#Compass for a Family

[shuttergremlin]

[thepeacefulgarden]

[stealingpotatoes]

heres a crappy venn (??) diagram explaining the dynamics in the tl4j time travel au bc it's easier than trying to write a full plot

[windwenn]

*clutches head in hands* kirk and spock have such a beautiful relationship....it doesnt even matter if you like them platonically or romantically.....'you belong at his side....as if you've always been there and always will'.....*uncontrollable sobbing*

[uwmspeccoll]

Global Love Day!! 🌎❤️

In the wise words of the Beatles, “Love is all you need.” 

Global Love Day is celebrated annually on May 1st and promotes unconditional love and harmony among all people. The day encourages individuals to engage in acts of kindness, compassion, and understanding, regardless of differences in background, beliefs, or culture. It was established by the non-profit organization The Love Foundation to promote the idea that love can bridge divides and inspire positive change in the world.

On this Global Love Day, I feel inspired to share from our collection, What Color is Love? by Joan Walsh Anglund, an American author and illustrator best known for her children's books and poetry. Published in New York by the American publishing firm Harcourt, Brace & World in 1966, it captures the essence of love in its many forms, expressing emotions in a way that is accessible to readers of all ages. The illustrations in the book beautifully complement the text, featuring gentle and whimsical imagery that evokes a sense of warmth and innocence.

Together, the illustrations and prose align perfectly with the spirit of the day, encouraging people to reflect on love in its various forms. It's a beautiful reminder to celebrate not just romantic love, but also the love shared between friends, family, and communities.

Our copy is a gift of Megan Holbrook and Eric Vogel.

-View more from our Historical Curriculum Collection

--Melissa, Special Collections Library Assistant

[scoobydoodean]

Sam + Human Sacrifice 1/? | 3.12, 3.15, 4.22, 7.03, 9.03, 10.19, 10.23, 11.01

[odinsblog]

Seen at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta airport:

“Dear person behind me, the world is a better place with you in it

Love,

the person in front of you”

[alkaisheonhelp]

It probably is already noticed by many people.

But I adore the fact that even when the main cast hasn't formed yet, momo's friends is still kind of a weird unique assortment of people.

Also, look at all of em they're so beautiful in their own way (some are questionable, but still beautiful nonetheless)

Also, fun fact! Some of the girls in here actually appeared more than in this panel!

Like her!

[echo-nt]

I know this has already been said and I’m super late, but Mia as the protag of RE8 would have been so good. The contrast between Mia, the Lords, and Mother Miranda would have been absolutely interesting. I'm shoving everything under a read more because damn I have so many thoughts about Mia.

Lady Dimitrescu is a woman that cannibalizes and drinks the blood of her servants and intruders. On top of that, she tortures before preying on them. She does this willingly and very much derives pleasure from doing so. Lady D’s gothic triplets hunt any poor fool that wanders in. It’s a fun family activity for them just as much as it’s for sustenance. 

Do you know what this parallels? The Baker family under Eveline’s control. They patrol the estate and anyone who rejects the “gift” either ends up molded or on the dinner table. This family also partakes in a fucked up version of a family dinner, eating the victims that refused their little girl’s “gift.” 

However, a major difference between the Baker and Dimitrescu family is their willingness to participate in these activities. A family of cannibals; one forced while the other relishes in it. 

Mia is still very traumatized by her three years in the Baker’s estate. Breaking into the castle to find her daughter would force her back. Hello to all the emotions that come with those memories, the ones Mia has been trying to forget. The harder you try to forget something, the more you think about it. What better way to make Mia acknowledge Dulvey, Louisiana than by forcing her into something so similar? 

And while she’s still reeling from remembering her time in captivity, why not push her a bit further down memory lane with House Beneviento? Mia has demonstrated at multiple points in RE7 that she does care about other lives. She lies to Ethan to keep him from getting caught up in her work. She tries to save Alan and crew members of "The Annabelle" (the crew members are a bit more indirect, she mainly focused on Alan) by containing Eveline. After Jack finds her, Mia keeps her distance to keep from infecting them while trying to write a warning. She tries her hardest during RE7 to save Ethan. 

Mia’s hallucinations could center on her guilt. The failure to stop Eveline and the lives ruined as a result. How she was always too late to help anyone. Ethan curing her, a criminal, over Zoe, the person helping him. Leaving Zoe behind in the shattered remains of her home and family. Surviving. Visions of Ethan hinting at his “condition” could lure her to the manor. A little nudge to the whole “he was mold the entire time” plot twist without fully giving it away. 

Moreau, lacking in self worth and very attached to a woman who doesn’t give him the time a day, yet still he considers her as his mother. Most of his actions are for the attention and validation from his “mother.” No matter what Moreau does, he’ll never have her affection or time. It’s sad, isn’t it? To witness a man try so hard only to be rejected. And isn’t that familiar? Mia once felt compassion for someone with similar traits. 

Remember the little girl who considered you her mother? The one that spent three years waiting for you to love her after you promised? The one you had a hand in killing? What makes you think you could ever be a good mother after what you did? Why are you trying so hard to save Rose when you didn’t even extend the same courtesy to Eveline?

Y’all know how Mia’s past is a mystery? Like why she was working for the Connections and how she was even recruited and all that. Heisenberg would be a great way to explore it. A man taken, forced into becoming something else, and stuck in a family he doesn’t want. Mia can relate. He wants to use her daughter as a weapon. She was willing to let another child be used as a weapon. They’re alike, so surely Mia would be willing to side with him.

