#please know that hashtag random was ironic please

[lostmykeysie]

Happy 4/20 Keysie

thanks baby!!!!!

i dont smoke anymore but funnily enough i was on holiday the last few weeks (it was actually incredible wait until i show you some of the pics i got on safari) in like a really conservative country and yet somehow ended up having hash shisha or whatever it’s called???? and weed cookies!!???? twice!!! it was so hashtag random

#someone asked me a q #lovely wonderful anon #please know that hashtag random was ironic please #420 blaze it baby #side note i’m back !!! #i went on holiday but i forgot to tell everyone #i had basically no signal the entire time #it was INCREDIBLE i met lions !! and elephants !! and giraffes !!!!! #i can also confirm the next chapter of TML will be posted this weekend #i literally just have the last scene to finish #i’m low-key excited for this one #soz it’s so late i had to finish catie’s birthday fic first #which was also two weeks late lol my bad #but if you want to blame anyone blame catie!! for being born!!! definitely not on me #love u #kiss kiss kiss

[genericpuff]

saw a post criticizing lore rekindled a while back, and one of the points made was "it's unfair to rachel that someone else can profit off and make money off her work"

do you profit off lore rekindled??? i don't remember if you ever said that you were monetizing lore rekindled, so i'm unsure where this piece of information came from

I literally do NOT profit off Rekindled in any way shape or form, it's a Tumblr comic that's free to read, zero subscriptions, paywalls, or ads.

I did just recently open a Patreon and apply my Twitch channel to become affiliate, but 1. my Patreon doesn't have any paid members yet , 2. my Patreon won't be offering rewards that limit the reading experience of Rekindled (it's gonna be like random doodles n junk), and 3. I haven't even streamed since I applied for Affiliate and people are watching the streams for art and lo-fi, not for any sort of exclusive reading experiences that wouldn't also be accessible on Tumblr (you just get to watch me slowly work on Rekindled while playing FF XIV LMAOO) All of these restrictions I have in place is to prevent exactly what folks assume or accuse me - profiting off Rachel's IP. At the end of the day I just wanna create an AU fanfic project, even if it's created out of disappointment for what could have been.

I *do* spend a few hundred a month though for my assistant. So I'm working on Rekindled completely at a loss, out of my own pocket. So in that regard, even if I were to monetize any part of Rekindled... it wouldn't be for my own profitable gain, I'd maybe be able to cover some of my assistant fees 🤣 (but that's just hypothetical food for thought, because as I said above, I don't want to monetize Rekindled because of the potentially legal and ethical issues in doing so. Making money is also just not why I'm making Rekindled because it's something I wanna just do for fun! Money complicates things, turns shit into a job :'0) And let's be real, in that hypothetical scenario, I don't think any money I could generate on my free to read Tumblr project would come anywhere close to threatening Rachel's bottom line 🤣

And this isn't to throw anyone under the bus but when people get suspicious of Rekindled profiting off LO, I can't help but think of the actual fans of LO selling handmade LO merch on Etsy and LO-style adoptables and other arts and crafts dedicated to their favorite comic. And I'm not gonna judge them for that, more power to 'em if people wanna buy their cool stuff (and some of it is really REALLY cool, like I wanna buy their stuff too LOL), I just think it's ironic that people separate the two because... I'm not a diehard fan? Or because Rekindled has gotten popular here. Beats me. All that "popularity" is still just a niche remake of a niche comic in a niche medium. It's not Spiderman Lotus levels of big 🤣 but I know it probably feels that big to people who are engaged with this fandom and spend a lot of time in it.

There's an opposite side of being a yes man that perpetuates similar behavior on the other side - when you come up with reasons to rag on someone just for the sake of it because you can't rationalize them NOT being the all 100% pulp of evil LMAO (and I see people do this even to Rachel and it's not fair imo, like people who use the Lolita thing as a way to accuse Rachel of being a legitimate pedophile? Like no, I don't think we should be normalizing serious accusations like that. I think she's just misinformed in a lot of ways at worst and suffering from dark romantasy porn brainrot at best LOL).

Like, as an example, I've also seen people claim stuff like I'm in the fan spaces telling people not to read LO and to read LR instead? Which like... why would I do that, LR isn't for the fans anyways and I don't gain anything by being a dick in their space 🤣 If my own readers are doing that, that's out of my hands (but respectfully don't do this please!!! there's a reason I don't use the standard LO hashtags and only stick to the anti ones!!!!) but again (and this is a big assumption so take with grains of salt) I think people just like to claim these things because they feel it's just naturally the right thing to do when someone who has opinions they don't like actually puts them into action. Because now they can't say shit like "well if you think you're so much smarter than Rachel why don't YOU write the story!" and "you don't know what it's like to manage a comic!" so they grapple onto whatever other argument they can even if it's misconstrued or entirely pulled out of thin air and not backed up with any legitimate evidence.

Their perspectives make sense to them. My perspective makes sense to me. I don't blame people for being suspicious when they see someone like me pour this much time and effort and money into a project like Rekindled, they assume it HAS to do with something they can rationalize from their own point of view, like wanting to "steal" Rachel's work or profit off it or take it for myself out of "jealousy".

Sorry to disappoint y'all with a boring answer, but I'm just someone who was once a huge fan of LO and couldn't let it go. I'm just someone who's way too hyperfixated, with a lot of passion for making comics and experience to match. I'd still be making it even if I didn't have an assistant. I'd still be making it even if I was stuck working with nothing but paper and pencil. Because I love making it and I love what it means to me, and I love that it makes other people feel the same way I do about it.

And that's really all I have to say on that.

#ask me anything #ama #anon ama #anon ask me anything #lore rekindled #lore rekindled ama

[thetoxicgamer]

Huge Valheim update Hildir’s Request is live – patch notes 0.217.14

Update on Valheim On active servers, Hildir's Request has arrived. It's time to move on and find Hildir in Valheim if you've been waiting for the major overhaul to be implemented in the actual game. Hildir, the merchant's sister and a follower of Haldor, has encountered issues with missing goods in the Viking co-op survival game. The update also adds difficulty factors, and creator Iron Gate is holding a Valheim competition called the Trial of Tyr to test the mettle of the game's most ferocious players. The Valheim Hildir’s Request patch notes lay out everything you need to know – the full patch notes below are listed in both abbreviated and complete forms to keep those of you who prefer to avoid spoilers safe. Along with the new merchant and her associated quests, there are also several new Valheim dungeons and mini bosses to encounter, along with some crafting improvements and additional items. If you’re wondering how to find Hildir in Valheim, you’ll want to head to the Meadows biome. She’s got a few possible spawn locations that can be allocated at random, so have a wander around and you’ll probably spot her icon or the roaring fire at her camp. Also included in the update are eight new hairstyles and five additional beards – along with a barber station that lets you adjust these in-game. When you’ve made your choice, you’ll also be pleased to know that equipping helmets no longer hides your hair selection, making it all the more worthwhile. Several quality-of-life improvements are also rolled in, such as improved quick stacking and manual snapping to make precise Valheim building easier, and then there’s the new difficulty modifiers. You’ll have a choice of a lower-difficulty casual mode, a ramped-up hardcore playthrough, or the option to adjust server difficulty modifiers individually to customize your experience more thoroughly. If you think you’ve got what it takes to be the best, you might want to join the Valheim Trial of Tyr. This hard mode contest runs Tuesday August 22 to Tuesday September 5, 2023 and tasks you with completing a run up to and including mounting the head of the final Mistlands boss on the game’s hard difficulty preset as a solo player without dying, getting outside help, or using any dev commands. Trials of Tyr rules Those of you wanting to join the Trial of Tyr will need to play with a fresh character on the official world seed ‘MX7L9GYcf2’ on the ‘Hard’ difficulty preset. Your run must be streamed on Twitch or YouTube or fully recorded without any breaks in footage, and then sent to @Valheimgame on Twitter using the hashtag #Trialoftyr. If you manage to record the fastest time, you’ll earn “a custom-made engraved Viking tankard” bearing your name and time. Valheim Hilidr’s Request patch notes 0.217.14 Here are the full patch notes for the Valheim Hildir’s Request update on August 22, 2023, courtesy of Iron Gate: Abbreviated Patch Notes New Content - New NPC: Hildir the merchant - New locations - World modifiers added - 2 new crafting extensions - New hair and beard styles - New items Improvements - Hair and beards are now visible when equipping helmets - Various visual improvements - Quick-stack button added - Manual snapping for building added Detailed Patch Notes New Content - New NPC: Hildir the merchant - New location: Hildir’s camp - New location: Smouldering tomb (classic dungeon) - New location: Howling cavern (classic dungeon) - New location: Sealed tower (open dungeon) - 3 new mini bosses - World modifiers button added to start game screen with many customization/difficulty options (select a preset or design your own) - 8 different Fireworks added (Including Thunderstone and Black Core thrown in the fire) - New item: Sparkler - New clothing: 10 hats & headscarves - New clothing: 14 dresses and tunics - Black forge extension: Vice (Upgrades to level 3 possible) - Magetable extension: Unfading Candle (Upgrades to level 3 possible) - New material: Barber kit - New furniture: Barber station - New material: Iron pit - New furniture: Firepit - 8 new hairstyles - 5 new beard styles - 4 new music tracks Quality of Life - Quick stack button to quickly place all items already in a container from your inventory. Can also be done by simply holding the use key when interacting with a container - You can now manually choose snapping point with Q & E for precision building - Intro sequence can now be skipped from the pause menu and the game can be paused while in the intro - Workbench and Forge now get slightly increased build range when upgraded - Crafting benches’ build range is now cylindrical instead of spherical - Precision placement of buildpieces changed to show when holding ctrl - Added ability to copy build piece while in build mode - Hair and beards are now visible when equipping helmets Additional bug fixes can be found via Iron Gate on Steam. As long as you’re not competing in the Trial of Tyr, there’s plenty of handy Valheim console commands to help you through your journey, or you can turn to the best Valheim mods if you’re looking for some fun ways to spice up your next adventure. Read the full article

[tothemeadow]

I really miss the days where people could ship who they want with out some randos loosing their shit. There was a person who shipped shinobu with douma and people flipped and where like "why he's a psycho?" Like there's a reason why people like Harley Quinn and joker. Toxic ships are hot. As long as they aren't real. Like Johnny deep and amber heard.

I feel like people are doing this because there's so much going on in the world so they look for immediate scapegoats to quell their anger. Like yeah I can't stop racism, but I can get my friends to yell at this random internet person and start a hashtag. 🙄

This is kinda touching on the subject I had with that one anon the other day, so please let me continue.

People say ships ruin fandoms, and they are both wrong and right. Frankly, shipping two characters together is only a problem since it “bothers” people and nothing else. Granted, as long as it’s legal (like not an 8 year old with someone in their 20s), then what’s the issue? However, it’s when the “shipping wars” come around that people bring hate towards the fandom.

I was around when the ARMYs and EXOLs were at each other’s throats for the longest time, and it brought shame upon the kpop fandom. Instead of respecting each other and enjoying the music, there was constant arguing.

