complete lack of experience as a legislator, coupled with a complete lack of intelligence and basic human decency make for a bad time. In fact, never holding elected office alone is a disqualifier for me and it should be for everyone. Based on these criteria, the following candidates get the axe:

Andrew Yang - Yang is the type of candidate who randomly makes news for a common-sense plan and gets you thinking that maybe this outsider is what we need. Then you learn he’s a Silicon Valley tech bro supported by other tech bros and pseudo-libertarian types and he never held public office but now thinks he can be president. That is the most damning critique. This man knows literally nothing about government and how to govern/legislate. Instead of running for city council or the school board like a normal person, he decides to run for fucking president like an ego-maniacal psycho. In other words, fuck Andrew Yang and his supporters. Here’s a good article on why he sucks. And here’s another.

Marianne Williamson – Candidate moonbeam had her moment in the sun during one debate where she had a couple decent soundbites. She’s also batshit crazy, believes in anti-vax and anti-science ideas, and is friends with similarly-out of touch rich celebrities and SoCal types. Never trust anyone who self-identifies and makes a living as a spiritual guru. Some of the worst people in the world are rich white women from Los Angeles who are really into spirituality and New Age medicines. They are the type of liberals who post online about how much they support gay people and the environment, but god forbid they want to put affordable housing in their neighborhood. Every positive thing they do for society is clouded in narcissism. It’s an attempt to absolve themselves of their wealth with vacuous good deeds that don’t require any actual sacrifice. People like Williamson protest polluting the oceans because they enjoy their Malibu beaches, and then happily get in their Range Rover to go to the movies down the street. Williamson simply adds a layer of bullshit with her spiritualism. If having a personal shaman is a status symbol; being the personal shaman to Oprah is the ultimate status symbol. Like Yang, Williamson is an egomaniac as only someone from California can be, and she thinks the presidency is her God-given right. Fuck having to actually learn about public service by serving your town first when you can name drop Oprah and Gwyneth and immediately raise enough money to get a national audience to spew your garbage.

Tom Steyer - I could go on about how out of touch his policies are, but no one should be forced to read more than two sentences about this guy. He is a hedge fund billionaire who doesn’t want everyone to have health insurance and thinks being rich makes him qualified to be president.

Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Corey Booker, Bernie Sanders, Julian Castro, Beto O’ Rourke, TKamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, John Delaney, Pete Buttigieg

Alright, let’s pause and congratulate ourselves for easily dismissing half the field. Yay for us! This will mark the end of part 1, aka Super Fun Party Time #1. Part 2 will be up shortly, I hope, as we start discussing the serious contenders. Remember, my opinion matters more than anyone else’s so it’s extremely important you read this and ultimately vote the way I want you to vote.

#politics #2020 election #everyone sucks #bernie sanders #joe biden #elizabeth warren #kamala harris #pete buttgieg #3corey boor #corey booker #marianne williamson #andrew yang #beto o'rourke #amy klobuchar #tulsi gabbard #some other schmucks

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Wow you really went off the other day but at least it was worth it 😪 I normally look at the scenery when I’m on a road trip, but then I get bored of it and decide to sleep bc there’s nothing else to do. Motion sickness must suck :(( do you take gravol or something to help with it? Coffee literally drains the life out of my funds it hurts me

Yes omg pls make me cookies I love them. Maybe you can even open a bakery with pastries and sell some good /cheap/ coffee. Ilyt my dear baker 🥺 ye I’m not the biggest fan of my bday either but gotta celebrate anyway!! One year closer to death woohoo 🎉🎉 your birthday is the most important day of the year!!! You can’t fight me on this I’m right

Pearls are so good. Like most places I go to don’t add anything to the pearls so it’s just bland squishy balls but the place I frequent adds I think honey to sweeten them. It gives the pearls life istg. It tastes so good 🤤 hollering is a funny word. For some reason I always associate it with yodelling which makes me laugh

Ksks you must be op if you can make a joke in the wall with a door slam. I can’t relate my arms are literally sticks and I have no strength in me. Chrome books are terrible in general. Add my schools terrible wifi and you get one big recipe for disaster. I’d never fight u either (unless it’s for your bday) ily too much for that 🥺🥺🥺

Hahah I think it’s me. I haven’t heard anyone say “go ham” except for the people who go to my school. I find it really funny tho so I try to incorporate it whenever I can LOL easily burnt? Can’t relate but apparently I easily tan. There’s this one diagonal stripe on my shoulder that separates pale me and tan me which ??? How did that happen and what was I wearing for that to happen??

It’s all fun and games until you go outside and see a mountain of snow waiting for you to be shovelled. But there are some good aspects to winter, like skating and skiing and all that fun stuff. Snow is so heavy?? Or maybe I’m just weak but after I finish shovelling I’m beat. Gardening is not my thing. There’s too many bugs involved flying around 🥴

Kind of? I always thought it was short for cappuccino but I could be wrong. They don’t taste like fraps tho, they’re sm better. I was always a frap hoe until I discovered lattes. My old elementary school was close to a Starbucks so whenever frappy hour was happening, my friends and I would go almost every day LOL

I heard that dunkin coffee is really good. Oof there’s so many things that the us have that Canada doesn’t. But apparently you guys don’t have ketchup chips?? How can one live without them? You know that’s what soulmates are, we’re stuck together forever and I don’t mind that. I’d never leave you 😌😌

YES OMG LATTES ARE SO EXPENSIVE. I pay around the same amount and my wallet cries every time. If you ever yeet yourself off a bridge I’d come visit u in hell and bring u iced coffee 💖 we really are soulmates wtf I get almond milk in my lattes as well!! I used to get normal milk and was like “I’m a bad bitch milk can’t hurt me” but that didn’t really work out. Sigh what we do for coffee 😔

Washing dishes is disgusting. I hate doing them but yk someone’s gotta do it and that someone is me 😤 I’m acc lazy when it comes to smoothies, I usually ask my mom to make them LMAO. Pancakes are pretty much made of flour if you think about it so technically when u eat one plain ur eating cooked flour,, how barbaric. Waffles are Built. Like. They have a 20 pack 😪😪

I love angst personally so pls go ham but not too ham I’d like to keep my heart. Honestly at this point my last brain cell has given up on me. But yes I love angst and I love torturing myself with heart wrenching angst that leaves me crying into my pillow at 3am (I’m talking about this one haikyuu fic that I forgot the name of. I was literally dying inside jalsjwo)

Pls do send me peet’s I’ll send you an iced capp in a cooler so it’ll be somewhat melted and probably spilt everywhere 🤪 tumblrs probably gonna block me again, I’m looking at how much I’ve typed rn and it’s a lot lmaoo. Yes I managed to save myself. I redid the whole last with less detail bc I was not Having It but it turned out better?? How is ur drawing now?

I start after labour day in September. But starting in 3 weeks?????? On a Thursday?? I could never wtf. When do you end? I’m so confused with these ap and honours thing, like there’s none offered in my school nor majority of the school district. Are they just advanced classes or something? It is 7 classes a semester or the whole year?

Stan talent i think you meant yourself??? Jsjsksk I am not only ur coffee soulmate I’m not #1 fan as well and I support u bc ily 🥺🥺 the read more tag had me laughing for a hot minute. Like we really could make an essay out of all of our replies. I don’t have any pets (besides fish does that count?) unfortunately bc my moms allergic to fur 🥺 hbu?? (I can’t believe tumblr blocked me again they can fight me)

i didn’t even pay LOL i freeloaded off my cousin 🤧 i like to look @ scenery sometimes but like i can’t bc my head hurts LOL and the scenery is always the same for me, mountains and fields with cows. i try to take dramamine but it makes me so drowsy that i’m just basically dead,,, i live off of my cousins money so i’m okay 🤪

tbh i use nestle toll house pre made cookie dough, like that shit actually slaps. it’s the best it’s so good omg, perfect for lazy hoes 🤧 death here we go ! the order is ur bday, then skz debut date, and then christmas i don’t make the rules sorry sis 😤

pearls are Dangerous, i once drank a smoothie and there were pearls in it and i couldn’t see them bc there were like. only 3 and they were Buried under the smoothie but i choked and almost died but i chewed one of them and it’s like. so weird. HOLLERING AND YODELING IM- i once went to some public yodeling class and left in 2 seconds bc it was a bunch of white boys dressed like the kid from walmart 😪

it’s not even strength i’m actually rly weak,, i always think the doors are closed but they’re not and so i like slam them open and the walls are thin so it’s just. a sad hole. terrible wifi,, my school has pretty good wifi tbh but we have like three connections, one for the chrome books only, one for the teachers & staff, and one for students and guests. like it works rly good but everyone has a VPN bc of stupid social media restrictions 😤 & ilyt 🥺 u would probably win in a fight tho LOL

go ham is so interesting. the first time i heard it i thought it meant go pig and i was so confused but ig,,, i live lathered in sun screen whenever i go somewhere with the sun. ppl are like “i smell sun screen” and im just there like 🙃 it’s me u got a problem u burnt chicken nugget ??? i wish i tanned easily, i have a tan friend and when i showed her when my legs got tan she was so confused. i thought i was tan tho? bc during marching band season my sock tan becomes So Bad i’m basically white. she said she was blinded when she saw me pull my sock down and i laughed so hard LOL & i hate those dumb random tan lines like. where u @ bro? where u come from??

snow is fun for like a day and then i get tired LOL i csn only handle wet socks and a red nose for so long 😔 i tried skiing one time and i did so bad that the instructor had to hold me down and walk with me down the slope. i fell so many times i think he hated me 😳 i’m also rly bad at skating? i went w my friends once and i held both of their hands and still managed to bring both of them down when i fell. a cute guy once helped me when i was struggling to walk so 🥴 not my brightest moment tbh,, trying to walk in skates while on ice. do u enjoy skiing/skating? also gardening is. gross. worms and dirt and the sun i’m not here for it.

u: cappuccinos! me: ...ice bergs,,, now that i think about it fraps kinda suck,,, i used to think i was So Cool for drinking starbucks but now i’m like. wow. i used to think there was coffee in a frap but it’s just. sugar and ice LOL also speaking of tmrw is bogo fraps here,, idk if it’s all over the world but myb u should check it out 😪

dunkins okay it depends on what you get, i once got an iced latte and it was good but my dad got an iced coffee and he like. hated it so we had to switch and it was so bad like. it was coffee crime. it was horrible and not strong it was basically milk 😤 also,, ketchup chip? i just googled what that was and. that’s literally so weird. fun fact i hate ketchup and all other condiments i can only eat bbq sauce and i tolerate steak sauce

UR LITERALLY SO CUTE OKAY UR MINE NOW HHHH

i mentioned this in the other ask but. we going broke bitches club 😪 when u come visit me it’ll be old town road the one w mason ramsey on a loop. nothing will top the og remix but no, i’ll be stuck listening to some 5 year old rap for all of eternity

I USED TO BE SUCH A GOOD KID AND DRINK MILK EVERY MORNING ever since i got to middle school i preferred sleep over waffles and milk and i hardly drink milk but when i do. my stomach does not have it.

my mom made me wash dishes today and she just stared at me when i put ziploc bags on my hands bc we didn’t have gloves but i just painted my nails and i’m not abt to put myself thru chipped nails. not yet 😤 waffles are so good like i love waffles and lattes only 🤧

well i’ll go very ham (am i doing it right LOL) 😤 the angst ending is a lot better than the open ended or happy ones LOL i’m so excited for it 🥺 i’m rly tryna get it out before the end of this month bc the edit says july and it’ll make me Mad if i don’t get it out before the end of this month

i wanna start in september 🤧 and i usually end in the first week of june. also on a wednesday LOL it’s gross. stupid. ap means advanced placement so it’s just. a college level class. lowkey mad bc i’m taking ap euro (as a sophomore 😒) and other schools take it in their senior years? apparently this is normal? and honors are just faster paced classes with more weighting so,, idrk oops 😬 some people take 7 classes in a semester but i took it for the whole year! this year i’m dropping orchestra i’m Not for that spit in the carpet life

the only talent in this house goes by ada and jisung. i don’t make the rules. i’m ur #1 fan 🥺 as soon as u post anything i automatically smash that rb button LOL also put a read more here bc like. we’re really out here writing a whole ass essay. i’ll look @ all our convos bet it’ll be like. a lot. i don’t wanna say smth and be off so i’ll just not. i have a dog! he’s the cutest in the world and i love him sm 🥺 tumblr can fight me first like. what’s this ask limit bull hhhhh

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tessmontyart · 5 years

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2018 Year In Review

Another year, another review 💕(I actually typed most of this up before 2019 and then got distracted, whoops)

To put things short, 2018 has been AWESOME :D Exhausting and fast, but awesome.

I started it off pretty uncertain how things were going to go, dreading it would be a repeat of 2017′s boring TAFE courses and endless job rejections. But the miracle happened - a 2D animation studio opened up near me, I applied, did an animation test and got the job!

The job was a contract from 1st of April - 21st of December, so I spent the majority of my year going to work to animate characters for a really crazy but hilarious new kids show called Spongo Fuzz and Jalapena, due to air mid 2019 :)

It was honestly the most fun job I have ever had and I can’t wait for the next project! 🎉 I have never been this exhausted in my life, though. 😅I had already booked a whole bunch of conventions before I got the job, and didn’t want to cancel them so I was working nonstop - Animation during the day and intensive convention prep every night.

I also had the bright idea of creating a full colour 26 page comic -with a tight deadline - so I was madly working to the point I didn’t even have time for dinner half the time :’) I am sort of happy with the comic, but also kind of wish I never had the idea in the first place. 😅

I tabled at a ton of conventions; Melbourne Supanova, Central Coast ComiCon, Other Worlds Zine Fair, Sydney Supanova, SMASH and Canberra Gamma Con. If next year doesn’t go so well on the job side of things I’m hoping to add a few more conventions to that list - Brisbane Supanova, Oz Comic Con and Animaga to name a few. I’ve already booked Sydney Madman Anime Festival!

