So who else does that thing where you’re too tired to get stuff done and you know you should sleep, but you’re so desperate to avoid tomorrow that you stay up way past when you should?
its fucked up to me how, like, we as a humanity can forget how to make shit. like how the west forgot how to make glass or some shit for a while.
nobody knows the exact way of creating lots of ancient stuff; greek fire and damascus steel are really well known examples, and material scientists are still studying roman cement because it’s better than modern cement
i use my tags as like….a secret whisper space….like…..idk how many of u actually read them but i know not all of u do obviously so it’s like the BONUS FACTS part of the book or something. the special fan club secrets. U Know Me A Little Better If U Read My Tags.
phillip hamilton:
gotta be my own man, like my father but bolder
me:
bolder than your father,,, alexander "non-stop" hamilton
phillip:
*successfully schedules a threesome with two arbitrary ladies he meets on the street, challenges some guy to a duel, and is fatally shot all in one musical number*
Imagine Palpatine giving Anakin a clone of Padme. On the surface Palpatine claims he is rewarding Vader for exemplary service, but really he's rubbing Vader's face in it over Padme's death.
Holy shit, that clone better be the goddamn FASTEST TALKER in the galaxy, man, because I cannot imagine her surviving five minutes alone with Vader otherwise, “reward” from Palpatine or NOT. Unless, like, sheer spite spared her, maybe, maybe just sheer spite. Of course she is not a reward, of COURSE not, Vader KNOWS she’s not, he–he–
Force, she looks just LIKE her. She doesn’t have the memories, obviously, but the Force signature and the lilt of her accent and the particular tilt to her head and the spark in the back of her eyes are all so, so similar, so very nearly PERFECT, so very nearly … so very nearly …
Ok. Going off the Padme could have been Boba Fett joke. There could have been a great story. Like Padme's death was faked which is why Boba never takes their mask off and through necessity of trying to find her children she becomes a bounty hunter.
OH MY GOD FRIEND WHAT I WOULD DO FOR ALL THE WEIRD VADER/NOT-FETT UST AND TENSION ALL LEADING UP TO THE INEVITABLE MOMENT WHERE PADME SHOOTS HIM IN THE RESPIRATOR AND RUNS OFF WITH THE REBELS ALL “I AM YOUR MOTHER”
(Side note: I had to sit through almost 20 minutes of
trailers, none of which were new and almost all of which were terrible or dull;
still saying the Nerd Prayer for Suicide
Squad)
When you take the reins of Star Trek away from J.J. Abrams, Robert Orci, and Alex Kurtzman and give it to Justin Lin, Simon Pegg, and Doug Jung you get:
Every character having a plot-purpose and a
highlighted moment where they shine
Prominent casting of non-white actors
Women who kick ass, fix spaceships, and don’t
have a camera leer at them
No sexist jokes
A deeply touching send off to Leonard Nimoy
Hikaru Sulu taking charge of the bridge
Hikaru Sulu having a husband
Nobody making a big deal of Sulu having a
husband
James T. Kirk, infamous lady’s man, looking at
Sulu with his husband and daughter and clearly wishing he had that kind of
close family to come home to because heteronormativity is dead in the future
Cast being listed in alphabetic order in the end
credits so that John Cho goes first
I guess what I’m saying is that with both the director and one of the writers being Asian-American, there was clearly a push for Sulu to get
the honor he deserves in this
So many possible couple pairings from all the
scenes together, and I ship them, all of them, just a big free love
multishipping orgy onboard the Enterprise
Creative fight scenes that incorporate futuristic
sci-fi tech and zero gravity
New plot instead of recycling the end of Wrath of Khan
Kirk riding a motorcycle, but in a completely
plot-justified and clever diversionary tactic
Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” being used in one of
the best scenes in the movie, I kid you not, it actually makes sense in context
Lots of humor and witty banter
Trek’s
traditional shining optimism about unity in diversity and human potential for
good
Continuity references
The best Rihanna song in a long time for the end
credits
So yeah, I really liked it. In fact, I think I liked it
better than the first in the reboot.
So I got this ask from my darling @twistedangelsays and I wrote this entire thing, and then realized that I’d written five thousand words for a headcanons ask. Soooo now it’s getting posted separately. I might crosspost it to AO3 if Adler hassles me into it and/or there’s interest in that. Once again: Tarsus IV warnings, and even thought this is…pretty calm comparatively speaking, it’s still under a cut.
Okay, so I just saw Star Trek tonight and spent an hour talking to you about it. I literally cannot believe I am doing this. I am already suffering because of your other Star Trek headcannons but I guess I'm just a fucking masochist. So, my dear Bones, give me (at least) five headcannons on how Tarsus IV happens in the alternate new Star Trek trilogy universe. <3 Your Kirk
HA, and people say I’m the twisted one.