Shipping works the same way. I, for one, ship characters. Why? Because the dynamics are interesting, there’s good stories, and there’s incredible art. Am I going to proclaim hate towards whoever because two characters don’t end being canon? No. I’m here to enjoy the fandom, not spread hate.

Another problem with this is the minors issue. Yes, some of the ships I have include minors; does that mean I want to see two 15 year olds fuck? What are you, stupid? No, they’re going to be aged up if I wanna see/read it. It’s fiction, darlings. And yes, I understand that pedophilia can stem from fiction, but there people out there who are consciously making the effort to have some people the proper age. Others don’t, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

Let’s look at Pinterest, for example. There is a dark side of it filled to the brim with NSFW images, and there are hateful/disgusted comments on those images. Interestingly enough, you have to dig through content to get to the naughty stuff, so what does this say about the commentor? Or what about those leaving mean words on Twitter art or Yagami Yato edits? As far as I’ve seen, both the art and those edits have age restrictions (and they clearly say 18+ or whatever), so what are they trying to accomplish?

It’s interesting to think about people using this type of content as a scapegoat. Ironic how it’s directed towards fiction, no? Are we not going to discuss the stuff that can be found on Pornhub? Pseudo-incest? Teacher/student relationships? That one episode of Riverdale where Betty (written as a 16 year old female at the time) strip teased/pole danced in front a crowd of grown ass adults? No? Just towards drawings? Seems pretty sketchy.

I’m aware I may be going on a limb here, but it’s almost as if the commentators are “fulfilling their moral duties” but being rude. Again, they can certainly click away; this is the INTERNET we’re talking about. Hate to break it to you, but this is almost a lawless zone. Things vary from country to country, and a lot of people forget about that. If I recall correctly, the age of consent in Japan is 16 or something? Either way, there are djs of high school students and it makes sense regarding who the artist is. Call me out for being gross or whatever, but you know I have a point. People in the United States are having sex while in junior high. Hell, I remember when I was in the 9th grade that a girl my age lost her virginity to her older boyfriend and was bragging about it.

I guess what I’m trying to say is that people are trying to “justify” themselves or whatever. No one is 100% innocent, and you’d be lying through your teeth if you denied it. Let others ship who they want. What are you gonna do, anyway? Cyberbully them? What are you, 12? There is literally a glodal pandemic going on, and my country is basically on the brink of another civil war. I think there’s more important things to focus on.

Anyway, thank you for tuning into my TEDtalk 🙇‍♀️

#empress talks #lostalienchild

[creek-cryptid-deluxe]

I just want to clear something up, in case there's anyone who can only see my notes with a user tagged on my "don't hate doctors/that's not ableism" rants.

I can no longer see the tagged user's comments, so I'm unsure if they are also gone for everyone else & it just looks like I'm going off at random.

So let's chat about why I went off, shall we?

Now, if you've been here at all, you've read my intro blurb which directs you to my pinned post. Within that pinned post there's a lot of information, some of which says that if you don't like what I have to say, my views, or my opinions based on my experience then don't read it. Nobody is forcing you to, so scamper off. It also says for those people to not "come for me" (as the kids say) in the notes because I will use those words, views, & opinions you dislike to verbally spar (and I have so much more experience at the verbal slap down) & then will screenshot & post it on here while laughing at your ridiculous hubris.

That same pinned post lays out, very clearly I think, my feelings & thoughts in a general way about the chronic illness community at large. And while I do have posts that are tagged with CI & EDS hashtags, I deliberately didn't tag these 2 posts. So to find them, this person who doesn't follow me had to go into my blog & scroll. And I don't mean go to my blog via the chronic pain post because the posts in question were posted after so they would only show if they went into my blog & started at the top.... where the pinned post is.

So anyone with half a damn brain knows what they are in for when scrolling through my shitshow, yeah? Yeah.

Welp, apparently that post about "why it's bad to promote doctor hate/that's not fucking ableism you whiny baby" got someone's undies in a bunch & they decided to let me know that according to them....

• I am invalidating people's medical trauma

(nowhere in that post did I say anything about medical trauma, but a doctor doing anything mentioned in my post will not cause such a thing. Waking up during a surgery, such as a gallbladder removal, & being unable to let them know so you just have to deal/watch, THAT would cause medical trauma. And if that sort of thing has happened to anyone reading, I am so so sorry. That is terrible & I hope you have been able to seek help in dealing with it.)

• That i am 'not allowed' to invalidate those people.

(Again, never did but also you don't get to police what I say on my blog sweet cheeks. And I think it's ironic that you're telling me that I can't invalidate someone's feelings/experience while simultaneously invalidating mine because... you read something you disagree with & decided it was a personal attack. Hm. Seems you might be the type of person I was talking about in both posts.)

• That I have NO IDEA what it's like to be misdiagnosed 10+ times.

( ok, #1 you have to be the most illiterate motherfucker who can still string together a typed sentence because both that post AND my pinned post clearly state that I wasn't diagnosed with vEDS until I was THIRTY FUCKING ONE. You think I just spent that time period thinking everything is fine and dandy while my joints crumbled & organs ruptured & got pneumonia every fucking winter? No, bitch! I was trying to sort it out & was misdiagnosed REPEATEDLY starting at 7 yrs old. So please, tell me again how I have no idea what that's like.

And #2. Unlike you, I actually went and looked at your blog pretty carefully. Since I have better reading comprehension than you, I saw that you are an uber dramatic 18 yr old kid who fancies herself an uber spoonie witch! I find everything about this deeply offensive.

#1. You're 18. Of course you're dramatic. You're a teen. But also, you have zero actual life experience but think you know everything... as literally every teen does... while actually knowing fuckall. Cute.

#2. You claim to be a witch because... you collect crystals and like the aesthetic. You know that the various branches of witchcraft are like... legit belief systems right? In fact a lot of them are actual religions with deities and rituals and everything. So while you are screeching about 'InVaLiDaTiOn' you're over there appropriating not just A religion, but an entire GROUP of varied & nuisanced religions and practices. Very uncool and very (feel like I'm beating a dead horse with this but...) ignorant.

"But you have witch in your blog title!"

Yeah bro. I'm a practicing green witch. In high school I did loads of research on the different types & branches of witchcraft. In my early 20s, I decided that green witchcraft really aligns with my beliefs & way of life, plus it caters to my distaste for deity worship & ritual. So...

#3. I can understand why you decided to get all indignant in my notes since in those 2 posts (and my various other rants about chronic illness communities & culture) you are EXACTLY WHO I'M TALKING ABOUT. People like you are what's wrong with the community. People like you are why it takes so long for young women, specifically, to be taken seriously by doctors.

BECAUSE OF OBVIOUSLY EXAGGERATING, VICTIM MENTALITY HAVING, DRAMA QUEENS LIKE YOU.

So kindly fuck off and grow the fuck up. When you are my age, you will look back at this & you will cringe so hard that it will cause you physical pain. Or you'll be the lady at the TJ Maxx screaming about discrimination because they won't let you return an item that is outside of their return policy.

For your sake I hope it's the former.

And if anyone else feels the way this youngster did, you can fuck off too. Again, nobody is pulling a Clockwork Orange & holding your eyes open, making you read my shitfest, opinion & experience filled blog.

♡ A chronically ill, disabled elder millennial ✌

There will be no reblogging of this post because while it may echo some of your personality sentiments, this is about a specific note on a specific post from a specific dramatic butthurt whiny baby user.

[krinsbez]

GI Joe: Remixed, Semi-Random Trivia, About Semi-Random Joes

An incomplete list of Joes who are members of minority groups; please make suggestions for additions, as there are many, many Joes with whom I am unfamiliar:

(some of these placements will be elaborated on below)

AFRICAN-AMERICAN:

Stalker

Roadblock

Doc

Doc II

Alpine

Stretcher

Hardball

Iceberg

Heavy Duty

Big Lob

Freight

Quick Stryke

Grill

Cool Breeze

Ripcord

ASIAN-AMERICAN:

Jinx

Quick Kick

Budo

Tunnel Rat

Ronin

Rico

Firewall

Black Dragon (?)

DESI:

Hashtag

LATINO:

Shipwreck

Law

Lady Jaye

Alpine

Dynamite

Hot Sauce

ARAB-AMERICAN:

Breaker

Sgt. Slaughter

NATIVE AMERICAN:

Spirit

Airborne

PACIFIC ISLANDER:

Torpedo

Red Dog

SIKH:

Hashtag

JEWISH:

Clutch

Bazooka

Budo

ISLAMIC:

Breaker

Sgt. Slaughter

QUAKER:

Lifeline

NEURO-ATYPICAL:

Helix

-Sgt. Slaughter is NOT the professional wrestler born Robert Remus, but received his codename due to a coincidental resemblance to said pro wrestler. That said, he did wrestle in college, where he majored in Classics. Note that he is still serious about his classics studies; he is fluent in both Ancient Greek and Latin, and is knowledgeable about not only Classical literature, but also the history, mythology, culture, etc. of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.

-Alpine is mixed-race, having African-American, Caucasian, and Latin ancestry; people's efforts to pin him down to one or the other and inability to do so is a constant source of amusement to him.

-Lady Jaye is biracial; her father is as WASP as one can be without being a Boston Brahmin (although they're adjacent), while her mother is from Latin America; note that her mother's family is also filthy rich and aristocratic. Also, she's a distant cousin of Destro and Darklon.

-Rico is a character of our own creation, a Fillipina-American who's primary MOS is powered armor, specifically the Accelerator suit from Rise of Cobra

-Firewall is a young, Asian woman ala DDP rather than an older, Caucasian woman ala IDW.

-Riffing on Rise of Cobra, Breaker's parents are from Morocco.

-Budo periodically notes that both sets of grandparents spent WWII in camps; his paternal grandparents in an internment camp, his maternal grandparents in a concentration camp.

-Ripcord and Cover Girl have more-or-less their IDW backstories.

-Lifeline's aikido skills are such that he's one of the top ten best hand-to-hand combatants in GI Joe. Granted, his pacifist beliefs mean he rarely showcases them; "getting Lifeline in the ring" is a Joe colloquialism for a task that is very difficult and unlikely to end well for you.

-As with many other military regulations, the rules against fraternization are not strictly enforced for Joes, so Flint/Lady Jaye, Scarlett/Snake Eyes, and Jinx/Falcon are things.

-Dial-Tone and Hard Drive are A: female, and B: hot.

-Dial-Tone is the nerdiest nerd to ever nerd, or at least, as much as possibly whilst being an attractive woman. She also barely qualified to be a Joe physically. That said, she did, in fact, qualify, and is thus eminently capable of kicking your ass.

-Clockspring is kinda a creeper. He hasn't done anything explicitly against the regs, but he's come veeery close. As a result, Hard Drive, Firewall, Dial-Tone, and Hashtag frequently receive sympathy from other female Joes about having to work with him, which leaves them confused, because while Clockspring is aware of their gender, he slots them into his head as fellow nerds and doesn't creep on them at all.

