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[lordcrumps]

The Sims 2 For Rent - CC EXPANSION PACK

Sul Sul!

~ More photos under the under the cut ~

Last week the Sims 4 got a new pack, this week Sims 2 players get that same pack! In a collaboration with @platinumaspiration and @tvickiesims and a HUGE assist from @episims, we bring you "The Sims 2 For Rent CC Expansion Pack!"

This is a large set, and advisable that it does not get merged even further than it already is! - I ran into some issues when trying to do this!

When you explore this pack, please take a look at the marble ring rug, it has some surprisingly cute rug swatches! I put a swatch in it to remove the marbles themselves, so you have a cute small rug! - I only mention this as I was going to bin the rug off once uploaded, but then I found it had some lovely swatches!

FUNCTIONALITY

So most of the items will function as they should and intended as. Its just not just deco items.

There is two collection files included, separated into build buy! Please note that fences and stairs and spandrels cant be but into a collection!

The squatty toilet that took me over 12 hours to make, yeah they squat, animation can be a bit bouncy but such is life. This toilet also can be flushed, get dirty and is cleanable!

Outdoor plants are seasonal!

Counters are animated with insides built, there is no drawer on the counter, I did not want to change the shape of the unit, and saw EA did the same - ignore the fact they grab something from a non existent drawer

Wardrobes have interiors elements, and have working doors!

Each Kettle have two versions, choose only one, one for the colour traits mod / one 'normal'. They function as Tea makers! Huazzah!

Spandrels in build mode are classified as fences. I made a variant with fence / no fence.

Several of the larger deco pieces such as the Arch Gate, or umbrella are actually lights!

Radiators act like radiators!

The Aircon Unit is completely functional, doesn't lower bills, but it does lower sims temperatures!

"Water Heaters" act like solar panels, they get money off your bills!

The Electrical Fuse box has 2 versions, I kept them both in, one wall deco and one functions as a burglar alarm - I wanted more alarms.

Most Sofas / Chairs have morphs!

Slots added to the Vanity and Bathroom Cabinet!

FENCES / SPANDRELS / STAIRS OH MY!

I have included swatch images of each of the spandrels, fences and stairs and labelled them to match, this is so that you can go in and take out any of the swatches you do not want. This is because there are lot of new fences and the menu can feel cluttered with them in for some people.

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~ Credits / Thanks / List of items not converted under the cut ~

MORE PHOTOS

CREDITS

Mini fridge is cloned from Targa over at MTS - so now it works just like a regular fridge barring a few animations (get baby bottle and juggle)

Kettles were cloned from @pforestsims's kettle, link here.

@jacky93sims for the base of the squat toilet! Epi for the code edits!

THANKS

@tvickiesims, @platinumaspiration thank you soo much for helping with the objects, really couldn't do it myself!! Your amazing, awesome, and some of the best creators out there! Thank you again!

@episims - YOU ARE DA BOMB! Thank you for all your help in getting those toilets working with me, and everything else you do when you answer my little annoying questions! Appreciated like you wouldn't believe!

LIST OF ITEMS NOT CONVERTED - @sims4t2bb

Due to the sizing / functionality of these objects, they will not be included in this pack!

All Yer Fixins Untenable Food Stand

Mali's Moonlight Market Craft Stall

Vegan Vittles Night Market

Late Night Snack Dessert Stall

Rice to Meet You Night Market

The Unrestroom

Fisherman's Slats Window - Tall

The Secret Maze Window - Very Tall

The Secret Maze Window - Super Duper Tall

Stained Glass Tomarani Shutters - Tall

Stained Glass Tomarani Shutters - Tall and Open Wide

The Save Us From Ruin Tallest Cinched Wall Curtain

The How Many Times Do We Need To Tell You It's Not Silk Taller Wall Curtain

The We Are Going To Jail< Tallest Wall Curtain So You Know the Truth Curtain

[riveramorylunar]

Pairings: Zeus's Daughter Yelena Belova x Aphrodite's Daughter Reader

Warnings: Forbidden Love, Sneaking Around, Height Difference, Slight Age Difference (Yelena is 27 in human years and Reader is 21 in human years), Alcohol Consumption, Fighting & Fluff

Pet Names/Nicknames: Принцесса(Princess), детка(baby) & Lena

Word Count: 2,879

In the majestic kingdom of Mount Olympus, two powerful and mighty gods reigned supreme. Zeus, the god of thunder and ruler of all gods, was known for his fierce and commanding demeanor. On the other hand, Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, was adored by all for her kindness and captivating charm.