Fortunately for you, I am a wee bit of a sadist, and I love talking about
Tarsus IV, so heeeere we go. I WAS going to do five people finding out about Tarsus, but that turned into a five thousand word monster so instead here are just some headcanons. For those of you who aren’t aware, Tarsus was
a famine and genocide, which Jim Kirk survived as a kid—basically, if you can
think of a content warning, it applies, thus: everything is under the cut.
What I really love about Roald Dahl’s books is that the villains really didn’t have any tragic backstory or any redeemable qualities or character development.
Like I admire authors who develop their villains and show all of the aforementioned things, proving that we’re all human, and all of that.
But I just really love the fact that Roald Dahl was like, “You know what? Some people are just assholes.”
I want to learn so many languages but it's like next to impossible and there is so much I want to do with my life but no way to get to all of them....
I feel you so much, my friend. If I had the money to be a perpetual student, I would be one of those people who was just an expert in everything with zero real-world experience. I don’t really have any advice for you (I mean, unless you’ve never heard of Duolingo, which is a great language-learning system that also has an app and is free, unlike Rosetta Stone), except that it’s completely possible to learn a bunch of miscellaneous crap on your own.
The Wikipedia spiral is treacherous, but a good default.
Get a random book from the library or troll the free books on the internet, buy one if you have the money.
For languages specifically, Duolingo is fantastic and they have an ever-expanding collection of languages, including colloquialisms. I’d start with something that’s spoken in your area so that you can get some practice with real people (Spanish is a dominant language in a lot of the US, so that’s a good fallback because it’s also useful). Google it, make an account, even if you don’t know if you’ll use it. It’s free, take advantage.
Yep. That’s pretty much what I got. If you figure out a way to get to more stuff, or get more hours in the day, please make me the first person you tell, because I would love to have six more hours in the day to get stuff done.
i think I like a girl. A straight girl. H el p m e I m a wr ec k :((
Oh, babe, trust me, I wish to God I could show you a switch to flip to not have crushes on straight girls. I feel you on a visceral level, as I too have landed myself in that position this summer (she’s just so pretty, guys, and her accent does stuff to me). But, alas, no such switch has presented itself to me. That being said, here are some things I can tell you for sure about it.
You’re going to be fine, even if it feels a little like you’re dying in the moment.
If they figure it out, they’ll either
move on with their life and treat you as well as they ever have, which means they’re going to be a valuable friend,
be a dick about it, in which case they didn’t deserve your affection in the first place, or
turn out to be less straight than you thought, which is unlikely but a nice fantasy.
Life is too short to pine away over someone who can’t return your feelings. That sentence will come back to bite me in the ass with my roommate the next time I insist on keeping my mouth shut to a crush, but it’s true.
Let yourself look at other people, see the line of their jaw in the sun and the way the tendons move on the back of their hands, the way their eyes look in the light, hear the way their voice makes the air tremble, and let yourself like those people too. You’re not betraying her by moving on.
Moving on isn’t something you can force yourself to do. It’ll happen when you’re not paying attention. One day you’ll realize that you don’t feel that swooping twinge in your chest when you look at her, and you’ll miss the feeling a little, but it’ll be gone.
You’re going to be fine, babe, I promise. It’s not fun, but c’est la vie. One day this will be a distant memory, time moves on and so will you.
I want to be convinced, I really do, but I just see as much danger, long term, with voting for Hillary. If we give in to the guilt trips and fear-mongering, we are sending them the message that their tactics work. That they can abuse us and silence us and we'll still fall in line. That all they have to do is hold up a right-wing boogieman and we'll come to heel. If we vote for her without any real change in the way things are run, liberals will be no better off in 2020. Convince me, please.
If it was anyone other than Trump, I’d agree with you. Trump is that dangerous, and the movement he is leading is that destructive.
Someone who is a GOP writer, I forget who, said something like, “Hillary is wrong about everything, but she’s wrong within acceptable parameters. Trump is wrong about everything and truly dangerous.”
Now, I don’t agree that she’s wrong about everything, but she’s wrong about some things that are important, like Iraq and her embrace of neoconservative foreign policy.
But Trump is a clear and real threat to America and the world in a way we haven’t seen in almost 100 years.
This isn’t about tactics and rewarding a system that is gross and really needs to be changed. This is about stopping not just Donald Trump, but all the white supremacists and radical right wing nationalists he’s leading.
And remember that we can still exert influence in Congress, and at the state and local level.
And and AND remember that Reagan inflicted Scalia on us for OVER THIRTY YEARS. Who the hell knows what kind of whackjob Tump and Pence would nominate to SCOTUS? I doubt Clinton will nominate someone who is liberal enough for me, but I know with absolute certainty that she will nominate justices who won’t be a catastrophic nightmare.