-Clockspring also posts on a number of Incel/MRA/RedPill sites, although he keeps getting banned for telling other posters to take it down a few notches.

-Quick Kick has always been a movie guy; he got into martial arts because he realized that Hollywood is kinda racist and expects Asian-American performers to know chop socky stuff. That said, he turned out to be better at it than at acting, so ended up becoming a stunt double. Then the Cobra War happened, he joined the Army and eventually ended up in GI Joe.

-Freight, somewhat similarly, was a star linebacker, who walked away from a multi-million dollar contract to enlist when the Cobra War began. He greatly dislikes being compared to Pat Tillman.

-Contrary to what you'd expect, Freight and Red Dog (who could've been a star if he hadn't been tossed out of the NFL for frequent unnecessary roughness) get along really well.

-GI Joe's first fighter ace, somewhat ironically, was not Ace (who's codename comes form being a card shark), but Slipstream. However, Ace was the first Joe to become Ace In A Day.

-No one can remember Ghostrider The Stealth Pilot's codename, which he is surprisingly OK with, as long as they don't call him by someone else's codename...whereupon he will start calling that person by someone else's codename.

-All the Joe pilots are qualified to fly all Joe aircraft, with the possible exceptions of the Defiant and SHARCs, so Wild Bill can fly a Skystriker and Ace can fly a Tomahawk and Lift-Ticket can fly a Phantom and Ghostrider The Stealth Pilot can fly a Mudfighter and Dogfight can fly a Vector and Maverick can fly a C-130 or Dragonfly, etc.

-Quick Kick holds regular movie nights; Sgt. Slaughter is banned due to his habit of pointing out all the inaccuracies whenever QK puts on a sword-and-sandal flick.

-Roadblock and Heavy Duty are cousins. In addition to their size (which is not just "big" but freakishly its-a-miracle-they-don't-have-health-problems HUGE) and fondness for MOAR DAKKA, they also share a passion for cooking. Roadblock is a master chef, specializing in Soul Food and French haute cuisine (both nouvelle and classique), though he's also excellent at classic Italian and most American regional specialties. In general, Heavy Duty is almost as good and in some cases better (he is an internationally ranked sushi chef, for example), but rather than rely on a standard repertoire, he prefers to experiment, either with exotic foreign or newly-invented dishes he's just heard of or bizarre creations of his own; his success is...mixed.

-Quick Kick has a habit of reciting quotes from Little Caesar every time he runs into Rico in a hallway or whatever. She does not know that's what he's doing and is generally puzzled by the whole thing.

-Mainframe has a thing going on with Zarana.

-When Jinx and Falcon started dating, they got shovel speeches from Duke and Snake Eyes, respectively (yes, despite Snake Eyes being unable to talk). In addition, Storm Shadow kidnapped Falcon...then took him out to dinner, cuz he wanted to get to know his cousin's boyfriend. And because Falcon is Falcon, they ended up bar/club-hopping. Meanwhile, Duke, who only knew his baby brother was abducted by Cobra Commander's personal assassin, was ready to start World War III.

-Cross-Country believes he has a duty to reclaim the family honor he believes was lost when his ancestors took up arms to fight for slavery. His choice of outfit is bait, to trick racists and CSA apologists to make themselves known to him so he can punch them in the face.

-Quick Kick has a Japanese father and a Korean mother. As a result, when he fights the Red Ninjas, they call him a half-breed and talk shit about his mom. He deals with it by kicking their asses.

-Clutch and Rock'n'Roll are best buds. Ditto Bazooka and Alpine. Also Leatherneck and Wetsuit, albeit of the vitriolic kind where they fight constantly.

-Shipwreck is a SEAL.

-Clutch and Budo once went out together to get tattoos of their grandparent's numbers.

-Quick Kick took it upon himself to put together a crash course in cinema since the '70s for Sgt. Savage, and had to be reminded that showing him movies about Vietnam maybe wasn't the best idea.

-Grand Slam, Sci-Fi, and Red Spot are SF/F nerds. Flash is not, and gets annoyed when people assume he is.

-Spirit does not look particularly stereotypical.

-Among GI Joe's many secret mini-bases is one located in a Las Vegas casino; Ace regularly requests a transfer there, as it is the only way he will ever be allowed into a Las Vegas Casino.

-Airborne is genuinely psychic. That said, he's not very powerful; he just has "hunches" that are always right.

-Clutch has an unfortunate habit of running into secret Cobra activity whenever he goes on leave. Seriously, Every. Single. Time.

-Order is much, much more obedient than Junkyard, partially due to natural temperament but largely because Law trained him that way; Law's...kinda contemptuous of the fact that Mutt has not similarly trained Junkyard, and the two of them don't really get along because of it.

-Falcon used to hate Shipwreck, because every strategy he came up with to try and smuggle hookers into the Pit failed because 'Wreck had already tried it. Though, he's mellowed out about it since he started dating Jinx.

-Snake Eyes is under orders to have regular therapy sessions with Psyche-Out (because for obvious reason he's kind of a mess, psychologically); that Etch-a-Sketch is real handy.

-GI Joe has official social media, run by Hashtag, of course. However, the Joes take turns running the official GI Joe twitter account which leads to WMG from the people following trying to figure out who is doing it at any given time, which leads to the Joes deliberately trying to do it in other Joe's style. So, say, Shipwreck will fill it up with rhymes about cooking so people will think it's Roadblock, and Roadblock will do it in French and keep mentioning gumbo and gators so people think it's Gung Ho, and Gung-Ho keeps throwing in Star Wars references so people think it's Sci-Fi, etc. Duke hates doing it, so is very terse, so everyone always assumes he's Snake Eyes (which is hilarious to people who know Snake, who was an inveterate chatterbox before he became mute).

-Note that they also are allowed to have their own social media.

-Cover Girl's social media is a battleground, between her fans from her modeling/reality-show days and her fans since joining GI Joe.

-Heavy Duty has a youtube show where he discusses his cooking experiments. The episodes where Roadblock guest-stars are the most popular, since you now have a 100% chance of the result being edible instead of 50/50.

-Snake Eyes has a Twitter account under his real name, which is really, really active, and really, really inane, because he needs some outlet for his natural chatterbox tendencies.

-As stated, Duke does not believe in social media. As a result, there is a bit of a competition amongst the Joes to trick him into appearing on theirs.

-Cross-Country has a blog where he calls out Confederate apologists. He's been banned from multiple Civil War forums and subreddits and such for flaming same.

-Barbecue mostly goes on about Boston sports

#Headcanon #Headcanons #Fanfic #Collaboration #GI Joe #GI Joe Headcanon #GI Joe Headcanons #GI Joe Fanfic #GI Joe Collaboration #GI Joe: Remixed #GI Joe: Remixed Semi-Random Trivia About Semi-Random Joes #I ought to put in the names of all the Joes mentioned here #but I haven't got that kinda time.

[dennou-translations]

I feel so sorry for Hibiya everytime I listen to this one, lol. It’s also a bit ironic that the featured song is Kagerou Days. Either way, happy birthday to Hiyori!

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[sound of door opening]

Momo: Hibiya-kun! This way, this way!

Hibiya: Ngh, man...! Why did you call me to come over all of a sudden? Speaking of which, what is this place?

Momo: This is a radio station named Bunka Housou.

Hibiya: “Radio”...? Why are we here?

Momo: It seems that Onii-chan and Ene-chan had been doing a radio show until last week, but... looks like... they went off to search for C-Chupa-cabra...

Hibiya: Nope, sorry. I sort of... don’t understand what you’re saying.

Momo: Nngh... Not even I understand it! But anyways, we are the personalities of the radio this week, so—

Hibiya: EEEH?!? WHAT’S WITH THAT?! Can I... go home already??

Momo: No!! Do the radio show with me!!

Hibiya: IMPOSSIBLE! I’ve never done anything like being on the radio!!

Momo: It’s okay! I’ve worked on a radio show before, so just stick with me for a bit! Pleaseee!!

Hibiya: E-Eeeh...? *groans* I... I get it! I just gotta do it, right?!

Momo: Thank you~! Then, let’s do the title call together~! Ready, set...

Momo: Mekakushi Radiooo!! Hibiya: Meka... kush-shi Radio.

[Otsukimi Recital starts playing]

Momo: Okay! Mekakushi Radio has begun~! Anyhow, I, member number 5, Momo, and member number 8, Hibiya-kun, will be the ones delivering it this week~!

Hibiya: *nervous laughter* W-We will be in your care~... Then, what are we supposed to do?

Momo: Somehow, it seems that a lot of questions have been posted on Twitter, so I thought of introducing them today.

Hibiya: Heeeh... this kind of stuff was being done? Is it safe? Aren’t there any weird questions?

Momo: It’s fine! Well, I’ll read them at random, okay?

Hibiya: It’ll be great if they are the types that can properly be answered...

Momo: First is... this one! What is it, what is it...? “Why is Kano Shuuya ‘Kano Shuuya’?”

[music stops]

Hibiya: LIKE HELL WE KNOW!!

[music continues]

Hibiya: H-H-Hold up! What’s with this philosophic question?! Also, this question should be asked to him! I already wanna leave!!

Momo: Calm down! Hibiya-kun, calm down! But we have to answer the ones we’ve read, right? Why Kano-san is Kano-san, huh...? Hmmm... Well, it’s surely that. Maybe Kano-san is betting his life and going on a quest to find out why he is Kano Shuuya?

Hibiya: *whispers* D-Does that count as an answer? ACTUALLY, ISN’T THAT THEME TOO HEAVY?! What even is this radio??

Momo: A-Anyway, let’s move on to the following question! Erm... the next is...

Hibiya: *whispers* Easy-to-answer question, come forth! Easy-to-answer question, come forth...!

Momo: All right... this! What is it, what is it? “Why is Kano’s hair that lengthy only on the right side?”

[music stops]

Hibiya: WHY?!?

[music continues]

Hibiya: Him again?! Heh? Is it on purpose?? Are you choosing these questions on purpose??

Momo: T-That’s not it! I said I was only picking them at random! But I wonder why he keeps it like that... Maybe his vitality becomes stronger if one side of his bangs is longer?

Hibiya: Ah, if you... ask him that, you’ll spoil his mood... Also, why are there only questions for him?! Are there no questions for me?

Momo: Eeerm... questions for Hibiya-kun...

[sound of flipping paper]

Momo: Hmm... surprisingly, there are none, I guess.

Hibiya: Eh? *monotone* Ah. Is that so...?

Momo: *clears throat*

Hibiya: *sighs*

Momo: L-Look, Hibiya-kun, if you don’t talk, the broadcast will stagnate!

Hibiya: No, no! This is Momo’s fault! Do something to lighten it up!!

Momo: Huuum... That’s right! Radios stream songs and the like, right?

Hibiya: Uwah! Good one~! Put something on!

Momo: Okay, then listen to this song! It’s from Mekakushi M’s, which is currently on sale, “Kagerou Days”!