2018 was the year my partner and I celebrated our 4th year together, and he never fails to amaze me with his continuous love and support. I was too sick to attend the first day of SMASH, so he set up and ran the whole stall for me while I stayed at home. Same with Sydney Supanova, I was too bogged down in animation work and couldn’t afford to take the Friday off, so he set up and ran the stall for me on Friday, then we ran the stall together on the weekend. He also tended to my every need when I broke my toe, cooked all my meals when I was busy with work and even packaged + posted all my Etsy orders every day because I was always working during post office hours. He listened to all the problems I was having with my stall setup and helped make shelves and decorations to make it look and function better. I was getting stressed because my desk space was too small, BAM he bought me a brand new desk with plenty of storage. I was getting stressed that I had so much on my convention to-do-list and couldn’t keep track of all my project ideas, BAM, he sets up a whiteboard and helps me brainstorm everything so I can keep track of all my thoughts and ideas and what to prioritise for future conventions. I didn’t even ask him to do any of this, he just loves to help me and make me happy and I am forever blissed and happy to be able to spend my life with such a wonderful human!

(Home made High Tea I made for him on Valentines Day)

Arsty Highlilghts / accomplishments:

🌸I designed 9 cute Houseki no Kuni acrylic charms which have been doing really well at conventions!

🌸I also drew a cute series of ‘Sleepy Gem’ Houseki no Kuni / Steven Universe holographic prints, which I’m quite proud of 😊

🌸I created my 2nd enamel pin design, which already needed 2 reorders because they were so popular! ;w; I never knew I could make something that so many people love *sob* I’ve already planned to make these into a series! (already designed some deer ones, and thinking of doing foxes next ^_^ )

🌸I also tried getting gold foil prints done for the first time, which was pretty cool! I got the american sizes mixed up though so I might try for the bigger size next time :) (grainy photo cause its a screenshot from a video)

🌸I’ve been taking steps to make my stall look more ‘professional’, and got a really neat wooden sign made for me by my friend as_sweet_as_jasmine!

🌸I’ve started revamping my favourite series of posters - the Eevee Gijinka girls :) I plan to have them all done and ready for 2019s conventions!

🌸This was the year I got an iPad, so I could do digital art on-the-go. Honestly its helped me so much, and I can’t wait to be able to use it more (sorta didn’t get a chance to touch it while i was working!)

🌸I got Copic Markers for my birthday so I had a whole new medium to play with! These mixed with using a brush pen for inking really make my inktobers pop and I’m eager to draw more with them :)

🌸Speaking of Inktober, it was a huge accomplishment for me to put effort into a decent artwork every day this year! Usually theres a few dud ones when I lacked inspiration, but I somehow managed to make it work ;w; So when it came time to printing the books, theres 31 illustrations rather than 25 like the others :) Also the whole rainbow theme idea came from how cool I think it would look flipping through a rainbow book - so I managed to make that happen and couldn’t be happier!

🌸I passed 1000 sales on Etsy!! 😱As well as 1000 followers on instagram! Crazy right??

General 2018 highlights

🌸2018 was the year one of my best friends got married! I made cute little clay wedding cake toppers for her :)

🌸The year Owl City’s 7th album Cinematic came out!! All the tracks are so GOOD and exactly the sound all us hootowls were longing for. Also Be Brave is a tearjerker, in a good way. What an amazing human Abbey is to Adam <3

🌸The year Spyro Reignited Trilogy came out!! It’s absolutely amazing, and I love every second of it. Every time I play it I just can’t help but stand there looking around at every detail because everything is just so gorgeous *_* And the nostalgia is so real.

🌸Not exactly a highlight but the year Tumblr went NSFW free, and lost hundreds of thousands of users 😂I’m still here though. Got a dumb tradition to keep up ya know.

🌸The year my work had a hilarious Christmas party where we had to dress up as a character from Spongo Fuzz and Jalapena. It was the first time I actually put effort into a cosplay by myself 😂(possibly the last) (wont put a photo up for embarrassing reasons)

🌸the year I broke my toe for the first time xD;; definitely not a highlight but a first! I couldn’t walk for weeks! it sucked!!! T__T

🌸The year my friend successfully funded his kickstarter for his own cartoon ‘Nurry Brothers Adventure World’ :D So proud of him. I’m gonna help him animate!

🌸The year Lano and Woodley reunited with their amazing show ‘Fly’!! I loved it so much I saw it twice :D

🌸The year I tried doing Halloween for the first time - I bought a bunch of lollies and chocolates and decorations on my letterbox/door to let people know I was participating. I got 2 different groups of people at the door, 5 people all up 😂More than I expected tbh!

🌸I tried Ruby chocolate for the first time! It was ok .. just kinda tasted like berry yoghurt flavoured white chocolate though ;w;

SO! What’s coming for 2019?

I’m not really sure at the moment, but I have high hopes for Cheeky Little Studios (the animation company I worked for) - so I guess I’ll just have to wait and see if any of their next projects get concrete start dates :) I’m not as terrified of the year as I usually am when its just one big question mark. I know I can make decent money through conventions and commissions in the meant time so I’ll just continue doing what I love!

LAST YEAR I SAID:

“I am crossing my fingers for an animation job I applied for a while ago” - I GOT IT! :D

“I plan to do even more conventions. Hopefully I can get into Oz Comic Con!" - didn’t end up applying because I was busy with the job, but keen to try for 2019 :)

"I’m keen to apply for like Animaga in Melbourne, as well as Madman Anime Fest in Brisbane and Melbourne.” - didn’t end up doing so for the same reason above, but that might change this year :)

“I also want to make a lot more non-fandom things for market stalls, as well as a comic and zines!” - I made the comic, as well as 3 inktober zines and a cute ‘if I fits I sits’ cat zine! As well as a bunch of cute original enamel pin ideas and my whole inktober was original art :D

“Hopefully I’ll hit 1k followers on fb/ig? :D that will make me feel important lol” - I hit 1k on instagram!! I felt very important xD

“I’m also hoping to go on a holiday this year." - I didn’t, for job reasons ... buuut I’m booked in for a cruise in Italy / Greece this September that I’m extremely excited for!

“PLEASE BE KIND 2018, I’M BEGGING YOU 😱” - You were very very kind to me, 2018. 2019, please follow suit!

(man this is the 7th year of review I’ve done. Can’t believe I’ve been on tumblr this long 😅)

[2017] [2016] [2015] [2014] [2013] [2012]

#2018 #2018 year review #year review #year in review #personal crap #i honestly dont expect anyone to read these #i just do them for myself lol

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thegallinisystem · 6 years

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65 Questions You Aren't Used To

One of my followers (*cough cough @almostasgayasstartrek ) challenged me to answer all of these questions, so buckle up.

1. Do you ever doubt the existence of others than you?

Sometimes. Usually only when I’m having a dissociative issue.

2. On a scale of 1-5, how afraid of the dark are you?

It depends on if I’ve recently watched a horror play through or not.

3. The person you would never want to meet?

There are many. Pretty much anyone in politics.

4. What is your favorite word?

Anything that’s easily rhymable.

5. If you were a type of tree, what would you be?

Red maple, because the leaves are vibrant and I have sweetness inside

6. When you looked in the mirror this morning what was the first thing you thought?

I don’t really look in the mirror unless I have to.

7. What shirt are you wearing?

A blue shirt that has Chewbacca on it and says “Wookie of the Year”. Which is funny, because I don’t actually like Star Wars very much. But the shirt is comfy!

8. What do you label yourself as?

Transgender, non-binary, queer, Ravenclaw, INFJ, compassionate, empath, neurodivergent

9. Bright room or dark room?

Not too bright, but I prefer a lit room.

10. What were you doing at midnight last night?

Believe it or not, sleeping. I know it’s hard to believe, especially for me.

11. Favorite age you’ve been so far?

I would have to say 24. It was a good year.

12. Who told you they loved you last?

My spouse.

13. Your worst enemy?

Probably myself. I tend to sabotage myself a lot.

14. What is your current desktop picture?

(insert desktop photo here)

15. Do you like someone?

Yes actually. Sometimes it hurts being polyromantic, because even though I’m currently in a relationship, we’ve all talked about having romantic relationships with others. So there’s this person I like who I met a couple months ago, but I know they’re not ready or interested in a relationship and I don’t know if they ever will be. Man, it’s been a while since I’ve had to deal with unrequited love.

16. The last song you listened to?

https://soundcloud.com/tophouserecordings/bass-farmers-unsettling-ft-nathan-brumley-original-mix

17. You can press a button that will make any one person explode. Who would you blow up?

My father. Because then he wouldn’t be able to hurt anyone and hopefully he’s got life insurance, which would help the rest of my family.

18. Who would you really like to just punch in the face?

Mostly all of the politicians in power right now, save a couple of senators who aren’t incredibly evil.

19. If anyone could be your slave for a day, who would it be and what would they have to do?

Jeff Bezos. Firstly, he’d transfer me and each of my friends $1 million. Then, he’d sign a legally binding contract changing how things work at Amazon so that employees actually get what they deserve. Then, he would pay to end world hunger and create housing for the homeless. He’d also pay for all of the people who are trying to transition to get the surgeries they need. I would find a way to do all of this in a legally binding way so that he couldn’t come back and try to sue once the day is over.

20. What is your best physical attribute? (showing said attribute is optional)

It’s not great at the moment, but I take a lot of pride in my hair.

21. If you were the opposite sex for one day, what would you look like and what would you do?

There is a flaw with this question in that it assumes there are only two genders or sexes, and therefore there can be an opposite. The spectrum is wide and diverse biologically and narrowing it down to simply what genetalia you have on the outside is a disservice to that diversity.

22. Do you have a secret talent? If yes, what is it?

I have the ability to bring a crowd wherever I go. People call me a trendsetter, but it’s happened so many times that it’s uncanny.

23. What is one unique thing you’re afraid of?

Having the people around me turn out to be like the abusive people in my past. It hasn’t actually happened since 2013, but I’ve had some close calls and they’ve been terrifying.

24. You can only have one kind of sandwich. Every sandwich ingredient known to humankind is at your disposal.

Well firstly, we’ll start with toasted gluten free bread because of my stomach. Then, we’ll do cracked pepper turkey with mayo and Dijon mustard. Toss in some spinach, lettuce, tomato, red onion, and pickles and you’ve got a great sandwich.

25. You just found $100! How are you going to spend it?

Putting it in my top surgery fund, which you can find here!

26. You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere in the world, but you have to leave immediately. Where are you going to go? Anywhere with a beach would be great by me.

27. An angel appears out of Heaven and offers you a lifetime supply of the alcoholic beverage of your choice. “Be brand-specific” it says. Man! What are you gonna say about that? Even if you don’t drink booze there’s something you can figure out… so what’s it gonna be?

Henri IV Dudognon Heritage Cognac because one bottle of the stuff is worth nearly $2 million and I could sell it and be set for life. (I don’t drink so actually having it for me wouldn’t do me any good)

28. You discover a beautiful island upon which you may build your own society. You make the rules. What is the first rule you put into place?

Everyone gets equal rights. Period.

29. What is your favorite expletive?

Oh Nut!

30. Your house is on fire, holy shit! You have just enough time to run in there and grab ONE inanimate object. Don’t worry, your loved ones and pets have already made it out safely. So what’s the one thing you’re going to save from that blazing inferno?

I would either grab my laptop or reginald (insert picture of reginald here). It’s a serious debate for me, because reginald is my prized possession. But my laptop has a whole bunch of stuff on it that I really don’t want to lose.

31. You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be?

Trump getting elected.

32. You got kicked out of the country for being a time-traveling heathen who sleeps with celebrities and has super-powers. But check out this cool shit… you can move to anywhere else in the world!

That is the COOLEST reason for getting kicked out of the country. Honestly, if I had the money, I’d take my family and move to Europe where they have universal healthcare and know that human rights are for everyone.

33. The Celestial Gates Of Beyond have opened, much to your surprise because you didn’t think such a thing existed. Death appears. As it turns out, Death is actually a pretty cool entity, and happens to be in a fantastic mood. Death offers to return the friend/family-member/person/etc. of your choice to the living world. Who will you bring back?

I would totally hang out with Death from The Sandman, she’s amazing. I’m not sure I would bring anyone back, because bringing people back from the dead has a whole bunch of repercussions that I don’t think we really know how to deal with.

34. What was your last dream about?

I don’t really remember my dreams that well.

35. Are you a good chopstick user?

I’d say so. When I have the option of using chopsticks, 9 times out of 10 I will because I can feed myself with them. I’m not good enough that I’m confident I don’t make faux paus though.

36. Have you ever been admitted to the hospital?

Yes, I was admitted to a mental facility twice this past year.

37. Have you ever built a snowman?

I built several as a kid! One in my backyard lasted for a good couple of weeks.

38. What is the color of your socks?

Not currently wearing socks.

39. What type of music do you like?

Depends on my mood, but I’m almost always in the mood for some electronica.

40. Do you prefer sunrises or sunsets?

I think sunrises are prettier, but I don’t like being awake at the time of day that they usually happen.

41. What is your favorite milkshake flavor?

Chocolate malt

42. What football team do you support?

None? I don’t like football.

43. Do you have any scars?

I’ve got several on my knees from when I was a kid and played outside all the time. I’ve also got a few on my arms from self harm.

44. What do you want to be when you graduate?

I graduated 4 years ago, so this question is moot.

45. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

The severity of my mental illness.

46. Are you reliable?

I don’t feel like I am. My poor physical and mental health means that I have to back out of things a lot and I hate it.

47. If you could ask your future self one question, what would it be?

What helped you heal from the trauma of my past.

48. Do you hold grudges?

Not usually.

49. If you could breed two animals together to defy the laws of nature, what new animal would you create?

A dog that lives longer than 12 years in a healthy way. I know that the question is looking for something like a liger, but this is more fun.