Zeus had a daughter with Hera and her name was Yelena Belova. She was the goddess of Lighting and Thunder just like her father. She had her mother's beauty and her father's personality. She was due to take over Mt. Olympus but only if she had someone to rule with her and she hated that. She knew she was capable of ruling over Olympus without a wife. Her and her father always got into fights because of it. Her father wanted her to marry someone who was capable of ruling beside her. On the other hand her mother Hera didn't really care if she ruled alone or ruled with someone.

Y/N daughter of Aphrodite and Hephaestus. She was the next goddess of Love and Fire. She was the personification of beauty. She looked like both her mother and father. She had the personality of her father making her kind and hardworking unlike her mother who had left for another man. Y/N hated the fact that she was related to Aphrodite after finding out what she had done but her father always told her that she was only half like her mother. Although Y/N was the goddess of Love she never used that power and instead only used her father's.

The two had met for the first time when Yelena snuck away from her father without him even knowing a year ago. Yelena had snuck into a cave and heard the most beautiful voice she had ever heard in her entire life. She had wandered deeper into the cave and peaked around the corner when she saw a girl with dark brown hair and blue-green eyes that sometimes turned a reddish orange color when she used her fire powers. “You know you're not really good at hiding” the girl had said, causing Yelena's eyes to widen in shock. She broke out of her shock before stepping out from around the corner and walked towards the girl slowly. “You're the daughter of Zeus and Hera right” the girl said and Yelena nodded her head before blushing slightly. “Um yeah” Yelena says, chuckling nervously before the girl looks at her. “Well it's nice to meet you, I'm Y/N the daughter of Aphrodite and Hephaestus” Y/N said and Yelena's eyes widened in shock again. “Wow” Yelena managed to get out causing Y/N to chuckle before going back to what she was doing.

“What are you doing?” Yelena asks as she tilts her head. “Organizing the different types of metal” Y/N said as she picked up a piece of tungsten and dropped it in a bin labeled Tungsten next to the table. Yelena walked closer and looked at all the bins that had all different types of metal in them. “I never knew that there was this many different types of metal” Yelena said as she picked up a piece of metal off the table. “What's this one?” she asked and Y/N looked up. “That's cobalt” Y/N answered and Yelena looked at it more before looking for the bin that had cobalt on it before dropping it into the bin. “Is this what you do everyday” Yelena asks as she starts helping Y/N out. Y/N let out a chuckle before shaking her head. “No but I wish I did, I have to take on my mother's responsibilities though which I hate” Y/N said as she dropped a piece of Beryllium in the Beryllium bin. “Oh do you hate love” Yelena asked as she stopped and just watched Y/N. “Well I wouldn't say hate but I don't really like it but that's because of my mother” Y/N said as she sighed out. “Oh right, I heard about that. I didn't even know she had a daughter until now” Yelena said as she furrowed her eyes before shaking her head and smiling. “And might I say I think you're even more beautiful than your mother” Yelena continued causing Y/N’s face to flush slightly.

“Oh um thank you” Y/N muttered out and Yelena smiled. “No problem Принцесса” Yelena said before standing up. Y/N looked up when she heard Yelena get up. “Where are you going?” Y/N asked curiously and Yelena chuckled. “I have to go back before my father sends out a search party for me” Yelena sighed out and Y/N smiled slightly. “It was nice to me you I hope we get to see each other again soon Принцесса” Yelena said before she waved and left the cave leaving Y/N there with her heart pounding out of her chest and her face flushed.

Since then the two had met in the cave every other day. Yelena snuck out of her house at night and would meet Y/N and help her sort out the metal before they talked about the world below them. Yelena would occasionally flirt with Y/N which caused her to blush every time.

