#is that how u spell michigan

[tripthelight-fanfic]

Help I just had to check someone’s ID for work and he’s from Saginaw so I was like oooo Saginaw just like quietly to myself and he goes 👀 do you know someone from Saginaw?

I had to take a second and swallow my pride and go

no… my favorite band is just from near there…

#I’m gonna go die brb #the good news is he was super chill and knew who they were when I said it #bc of course he knows who gvf is he’s from Saginaw lol #how could he miss them #this band rlly has made me proficient in Michigan geography #my brother transferred to u mich and was telling me his address yesterday #and I was like aight what city and he was like oh…. I’m gonna have to spell it for you #and I was like it’s Ypsilanti isn’t it

[realhankmccoy]

Q: So hank, u and yr band of buddies really are headed to Niles, Michigan? What the hell you plan on doing there

A: well it’s gotta wait til I got my camo pants and boots but yeah I mean if my buds cant go I’ll go myself

anyhow I can’t talk about what my plans in MIchigan all are as it’s not gonna be as fun in my mind if it’s all spelled out, the way I think even in plans isn’t necessarily in English… anyone who’s ever dreamed would understand. The English comes later.

also some naughty toddlers may be listening and only I give them a certain fraction of my thoughts on things cuz it’s the fraction they deserve

That’s why adults never tell children about how adults party

it’ll just ruin the kids further who aren’t ready for adult fun at their toddler age and condition you know?

Gonna hang out at these two places:

#Michigan #niles

[preppernewstoday]

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[hockiey]

correcting my bio: jack hughes has king princess vibes

#jack hughes #luke hughes #quinn hughes #new jersey devils #nj devils #vancouver canucks #umich #umich hockey #michigan hockey #umichigan hockey #is that how u spell michigan?? #is luke even going to umich?? #i dont remember #its late ok cut me some slack #i cant b bothered to check #this is just a post from my prev blog that i liked lol

[offcore]

i said i wasn’t going to post more edits to my main but have you considered: i am emotionally unstable and my moods change faster than the weather in michigan

#Michigan is like if u play sims 4 seasons and only had mysterious weather for the entire game #my ocs #winter's ocs #i cannot remember how to spell his actual name or what his last name is oops #sims #my edits #ts4 #lgbtq sims #ts4 edit #s4 #sims 4 #sims 4 edit #simblr #ts4 simblr #s4 simblr #Levin Bell #📓 #milo benoit

[girlnikolai]

Judging you for your bsd kins except im a fucking cunt about it also im not including images because im in chemistry fuck yourself if that bugs you

if you point out the fact that these get longer as they go on then die pls <3

Dazai

Well arent you Unique. not like 90% of the fandom kins him or anything, cant say i dont kin him myself of course but i dont Kin Him i just kin him seriously tho if dazai is your top bsd kin stay 500 feet away from me and maybe take a bath while youre at it. your sense of humor is probably just uncensored depraved sexual posting and its fucking annoying shut up please. hardcore dazai kinnies suck so so bad but god damn you are all so annoying and i want to fuck you so bad (derogatory) i can make u worse babygirl please dm me. you need psychological help and not in a omg ur brocken way.... in a you should be lobotomized and pushed off a bridge way (affectionate)

Atsushi

do. do atsushi kinnies exist i thought that was just another word for furry. idk ill try my best um embracing my inner akutagawa kinnie pls kill yourself and kiss me on the lips. man seriously tho i didnt know atsushi kinnies were real are they just akutagawa kinnies in anger management. idk um. whore. bet u have an awful haircut. is that why you kin him fucko did you see the gay little tiger and his awful haircut and go hes just like me fr fr. is this your truth. your backstory. bitch.

Akutagawa

starting this off by saying if u kin him and ur ablebodied u should die. i dont think his disability is that relevent to his Angst but i love to be a hater. if u are disabled then cmere baby lets kiss im self loathing too hows ur relationship with ur dad. i bet ur bangs r why he left u. yeah i said it fuck you and your bangs. self callout i havent cut my bangs in 288485 years but its fine. i think we dont talk about the fact that akutagawa is canonically hot. as an akutagawa kinnie im allowed to say all akutagawa kinnies are hot unless ur one of the following. 1. ablebodied 2. have never lived in poverty 3. cis 4. idk fuckin. from michigan my akutagawa headcanon is that he hates michigan fuck yourself if ur from michigan

Ranpo

ranpo kinnies are such a mixed bag bc half of them are actually cool people who are probably autistic and the other half are the kids who thought they could genuinely solve the kira case. if u interpretat his lore as oh hes gifted kid burnout i think u need to sit down and tell me one time when hes burned out ever except the one part with mushitarou (is that how u spell his name idk hes ugly (affectionate)) yes honey i understand that youre too smart for this world and above everything but please go to bed you have school in the morning. if youve ever made an edit of ranpo to one of those like. little miss perfect type songs or averager or something please stay the fuck away from me. those songs fuck but god u are annoying

Yosano

ok real talk what is her backstory not even in a pretentious oh the writing is bad way i mean it in a i cant fucking read this is a cry for help someone please explain it to me. ok onto making fun of you. sterotyping is bad but also literally no yosano kinnie ive ever seen hasnt been nmlnm (non man loving non man) like this isnt even me being like haha ur a lesbian this is just a fact you like women dont you. seriously tho what is there to say about yosano i dont think i can comment on this shes property of the gays im sorry live laugh yosano ig

Chuuya

just spilled energy drink in my tits anyways if you were one of those kids slash still are one of those people whos like omg im so short and chaotic im a smol angry bean ill take ur knees out than im revoking your chuuya kin card 'oh but lucien you cant-' dont care didnt ask plus you only care about chuuya in the context of dazai. if you havent read stormbringer and u kin him shut up the adults are talking. i technically havent read stormbringer but my babygirl @chaotictransmess mansplained it to me so im infinitely hotter than all of you. please god please dm me if u kin chuuya and arent fucking annoying my legs are spread please baby

Fyodor

oh so ur a dazai kinnie (individuality complex edition) and youve read edgar allen poe wow.....ur one of those people who shits on others for saying crime and punishment is too long. NO ONE CARES THAT YOU READ THE WHOLE THING ITS LONG AND BORING AND YOURE A VIRGIN KAY WHY ESS SWEATY. this isnt directed at my beloved rowan ofc you can do no wrong /p fyodor kinnies are an unholy intersection between the worst dazai kinnies and the worst ranpo kinnies please shut up no one cares how fucked up you think the world is you live in suburbia shut up shut up shut up shut up. you absolutely used to lie on the internet to say you were french or russian or something in like 7th grade.

