#part time communications jobs sydney

[papercranium]

THE BEAR CHARACTERS’ ZODIAC SIGNS🐻

steaming hot takes with my (limited) knowledge of astrology. but this has been simmering in my brain for many days and i simply must speak my truth...(part 1/?) idk lmk if you want more bc i have a few thoughts!

carmy is an aquarius!!!! i know this to be true deep in my heart!! the passion, the drive, the focus, the intellect, it's all there. he's driven by his desire to be good, and to keep getting better. carmy knows what he wants and although he sometimes struggles with emotional intimacy, he's actually a really good communicator. he doesn't do small talk, but as we've seen, he's open and willing to discuss difficult topics and be vulnerable with the people he's close to. he is a stubborn believer in the people he cares about, and strongly values teamwork and his desire to make the world around him better.

i think sydney is a gemini she is such a summer girl to meeee!! i loved s2e03 bc we really got to glimpse into her creative thought process. it's fast-paced and fluid and innovative and strongly influenced by her surroundings. she has really vivid goals and dives fully into them, as we see her do in building the beef, but underneath it all i think she definitely gets flustered and struggles with self-doubt--what if her passion isn't enough to make things work? sydney's a little impulsive/impatient at times, but recovers quickly because, like carmy, she's a really strong communicator (i could go ON about sydcarmy &their signs' compatibility....but that's maybe for another time lol).

richie is a sagittarius. he just is. he's brash and extroverted and really driven by a desire to find his purpose, whether it be in his relationships or in his work (s2e07 my beloved)!!! richie's an entertainer and a people person and he's not afraid to take up a lot of space. part of this comes from his closeness to mikey, but he's a great storyteller and wants for people to hear him. but when he's upset, esp when arguing with carmy, he's very blunt and isn't afraid to hit him where it hurts. i think some of the other characters find him a bit unpredictable, and likely it's bc he's trying to unpack a lot of difficult emotions while battling against his own pride.

natalie is a libra and i love her for it. i think one of the most prominent things about nat is that she's always seeking for balance, for security, for things to be stable and good and okay (with the bear, with carmy, with her mother) she is a people pleaser!!!!!! which is probably her greatest strength as well as her greatest weakness--she really wants carmy to be okay, but the work she puts in clearly takes a toll on her. natalie can turn up the charm if it helps her get the job done, as we see her do with cicero. she's critical and focused and has a good eye, which makes her a great project manager (where would carmy and syd be without her)

#if you have other thoughts i am so curious to hear them please share! #the bear #the bear fx #the bear zodiac signs #carmy #carmy berzatto #sydney adamu #richie jerimovich #sugar berzatto #natalie berzatto #sydcarmy #sydney x carmy #carmy x sydney #the bear season 2 #zodiac #zodiac signs #the bear horoscopes #jeremy allen white #the bear edit #thebearedit

[risu5waffles]

Who, or What, is a risuko?

Tagged by@candybagcj , transfemme Alan Wake. Alaina? Would that be Alaina?

Who were you named after?

Like most trans gals, i'm named after myself. i honestly didn't realize it would work out to be squirrel girl until it was far too late. i was just thinking i was being clever wiv bilingual numbers puns.

Last time you cried?

i don't remember, and this is honestly a bit of a problem for me. i kinda feel like it would be a healthier if i could just have a good, honest cry for once. Oh! Wait, i do remember! But it's not really a public consumption story, sorry.

Do you have kids?

No. Steps were taken. There are a few folx in my community young enough to be my kids, and i only hope i have been a positive parental-adjacent person in their lives. That's an honest hope, they're good kids (tho', i think the youngest of that lot is a whole-ass adult now. How time flies).

What sports do you play/did you play?

Zilch, nada, none. Not very sporty, me. i tried a couple when i was a real wee squirrel, but none of them really stuck. i do like biking around and walking, so i'm not completely inactive.

Do you use Sarcasm?

Not as much as i used to, honestly. i've made an effort to get out of the habit. Partly because it doesn't really track well in Japanese, and partly because i think Whedon-esque/mst3k-style 90's snark is a bane. i'm well tired of social masks, and happy to be quit of them (medical masks, tho', those are great).

First thing you notice about people?

Fashion and ink, how they hold their bodies. My aversion to looking at people's faces has only gotten worse as i've gotten older.

Do you have any talents?

i was a dab hand at embalming way back in the day, and i can still walk through all the steps in my head.

Scary Movies or Happy Endings?

Or, hear me out, scary movies wiv happy endings. i'm not against a total party wipe, and can appreciate them when they're done well. But i do like it when we can over come the metaphorical horrors, it happens so seldom in meatspace, you know? Also, i am morally obligated to mention here that the 1988 version of The Blob is one of the best movies ever, and is both scary and has a happy ending.

Where were you born?

i'm adopted, so i couldn't tell you wiv any real granularity. Blacksburg Virginia, US is as close as i can get you. Not a big city, tho', can't be that many hospitals. Unless i was born in a ditch. i'd honestly like it if i were a ditchwater baby.

What are your hobbies?

Creating in LittleBigPlanet (full series); wiv the official servers for 3 being down i've gone back to 1 & 2 to see how well i can do in those Create Modes; it's been fun. Trying to work up the courage to jailbreak my ps3 to get on the private servers, but fucking up my console or account isn't an expense i can really afford at the mo.

Do you have any pets?

i have a rat skeleton named Sydney who i rescued from a school i was demolishing (as part of a job, mind you. i didn't just rock up to some random school and start wailing away wiv a crowbar). i love her dearly, and have only fed her blood the couple of times.

How tall are you?

Oh! i just had a medical checkup, so i know this one; i am officially 178cm and some change.

What was your favourite subject in school?

Forensic Science in uni. We got to handle bones. i got to read through Spitz & Fisher's Medicolegal Investigation of Death. My prof had an entirely healthy fascination wiv kaiju (this was prior to coming to Japan, and in the 90's, so a bit more unusual than if i'd gone to school here).

Dream Job?

Embalming. Or at least something involving corpses. i get the dead way better than i get the living. And no corpse has ever called me fag (pejorative).

Who to tag, who to tag. Hrmm @soupum & @jacechaotic , but only to the extent you want to answer any of this, of course!

#risuko talks squirrel

[potionboy3]

character profile

► basics:

Full name: Alexej Emil Kavinsky (born Vogel)

Meaning of name: Alexej means “defending men”, “defender of men”, “defender of the people” or “protector of men”. Emil means "to strive", "excel", "rival", "eager"

Nickname: Lexi, Alex

Pronouns: He/him

Sexual Orientation: Gay

Nationality: German father, from mother's side Chzech and possibly Russian.

Birth date: December 16th, 1892

Zodiac sign: Sagittarius A December 16 Sagittarius is extraordinary. They have a disciplined nature and can live on little, as long as they can express their inner fire. Blessed with an artistic temperament, they understand that success equals creative accomplishment, not money. They have much wisdom.

