#A Soldier’s Prayer

[cinemajunkie70]

The happiest of birthdays to Tatsuya Nakadai!

[randomrichards]

THE HUMAN CONDITION 3: A SOLDIER’S PRAYER

From a lost soldier

To a prisoner of war

A good man broken

[tomicscomics]

06/26/2023

JUNE OF ARC continues!  Mondays and Fridays all June long!

JOKE-OGRAPHY: The prayer in this cartoon is a real prayer -- called the "rough soldier's prayer" -- which is popularly credited to La Hire.  It's rough around the edges, not really mincing words, but the gruff simplicity of asking for God to put Himself in your shoes (as if that was a new idea to Him) is pretty funny.  At the end of the cartoon, La Hire looks at Joan to see how his new prayer has fared, and she's in the middle of laughing at his curtness.  It's not a perfect prayer -- maybe not even a good one -- but it's sincere, and that's a start.

[nyaskitten]

God please I don't have the strength... Dragons Rising season 2 part one dropping FIVE DAYS before Ramadan ends this year OH I will shrivel up and DIE!!!! I THINK!!!! IN THE LAST 10 DAYS OF RAMADAN TOO MANNNN WTF...

[nimrism]

i was staring at this gif and it occurred to me that lena's blatant mistreatment of her hair when she's stressed might eventually (accidentally) be directed towards her daughter and this is the product of that thought process :)

Lena's staring out the window at the waking city below, but her mind is elsewhere. Today is her first human test trial, she'll finally get to see the Harun-El in action, and the inside of her brain is akin to a nightclub if it was set on fire and everyone inside was screaming as ten different speakers malfunctioned and played ten different songs while top-shelf scotch rained down from the ceiling that was quickly caving in. She shakes it off in favor of watching civilians begin to fill the streets below, off to do whatever mundane, normal-people tasks they did every single day. She sometimes wonders, if she weren't a Luthor, would she be content just waking up every day and going to the same 9-5 job until she retired? Her position at L-Corp gave her incredible opportunities to make a difference, to better the world. This project was no different.

It's still pretty early; she's the first at the office, as usual. Her hair is down and her heels are off, and there isn't anyone there to see her, but she still feels exposed. She hears her mother's voice at the back of her mind, critiquing her outfit, commenting on her hair, on her posture. She sets her jaw and pulls out a hair tie.

Running a hand through the dark locks atop her head, she turns back to the window, unseeing. She's too busy considering the possible outcomes of today's trial. She pushes her hair away from her shoulders and lets her head fall back as she gathers the loose strands of hair, making sure none of it stays on her neck. She's quick, and she's efficient, running long fingers through dark tresses, taking out any tangles, and pulling her hair higher. She swallows as she gathers every last strand of raven black hair into a fist – a little too aggressively, mind you, but her head was used to the forceful tugging by now – and she wrapped the hair tie around them, securing them in a tight ponytail on top of her head.

She finally pulls her heels on and straightens her back. Business mode. And just in time, because Eve comes strutting in, announcing the arrival of the test subject.

It wasn't something she wasn't used to – pulling her hair up into a tight ponytail or bun that threatened to rip her scalp clean off – she did it on an almost daily basis. It made her look professional. Strong. Intimidating. Jess had voiced her concern for Lena's hair follicles, warning that she would look like her brother soon if she kept at it, but the CEO had paid it no mind. She didn't even feel it anymore.

It wasn't until Kara came waltzing into her life that Lena had dialed down the tight hairstyles, going for more relaxed ponytails and sometimes even keeping it down. If her hair could speak, she knew it would worship Kara for saving it.

The blonde complimented Lena on her hair – and everything else – especially when she wore it down, and so it wasn't like Lena lacked incentive to do it. Kara loved it. And Lena loved Kara's compliments, so the brunette's hair began to enjoy longer periods of freedom.

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Six years later

Kara's busy with something that came up at the DEO, and Lena's glued to her laptop, working from home to keep an eye on their little girl. Lori wasn't so little anymore, she was five now, she didn't necessarily require the amount of supervision she did when they'd first had her, but she had insisted her mother stay with her, and Lena could never say no to that adorable little pout.

An email from a particularly misogynistic business partner makes Lena want to pull her hair up in a bun, pull on some heels, break into his house, cross her arms and glare at the man until he surrendered and fell at her feet. They all do, she thought to herself as she began to type out a reeling reply.

She's halfway through spelling out a sincerely nasty word when she feels a little finger nudge her arm.

"Mommy?" The child has Kara's eyes, a deep blue so painfully beautiful you'd sell your heart and soul just to stare into it.

Not even her daughter can take Lena out of her mood, but she sets her laptop aside and looks at her. "What is it, darling?"

"Mommy, my ponytail fell," the kid pouts. She resembles Kara so much it actually physically hurts.