[Kagerou Days starts playing]

Hibiya: Somehow... my energy is completely gone.

Momo: Ah! Found it~! A question for Hibiya-kun!

Hibiya: EH?! SERIOUSLY?!? Read it, read it!

Momo: Eerm... “Hibiya-kun is a pro at cooking, but is there anything else he’s exceptionally good at?”... Eh? Hibiya-kun, cooking is your specialty? This is kind of surprising...!!

Hibiya: *flattered laughter* N-No... I wouldn’t say it’s a “specialty”... ah. But one of these days, I made tilefish hasu-mushi. It turned out pretty delicious!

Momo: Eh? Ha... Hasu...?

Hibiya: It’s “hasu-mushi”. You mix shrimp and other stuff with grated lotus root, and steam them with sea bream. When you add wood-ear mushrooms and lily bulbs to it, the taste becomes interesting, so it’s nice!

Momo: W-Waaah... you’re kind of a maniac... It’s a bit gross...

Hibiya: HOW COME?! IT’S COOKING, SO IT’S OKAY!! *whines* Enough already... Let’s go to the next question...

Momo: The succeeding question is... “Please tell us Kano Shuuya’s e-mail address”.

Hibiya: Another one aimed at him? His e-mail address is personal information, right? There’s no way we can disclose it, is there?

Momo: H-Hum... but Kano-san said that “new members are greatly welcome”, so just his e-mail address should be fine, yeah?

Hibiya: Eh... I-Is it? That’s got nothing to do with me.

Momo: It’s alright~! Anyhow, after today’s broadcast, I’ll share Kano-san’s e-mail address on Twitter! Yay~!

Hibiya: *whisper* Eeeh... Is it really all right...?

[Days starts playing]

Momo: O-Oh! It’s already ending...

Hibiya: *exhales* I seriously thought I was gonna die.

Momo: Good job! On another note, will Onii-chan and Ene-chan... be back by next week?

Hibiya: If not, we just gotta leave it to someone else.

Momo: I don’t know who will come next week, but the questions are still going on! Post them on Twitter under the hashtag “MekakushiRadio”, okay? Well, then, please do look forward to next week’s Mekakushi Radio too! These were member number 5, Momo, and...

Hibiya: ...member number 8, Hibiya.

Momo/Hibiya: Bye-bye~!

#kagerou project #kagepro #mekakucity actors #kisaragi momo #amamiya hibiya #mekakushi radio #kashiyama nanami #togashi misuzu #my translation #kagerou days

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Winn Schott - He Protects the Stars Masterpost, [P1 S2 E1-11]

Being a ramble of thoughts concerning one Winn Schott Jr., the tech genius and undervalued hero, with much appreciation for his character and reminders of how much they all need him.

Missed Season one? See S1 episodes 1-10 and episodes 11-20.

Without further ado, episodes are under the cut.

2x01, The Adventures of Supergirl

A decent Winnisode by all accounts

It was pointed out to me that Winn is always the one to pass Kara her drink when they’re out in a group. #idon’trecallmyhashtags. #supportive friend #priorities whatever

Winn chiming in on the “to family” toast, because this is his family. #space fam

Friendly reminder that Winn learned Kryptonian because he “got bored.” and that Alex requested his help at the DEO. #genius

“Find out something that my team of highly trained alien experts can’t.” “Challenge accepted.” AND HE DID. #genius

Aside: he promises to figure this out. To Kara. Because she is important to him.

Fanboying over Superman. I don’t have anything intelligent to add over this. Just watch the smol son freak out, it’s beautiful. #protect him

Winn handy translator helped him read the alien pod’s computer and discover the craft’s trajectory, giving them important info on their guest.

“You look Fantastic.”

Is the one who pays attention enough to find out where the explosion originated, that it was directly under a seat, and to realize that seat had significance: it belonged to Lena. This allows Kara and Clark to rush to Lena’s aid, who they thought was a suspect, not a victim, and they arrive just in time to save her life, and thereby contact the villain and find out his plans and save other lives. #hero

the murdery drone reminding him of his dad’s work. Look at our boy casually tossing around what was held as his deepest, darkest secret; making sure his friends don’t see him any differently now that they know. He’s come a long way.

-and immediate concern for Kara. Always. #supportive friend #priorities “always” should become another hashtag here.

Kara immediately asks specifically for Winn’s aid the minute they’re in trouble. And he delivers. #always

One minute Alex asks J’onn to let Winn help on a tiny bit of decoding, and suddenly Winn is in the thick of things, like he saw stuff going down and just grabbed a computer. #hero

Already making Space Dad smile by his antics. Space Dad needs this tbh.

Welcome to the DEO, Winn. You deserve this.

2x02, The Last Children of Mars

Open with sass: “Grumpy”

Quoting Yoda, the second Star Wars reference in as many episodes. Also, aside, it is obvious that Star Wars is Winn’s favorite fandom, it has the most nods and references from our boy of any he mentions. #nerd

“Hey, new kid, go get the alien tech from storage. Ya know, the stuff that almost made everything really bad for us last time. And see if you can improve upon it.” Winn isn’t there more than a day and J’onn already relies on him an incredible amount. Might be a test, might just be resourceful with his assets.

Entrusted with making Superman (and Kara) a specialized suit.

Our favorite non-super hero is loving this DEO tech, locating the Prometheum in seconds.

Those suits aren’t ready because the former IT guy is obviously preoccupied doing... everything else tech wise at the DEO. #give him a break

Winn and science and his big sis, Alex. #nerds #brotp

“Think with less stabbing.” Good advice.

Here’s a bit of backstory: Winn grew up in foster care after his dad was jailed and his mother took off. And they are not happy memories, probably especially because he’s the child of a crazy murderer. But what he’s taken away from that is beautiful. Family is about showing up. Probably this is why he always shows up for his friends, his family. He understands the importance of that.

CANNOT TELL A LIE TO SAVE HIS LIFE

Does anyone else require much, much more of Winn being a nerd with Clark? Give the boy some quality friendship time please.

Also: the slightly ironic swell of the soundtrack as the camera pans around Winn to reveal his emotional expression. It’s earned though: Winn is a hero.

“Thank you, Winn.” Clark is one of a small handful of people on a small handful of occasions to show appreciation for Winn or his efforts. Even though the quickly assembled armor was not ready to withstand the attack, it was helpful, and Clark appreciates it here. Bless.

He’s happy to see Space Dad and Clark finally getting along, and sad to see Superman leave. Also, that hug. Winn is very much a hugging person, and it’s a great bit.

“Next time.” Let there be a next time, yes? Yes.

2x03, Welcome to Earth

Look at that flame-retardant cape helping Kara save the president's life tracking Mon-el.

Just kind of, left on his own while everyone else squees over the president?? Winn honey, I know that in the past episode and a half you have become the single person who gets asked to do everything at the DEO but take a break for a minute

Finds Mon-el. Bravo.

Look at the other, older, more experienced DEO agents behind him, literally just staring in awe and confusion as he works. #genius

Somehow not only finds the signal Mon-el sends, but also tracks down its origin to a dead planet whose existence and name hardly anyone even knows about.

I feel the need to point out here, with Kara's reference to a Kryptonian slur for the Daxamites and her farewell to Clark in the previous episode, that Winn's ignorance of their meaning does not mean he doesn't actually know Kryptonian. Languages are hard and complex things, and Winn probably learned everything he knows from texts, not from oral teaching. A deeply personal phrase like the one Kara uses for Clark, which they say has no easy English translation, and a random curse, are not likely to have been in his vocabulary - but for what it's worth, they are now.

Pretty low on the Winncontent otherwise.

2x04, Survivors

Disappointed Earth doesn't have dragon soccer. Me too, Winn. Me too.

"awesome" and "amazing" are Winn's favorite terms, in case no one has noticed. #give the guy a thesaurus

Hold the phone. Casual mention of "shall I get a strike team to gear up?" after he identifies and locates an alien assailant??? The man has been at the DEO for what, a few days, maybe a week? And he has the authority to call up a strike team for Alex?? I'm not complaining, but, just how tight a ship is J’onn running here?

Just assumes Mon-el is going to use his newfound power for good, to be a hero, because whether it's with his friends, or even with his dad, or with Siobhan, Winn has a steady history of looking for the best in people.

I've been asked to point out the times Winn gets manipulated into things, and here's a good one: Mon-el promising Winn he can make his supersuit and name him, if he'll just let Mon-el do what he wants. Should Winn have listened? No. But he, too, has been cooped up at the DEO for a fair bit and temptation is too strong here. Thanks, Mon-el, for setting up how this relationship is going to work.

Drunk Winn. Oh dear.

Again, Winn cannot keep secrets or tell lies. He's hopeless.

This whole follow-up scene at the DEO is golden. All of it. I love him.

Winn traced J’onn’s phone. No big deal for him, but he did that.

To be fair, Mon-el at least puts in a good word for Winn, admitting he baited him into the whole thing.

Winn and Alex being concerned for Space Dad is an ongoing trope. I love Space Dad and his kids. #space fam

2x05, Crossfire **Winnisode**

Winnisode is how I’m officially labeling episodes with a fair amount of Winn

"Any of these [guns] look familiar?" is in the weary tones of someone who has asked this question multiple times in the past hour.

Displaying, again, concern over what could have happened to Kara in this most recent fight. #always

"I was into Kara." An important line. I don't think this is completely honest, but he's also not good at lying so who knows. In any case, his friendship with Kara is still important to him, and that's good.

Winn never should have let Mon-el watch television.

Playing with a toy gun, are we? After the incident at the toy convention and everything else?? Hmmm. I choose to read this as our irrepressible hero bouncing back, and maybe intentionally moving past fears, maybe because he thinks being an agent in the field would be cool.

Repeatedly going over the Cadmus broadcast, looking for clues. Detail-oriented.

Another instance of Winn being manipulated? Here we go. James here, showing up to "check in" on his friend, when instead all he wants is to trick Winn into giving him info so he can go be a haphazard vigilante. The second he has what he needs, not two minutes into their conversation, he just leaves. He wasn't there to see Winn at all.

This entire scene where Winn confronts James is golden. James is completely valid wanting to do important and worthy things and feeling out of place, but Winn is making total sense. James will get himself killed on this. He isn't a superpowered human, he isn't bulletproof. Winn obviously already worries about his other best friend getting herself hurt, now he's trying to protect his second friend.

“To fight with knowledge - there is no shame in that.” #hero

"Or you can end up just like him" is harsh. However, coming from the guy who is terrified that his own interests and skills will make him turn out like his father? He's not wrong.

Winn trying to remind James that you don't have to don a suit and punch people to be a hero.

Helping Kara implement her plan. Complete dork bumping into Lena. And still trying to protect James, whose actions in this scene, do not help btw. #supportive friend

Saving the day with his new Science Friend, Lena. #more of this please

"We stopped it!" #hero #sunshine child

1) acknowledging James' side of things, and 2) "I would feel kinda bad if you went and got yourself killed and I could have helped you, blablabla." You watch this scene and tell me which one is the more relevant reason for his decision. “Do not run into the line of fire until [the suit] is ready.” Winn will always want to be there to protect the people he cares about when he knows he can help them.