But Heisenberg is cocky and Mia isn’t the person she was prior/during 7. Even if she was on board with using Eveline as a weapon to end all wars or whatever bullshit the Connections told her, she’s not willing now. Not after what she’s seen and been through. This section could be Heisenberg goading her through the tvs/intercoms about her past to change her mind with Mia remaining steadfast in her refusal.

And then there’s Mother Miranda. Two mothers trying to get their daughters back through vastly different means. Because of the group photo showing Mia and Miranda with Eveline this encounter can go one of two ways. 

Miranda and Mia know each other and have worked together before. Whether it be on the E-Series Project (with Mia becoming the caretaker and spending copious amounts of time at the lab) or though some other means at work. 

They’ve only briefly met when the Connections were in a hurry to transport Eveline.

Either way, Miranda would compare them. As a mother, Mia must understand what she’s trying to accomplish. Would Mia not do the same as she? Maybe at this point Miranda shows she killed Ethan to demoralize to prevent her from interfering with the ceremony. Tells her she’s too late once again and to give Rose to her because she’ll be the superior mother.

Idk, I guess you could switch to Ethan instead of Chris so he can still have Eveline tell him he’s moldy. But he’s a stubborn man and he forces himself back to weaken Miranda so Mia can kill her. Chris shows up and Ethan does the same thing he did at the end by blowing himself up with Chris forcing Mia (with Rose) on the helicopter. That way the Shadow of Rose DLC can still be about Rose and Ethan. 

TLDR; Mia should have been the protagonist because it would have allowed us to explore her character and background more. It was a missed opportunity especially since so much of RE8 centers around mothers. It would have played out better as closing off the Winters Family saga as well since we could have tied the loose ends that came with Mia’s mysterious past.

[lumiidragon]

Rubydust now has an official family tree of her own~

[thepeacefulgarden]

Self-care is great, but the truth is, it only goes so far.

[raayllum]

thinking about the post-dragon demise dynamic of Amaya, Janai, and Miyana.

Janai and Miyana, who are Technically sisters-in-law but there was no marriage and Karim is both what brings them together and a wedge apart. Janai mourns in her own way, as does Miyana but she's more bitter about it, and knows her children will be looked at with even more mistrust. Janai throws herself into rebuilding and revamping Lux Aurea now that it's been so thoroughly destroyed it's come back around to being cleansed...

But Miyana is lonely, and Miyana is pregnant, and Amaya was there through both of Sarai's pregnancies and does not have the same complicated history with Karim and loved her first nephews so... Amaya stepping into hold Miyana through the morning sickness, to get Janai and Miyana to a point where they can feel more comfortable around one another, and feel like family

Just... three very different women with very different perspectives learning to grow and foster love with one another amid the loss and pain and hope they've been given

[unchangingwindoww]

Adrianne Lenker - Not A Lot, Just Forever

[simpleslugs]

It drives me crazy when people claim that Luke's compassion comes from Padme. I love her, but she didn't raise him. She had less of an affect on his morals than Anakin did. Luke's compassion doesn't come from his uncle Owen either. It comes from his aunt Beru. The woman who took in a child at great personal risk and helped turn him into one of the galaxy's kindest. Beru made Luke compassionate: She made him care. Padme may have given birth to Luke, but Beru raised him. She was an incredible mother figure and shouldn't be discounted because she isn't blood related to him.

[turtleblogatlast]

[ cw: violence mention / death mention / ]

Will never stop thinking about how Leo, all alone in an endless void and being beaten again and again and again by the only other living thing around, still finds comfort in that space. The situation he was in was completely hopeless, and in any other circumstances he would not have escaped, at least not fast enough to save him from permanent (or even fatal) damage, be it physical or mental.

And yet, despite the bleakness of his situation, despite the agony and helplessness, all he needs is one glance at a crumbled photograph, one glance to remember his family, and that’s enough of a reason for him to smile.

Maybe that’s why his powers center around manipulating space - because no matter how much space is between them, no matter how dire his own situation may be, just the thought of his family, alive and okay, is enough to give Leo hope.

[clvudii-launch42]

Jwct S3 spoilers!!!!!

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I AM GOING TO FKN BREAK SOMETHING. I FEEL SO DEVASTATED, HEARTBROKEN. Sure I'm happy Brooklynn got back and all yadi yadi yada, BUT YAZ AND SAMMY FIGHTING BASICALLY THE ENTIRE SEASON IS NOT OKAY.

Sorry not sorry, I COMPLETELY blame Yaz for their breakup. Sorry not sorry, I did NOT like her this season! Those who know, Yaz has ALWAYS been my favorite, BUT SHE IS ABSOLUTELY NOT THIS SEASON. Sammy basically opened up to her, ish kind of, and Yaz just brushed it off!?! Yapping about Brooklynn all the time!?!? DUDE, WHAT ABOUT YOUR GIRLFRIEND!?!?!? Or... ex-girlfriend now. That feels AWFUL, HORRIBLE to say.

Yaz rolled her eyes at Sammy, sighed rudely when she talked, didn't LISTEN TO HER, said "What.?" in a very rude tone when Sammy sighed when all of them talked about B.

But hey... At least they said "babe" one time each... The same day they broke up... HOW IN THE-. Ugh. I've always wanted them to call each other "pet names" or whatever, and it is awesome that they did. Sammy was the first one to say it, and she was like "Thanks, babe" like IHHHHH. And then Yaz started a sentence with "babe" which is also IHHHHHH, I THOUGHT THAT COULD MAYBE MEAN THEY COULD WORK THINGS OUT!!!! But no. UGHHHHH I FEEL SO HEARTBROKEN.