Nikolai

do you actually kin him or are you an XD crackhead. you probably go oh yeah my music taste is pretty wild and then its willwood and the cats the musical soundtrack. if youre an actual nikolai kinnie and not just an edgy 14 year old please stay away from me. not in a oh em gee ur so twisted way no u probably just smell bad and dress ugly and i dont want to be seen with u. you probably jokingly hit on your friends and jokingly make fun of them and no one finds it funny. dont worry babygirl i'll appreciate you like they never could please give me a chance. nikolai kinnies are hot as fuck until they arent. not saying anything else nice bc any validation you fucks get goes straight to your cock.

Kouyou

...mommy? 🥺

Poe

do you kin poe or do you wanna fuck ranpo so bad but you have too much internalized cringe to read x reader fics. ive said this 7 times but jesus fuck bsd fans shower challenge. you were one of those kids who got mad into those like. talking animals series but not like warriors and animorphs kids no im talking guardians of ga hoole. you wanna write so bad but anytime you fuck up you cry and bash your head against the wall and listen to mitski again i am sneaking dog anxiety meds into a hot dog for you. i cant even be mean on this one yall r like dying puppies who live in allies jesus yall bum me the fuck out

Kyouka

i havent seen anyone else kin kyouka so im doing this for myself ig. suprisingly enough despite being a massive cunt i kin the uwu smol bean of the fandom. kyouka isnt a smol bean ofc bsd fans just cant read i think. guys shes murdered people all she did was cry about it a few time guys pls shes not ur poor meow meow shes a traumatized child

Kunikida

the token Bsd Fan That Showers. guys pls kunikida kinnies this is a cry for help no one here has even read the light novels Heple. seriously tho i cant think of anything mean to say about kunikida kinnies. not like any of you would admit to kinning him publicly bc u think kinning is below you. ik being like omg ur 'insert sex thing' is cringe however no kunikida kinnies fuck its part of the job description please get laid

final thoughts

ok so basically like. 1. tell me if u want me to make fun of any other kinnies 2. yada yada yada this is all in good fun i didnt mean any of this pls dont spam report me badly dressed 15 year olds of tumblr 🥺🥺🥺 3. before one of you failed abortions decides to come in my notes like 'oh man does making fun of people make u feel better about yourself. we're just having fun ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️' the answer is yes it does make me feel better about myself i am a hater first and a person second and also i dont care if ur just having fun guess what fuckwad im having fun too now shut up <3

ok but in all seriousness i dont give a fuck who you kin and why and you shouldnt care about my opinions i want to fuck monty gator from fnaf and i kin the little gay elf wizard from the adventure zone and one time i ate gum off the floor cringe culture is dead girl if wearing an ugly trenchcoat and a amazon body harness over a death note t shirt makes u happy go do it. but in a genuine note a word to the bsd fandom PLEASE LEARN READING COMPREHENSION JESUS FUCK FOR A FANDOM REVOLVING AROUND A SERIES ABOUT DEAD AUTHORS YOU GUYS LITERALLY CANT READ ANYTHING EVER SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP anyways xoxo girlie pls like and subscribe like i said give me requests for other bsd characters making fun of people is my passion

#THE KOUYOU ONE IS A JOKE GUYS PLEASE #bungou stray dogs #bsd #dazai osamu #dazai bsd #atsushi nakajima #atsushi bsd #akutagawa ryuunosuke #akutagawa bsd #edogawa ranpo #ranpo bsd #yosano akiko #yosano bsd #chuuya nakahara #chuuya bsd #fyodor dostoevsky #fyodor bsd #nikolai gogol #nikolai bsd #kouyou ozaki #kouyou bsd #edgar allen poe #poe bsd #edgar allen poe bsd #kyouka izumi #kyouka bsd #doppo kunikida #kunikida bsd #tw suicide mention #give me more requests this was fun yeehaw

[supernatural-jackles]

no need to get all defensive. let's be real here for a moment. when was the last time u uploaded a fic or did something good for the community? weeks ago right? u barely post now and half of the time i forget that ur blog exists cuz of it. u have nothinbg to look forward to and nothing to keep readers coming back and im bored. ill find better blogs to follow and read from. ur a has been and most of us dont care about new stories from u. none wants to interact with u anymore so just bye lol

First of all, fuck you! 

Secondly, fuck you!

Let’s be real here for a moment, as you started off with oh so kindly. In school, didn’t your teachers ever teach you to start your sentences with a capital? Just curious because this is an eye sore to look at. Your spelling is well... not the greatest and who uses ‘u’ and ‘ur’ anymore? What are you, fifteen texting your BFF? 

You know how long I’ve had this blog? Almost seven fucking years. I have spend seven years writing fic, after fic, series after series, and working to get to where I am today. I’m not obligated to post anything, let alone keep a posting schedule to satisfy your needs. This is MY blog. Jen’s space. You’re in my space. Don’t like it? Get the fuck off of it. Plain and simple. 

I uploaded on Valentine’s Day, FYI. A 12k fic might I point out. So what if that was over a week and a half ago? So what if I don’t upload something every week? Am I not allowed to be human? Am I supposed to spend my days off constantly writing instead of going out to get groceries and spending time with my family? Am I supposed to forgo showering, and eating just to satisfy you? No. You don’t get to dictate the way I do things because you’re fucking bored. 

I will get as defensive as I want to because I have a right to defend myself, anon. I have a right to the way I feel and the way you make me feel. Have you ever thought to ask (haha that would mean you’re a good person) if maybe there is something else going on? Have you ever thought that there is a bigger issue as to why I’m not uploading the same amount as I used to? ‘Cause there is a reason, by that would require you to think about someone other than yourself and you couldn’t possibly do that. 