Also just a little bit excited to be a hero, who can blame him.

2x06, Changing **Winnisode**

(not as much screentime, but some solid moments)

Calling the agents to arms (is that also his job on top of everything else? what exactly is in his job description anyway??)

Distracted by Drunk Kara, a new thing. And you can't convince me of "was" into Kara when here he immediately deflates into saltiness about Mon-el partying with Kara.

Alex and J'onn just... leaving Kara for a bemused Winn to take care of lol.

Winn analyzed the laptops. All of them. Literally what are the other agents doing when they are at work?

Identifies and names the alien parasite. #genius #nerd

Another manipulative scene with James, and I was so angry with James here: He has absolutely zero right to demand things of Winn. They're both upset, worried about Kara, but that doesn't make his angry demands warranted. And he realizes he's gone too far, but it's too late. I think they both very much needed this conversation. But Winn is not yours to use, James, and he's doing this completely for you, so back off sir.

Aside: I will never not have feels over the way Winn immediately checks himself when he gets angry here. He confessed to Kara that whenever he gets angry, he wonders if he'll snap and do something terrible. So he doesn't let himself get angry. #protect him

"I'm better at this kind of stuff than anyone you will ever meet." It's nice to see Winn not selling himself short. Is it a little grandiose of a claim? I dunno, so far, he hasn't been wrong.

"Your IT Prophet has a lead." oh Winn. XD

Left to look after the two people who have come to be his family.

While I wish Winn had found a way to convince James not to do this, I appreciate the solemnity he handles the moment with. Yes, James, you need to be sure.

Friendly reminder Winn makes all of Guardian's arsenal. That bomb that just saved Mon-el? His. That shield? This boy is good.

Excited to see Kara. Sorry James, your Man in the Van will #always have a favorite super.

Designed James’ suit so that Kara specifically couldn't discover that it's James.

Feels wrong keeping the secret from Kara. Yes, good.

He hoped that James would take a shot at the hero thing and realize his mistake and be done. But that's not the case, so he'll continue to support James and enjoy being a hero along the way. #supportive friend

2x07, The Darkest Place **Winnisode**

Honestly, S2 holds a promising amount of content for Agent Schott, or at least it does when you know you might get scraps.

Winn Is Not Subtle.

“Three versus one.” Try three versus two, James. Don’t forget about your partner. Partner, not sidekick.

"in every situation Guardian seems to be one step ahead" that is one hecking good "sidekick" Alex

Nice grappling device, Winn *cough* I mean, Guardian.

#highpitched panic

Terrified of going to jail? Gee, I wonder how much thought he's put into that scenario...

Fantasy football: something James is into and invited Winn to get into as well, but not really Winn's thing - something he would do for an excuse to hang out with his friend? Yes.

Alex. Those eyes. He doesn't stand a chance.

That jump.

Offended by her slap. Such a little brother to Alex's big sister. #brotp

Too worried about the James/Guardian situation to be worried for Kara for once, having no idea she could be in danger. He does know she can take care of himself, honestly he probably shouldn't worry as much as he does, but this time it would still be warranted.

“Genius takes time.”

Winn figuring out things no one stopped to think on: noticing the one guy the vigilante let get away and wondering if there was significance to it, following through, making connections, digging up exactly who they need to look into. Call yourself genius anytime, sir, because at least it's not an empty boast.

James trusting Winn's direction when they're in the field. He needs Winn like the rest of them do. Can you imagine Guardian without his man in the van watching his back? (Spoiler, when Winn gets distracted, James ends up with a bullet graze.)

A little offended on Kara's behalf with the whole "hitched" conversation with Mon-el, but mostly amused

Kid in a candy store when his bff uses her powers.

2x08, Medusa

"Casually drop" the revelation about Guardian. Winn, dear, you can't casually drop anything.

"Eliiiiiiza's glazed carroooooots??!"

Okay, but petition Winn gets like... one, just one happy normal safe Thanksgiving someday?

Shoves James forward to make his confession. Pulls him back down when the timing is obviously not right.

Mon-el gives his speech, very similar to the one Winn tried to give last year, and Winn just...sort of freezes... and then just downs his wine. Poor dude.

"One slightly less intense than last year's Thanksgiving." SEE WHAT I MEAN Warring families are definitely worse than ripping holes in space, I agree.

Listen to Kara or do the smart thing? Or try your best to do both?

-Not Winn related, but I just have to point out in the Monopoly scene you can see one of the crew got careless with those glass doors and you can see their feet as Kara goes in to help Mon-el.

Watch Winn's face when Cadmus declares "every alien will die." You can tell his heart just dropped. His bff? The boss who will also become probably his healthiest relationship? Hundreds of innocents? He can't take it.

Calls the strike team anyway, because he would rather take action (and listen to Kara) than err on inaction.

At the end, he was totally going in for a hug there with Space Dad. Just saying. #space fam

Lastly. We were so close, sooooooo close to a Winn and Cisco meet. *sigh*

2x09, Supergirl Lives

I have a love/hate relationship with this episode, but Winn is amazing.

Quick thinking Winn, clothes-lining the baddie with the van door. Bravo. #hero

I can’t watch this scene. 10/10 cannot handle.

THE NEXT PERSON TO POINT A GUN AT THE PRECIOUS SUNSHINE CHILD-

“Winn, you okay?” No James. He isn’t. But thanks because this may be the last time anyone asks.

James had free time so he went home and wrote a fluff opinion piece on himself?? While his best buddy is in need of medical care and a friend. *sigh*

Can we talk about how Winn, regardless of keeping Guardian a secret, chooses to try and cover up his injury rather than seeking sympathy with his “mugging” story? #too pure #a good #protect him

“The future is very bright.”

.2 seconds of concern for Winn being the victim of an armed mugging is over, now we switch to finding out why Alex looks so dang chipper.

I’m sorry James. Not everyone gets a gun pulled on them. That doesn’t happen to normal people. Give Winn a break.

James may truly want to help, but somebody please give him some pointers: Good things to do for your friend: give them a break to recover from a trauma, go visit them for the express purpose of seeing them and being there for them, listen to what they have to say. Winn is always the #supportive friend, but he could definitely use one of those himself.

“It’s Stargate!” #nerd

WINN DESIGNED KARA’S SUIT WITH POCKETS AT THE SHOULDERS AND CAPE. #HERO #GENIUS

Tracing the portal trip to its base planet. #genius

Tooooootally a Captain America shirt right there. #nerd

I could talk about this scene for days but just kudos to Jeremy for brilliantly portraying a panic attack with all of Winn’s little mannerisms here: flight instinct, pushing his sleeves up, trying to breathe normally, stammering, all of it. Bravo.

“Kara needs you. I need you.” #hero

Alex is just amazing in this scene.

Winn + Space = the only OTP

Please tell me whose bright idea it was to leave an untrained agent by himself on a dangerous alien planet with no means of protection other than a bulletproof vest and what appears to be a completely empty weapon holster. ???? #protect him

You are not the red shirt.

“You brought WINN to space?” I hear you, Kara.

Winn taking on a murderous alien with only his wits and a space rock is amazing. #hero

LOOK AT THIS BRAVE CLEVER HERO. Yeah, you had better be watching Kara, look what your friend can do.

“Start the car!” is like my second favorite Mon-el line of all time, just have to put that out there.

Sometimes, being a genius means aggressively hitting alien technology until it does the thing. #genius #sorta #desperate times

Did anyone else notice that Kara pushed Winn safely through the portal and then suddenly he’s still with them at the end? Terrible continuity, but I’m just going to choose to believe that the little space nerd didn’t want to leave it forever quick so quickly.

#no hugs for Winn. :(

Look at him. He is over the moon. Well. Close. ;)

When did he get the space rocks? Collecting samples while fixing the portal? Or from shaking out his vest and shoes and finding space dust there?

WIINN. SCHOTT. PROTECTS. THE. STARS. #hero

2x10, We Could Be Heroes

Winn. Is. Tired.

It’s a tossup whether the fact that James is injured or the fact that Winn’s suit failed is the reasoning for him wanting to tell Kara immediately.

“This is officially the first time I have ever asked you for anything.” ..... He has a point. And all he wants is to tell the truth.

“Maybe she’ll turn all the girlfriends evil again, I don’t know!” Winn Schott is the saltiest, most extra cinnamon roll in the world.

Cries out in anguish when Kara breaks a computer. XD #nerd

Pretty sure if Kara had maybe had a heart to heart with her best friend, it probably would have kept him from going behind their backs to help Guardian again. He wants to prove a point, and prove his worth.

Jack-of-all-trades #8?: Man in the Van. He has too many trades. I’ve lost count.

“Short answer: science,” is the best techno-babble replacement line.

Stuff goes wrong. Calls Kara. Winn isn’t an idiot.

Space Dad lecturing Winn and Winn thinks he’s this close to being dead. XD Bonus of Space Dad complimenting Winn and James and acknowledging their work. Kara, take notes.

When Kara lectures them, James leaves. But Winn waits. He waits to see if Kara has anything else she wants to say. And he looks so disappointed as he walks away. :( #always?

2x11, The Martian Chronicles **Winnisode**

not the most development, but some thrilling heroics

“Didn’t know I’d be seeing you tonight.” “Why wouldn’t you be?” Kara, some people do actually have work schedules that they try to stick to in order to keep their jobs, and most humans actually benefit from them.

That sad smile of his when she says “you could have been killed” It���s the thing he worries about with her. He knows, Kara.

“Have you ever thought that maybe I have a calling too?” This is one of only a handful of times Winn directly stands up for himself, and I want to stand up and applaud.

Gameplanning with Vasquez. YES. Also, good to see at least one of the other DEO agents actually being allowed to do noticeable work.

Confusion and horror in reaction to seeing the White Martian double. #protect him

They just.....wreck all the computers. Winn is really going to have a lot of work.

Spoilers: Everything from this point is not Winn, but the Martian. But that Martian has access to Winn’s memories, including learned abilities and general knowledge, and uses that to his advantage. Also, little note: Winn was probably physically the easiest target in the room. He’s not tactically trained. Maybe that’s why the White Martian took him out, because it needed a hiding place and Winn was a safe bet. On the other hand, the other one also took Alex, so. It may have been more than luck that led the Martians to selecting Winn, the genius whose mind and access they could use to implement their plan.

“Teakwood and tobacco.” I need the story behind this. Current headcanon is that this smell is associate with a foster home.

Martian!Winn noticeably nervous about J’onn’s mind scan.

Covering his initial offense at M’gann’s insult by turning it into a very Winn-like quip.

There is thinly veiled contempt in Martian!Winn’s glance at J’onn. Nice acting, nice directing there.

#whatEvenIsThatHandThingy ???