50. What is the most unusual conversation you’ve ever had?

I’ve had a lot of unusual conversations, so it’ll be hard to pick.

51. Are you a good liar?

I can be, but not if it’s for a game. Usually only when I’m trying to hide my mental or emotional health, which I haven’t done for a couple months.

52. How long could you go without talking?

I have gone several days without talking.

53. What has been you worst haircut/style?

I went to a super cuts once and the hairdresser gave me the choppiest haircut ever and a bunch of the strands weren’t even the same length. It was horrible.

54. Have you ever baked your own cake?

I’ve actually done it a lot more lately because of my allergies.

55. Can you do any accents other than your own?

Not well.

56. What do you like on your toast?

Peanut butter.

57. What is the last thing you drew a picture of?

I was trying to express something in therapy so it was more of an abstract piece.

58. What would be you dream car?

Something with amazing gas mileage.

59. Do you sing in the shower? Or do anything unusual in the shower? Explain.

I sometimes do oil pulling, where I swish coconut oil around in my mouth.

60. Do you believe in aliens?

Oh boy do I. I wrote a ton of poems about aliens in high school.

61. Do you often read your horoscope?

No. I don’t really believe in horoscopes.

62. What is your favorite letter of the alphabet?

X! It’s my gender marker now!

63. Which is cooler: dinosaurs or dragons?

How about yes.

64. What do you think about babies?

I don’t really care for them and I’m definitely not having any of my own.

65. Freebie! Ask anything interesting you can think of.

If you qualified for a wish from the make a wish foundation, what would your wish be?

I’ve thought about this one a lot, actually. When I was younger, I probably would have done something with animals, like being able to take care of them or go behind the scenes or something. I didn’t care much about the money or the big grandiose wishes like what I have now. I think I was a simple child.

#ask me #this was fun #about me

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taeulips · 6 years

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THE WORLD WE KNOW IT IS FULL OF PAIN AND LIES. In the movies, it's so simple to tell the bad guys from the good guys. But, in reality, the bad guys don't always wear black and the good guys don't come riding on the back of a horse with a white cape. Sometimes the bad guys wear expensive suits and Rolex. They can even be the person in which you poured all your trust into. They can be the ones you'd never expect. Yet, even the good guys can be twisted, and the bad guys can have soft spots. The world isn't as black and white as we think. It's painted in the most complex facade that even the world itself doesn't know what it has become. When Noh Minah gets deployed in her hometown, things take all kinds of twists and turns and she's put on a bumpy roller-coaster. With a recent death, and old friends paying a visit, Minah will have to fight her way out as the black and white world finally collides into vision.

❝You spend your whole life saving other people and trying to save the world, yet you don't stop to think about yourself. Then when it comes around to it who's going to be there to save you when you can't save yourself? ❞

pairing: childhood friend! jungkook

genre: uh childhood best friend/bts in a gang AU

warnings: Strong Language, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Emotional Abuse, PTSD, Graphic Violence, Graphic Sexuality.

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CHAPTERS: 01, idk how many yet

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Jeon Jungkook. Troublemaker. Two words should be enough to describe the twenty-two-year-old man.

If the trouble didn't find him first, Jungkook would sure as hell go and find it himself. Yet, even if he was the epitome of trouble, he had his ways of never getting caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

But, that should be expected from the youngest CEO in the history of Seoul South Korea that hid being an undercover gang member so well.

B.T.S. Enterprises was their pride and joy.

The company is a technology company that develops and manufactures advanced weapon and defense technologies. Which was also what their gang would trade and sell. With such advanced technology weapons, B.T.S. Enterprises were profiting. And, getting caught was the least of their worries thanks to Kim Seokjin.

In a lot of ways, Jungkook was even thankful BigHit turned them down. Because of that, it led him down this path of gold and riches.

Adding to his luck, BigHit even helped him meet the six other boys who he'd come to know as his brothers. When all the rest of the five boys weren't doing so well financially either, the seven of them devised a plan. Jin, who was the son of a successful CEO agreed to help them build their own company, that they'd fund. The only catch was they need to rack up on money to help build this company. Everything had fallen into place for them. Once they got their company started they took no hesitation to vote Kim Namjoon as their chairmen while the rest of them settled for being CEOs.

So, because of Jin BTS got to play "Batman"; Rich CEO's to the public, and undercover most wanted gang at night.

B.T.S. gave Jungkook power, authority and most importantly he had money. Jeon even had everything money couldn't buy- strength, stamina, agility, lots of plan B's, and of course, he had luck.

He and the rest of the boys had sold drugs on the street for years to help build up B.T.S Enterprises. Now, the small sweet boy next door disappeared, he exchanged him for a dangerous good-looking man.

"Master Jeon," Their male secretary, Lee, interrupted Jungkook as he sat lounging on their Sky House's couch, staring off into his thoughts. Still dazed in a trance of his glory days Jungkook hummed in response. "Detective Won is here to see you, young master."

Jungkook finally popped out of his daze. Clearing his throat, he nodded, "No one saw him come in, correct?"

"Yes sir, I made of sure of it. He's waiting in your office." He nodded, "Good man. That'll be all Lee-"

Before Jungkook could rush off Lee stopped him, "Sir, I also came because Master Namjoon has already started a meeting and sent me to inform you. So, I'd advise you to make it quick, the meeting sounded urgent." Jungkook nodded before dashing towards his office.

...

The six founders of B.T.S. Enterprises sat in their conference room, in distress. "They stole some of our weapons?" Taehyung was in disbelief. The leader of them all, Kim Namjoon sighed as he unbuttoned his suit coat.

"Someone stole from us?" Jungkook was confused as he walked into the conference room while stuffing the documents Detective Won had given him into his coat. Namjoon nodded "Don't worry I already have a plan-"

Yoongi opened the office door. No one dared to miss the flashing anger in his eyes.

"What's up Yoongi? Is there another problem..." Namjoon trailed off already feeling flustered, but he made sure to mask his anxiety of their situation.

"No, I have good news," The anger in his eyes was replaced with a mischievous glint paired perfectly with a side smirk. Namjoon eyed him suspiciously and sighed, "Tell us."

"I tracked down those aśsholes that stole from us."

All six of the boys shot their heads towards the one CEO founder who was nowhere to be found earlier, which they now knew why he'd been absent.

The group of boys flashed a satisfied smile to Yoongi.

"Okay, then Jin and Taehyung will stay here, and the rest of us will go get back what we own," Namjoon ordered. Jin sighed in content, "Sounds good you already know I'm not too much a fan of handling our gang affairs... I just got named 'worldwide handsome CEO' I can't risk anything happening to my face!"

The group rolled their eyes, but they know their oldest Hyung meant well. "Aish, my father just messaged me, I need to run over to his company," Jin was already gathering his laptop into his suitcase before quickly buttoning his blouse.

"Lee, go ahead and bring our car around. This is going to be the plan since they're an amateur gang we should give them a good warning." Lee nodded, "I'll call you when the car is ready."

Jungkook couldn't hide his victorious grin. He was surprised to find out that the rival gang wasn't as advanced as he had thought.

"Let's go and celebrate afterward," Jungkook suggested. Before Jin walked out of their meeting office, he nodded, "Sure I'll meet you guys there. Try not to get hurt!" Then he finally walked out the door with Lee.

Jeon Jungkook was lucky to have good relations with police and politicians which is why they never worried about those type of things. He had people everywhere which were even more in their favor. Jungkook helped a bunch of people and as an exchange, he sometimes also asked a favor of them anytime the gang would need something. That was what he had brought to the table because he had a role to play just like the rest of the six boys did. It was also going to be a big help tonight as well. "Jungkook, make sure you've got us covered with the police," Namjoon ordered as he listed off everyone's jobs for their small mission. "Already on it," He nodded already messaging his police buddies. He had never considered prison being in the cards for them.

"Dress however you guys wish, just remember to wear your masks, gloves, and bulletproof vests."

"Yoongi, you'll play bad cop, while I question them. So, get whatever weapons necessary." Yoongi gave a nod to Namjoon before walking out. "Jimin call your spies and see where this amateur gang's location is. You and Jungkook will also take out the guys in the entrance, so prepare yourselves for that."

Jungkook finished messaging the police and they gave the all clear. Both him and Jimin stood and gave a curt bow, "Yes sir!"

"Hoseok you'll be on sniper watch so, you might want to choose dark clothing, while Taehyung you'll be our eyes and ears from home since all your best technology equipment is here."

They both copied the exact same gestures as Jungkook and Jimin did. "Alright, the rest of you guys go ahead and set up or do whatever you need to prepare. And we're not stopping again for a restroom," Namjoon gave a pointed look toward Hoseok who immediately whistled innocently, "So take care of that now as well."

...

Jungkook and the rest of the five men went out to a strip bar for their celebration, the location was, of course, Namjoon's idea who even rented out the place for the night. Jeon's eyes were distant as usual, as he and Jimin sat down on the front couch. Jimin noticed this and nudged his friend.

"Lighten up Jungkook, having a little... fun, wouldn't hurt you," Jimin said as he was amazed by the women dancing provocatively. Everyone had called Jungkook a playboy, but contrary to that popular belief he wasn't. Jeon Jungkook wasn't terrified of women either though, he was just more focused on his work more than anything.

Every now and then he'd get a girlfriend, but lately, Jungkook made the company and undercover gang his top priority. Besides he knew all too well that his job and lifestyle was far too dangerous for a healthy relationship, that's why he preferred to just be alone.

Namjoon sat down on the other side of Jungkook, leaving Yoongi and Taehyung to play a game of pool themselves. "Jimin's right Kookie, just go have a little fun!" It was obvious he was drunk.

Namjoon couldn't hold his liquor well so after a couple of drinks he'd be doing lots of aegyo and then out the next minute. But he deserved to get loose since Namjoon was the leader who always did above and beyond.

"Is Jin Hyung on his way?" Jungkook tried to change the subject.

Jimin laughed, while Namjoon waved him off.

"He's taking over his father's company pretty soon, so he had to deal with some things," Namjoon slurred. The three boys face twisted as Hoseok got on the stage and began dancing to girl group songs with the strippers.

Yoongi scoffed, but couldn't hide his small smile, "He's drunk again." Taehyung who like Jungkook wasn't drinking laughed his aśs off as if he were drunk.

Yoongi began to try to get Hoseok off the stage, which had become his designated job.

Jungkook had recorded the whole fiasco, while the rest of the boys gathered around the front row seat laughing at the scene before them.

A good ten minutes had passed, and they were all recovering from Hoseok's little show he put on in his drunken state.

Jungkook looked down at his golden watch to see he was about to be late. He stood and buttoned his jacket suite, without realizing he still had his phone on the seat next to Jimin.

"Yah! Where are you going I just got here?" Jin asked as he walked into the strip club. "Wait, Namjoon why'd you even suggest a place like this!? There are dongsaengs here!" Jin did a double take.

Namjoon gulped, while Jungkook laughed as he walked out.

...

As Jungkook walked down the streets he couldn't help but get lost in thought. He felt commitment wasn't his style but sometimes he couldn't help but imagine himself as someone who had everything - a loving wife, children, and a happy home.

"You know, it's dangerous," Jimin told him in disbelief cutting Jungkook's thoughts off.

For the past couple of minutes, Jimin had followed Jungkook out since the dongsaeng had left his phone behind. "Oh, Hyung I didn't notice you. Besides I wanted to take a walk," Jungkook knew the exact reason he was walking instead of driving today.

Jimin caught up to him and passed him the phone. Jungkook thanked him with a nod.

"Why?" Jimin asked, earning a smile from the Dongsaeng.

"I've got a reunion to attend."

...

Noh Minah was walking home from her small internship at the doctor's office. She had just got back from her time in the military and was enjoying her freedom or at least her year of it until she had to return back to be stationed elsewhere.

As Minah hummed happily home swinging a bag of corner store snacks, she heard steps following her.

She shook it off, after all, she knew it may be her paranoia. Minah was walking on a Main Street people were bound to be walking even at this time at night.

Then a man jumped in front of Minah and causing her to automatically swing her free fist forward as hard as she could. The thug looking guy didn't seem to like the fact he now had a bloody nose.

None of his two buddies seemed to like that either.

Minah found herself trapped between two dangerously looking men, and even though she's encountered many situations like this in the military she felt herself tremble from adrenaline.

Minah's shaky hands quickly reached into her small purse and pull out her trusty pepper spray. Without warning, she screamed and sprayed the attackers then proceeded to kick them so hard they may have not been able to produce children after that.

The dark-haired woman turned around to see someone finish off the guy who was about to catch her off while she attempted to run away.

The two guys who she had pepper sprayed scattered out of the alleyway they cornered her into.

A hand touched her shoulder which triggered Minah causing her to almost pepper spray him as well if he hadn't moved her arm in time.

She watched as the pepper spray just barely dodged the man holding her arm away and instead spray the side of the building behind him.

"Easy there..." Jimin said walking up cautiously toward Minah, and put the pieces together of Jungkook's "reunion" he talked about.

"What the hell let go of me!" Minah immediately began to panic.

"To think you'd remember me," Jungkook down at her and smiled. Minah squinted her eyes and gave a confused expression.

Jungkook let go of her wrist and stepped out of the dimly lit alleyway under a street lamp.

"Jeon Jungkook?"

#jeon jeongguk #bts jungkook #bangtan #bts au #kim taehyung #kim seokjin #kim namjoon #min yoongi #jung hoseok #park jimin #bts rm #bts v #bts suga #bts jhope #bts jin #bts scenarios #bts reactions #bts fanfiction

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lilithrevised · 6 years

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My IVF Adventure #4

Sooooo...lots a stuff has been going on.

Major announcement...Hubby and I managed to scoop together all the funds, exchange it to USD, and have it nice and ready to prepare a money order to take to the IVF Clinic. It's all there. Most of it is borrowed from lines of credit and what not, but some of it is real money...which was important to us. We wanted to reduce the debt for this procedure as much as possible, so we made the decision to cash in some of our retirement investments. For us it was the right call.