Age: 22 when the war starts

► Physical appearance:

Faceclaim: Tom Schilling

Height: 168cm

Eye colour: Blue

Hair colour: Brown

► Personality:

Positive traits: hardworking, brave, thoughtful, determined, realistic, artistic

Negative traits: private, irritable, selfish, panicky, grumpy, indecisive, judgy, demanding

Personality type: ISFJ

Character’s greatest joy in life: getting to make his own decisions

Fears: his fathers opinions, the horrible things he has done in his past, losing loved ones.

Why?

Alexej has a difficult relationship with his father who does not approve his choices and sees him weak.

Alexej had to do a lot of bad things to survive while being part of AM and TOWER. His past haunts him.

Alexej lost his best friend and he doesn't want to lose anyone that important again.

Priorities: himself, his friends

Character’s soft spot: Fiete, Lunas, Kateryna & Klara, Sydney, Knusper, Ione

Is this soft spot obvious to others? It's not obvious at all and Sydney is the only one to see through him. (Well Knusper might.)

Greatest vulnerability or weakness: He thinks it's using his heart and not his head. But really his weakness is his own fear and anxiety. For the longest of time he did as he was told out of fear and later he still panics easily.

Biggest regret: Joining the anti-muggle group AM

Secrets of the character: He was in love with Fiete

Does anyone else know? Kateryna and Klara might guess it, as well as his father.

Drives and motivations: Future where he doesn't need to follow anyone's orders.

► Past

Hometown: Berlin, Germany

Type of childhood: Alexej's mother died when he was born. His father was strict and raised him to respect his values rather than finding his own ones. He had a mongrel dog before starting school, whom he loved very much. His father was wealthy so he got used to having luxurious things around him. From early on Alexej was raised to despise the muggle-community and he didn't see muggleborns as part of the Wizarding community. Religion: Not religious

Dream job: Artist ► Present Current location: Germany, then France during the war Currently living with: Lived in the base of the AM movement, later goes to France and joins the dark wizard alliance called TOWER and lives in their base.

Pets: He bonds with a wild wolf with a broken leg during the war. The wolf becomes his companion. He names him Knusper. *Author's note, thank you @cursed-herbalist for naming this little bastard!*

Occupation: Worked for German Ministry of Magic as an auror but was secretly part of the AM movement. During the start of the war Alexej was part of the German Army still working for the Ministry and AM. After leaving AM he joined TOWER and worked with them in hopes of helping Lunas Avery out of the movement's control. After leaving TOWER Alexej was hired by the British Ministry of Magic because of his knowledge and actions against TOWER. After the war he cut his connections to the Ministry and started a career as a freelance artist.

► Magical info

Blood Status: Pureblood

Education: Durmstrang

Wand: Holly wood with a dragon heartstring core, 10 ¾ and unbending flexibility

Holly is one of the rarer kinds of wand woods; traditionally considered protective, it works most happily for those who may need help overcoming a tendency to anger and impetuosity. At the same time, holly wands often choose owners who are engaged in some dangerous and often spiritual quest. Holly is one of those woods that varies most dramatically in performance depending on the wand core Patronus: Mongler dog

Just like a wizard doesn’t have to be a pure-blood to be great, a dog doesn’t have to a purebred to be your best friend. While a mongrel’s ancestry might be a mystery, they tend to be intelligent, energetic, and good-natured. Your mongrel dog Patronus will be loyal and friendly toward you but fierce against any Dementor that seeks to harm you. Their scrappy nature makes them a perfect partner in any situation. *Author's note, I find this patronus so ironic but fitting!* Patronus Memory: Spending time with his friends in Durmstrang and having fun. Boggart: Fiete dying but the person killing him is Alexej himself. Specialized/Favourite Spells: Alexej is talented in memory spells and quick to disarm his enemy. He is really bad with cleaning spells. Favourite subject in school: charms and divination

► Family Father: Anton Vogel Face claim: Oliver Masucci

Relationship with him: As a child Alexej wanted to please his father and followed his orders and wishes. During his Durmstrang years Anton didn't think his son was strong enough and wasn't pleased with the close friendship he had with Fiete. He started to see Alexej as a weak link which the teenager desperately wanted to prove wrong.

Anton wasn't a very strict or serious father but rather bantered with his son and complimented his success if he saw such. Alexej liked spending time with his father despite wanting to prove himself worthy and the two were close in his youth. After graduating, Alexej joined the AM movement that worked in Germany under Grindelwald's alliance. His father was secret supporter of the movement but being a politician he had to ensure that his name stayed out of it, so Alexej started using his mother's last name. After Alexej killed Anton's friend Adalmar Nachtnebel in 1916, he didn't contact his father until the end of the year. His father was pleased that Alexej had joined TOWER but later found out that he didn't actually value this alliance either. Anton was disappointed and Alexej didn't contact his father after the war. Later Anton became the German Minister for Magic but claimed that his son had died during the war.

► Love interests

Sydney Barlow @gaygryffindorgal Face claim: Rami Malek

Relationship with him: Alexej saves Sydney's life by shooting Nachtnebel instead of executing Sydney when he was told to. Alexej lets him go, leaving him with Nachtnebel's wand. The two meet again in a small town while Sydney is looking for his company and Alexej is on a run. The two spend time together and get to know each other a little but eventually Alexej leaves for his own adventures. They later meet again and Sydney gets his chance to save Alexej's life when Alexej gets shot. to be continued...

► Enemies

His father, Adalmar Nachtnebel, Ren Godfrey and the whole of TOWER, The whole of AM, Grindelwald's Allience, and some of the students of Durmstang. Adalmar Nachtnebel: Nachtnebel was a member of the AM and Alexej's father's good friend. Nachtnebel put a lot of pressure on Alexej and tried to shape him into a ruthless soldier. Alexej never liked him and after he was forced into crimes against the muggle community under Nachtnebel's command, he started to resent him. When Sydney Barlow escaped from the AM base after being taken there as a prisoner, Nachtnebel commanded Alexej to shoot him after the two found him from a near by forest. Alexej chose to shoot him instead.

Ren Godfrey: Alexej joined TOWER (Transnational Order of Wizards Exposure Rights) after leaving AM. Ren Godfrey was one of the founding members of the said group of dark wizards. Alexej claimed to be loyal to TOWER but he actually joined because of Lunas Avery. His real goal was to get Lunas out of the blackmailing situation he had going on with Ren. Eventually Ren finds out the truth about Alexejs true alliance but he has more anger towards Lunas than Alexej.

*Author's note, @cursed-herbalist, this beautiful smarty-pants also named both AM and TOWER when I've been struggling with both. so all the love and respect and my undying gratitude*

► Favourites

Colour: gray

Food: likes to test different type of cocktails

Literature: Reads a lot and in different languages. He likes historical fiction.

Most loved possession: his mothers old ring. ► Habits Spending habits: Alexej is used to luxury but later becomes more strict with money. Smokes: Yes a lot Drinks: That too Other drugs: Not regularly What does he do too much of? smoking, shaking Sydney's hand

What does he do too little of? relaxing

Extremely skilled at: art, making drinks, learning languages

Extremely unskilled at: talking about his feelings, hugs and public affection

►Traits

How he feels about himself: As a teenager he feels proud and above everyone else but it starts to change as he grows up. He's not much for self pity but he does get angry at himself.