I have messages upon messaged in my askbox filled with nasty comments varying from how I’m not good enough and I don’t fit in, how my characterization is off, how I’m not as good as I used to be and not posting enough, right down to the fact that I’m boring and predictable and no one wants any more fics from me. There was a day that I almost deleted everything on this blog because I started to believe them. I still believe them. And I hate the fact that there is a part of me that believes you here, anon. Especially since I know I’m better than that. But there is always that little voice in your head there, pointing out the little things. 

Maybe I should stop sharing? Make you happy? I am a has been right? 

But if I’m a has been, what does that make you, anon from Michigan? Does that make you a kind person? Does that make you a better writer than I am? Does it help you sleep at night knowing that you sent this? Really, I’m interested to know. Tell me how it is writing new parts of a series while trying to writer one shots and post things because you don’t want to let people down. I’m dying to know.

Go find better blogs to read and follow. Go off and do whatever it is you do and you be proud of the absolute piece of shit that you are. 

#Anon wank #Fuck you #Anon from Michigan #Jen's pissed #long post #Anonymous #Jen Answers Asks

[what-the-van-heck]

Grishaverse characters as US states

You didn’t ask, I know, but this seems oddly accurate and i’m entertained by it.

(I would like to apologize in advance if I offend your state, chances are i’ve never been there and i’m sure i’d feel differently if I had)

Alabama - Ivan (will f*ck u over bc he can)

Alaska - Matthias (ice. snow. probably wolves)

Arizona - Nadia (home to one of the wonders of the world, underrated)

Arkansas - Alys (confusing spelling)

California - The Darkling (enough money to take over the whole country, just might do it if the rest of us don’t get ourselves together)

Colorado - Mal (lots of animals to track also very underrated)

Connecticut - Baghra (always scolding ppl which makes them hate her but shes also usually right. which makes people hate her more.)

Delaware - Colm Fahey (definitely the first to ratify the constitution, always gonna be there for u)

District of Columbia - Nikolai (cant u just see him building a mansion in rock creek park just so it can be bigger than the white house. also would be a huge dc statehood advocate.)

Florida - Jesper (nobody knows what’s going on but we’re attracted to it anyway)

Georgia - Sergei (seems nice but will f*ck u over)

Hawaii - Marya Hendriks (idk i just think the woman deserves it)

Idaho - Pim (we barely know him, so one might say he has the personality of a potato, but potatoes are also reliable. like you can’t go wrong with potatoes you know?)

Illinois - Ana Kuya (when we needed him most, Illinois brought us Obama. when we needed her most, Ana Kuya brought us Alina.)

Indiana - Anika (very little purpose but appreciated)

Iowa - Fedyor (has way more say than necessary in presidential elections but kinda chill anyway)

Kansas - Dunyasha (just don’t)

Kentucky - Marie (usually just rude but also has a pretty countryside)

Louisiana - Aditi Hilli (she can shoot a gun and stuff but I feel like she’s also kinda jazzy)

Maine - Adrik (lives in an isolated cabin and hates the world even tho everyone loves him)

Maryland - Inej (oceans to sail on but also i feel like she’d really vibe in baltimore running over rooftops and stuff)

Massachusetts - David (definitely went to harvard but now lives on the cape or in the berkshires far away from people so he can read n experiment)

Michigan - Hanne Brum (pretty but chill about it. also winters)

Minnesota - Kuwei (lots of lakes to put out fire)

Mississippi - Oomen (m i s s i s s i kaz brekker’s knife in ur i)

Missouri - Alexei (i have no explanation other than both are kind of irrelevant to me)

Montana - Stigg (idk. northern I guess?? it just feels right)

Nebraska - Botkin (wild wild west amiright)

Nevada - Jordie (would just get fooled again in vegas)

New Hampshire - Tolya (live free or die u know)

New Jersey - Nina (drives too fast, badass energy)

New Mexico - Alina (idk why but i love new mexico. like it’s just so pretty and cool and she would definitely own her own art studio in santa fe. it’s also sunny so perfect)

New York - Kaz (just when u think he’s a city he pulls out a cow and ur like oh of course there’s more)

North Carolina - Sturmhond (um okay so i’m thinking UNC which means light blue which is Ravka right?? also ocean)

North Dakota - Tante Heleen (shouldn’t exist)

Ohio - Yuri (i feel like this is utah but a little calmer)

Oklahoma - Pekka Rollins (literally no one likes u)

Oregon - Privyet (sailing the seas. also underrated)

Pennsylvania - Leoni (very philly/city of brotherly love but also farms. would also use her positivity to resolve the sheetz/wawa debate)

Rhode Island - Joost (u forgot about him but he’s trying his best)

South Carolina - Big Bolliger (first state to secede from the union)

South Dakota - Jarl Brum (also shouldn’t exist)

Tennessee - Wylan (MUSIC like cant u just see him vibing on beale street)

Texas - Per Haskell (acts tough but isn’t)

Utah - the Apparat (do I have to explain this)

Vermont - Tamar (New Hampshire but less poetic slogan, she would also definitely be feeling the bern)

Virginia - Genya (would definitely vibe with the “Virginia is for lovers” slogan, also pretty views like her)

Washington - Zoya (very storm witch, also u see what i did there with zoyalai)

West Virginia - Jan Van Eck (again, shouldn’t exist, country roads will never take him home tho bc SPOILER he’s in prison)

Wisconsin - Misha (i mean the kid definitely loves mac and cheese)

Wyoming - Isaak (okay so apparently there’s this theory that wyoming is fake which is so funny to me bc isaak is a fake nikolai right???? but at the same time he’s such a homie like so appreciated wow)

that’s all folks let me know how you feel

#grishaverse #six of crows #crooked kingdom #shadow and bone #seige and storm #ruin and rising #king of scars #nina zenik #inej ghafa #kaz brekker #matthias helvar #jesper fahey #wylan van eck #alina starkov #mal oretsev #the darkling #nikolai lantsov #zoya nazyalensky

[shirtlesssammy]

8x01: We Need to Talk About Kevin

Then:

P U R G A T O R Y

Now:

100-Mile Wilderness, Maine

1 Year Later

A couple is sleeping peacefully in the forest when a bright light fills the sky, waking the woman.