This election is about so much more than Clinton vs. Trump. This is about what we want America to be, and who we want to lead it. We don’t have the luxury of waxing philosophical about tactics and sending messages. We must defeat and destroy Donald Trump and the movement he leads.
Now, I know the blind man is supposed to be Grantaire and the Light is Enjolras, Hugo has weaved enough light/darkness symbolism into his hell hole of a novel for that to be clear
but consider
Enjolras keeps dismissing Grantaire. All the time. He never realises the extent of Grantaire’s feelings and faith for him. Not until the very dusk of his life, when darkness is closing in around him, when Grantaire manages to make him smile.
Then, truly, no one loves the light like the blind man
Eventually, the current Avengers cast is gonna age out. RDJ is in his 50s now, and by the end of infinity war a lot of contracts will be up and cast members may wanna move on to new things. Marvel will have made a shit ton of money by then, so, of course, they have the option to slow down and take a break. They also have the option to make more solo title films, and miniseries with Netflix (which I hope they do, starting with a BLACK GODDAMN WIDOW MOVIE).
But if they want a superhero team, well, it’s way too early to reboot the Avengers. (especially seeing what a disaster the premature Spider-man reboot was).
So instead, plant some seeds for the next generation – Easter eggs, or cameos in the current films.
Give us more Cassie Lang, playing with her dad’s gear.
Give us a muslim girl in Jersey looking out her window in excitement as Carol Danvers flies by.
Give us a young black boy handing Cap back his shield with a smile and a salute.
Give us a dark-haired girl with a Hawkeye t-shirt picking out a bow and arrow at a sporting goods store.
And at the end of infinity war, kill Loki off. Let him go out in a grand fashion, a sacrifice play in a game played by his own rules, with a smirk on his face as he burns.
Then, in the post-credits scene, give us a shot of a street in Paris. A little boy picks a tourist’s pocket, then slips away into an alley before he’s spotted. The boy looks at his ill-gotten gains, then looks up at the audience and smiles, before waving his hand and prompting the screen to go dark in a flash of shimmering green.
Give us the teaser:
Loki will return with the Young Avengers (2022)
THIS IS WHAT I’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT GOD PLEASE I NEED THIS
Wheeeee, these are fun, I’m so easily amused. This thing again.
95. Last movie you watched?
STAR TREK BEYOND, and darling, it was a glorious experience.
96. Favourite actress?
I…um. Dunno. I’m watching Veronica Mars right now so my first impulse is Kristen Bell. Daisy Ridley is a good contender. Gina Torres. Lucy Lawless. Rinko Kikuchi. Charlize Theron and all the other women in Fury Road. The entire female cast of Star Trek. I don’t know, other people. It’s a long list.
97. Favourite actor?
…John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, the entire male cast of Star Trek. Tom Hardy. That’s…I’m not good at the favorite actor/actress questions, I hope this has been appropriately vague. I mostly based my answers on the roles that came up as favorites, I know basically jack about these people except that Daisy Ridley could deadlift me and has an open invitation to do so any day.
- Criticized the Jews for defending themselves against the Holocaust because he insisted that they should have committed public mass suicide in order to “shame” the Germans instead of fighting back. His exact words were, “But the Jews should have offered themselves to the butcher’s knife. They should have thrown themselves into the sea from the cliffs. As it is, they succumbed anyway in their millions.”
- Wrote an open letter to the British people in 1940 telling them to surrender to the Axis even if it mean accepting genocide.
- Was very anti-black. I hope you can stomach reading how he treated black people in South Africa. It’s fucking disgusting.
- Refused his wife life-saving medication (for religious reasons), but those religious reasons all of a sudden no longer applied to him when he was in a similar position.
- Refused to have sex with his wife for the last 38 years of their marriage. He felt that in order to test his commitment to celibacy, he would have beautiful young women (including his own great niece) lie next to him naked through the night. His wife, whom he described as looking like a “meek cow” was no longer desirable enough to be a solid test.
- Believed that Indian women who were raped lost their value as a human.
- During his time as a dissident in South Africa, he discovered that a young male was harassing two of his female followers. He responded by cutting the girls’ hair off to ensure the “sinner’s eye” was “sterilized.” He later boasted about the incident in his writings, pushing the message to all Indians that women should carry responsibility for sexual attacks upon them.
- Argued that fathers could be justified in killing daughters who had been sexually assaulted for the sake of family and community honor.
- Believed that menstruation was a manifestation of the distortion of a woman’s soul by her sexuality.
- Waged a war against contraceptives, labeling Indian women who used them as whores.