Lena's ready to shut her laptop and spend the rest of the day with the literal sunshine that is her daughter, but another email arrives from the same misogynistic asshole.

Lena bites her lip as she glares at the screen as if, out of sheer force of will, it would shatter and send a shard of glass straight through the man's heart.

"Mommy?" The pout still hasn't left her face.

"Come here, baby," Lena shoves her laptop onto the coffee table and hoists the little girl onto her lap.

She takes the hair tie from her chubby little hand and begins to gather her hair together, gentle at first, then she catches a phrase from the email out of the corner of her eye and her jaw is working again, her grip tightening in the child's hair.

She quickly runs her fingers through it, flattening the curls at the top, then she tugs at it with one fist, intent on pulling it up and securing it with the hair tie in her hand.

Kara zooms in through the open window, taking in the sight of Lena with their daughter on her lap, immediately recognizing one of Lena's worst habits.

She superspeeds to the couch, gently prying Lena's hands away from the small child's hair, who immediately throws her arms around Kara's neck.

"Lena," Kara gently whispers as she picks her daughter up and sits down next to her wife. "First of all, stop grinding your teeth. I could hear it from the DEO."

"Shit, I'm sorry," Lena relaxes only the slightest bit. "I'm sorry, darling, did I hurt you?" She cups her daughter's cheek apologetically.

"Not really. I just felt my hair follicles being ripped out." the little girl mumbled.

"Hey! Where'd you learn that?" Lena narrows her eyes at Kara, who's suddenly found great interest in the ceiling lamp.

"I haven't said that in a while! Last time we talked about your hair, it was about how it was finally gaining volume because you stopped pulling it!" The blonde raises her hands, palms facing Lena, a perfect picture of innocence. Lori is giggling in her lap.

Kara shoots Lena a blinding smile, mirrored by her daughter's own, and it's enough to make whatever anger Lena had been harboring dissipate. Hell, it was enough to end wars, as far as she was concerned.

Her rage turned into laughter that bubbled up her throat as she tackled Kara, making sure her daughter was safe before bombarding her two girls with kisses. Misogynistic asshole #968796 would have to wait.

[girlactionfigure]

🚨 HAPPENING NOW - Pray for the success & wellbeing of IDF troops: Very fierce battles are underway in western Khan Younis area as the IDF launches a new massive offensive in the southern Gaza Strip. Four brigades, led by the 98th Division, are involved in the offensive, which began yesterday with a series of airstrikes on Hamas sites in the area.  IDF aims to dismantle Hamas's military framework in the Khan Younis area with the new push. Since this morning, around 50 Hamas terrorists, including several commanders, have been killed by the ground troops of the Commando, Paratroopers, Givati and 7th brigades. The offensive is likely to last several more days, which will include the IDF raiding key Hamas strongholds, outposts, and infrastructure in the area. Battle is particularly difficult in the Khan Younis area, as unlike most parts of northern Gaza, many civilians are sheltering in Khan Younis.

[samcky]

Sam & Bucky in ep 02 of TFATWS - Star-Sprangled Man

[theyellowhue]

I think Saifah deserves to cockblock Phayu and Rain. The horrors that he must have barged into when Phayu and Rain forget that he ALSO LIVES IN THE HOUSE.

I also think it's hilarious that instead of moving out of their shared house, Phayu wanted Saifah to move out??? Like bro!!!??? Both of you inherited the house!!??? And Phayu is the architect, like make your own love home with your boyfriend.

[altocat]

Give me new Babyroth story content Square I stg I don't want more seasonal stuff I want foooooood

[awesomecooperlove]

🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡PRECIOUS MOMENTS 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡

❤️❤️❤️

[sarroora]

Some managed to capture moments of the maniacal bombing before communication went out. I might update if I find more.

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[redhead-reporter]

it's the way i really, REALLY hope this isn't true because i do not wanna see this fucking movie but i'll have to if MY MJ is in it 😔

[tyin-cherry-knots]

girl who’s very affectionate w all her female friends is now struggling to make sure her crush knows that the affection towards her is different

[guy-girlfriend]

i like melshi because we know like two things about him at this point. five things tops depending on what you count as things. other than that he's just some guy. he's mysterious in a mundane way. he's the sad, exhausted looking stranger you see on your commute and think "i hope that dude's gonna be ok" and then you get off the bus and you never see him again. like iunno shit boutchu my guy but whatever demons haunt you i hope you see them defeated and your wounds healed, you know?

[art-heap]

I want to share posts about the idf stripping palestinian men, blindfolding them and making them sit out in the street in the winter before carting them off in trucks to who knows where

but in the end i felt sharing those photos is too much of an indignity to the palesitnians in question and their families

[closetofcuriosities]

The Doors - AOP Tee