#ScaryWinn

I...I really hope Jeremy enjoyed this as much as it looks like he did.

Winn has access to the whole system. That’s great. Uuuuuntil an evil alien gets to the reactor.

“We need the real Winn to unlock it.” I love that Alex doesn’t even question if anyone else can beat Martian!Winn’s encryption. However, I’m not sure if this is the real Alex here or not...

Also, seriously Kara, why has it taken you this long to show concern for your friend?

non-Winn-related commentary: #this is not the time for a meaningful chat. #you are going to get blown up.

WINN. UNCONSCIOUS. TIED UP ON THE CEILING. how dare. #protect him

“Whhyyyyy??!” is me when my alarm clock goes off. Probably Winn too.

“OOooHhHh wegottagetouttahere” XD XD

....Recovers faster than Alex. Maybe because he’s already ‘been there done that’ with someone being in his brain?

“About four minutes?” Love him.

Psyching himself up, assuring he can do it, right before seeing the battle going on around the reactor.

Warns J’onn about Armek. #hero #space fam

Space Dad’s priorities: protect the children, stop the bomb. #space fam

Has the courage to move through the fight to the core. He has his fear well in control here, just getting to work. #hero

“Whoever encoded this was a genius.” You. You sir. You are the #genius.

“This did not used to happen at CatCo.” Sweetheart. It wasn’t a lot better.

“Close? We had like twelve seconds to spare!”

“Can’t believe it’s still nighttime.” It’s ok, no one knows how time passes in this town buddy.

Put it on record: Kara just showed appreciation for Winn doing his job and saving the day. He couldn’t have done it alone, but no one else could have done it without him. #always #hero

“Unless you object.” He’s giving her a chance to make amends and she takes it, not giving him any reason not to go with Guardian. #supportive friend. “Be Safe.” She also shows care for him, which has become rare.

#Always.

Alrighty, that’s it for this post! I’ll add the rest of the episodes to a second part, which I shall link from here as soon as it’s posted. :D Hope you enjoyed. Winn Schott deserves the world.

#stop ignoring winn 2k18 #winn schott - he protects the stars #winn schott #appreciation post #supergirl #superglue #masterpost

[wildflower8281]

Getting Spicy - Saying No

Why the fuck do people think it’s ok to say yes to every freaking thing that comes their way, that is asked of them, that they’re invited to? I mean, it is ok if you enjoy living your life exhausted, sick and not spending most of your time actually doing the things that you love.

I’m inspired to write this post because recently I’ve had many a friend share with me their need to begin saying no to things – be that work decisions, personal life, etc. They have said yes over and over again and are finding themselves in an exhausting and uninspiring place. And they want out. And they are intuiting that saying no is the magic sauce to their escape plan. And it is.

I feel that in my life, I’m one of the rare people who is very ok, delighted even, with saying no and saying it often. Or just generally, knowing what not to take on and how to create a life with abundant free time and very little commitments that I don’t really enjoy. Why am I like that? How did I get this way?

I’ve figured it out.

One hashtag: #nunlife

I realized that my freedom and ease with which I can say no now is because for close to 8 years, I freely gave up ownership of my time. Time was no longer mine and I simply spent it however “God ordained” my day to be spent: prayer, study, cooking, teaching, cleaning, driving, etc. It just was not mine to spend. In some ways, that made certain things easier – I didn’t have to think and choose how I would spend my time or with whom. I simply followed the schedule and did as my superiors asked me to do. Period. So, from age 22 to age 30, I said yes to everything, always. Because if I didn’t, I would not be “doing God’s will” for me. It was that clear and simple. (#brainwashed much?)

Now, my thoughts on religious life as a whole are for an entirely different post (would you like to know them?...Actually, there are a bunch of posts about it on my blog already, but I can write more!)…but to stick to this topic -  what happened to me personally after 8 years of only saying yes? I found myself miserable, in my (shared) room crying daily, not eating or wanting to be with my community of sisters or be with people anymore or ever again. I was utterly broken, exhausted and burnt out on every single level, especially mentally and emotionally. All my circuits for bearing the things of life were broken. I never smiled. It was the lowest I’d ever been – dark and lost. Granted, my case is somewhat unique, but I wouldn’t say all that rare, honestly! (Any former SSVM can attest to the lifestyle!)

Clearly, I should have seen the signs sooner.....

and decided to leave sooner, but I was in denial and it wasn’t until I literally could not anymore, that I spoke up and said my time here is done. I’m going home. Just speaking that out loud opened something in my being, and it began to give me my Light and power back.

Fast forward a few weeks and months (Fall 2011,) and find Kelly in awe at what a ‘weekend’ feels like!!!! Two full fucking days to do whatever the fuck I want! (I didn’t say fuck back then though 😉) And that is still how I feel about free time! In the convent, we did not have free time to do whatever we wanted, rarely ever, honestly. We did not have weekends. Both Saturdays and Sundays were often filled with works of service...

 teaching, being in Church, etc. Even “Free Time” was structured and often we used it to catch up on tasks (because we were overworked and over-scheduled, like most of America) like doing the dishes, setting the table, laundry, studying or prepping classes, showering (yes, there are certain times allotted for showering) or calling home. Free Time was RARELY really free and there was always a set end time. So, for those of us who need solitude, who need to write or draw, walk or read alone, we would scrape together 15 minutes sometimes to be alone to do that thing that restored us…we would find a corner in the convent our just huddle on our bunk bed and revel in the few small moments we had to reconnect with ourselves, to give ourselves that precious time that our souls needed to remember who we are and what we love to do.

Then the bell rings. (Sound shady?!)

And it’s all over and we go back to the scurrying about of tasks, of serving, of prayer time and structured life until next Sunday afternoon, maybe.

So, needless to say, I guard my free time like a wolf guards her young…pretty fucking fiercely. And people have given me shit about it or they just don’t understand how I can be so sweet, and also so easily say no. And it’s really only because it’s been in my free time that I have been able to re-discover myself post-convent. I was Sr. Lumen for 8 years. The identity I formed of myself during my formative years was as ‘Nun-Religious-Servant of Christ.’ Welp, I had walked away from that and found myself in an interesting point at age 30 – Who the hell am I out here? Who is KellySue? What is she like? What does she like & do? Only in my free time was I able to reach inside and find KellySue again. It’s in my free time when I found art, when I began to paint and write, and read regular books that opened my mind. It was in my free time that I began exploring yoga, getting to know my body for the first time. It’s been in my free time that I’ve been able to wander in nature for hours, to hike and be moved by creation. It’s been during my free time that I’ve been able to make dates with friends who light me up, to hang out with whoever I please, to laugh and not have a schedule or a bell hanging over my head, ready to end it all. My free time has given me space to find me, be me and grow me. It has given me space to find ease, happiness and fullness of Life. Aside from a magical web of insane Love from family and friends, Free Time has been the biggest Gift I’ve ever received upon returning home from the convent. In more hip lingo: I’m Free Time’s bitch.

I think it’s only when something has been taken away from you and then returned, that you can appreciate it at the highest level. You all – Readers - have always had time. It’s always been yours to spend however you wanted.  Maybe you’ve made shitty choices and not spent it well or not formed the best habits with your free time. Maybe you’ve chosen to be a parent and freely chosen to give your free time to your creation. Those of us who chose religious life (or any type of lifestyle that is structured for us) freely gave up creating our own lives for a time, and freely gave up ownership of time. For a huge chunk of my formative young life, time was just not mine to spend. And I’m very ok with that and actually grateful that I spend most of my 20s not putting myself first, but rather in service to others, helping, being with children, immigrants, the elderly and the sick, getting to travel, living with dozens of sisters from all over the world, spending time in prayer. I really am grateful and ok about it. Obviously, there were pros and cons to the whole gig. It’s just that my being really suffered from having no say in my life and specifically she suffered from not being able to do the things that light her up, and so ironically, I lost my light (my religious name Lumen means Light.) And I think, sadly, many people today lose their light (aka: their truest self) by not learning the grace and wisdom of saying no.

I hold it so tightly – the freedom to say no – because I lived through the misery and darkness that comes with finding yourself huddled inside a life that is none of your choosing, that is nothing that you love and all that is heavy and burdensome to you. I found myself there and never, ever want to find myself there again. And the way I make sure of that is by saying no to all the things that I need to. And if you want to give me shit about it, that’s cool. I say no to:

Ø  People that drain my energy – I just don’t engage much and I definitely do not hang out with them. I’ve learned to gauge this very quickly and make a hard line about it. What helps me is remembering the feeling I get when I am with someone who drains me, who complains, who just has negative energy or is all about themselves all the time. Those feeling-memories help me to be like – Nope, don’t want to be in this presence any longer than I have to. Don’t even want to engage, unless I have to. Period. Moving on. Nothing personal, just my time is worth everything to me, so I don’t waste it if I don’t have to.

Ø  Social gatherings – either for work or play – where there will be a lot of people, most of whom I don’t know. This is just me – I’m usually uncomfortable and anxious at parties and bar mixer type things, so I just don’t go. Unless it’s mine of course! 😉 In the convent, we had to socialize all the time, with everyone. Surprisingly, aside from a few hours of prayer, a lot of our time as missionaries was out with the people, socializing, working side by side. People expect young, happy nuns to be chipper and friendly. Try 8 years of that as an INFJ Introvert. Yep, over that shit, thanks. I’m giddy to spend a Friday nite at home, on my couch with my Spanish Netflix, thanks.  

Ø  Extra work responsibilities that are not mine and that will take away from my normal responsibilities. I just say no. Sure, I’ll take on smaller extra things that I know I can handle or even temporary situations, but I don’t say yes to big extra projects or basically things that aren’t mine. Hire a new staffer or give it to someone more appropriate. I love us, what we do and I cannot do my job well and keep up the magical, amazing quality of timely work that I do if you want me to take on random X, Y and Z also. I know my limits and have boundaries even within my work and I’m not afraid to make them known. I guard my work like I guard my time. Fiercely. I don’t do half-assed shit. I’m a Virgo and analytical as hell. I give you the most detailed, edited, reports and work. You put more on my plate and that all goes to hell and I become a bitch because I’ve let you take away what I need to work my magic. And then I leave. So, it’s in everybody’s best interest to not to that. I LOVE, LOVE what I do, who I do it for and why I do it. I’d love to keep it that way 😊 So I say no. (Thankfully, I have superiors who generally get me and understand and don’t fire me when I say no. At least not yet!)

Ø  Putting in lots of extra work hours. I work 8:40-5ish and I walk out that door. Even if my inbox still has 45 new emails. I leave it there. I’m pretty fucking great at prioritizing and getting shit done that I need to in a day, and in a week. I trust myself that I will get done what needs to get done in a week. I will not find joy in staying another 2 hours to respond to those emails. I leave work when I should, hop on my bike and fly home happy to enjoy the next few hours however I please!

These are just some main examples that are in the forefront, that I make a hard line about because, as cliché as it sounds, I’ve learned the hard way. Again, when you’ve lost something and then found it again, you treasure it all the more. And when you’ve learned a lesson by real life experience, you really learn it.