- Held the attitude that women were simply creatures that could bring either pride or shame to the men who own them.
Yay, more of these! I hope you’re all aware that I’m ruthlessly procrastinating, yes?
87. First person you talked to today?
Depending on whether Skype chat counts: either my mother (Skype) or my summer roommate (in person).
88. Last person you talked to today?
I am literally talking to Adler right now on chat, if that counts. Barring that, my summer roommate was the last human being I exchanged speech with.
89. Name a person you hate?
Ohhhh, well, the easy go-to is this dude named Sawyer, but I have worse grudges. Some of my cousins, maybe. My physics teacher from last semester, my health teacher from high school. A lot of teachers, actually, I have a bad track record with teachers.
90. Name a person you love?
My mom, my dad, Adler.
91. Is there anyone you want to punch in the face right now?
Right this second? Low-key want to punch my orgo teacher for talking me into doing this internship that’s driving me insane. High-key want to punch Donald Trump, but c’est la vie, c’est la fucking vie. And I perpetually want to punch about forty people I knew in high school, my cousins, and all three of my grandparents. I think it would be cheaper and quicker than therapy. I also really want to punch the dude who called me baby on the street, I don’t like being catcalled. …I am a violent soul, okay.
*bounces excitedly* I love when people do ask memes! Yay! From this thing!
35. Would you rather live without TV or music?
Um…is ‘neither’ an option? But seriously I’d probably say TV, on the stipulation that I could keep books, music, movies, and all other not-made-for-TV media. My ADHD ass needs distractions, I would maybe go clinically insane stuck in my own brain without lots of audiovisual input.
36. Have you ever liked someone and never told them?
Honey, look, it you hand me someone grandstanding about how gay people are going to hell, or someone getting into a girl’s space without permission, or someone messing with someone based on their religion, and I am the ballsiest person this side of the Prime Meridian. That being said, I don’t tell people when I have crushes on them. This is helped by the fact that I’m a professional at emotional control and therefore generally don’t notice a crush as anything other than above-average levels of rambling until something drastic happens.
37. What do you say during awkward silences?
Depends. If I know the person well, I’ll come up with something truly bizarre like “Did you know that John Quincy Adams kept a pet alligator in his house during his presidency” or “Some people have a third set of false ribs in addition to the two that are standard issue” or “You are 50% genetically identical to a banana.” If it’s someone I don’t know or don’t trust not to mock me for being weird, I try to acquire some inner Zen and keep my mouth shut.
38. Describe your dream girl/guy?
Well, I’m flexible on the gender thing, but honestly? Someone who’s a bit of an asshole. Not someone mean or whatever, someone who’s enough of a dick to think that, for example, my jokes are funny, not just bitter. Someone with enough of a backbone to bicker with me, because it freaks me out when people are 100% acquiescent all the time. Someone with a good sense of humor and a nice laugh and appreciation for black humor, because I’m a cynic. Someone who understands that it’s not personal if I need a few hours to myself, who won’t fucking flip out on me if I say “this is a medical emergency and you are not bleeding out so frankly you’re not my priority right now.” Someone who’s willing to listen to me make commentary on my favorite movies, and willing to put up with my periodic episodes of sensory overload or food issues. Someone who shows actual interest in me physically and mentally but is still willing to stop if I seem uncomfortable, which I guess…is a pretty low bar, on further reflection. Oh well.
main character:
this villain has killed innocents and destroyed multiple lives in a ripple-effect of death and destruction and chaos. only i can stop him before he hurts someone again, perhaps someone close to me. but in order to stop him i must kill him. if i go through with this.... doesn't it make me just as evil?
I wanna know more about the Hero and the Crown! i picked up McKinley's the blue sword one day but got distracted and for one reason or another never finished and now i'm trying to track her stuff down again
Oh, BABE, I’m actually jealous, I totally want to read Hero and the Crown again for the first time. Buckle up, this is going to be quite a book rec.
Okay, so so so so SO, first things first, I don’t blame you for getting distracted during The Blue Sword, it’s a little more political machinations and army tactics and training than Hero and the Crown. They take place in the same country, Damar, and they’re a set, but Blue Sword takes place hundreds of years later–to put it in perspective, Hero and the Crown happens in a time that’s still horses and knights and swordplay, whereas Blue Sword is a colonization, guns n’ steel, not quite up to telephones era. Aerin, the main character from Hero and the Crown, is a legend and revered folk hero to the Damarians of Blue Sword, because Aerin is AMAZING.