The couple goes out to investigate when they hear rustling outside. It’s a deer! Close...it’s Dean! He’s looking more like a feral rat than a deer. I would not want to run into someone looking like Dean in the middle of nowhere, that’s for sure. He pulls his gun, asks where the road is, grabs a bag of their stuff, and skedaddles. Yikes. First, for anyone not caught up, let’s all collectively scream what we all thought on our first viewing: Where’s Cas??! Second, who the fuck hikes anywhere, let alone the 100 Mile Wilderness trail with that kind of gear?! Camp chairs? A lantern the size of a dining room chandelier? A tent that’s making Harry Potter quake? Anyway, I lol thinking this is the most unbelievable part of this scene, and not the dude who just got back from Purgatory. 

Clayton, Louisiana

4 Days Later

Cue up Styx “Man in the Wilderness”, and sit back and watch one of my favorite montages. Watching Dean walk down a road never gets old. He walks to a cemetery and digs up a grave. He chants an incantation over some bones, and voilà, he brings back to life a vampire! They embrace.

Wait, what? 

In Kermit, Texas, Sam’s ditching on a woman AND a dog. He drives to Rufus’s cabin in Montana, where a hiding Dean assaults him with all the monster tests. They both pass, and hug. Sam is shocked. “I guess standing too close to exploding dick, sends your ass straight to Purgatory.” Dean explains the situation with the first dick joke of the season. Sam has further questions, and Dean is vague on the details. Sam also wonders about Cas. Dean shuts down a little more and admits, “Yeah, Cas didn’t make it.” 

Sam presses the matter. “Something happened to him down there. Things got pretty hairy towards the end, and he... just let go,” Dean adds. So, he admits that Cas let go here, did he alter his memory after this? In any event, Dean’s really broken about it. 

Sam then admits that he got out of the life, tossed all his phones, etc. “Something happened to me this year, too.” Gah, like a complete breakdown and fugue state, but I will reserve my thoughts for my non-existent essay on the state of Sam’s mind when Dean and Cas were in Purgatory. That sends Dean into an anger spiral. (Natasha: LIMES)

He listens to all of Sam’s phone messages --the increasingly desperate and eventually disillusioned pleas for help from Kevin. 

He was their responsibility, and Sam just ditched him. Uh, because he was in complete mental failure! Sam hears something in the background of the last message and is able to isolate the sound to a bus station. They track him to Michigan, where his girlfriend, Channing, is attending college. 

Once at the motel, Dean sees two boys playing with their toy guns, which sends him into a memory spiral. He’s chasing a vamp in Purgatory and eventually catches him. “Where’s the angel?”

WhEreS tHe aNgEl?

W H E R E ‘ S  T H E  A N G E L?

??

?

(Don’t touch me.)

“You’re him. The human.” 

Like, excuse me? The monsters are all meeting up talking about the human wandering around Purgatory looking for that angel? LIKE PLEASE. No, please STOp. I can’t take it, even after all these years. 

Anyway, Dean keeps demanding to know where that goddamned angel is. The vamp refuses to say so Mr. Dramatic lops his head off set to a very elegant camera angle. 

Another monster attacks but Dean’s too far from his machete. Then ANOTHER monster attacks THAT monster. Spoiler: IT’S BENNY! 

Later, in the motel, Dean suggests moving on, but Sam thinks he should get some rest. Dean goes into another anger spiral --probably because he couldn’t sleep for a year and all Sam did was sleep due to his complete breakdown. Sam trying to ignore that he didn’t have control of his world isn’t helping him with Dean. Sam found “a girl.” Well, actually, she was a fully grown woman, but go on… Listen, I don't like the Amelia stuff as much as the next person, so I have a very elaborate headcanon of Sam’s mental break and the symbolic fantasy world he created while he barely existed at the cabin. 

Anyway, Sam asks Dean what Purgatory was like. “It was bloody. Messy. 31 flavors of bottom-dwelling nasties. Hell, most days felt like 360-degree combat. But there was something about being there.”

“It felt pure.”

It fElT PuRe

I T  F E L T  P U R E

Flashback to Purgatory, where Dean’s life is still saved by Benny, the vampire. Dean threatens to shiv him up the ass so...every friendship needs to start somewhere? The vampire knows an escape hatch out of Purgatory! But it’s only for humans. He’ll show him the portal as long as Dean smuggles his soul out of Purgatory. 

The first rule of Purgatory is you can’t trust anyone. Dean doesn’t trust Benny - not an inch. But he does need allies. He tells Benny that he’ll agree to that tenuous deal as long as they find “the angel” first.

At a college, the Winchesters interview Channing. She hasn’t heard a word from Kevin and furthermore, would spurn his love forever now that he’s no longer going to Princeton. Ouch! After they leave, Channing’s eyes go black and she slices her roommate's throat so she can make a phone call. DOUBLE OUCH! She reports that Kevin still hasn’t gotten in touch with her, but Dean Winchester is back.

Trying to get some work done amongst the students, Sam experiences his own mournful flashback. He hit a dog! He shouted at veterinary hospital employees! Damn it, this is an animal hospital!!! I hand you a bloody dog, you fix! Shouting helps things happen! 

Sam bby.

Dean arrives with a burger in hand, reunited with one of the loves of his life at least. Sam reports that he’s tracked Kevin to Iowa.

At a run down church in Iowa, the Winchesters pay a house call. Kevin immediately confronts them with a Borax-loaded supersoaker. Once he figures out they’re human, Kevin gives them the tour of his new digs. He’s learned how to ward against demons. And then while explaining his recent past, Kevin has his own flashback! Everyone gets one! 

In Kevin’s flashback, he’s been captured by Crowley who sits him down to work on another tablet. A DEMON tablet! Dun dun DUN! Kevin mines its secrets and tells Crowley that there’s a hell gate in Wisconsin. (Made out of cheese?) Demons gather ingredients for him and Kevin gets to have a MONTAGE of preparing a spell to open the gate. Only…

...Kevin was hoodwinking the demons the whole time. 

He’d found a demon bomb recipe and blasts away his guards while Crowley waits on a distant Wisconsin farm. 