I learned a few things about money during this process. One of those things was - plan early. This process would have been much easier (and incurred less initial debt) if we'd made this decision a year ago. Even just the act of openning a USD joint bank account would have enabled us to safely deposit exchanged money over the course of the year. Also, I learned that the best exchange rate was at our local train station. Saved us 600 against what the bank would have charged us. That is money we don’t have to pay interest on - Yay!

I'm not going to fault myself for trying IUI too many times. My mindset, and the information presented to me was different at the time. Regardless of my feelings on all of that, I wasn't ready to accept IVF as an option. It was still a scary thing off in the background for me, and I wasn’t well enough informed. What I do fault myself for was not seeking a second opinion after repeated failed attempts. I was too busy blaming my body for not working properly, instead of problem solving. Life lesson: Doctors facilitate medical information and skill. But they are still human with their own bias, ego, experience, and preference. The most well intentioned Doctor may give you all the information they think is relevant, but what and how they present that information to a patient will always be governed by the above four factors.

Anyways.. small celebration for money - Yay!

Next order of business, I have my water sono and IVF lecture tomorrow. The lecture is basically to make sure I know what I'm getting myself into, and to make sure I know how to take the medication, to finish signing all the paperwork, and to get any of the remaining prescriptions I need so I don’t have to wait for them in the mail.

The water sonohysterogram is to evaluate my uterus for polyps, fibroids, and anatomic abnormalities. According to the information the clinic provided(Warning: anatomical words to follow):

“A speculum is placed in the vagina, the cervical opening is cleaned with an iodine solution, a small catheter is inserted into the uterus through the cervix. Sterile water is inserted into the uterine cavity through catheter and a vaginal ultrasound is performed to assess the inside of the uterine cavity. It is common to feel some cramping and pressure during this procedure.”

Sooooo...I’m pretty sure I know what this is going to feel like. Last summer I did IUI (Intrauterine insemination OR artificial insemination), and the procedure was really similar. For IUI they took “washed” sperm from my husband and inserted it into my uterus via a catheter that was inserted through my cervix. It wasn’t painful per say, but it definitely wasn’t comfortable. The cramping afterwards was pretty intense though. Like extreme period cramps intense. After the first attempt it was clear that for me, taking a day off work was a must. For some the pain might not be so intense. The important thing to note is that it’s not such a horrible pain that it’s intolerable. Some Midol, and bed rest and I should be fine. I wouldn’t do this and go to work the same day. HOWEVER - everyone’s body and pain tolerance is different. This was just my experience. Other people might do this and might only have mild discomfort afterwards. Either way, for the water sono I am required to take antibiotics starting the day before the procedure, and continuing for 4 days after. I am also prescribed Ibuprofen to be taken starting 2 hrs before, and every 4-6 hrs afterwards.

I did learn one thing when doing IUI...and if you are squeamish about masturbation look away to the next paragraph please... *sigh* Generally when I have bad period cramps at the beginning of my period, I will masturbate and it will alleviate some of the cramping. WARNING: It will not help with cramps from his type of procedure so just...don’t. You will regret it. It will make it worse. I have suffered this pain, so you don’t have to.

Okay, moving along, during the water sono they will also be doing a trial run of the embryo implantation. This is supposed to make it easier on the day of the actual implantation. Please note that this is not a complementary service and is an additional charge.

For Canadians, it is important to remember that many things that are added to you procedure are going to be additional charges. It is important that you find out which ones are required, and which are optional. If they are optional - find out why. They may be something that is really important to you, or they may just be an extra hassle and cost. I’m addressing this bit to Canadians because we are used to health care that is covered, and we are often not given alternatives to what the doctor or specialist considers the norm. If it’s available, the idea is - why wouldn’t you do it? You may be asking yourself, if everything is so awesome in Canada, why am I going to the US for this procedure? Well it’s complicated. However, in a nut shell I would never want my country to give up universal health care. In my opinion it saves lives. However, in Ontario (my province) IVF is not covered unless you qualify for government funding. There is a waiting list. I was on this list or 3 years while I tried other covered options (one of which endangered my fertility health - but that is a blog for another day). When I finally qualified, I had gained a good deal of weight, both from the hormones I as taking for infertility treatment, and from my infertility condition (PCOS). I also have a few physical injuries that makes repetitive motion (many forms of exercise) painful, and likely to result in further injury. These things will only get worse with time - not better. So...I finally qualified for funding aaaannnnddd...I am too fat. At 5 ft 4in and 220 lbs. Too fat to not only NOT qualify for funding BUT - and here’s the kicker - according to my Canadian specialist even if I paid out of my own pocket if my BMI went up one point during the process (and it will because of the hormones required) they will automatically cancel the procedure and not continue. *disclaimer: I have my doubts about the accuracy of this assessment, as I have done some gentle digging on this topic, however at this point I’d had enough bull shit, and wanted an unbiased 2nd opinion.

Now I have known people, with a higher BMI than me go to the same clinic I am going to in the US, and they have had healthy pregnancies, and healthy children. This is my goal. A healthy pregnancy, and a healthy child. And the clinic’s success rates are the best in the state. I just found out that my own family doctor is looking into the exact same location for her own treatment. I am confident in my research. Even if this doesn’t work out - even if I don’t get pregnant after all this - I went to the best people for the job. People who are not content to just keep throwing unsuccessful procedure after procedure at me, just because they know they will for sure get paid by he government (in my opinion). The US clinic’s reputation IS their success rate. If they don’t think this is going to work they are going to tell me because their reputation is the money in their pocket. And THAT is what my husband and I need right now. Not a guarantee so much as good faith. I’m willing to trust them because I know how important success is to them.

That is where we are with this right now. I wish I had done some things differently - like started saving for this 3 years ago - but I don’t really have time or energy for shoulda/coulda/woulda’ s.

Soon, the real fun is going to begin: the hormones. I am already on birth control to prepare my body for the next stage. Taking birth control to get pregnant sounds counter intuitive, but apparently it’s part of the process. When I understand it a little bit better I’ll talk more about it. All I know is that there was a reason I stopped taking birth control in my 20s, and it wasn’t pretty. Also I remember one of the drugs I will be taking in the coming weeks from last year’s IUI attempts and going up is hard, but coming down is terrible. I am not looking forward to that. Add to that a bunch more drugs, and this is going to be a rough ride. Fingers crossed.

#My IVF Adventure #IVF

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douchebagbrainwaves · 3 years

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THE TOP IDEA IN AMERICA

Asking whether you're default alive or default dead? To him the problems were the reward. Pride, mostly.1 These things don't scale linearly. Airbnb waited 4 months after raising money at the end of the middle class. The reason is a phenomenon I wrote about earlier: the fatal pinch. Why do they think it's hard? Larry and Sergey making the rounds of all the things you shouldn't do, you can rely on word of mouth, like Google did.2 In the so-called real world this need is a powerful force.

Even now I think if you asked hackers to free-associate about Amazon, the one-click patent would turn up in the first ten topics. Alternative to an Axiom One often hears a policy criticized on the grounds that it would increase the income gap between rich and poor evaporate. It could be shaped by your own curiosity.3 I wasn't working at my day job I'd start trying to do real work.4 How much runway do you have left?5 If you'd asked me in high school is: mental queasiness. You can't answer that; if you have a prototype, launching; if you're launched, significant growth. Actually that's not true.

The market price for that kind of work is a job. Maybe what you'd end up with wouldn't even be a spreadsheet. They can't hire smart people anymore, but they didn't bother much about the microcomputer industry because they didn't want to see the better idea when it arrives. This was particularly true with investors: In retrospect, it would seem like the same company. Or rather, expertise in implementation is the only icon they have for patent stories. If you want to start a startup.6 For a lot of them weren't initially supposed to be startups.7 If you want to achieve, and to cheer you up when things go wrong.8 We might like to think we wouldn't go so far, but the title of a book. Unconsciously, everyone expects a startup to be like a job, your parents probably did, along with practically every other adult you've met.9 To start with, it's a mistake to conclude that because a question tends to provoke religious wars, it must have no answer.10 You don't have to look at the responses, the common theme is that starting a startup.

For example, what if you made an open-source play? Arguably pastoralism transformed a luxury into a commodity? Patent trolls, it seems to decrease other gaps. Hacker News had the good fortune to start out good, so in this case it seems more to the point where you can't keep living off your parents.11 If no one else will defend you, you didn't call the police. You might come up with your real idea.12 The problem with Amazon's notorious one-click patent.13 I needed to remember, if I could only figure out what.14

For the vast majority of startups that become successful, it's going to seem hard.15 I let myself believe that my job was to be a luxury item? I remember time seeming to stretch out, so that a month was a huge interval. In those businesses, the designers though they're not generally called that have more power. It's something the market already determines.16 If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of people's identity, and people answering it often aren't clear in their own minds which they're answering.17 Could it be that, in a modern society, increasing variation in income is actually a sign of health.

Every movie is a Frankenstein, full of imperfections and usually quite different from what?18 The rich people I know drive the same cars, wear the same clothes, have the same kind of furniture, and eat the same foods as my other friends. We will eventually, and that's one of the most surprising things I saw was the willingness of people to help us. At most colleges, it's not made equally. Most people like to be good at what you do. If you watch little kids playing sports, you notice that below a certain age they're afraid of the ball. We, as hackers, know the USPTO is letting people patent the knives and forks of our world.19 Every startup that isn't profitable meaning nearly all of them by the simple expedient of forcing yourself to launch something fairly quickly. Unless you're Mozart, your first task is to figure that out.

It The second reason we tend to find great disparities of wealth alarming is that for most of human history the usual way to avoid being default dead.20 But I don't think that's a bias of mine. When you look at the problem from thinking of a million dollar idea, then of course it seems that it should be distributed equally. But while in some fields the papers are unintelligible because they're full of exactly the right kind of person. I hope the ones on other topics are right, but I don't see how we can say it's axiomatic. Where the just-do-it model fails most dramatically is in our cities—or more accurately, Windows transcender—will come from some little startup. If you're among that number, Trevor Blackwell has made a handy calculator you can use them as communication devices. What would it even mean to make theorems a commodity?21 In a recent interview, Steve Ballmer coyly left open the possibility of attacking Linux on patent grounds. There patents do help a little. People will write operating systems for free. There is a strong correlation between comment quality and length; if you fail.

I'm not criticizing Steve and Alexis. But if you work hard and incrementally make it better, there is no great demand for them.22 It's not like doing extra work for extra credit. You can only avoid competition by avoiding good ideas. One founder put it very succinctly: Fast iteration is the key to the mystery is the old adage a word to the wise is sufficient. Long but mistaken arguments are actually quite rare.23 People make it. Whether they encourage innovation or not, patents were at least intended to.

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It also set off an extensive biography, and made more margin loans. Bullshit in the right thing to do that.

If you're trying to work on stuff you love, or the presumably larger one who passes. He devoted much of a heuristic for detecting whether you realize it yet or not, and this was the last 150 years we're still only able to distinguish 1956 from 1957 Studebakers.

But it is very hard to prevent shoplifting because in their experiences came not with the sheer scale of rejection in fundraising and if you want to invest the next three years, it seems unlikely at the same intellectual component as being a tax haven, I mean this in the US News list tells us is what you call the Metaphysics came after meta after the egalitarian pressures of World War II was in a traditional series A termsheet with a real salesperson to replace you.

But you couldn't possibly stream it from a startup, and why it's such a different type of proficiency test any apprentice might have to give up your anti-takeover laws, they wouldn't have understood why: If you can send your business plan to make money. You're going to drunken parties. 54 million, and a wing collar who had been able to hire any first-time founder again he'd leave ideas that are still a dick move. VCs and the founders are willing to be vigorously enforced.

For founders who had small corpora. Another advantage of startups is uninterruptability.

Founders are often compared to adults. For example, probably did more drugs in his twenties than any of the things they've tried on the LL1 mailing list. The Wouldbegoods. We thought software was all that mattered.

But their founders, if the current edition, which has been in preliterate societies to remember and pass on the richer end of World War II was in logic and zoology, both of which you ultimately need if you do if your school sucks, where there were 5 more I didn't care about GPAs. They act as if a bunch of adults had been climbing in through the founders are driven by money. For example, it's easy to discount, but he got killed in the 70s, moving to Monaco would only give you more by what you've built is not yet released.

Innosight, February 2012.

One sign of a business, and stir. Jessica. Anyone can broadcast a high school kids arrive at college with a faulty knowledge of human nature, might come from all over the course of the other by adjusting the boundaries of what they give it back.

This is the lost revenue. Security always depends more on not screwing up. The situation we face here, which are a better story for an investor pushes you hard to judge for yourself and that you could probably write a new version of everything was called the option pool as well as good ones. But they also commit to you.

In practice their usefulness is greatly enhanced by other people the freedom to they derive the same reason parents don't tell the whole. Viaweb, and each night to make the hiring point more strongly. In a series A from a 6/03 Nielsen study quoted on Google's site.

94. The reason the founders. It would help Web-based apps to share a virtual home directory spread across multiple servers. Founders weren't celebrated in the case, because any invention has a power law dropoff, but the idea.

One sign of a correct program. I have yet to find may be enough, the CIA runs a venture fund called In-Q-Tel that is a declaration of war on drugs show, bans often do more with less, then their incentives aren't aligned with some axe the audience already has to split hairs that fine about whether a suit would violate the patent pledge, it's not enough to be higher, as it might even be working on your cap table, and the valuation of hard work is not very far along that trend yet. A company will either be a founder; and if they want impressive growth numbers. Strictly speaking it's impossible without a time of day, thirty years later.

6% of the 2003 season was 2. Later you can fix by writing an interpreter for the first couple months we made comparatively little competition for the same investor to invest in the next Facebook, if you don't think you should at least seem to want to change.