All right, so, Hero and the Crown is the story of Aerin Dragon-killer, first sol of Damar (first sol being the highest female rank except for being actually married to the king). Aerin is daughter of King Arlbeth and his witch-woman wife, who was the object of much suspicion from the country before her death, and even more suspicion afterward. So that suspicion all spills over onto Aerin, who is tall and gawky and not good at being a first sol–in fact, she’s so spectacularly bad at being a first sol that some of her cousins are fairly convinced she’s illegitimate. She breaks dishes just by being in the same room, she perpetually brings her sword (which she’s not supposed to have) and her saddle (which is for a warhorse rather than a lady’s pony) back to her chambers, she prefers to punch someone in the face rather than scheme, and, just to boot, she exhibits absolutely none of the royal line’s hereditary magic. Basically, Aerin sucks at being a first sol, which would be fine with her if everyone didn’t expect her to be a first sol all the time.
And then one day Aerin takes her sword and her second-hand warhorse and something called kenet that makes you fireproof and goes to kill a dragon, and she finds out that, while she sucks at being a first sol, she does NOT suck at dragon slaying. Events unfold from there. Aerin is stubborn and hot-tempered and snarky and willful, she is everything I ever wanted to be as a kid. Her perspective on life of “well THAT happened” is an absolute delight to read, and the world of Damar is glorious.
Other things I can guarantee you within the book include:
a Big Ass Dragon (as opposed to the smaller annoying dragons Aerin largely handles)
not one but two excellently constructed romantic plots (this might be the only book I’ve ever read where the protagonist is in love with two people and it’s…just not an issue, at all, ever, she’s just like ‘that happened’ and carries on fighting a war, this book is probably why I hate love triangles so much)
magic EVERYWHERE (they call it the Gift and it kind of does shenanigans on its own once it’s strong enough)
the Blue Sword, Gonturan, which Aerin carried long before she appeared in the eponymous novel
wizards and mages and small trick-magicians
a demon army
AERIN
Other important characters include:
Talat, Aerin’s second-hand warhorse, who was her father’s favorite horse until a sword cut rendered Talat lame in one leg, and YES, Talat is a character, fight me
Tor, the first sola (heir to the throne), who is called ‘cousin’ in the general sense despite no apparent blood relation to Aerin, and who is at fault for the sword training, the dragon slaying, and probably the army raising, he is also one of the romances and he is HEART EYES over Aerin, I ship it
Luthe, who I’m not gonna tell you much about because SPOILERS, but yeah, Luthe, FUCK YEAH, you’re going to need to trust me on that
Galanna, another (very vain) cousin, she of the illegitimacy rumor-spreading, who Aerin once drugged so that she could sneak into Galanna’s rooms and shave off her eyebrows, and yes I included her so that I could add that tidbit
Arlbeth, king of Damar, who gets a mention because he’s king and Aerin’s father, he’s very good at both
Aerin’s army of wild dogs and hunting cats, who get a mention because??? Why wouldn’t they, that’s awesome
Gonturan, who gets a mention on account of being awesome
Maur, the Big Ass Dragon, who gets a mention on account of being a Big Ass Dragon
AERIN
Basically: Hero and the Crown is amazing, buy it on Amazon here, and I love Robin McKinley like I love lungs, I don’t always think of it because it’s just there, and if you’re in the mood for any other vehemently delighted recs for McKinley’s books, I got you, hit me up.
11. What does the most recent text that you sent say?
“Also: literally what would they even do to him. He predates the CONCEPT of laws, let alone specific ones.” I’m not telling you what that’s about, I feel like leaving it at that will be funnier.
12. What are your 5 favorite songs right now?
Roadside by Rise Against, Young Gods by Halsey, Delilah by Florence + the Machine, From Eden by Hozier, and Welcome to the Family by Avenged Sevenfold. Oh, and Hum Hallelujah by Fall Out Boy, which is ALWAYS one of my favorite songs.
13. Do you like it when people play with your hair?
YES. I mean, as long as it’s someone I know and trust. I am a pettable creature.
14. Do you believe in luck and miracles?
Luck, yes, especially in the capacity of “mine usually turns sour.” Miracles, also yes, because otherwise I would be really, really dead about four times over. Which I realize is kind of contradictory to the bad luck thing, but trust me here.
*whispers* your original fic slays me it is lovely and gorgeous and the characters are so alive and vivid and downright delightful would it be presumptuous to ask for some of your favorite headcanons re: Polaris characters?
H O N E Y, I love you so much right now, fucking YES you can ask me about my original writing. Original writing is everything to me, and my ridiculous gay revolutionaries are just…I love them a lot. Also the best part is that I’m the author, fuck the man, my headcanons are fucking CANON. OKAY. This got HELLA LONG, I’m so sorry, I ramble about this shit. Let this be a lesson about asking writers about their original characters: it leads to LENGTHY responses.