Back in the present, Kevin’s stowed the tablet somewhere safe but before he did that, he made sure to memorize one more important spell from the tablet: a spell to close the gates of Hell...FOREVER. 

Dean and Sam head outside to the...second story church deck?...to chat. Sam’s disappointed that Kevin seems further into the hunting life than before. Dean’s proud of the kid - “he’s in it whether he likes it or not.” Oof. Dean, your Winchester is showing.

Sam heads down to the candle-lit church. He apologizes to Kevin for bugging out on him - and on everything hunting related. It’s definitely staged like a confession.

Kevin admits that he’s perturbed when he really stops and thinks about his life, post-prophet-revelation. Sam assures him that “it gets better.” Hmm RLY? Sam’s an optimist, and continues: if they can banish all the demons, Kevin might actually be free to live a good life. BRB weeping and shouting angrily at this show!

In Sam’s hazy flashback, he waits anxiously for the news from the vet. She reports that his dog will be okay. Sam corrects her - the dog isn’t his! She double barrel blasts him with sarcasm, implying that if he doesn’t take care of the dog he hit then he’s the worst person in the world. Which. Okay. I generally don’t mind Amelia though I think she demonstrably has terrible luck picking stable, healthy relationships. But this scene always has me rolling my eyes. It’s so normal to foist a dog on a stranger! Everyone has the means and time to care for a dog, not to mention a dog who has been seriously injured! A vet would not do this! Amelia, plz. 

Amelia puppy dog eyes Sam, and he’s toast. He’s spent so many years working on his offensive puppy eyed tactics, he never thought to work on his defense!

The church begins to shake and wood splits apart Kevin’s devil’s traps. A couple of demons arrive, armed with more swagger than weaponry. There’s a zappy flashy kicky fight and then Crowley and Channing arrive. Crowley demands the tablet for Channing’s life. He flashes Channing back into control for a moment as proof of life. Kevin offers himself up in exchange for Channing’s freedom and heads off to “pack up.” Then Kevin lures Crowley and Channing to a holy water trap.

As they’re being doused, the Winchesters and Kevin escape. While they drive away, Crowley orders the demon out of Channing and then kills her. Oof. 

Later, Dean gets a phone call as they stop for gas and snacks, and then passes it off as a wrong number. Kevin passes on donuts and beef jerky. He just saw his girlfriend die and that doesn’t lend itself well to gas station snacks. 

Dean offers up words of Winchester Solace™. “You’re in it now. Whether you like it or not you do what you gotta do.” Good talk, Dean! 

On Dean’s pee break, he furtively places a phone call. It’s Benny, the vampire from earlier! He’s lurking on the edges of a funeral in a not-at-all-suspicious way. He figured out cell phones! But not fashion.

Dean tells him that they shouldn’t talk for a while since they’re both adjusting to life. Benny wistfully tells Dean that Purgatory WAS pure and he should have appreciated it more while he was there. They both admonish each other to be good (and presumably not go on a murderous rampage). Good talk!

WHERE’RE THE QUOTES?

We made it, brother

I don't know whether to give you a hug or take a shower

Nothing says "family" quite like the whole family being dead

Where’s the angel?

Hey, the rules are simple, Sam. You don't take a joint from a guy named Don, and there's no dogs in the car!

So you're looking for a soul train

There's a demon in you, and you're going to your safety school

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[127-mile]

That happens to me a lot too, but with different fruit haha. Yes being from Michigan (USA) cherries come in different forms. Black cherries have bigger pits and if u eat too many your fingers turn purple 😂. Question 2: what is the longest word you know how to spell in english? In your mother language (if it isn't english)?

Oh well, I learned something tonight ! Thank you for that ! But does it taste the same as regular cherries ? 

The longest word I know how to spell ? 

In english : I have absolutely no idea to be honest with you ! 

In french : Anticonstitutionnellement. Until recently it was the longest word in the french language.

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[braincoins]

To catch y’all up:

First of all, as always, feel free to ask any questions! ^_^ I can’t remember what I’ve said here vs. what I’ve said on other social media or if I’m repeating myself or what not, so I’m just going to say what I want and if something’s unclear, feel free to ask me.

This is all personal stuff, so if you want fandom-ness, this post is not for you. But if you’re curious, read on, mi amigo! (Amigx?)

So, we have the keys to the new place (hereafter: The Ranch). It’s nice on the inside; the outside looks kind of junky, I think, but it’s a good location: lots of shopping and restaurants nearby, UU church close at hand, less than 20 minutes to the cancer center, not loud and filled with college kids, etc. 

We took over some stuff, went shopping for a few things we need. Internet’s up in the new place. I put up my solar lights and windchime outside (might be time for a new windchime though; this one’s kinda rusty and battered). I can have a bird feeder again, so Schrodi’ll be happy. 

Tomorrow I have to give 30 days’ notice to the office. Two Men and a Truck’s “relocation consultant” comes by our place on Tuesday to give us a packing/moving estimate. Got my PET scan (hopefully) this Thursday; I think I’m going to actually head out to A2 early, drop some more stuff by the Ranch (like the bird feeder; we picked up some birdseed while we were at the store), and then see what the commute is like from the Ranch to the cancer center. 

Then Friday, the packers should come and pack everything up and Saturday we move. @__@ Before then, I’m going to try to get lots of stuff over to Goodwill so there’s less for the packers & movers to ...well, pack and move. ^_^; 

Then next week I have to bring our keys for the Overlook back to Holland sometime before Friday because next Friday is my first infusion. That’s looking like an all-day affair because we have to go through an “education session” first and that’s slotted to take 4 hours on its own. The ipi infusion is supposed to be 90 minutes and the nivo infusion an hour; people on the MPIP forum (for melanoma patients/caregivers) have said they typically wait 30 minutes inbetween to see if there’s an adverse reaction or something, so that’s 3 hours, plus we have to be there an hour before the education session so I can get my blood drawn. REALLY, it’s going to be a long time. At least there’s an Einstein Bros. bagels there.