How do other people perceive him: entitled and annoying, violent, problematic, or fascinating and talented

Style:

► Relationships with others

Does the character hide his true opinions and emotions from others? Alexej is hard to read and people often don't know if he's joking or not. His loyalties are often a mystery.

Person character most hates: Adalmar Nacthnebel

Best friend(s): Fiete Tegeler, Lunas Avery, Kateryna Von Engelhardt and Klara Belikova

Friends: Ione Avery, Ares Gaunt, Zedric Faust, Colm O'Shea, Linus Sullivan, Maritza Krum, Cayetana Narváez

Fiete Tegeler, Klara Belikova @gaygryffindorgal & Kateryna Von Engelhardt @cursebreakerfarrier:

During his studies in Durmstrang, Alexej was close friends with Klara, Kateryna and Fiete. Klara, Kateryna and Alexej all came from similar backgrounds and shared the same type of values. Fiete was different, being a half blood and coming from a less wealthy background. He didn't have strong opinions against muggleborns and he was much kinder than Alexej. Still he became his closest friend who he secretly developed feelings for. The three would often claim that Fiete was a pureblood to avoid controversy among other students. This bothered Fiete, but loving his friends he let them keep their perfect picture. The group would often pair up during balls and they spent holiday breaks together being practically inseparable.

During his seventh year Alexej managed to gain few enemies in school after sharing information he was not suppose to. This lead to the boys attacking him and Fiete while the girls watched trying to stop it from happening. The fight ended with Fiete's death. After his passing away it was hard for the group to spend time together as just a trio and it took a long time for them to get close again. Faceclaims: Max Schimmelpfennig, Alicia Agneson, Alina Kovalenko

*Authors note, thank you @gaygryffindorgal for choosing my fiete and loving him*

Lunas Avery @cursed-herbalist:

Alexej meets Lunas when he's posing undercover as an auror to snoop details of the ministry's agenda for the war. They became good friends and Lunas is a big reason why Alexej starts to question his beliefs. Eventually Lunas finds out his true intentions and Alexej has to flee and go back to his AM group. After Alexej leaves the allience he decides to find Lunas again and because of this he ends up joining TOWER. His true intentions are to help Lunas and possibly gain pardon by doing so.

Ione Avery @cursed-herbalist:

Ione and Alexej became friends when Ione was visiting Lunas in Berlin. They have similar struggles and get along well. They have a playful sibling like relationship. He wants to protect her.

Ares Gaunt @gaygryffindorgal:

Ares worked for TOWER at the same time Alexej was there. They had few missions together and Alexej admired Ares's way of handling the situation which was different from the other members of the group. Alexej wasn't aware that Ares was actually an auror working for the ministry.

Zedric Faust: Zedric and Alexej went to Durmstrang at the same time but they were not friends. Alexej thought that Zedric was annoying. Though he was polite to Zedric, he called him Kartoffel (potato) behind his back. After graduating Zedric and Alexej both joined AM and were often paired up together from Zedric's request. Usually Alexej did all the work while Zedric took the credit. After the war Alexej ended up defending Zedric and telling the truth about him not taking much part on the actual things that AM did and being more talk than action. While he never liked Zedric, he didn't feel that the man deserved the worst kind of sentence. The two found mutual respect for each other for surviving their youth and became actual friends.

Colm O'Shea @unfortunate-arrow Alexej got to know Colm through his friend Ione. The two were also in the same company. After the war Alexej stayed good friends with the couple. Alexej was a regular guest to their house.

Linus Sullivan @unfortunate-arrow Linus and Sydney were friends during the war and shared the same company that Alexej was in. He got to know Linus after getting closer with Sydney and the two stayed friends.

Maritza Krum Alexej and Maritza attended Durmstrang at the same time but were not friends. He met her again through his connections with the British Ministry while she was working for the French Ministry of Magic. Later he got to know her also as Linus's wife.

Cayetana Narváez @endlessly-cursed Cayetana and Alexej met because of her connection to Lunas and later became friendly. *more to be added*

Andrey Belikov @gaygryffindorgal Alexej and Andrey knew each other through Klara and once spent a night together though neither remembers that much of the occasion. The two stayed friends.

Anthony Vallen @kathrynalicemc

Andy was the scientist who was investigating the TOWER guns that Alexej,Lunas, Kit and Ares were sent to find during his time working for the British Ministry of Magic. He later also knew Andy through his relationship to Andrey Belikov.

Person character goes to for advice: Kateryna, Klara or Lunas Person character feels responsible for or takes care of: Fiete during school, later he wants to help Lunas when he's being blackmailed by Ren Godfrey. He also wants to protect Ione after befriending her.

Person character feels shy or awkward around: People who flirt with him or who he finds extremely attractive. He's the type of person that when you're having a romantic moment, he will chicken out and insult you instead.

Person character openly admires: Lunas, Ares

#alexej kavinsky #character profile mine #durmstrang oc #hp ww1 era #hp wwi era #i think i've been staring at this for an hour now but maybe it's done and if there's still something odd in it then i will fix it later #anyway baby' is out and proud #he's open for friends or enemies i guess

[evendumbo]

The second season of The Bear was an outstanding example of focused character development and relationship building. I loved it. I don’t ship anyone on this show, but the development of the relationship between Sydney and Carmen just felt affirming after the Ted Lasso Fiasco. Their long talks, their interesting conflicts, the way you could see how their past lives influenced how they navigated their partnership was beautifully done.

I kept thinking, this is how you write a complicated friendship between a man and a woman. Make them whole people, then let them actually engage each other beyond a few lines here and there. Let their relationship even dominate a couple of episodes. Show us why their love and respect for one another is growing and how that is a rocky process. The friendship might grow into something more, I really don’t feel invested one way or the other. But I’m invested in the relationship whatever it looks like.

I kept thinking, this was what was missing between Ted and Rebecca if they were always meant to be platonic friends. This is it. If the show had put this level of time and attention cultivating their relationship, I would have been totally happy with just their friendship because there would have been a there there. It may seem counterintuitive that, because their relationship was underdeveloped, I rooted for them to discover a romantic relationship. I get that. But the underdevelopment made sense to me because I believed the show’s intention was that Ted had a quiet crush on Rebecca which was growing into real feelings while he slowly unraveled at his job — feelings that would eventually be revealed in an exciting, maybe devastating, narrative climax. Romantic tension can get effectively communicated through thousands of imperceptible moments, but a platonic friendship soulmate relationship sustained only by here and there encounters does not work. Or, at best, it can be a cute dynamic, but kind of boring.