Wellllll I have a lot. But strong contenders are “Do not go gentle into that good night; rage, rage against the dying of the light” and “I’d rather be divisive than indecisive” and “Humanity is where the falling angel meets the rising ape” and “You are what you love, not who loves you.” At least, those are the ones I can think of, right this second. I’m sure there are a thousand and one I’ll regret not putting on here once I remember them.
149. Do you believe in ghosts?
I…sort of? Not so much in the ‘running around causing trouble’ sense, like I’m pretty confident that those ghosthunter TV shows are bullshit, but I have difficulty discrediting something that’s been such an integral part of human thought for so long. Even though the modern American concept of ghosts pretty much dates to the Civil War (there was this whole thing about the dead coming home, since you usually didn’t get the bodies back), the concept of a lingering spirit is…old. Very old. And very universal. So I have trouble rejecting out-of-hand one of the only things humanity ever seems to have agreed on.
150. Get the closest book next to you, open it to page 42, what’s the first line on that page?
“Aerin knew that Tor was careful not to use his real strength when he forced her back; but at least, as she learned, he had to be quick to keep her off; and strength, she hoped, would come.”
It’s from The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley and let me tell you something, sweetie, that book is probably one of my top three favorites. It’s amazing. If anyone wants to hear more I will write you the most impassioned book rec in history.
I know you don't want more AUs, but how would PADME unfuck the timeline? I imagine a lot more efficiently and lot more scarily than all the Jedis put together...
Fourteen year-old Padmé Naberrie sews a FUCKTON of Hutt-money into the lining of Sabé’s robe before they escape the blockade, buys Shmi and Anakin and lifts Watto up three tax brackets, FREES Shmi and Anakin, and then “accidentally” handcuffs Qui-Gon to Obi-Wan before the big final battle with Darth Maul. Oh, and DEFINITELY does not suggest any vote of no-confidence at ANY point.
“Skywalker is too old to be trained,” someone on the Council starts to re-insist after all the fuss is over, and Qui-Gon is just about to snap back at them when–
“DIBS,” Padmé yells, bursting into the Council room past helpless Jedi guards who could not have stopped her if she’d been handcuffed and blindfolded, not for any-damn-thing. “FUCKING DIBS HE’S MINE NOW MY CITIZEN WELCOME TO NABOO ANI HERE IS A LIST OF BUSINESSES THAT WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOUR MOTHER WORK FOR THEM AND A LIST OF SCHOOLS THAT WILL GIVE YOU A FULL RIDE ALSO LET’S HAVE TEA ONCE A MONTH AND I WILL FIND YOU THE GRAYEST GRAY-ASS JEDI TO TEACH YOU ANY DAMN THING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE FORCE ON THE SIDE. THEY’RE STILL A KIND OF JEDI SO IT STILL COUNTS. HOW DOES THAT SOUND DOES THAT SOUND GOOD? GREAT.”
Meanwhile, the handmaidens are busy planning a Supreme assassination. They did not require an explanation; obviously the queen knows what she’s doing. Maybe she’ll be Supreme Chancellor next?
Angel learns to answer ot Padme on Empire day, on that day she must pretend. She knows it's a day of grief for Vader, she knows that on that day more than any he just wants Padme, so that's who she'll be for the day. On Empire day they both pretend. Vader want Angel doesn't find out what he did to Padme on Empire Day. He doesn't know that Palpatine already told her. And yet with this knowledge, she gets ready each Empire day, places a pillow under her dress and ask Ani to feel the baby kick.