Aside from making a trip back to Holland, I also want to start working out next week. The melanoma forum people recommended it to help combat the fatigue, and I’m suuuuper behind on Zombies, Run! so this is a good chance to get a little further along. I can’t work out this week ‘cause you’re actually not allowed to in the 48 hours before a PET scan, which means Tuesday, Wednesday, and most of the day Thursday (it’s an evening scan). And, honestly, all the moving nonsense is “workout” enough, in the sense of how many spell slots it’s taking up.

The Ranch has a fitness center in the clubhouse/office building, so I can go there. Right now I can only go when the office is open because they just changed management in February and that came with a change of computer systems which means that, among other things, our leasing agent can’t add key cards to the keycard system that would let us in after hours. But that’s being worked on. For now, I’ll get my workouts in during the day like a normal person. (HA!)

Trying not to be scared about the side effects of the infusions. Trying not to be scared in general. I hate moving, but I like having a whole new place to play with. All that potential, y’know? I already know we’re hanging my cousin’s painting over the fireplace. We’ve talked about getting some pretty iridescent window film that cuts down on UV light, a horizontal shelf unit or two, and a runner for the entryway. There’s so much we can do! 

And so much we can do in A2, too! New places to eat and shop and explore. Museums and film festivals and events! When Michigan Public Radio advertises things going on in Ann Arbor and Detroit, I could actually go to them! (Michigan Public Radio is a service of U of M in Ann Arbor, so a lot of the events it advertises are in A2 or Detroit, and it’s like, “Well, I might like to go to a live taping of The Moth Radio Hour, but it’s all the way across the state, so nevermind,” and now I could do stuff like that, if I wanted.)

But it’s not just that we’re moving to a new place in a new town: it’s a whole new lifestyle! Pengy working from home. Me working out through the week and attending church on Sundays. Infusions and CT scans and managing side effects, oh my! 

It remains to be seen how well I’ll take to my entire life being shaken up and resettled. But, y’know, it’s better than the alternative.

[jackednephi]

i’m gonna put this under a cut just because it’s rambly and long. feel free to reply to it or reblog i just wanted to save people’s dashboards cause i’m actually on a pc and not my phone for once

finally managed to make it to church this week (it’s been snowy up here so even during “better” weeks, i didn’t really trust myself on the ice since i only have one good hip) and the talks focused a lot on forgiveness and gratefulness and honesty and like

part of me doesn’t like the typical narrative we have where we just need to forgive and that’s it. because i got told by my older brother the “god will forgive whom he will forgive” line who then turned around and tossed me out of his house because i’d offended him which caused my miscarriage. like, if anybody needed to abide by that, he should’ve just let it go. (specifically, he was offended that i Wasn’t Here For His Shit when he was being racist and was all “you can’t talk to me like that in my own home” about it)

but then at church it’s “we need to forgive our enemies” and “we need to turn the other cheek” like ok i can see not holding a grudge and needing to move on for your own mental health. and that’s one thing. but we get told forgiveness is just saying it’s not a problem, keeping that person in our lives. like i don’t really have to spell out the way forgiveness is approached. you all know the song and dance

and i feel like for truly traumatic grievances, that doesn’t work. there was a post going around about taking offending parties to court and that it was in your best interest to make amends before you were brought to court and that it was perfectly fine and just to be brought to court anyway because you shouldn’t have hurt someone in the first place. like, for me, i’ve “forgiven” my brother in that i don’t hold a grudge. i still hurt. i hurt very very deeply. and i absolutely believe he deserves punishment. but it’s not my business to deliver that punishment

part of it is that earthly court, as it were, would be a PAIN to pursue. like after my second sexual assault, i just stopped reporting stuff. i was straight up raped in my bedroom apartment after a campus party and frankly didn’t even realize that’s what happened until years later because of how the legal system had handled regular degular sexual assault. but like even if i were guaranteed justice, there’s a matter of making the time, the fuss it would bring up, etc. so it would be so much more effort than it’s worth

but like so far as that goes, i’m absolutely going to leverage my grievances against my brother if given the chance. both because i deserve an apology but also because he needs to know how deeply his actions affect others. he needs to learn and grow and atone. and while i don’t hold a seething hatred in my heart anymore, i haven’t “forgiven” him the way we’re usually told

and i feel like that’s how forgiveness should be handled yknow? like forgive in that it soothes your soul. let go of that vengeance and rancor for your own sake. but past that? i feel like that’s the extent it should go because otherwise you end up giving people passes who just don’t deserve it. the way forgiveness is approached now is what kept me locked in abusive relationships

it’s also not our business to “forgive” oppression imo? like we should be angry that those powers are in place and we should be moving to fix those, especially when we have pricileges. i, as a white person, need to be working to fix white supremacy and dismantling the powers that keep me privileged from the inside. i should also be working to dismantle sexism, misogyny, etc

and the way we talk about being grateful in our situations goes hand in hand with this, i feel. because we’re told to be happy with our circumstances when like sometimes it’s reasonable to not be? it’s understandable somebody in FLINT MICHIGAN would be angry and ungrateful over their water situation. it seems warranted that someone with depression wouldn’t be grateful for that

like we absolutely should be able to look around and and see our blessings. we should be grateful for our spouses and our children. we should be happy having houses and whatnot. but i think it’s unkind at best, if not outright cruel to say the same to someone without. like i feel like the “we shouldn’t be grateful for things but have an attitude of gratitude” ignores suffering or at the least dismisses it

like, to me, attitude of gratitude is about not being cranky for the sake of it. but the way this idea is presented, the way forgiveness is presented, and the way in which all this is exercized not only leaves room for us to allow things we frankly shouldn’t, it excuses our own cruel behaviors. because, as my older brother did, he mentioned god would forgive whom he would forgive. but it was up to me to forgive everybody. then he turned around and did what he did

anyway i lost control of this post and forgot where i was going with it :u

#original post #words #long post

[gayside-blog]

5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 24, 33, 38, 42, 45, 70, 71, 100, 116 (if yes what music?), 127, 133, 148

5. If you were drunk would the person you like take care of you?

“As your RA, I would take care of you and then report you”

11. What does the most recent text that you sent say?

“Are u guys chatting/do u want to” (but the most recent funny text I sent was “Woah congrats! Your relationship is now the size of a head of lettuce” and I want that documented)

12. What are your 5 favorite songs right now?

Boys Will Be Bugs by Cavetown

Anpanman by BTS

The Good Side by Troye Sivan

San Francisco by The Mowgli’s

I Wanna Get Better by The Bleachers

13. Do you like it when people play with your hair?

I think so!