Yelena had snuck out of her house again and jumped from her window landing on the ground. She stood up and looked around before sneaking away and to the cave. Yelena made her way through the cave and stopped when she saw Y/N focused on something that wasn't metal. She snuck up on Y/N before leaning over her and kissing her cheek causing Y/N to blush before shoving her away. “LENA” Y/N shouted as she covered her cheek and Yelena let out a laugh before smirking. “Hello детка” Yelena said before wrapping her arms around Y/N’s neck and hugging her. “”Lena” Y/N said as she looked up at her lover. “Yes Принцесса” Yelena said as she stroked Y/N’s jaw. “My father found out about us and he wants to meet you” Y/N said and Yelena froze as she stopped stroking Y/N’s jaw. “W-what how” Yelena stuttered out and Y/N sighed. “He saw you leaving the cave one time when he came to see me” Y/N said and Yelena stayed quiet. Y/N stood up and cupped Yelena's face. “Don't worry Lena he won't be telling anyone” Y/N said and Lena closed her eyes before sighing. “Alright” Yelena muttered out before opening her eyes and looking down at Y/N who was a a couple inches shorter than her. Y/N smiled up at her before kissing her cheek and pulling away.

Yelena let Y/N drag her to her house. “Will your mother be there” Yelena asked and Y/N shook her head no. “No which is a good thing” Y/N said and Yelena let out a breath of relief. Y/N stopped in front of a beautiful house with pink, white and red roses. “Wow” Yelena said as she looked at the roses. Y/N pulled Yelena towards the house and looked around making sure none of the other gods or goddesses were watching. “Come on hurry up” Y/N said as she opened the door and pulled Yelena in before shutting the door behind her. Yelena looks around and her eyes lighten up at the furniture and interior of the huge house.

“Is that you my sweet child” a man's voice echoed through the house. Y/N grabbed Yelena's hand again and pulled her towards the kitchen where her father was cooking dinner. “Hi Papa” Y/N said and Hephaestus turned around and smiled when he saw his daughter and a blonde woman behind her. “So this is Yelena” he asked and Y/N nodded. He walked over and pulled Yelena into a tight hug causing Yelena's eyes to widen in shock as Y/N just giggled. Hephaestus pulled away and put his hands on her shoulders. “She's beautiful just like you said Y/N dear” he said and the two blushed. “Papa stop it” Y/N muttered out and Hephaestus looked at his daughter before letting out a laugh before pulling away from Yelena. “Alright alright I won't embarrass you too much” he said before ruffling her hair up. Y/N blushes more and Yelena just looks at her with a soft smile.

Y/N had set the table up and grabbed some vodka for Yelena and a beer for her dad while she grabbed wine for herself. Hephaestus set down a huge dish of Shawarma Chicken & Orzo Skillet and a Greek salad onto the middle of the table. “Wow this looks delicious Papa” Y/N said as she sat down at the table and Yelena took the seat beside her. “It really does” Yelena said as she breathed in the scent of the food. “Have as much as you want dear” Hephaestus said as he sat down across from the two.

As the three were eating the door slams open causing Y/N to jump up from her seat. The three looked over to see a beautiful woman walk in before freezing as she looked at Yelena. “Mother” Y/N said and Aphrodite looked over at Y/N before looking back at Yelena. “Who the hell is this?” Aphrodite asks and Y/N looks at her father before looking back at her mother. “What are you doing here mother” Y/N asks and Aphrodite scowls before grabbing the bottle of wine from off the table and pouring herself a glass. “This is still my home Y/N” Aphrodite said and Y/N scoffed. Aphrodite looks at Yelena now and tilts her head. “Now who are you?” she asks and Yelena looks up at her. Yelena stands up and holds her hand out. “I'm Yelena Belova” Yelena said and Aphrodite looked down at her. “And who are your parents?” Aphrodite questioned and Yelena was about to speak when Y/N cut in. “Mother can you just stop” Y/N said and Aphrodite glared at her.

“Y/N sit your ass down now” Aphrodite said and Y/N clenched her jaw. “No you don't get to tell me what to do you're not my mother anymore” Y/N shouted and Aphrodite's eyes narrowed before she landed a harsh slap across Y/N’s face causing her to yelp out. Yelena rushed over and knelt down beside Y/N as she cupped Y/N’s face while Hephaestus stood up. “Aphrodite leave now” he growled out and Aphrodite looked at him before looking at her daughter who had tears rolling down her face as she looked at her mother in horror. She then looked at Yelena who was trying to calm Y/N down. “Whatever, I'm not going to stay here when you bring the daughter of Zeus and Hera into our home” Aphrodite said before slamming her glass of wine down onto the table causing it to shatter. She left slamming the door shut and after Hephaestus rushed over and kneeled down next to his daughter. “You need to leave” Hephaestus said as he looked up at Yelena.