For example, I replayed the Christmas episode in my mind as Ted and Rebecca being only platonic friends (bc the finale killed any desire to rewatch this show). I mean, through that lens, this part of the episode is cute, but not particularly interesting. It’s just two friendly coworkers who had that nice time together at Christmas when Ted was feeling sad, and Rebecca briefly expressed regret about her past actions. That’s totally fine if that’s what floats your boat. But my take at the time was that Rebecca had these tells that, when she was nervous around a guy, she’d fuss with her clothes (which she did while texting John Wingsnight), or do this funny thing with her tongue (which she did while having dinner with Sam), both of which she did while hanging out with Ted that day. Plus the random mention of fucking 😂. I was like, oh wow, that escalated, what is going on here!?! That is interesting.

Sydney and Carmen having a substantial conversation while strengthening a table together as a metaphor for their mutually supportive relationship? That is interesting.

I’m just saying, if a friendship and nothing more is what the Ted Lasso writers wanted, I really wish they had just done the work and written the damn friendship.

#I know I’ve already made this argument. #but it hit different after I finished the bear #I’m trying to write a thing and I’ve learned a lot from this experience #don’t feel pressured to accommodate your audience #but absolutely write with respect for your audience #assume they take your work seriously #so engage them seriously #and be honest about your disagreements without being defensive #because story tellers and story receivers are building the story together #story-building is not a one way affair #its ultimately a dialectic #Ted lasso #tedbecca

[faithfromanewperspective]

Do you know how satisfied I get when people call out ‘are you normal about X’ in an ‘are you punk if’ post? As much as I’ll be the first person to radically accept wherever someone is in their deconstructing internalised *discriminations* something in me that’s wound up tighter than should be survivable just relaxes a little. Something that’s been wound up so tight every time I’m at work, doing what I love and making the difference I want to yet I know I have to mask some of this ‘punk’ness around certain people if I want to keep my job. Or just not be belittled and patronised, which is honestly worse than being fired. Like it’s something so integral in me I can’t just turn it off.

I can’t turn off how much I want dignity for everyone and every time I don’t see it, and that’s all the time, it’s this sensory ick and it’s this itch I can’t scratch and it’s this burden over me that won’t ever go away. I have to pace my exposure to it or it will literally kill me, and it’s gotten far too close for comfort. I can’t turn off the way I’m drawn to it though, drawn to doing something about it, and if whatever activity I’m doing be it at work or with my music or my birds or heck even normalising womens’ football as I play it as a disabled neurodivergent person—if this activity doesn’t feel like it’s contributing to this goal, my brain will simply stop me from doing it. Mid task. Even if it’s the dishwasher or making food or vacuuming. I’ve got no tolerance for living a life that isn’t mine.

I didn’t ask for this brain. I didn’t ask for punk in my veins that I can’t get out. I didn’t ask for the way it stops me from Doing Tasks and burns me out and wrecks my nervous system and Actual Scary Meltdowns even as I put on a smile and a look of confident determination as I convince the Everything-ist Businesspeople I interact with sometimes at work that yes, we should lower emissions and do something Businessy to raise the wages of these marginalised people that I list off as if they’re my own communities. As if I know them as well as I do my gender and my sexuality and in advocating for them, I’m advocating for me.

But I’ll be damned if I don’t love it. If I don’t go to sleep dreaming of the impact I’ll have, slightly manic as always, but slightly less manic when every day feels like a satisfying step towards that. I’ve never experienced gender dysphoria, never had a problem when I see the body I’m grateful for every day and people see doing the things I do, and they don’t ever think I’m someone I’m not. Not in that way. And if they did? It’s a bit funny. It wouldn’t offend me to be referred to as someone I’m not, because I never had to fight for who I am. Not in that way. I’m privileged there, I know it.

But I remember those first days of middle school when I woke up from the dream that was my tiny village-like primary school in the multicultural suburbs of western Sydney that instil the punk into your veins just my sheer osmosis with the people you meet and the underdog cheering attitude and the warmth (what can I say, I grew up learning from the same books and drinking the same water as the pop-punk bands I love). When I came into somewhere full of hierarchy and status and an education system that exploits and ranks so that it prepares you to be exploited and ranked for the rest of your life. I was and always will be offended, hurt, experiencing trauma reactions and exasperation every time anyone incites I have anything to do with that mindset at all. The anti-punk one. The one that probably doesn’t even know punk exists. The one that hurt me by simply having to be near it.

It's as part of me as my gender is, it’s as much not a choice, but I don’t really have any words to explain this, because these days, everyone says they’re an ally. At work we pledge to do our part towards the sustainable development goals, and that’s a start. I wouldn’t work there if I didn’t think it was worth my effort to align myself with them rather than doing it alone. But what do we do when I know some people still have these internalised structures in their heads, I can feel them, and I’m not sure they know if anything else exists. I’m not sure they know that I exist, or I’m just another shell of a colleague who knows a lot about how to make justice happen on this planet, and that’s as deep as it goes.

How am I supposed to live in a world of constant invalidation? How am I supposed to explain to deaf ears ‘oh you like and believe in these things? cool, so do I, for the most part’ like honey it’s not a belief. It’s the very essence that runs through my veins. I do this, or I don’t exist. It isn’t a choice that I could un-choose or leave behind at any part of my life. Somehow I grew into it, and it became me. I don’t know how to be anything but punk, because if it did, that wouldn’t be me. That would be someone else pretending to be me.

I want to go back to the streets of Western Sydney, I want to visit pubs until I find the next up-and-coming punk band and whip out my viola and play with them on stage and ask them if they want to change the world with me. I imagine collaborating with people in the bands I already know—people who are so famous, bands which are so few—I’ve got all the ideas, they share the spirit with me and have the songs that unite millions in what we do. But what if it was all just a dream? What if my rose-coloured glasses I wore for the first ten years of my life don’t show the true reality and it just so happens that of all the punk bands in the world, I happen to be fondest of those that happen to be from Sydney?

What if I’m stuck like I am now, with no one who gets me, in the streets of my childhood that’s crashing down because the one thing I treasured as sacred and pure is just like the rest? What if all the homophobic rhetoric of one or two Hierarchy people infiltrated the community and now they’re doing badly in all of the metrics (for there are many) and holding back a fellowship and admiration of the punkest religious leader in history from those who need it most: those who we talk about, are you really punk? Are you normal about X? Some people need hope and dignity, and if they don’t have it, I don’t have it. Not really. Not truly. Is it possible to ever be mentally healthy with a brain that does that? Is it possible to disconnect this vital part of me?

Is it something I have to go all-in on, when I claim to trust the punkest religious leader as some sort of deity who has some sort of sovereignty and cares about me? Cares enough to construct me through DNA and circumstance exactly the way that I am? Knows what would take away everything I have tethering me to this unjust world? Knows that the drive that’s been planted in me isn’t mine alone, but there are people I can do this with? Could it really be? Could anyone care about the dignity of these groups as much as I do, or are they all pretending, and do we have a god who lets them pretend without consequence? Because I’ve heard all the arguments for patience. And I can practice them, sure, as long as you’re not out there invalidating what I long for as ‘oh yeah that’d be nice’ but it clearly doesn’t impact you day to day. Can you really say that you care?