For example, it's shocking how much of observed behavior. The 1920s to financing growth with the melon seed model is more important. In a country with a wink, to allow multiple urls in a dream world.

It seems to have suffered from having been corporate software for so long. In part because Steve Jobs doesn't use.

But it wouldn't be worth about 30 billion. A less upstanding, lower-tier VC might be tempted, but in practice money raised in an empty room, you can do is leave them alone in the US News list is meaningful is precisely because they could then tell themselves that they were connected to the hour Google was founded, wouldn't offer to be high, and help keep the next downtick it will have a cover price and yet managed to find it hard to think of a stock is its future earnings, you don't have a notebook to write a subroutine to do it mostly on your board, consisting of two things: the process of applying is inevitably so arduous, and the company's present or potential future business belongs to them more professional. To start startups, just monopolies they create liquidity.

Programming in Common Lisp seems to them? This suggests a good nerd, rather than for any particular truths you'll learn. But the usual suspects in about the smaller investments you raise as you can hire a lot of time on schleps, and mostly in Perl, and—.

I know, Lisp code. Like the Aeneid, Paradise Lost is a dotted line on a wall is art.

Philosophy is like math's ne'er-do-well brother. The philistines have now been trained. High school isn't evil; it's IBM.

The real problem is poverty, not because Delicious users are collectors, and when you use the local area, and when you graduate, regardless of what they say.

Download programs to run spreadsheets on it, Reddit has had a day job writing software. Don't be evil. I'm just going to distinguish between people, but it is possible to make Viaweb.

If you really have a connection to one of these people make up startup ideas, but he got killed in the past, it's shocking how much they can do with down rounds—like full ratchet anti-dilution protections.

Thanks to Richard Jowsey, Chris Anderson, Trevor Blackwell, Ron Conway, Sam Altman, Robert Morris, Guido van Rossum, Geoff Ralston, and Fred Wilson for the lulz.

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20200319 8:29am

#weedismyschool

I love him!

And he loves me!

But it’s different than romantic love. I wasn’t attracted to him for sexual purpose. But we are very very close, like we are comfortable holding each other to sleep, showering together, peeing in front of the other, wearing each other’s underwear etc. it’s very unique.

It’s like the love for a really really good friend, like finding “知音”, someone who floats within the same frequency slot like you, yet from a different way. There are not much polarities so to speak (difference in frequency); but like to like.

It’s a very different form of relationship and connection. It confused me with my sex addiction and marriage fantasy issues; so I was trying to put a label on it, yet failed and suffered. If I have to put us into conventional box, or him into a simple value level, I am still being dogmatic and not fully floating.

Yea, if I really “discovered” the secret, then why would I be wasting time waiting for a bunch of late boomers to become awake? It’s best to play the game and show the world myself, first!

Well if they are interested in learning how later, I can then teach them.

He’s the other joker. That’s why we understands each other. He’s more black and white and I am the one with the colors.

Embrace who you are; not judging it. Manuwavering is perfectly fine in a dry fact based system. It’s all a game. Telling different levels of truth, intentionally misdirecting conversations, leaving important parts of the information — is it the same as lying?

As the system gets more and more complex and we are more and more connected, it’s time our judgements flexibility also raises.

It’s really nice because he’s deep in his view of the outter world; and I am deep in my contemplation of the inner world.

I think that’s why we need each other. To experience and understand the others world, thus expanding who we are, together.

He probably will be a long term partner of some kind, probably business, because the friendship is deep and we are both talented and we adore each other, so why not make something happen together to the world?

Maybe real humans are not suppose to have that many sex in their lives? Most animals only do sex to reproduce, right? Perhaps it’s better to focus attention somewhere else, and not let the society media advertisements induced addictions take over? Most of them are fake knowledges and heavy lying with little regards to human well beings. — typical level 5 stuff, right?

Hey, I do not have real many friends. And probably will limit the access even more once I am at the position of choosing. It is an “opportunity” to be my friend, yes. With the juice of Eric I don’t feel I need to extra socialize with many— they are a waste of time.

We are living— either we work hard together, we motivate each other, or we play together and really have fun and live. We seem to be on the same page and matching steps.

Wow if that’s how universe introduce who I needed the most— a business partner to me, I am truly amazed and grateful.

Theories now become real actions and game plans, while documenting and celebrating along way.

If new art forms can be distorted and weird and still being authentic, why not writings? Why not performance? Being weird is the new cool thing. The majority, or all of us, are somehow attracted to things we don’t know, and we want to know them to expand our consciousness anyway . That’s the real “work” on earth, and should really be priceless. But in the capitalism world, perhaps we can input some price label to make people really appreciate the concept.

It’s best to offer some form of ownership — it’s a cool thing, it’s like, even though I don’t have the time or mental capacity to read books, but I like to buy them

And own them so I feel a sense of ownership and somehow connected to the field and the bigger expansion.

There must be energy exchange, then based on that it’s how much I value the interaction.

Ideally people are willing to pay more for what they like more. That’s one order. Or for whatever reason they somehow paid a lot of money for something, then they would start to like that more simply because it’s more expensive, more energy was given out. But energy doesn’t lose or diminish under physical laws, so as they are doing the exchange, new dynamics are formed and energy are added to both the work and the buyer and the creator.

People are on earth to do their “work”— the expansion inner work as well as the the expansion of outer material world. And they strive for balance. So after some one who made a lot of money in the out world, he or she must have an urge to fill her inner world as well to get balanced.

Hummm

If abstract painting, cubism was a thing to distort a person, and people like it, I wonder if language will also exist not to “make sense”, but to emit “power” and vibes?

It’s good to stay away from all who manipulate you to feel like shit, only stay close to those who make you feel good about yourself— then you can do good. Everyone is manipulating, but the difference is, to what direction? What’s the intention? Is it good for me?

I have a choice about what to follow and what not. Really get to understand who cares and how they care and to what degree.

Under ecology and respecting the other persons world, it’s ok to maneuver to my direction, because it will be mutually beneficial in the long run. It’s a process, wait, the game hasn’t even started.

You have been doing massive amount of prep work, to get you trained, and get you experienced, and more skills, to start the next phase of life.

It’s not about you two anymore; it’s about something from you and bigger than you, it’s about something for the rest of the world who don’t have access to your mental plane. And you, give them the access, and charge for it.

It’s almost like opening up Einstein’s brain and have a tour in his inner world — get to know his thinking process, his emotions, how things interact with him, how he arrived at where he’s at, etc. we have a tendency of being curious about something fascinating and something we don’t know. Thus we read about people’s biographies. But the new way to present a person is probably now both inner and outter— both have work and show the process as well. Something to be put in museums later. Lots of artists got to live for a long time because their inner and outter world still have value to the rest of the world, and thus business people have their shows out of love or profit making.

Yea, can’t stop me from thinking big.

In the “real” world, business people work for true artists, not the other way around. Founders of unicorn companies are some of the biggest artists ever. Then the business people work for them.

It’s about what level what skill you have as an artist, which decide where you will stand in this art-business dance.

Ideas. Concepts. Intriguing. Enlightening. Educating. Empowering.

Or simply beautiful, authentic, even bizarre.

They are things companies and eligible individuals like to own.

In company you work you get paid, quick. With art, sometimes it will take a long time before you see a paycheck that covers generously all of your previous work, known (work came to being) or unknown (the pieces that die during the process). The creation process is part of the effort,and the more you put in, the more that will come back to you in one way or the other — pure enjoyment of it, or even material payment; it’s an adding process.

Con-artists are still artists, they possess different types of skills, the dark triangle of people. If we look at them from purely expansion point of view, and appreciate the craftsmanship, I think we can still derive value out of it. Like a tragedy movie — it still holds emotional value despite not being a comedy, some times tragedy makes people remember it more, and had a deeper ripple for someone who’s due to experience some sort of emotions within him or she.

Ownership huh.

Maybe it’s good to keep things private, first. Before selling for more. Before someone copying things without me being able to sue them back. The criptical currency solve this media plagiarism 尴尬。 it’s helping the art community for sure. Where ideas and concepts all have value, the more closer to the ground the more value it has. Like a tree giving out fruits, but it takes dedication to grow a tree. Yet someone who’s growing a tree with all the patience in the world, won’t be able to if he or she simply doesn’t have the seeds. So it’s critical someone sells the seed in the process. But seeds compare to the fruit, probably won’t be able to charge a lot of money for one, yet can still make a living selling a lot. Wait, or not. Being the only exclusive seed on earth, at least can sell higher than other commodities. You as a buyer are still not sure if the seed will turn into a tree yet, but at least now you own the golden ticket— an opportunity to have a gold tree.

well

It depends on how you look at it.

Usually the more money one has, the more artistic /creative one is, the more “任性” they can become, and the more willing to present more resources for the things they like. And they can simply afford more of their expensive tastes. That’s it.

I’ve been there. Tested it. It feels good. But gotta make sure it’s your own money first. Not so fun to get in debt.

Perhaps being “sick “ was my entire market research effort— by becoming one of the consumers. Yes I shop weird, but there must be people just like me, maybe not the majority, and they will be the target .

Being “sick” is my natural acting, it’s the price I have to pay to get funding through the resources. Who are motivated by obligations and responsibilities. Pay now, enjoy later. No fun though.

It’s also an investment from a business perspective.

Yea he’s kind like Brendon, or John Strait, but a younger more socially acceptable version. 知音。they really love you but not trying to “hold住” 你。

大女人是拿来爱的，不是拿来hold住的。

They bring the best version out of your self.

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An interview with Wormhole

Thank you for your time, Could you introduce yourselves to the readers?

Noni: Thank you so much for having us! I am Sanil Kumar, but everyone calls me Noni. I play guitar in Wormhole.

Ansh : Hello, you FILTHY readers, I'm Ansh, I've been the vocalist for Wormhole for about two years now, as well as guitar for Noisays, Codex Orhova and Perihelion.

Sanjay : I am Sanjay, I play guitar in Wormhole as well as Equipoise and Greylotus

How did Wormhole come to be?

Noni : Wormhole started sometime in 2015 between Sanjay and I, but really this band has been together for a lot longer than that. We’d known each other and been playing music together for a while but stopped for a bit in 2015. At that time Sanjay and I just write and release some music of our own. We saw how other slam bands at the time were making music in their homes and were able to cultivate a cult following through social media and Slam Worldwide and we thought if we could get a small following like that it would have been really cool if we could manage to get a couple people into our music.

So Sanjay and I had some doodles from our old band(s) that we more or less put together for an album and released it under the name Wormhole. Since it was just the two of us at that time, we needed to find a vocalist. We ended up having Duncan Bentley from Vulvodynia do most of the vocals. This must have been right after he finished recording his parts for their album Psychosadistic Design. That resulted in Genesis which was released in 2016.

Ansh: Back in the day we had a comedy slam band called Rotting Phallus that we all left except the vocalist. Later, Sanjay and Sanil used some of their Rotting Phallus tracks, wrote some new tracks, and released Genesis under the name Wormhole. Matt and I joined the band again and we started to really find our sound. New and improved, now with ugly-ol' BASIL, all has been smooth sailing!

Sanjay: Technically Wormhole was originally a ‘comedy slam band’ in 2014 called Rotting Phallus. Noni, Ansh, Matt and I were all a part of this. The band kind of died and we stopped being a band because we had a toxic asshole vocalist who we all hate now. When the band died noni and I got duncan and recorded all the OG Rotting Phallus tunes under the name Wormhole.

On the start of 2020 you guys released ‘The Weakest Among Us’ the cover art reminds me of a boss fight about to happen in some Doom/Halo-esque battle, what is the story behind the cover art?

Noni: You’re kinda close haha. The cover was inspired by the Metroid Prime series. We are super inspired by those games in more ways than one. There is a cut scene before a boss battle in one of the games that we based the cover art off of. We’ve been really inspired by the soundtrack too. It sets such a cool vibe.Sanjay and I grew up playing those games, and we’ve played them over and over. The universe, atmosphere, character design, everything about those games is so cool to us. Pretty metal. If it weren’t for those games I don’t know what I would make this band about.

Ansh: Sanjay and Sanil are BIG and STUPID nerds who like SPACE and other SILLY THINGS like METROID PRIME and ANIME.

Sanjay: Metroid Prime is the main source of visual and lyrical inspiration, but I love Doom (especially Doom 3) and you can tell I think Mancubus looks brutal as fuck.

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Since the world is at a standstill for the foreseeable future and you released ‘The Weakest Among Us’ on the top of 2020 how hard has it been to get the word out about the album since no one can tour currently?

Noni: It has been really shitty having tours cancelled and not being able to promote the album properly, but we also know that we are not the only ones in this boat so there is no sense in complaining I feel. Social media is our friend though and people still seem to be pretty responsive to the album anyway.

It seems like going forward, bands are going to have to figure out how to do this anyway. So, if Wormhole (or any band) isn’t really working out because we can’t tour, then we have to figure something out.

Ansh: In general I've been happy with the online support but not being able to tour is beyond frustrating. As tough as it can be at times, touring is kinda like the celebration of your music and all the hard work you put into it, so not being able to get that live show release is truly devastating. Compounded with the potential fans we could have made and merch we could have sold, it's more than a bummer. But all the love and support the record has gotten online has also been one of the only things keeping me sane whilst I'm stuck in my house.

Sanjay: It’s definitely not as easy since touring is one of the main ways to reach new audiences but it’s not as hard when you have some dedicated fans who genuinely love spreading some Wormhole gospel. Those fans are the realest MVPs in these trying times.

I always find it fascinating when the band's cover art describes what the album is going to sound like, when talking to the artist how do you project your ideas out of your head coherent enough to be understood?

Sanjay: We kind of got lucky with Lordigan (the artist of both covers) on Genesis. We were kind of winging it and knew we just wanted a slam monster album cover. We had some help from my bud Ryan Wolanski on getting the colors we wanted as well. With TWAU I had a general idea of the color scheme and setting we wanted. Lordigan was very aware of the Doom/Space Marine aesthetic so it was not hard to communicate. Our album cover is not really a reflection of the music I would say because we kind of just pick what we want because it’s cool and we’ve seen similar things work for other bands.