So, I’m happy to be the Guru of Saying No and I’m happy to encourage you to do so. I truly believe that if we all let go of the old fucking paradigms of being the martyr, keeping others happy by saying yes and saying yes to tons of shit we dred doing, that we’d be a much happier and much healthier people. Plus, none of us would take it personally, because we’d all realize that we’re just trying to live a life we love and enjoy. And who doesn’t want that?!

What do you say yes to that you dred?

Who are you afraid to say no to? Why?

Have you ever said no and then felt a burst of freedom and lightness? How can you do more of that?

(All of this to say that I know that Life sometimes brings you responsibilities that you simply cannot turn away…family stuff, health stuff, friend stuff…Be a faithful friend, be a faithful daughter or son, and take care of your body. That stuff is no joke and there is a lot of soul medicine right there too, in those situations that you simply cannot turn away from. The Universe has your back and knows.)

#ponderings #nunlife #freedom #sayingno #religiouslife #catholic #boundaries

[imascientistofmusic]

Im a huge fucking nerd

final LYRICS FOR ENDOLPHINS AND MC FOUCAULT EP Welcome to Kirby’s Memeland (MILLIPEDES FOR THE MOLEMEN) Got it so hot y'all give me standing ovations while I'm spamming the squat[1] like my whole family's Croatian if my dad's Jackie Chan[2] am I Hispanic or Asian? please understaånd this equation ()[3] me no panic just blazing at any random location i’m your romantic liaison killa Beys in formation[4] the doctor's[5] now handling patients I put the wots in tarnations[6] I put the spots on dalmatians I move the block with my cadence Now time just stops when i say shit But the beat goes on cause i made it Alex Strong[7] in the paint and Singing So Long[8] to fake friends We can roll out the Save ends[9] Y'all kittens tryin my patience I need to find an oasis Pass me that blunt and i'll face it Why y'all stuntin so basic? Im kinda something like LASIK[10] take your quirk and erase it[11] If there's something to say then I'm Malcolm Little and Dakin[12] Welcome to Kirbys Memeland[13] Im a giant herbing with green hands[14] Defiantly serving up steamed hams[15] Yo shuhei hold up i got remands[16] Misery[17] in the moment Missouri in the mornings[18] Mysteries in the motions Miss her seas in this ocean[19] (oh shit) ALL AT ONCE (HOW HARD JAMES HARDIN GOES WHEN HE GOES HARD IN THE PAINT) One day i’ll kill all the white men take back the land we’re missin[20] Im Diego's street art and they're banksy's vandalisms[21] Like the second coming of yeezus[22] and he's risen Built a religion for giant robots[23] called it animism[24] My flow is so fucking preposterous Patrol the land rarer than rhinoceroses[25] Get your heads out the sand yall lookin like ostriches Didn't kill the cat[26] but we checked it into hospice I know yr feeling that and baby one i got this My boys swing the bats like my last name was ausmus[27] Best rappers who aren't black you know i top the list prophets foretold my path (my birth) it was an (heavenly) auspice Imagine how hard james hardin[28] goes when he goes hard in the paint Well i go harder than that On my level you ain't I'm smart as The Bat[29] I'm like double your rank I just started to rap But the devil remains In the details im valued retail theyre resale[30] i'll continue my never ending quest to impress you[31] I’m obsessed with the things that pens do Allah bless this mess because i swear i intend to Decompress and recollect about fucked things that friends[32] do Parenthetically my memes are better than y’all’s Im aesthetically[33] hiding in vectors too small Interjecting my dreams while dissenting all leans[34] Exquisitely dining on minds here at the end of all things [35] We bout those movers and shakers We bustin loose of the matrix[36] I get my fruit at bodegas Im bound to move to NEW VEGAS[37] Matthew McConaughey (HARRY AND THE HUMAN CENTIPEDES) Another space time anomaly[38] An Interstellar[39] odyssey Alright alright alright Im Mathew McConaughey Im unfuckingstoppable the impossible possible The whole world's my hospital not a gd thing is inoperable[40] Credentials are laudable Essentially i got it all Took a look at the d And then called an audible[41] Obliterate any Obstacle Precipitate like waterfalls Instigate a kinder cause Evicerate a haunted ghoul[42] When i fucks with physics the laws get more lax my words carry weight like the world's biggest snorlax[43] Come at me son yr gonna need more VATS[44] carried this town[45] for So Long[46] im getting a sore back their love for me like a tree to the Lorax[47] My lyrics paint pictures so i call them a Rorschach[48] my bones are telling me bad weathers on the forecast a storm is rolling in this is the calm before that Past five centuries all of them regrettable[49] Just like entropy i am inevitable[50] I was meant to leave my head it was full Fundamentally i'm so far ahead of these fools Down five hennessy's trying just to deaden this pulse[51] Iron sentry's lining the edge of the mall[52] 100% dying to dismantle this wall[53] Johnny five empathy no disassemble this bot[54] Quintessentially im X at the head of this school[55] Intermittently you slept in my bed it was cool incidentally we had sex in the end of the pool Human centipede[56] that ass it was my edible[57] G.O.A.T. (NIETZSCHE DIDN’T KILL GOD, I DID) Like JD[58] I’m the GOAT[59] Billy[60] hashtag Swag[61]gert[62] Worlds most accurate fact checking rapper This is a game to me Chutes and ladders[63] Here's where the bangers[64] be girl you know i had ‘er My flow the yangtze[65] i spit venom black adders[66] Opposite of banksy[67] or some bullshit “all lives matter”[68] Fuck the president[69] that dude cant get any badder[70] Cooking up some poppy tea[71] mix it up like cake batter HEY DON'T LOOK AWAY DON'T LET IT GROW ON YOU IT'S NOT OK Engrave the following on my headstone: “They[72] died getting head stoned peepin Tombstone[73] While eatin a tombstone pizza[74]" I’ve gone full blown nietzsche[75] said hello to the abyss "it was good to meet ya"[76] Behind this mask's a terrifying creature[77] Who would gladly cook you up and eat ya Every track i’m on mc foucault's the feature Threat level dragon[78] when im hittin the road again Like shang tsun out here looking for some souls to bend[79] Other rappers words are last years memes im so over them Like neil in the 80s its the weight of the world im shoulderin'[80] Tho ive been there once couldnt tell you where denver starts and boulder ends[81] Rockin california fishes like them pennsylvania colder pens[82] I spit fire like dylon[83] and i left the studio smolderin Sitch is Dire like sylons you used to know as older friends[84] Minds expired with prions[85] when i take theirs skulls and open em Im entirely high on the spirit taking time up and folding it[86] unlike battery acid im so hella caustic[87] Such flattering assets with a tongue so toxic Made saturn's rings spin on a cosmic cross stitch My staggering spit it god agnostic[88] [1] “Why do Slavs squat?” is a satirical catchphrase associated with imageboards and forums discussing Eastern European people and cultures http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/why-do-slavs-squat-slav-squat [2] My dad and jackie chan are aging to look like the same person [3] I use medical marijuana to treat anxiety [4] Beyonce - Formation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDZJPJV__bQ [5] My initials are DRB and so many folks call me Doctor or Doctor B [6] “What in Tarnation?” is a rhetorical question meaning “what in damnation?”, which is often associated with Americans living in the Southern United States expressing incredulous bewilderment. http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/what-in-tarnation [7] Drummer of Endolphins and one of the progenitors of this particular beat [8] So Long is my queerpop band SoLongNaota.Bandcamp.com [9] A saving throw in D&D http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Saving_throw [10] Corrective laser eye surgery [11] Boku No Hero Academia character Shota Aizawa “eraser head” who’s special power is erasing others’ special powers http://bokunoheroacademia.wikia.com/wiki/Shota_Aizawa [12] Church of The Three Cats is at the corner of Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little) and Dakin in Lansing, Michigan [13] Gamboy title Kirby’s Dreamland but with memes [14] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Giant but with Weed [15] Simpsons shitpost classic http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/steamed-hams [16] Once I beat magic the gathering hall of famer Shuhei Nakamura in a Grand Prix with a timely remand [17] The first Endolphins release was called North of Misery as a nod to their being in Iowa [18] In 2015 I toured with Endolphins and had two amazing mornings in St Louis, s/o to KPAX and calcifer [19] Sometimes you meet someone who forever changes the way you think about things like water, and then you drown in thoughts never actually able to grasp anything completely again [20] im native as fuck http://www.corteidh.or.cr/tablas/24777.pdf [21] Artist Diego Rivera vs Banksy [22] Kanye West's ego messiah and eponymous album [23] giant robot anime trope for example: neon genesis evangelion, flcl, gundam... [24] Animism but with Anime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animism [25] Rhino’s are near extinct everywhere https://www.savetherhino.org/rhino_info/rhino_population_figures [26] Slang for giving a person with a vagina multiple orgasms [27] Detroit Tigers skipper Brad Ausmus [28] James Hardin is a professional basketball Superstar [29] Comic book protagonist Batman [30] Price you get for selling an item new (retail) vs used (resale) [31] A certain person who since i have met has inspired most of my creative endeavors [32] See directly above [33] in a way that gives pleasure through beauty [34] biases [35] Comic book character Galactus, Eater of Worlds https://marvel.com/universe/Galactus [36] 1999 science fiction film The Matrix [37] 2010 video game Fallout: New Vegas [38] My favorite Star Trek trope [39] My favorite Matthew McConaughey film [40] See note #5 [41] In american football a quarterback will notice something about the defense and change the play at the line of scrimmage, this is called an audible [42] These are hearthstone cards [43] Snorlax is a very large and heavy pokemon that can only be moved by playing a special flute [44] Vault-tec assisted targeting system in Fallout video game franchise, the more skill points one has the more they can do in combat before an enemy reacts [45] I have been a pillar of the diy community in lansing michigan for 20 years [46] So Long Naota/Collective see note #8 [47] Dr Seuss character who is the protector of nature [48] The Rorschach test is a psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using psychological interpretation, complex algorithms, or both. [49] Since Europeans have arrived on the shores of North and South America they have brought only misery and genocide [50] The second law of thermodynamics requires that, in general, the total entropy of any system can't decrease other than by increasing the entropy of some other system. Hence, in a system isolated from its environment, the entropy of that system tends not to decrease. [51] Drinking is a mostly self destructive behavior for myself and I tend to only do it when i wish to self harm [52] Episode 3 of the 1997 anime Beserk [53] Fuck borders fuck walls freedom is not possible when they exist [54] 1986 film Short Circuit about a robot that gains sentience and learns of death the term for which is dissassemble [55] Professor Xavier from the X-Men comics who runs a school for Mutants [56] 2009 Dutch body horror film Human Centipede tells the story of people sewn mouth to ass [57] Analingus [58] The Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle or JD aka thrashkitten member of the sooper swag project [59] GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) is a term used in hip hop to talk about the best rappers ever [60] A billy is a male goat [61] #swag is a song by rapper GMCFOSHO who is a friend of mine [62] Jimmy Swaggert was a televangelist who was defrocked for multiple prostitution scandals [63] Chutes and Ladders is a metaphor for life. As such, it is arguably the most philosophical of all children's board games. Based on the ancient Indian game Snakes and Ladders. The historic version had root in morality lessons, where a player's progression up the board represented a life journey complicated by virtues (ladders) and vices (snakes). [64] Banger is a term for a particularly moving composition [65] The Yangtze is the longest river in Asia and the third-longest in the world. The river is the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. [66] A venomous snake that lives in europe and east asia, also a nod to the lyric earlier about chutes and ladders (snakes and ladders) [67] “Some have criticised the "obviousness" of Banksy's work, and accused it of being "anarchy-lite" geared towards a middle class "hipster" audience.” [68] A slogan used to silence the #blacklivesmatter movement [69] Donald Trump [70] 1998 Arcade game Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja later ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System known widely for its intro cut scene in which the protagonists are asked if they are bad enough dudes to save the president [71] Poppy tea is any herbal tea infusion brewed from poppy straw or seeds of several species of poppy. For the purpose of the tea, dried pods are more commonly used than the pods of the live flower. The walls of the dried pods contain opiate alkaloids, primarily consisting of morphine. [72] I am non-binary and use they/them pronouns [73] 1993 Western Tombstone starring kurt russel and val kilmer [74] Very cheap frozen pizzas of dubious quality [75] Nietzsche claimed the death of God would eventually lead to the loss of any universal perspective on things, and along with it any coherent sense of objective truth [76] Nietzsche once said: “Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster... for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you.” [77] Nietzsche also said: “All great things must first wear terrifying and monstrous masks in order to inscribe themselves on the hearts of humanity.” [78] 2015 Anime and Manga One Punch Man’s shout out to Neon Genesis Evangelion describing a monster that is a threat to multiple cities [79] 1992 Arcade Fighing game Mortal Combat’s main villain who stole people's souls [80] Neil Young's sleeper Weight of The World from his amazing foray into new wave on his criminally unheralded album Landing on Water [81] I visited colorado for the first time on tour with Endolphins and tho enjoyable it was mostly mountains and urban sprawl and legal weed [82] The 2016 battle for Lord Stanley’s cup between NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins and [83] Chappell show sketch about Dylon who thought he was the GOAT because “dylon spit hot fire” [84] Battlestar Galactica plot twist [85]Kuru is a very rare, incurable neurodegenerative disorder that was prevalent among the Fore people of Papua New Guinea. Kuru is caused by the transmission of abnormally folded prion proteins, which leads to symptoms such as tremors, loss of coordination, and neurodegeneration. Most people who develop it are cannibals [86] The quantum physics theory of time travel [87] Acids are corrosive and bases are caustic [88] God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it? — Nietzsche, The Gay Science, Section 125,