14. Do you believe in luck and miracles?

Kind of? I’m not sure! I believe in coincidences

21. What are your bad habits?

I interrupt everyone constantly including myself

24. Favorite part of your daily routine?

I haven’t started this up again technically but summer workouts are peak

33. Spell your name with your chin.

chgasrelkiue3

38. Describe your dream person?

Blonde. Wears Dr. Suess pjs. Creative & cute.

42. If your being extremely quiet what does it mean?

I’m tired or feeling depressed or anxious or something probably

45. What makes you get out of bed in the morning?

Different things! Usually food

70. Names of your bestfriends?

Amanda, Alex, Lio, Gabe, Annie, Lexie

71. Craving something? What?

I want to be in Michigan

100. How are you feeling?

Good! A little tired

116. Are you listening to music right now?

I’m not! I’m on FaceTime

127. What makes you happy?

So many things!! Seeing people I love, laughing, being creative, having good food, taking care of myself, being appreciated, giving compliments, seeing dogs, being outside, long drives, listening to music, and so many other things

133. Favourite lyrics right now?

I already answered this one!

148. What’s your favourite quote?

I don’t have one but I was going through my aesthetic blog looking for a good one and I saw this poem “Today” which is lovely:

Hi everyone, I’m just writing to say that today felt

like the first day of my life. It was a normal day,

but there was something very subtle, strange, and

new about it.”

[gotakuofficial-blog]

Kyo - Impressionist Vignettes: OFFICIAL REVIEW

Written by Kisai The Spooniest Bard

[Foreword]:

To begin, Mike Faris AKA Kyo (FKA Demon Eyes Kyo) is an artist I respect immensely. He is also a dear friend and someone I consider a kindred soul. I take every verse he writes, sings and/or raps as a chance to understand more of his worldview and thought process. That said, I'm extremely honoured (so much so I just spelled honored with a FARKING letter U) to have been chosen as one of the trusted to review this, his debut album. I am Darris Marcell Kisai Parker, and this is Impressionist Vignettes by Kyo.

[Track 1ne] - Yasiin (prod. by kaptain planet): So from the start we get a gritty, dark boom bap jawn produced by the impeccable kaptain planet. It's always lit when planet links up with Kyo because Kyo starts to slip into his particular brand of what he calls "sophisticated ignorance", a glorious combination of swagger, hyperbole, and good old-fashioned dark humor. In this instance, however, Kyo's lyrics are more sober, less grandiose. He chooses to lampshade how basic and one-note some artists tend to be in their portrayals. He even pays homage to one of his fellow CPC member's songs (Views by Savior Monroe). And most of all, Kyo just makes it plain how serious he is in this outing. This one is less about stellar bars and schemes and more about the human experience as interpreted by Mike Faris. I'm here for it. Quotable: "Ain't my fault if the truth hurtin' ya feelin's. You ain't puttin' work with writtens murkin' the rhythm. You just jerkin' the listeners like jamaican chicken."

[Track 2wo] - Highland (prod. by Lé Real): An autobiographical stroll over a jazzy lofi road paved by a Castle In The Sky faithful, the uber-talented Lé Real. Here, Kyo talks about his old stomping ground, a place in Michigan called Highland. He highlights the rough yet sensitive nature of the milieu, the roaming opinions of passive observers looking in from the outside, the desperate grab for tough guy points by those who probably can't get into the Salty Spittoon otherwise, the ones who live in nicer areas, who don't really HAVE TO be in such an area. Kyo warns these folks about greenness of grass, and tells them in no plain terms to get a life of their own. This is the stuff I was looking for. And he delivered. Quotable: "A double-wide was like a luxury home! Havin' both parents there the rarest of luxuries tho and I know; I'm one of the lucky ones when it comes to that, Most of my homies wasn't tho, that's just the facts..."

[Track 3hree] - Flowers From The Old Vic Stage (prod. by Medical Nindo, guitars by Kyo):  Kyo sings, by the way! I feel like typically when artists try to be multi-layered it's an attempt to appeal to a public all too swayed by gimmicky shallow bullshit. But in Kyo's case, he really carries all the musicianship and artistry necessary to sustain the various mantles he's borne over the years. That said, on the singer/songwriter tip, Kyo is something to witness. But if you've followed his work at all, you've probably heard this on display on his previous work, "The Imposter's Muse". His poet's soul is on display here in track three, a somber, romantic ballad produced by the smooth/savage master himself, Medical Ninjutsu aka Medical Nindo. Some of y'all might know him as Diggz Da Prophecy. Kyo accompanies our resident "Hood Nerd Sage" on the guitar, providing weepy, melancholy-yet nostalgic licks that carry the heady tone of his musings. A song from the perspective of a tragic lover of a former star of the stage and screen, a person with whom our hero was enraptured, with whom he was close, a flame that perhaps burned too bright and sputtered into dying embers. "I wonder..." The words pass his lips several times over, each time a different thread carried on their doleful, mournful wind. Quotable: I'm not giving you one. Listen to the song.