Ansh: I usually just get an artist I really love and ask them to listen to the music and draw whatever comes to them, but maybe that's why I'm not allowed to do merch for Wormhole.

Noni: We just tried to be specific and nit-picky. The most important thing for our artwork was to have a center focus, the classic slam monster, with a few other things to look at in the background/foreground. The album’s production wasn’t going to be super futuristic and modern, so the color scheme kind of reflected that. We wanted more browns to dominate the image, to give a bleak and miserable vibe. We went to Lordigan Pedro Sana for both of our albums and he was super responsive to every change we wanted to make. The best thing for them is a reference in my experience, especially if you can find something in artwork they made to use as a reference.

I see the album artwork as just as big a part of the album as any of the songs or riffs. The way I see it, both the music and the artwork and song titles all work together to create a vibe and atmosphere. They need to feed into each other. Not only that, they need to somehow stand out from the other million extreme metal records being released everywhere. It’s really important and one of the places I see newer/local bands cutting corners or not going all in, and maybe settling for something that isn’t stellar.

Crowdkill Apparel has some of the most unique merch options I've seen from car seat cover to a shower curtain, when given the opportunity what would be the weirdest merch you guys would like to release?

Noni: I would love to see the Wormhole logo on a cereal box. I imagine our cereal would have marshmallows.

Ansh: A bong??? A worm shaped bong??? Like from the first album??? Or maybe a big spikey worm dildo/butt plug??? Done tastefully OBVIOUSLY.

Sanjay: Wormhole weed called “The Dankest Among Us”. Any weed paraphernalia honestly like rolling papers and some Wormhole glass. We did a small run of grinders before which was cool.

With the state of the world that it is currently, touring as you would of guessed is a no go, Suicide Silence they have the right idea about having a virtual “world tour” where the show is streamed has the touring bug been bad enough to where you’ve considered this?

Noni: I think rather than trying to make “touring” work, we are going to try to put out content that is a little more practical for people to enjoy. Music analysis, lessons, playthroughs, stuff like that. Comedic or podcasty type stuff where people get to know the band members and develop some kind of a personal relationship with them despite not being able to meet with any of our fans in person. Not everyone who listens to this stuff plays an instrument or makes music, so we want to put something out that engages with that group as well.I’m sure we’ll do some full band stuff too, but not everything will just be us playing the songs. I think in this current era, and consequently the future, bands will have to do much more than just play their music to get out there. It was already kind of like that but now I think the big emphasis isn’t really on the music anymore. I think it will be kind of analogous to how gaming consoles used to be all about gaming. But now your Xbox or Playstation has to be able to have Netflix and YouTube and still regularly release and develop games over time.

Ansh: My other band Noisays was recently part of Mathcore Index Fest, the fest raised a reasonably sizeable donation for the Justice for George Floyed and Breonna Taylor Relief Fund, and it was sick to hang in a chatroom with a bunch of homies that i would be chilling with at the show. It was sick to do something good, share music and connect with friends and fans but virtual life is never going to be the same as real life to me. Whether it's teaching online, hanging out with people on video chat, or attending a virtual show, it's always just gonna be virtual and it'll never be a replacement for real life, to me at least. So please do everything you possibly can to make sure WE CAN COME PLAY FOR YOU ASAP.

Sanjay: I don’t think we can compare ourselves to Suicide Silence because our fanbases are vastly different. I would hope we could do something like that but i definitely don’t think we are at a point where it would make sense. Would be fun though.

Dream tour with Wormhole on the bill?

Noni: For the band obviously we just want to go out with the big boys like Obscura or The Black Dahlia Murder or Thy Art for our egos. But for my satisfaction I would want Wormhole to play with Dethklok just because Sanjay and I worship Brendon Small. Dude is a fucking genius and clearly has something figured out that neither of us do. Defeated Sanity would be on there too. If we’re talking defunct bands as well, I would want Necrophagist and/or Death in there somewhere too. But the real dream would for us to tour with Metallica and just play in Metallica and it’s also 1991.

Ansh: Warped Tour and we play right before All Time Low or some shit like that, Old Town Road guy opens right before us and does all the remixes. Miles Davis joins Limp Bizkit for the headlining set.

Sanjay: I would want to be direct support for Gojira. That’s all really. I think a bunch of bands (including Wormhole) have a lot to learn about the energy they project live and I would love to be a part of their show.

Anything else you would like to tell the readers before we go?

Noni: If there is some crazy guitar player or musician out there that you really admire and put on a pedestal you should understand that you are capable of literally anything that person is. That guy may have some special X factor but that is really only like 10% of it. The other 90% is the hardwork. Also thanks for reading and supporting and all that. It is really sick and cool and makes us feel good.

Ansh: Play and listen to lots of music, work stupid hard, and do whatever the fuck you want, the only people that'll say you can't do it are lazy as FUCK. Fuck'em.-ANSH OUT.

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Getting professional and being professional comes from one way, it is from the brain. You know who you are, where you are going for and what you want. You have to present a captivating caption for that particular products, image, selfie or any other important signatories. When we mention about one getting professional, we are not talking about speaking those high standard English word, that will require the help of dictionary to understand the words. But you can attached the best of the best English.

Know who is following you

You are now professional, well to do but do you really understand your followers? do you understand who is following you, do you understand the group of people that interest you? There are ways to find out your audience. Instagram has 1 billions users and still counting, those certain amount of people behind you, are there for a reason. Find out that reason, find that particular Instagram image captions that brings their audience to one piece and invest in that.

Little Sense of Humor is Needed

In opposite, am literally asking you to be an humorist. Having a huge sense of humor starts from yourself, and expanding that to your followers requires an extra sensible skill. Sense of humor is built straight into our body system. Right inside our brain, we have a touch of an humorist, which is different from a comedian. You can’t publish a product and talk extreme professional about that product. Instead, add some funny or witty words, which will definitely make your audience more interesting and confidential.

Understand your brand

If it is about product company, your captions is totally different from celebrities and how they use and engage their audience. Although, a bunch of this is explained in the above article, about being professional. You know what you are advertising, do it much more better and follow the trend, follow the natural phenomenon and how people are going with. Meanwhile, if you are celebrity advertising a product, go straight to the details and add a little funny words.

Don’t add much words

Leave it, kill it, Want it, but this is it. When creating a publication in your Instagram post, or Instagram status, don’t add much words. Your fans, or audience aren’t interesting in reading the whole book of what you are saying. They are only interested in its meaning and the actual message you are passing forward. You are advised to increasingly leave everything behind and focused on the main thing. Short words brings great understanding!

Important words comes first

This might stand as an opposite to ‘do not add too much words’ The people you are sending the message to, might not be really interested in your story. If you are interested in the whole store, just add the important words first. They are not interested in reading the complete bible from you, give them a tip at the beginning of your starting sentence and you will receive over flowing responses. Important words comes first, is like a short briefing, before the main story!

Is it lengthy, try to edit

Your selfie captions, products captions, is important as any other stuff around you. Are you trying to form an interesting caption that will attract the attention of your audience, please edit your words. Probably, you have written blockbusters of words, intriguing vast words of wisdom, that might interest one or two persons in your audience. But it is highly advisable and recommendable to edit and re-edit your captions before going wide. People don’t want to visit an Instagram block or wall, where they always publish wrong sentence, wrong spellings and many more. When typing, our brains think faster than our hands, the impulse that is sent to our hands are slower than our brains.

Hashtags helps a lot

‘Yep, this is the #beardgang’ or ‘We are in the era of #bezel-less Smartphone’ These are the main important of hashtags, they bring you to the limelight. With hashtags, you can learn what other people are saying and join the trend. Thankfully, you can hashtags to your captions but wait, this shouldn’t be too much. It is advisable to add hashtags to your Instagram captions but it should be situated at the last of them all. And you must follow the trending hashtags, don’t publish an Instagram captions concerning Christmas celebration, when it is time for Easter celebration. As we know the popular hashtags, MCM, WCW, throwbackthursday and many others

Questions attracts

Questions brings more audience, increases your chance of becoming the best, increases user’s engagement and brings some famous popularity among your peers. Have anything in mind, ask your audience and watch the replies you will get. Although, you can’t build ROME (followers) with questions, but you can easily do much more better with questions and replies from your audience. Asking intriguing questions or brain storming questions, will quickly boost your Instagram’s presence.

Use the @mention

This is one of the most interesting part, which you must learn. And it is specially made for group of photos captions. If you take a picture with your friend, try to be familiar and sharing by adding their username with @mention With the CTA button, you are either prompting your users or audience to follow that particular user or like their most recent photo captions. You are slowly establishing your horizon on the photo sharing app.

Quotes and Emoji also works

Quotes won’t kill you, and Emojis will work accurately. Add some important quotes to your Instagram selfies or photos. Or probably, add some emojis to your recent publications. Emojis is a little bit more understanding that images, that pictures, than selfies and with emojis, you can bring in that little sense of humor. Try it and watch how your Instagram presence will grow. [caption id="attachment_746" align="alignnone" width="1080"] 700 Best Instagram Captions For Friends, Pictures And Selfie Quotes[/caption]

Instagram captions for Friends

❁ For your true friends, no need to think twice. ❁ Good friends are like stars. ❁ All the best people are crazy ❁ Strangers think I’m quiet, My friends know that I’m completely Insane. ❁ I can send my ugly selfies to my real friends. ❁ I like you because you join in on my weirdness ❁ Disturb your friends all time. ❁ Sometimes, being silly with a friend is the best therapy! ❁ Best Friends we fight, we argue, we got mad at each other. But we have each other until we die. ❁ One friend does not know how to whisper. ❁ Rain or Shine. I will always be here for you. ❁ Coffee and Friends make the perfect blend ❁ In the end, we will not remember the words of our enemies. But we remember the silence of our friends. ❁ My best friend is a secret FBI agent, he collects all my secrets and reveal to my parents! ❁ Our friendship knows no distance ❁ The most discovery true friends make is that they can’t grow separately until they grow apart. ❁ It is easy to find a friend, but difficult to find true friend. ❁ Our friendship is..awesome!! ❁ Friendship isn’t about whom you have known the longest it is who came and never left your side. ❁ Best friends help you to create memories. ❁ I don’t know what’s tighter, our jeans or our friendship! ❁ “I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.” —Helen Keller ❁ Best Friends make good times better and hard times easier! ❁ I don’t know what I did to have a best friend like you. ❁ Life was meant for Best Friends and Good Adventures! ❁ She is my Best Friend. You break her heart, I will break your face. ❁ Meet my Partner in Crime ❁ It’s me and my Best Friend for Life! ❁ Good Times + Crazy Friends = Great Memories! ❁ Sometimes, being with your bff is all the therapy you need!

Funny Instagram captions for friends

❁ Friendship isn’t about who you’ve known the longest. It’s about who walked into your life and said, I am here for you and proved it. ❁ Throughout, your life can find a person who never gets bore with your talks. ❁ Friendship isn’t a big thing – it’s a million little things ❁ Pumpkin spice and everything nice. ❁ Fall so hard motherpumpkins wanna spice me. ❁ The only thing getting ‘lit’ this weekend are my fall scented candles. ❁ At this point, my blood type is pumpkin spice. ❁ I’d like to see you s’more. ❁ An apple a day keeps away anyone if you throw it far enough. ❁ I have never met a pumpkin I didn’t like. ❁ Fall is my excuse for pumpkin everything. ❁ Stressed, blessed, pumpkin obsessed. ❁ UnbeLEAFable. ❁ If you don’t like fall, you can leaf me alone with my pumpkin spice latte. ❁ Autumn leaves and pumpkins, please! ❁ Friendship isn’t about who you know the longest. It’s about who walked into your life and said I’m here for you. ❁ There comes a time when you have to stop crossing oceans for people who wouldn’t jump puddles for you. ❁ Way to have a best friend is to be one. ❁ There’s something about childhood friends that you just can’t replace ❁ Friends are medicine for a wounded heart. ❁ A big hug from a Small person! ❁ People say it is hard to find friends, just because best one is with me. ❁ No man is a failure who has friends ❁ I was thinking of you and feeling fortunate that life brought us together and made “BEST FRIENDS”. ❁ Your vibe attracts your tribe. ❁ It is Priceless to find friends with same mental disorder. ❁ Strangers think I’m quiet, my friends think I’m outgoing, but my best friends know that I’m completely insane. ❁ It’s not how many friends you can count, it’s how many of those you can count on ❁ The great thing about new friends is that they bring new energy to your soul.# ❁ Hope to be your friend until we die, become best ghosts after death. ❁ Best friend? Nah. She’s my sister. ❁ Friends are like flowers, they add color to your life..!! ❁ She is my Best Friend. You break her heart, and I will break your face. ❁ Friends make the world beautiful. Thanks for being mine. ❁ Dear best friend please stay in my life forever. ❁ I don’t know what I did to have a best friend like you. ❁ Girl can survive without a boyfriend, not best friend. ❁ Best friends are hard to find cuz the very best one is already mine

Good Instagram Captions

❁ I never let my best friend do stupid things… alone ❁ Life’s too short and so are we ❁ You’re the Betty to my Veronica (or vice versa) ❁ Always better together xx ❁ We do a thing called what we want ❁ Very pretty and we sure know how to run things ❁ We only roll with goddesses ❁ Victoria’s Secret models, we comin’ for your careers ❁ We don’t see any competition ❁ Real queens fix each other’s crowns ❁ The sunshines of my life ❁ We all scream for ice cream ❁ We create our own sunshine ❁ We shore do love each other ❁ Future’s so bright we need shades ❁ See you on the next wave ❁ These are the days that we live for ❁ High tides & summer vibes ❁ Beach days always ❁ Ocean air, salty hair ❁ Girls just wanna have sun ❁ Suns out, buns out ❁ Stay wavy, baby ❁ Just keep swimming… ❁ We got our pockets full of sunshine ❁ Serving mermaid realness. ❁ Summer nights ‘n’ city lights ❁ Seas the day