Yelena looked at Y/N and then back at Hephaestus. “Go home” he said and Yelena sighed before standing up and leaving after saying bye to Y/N. Y/N sat up while rubbing her cheek. “I thought you said mother wasn't supposed to be back tonight” Y/N said not looking at her father. “Things can change Y/N they're not always certain” he said before standing up and pulling Y/N up as well.

Meanwhile, Yelena snuck back to her house and climbed back through her bedroom window when the lights turned on. She froze before looking towards the doorway to see her father standing there with a glare. “And where were you young lady” Zeus asked and Yelena rolled her eyes. “I don't have to tell you where I was” Yelena said and Zeus clenched his jaw before walking up to Yelena and grabbing her by her jaw. “I am your father now tell me” Zeus growled out and Yelena glared up at him. “I'm not a child anymore I don't have to tell you shit” Yelena spat out and Zeus's grip tightened against Yelena's jaw before Hera's voice was heard. “Zeus let go of her now” Hera said and Zeus let out a scoff before letting go and shoving Yelena's face to the side.

Zeus left Yelena's room and Hera looked at her daughter before sighing. “So who's the girl?” Hera asked her daughter and Yelena kept quiet. “Come on, tell your dear mother” Hera said as she shut the bedroom door behind her. Yelena sighs as she sits on her bed before hiding her face in her hands. Hera walks over and sits down next to Yelena before putting a hand on her shoulder. Yelena looks up and looks at her mother. “It's Aphrodite’s and Hephaestus daughter Y/N” Yelena muttered out and Hera's eyes widened in shock. “Yelena” Hera sighed out as she rubbed her forehead. “I know Mama but I love her I really do” Yelena said as she fell back onto her bed and looked up at the ceiling. Hera put her hand on her daughter's knee before squeezing it. “You can never let your father kno-” before Hera could finish, Yelena's bedroom door slams open causing Yelena to jolt up and ftlook over to see her father. “Why the hell did Aphrodite just come to our house and say you're seeing her daughter” Zeus shouted and Yelena gulped. “Fath-” Yelena was cut off when he grabbed her by the shirt and lifted her up off her bed. “Zeus let her go now” Hera said as she stood up and Zeus glared at her. He looked back at his daughter. “Do you really want to put shame onto this family” Zeus growled out and Yelena clenched her jaw. “I don't care if I put shame on the family name, I love her and why do you care I found someone to rule Mount Olympus with me” Yelena said as she glared back up at her father. “Isn't that what you wanted” Yelena asked and Zeus was about to speak before shutting his mouth and scoffing.

“Bring her to me” Zeus said and Yelena's eyes widened in shock. “What” Yelena asked and Zeus rolled his eyes. “I want to meet this girl so bring her to me” Zeus said and Yelena nodded before rushing towards the door. “I meant tomorrow not right now” Zeus said and Yelena blushed in embarrassment. “Right um yeah okay” Yelena muttered out.

The next day Yelena had brought Y/N to her home. “Yelena are you sure about this” Y/N mumbled out and Yelena pulled Y/N close to her and kissed the side of her head. “I'm sure I promise you if anything bad does happen I'll protect you” Yelena said as she headed to the throne room. Yelena and Y/N made their way into the throne room before stopping in front of the steps that led up to the throne. “Welcome back my daughter, I'm assuming this is the girl then” Zeus said as he stood up causing Y/N to gulp. “Her names Y/N and yeah she's the one” Yelena said as she tightened her grip around Y/N. Zeus walked down the steps before stopping right in front of the two. Zeus was about to reach for Y/N’s jaw but Yelena stopped him. “Don't even think about it father” Yelena spat out and Zeus yanked his hand free from his daughter’s grip. “Do you love her” Zeus asked as he stared at Y/N. Y/N looked at Yelena who was already looking down at her before looking back over at Zeus. “Yes” Y/N mumbled out and Zeus narrowed his eyes a bit before looking at Yelena again. “Alright I guess if you love her I'll let you guys see each other” Zeus said and Yelena's eyes widened in shock. “Really” Yelena asked and Zeus nodded his head. Yelena hugged her father tightly before picking Y/N up and hugging her tightly before spinning her around.