[Track 4our] - Summer '09 (prod. by River Sanzu):  So, ironically, Summer '09 is a time of major importance to me because it was a time when I was ambivalent towards life. I was holding down a job I truly loved, but not seeing much of the money I was getting paid due to familial obligations, I was dating one of my current best friends, a relationship I look back on fondly even now. But it seemed like everything in the world conspired to keep us apart and as such I felt like I was failing her. I was writing some of the best bars of my life, but I had no way to record and couldn't afford to hit anyone's studio. I was dependent on music to keep me going and every month I had an issue with my mp3 player. I was finally seeing some measure of freedom, but at the same time I was constantly being appraised by family members as an adult acting like a child. As if they alone held the yardstick by which adulthood is measured and everyone's lived experiences were supposed to be uniform with the same milestones at the same times as if life worked that way. And to top it off, my father's genes were kicking in and I started to lose hair, just when I was getting ready to pimp my afro to the max! (RIP afro dreams). I just felt like I was languishing in some sort of middleground hell where everything was awesome but terrible at the same time. I constantly questioned whether I even wanted to be alive. Looking back, I always tell myself it wasn't that bad. It was just growing pains and every adult has them. But you couldn't tell me shit in the moment. I'd've said "Life is iffy af for me right now." On another side of the country, here is Kyo, driving drunk on his way to kick it with his friends. The same ambilavence towards the idea of continuing life present in his thoughts and actions. Instead leaving it to the "Most High" to determine his fate, he arrives unscathed at the function, has a rowdy old time with his buddies, the sort of things youths get into when together. "Freestyling and clowning", card games, even more drinking, some squabbles-nothing that really matters between friends however, and just being in the moment, then Kyo drives (possibly even more drunk) back home. Again he tosses the dice and leaves it up to higher powers to determine if he will make it home. And there you have it, a square out of the quilted tapestry that is Kyo's life. River Sanzu aka Lit Yagami AKA Ish1da creates a city pop-infused backdrop that perfectly encompasses the nostalgic feel of Kyo's ride through memory lane. One of my favorite songs on the album honestly. Also I'm really mad I didn't produce this because it's amazing. Not quite as mad as Ethos made me that one time but I may still turn into a dog for 3 seconds... GRRRRRRR (DAWG MODE) Quotable: "They say seeing is believing, these demons I'm seeing in my rearview mirror keep chasing, I stay weaving through lanes and I'm.... still thuggin' it, drunk in public and unequpped to handle the mental stresses I struggle with but it's just... One mo' night in Summer '09!"

[Track 5ive] - You Go To My Head (prod. by RealVenom):  Kyo’s strongest quality as an artist is his ability to depict the various aspects of his point of view without sacrificing impact. In “You Go To My Head”, he croons, raps and waxes poetic to the subject of his affection. It’s tender, but in a truly relatable fashion. I consider myself strongly in the romantic camp, so endeavors like these speak to me. I blame my soft heart. The warm lofi provided by RealVenom just makes you feel like you’re by a warm fireplace, keeping warm inside from the harsh winter. A glass of wine, a bag of marshmallows for roasting and some good-looking company and you’ve got a night. Kudos to both Kyo and Venom for making such a dope jam. Quotable: “And if you got me seein’ double... That’s twice as many chances to say I love you...”

[Track 6ix] - Moving To Detroit (prod. by Camp Phire Connection, guitars by Kyo): Here is a fully acoustic affair. Just Kyo, his trusty guitar, and us, the listener. In “Moving To Detroit”, he intimates the lonely predicament of a single man deciding to move to what is considered the saddest city in the country according to a study. He mulls over dating the local women hoping for a shot at love, relates his hopes that any local toughs don’t harass or assault him, and mentions his prior OWI (An incident he explained in detail to me in a conversation we had.) and the consequences thereof. “Moving to Detroit” is a somber, reflective look at both himself and his environment, and rather than feeling like a fly on the wall, we are put right there in the passenger seat as he takes us along for this ride. It’s an eye-opener, for sure. Quotable: “It’s not as bad as everyone says in the city, but every time I head home I feel such relief when I hit the freeway. If I move down there and my friends come visit me, they’ll also get to know how good that feels. I guess you’re welcome...” [Track 7even] - Vignettes feat. Savior Monroe (prod. by Camp Phire Connection): The only vocal guest feature on this album comes from fellow Camp Phire Connection artist and founder Savior Monroe. “Vignettes” is gorgeously produced, a shoegaze-y blues waltz number by Kyo and Savior. Both artists give amazingly heartfelt accounts of grace. of friendship and of humanity. The feeling is just abstract enough, just specific enough. Truly these are just vignettes. But that’s all we needed. Quotable: “But for now I can still paint you with an impressionist’s view. I might not remember the facts, but I still remember the truth.” [Track 8ight] - French Lessons (prod. by Camp Phire Connection, guitars by Kyo): Kyo’s trusty guitar returns once more, fair accompaniment for a sultry number about SEX. Yep. Sex. Who among us doesn’t simply long for the next chance to be intimate with a special someone. There’s something magical about when two souls connect, REALLY CONNECT, for those precious moments. Even sometimes when it’s empty, it’s still grand. Here, Kyo says it all. Quotable: “Sex is empty, sex is death, so baby please kill me then hold me in your arms until I resurrect. Sex is endless, sex is French, le petit mort, the little death, and rebirth and first breath and back again.” Track 9ine] - Snow (prod. by Lé Real): Snow, to put it plain an simply, is hard. Hard as pavement. Once more, we’re right there in the room with Kyo as he relates some tales from his life. I don’t even wanna talk too much about this one. It’s something that just needs to be heard. It’s too real for me to adequately put into words.  Quotable: None, just peep the song. [Track 10en] - Philip Seymour Hoffman (prod. by Kisai The Spooniest Bard): Iono who the hell this Kisai The Spooniest bard dude thinks he is, but we gonna fight because this beat is fire. He could have at least let me rap on this. Not that I’m salty because Kyo did his thing. But seriously this is a great closer. Something about that japanese jazz sample makes such a great backdrop for Kyo to compare himself to Vincent Van Gogh and Philip Seymour Hoffman (RIP to two of the greats). As artists our art is what we use to combat the negative feelings that dwell in our mortal minds. Not everyone can win this fight, but Kyo is dead set on winning. If I hadn’t heard this song before judging, I’d have told you that the beat used doesn’t fit the theme of the album, but I’d have been wrong. Kyo made it work like only he could and the result is a track that both producer and artist could be proud of. Quotable: “In a world of visigoths and vandals I’m Vincent Van Gogh, battle depression with insufficient ammo.” [Afterword]: Impressionist Vignettes is a ride, friends. Tonally, It starts low and ends high, moodwise it’s as human as we are. And from an artistic standpoint, it’s probably Kyo’s strongest work to date. I recommend you give it a spin. I learned something and so might you. One final note. Big ups to Savior Monroe on the engineering end. This album sounds great beginning to end. Kisai out. Ja ne~ Peep Impressionist Vignettes here!: https://campphireconnection.bandcamp.com/album/impressionist-vignettes

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