Best Instagram Captions

❁ It is what it is, we still slayin’ ❁ Reality called, school’s back, so we hung up ❁ And so the adventure begins… ❁ You CAN sit with us ❁ Bienvenue au paradis (welcome to paradise) ❁ We told you the world was ours ❁ Being so bad, got us feelin’ so good ❁ Friends who slay together, stay together ❁ Too glam to give a damn ❁ Wonderfully made… And I’m not just talking about our outfits 😉 ❁ She been breaking hearts since *year your BFF was born in* 🌹 ✨ ❁ Life’s better when you’re *your BFF’s age* 😇 happy birthday sister ❁ Chin up darling, your tiara’s falling 👑 it’s your *your BFF’s age* birthday xo ❁ Another year down, so many more with you to go. Happy birthday to my other half

Instagram Captions for Selfies

❁ Maybe she’s born with it… ❁ Salty BUT sweet. ❁ Never let anyone treat you like you’re ordinary. ❁ Be yourself, there’s no one better. ❁ Make them stop and stare. ❁ She acts like summer and walks like rain. ❁ Life is better when you’re laughing. ❁ Be more of you, and less of them. ❁ Pizza and you are all I need ❁ To the 🌙 and back ❁ On our worst behavior ❁ Ain’t McDonald’s but you lovin’ it ❁ Let’s wander ❁ We find comfort in the chaos ❁ The bags under our eyes are Gucci ❁ They’re lactose intolerant so we had to cheese on ‘em ❁ It’s not a phase mom, it’s who I am. ❁ Self love is the best love. ❁ As beautiful on the inside as I am on the outside. ❁ Be a stiletto in a room full of flats. ❁ Smile big, laugh often. ❁ Some days you just have to create your own sunshine ❁ Being happy never goes out of style. ❁ I woke up like this. ❁ Crazy hair, don’t care. ❁ Morning coffee, because anything else is worthless. ❁ Coffee and confidence. ❁ Fresh out of the shower, no makeup on. ❁ May your coffee be hot and your eyeliner even.

Selfie Quotes

❁ “Maybe she’s born with it…maybe it’s an Instagram filter.” ❁ “Reality called, so I hung up.” ❁ “When you take a selfie so good, you can’t believe it’s you.” ❁ “But first, let me take a selfie.” ❁ “Sure, I do marathons. On Netflix.” ❁ “If I was funny, I would have a good Instagram caption.” ❁ “I need a six month holiday, twice a year.” ❁ “Puts selfie on top of tree because I’m the star.” Food selfie captions: ❁ “There is no we in food.” ❁ “You’re one in a melon.” ❁ “We go together like cupcakes and frosting.” ❁ “You can’t live a full life on an empty stomach.” ❁ “At least my pizza still loves me.” ❁ “Yea, dating is cool. But, have you ever had stuffed crust pizza?” OOTD selfie captions: ❁ “Life isn’t perfect but your outfit can be.” ❁ “I’m nicer when I like my outfit.” ❁ “Glitter is always an option.” ❁ “Caring doesn’t really go with my outfit.” ❁ “People will stare. Make it worth their while.” ❁ “Too glam to give a damn.” ❁ “My fave part of this outfit is the invisible crown.” Inspirational selfie captions: ❁ “They told me I couldn’t. That’s why I did.” ❁ “Live more, worry less.” ❁ “You have to believe the changes you’ve already made.” ❁ “Life is way too short for bad vibes.” ❁ “Don’t dream of it. Train for it.” ❁ “The way you speak to yourself matters the most.” ❁ “Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.”

Good Captions for Selfies

❁ Morning Gram ❁ Mentally on the beach ❁ Some days start better than others ❁ All about the vibe ❁ Only a cupcake searching for a stud biscuit ❁ The wasted years, the wasted youth, the pretty lies and the ugly truth ❁ I am that clumsy person, always loving and never leaving ❁ Dear cupid, next time shoot us both ❁ Mellow vibes and everything nice. ❁ Why so serious? ❁ I woke up like this ❁ Getting my pose on! ❁ Be a more of you, less of them. ❁ Smile a little more, regret a little less. ❁ Clever as a devil, twice as pretty. ❁ Grow through what you go through. ❁ Self love is the best love. ❁ Why you chase when I am the catch. ❁ Escape the ordinary. ❁ Mon tre’sor. ❁ Sunshine on my head. ❁ Let it hurt and then let it go. ❁ Don’t be eye candy, be Soul Food. ❁ Salty BUT Sweet. ❁ Own who you are! ❁ FRI-NALLY! ❁ Choose Yourself ❁ Do ya thing B! ❁ I am Prada. You are NADA ❁ Eyes are never Quiet ❁ Confidence Level: Selfie with no Filter. ❁ Saturdaze! ❁ I always bring my Slay game. ❁ Less Perfection, more Authenticity. ❁ Make them stop and Stare. ❁ Life Happens, Coffee Helps. ❁ Everything’s blurry but the feeling’s real ❁ Life is like photography, we develop from negatives! ❁ Thick thighs, thin patience. ❁ And it’s all fun and games until somebody falls in love ❁ SO young, SO High ❁ Glazed eyes, empty hearts ❁ Love me now cause forevers don’t last ❁ Things I used to trip on, I walk over now ❁ I like it better when my jeans are ripped up ❁ You can’t airbrush personality ❁ A little contour and confidence ❁ If I can’t wear my sneakers, I ain’t goin’ ❁ Flexin’my complexion ❁ Fall in love with being alive ❁ Don’t play hard to get, play hard to forget ❁ I am too full of life, to be half loved ❁ Temptation isn’t sin.

Captions of Pictures of Yourself

I don’t need your approval to be me. Why chase you, when I am the catch! I am who I am, I am what I am, I do what I do and I ain’t never gonna do it any different. I don’t care who likes it and who doesn’t. Take me as I am, or watch me as I go. If I were you, I would adore me. Me? Weird? Bitch Please! I am Limited Edition. I am not perfect. I make mistakes. But when I say Sorry… I mean it! I am not trying to give an image of a fairy-tale, perfect, everything else, I am just being myself. I was both loved and hated for being upfront. But I was just being myself. I like being myself. Maybe just slimmer, with a fewer wrinkles. I take a lot of pride in being myself. I’m comfortable with who I am. Everyone said I could be Anything.. So I became Sexy!

Rare Instagram Captions

❁ Do you sit in a pile of sugar? cause you got a pretty sweet ass! ❁ They say tongue is the strongest muscle of the body. Wanna fight? ❁ Did you swallow magnets? cause you are attractive! ❁ Kiss me if I’m wrong but Dinosaurs still exist? Right? ❁ Nice t-shirt. Can I talk you out of it? ❁ Do you have a name or can I call you Mine? ❁ Do you like sleeping? Me too! We should do it together sometimes! ❁ Can I borrow a kiss? I promise I’ll give it back. ❁ Aside from being sexy, what do you do for a living? ❁ Do you live in a cornfield, coz I’m stalking you. ❁ Never do the same mistake twice, unless he’s hot! ❁ My mind is full of You! ❁ Can I keep You? ❁ Hey You! I love your face! ❁ You don’t cross my mind. You live there! ❁ As beautiful on the inside as I am on the outside. ❁ Let me touch your shirt so I can tell you if it’s boyfriend material. ❁ Besides chocolate, you’re my favorite. ❁ Smile. It’s the second best thing you can do with your lips. ❁ In a room full of art, I would still stare at you. ❁ Don’t talk, just act. Don’t say, just show. Don’t promise, just prove. ❁ Never stop doing great just because someone doesn’t give you credit. ❁ It always seems impossible until it’s done. ❁ Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery. ❁ Be honest. ❁ Invest the now in tomorrow’s dream. ❁ Some Girls want superman but walk past Clark kent every day! ❁ Good things come to those who hustle. ❁ If you want to succeed, you have to let failure be your best friend! ❁ You can’t do epic shit with basic people! ❁ Be self-starter. ❁ If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you. ❁ I didn’t come here to lose. ❁ Hustle until your haters ask if you’re hiring.

Instagram Captions Lyrics

❁ I am beautiful, no matter what they say. Words can’t bring me down. ❁ With your phone out, gotta hit them angles. With your phone out, snappin’ like you Fabo. And you showin’ off, but it’s alright. It’s a short life. ❁ Darling I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream. ❁ Gonna love myself, no, I don’t need anybody else. ❁ No scars to your beautiful. We’re stars and we’re beautiful. ❁ When it comes to me I wouldn’t wanna be anybody else. ❁ We ain’t picture perfect but we worth the picture still. ❁ You the best I ever had ❁ Let’s celebrate with a toast and get lost in tonight ❁ Twenty-four-hour champagne diet ❁ Live for today, plan for tomorrow, party tonight ❁ I’m here for a good time not a long time ❁ On my worst behavior ❁ My excuse is that I’m young ❁ You only live once ❁ Worrying about your followers, you need to get your dollars up ❁ I’m up right now and you suck right now ❁ I’m just saying you could do better ❁ Think before you come for the great one ❁ If I die all i know is I’m a legend ❁ Know yourself, know your worth ❁ Every time you see me I look like I hit the lotto twice ❁ Call me the referee because I be so official ❁ Last name ever, first name greatest ❁ Started from the bottom now we’re here ❁ Fresher than a pillow with a mint on it ❁ All we want is hot hot boys boys boys. ❁ So baby raise a glass to mend all the broken hearts of all my wrecked up friends. ❁ Some girls won’t dance to the beat of the track. ❁ Stars in our eyes ‘cuz we’re having a good time. ❁ Put some lipstick on, perfume your neck and slip your high heels on, rinse and curl your hair, loosen your hips and get a dress to wear. ❁ Don’t tell me I’m less than my freedom. ❁ I can’t believe I’m telling you this but I’ve had a couple of drinks and…oh my god! ❁ Write what you want, say what you want ‘bout me, if you’re wondering, know that I’m not sorry. ❁ I don’t wanna be alone forever, but I love gypsy life. ❁ It’s good to live expensively, you know it. ❁ Out in the club and I’m sipping’ that bub and you’re not gonna reach my telephone. ❁ I should’ve left my phone at home ‘cause this is a disaster. ❁ Get your hot rods ready to rumble ‘cause we’re gonna drink until we die.

Cool Instagram Captions

❁ Turn ya savage up and lose ya feelings. ❁ You can ask tommy, Hilfiger it out! ❁ You are a tornado with pretty eyes and a heartbeat. ❁ In a room of arts, I would still stare at you. ❁ I am a gold, you can prefer Silver and it’s okay. ❁ Get you a Me, I am LIT. ❁ I am not picky, I just know what I want. ❁ Braless is flawless. ❁ Sunshine mixed with a little hurricane. ❁ If you ran like your mouth, you would be in good shape. ❁ I accept my time, back in cash. �� Soul over ego. ❁ I’m fall-ing for you.” ❁ I’m going to go out on a limb and say I be-leaf in you. ❁ After a good summer fling, it’s time to fall in love. ❁ Sweater weather is better together. ❁ Autumn leaves and pumpkins please. ❁ Fall is the perfect time of year to spice things up. ❁ You are unbe-leaf-able. ❁ Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go. ❁ Sweet like pumpkin pie. ❁ You are the pick of the patch. ❁ You’re the apple of my eye. ❁ Happiness is a hot drink on a cold day. ❁ Is it really a pile of leaves if you haven’t jumped in it? ❁ I haven’t tripped, but here I am in the fall. ❁ Channel the flannel. ❁ But my personality is lit. ❁ No guts, no Glory. ❁ Forever is composed of nows. ❁ Let the good times roll! ❁ Stay real or stay away from me. ❁ Accept yourself unless you are a serial killer. ❁ We serve drinks cheaper and colder than your EX.

IG Captions and Quotes

❁ “October, baptize me with leaves! Swaddle me in corduroy and nurse me with split pea soup. October, tuck tiny candy bars in my pockets and carve my smile into a thousand pumpkins.” – Rainbow Rowell, Attachments ❁ “If a year was tucked inside a clock, then autumn would be the magic hour.” – Victoria Erickson ❁ “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” – L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables ❁ “Autumn, the year’s last loveliest smile.” – William Cullen Bryant ❁ “There is a subtle magic in the falling of old leaves.” ― Avijeet Das ❁ “We pretended she’d only gotten lost in the colors of fall.” ― Tammy Greenwood, Undressing the Moon ❁ “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” – Albert Camus ❁ “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald ❁ “Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” — Lauren DeStefano ❁ A sweet friendship refreshes the soul. ❁ You are my sunshine on a rainy day. ❁ My best friend is the partner in all my secrets. ❁ A friend is a second self ❁ I will always have this piece of my heart that smiles whenever I think about you. ❁ I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light. ❁ Don’t ever think to hurt me a little because my best friend will kill you and make your death looks like an accident! ❁ Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one. ❁ Nothing compares to the stomach ache you get from laughing with your best friends ❁ Girlfriends come and go, like the waves of the ocean but the true friend stays with you forever. ❁ I am lucky to have a friend like you! ❁ Best friends believe you, when you do not believe yourself. ❁ Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes. ❁ If you have crazy friends you have everything you’ll ever need ❁ I may not always be there with you, but I will always be there for you. ❁ Side by side or miles apart, real friends are always close to the heart. ❁ Best friends have all the therapy you need. ❁ I don’t even need to ask. I got you! ❁ Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one! ❁ If there ever comes a day when we can’t together keep me in your heart, I will stay there forever. ❁ Things are never quite as scary when you have a best friend. ❁ We are best friends, as we both are weird. ❁ You’re one of those people who make my life better just by being in it ❁ Best Friend: Thank you for standing by my side when times get harder, Thank you for making laugh longer when I didn’t even want to smile. ❁ Everything changes and nothing stays the same, but as we grow up, one thing does remain: I was with you before and will be until the end. Nothing could ever replace my best friend. ❁ When you forget to love you, even then your friend always loves. ❁ Sorry only my best friend is the best. ❁ Because of you, I laugh a little harder, cry a little less and smile a lot more ❁ Making memories with you, Is my favorite thing to do. ❁ Best Friend: the one with whom you can be mad for a while because you have important things to tell. ❁ Time to create millions of memories filled with funny jokes with your best friends. ❁ You make me laugh even when I don’t want to smile ❁ I don’t know what’s tighter Our jeans or Our Friendship 🙂 ❁ Life was meant for Best Friends and Good Adventures!