“PUT A NUMBER IN MY ASK ;)”—1. Who was the last person you held hands with? 2. Are you outgoing or shy? 3. Who are you looking forward to seeing? 4. Are you easy to get along with? 5. If you were drunk would the person you like take care of you? 6. What kind of people are you attracted to? 7. Do you think you’ll be in a relationship two months from now? 8. Who from the opposite gender is on your mind? 9. Does talking about sex make you uncomfortable? 10. Who was the last person you had a deep conversation with? 11. What does the most recent text that you sent say? 12. What are your 5 favorite songs right now? 13. Do you like it when people play with your hair? 14. Do you believe in luck and miracles? 15. What good thing happened this summer? 16. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again? 17. Do you think there is life on other planets? 18. Do you still talk to your first crush? 19. Do you like bubble baths? 20. Do you like your neighbors? 21. What are you bad habits? 22. Where would you like to travel? 23. Do you have trust issues? 24. Favorite part of your daily routine? 25. What part of your body are you most uncomfortable with? 26. What do you do when you wake up? 27. Do you wish your skin was lighter or darker? 28. Who are you most comfortable around? 29. Have any of your ex’s told you they regret breaking up? 30. Do you ever want to get married? 31. If your hair long enough for a pony tail? 32. Which celebrities would you have a threesome with? 33. Spell your name with your chin. 34. Do you play sports? What sports? 35. Would you rather live without TV or music? 36. Have you ever liked someone and never told them? 37. What do you say during awkward silences? 38. Describe your dream girl/guy? 39. What are your favorite stores to shop in? 40. What do you want to do after high school? 41. Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance? 42. If your being extremely quiet what does it mean? 43. Do you smile at strangers? 44. Trip to outer space or bottom of the ocean? 45. What makes you get out of bed in the morning? 46. What are you paranoid about? 47. Have you ever been high? 48. Have you ever been drunk? 49. Have you done anything recently that you hope nobody finds out about? 50. What was the colour of the last hoodie you wore? 51. Ever wished you were someone else? 52. One thing you wish you could change about yourself? 53. Favourite makeup brand? 54. Favourite store? 55. Favourite blog? 56. Favourite colour? 57. Favourite food? 58. Last thing you ate? 59. First thing you ate this morning? 60. Ever won a competition? For what? 61. Been suspended/expelled? For what? 62. Been arrested? For what? 63. Ever been in love? 64. Tell us the story of your first kiss? 65. Are you hungry right now? 66. Do you like your tumblr friends more than your real friends? 67. Facebook or Twitter? 68. Twitter or Tumblr? 69. Are you watching tv right now? 70. Names of your bestfriends? 71. Craving something? What? 72. What colour are your towels? 72. How many pillows do you sleep with? 73. Do you sleep with stuffed animals? 74. How many stuffed animals do you think you have? 75. Favourite animal? 76. What colour is your underwear? 77. Chocolate or Vanilla? 78. Favourite ice cream flavour? 79. What colour shirt are you wearing? 80. What colour pants? 81. Favourite tv show? 82. Favourite movie? 83. Mean Girls or Mean Girls 2? 84. Mean Girls or 21 Jump Street? 85. Favourite character from Mean Girls? 86. Favourite character from Finding Nemo? 87. First person you talked to today? 88. Last person you talked to today? 89. Name a person you hate? 90. Name a person you love? 91. Is there anyone you want to punch in the face right now? 92. In a fight with someone? 93. How many sweatpants do you have? 94. How many sweaters/hoodies do you have? 95. Last movie you watched? 96. Favourite actress? 97. Favourite actor? 98. Do you tan a lot? 99. Have any pets? 100. How are you feeling? 101. Do you type fast? 102. Do you regret anything from your past? 103. Can you spell well? 104. Do you miss anyone from your past? 105. Ever been to a bonfire party? 106. Ever broken someone’s heart? 107. Have you ever been on a horse? 108. What should you be doing? 109. Is something irritating you right now? 110. Have you ever liked someone so much it hurt? 111. Do you have trust issues? 112. Who was the last person you cried in front of? 113. What was your childhood nickname? 114. Have you ever been out of your province/state? 115. Do you play the Wii? 116. Are you listening to music right now? 117. Do you like chicken noodle soup? 118. Do you like Chinese food? 119. Favourite book? 120. Are you afraid of the dark? 121. Are you mean? 122. Is cheating ever okay? 123. Can you keep white shoes clean? 124. Do you believe in love at first sight? 125. Do you believe in true love? 126. Are you currently bored? 127. What makes you happy? 128. Would you change your name? 129. What your zodiac sign? 130. Do you like subway? 131. Your bestfriend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do? 132. Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with? 133. Favourite lyrics right now? 134. Can you count to one million? 135. Dumbest lie you ever told? 136. Do you sleep with your doors open or closed? 137. How tall are you? 138. Curly or Straight hair? 139. Brunette or Blonde? 140. Summer or Winter? 141. Night or Day? 142. Favourite month? 143. Are you a vegetarian? 144. Dark, milk or white chocolate? 145. Tea or Coffee? 146. Was today a good day? 147. Mars or Snickers? 148. What’s your favourite quote? 149. Do you believe in ghosts? 150. Get the closest book next to you, open it to page 42, what’s the first line on that page? (via catscuddlingandyou)
vaginal hygiene & health - an introductory crash course
pass this on to spread knowledge whether you have one or not, #save-a-coochie
- the vagina is the tubular ‘internal’ sex organ that some people have. - the ‘vulva’ is the set of external sex organs that people with vaginas have. it includes (but not only):
pubic mound
labia minora and majora (inner/outer ‘lips’)
clitoris and clitoral hood
vulval vestibule (found in between your labia minora)
urethra (where you urinate from)
vaginal opening
-vaginas naturally contain a balance of different bacterias. this bacteria protects the vagina from external bacteria and fungus, provides natural disinfectants and maintains a healthy vaginal pH of 3.5-4.5.