So I’ll find my way back to the streets of western Sydney but maybe, I’ll learn a bit more first. Build myself a bit more first. I’ll return for my childhood best friend’s wedding and third wheel for a bit while we save the world together. It won’t be the first time. Brisbane and all I learned here, for better or worse, is only one train ride away. I learned who I’m not and I learned that I’m able to leave that behind. I met people, lovely people, partially doing what I long to do, surely if I put together the sum of the parts I learned, we will get there.

And I’ll at the very least be able to feel some sort of connection and satisfaction with my life.

#punk christianity #neurodivergent liberation #neurodivergence #neurodivergent solidarity #pda profile #the comparing punk to gender tag #personal mental health tag

[coyotevallie]

what do you think jedidiah and yvonne’s friendship would have been like during college, particularly when sydney was comatose?

!!!!!! okay so this one im gonna do less evidence baded more interpretation bc like i think this is something that will be explored more Later so like obviously idk for sure . but from what i understand of how they talk about it it seems like yvonne and jedidiah first came to be friends probably through a good deal of effort on yvonnes part since jeddie obviously was scared of them in the beginning i doubt he was the one initiating the friendship . and i think it seems like they spent a lot of time together since yvonne references trying to bring jedidiah to parties a lot, and i also think it was usually just the two of them since joshua asks if he knows this story (implying theres at least Some yvonne and jeddie stories he doesnt know), yvonne doesnt seem at all as close to sydney as they do to jedidiah, and they dont really seem to have other mutual friends thatr referenced . i think they used to just hang out and play video games and joke around a lot - they strike me as the kind of friends who spend tons of time together and consider each other best friends but dont really emotionally open up to each other that often, just bc both of them seem to struggle with talking about their feelings at times (except w joshua on yvonnes end) and yvonne doesnt seem to know abt how jeddies relationship to sydney reallt works. but i do think jedidiah opens up to yvonne more than most ppl!! theres a bit of evidence for this (yvonne refers to jeddie as not having been Openly stressed out in ages which implies hes been stressed out before in private) and i also just think it makes sense given how willing jeddie is to open up to yvonne. and even if they dont open up as much they still get along well and enjoy each others company!! i think yvonne also helped jedidiah open up somewhat - definitely not Fully obviously but i think they were a large part of jedidiah growing less sheltered, trying new things and generally becoming less of the EXTREMELY sheltered college jeddie thats scared of dyed hair. i think yvonne was a good influence on him, yk? pushed him out of his comfort zone in a way that sydney isnt always able to do necessarily due to the weirdness of their dynamic, sydneys pushes of jeddie to get out of his comfort zone tend to go too far and make jeddie uncomfortable whereas yvonnes seem to do more to be helpful - say what u will abt the skyrim dance scene but he definitely did loosen up and have fun lol

when sydney was comatose is trickier so thisll be more fuzzy since that whole timeline confuses me but based off of what yvonnes said about jedidiahs last year of college . my basic interpretation of yvonne and jedidiahs friendship at that time is that i think jedidiah began to start falling apart at the seams a little bit and began pushing people away and avoiding people and yvonne just sort of backed off a little because they werent totally sure what to do or say . yvonne references wanting to do a better job of helping jedidiah sooner than they did back then and yvonne seems to struggle with communicating with people sometimes - i think they didnt know what to say to jedidiah or how to help, and eventually things got so bad that there was nothing To do to help at all bc things just wouldnt get through to him even if you tried your best to help . i think yvonne and jedidiah largely get along due to their difficulty with emotional expression but i also think that became a major Flaw in their relationship as things went bad becaus i think jeddie couldnt ask for help an dyvonne couldnt bridge the gap

#jedidiah martin #yvonne marley

[wickedsrest-rp]

Name: Milo de la Vega Species: Spellcaster Occupation: Cashier at Periwinkle Paints Age: 24 Years Old Played By: Ang Face Claim: Sydney Mae Diaz

"I know what it's like to feel hopeless, and I wouldn't wish that on anyone."

TW: Sibling death, vague mentions of abuse, implied homophobia/transphobia

Milo de la Vega was a normal kid with a normal family. Sure, his dad occasionally got angry over small things, and sure, his aunt was kind of weird, but everything was normal. That was, until around the age of 8, when his older sister starting exhibiting some strange behavior. Things would break when she was angry, flowers would bloom when she was happy, one time the book she wanted glided over to her in midair. You know, normal. 

Turns out, his mom’s side of the family were spellcasters, and while that particular trait had skipped over his mother, it had been passed down to his sister. A handful of years later, he found out it had passed on to him as well, and eventually, to his younger sister as well. 

Under their aunt's tutelage, the siblings began to learn about channeling magic and casting spells. It was amazing, especially since things hadn’t been going especially well for Milo in the other aspects of his life. Growing up was difficult enough as it was, living in the Bronx with a distant mother and a father you had to walk on eggshells around. Factor in the additional problems that came with realizing you were queer, with being bullied, with undiagnosed ADHD, and it’s not surprising that Milo struggled throughout his childhood. Throughout it all, though, he had his sisters and his aunt, and he had his magic. 

By the time he got to high school, he had even chosen a school of magic that he had begun to study. It was a no-brainer, choosing to learn about protection magic. Maybe he couldn’t protect himself or his family from his father’s horrible words and attitude, but he could learn how to protect them from any physical dangers. He could protect himself and the other so-called outcasts from the wrath of school bullies. So he did, and things started looking up. 

His parents finally decided to separate, and they ended up moving in with their aunt, his mother relented and let him start taking hormones, and his mental health improved drastically. He graduated high school, worked some odd jobs, volunteered at the local queer community center and eventually landed him a job there. He moved out, he made friends, he helped support his younger sister, and all the while he continued to practice his magic, to cast protection spells on his loved ones and the people in his community who needed it the most. Things were great!

But, then, he found this cool looking stone at a street fair, and when he touched it, everything changed. Milo had always been extremely proud of his magical abilities. Magic was one thing he excelled at, it was a part of him. Now, though, whenever he tried to channel magic, it was a roll of the dice. Sometimes things went perfectly. Other times, they went very, very poorly. After he nearly set his entire apartment building on fire, he went to his older sister for help. 

Genevieve de la Vega was a spitfire young woman. The eldest by three years, she had stepped up and become a sort of parental figure for her siblings. She was also talented in the art of summoning magic. So, when Milo came to her, she, of course, attempted a summoning, hoping to gain some insight from a magical being. Unfortunately, something went terribly wrong, and, when she lost control of the demonic entity, Milo acted without thinking. Instead of shielding his sister like he intended, his magic went awry and slowed Genevieve’s actions, leaving her an open target for the demon. She was killed, and the demon got away. 

Wracked by guilt and grief, Milo spiraled. He swore off using his magic, terrified of hurting anyone else. He couldn’t even face his baby sister after what he did. He tried his best to find a way to fix things, to track down someone who could help him figure out what this magical artifact had done to him, to his magic, or what it even was. After a few months of searching, his quest led him to Wicked’s Rest. Leaving his home, his job, and what family he had left to move to a small town Maine on the vague notion that he might find some answers seemed crazy, but what else could he do? There was something terribly wrong with him, and he needed to understand what had happened and fix it before someone else ended up hurt. Hopefully this town has the answers he’s looking for. 