Yelena set Y/N down before kissing her on the lips. She pulled away before looking deep into Y/N’s eyes. “Marry me and become the other ruler of Olympus” Yelena asked and Y/N’s eyes widened in shock. “W-what “ Y/N stuttered out and Yelena smiled. “Marry me and rule Olympus with me” Yelena asked again and Y/N blushed hard. “A-are to being serious?” Y/N asked and Yelena nodded. “Yes I'm being serious Y/N” Yelena said and Y/N pulled her into another kiss before pulling away. “Yes yes I will” Y/N said and Yelena smiled widely before hugging Y/N tightly and burying her face in Y/N’s neck. “You have no idea how much you made me happy Принцесса, I love you so much” Yelena said and Y/N giggles before pecking Yelena's forehead. “I love you too Lena always and forever” Y/N said as she continued to hold Yelena.

Taglist: @yelenasdiary, @red1culous, @i-lov3-w0men, @marvelfan98, @Whoreforblackhill, @emmytaysversion, @livin4theeradicator, @music-4ever, @lizzieolsenswifey

[hms-tardimpala]

Ficbinding: A Poison Tree by @mildredmost

A year and a half ago (ish), I was getting started in bookbinding and one of my first projects was A Poison Tree, a Poldark fic I loved. I was proud of it at the time, but I've learned a lot since then and thought it was time to have another go at it. (long post ahead)

The fic: Poldark, Ross Poldark/George Warleggan, E, 50.6k

What happened between Ross and George at school that began their life-long feud?

The reason I like this fic so much is that it surprised me. I was looking for Ross/George fics and this is one, but not only. George's character is so well-explored here that you can't help but be on his side (while understanding why the things he does offend Ross) and wish him to be happy. I'm not usually into OCs, but the one in this story is so good I loved him as much as the other characters. I went in expecting something specific, the author went another way midway through, and I loved it. The atmosphere is perfect too, it's faithful to the time period and the show/books.

The bind: I kept some ideas from the original bind, such as the color of the cover, headbands and bookmark, and the paper type, but I improved the general quality and added details. I used blue and green because they're the Warleggans' heraldy's colors in the books. The endpaper is a florentine design with golden touches, the kind of luxurious-looking stuff a 1780s nouveau riche would love. I added the Blake poem the story takes its title from at the beginning because it's one of my favorite poems ever.

New things I tried:

This is the first time I combine several elements for a cover. The green strips scared me because MATHS but they turned out good in the end. I'm still not interested in putting titles on my binds, but I think I'll keep exploring decorations of that kind.

Real endpapers. Up until now, I used paper that wasn't made for bookbinding because the thinness of true endpapers scared me, but it holds up perfectly. The book still feels strudy. And look at it, it's so FANCY.

Free vector images to make decorations. There's a wealth of free resources out there!

Huge positives:

I printed, folded, sewed, glued and trimmed this a first time, but wasn't satisfied with the cut. If you've read more than one of these posts, you know I'm desperately wrangling my guillotine into compliance. The second time, I trimmed the texblock before sewing and gluing, which is scary because the signatures are LOOSE, but it worked perfectly. The result is so fucking neat. I was ready to sandpaper the edges but didn't have to.

Look at this snuggy fat boy. This is the thickest book I've made at the A6 format, and it sits very nicely in the hand. The spine is round, the leather is smooth, and it's still very light. A pretty baby.

Details:

The typesetting: I tried many fonts (what's new) before I landed on the right one. It had to have serifs to fit with the period context. I already mentioned the decorations (I looked up georgian-period books to get inspired and discovered they weren't all that decorated, so I made those up). The drop caps are very nice.

The tree: I decided to get the most out of my printer and, after fiddling with the settings a little, got it to print in color with magnificent quality (which you can't see because of the cold light. It's cloudy today, I'm sorry).

Negatives:

The cover boards should have been wider. The pages are very close to sticking out from the edge of the cover. They're not, but it's a tight fit. I think that from now on, I'll use a 5mm "overhang" (is that the word?) instead of a 3mm one like I've learned. I like my spines too round, 3mm are not enough to compensate.

That's it this time. I don't want to brag, but I'm getting good at this (it's been a year and a half jesus).