[inquiringquilter]

Wednesday Wait Loss 153

Welcome to Wednesday Wait Loss, where you can share photos of the quilt projects you’re working on and get encouragement to finish them from our Wednesday Wait Loss group!

First let me tell you what I've been up to

On Saturday I recapped my December goals and shared my goals for January. Despite the fact that I was terribly busy all month, I didn’t do so hot on meeting my goals. Perhaps I’ll do better this month. Click here for the details.

On Monday, I released my Starcrossed Too pattern! The pattern is on sale for 20% off from now until January 31st. Click here to visit my shop.

Well that was my week!

Now let’s see who made this week’s feature

Last week was the first linkup of the month, and I asked everyone to share one goal they have for this month. Let’s review what everyone is working on, and give them loads of encouragement to finish!

I’ve got lots of January goals, but my special goal this month is to make progress on the Dragon quilt I’m making for my daughter. This month’s task is simple—I need to cut and frame the panel pieces. Cutting panels straight isn’t easy and there are seven panel pieces so I’ve got my work cut out for me.

First up is Marsha @ Marsha’s Spot who shared four new projects she hopes to complete soon. Here’s one of them, a zipped kitties quilt.

Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting reviewed 2019 and shared her goal for 2020—to make 12 resolution quilts, one each month selected at random. Nancy is sharing her challenges with her small quilt group.

I’m doing something similar with my colleagues at Always in Stitches, the quilt store where I work. I can attest that a small group can really hold you accountable! I’m hoping the monthly goals linkup here at Wednesday Wait Loss will do the same thing.

Alice shared the goal of making a wedding quilt with her friend Mary.

Frederique @ Quilting Patchwork Applique didn’t share a goal this month but she did share this adorable Sleeping Fox quilt, her last quilt of the year from 2019. It’s so cute I just had to share it!

Anja @ Anja Quilts shared her goal this month—piecing her Temperature quilt. Piecing hexies is not easy, so be sure to give Anja lots of encouragement for a quick finish.

Marie @ Octopus Patchwork is new to Wednesday Wait Loss so let’s give her a big welcome and leave a lot of comments on her blog!

Marie shared her latest squirrel—a wonky log cabin quilt—which I think we can all relate to. A squirrel is a Dreami (a drop everything and make it) quilt that we just have to make right now. Squirrels can sometimes pull us from the quilt projects we need to get done, although they can also refresh our spirit and enthusiasm for quilting and help us to complete more WIPs.

Marie’s Dreami seemed to do the trick because she went right back at work on her project at the time which was to finish her Five Oceans quilt. Her goal this month is to return to this project and make 18 more blocks. I’m thinking she’s going to get those done easily! <grin>

Aren’t those fabrics wonderful?

Kathy @ Kathy’s Quilting Blog shared several WIPs, including her January goal, to finish Catchin’ Some Rays. I love how cheerful this is!

Gene @ Creative Soul shared his bargello quilt project. His goal is to finish piecing the top. Don’t you just love these bright colors?

Marlene @ KISSed Quilts didn’t share a goal for this month, but she did share her recap of 2019. It’s an impressive list of finished projects, including her Peppermint Candy table topper, which won a ribbon at the Lincoln County Washington Fair!

Marlene also shared two version of my Happy Place pattern. I love it when your share your version of my quilt patterns with me! Thanks so much Marlene!

Based on her list of 2019 accomplishments, I have no doubt Marlene’s January goals (whatever they are) will be met. What a quilter!

Deana @ Daughters of Dorinda shared her monthly goal, which is to finish this black Memory Round Robin quilt, a collection of blocks from round robins she’s participated in.

Donnalee @ Donna Lee Q shared her Hidden Treasures quilt, a work in progress so old she’s misplaced the pattern. I hate when that happens, but it does. Donnalee has persevered though and has an oh-so-close-to-being-finished quilt. Let’s cheer her on!

Melva @ Melva Loves Scraps shared two goals - to continue her foray into eco printing and to make more national parks postcards.

Kathleen @ Kathleen McMusing shared her December goal, which she met—to complete her version of Bundle Buster using fabric scraps.

Gail @ Quilting Gail shared two WIPs - Ode to 30s (ready for quilting!) and Summer Solstice, which is paper pieced. Let’s cheer her on!

Barb is a follower who recently shared her version of my ironing caddy pattern and I just had to feature it!

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Spinach Artichoke Dip Recipe

This Spinach Artichoke Dip recipe is too easy; it’s pretty much heating and mixing everything together. This dip is irresistibly creamy and every bite is loaded with spinach and artichokes. Watch the video and you’ll be craving it big time!

Spinach and Artichoke dip is our #1 party appetizer and it always disappears fast. If you love easy party appetizers, try our shrimp avocado salsa and cowboy caviar next!

Spinach Artichoke Dip Recipe:

My co-worker Jason brought this in to work one night and it was so good! I asked for the recipe and wrote it out (on a random piece of paper that later took me 2 days to find) as I was wolfing down the artichoke dip. Thank you Jason for sharing this keeper of a recipe with us. I

should warn you – make this spinach and artichoke dip only when there are plenty of people around to share it with, otherwise you will inevitably eat way, way, way too much (guilty).

Ingredients for Spinach Artichoke Dip:

This dip can be lighter with reduced fat cream cheese and light sour cream.

The canned jalapeños add nice heat without being overpowering.

We use canned quartered artichoke hearts (not marinated)

Can I Use Fresh Spinach?

You can make a fresh spinach and artichoke dip. One of my readers, Victoria, shared her very helpful review on that: “I have made this dip probably a half dozen times or more. I have used fresh spinach (anywhere from 6 to 10 ounces). Works great and so yummy! No need to squeeze anything. Just trim the stems, rough chop and add it in. The heat causes it to wilt just enough.”

How to Make the BEST Spinach and Artichoke Dip:

1. In a medium pot over medium heat, melt together 8oz cream cheese, 16 oz sour cream, 1 stick butter and 1.5-2 cups parmesan cheese, stirring frequently until melted and an even consistency. It should start to bubble.

2. Stir in coarsely chopped artichoke hearts, your drained jalapeños and drained spinach (I used my hands to squeeze spinach over the sink to remove excess water). Finally, stir in 2-3 pressed garlic cloves.

This spinach and artichoke dip is dangerously good – it’s no wonder it’s been pinned millions of times on Pinterest. This recipe is a keeper!

Watch How to Make Spinach and Artichoke Dip:

This spinach artichoke dip is so good, you will want to lick the pot (hundreds of reviews agree!)

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Spinach Artichoke Dip Recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

This Spinach Artichoke Dip recipe is too easy; pretty much heating and mixing. This dip is irresistibly creamy and every bite is loaded with spinach and artichokes.

Author: Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com

Skill Level: Easy

Cost to Make: $9-$12

Calories: 207 kcal

Servings: 10

8 oz cream cheese reduced fat is ok

16 oz light sour cream

1 stick 8 tbsp unsalted butter

1 1/2 cups shredded Parmesan cheese

14 oz quartered artichoke hearts drained and coarsely chopped

4 oz can diced jalapeños drained

10 oz frozen spinach thawed and drained

2-3 garlic cloves pressed

In a medium pot over medium heat, melt together 8oz cream cheese, 16 oz sour cream, 1 stick butter and 1.5-2 cups parmesan cheese, stirring frequently until melted and an even consistency. It should start to bubble.

Stir in coarsely chopped artichoke hearts, your drained jalapenos and drained spinach (I used my hands to squeeze spinach over the sink to remove excess water). Finally, stir in 2-3 pressed garlic cloves.

Serve hot with chips or crackers or toasted baguettes.

Nutrition Facts

Spinach Artichoke Dip Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 207 Calories from Fat 135

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 15g 23%

Saturated Fat 9g 45%

Cholesterol 54mg 18%

Sodium 660mg 28%

Potassium 266mg 8%

Total Carbohydrates 9g 3%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 1g

Protein 8g 16%

Vitamin A 82.4%

Vitamin C 5.7%

Calcium 29.4%

Iron 18.8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

If you make this recipe, I’d love to see pics of your creations on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter! Hashtag them #natashaskitchen

Source: https://natashaskitchen.com/spinach-and-artichoke-dip-recipe/

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