Character Facts:

Personality: Empathetic, disorganized, emotional, forgetful, friendly, passionate, protective, soft

Milo is a big nerd. Comics, games, RPGs? He lives for that stuff.

Has an all black cat familiar named Kida.

He’s a knitter. It helps with his ADHD, having something to do with his hands.

Call him stereotypical, but he loves plants and animals and crystals and incense. 

He’s a decent cook, but his baking skills are non-existent. 

#retired

[letsgofoletsgo]

Pacific Rim: Insurrection

I’ve made a rewrite of Uprising that I call Insurrection. I thought the idea of Newton being swayed by the Kaiju was in interesting idea, but felt that the way the movie handled it was a disservice to his character. I also learned of the existence of Kaiju-worshipping cults within Pacific Rim, which I found to be an interesting concept to explore, so I tooled with that. This is a rough synopsis of my version, hope you enjoy.

In 2030, Newton is approached by a man named Chen Yang who claims he is similar to him in his fascination with the Kaiju. He offers to show Newton around his research facility in New England, to which Newton accepts. Chen and his organization, Sunrise Inc, have amassed a large collection of Kaiju specimens, and recently have acquired a Kaiju brain. Chen tells Newton that he read about his experiences with drifting, and offers to have him drift with their brain for research purposes. Newton asks why he doesn’t do it himself, and Chen explains that he not only has attempted and found to be not compatible, but he wanted someone with prior experience to do the job. He also notes that he wants to learn as much as he can about them in case they attack again.  Newton is slightly skeptical, but accepts, eager for knowledge himself. He successfully drifts with the brain, and while he’s not able to see much, feels a “high” afterwards. Chen says that he theorizes that it may take multiple drifts in order to see anything, and instructs him to return for further testing. Newton agrees, unaware of Chen’s true intentions. 

Meanwhile, Newton is busy with his work at Shao Industries. He and Liwen are working on the remote piloted drones, which they hope to use as an alternative to Jaegers. As Newton undergoes more drifting in the passing months, an idea starts to come to him. Without Liwen’s knowledge, he begins building his own fleet drones, all without their initial programming. Newton’s reasoning is that they could be used as backups, or given alternate programming; but the Precursors have already begun to infect his mind while he is none the wiser. 

As months turn into years, Newton and Chen continue their drift experiments. Newton initially felt a kinship with Chen, as they both felt like the odd one out in their lives, both regarding the Kaiju and otherwise. As time progresses however, he becomes more skeptical of his motives, as he can feel himself be altered by the drifting. He cannot bring himself to confront him though, as he lacks the evidence, and part of him doesn’t want to stop drifting regardless because of the rush. 

In 2035, Newton reunites with Hermann in Sydney. They both spectate the conference, which Mako is alive for. However, the rogue Jaeger still attacks, and the conference is halted while it’s dealt with. Some time later, Mako’s vote is announced, and to much surprise she voted for the drones to be sent out. Jake questions why she chose so, and she states she was pressured to by her representatives, given the mass public panic caused by the attack. She then reveals the defunct Jaeger production facility in Siberia, theorizing that it may have connection to the rogue Jaeger. 

Meanwhile, Chen arrives at Shao Industries to see Newton. He asks about his “progress”, and Newton finds himself explaining his plan with the drones, something he wasn’t intending to tell Chen. Chen is pleased, telling him that everything’s coming together. Later, when the drones are deployed and start opening breaches across the globe, Newton’s mind is fully swayed by the Precursors. Chen reveals to Hermann that he is actually the leader of a cult that worships the Kaiju, using the guise of a laboratory to cover up his true motives. He recruited Newton as a vessel to communicate with the Precursors, and with their knowledge, learned how to replicate Kaiju brains to put into the drones. 

Liwen arrives, and is shocked to see Chen. She attempts to fire, but he and Newton escape. She tells Hermann that they used to be business partners many years ago, but after the Kaiju’s defeat in 2025, he vanished. She notes that he began to have something of an obsession with the Kaiju, and likely spiraled into his own insanity. The final battle then ensues, Chen and Newton observing. Despite the power of the Kaiju, the Jaegers reign victorious once again. 

Chen is knocked out and Newton is restrained. Despite his arrest and subsequent downfall of his organization, Chen remains undeterred, confident that the Kaiju will one day stake their claim. Newton is placed in a medical facility while the drift effects wear off, which takes months. He goes through a period of mental turmoil, not only at the fading effects, but that he was being manipulated for so long, almost causing the end of the world. He does eventually recover, though the mental scars continue to haunt him.

#insurrection au #also as a potential threequel idea #maybe the surviving members of Chen's cult are the villains #and it focuses on them attempting to finish the job #and/or seeking revenge on K-science #because I for one would love to see that kind of concept explored further #pacific rim #pacific rim uprising #just something i wonder #under a rose tinted microscope

[aromanticbuck]

Mouse, the travel blogger

It’s hard to stop doing something once you start. Old habits die hard, and all that. And the habit of running when he got scared was something that Mouse started doing when he was young.

The first time he ran was when he was fifteen, when he realized exactly what the feelings in his chest meant, when he kissed a boy in the back of the library and realized he could never tell anyone about it. Running away was easier than trying to understand it, easier than trying to explain it to his parents, and teenage rebellion would be easier to sell to the media when he was caught than the scandal of a member of Chicago royalty being queer. It was a solution that only took a few hours to execute. He packed a bag and simply left without saying goodbye, not that he would have really been stopped if he had. The only person he had to put up a fight against was the officer who found him trespassing on the other side of the city, the one who asked him for his name for the report she had to file.

But Gregory Gerwitz would cause too much trouble, and draw too much attention, and facing his mother after less than six hours on his own wasn’t something he wanted to do. So he blurted out the first thing that came to his mind, and maybe liked being just Mouse a lot more than he ever liked trying to live up to some family reputation.

He knew he was lying, and so did the officer, because she didn’t get her job by being unobservant. But it was late, and calling family services over a runaway would have just meant more paperwork, and offering him a bed and food for a night or two was a lot easier. And he was more than a little grateful that he wasn’t just being sent back to his parents. So one night turned into a week, and then six months, and then a year, and then two, and then... he was almost eighteen anyway, so a few more months until his birthday wasn’t that much of a stretch.

Going back to school was out of the question from the moment he left home, Mouse always knew that, so he didn’t even try. He found things to keep himself busy - everything from helping Trudy with the community garden, to a part time job at the shop across the corner from her district, to babysitting for a few hours every weekend to make some extra cash.

And, the day he turned eighteen, he could access the accounts that were still in his name, and then he ran again.

Instead of running across the city, he ran across the world. He ran to Paris, and Athens, and Sydney, and anywhere else a plane would take him. He took pictures, and posted them on a tiny blog that was just for him. Even if he didn’t stay in one place for very long, he liked to remember it all. He wanted to look back and see all the things in his life that he’d enjoyed, instead of just the memories that hurt.