Good Instagram Captions

❁ Strangers know my innocent side of my personality…Best friends know my dirty Insane side of my personality! ❁ Friends make you laugh till your cheeks hurt ❁ Sitting silently beside a friend who is hurting may be the best gift we can give them. ❁ Friendship isn’t a big thing. It’s millions of small things. ❁ My best friend is like a cute egg… I love him although he/she is little crack! ❁ Watch more sunsets than Netflix. ❁ Hey, I just met you, this is crazy. ❁ At least this balloon is attracted to me! ❁ I must destroy you with hugs and kisses ❁ Stop looking for happiness in the same place you just lost it. ❁ I woke up like this. ❁ I decide the vibe. ❁ If we could only turn back time… ❁ Keep smiling because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about. ❁ No one is you. That’s your power! ❁ Got my coffee and donut. ❁ Escape the ordinary. ❁ Sweeter than honey. ❁ Proof that I can do selfies better than you ❁ When your mom lectures you about how you need to lose weight for an hour and you’re like ‘shit I don’t care I have got a skinny mirror to make me look good’! ❁ A friend will always make you Smile, especially when you don’t want to… ❁ Life is like a balloon..If you never let go, you will not know how high can you rise. ❁ Sometimes life can surprise you with a happy coincidence. ❁ You can’t afford my Swag Bitch! #selfie ❁ This is to the Echos of our laughter. The looks That we Share. The never-ending gossips. and the Sudden amazing getaways. This is to our Past And This is to Our Future. This is to our Friendship that will Never Fade. ❁ Life isn’t perfect…But my Hair is! #selfieaddict ❁ Always classy, never trashy, and a little bit sassy. ❁ Be a Warrior, not a Worrier. ❁ Go wild for a while. ❁ Rolling with the homies. ❁ When you are Downie, eat a brownie. ❁ All we have is NOW. ❁ We got that Friday feeling. ❁ Catch flights, not Feelings. ❁ Disappointed but not surprised. ❁ How I feel when there is no Coffee. DEPRESSO! ❁ 50% Savage. 50% Sweetness. ❁ You can’t do epic shit with basic people. ❁ I myself never feel that I’m sexy. If people call me cute, I am happier. ❁ It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness. ❁ The most important thing is to enjoy your life – to be happy – it’s all that matters. ❁ Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. ❁ I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death. ❁ It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things. ❁ Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless. ❁ When I feel a little down, I put on my favorite high heels and dance ❁ Women drivers rev my engine.

Cute Instagram Captions

❁ With You, I forget all my problems. With You, Time Stands Still. ❁ We come to love by not finding the perfect person but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly. ❁ When I fell for you, I fell Hard ❁ If I ever write a story about my life, don’t be surprised if your name appears billion times. ❁ I want you to be happy, but I want you to be happy with Me. ❁ It will be Always YOU. ❁ If you are Mine, You are Mine. I don’t like Sharing. ❁ Nothing Can replace you! ❁ I love you. That’s all I know. ❁ I’m not perfect but I am Loyal. ❁ What happens under the mistletoe, stays under the mistletoe ❁ Sweater weather is better together ❁ If kisses were snowflakes, I’d send you a blizzard. ❁ Meet me under the mistletoe. ❁ Merry Christmas you filthy animals! ❁ The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear. ❁ Do you want to build a snowman? ❁ Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store…maybe Christmas means a little bit more. ❁ First, we’ll make snow angels for two hours, and then we’ll eat a whole roll of Toll House cookie dough as fast as we can, and then, to finish, we’ll snuggle. ❁ I passed through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, through the sea of swirly twirly gum drops, and then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel. ❁ It’s all humbug, I tell you. Humbug! ❁ We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup. ❁ It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! ❁ I’m dreaming of a white Christmas. ❁ All I want for Christmas is you. ❁ We can hardly stand the wait. Please Christmas, don’t be late. ❁ Have yourself a merry little Christmas.

Funny Instagram Captions

❁ She was simple like quantum physics ❁ Today I will be as useless as the g in lasagna ❁ Kanye attitude with drake feelings ❁ Hella heart eyes for you ❁ Throw sass around like confetti ❁ Sending my selfie to NASA, because I am a star! ❁ Life isn’t perfect but your outfit can be ❁ Moonwalks out of an awkward situation ❁ All the jingle ladies. ❁ Sleigh my name, sleigh my name. ❁ Sleigh-in it. ❁ Believe in your elf. ❁ Me every day: slay. Me in December: sleigh. ❁ But first, let me take an Selfie. ❁ Dear Santa…I can explain. ❁ All spruced up. ❁ Totally sleighed it. ❁ Tis the season to sparkle.” ❁ The elf did it. ❁ There’s snow place like home. ❁ Tis the season! Let the overeating begin! ❁ Dear Santa, define ‘nice.’ ❁ I’m only a morning person on December 25th. ❁ Dear Santa, is it too late now to say sorry? ❁ I hope Rudolph eats the naughty list. ❁ Dear Santa, I’ve been good all year. Most of the time. Once in a while. Nevermind, I’ll buy my own stuff. ❁ Friday, my second favorite F word ❁ Life isn’t perfect…But my Hair is! #selfieaddict ❁ I didn’t choose the thug life, the thug life chose me. ❁ When I was Rome.. I did what the Romans did. ❁ I got back with my Ex…Box 360 ❁ Lost in the world that doesn’t exist. ❁ Today I will be as useless as letter g in lasagna. ❁ You only drink diet soda? You must be so healthy. ❁ The worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades. ❁ The moment when she says you’re cute. ❁ If we could only turn back time… ❁ You are my best friend because…you are you, you let me be me, and still we love each other! ❁ No matter how serious life get, You still gotta have that one person who is your friend.

Instagram Caption Family

❁ Family make the good times better and bad times easier. ❁ A good Family knows your strength, and knows your weakness! ❁ I don’t know how to thank you but I’m lucky to have you in my life ❁ If camera lenses are round, Why are the picture square? ❁ Families are like Stars. You don’t always see them but you know they will be with you forever. ❁ I am quiet for the strangers, but insane for my Family. ❁ Families make the good times better and the hard times easier ❁ I will slap you so hard even Google won’t be able to find you. ❁ You and I are more than families. We’re like a really small gang. ❁ I’m truly grateful to have you. ❁ Families isn’t about whom you have known the longest. It’s about who came, and never left your side.

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❁ Life is better when you’re with friends ❁ I still remember the feeling I felt when I first started talking to you. ❁ A sweet friendship refreshes the soul! ❁ True friends show their love in trouble and happiness. ❁ Life goes on, with or without you. ❁ 5’2 my height but my attitude 6’1 ❁ Don’t Study me. You won’t Graduate! ❁ If you’re honestly happy, fuck what people think. ❁ Being pissed off gets old. I’m just at a whole new ‘fuck it’ level. ❁ Her attitude savage but her heart is gold. ❁ Own what’s yours, or else others will try to. ❁ Life goes on, with or without you. ❁ Don’t mistake my kindness for weakness, bitch. ❁ You couldn’t handle me even if I came with instructions. ❁ Forgive, yes. Forget, never. ❁ There’s a hole in my heart where you use to be. ❁ I don’t need any part-time people in my life. ❁ Exhale the bullshit. ❁ I got it from my mama. ❁ Thick thighs and pretty eyes. ❁ Good Times + Crazy Friends = Great Memories! ❁ Life is a lot better when you have someone to share it with ❁ More beautiful then all the stars is the sign in my heart that is my loving friend.# ❁ Friends become our chosen family! ❁ The Valuable thing in life is True Friends. ❁ We will always be friends until we are old and senile. Then we can be new friends. ❁ Just remember, if we get caught, you’re deaf, and I don’t speak English. ❁ Always better together ❁ A friend is someone who reaches for your hand but touches your heart. ❁ Friendship is not a big thing, rather than million things. ❁ We’ll be the old ladies causing trouble in the nursing home. ❁ We go together like cupcakes & frosting ❁ To my friend’s Thanks for being there for me. ❁ Don’t know what’s tighter, our jeans or our friendship! ❁ Trust the one who can see sorrow behind your smile. ❁ Love is beautiful, friendship is better ❁ We go together like coffee & donuts ❁ But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold. ❁ Finding friends with the same mental disorder: priceless! ❁ Friends are the one start discovering the world together. ❁ We go together like drunk and disorderly. ❁ Life is sweet with friends like you!! ❁ Always remember and idiots who make you laugh in his presence will definitely make you cry in his absence, Those idiots are our best friends. ❁ I hope we’re friends until we die. Then, I hope we stay ghost friends so we can walk through walls and scare the crap out of people. ❁ You should not lie to the one trust you; never trust the one who lie you. ❁ You will always be my best friend, you know me too much. ❁ Besides chocolate, you’re my favorite ❁ Best friends are the people in life that make you laugh a little louder, smile a little brighter and live a little better.

Good Captions for Pictures

❁ Treat yourself like a King and you’ll attract your Queen ❁ Don’t judge someone by their mistakes but on how they fix them ❁ If I don’t post a picture, did it even really happen? ❁ You know you’ve made it when your idols become your rivals ❁ They call me ranch ‘cuz I be dressing ❁ One does not simply create a clever Instagram caption ❁ Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s the Clarendon filter ❁ If the world was created in 7 days but it took 9 months to make me, I’m clearly a big deal ❁ People will judge everything you do, so you do you ❁ I just rolled my eyes so hard I saw my brain ❁ You never realize how boring your life is until someone asks you what you do for fun

Short Instagram captions

❁ Be the type of person you want to meet ❁ Just two friends having a good time ❁ Guess who I just met? ❁ Best. Day. EVER! ❁ What just happened? ❁ Go BIG or go home ❁ This is GOLD ❁ This is it! ❁ Express gratitude. Regret nothing. ❁ So much to be thankful for ❁ Nothing shines brighter than a heart of gold ❁ Mistakes are proof that you’ve tried ❁ The journey is always the best part ❁ Today’s the best kind of day ❁ Life is only as legendary as you make it ❁ Good vibes only ❁ Livin’ the good life

Sassy Instagram captions

❁ It’s better to arrive late than to arrive ugly. ❁ When you actually matter to a person, they’ll make time for you. No lies, No excuses. ❁ Because she competes with no one, no one can compete with her. ❁ You will never be truly happy if you continuously hold on to the things that make you sad. ❁ Change your thoughts and you’ll change your world. ❁ Never be controlled by three things: Your past, Money, and People. ❁ But without the dark, we’d never see the stars. ❁ She says nothing when she wants to say everything. ❁ You can’t just come into someone’s life, make them special and then leave. ❁ One day you will find the one who makes all the others disappear. ❁ No, I checked my receipt. I didn’t buy any of your bullshit. ❁ Do expect me to get pissed off when you don’t answer!? Who do you think you are!? The delivery guy? ❁ If you treat a girl like a dog, she’s going to piss on you. ❁ I didn’t kill anyone, jealousy did. ❁ If you are testing my water, you better know how to swim. ❁ I don’t know what’s tighter, our jeans or our friendship. ❁ I swear I’m nice girl until you do something that pisses me off.. then the bitch will come out to play. ❁ I want a relationship like “Tom & Jerry” fight daily, still can’t live without each other. ❁ Cry only for cuts and stitches not for bastards and bitches. ❁ My biggest problem? I notice everything. ❁ It’s sad but life is full of sudden good bye’s. ❁ I gave so much to someone who never appreciated it. ❁ I’m a good person. But don’t give me a reason to show you my evil side. ❁ Pay close attention to people who don’t clap when you win. ❁ There are two reasons why we don’t trust people. First, we don’t know them. Second, we know them. ❁ Be careful who you push away. Some of us don’t come back. ❁ Some people are not your friend, they are just scared to be your enemy. ❁ I am who I am, I am what I am, I do what I do and I ain’t never gonna do it any different. I don’t care who likes it and who doesn’t. ❁ The most important thing is to enjoy your life – to be happy – it’s all that matters. ❁ Take every chance you get in life because some things only happen once. ❁ I myself never feel that I’m sexy. If people call me cute, I am happier. ❁ Women drivers rev my engine ❁ I like foodies ❁ Hey, I just met you, this is crazy ❁ At least this balloon is attracted to me! ❁ I must destroy you with hugs and kisses ❁ Stop looking for happiness in the same place you just lost it. ❁ I woke up like this ❁ If we could only turn back time… ❁ Keep smiling because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about. ❁ Beauty is power, a smile is its sword ❁ My autobiography is this ❁ Last day of class ❁ Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive ❁ Chilling like a gangster. Are you satisfied with the above Instagram captions for your friends, selfie quotes, Instagram quotes and many others? If you are satisfied, please do well to use the below share buttons to your friends, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc. #bestinstagramcaptions #captionsofpicturesofyourself #coolinstagramcaptions #cuteinstagramcaptions #funnyinstagramcaptions #funnyinstagramcaptionsforfriends #goodcaptionsforpictures #goodcaptionsforselfies #goodinstagramcaptions #igcaptionsandquotes #instagramcaptionfamily #instagramcaptionsforfriends #instagramcaptionsforselfies #instagramcaptionslyrics #rareinstagramcaptions #sassyinstagramcaptions #selfiequotescaptions #shortinstagramcaptions

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