-vaginal pH varies from person to person, day to day, depending on your cycle, your diet and many other external factors,
-all vaginas have a scent. all of them. no two people smell exactly the same, and you shouldn’t expect your vagina (or anyone else’s) to smell fruity or floral.
- if your worried about your scent, you can place perfume or an essential oil to an area around your vulva but not on it. some places like between your thighs or on your lower stomach, for example,
-your body secretes natural fluids called discharge. discharge is how your vagina self cleanses. it is completely normal and vital to healthy vaginal function.
-discharge can vary in amount, color, texture and scent depending on your cycle. each person is different. if your discharge is unusual or abnormal to you and your unique body - visit a doctor if possible.
-abnormal discharge can be green, grey, very yellow, smelly, itchy, chunky, etc.
-abundant discharge can be annoying. you can remove excess discharge in your shower by inserting one clean finger into your vagina, moving it from one side to another and ‘scooping’ the discharge out. repeat as needed. this reduces the amount of discharge found on your panties and in turn, reduces vaginal scent.
- dead skin cells and oil can build up between your clitoris and your clitoral hood, so it’s important to lift your hood up and rinse thoroughly so it doesnt harden.
-washing your “external” vulvar areas such as your public mound and outer lips is okay, though some may find skin here more sensitive.
-don’t douche. you may think it helps but it only masks any problems while causing more. douching throws of your flora, alters your PH and forces bacteria into your cervix.
-water and a soft, clean wash cloth is all you need to clean your vulvar areas that contain a mucous membrane. you do not need to wash these areas. applying soaps or cleaners to these areas removes of natural necessary lubricants and bacteria. this may cause irritation, inflammation, major discomfort and dryness. some amount of moistness should always be present.
-a vast majority of vaginal washes, even those touted as hypoallergenic, still contain dyes and fragrances which are known irritants. read the label.
-while Summer’s eve is a lesser of evils with a PH of 3.0 - 3.5 (still not quite correct), it is still a cleanser. vaginal washes are used to cleanse “bad” bacteria from your vulva. they also wash away the “good” bacteria needed to maintain a healthy balance.
-castile soaps (like Dr. Bronner’s) has a pH of about 8.9. these are not suggested.
-never insert any cleansing agents into your vagina.
-the information above applies to any gels, deodorants, perfumed products and wipes, too. these can all disturb your natural balance.
-while they still pose a possible risk of irritation, unscented baby wipes are the lesser of evils regarding “freshening up”.
-pay attention to your irritants and triggers. different people, different reactions
-everyone has different stances and different methods that work for them. if you aren’t experiencing vaginal discomfort or odd changes, you don’t have to discontinue certain product use. i do, however, recommend a trial period of leaving these products alone due to their effects on your vagina.
-allow your vagina to breathe. keep too-tight clothing to a minimum. cotton panties are the best option next to not wearing any at all. rotate the washcloth and towels you use to clean and dry your vagina.
-urinating after masturbation or sex reduces the amount of bacteria in your urethra wiping ‘front to back’ keeps rectal bacterial away from your vagina.
-naturally, food alters your vagina. balancing your diet in general and including things like pineapples, strawberries, yogurt, soy (the list goes on!) can influence your pH.
-beverages like water, cranberry juice and pineapple juice are also proven to improve vaginal health, and may even improve taste.
-adding a probiotic supplement can increase the amount of “good” bacteria called lactobacillus-your vagina.
-the less ideal your vaginal balance/pH is, the more vulnerable you are to infections and STDs.
-when it comes to internet home remedies, your mileage my vary. try everything with caution and research thoroughly.
cheers! your vagina will thank you.
Please don’t be an immature 12 year old and be like “ew that’s about a vagina I’m not reblogging that that’s gross!” It is literally a body part It needs to be kept healthy People with vaginas need to understand how to keep them healthy Just reblog
“if you want to adopt kids at an older age, that’s just lazy and you’ll miss the important developmental years. you won’t be able to connect.” okay but consider this:
1. I will not be able to handle a baby, but I will definitely be able to manage and guide an older child
2. no diapers. hallelujah
3. As a foster child gets older, their chance of adoption plummets. Adopting an older child gives a late break to someone who would have otherwise had to age out of the system
4. my plans for adoption are none of your concern
PLEASE CONSIDER THIS.
“As a foster child gets older, their chance of adoption plummets. Adopting an older child gives a late break to someone who would have otherwise had to age out of the system”
I’m glad there are people that share this sentiment
I remember all the Doctor Who fanfics I used to read where Rose often got badly stereotyped as a damsel in distress whom the Doctor had to swoop in and save and smooch but the way I remember Doctor Who 90% of their relationship was the Doctor just setting Rose loose on people who had done something to offend them and sitting back giggling in the corner as she shouted