They were supposed to be like journal entries, his personal thoughts and feelings about each new city and each new experience, but it took off. His website was getting more popular, and he started to actually make money off of it, and a few entries were featured on bigger travel websites... and he didn’t want to stop.

Mouse returned to Chicago whenever he needed to - he got the email with the invitation to Trudy’s wedding, and made sure he was in the city to attend it - but he always went back to his same old routine. No matter how long he lingered anywhere, no matter what connections he might be able to make, he always ran away again.

[ request a moodboard ]

#one chicago #mouse gerwitz #greg gerwitz #greg mouse gerwitz #cpd #chicago pd #alex does moodboards #one chicago au #cpd au

[openheartfanfics]

Newly Added Fics

July 2 - 8, 2022

🎭 Angst  |  🦚 Angsty Fluff  |  🛸 AU  |  ☁ Fluff  |  ♥ NSFW  |  📚 Series  |  📷 Edit  |  📱 TextFic  |  Ⓜ Mature

BRYCE X F!MC / F!OC

Best Asked Questions - @peonierose  📱 ☁

Bryce and Luna have very important questions to ask. Feat. Keiki Lahela [Wedding]

Cake By the Ocean - @peonierose ☁

It’s cake testing time. Though there might be a little miracle sprinkled in there. [Wedding]

ETHAN X F!MC / F!OC

102 Days of Smiles - @genevievemd  📚 📷

[extended: wip] One post a day, for 102 days, with something that made our new bride smile.

Bullseye - @genevievemd ☁

It’s Ethan and Gen’s first date night as an officially married couple, and they spend the entire time flirting. [Date]

Don’t Let Me Down - @sandovalse ☁

Rewrite of diamond scene in book 1, chapter 1. [1.1]

Doubts - @liaromancewriter 🦚

Harsh words from a patient has Cassie questioning her abilities as a doctor. [1.7]

Father and Son - @storyofmychoices ☁

Ethan enjoys a quiet moment with his son. [Domestic; Family]

Finally - @coffeeheartaddict2 🦚 Ⓜ

Post Naveen resigning up until Naveen’s recovery from Ethan’s perspective. [1.15; Pining]

In a Name - @jamespotterthefirst  ☁

Almost everyone who doesn’t speak her native language pronounces her surname wrong. Everyone except for the famous Ethan Ramsey.

Moonlight - @liaromancewriter ♥

Ethan and Cassie spend a weekend at Naveen’s lake house before starting their new jobs. [In Water]

Open Heart Book 1 Rewrite - @ambraambrose  📚

[extended: wip] Series with extra scenes and rewrites of events from book 1 [1.1]

The Part 1 - The doctor is in  - never meet your hero, right?

Our Faith Caught Up in Flames - @txemrn ♥

After a brief disagreement at work, Ethan insists that date night continues; but Tatum has a secret she's not ready to divulge if things turn hot and heavy. [Getting Kinky; Domination]

Partners in Villainy - @inlocusmads  ☁

After averting an ethics hearing, Ethan and Jane discuss about the future over a spot of brunch.

Risky Business - @jerzwriter  📱 ☁

Kaycee sends Ethan an intriguing proposition.

The Beauty Inside - @headoverheelsforramsey 🎭

Ethan feels bad for sharing his burden with Meera. [1.8; Office]

ETHAN X M!MC

Happy Pride - @peonyblossom  ☁

Ethan and Sydney get home from a pride parade and talk about their experiences being part of the LGBT+ community.

Perfect Family - @peonyblossom  ☁

When Ethan comes home from work, he revels in his nontraditional, yet perfect, family.

TOBIAS X F!MC / F!OC

50 Days of Love - @openheartfanfiction  📚 📷

[extended: wip] Just 50 Days of Adelaide showing love to many different things.

New Adventures - @jerzwriter  📷 ☁

Tobias makes weekend plans, and Casey isn't all that happy about it.  Will it stay that way? Join their friends as they watch their adventures unfold.

Play Time - @jerzwriter ☁ Ⓜ

A lazy day off leads to unexpected changes in plans when Tobis breaks out a bingo card.

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[thevoiceinyourheadx]

@wheresarizona you tag me? In a...thing? An actual non taglist thing? 🥹🥹 You absolutely made my day! ❤️

Honestly I am waaaay too excited about this 😂 but I feel like a real member of the community now! 🥹

1. are you named after anyone?

Kinda? I was almost named after a medieval queen, because my mum is a huge history nerd, but apparently my nan vetoed it. (Kinda glad she did, because there were at least 6 other girls with that name in my year) So I ended up with a less common version. And my middle names (I have too many...) are all after family members

2. when was the last time you cried?

I mean, I came pretty close when I was tagged to do this (because I have no friends 😅).

But the last time I cried was yesterday (because I have no friends 😭 let's just say the covid years have not been kind to me)

3. do you have kids?

I have a fur baby! But no human children

4. do you use sarcasm a lot?

Me? Never!

5. what’s the first thing you notice about people?

I'd say it's probably people's facial expression, or their eyes

6. what’s your eye colour?

I have two tone eyes - blue with a green ring inside! I'm very fond of my eyes

7. scary movies or happy endings?

I am a baby, so happy endings all the way. My anxiety way too high for scary movies and life already sucks, so let's see some Happily Ever Afters, thank you!

8. any special talents?

Figuring out the twist in movies 🤣 Part of the reason I love Glass Onion so much is that I DIDN'T figure out the big twist before it was revealed

9. where were you born?

I’m tempted to put the actual name of the suburb I was born, because it's hilarious, but it’s also very specific...So let’s just go with I was born in Sydney, Australia - and you can look up funny Australian place names if you want to know why I love them so much!

10: what are your hobbies?

Reading, embroidery, reading, watching history videos, reading, writing stories I never finish...

11. have you any pets?

My kitty, Charlie, who I will talk your ears off about if given the chance. He was a rescue baby who I bottle fed and he now follows me around like a puppy.

12: what sports do you play/have you played?

According to my high school transcript, volleyball 😂 (we didn’t have a volleyball team?) I DID play field hockey, however, and my team was responsible for two new rules having to be implemented in one season 😅

13: how tall are you?

Uh...163cm, I think? I honestly can’t remember the last time I measured myself

14. favourite subject in school?

Science! Especially when it involved chemicals. My teacher once told the class to NEVER put magnesium in an open flame...guess what I did two minutes later? 😅 13-year-old me could NOT be left unsupervised.

15. dream job?

Does crazy cat lady count? Honestly, at this stage I don’t have a dream job - I just want to chill in a cottage in a forest with my 17 various pets, reading and doing crafts

So I'm not going to tag anyone because my anxiety makes me think I'm annoying everyone 🙃 and I'm just going to post this before I overthink it anymore 😂

[qnewslgbtiqa]

The face behind Sydney's Stonewall Hotel

New Post has been published on https://qnews.com.au/the-face-behind-sydneys-stonewall-hotel/

The face behind Sydney's Stonewall Hotel

Stonewall Hotel is one of a handful of venues along Oxford Street that can claim real longevity, having been open for an impressive 27 years this July, and it’s been a staple of the Sydney LGBTQIA+ scene since day one.

Many readers will be familiar with Stonewall’s dangerously cheap Long Islands, but they may not know the face behind the scenes that keeps the place running.

Linda Warren is the current licensee and general manager at the Stonewall Hotel.

For over a quarter of a century she has dedicated everything to the venue, working her way up from a bar back on opening night to where she is today.

QNews had the privilege of sitting down with Linda and talking all things Stonewall.

How long has Stonewall been a part of your life?

I started at Stonewall Hotel’s opening night on the 25th of July 1997, 26 years ago.

Back then, did you know that you’d be where you are now, almost 27 years later?

No, I had no idea. I started as a glassy/bar back. Then I went up to Bar Supervisor and then Management, and now of course Licensee. Stonewall is not only my job, but my passion.

Stonewall is often called the home of drag in Sydney. How is that legacy being carried into 2024?

Stonewall has drag performers working seven nights a week. We are one of the only places that has fully choreographed production shows every Friday and Saturday night, featuring three queens. We’ve also got Sunday nights for up and coming drag artists to perform on the Stonewall stage in our open mic night, Showgirl Sundays.

Are there any standout events or moments from your time working at Stonewall that you can tell me about?

There are so many. Meeting Cyndi Lauper at Stonewall after Mardi Gras, and hanging with one of my idols, Jimmy Barnes, would definitely be a highlight. Even the 2000 Olympics. What an incredible time at Stonewall! And of course the Vote Yes party back in 2017.

We’ve had so many amazing Mardi Gras, the Gay Games… But it’s all of the wonderful DJs, performers, staff, patrons and security guards that I have met through my Stonewall journey. Stonewall is family to me.

We are living in a completely different time to when Stonewall opened back in the 90s. What are your plans for the future of the venue?

It may be different times but we still have our core values of equality and fun which we shall carry into the future.

We also have to keep evolving and growing the business as changes to Oxford Street occur to stay relevant and continue to be the heart of the community. What do you think Stonewall represents to the scene here in Sydney?

It’s become a home to so many people and known all over the world as a fun, safe and friendly environment. We are a hub of diversity and an inclusive community. For everyone.

What makes Stonewall unique to other venues along the strip?

All the venues on the strip are very important and are all part of the wonderful community. Stonewall strives to be a place where you can be who you want to be and love who you want to love without judgement.

We love working with the other venues and want the future of Oxford Street to stay as a fun, safe, welcoming environment and continue to be one of the best queer destinations in the world.

-Stonewall Hotel is at 175 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst.

[doctoru-au]

GP Job with Potential Teaching Role

Eastern Beaches, Sydney NSW | Job ID #2285

OVERVIEW

If you've ever dreamed of working just a stone's throw away from the coast, then this job opportunity might be perfect for you! A well-established and modern clinic located in a prime area is currently looking for a dedicated General Practitioner (GP) to join their friendly and collegiate team.

This clinic is not just any healthcare facility; it is also an established teaching practice. This means that as a GP joining their team, you will have the chance to support medical students if you have a passion for teaching. The clinic operates with mixed billings and experiences strong patient demand, resulting in a high level of remuneration for the GPs. Moreover, the clinic offers flexible work rosters to ensure that you can maintain a healthy work-life balance while delivering exceptional patient care.

ABOUT THE PRACTICE

A dynamic and contemporary medical center with a mixed billing practice offers a collaborative environment supported by a long-standing presence in the community. Patients benefit from a vibrant setting with attentive nursing support and a very supportive owner and administrative staff.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Seeking a dedicated physician to join our practice with 70% of billings, offering a three-month income guarantee and flexible part-time or full-time options. We have a high patient demand and provide opportunities for medical student teaching. A DPA exemption might be available for the ideal candidate, with conditions.

REQUIREMENTS

Seeking FRACGP, MRCGP, MICGP, or eligibility for RACGP’s PEP Specialist Stream. Not for doctors needing AMC part 1 and 2 or General Registration.

WHY WORK WITH ME?

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WANT TO KNOW MORE?

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7 Tips to Ensure a Smooth Pipe Relining Project

Pipe relining Sydney projects can help in how the plumbing system becomes efficient and functional. It is not enough that you do not experience issues because you do not know what is happening inside those pipes and the conditions it is in. If you are interested in getting the service but are afraid of the disturbances it can create, here are some tips you may find useful to ensure a smooth pipe relining project:

Plan Ahead

Whatever project you are working on, planning must always be a part of the process. Without any plan, it can be difficult to be organised about what you will do. And since you want to minimise disruption and have a smooth process, planning is crucial. You can create a schedule when people are not too busy or your neighbours are away from home. Whatever deal you will have with the pipe relining professionals and your neighbours, it will be followed.

Schedule Work Wisely

Once you already have a plan, the schedule will follow. It is not enough that you pick dates and times to do the job, there are various factors you need to consider. Some of them are the availability of the pipe relining experts, your schedule, and the neighbours. If you have residential properties, the residents must also be considered. Avoid mornings and evenings when people use more of their plumbing fixtures to give them time to do everything they need.

Inform Residents

Finalise the schedule if you already talked to everyone that will get affected by the pipe relining project. And once these matters are resolved, the next thing you need to do is to inform the residents. Communicate with them and tell them about the upcoming pipe relining project. Give the duration period and any disruptions that anyone can experience. It is also important to have plans regarding necessary precautions if something happens. Also, be ready for their questions because they might ask things that could help them understand what will happen in the upcoming days.

Coordinate with Neighbours

Once you are done informing the residents, the next people on the line are the neighbours. Even if you are not in the same vicinity, they can also get affected by the project because of the noise, dust, and debris. For sure, you would never want to receive a complaint from them and tarnish your reputation and friendship. Also, coordination can minimise inconvenience for anyone.

Use Advanced Technology

Disruptions happen in this kind of project because of the dust, debris, and noise. If you think you will have challenges with the first two, the noise is one thing you might have control with. Before hiring a professional pipe relining company, ask them about the tools they use. Ask them about how they work and if they create too much noise. Some companies can have advanced technology and what they use does not have sound that other people can have problems with.

Choose Experienced Professionals

One search on the internet and you will find massive results of pipe relining companies. However, no matter how overwhelming they could be, you must ensure that you pick the right and trusted professionals. Just because they are on the top does not mean they are the ones you need to pick. To help you choose the best option, there is no harm in contacting three to five companies. Inquire in each of them and see who has the best offer, especially when it comes to pricing, tools, and schedule

Implement Safety Measures

Establishing a safe and smooth pipe relining project will not be possible without safety measures. Prioritise your safety and the workers, considering accidents and injuries can happen anytime. This kind of situation can also cause disruption, so ensure that the ones you hire undergo proper safety training.

Pipe relining projects can be challenging, especially if other people can get affected. Those are unavoidable, and facing the reality of your plumbing system is better. If you are worried about disruptions, may these tips help you minimise them. Plan effectively and communicate with everyone to achieve a successful outcome.

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