Characteristics: Fonts: Castellar (title), Colonna MT (author name), Bell MT (text), Apex Lake (drop caps) Materials: blue and green apple leather and endpapers from Schmedt, 80g/m² Clairefontaine ivory paper, pre-made headband and synthetic ribbon.

Feel free to ask me more about materialsand fonts (or whatever), it won’t bother me at all to tell you what I used, but I’m too lazy rn to write it in this post that’s long enough already.

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Comparison (because why not):

[sirianasims]

We had decided to just let things happen naturally after the wedding, and it didn’t take long until I was pregnant.

We were both overjoyed, and our roommates were excited for us. Griffin immediately started changing our weekly meal plans around the nutritional requirements of pregnant women.

I asked if he was sure he still wanted to be a surgeon and not become a nutritionist instead, but he laughed it off.

“Freya, don’t be silly. You can do more than one thing with your life! Just look at Daria. Would you tell her to choose whether she wants to only do programming or podcasting or animal rights activism?”

“You know I’d never dare tell Daria what to do, but I honestly don’t understand how she finds the time.”

“Exactly, priorities!” Griffin looked at me like he’d just won the discussion and went back to his meal planning.

I thought about it. Sports had always taken up most of my time, and the rest I spent with friends and family. I didn’t really have any other interests, unless you counted reading a book or watching a movie. Griffin had his cooking, Daria seemed to be doing all the things, and even Jessica had a fashion blog.

At least Samuel was more like me, we both tended to focus on our careers and family. He wanted to specialise in paediatrics, he really loved working with children.

He was so excited about becoming a father. He kept flipping between ‘doctor mode’, spewing random facts about child development and asking me how I was feeling, and ‘dad mode’ where he obsessed about names and insisted on talking to my belly in silly voices.

It was pretty adorable. I couldn’t wait for us to finally meet our baby. We were going to be the best parents ever, together.

Nothing like my own parents.

I wasn’t even three years old when they split up. My father then proceeded to spend almost five years drinking and whoring his way through a pretty miserable existence.

Still, most of my memories of him back then were good. Even though he was troubled, he was always so happy to see me, and he always came to my games or picked me up from practice.

I remembered our trip to Mt. Komorebi vividly. The snowboarding had been amazing, and I loved spending time with my dad.

But then I had woken up from a nightmare in the big, dark, and unfamiliar house. I had felt very alone.

I was used to living by the harbour with my mother, used to the constant noise outside.

Here, the thick snow blanketed everything and it was eerily quiet.

I couldn’t remember how to turn on the lights, so I stumbled into the dark hallway, blinded by tears, only vaguely certain of where my dad’s bedroom was.

He wasn’t there.

It wasn’t the first time in my life that I’d gone to his bedroom to find it empty, but at home, it just meant that he was downstairs watching TV, or had fallen asleep on the couch with Cooper snuggled up next to him. Here, there was no sound of a TV or any light anywhere. The house felt completely deserted.

I knew I wasn’t really alone, my grandparents were in their bedroom somewhere downstairs, but I was afraid to go down there. I didn’t even want to go back into the dark hall.

I curled up on the big, empty bed. Surely, my dad would come. He had to sleep sooner or later.

I don’t remember crying myself to sleep, but I remember waking up.

My dad had been there, moisture still in his hair, fresh from a shower. With the smell of toothpaste and only the faintest hint of alcohol left on his breath.

I always hated that particular combination of smells.

He’d promised never to leave me again, and he hadn’t. Much later, I learned that he had started therapy as soon as we got home, and as far as I knew, he hadn’t touched alcohol for over fifteen years now. But I still remembered the smell.

I put my hands protectively on my growing belly.

“I’m going to do a better job than they did, no matter what it takes”, I whispered.

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[eunoiaastralwings]

Dating Eönwë would include:

featuring eönwë x gn reader

fandom tolkien-the silmarillion

a/n this headcanon was requested by my lovely and beautiful friend @a-contemplation-upon-flowers - but tumblr decided to delete the request from my inbox ! Like seriously you fucking hellsite, leave my requests alone! this is the 3rd time it is happening and it is pissing me off ! thankfully mt pea-sized brain remembered your request because it just a headcanon and you are the only who requested the bird boi

𓆩♡𓆪 If Eönwë is interested in you - it is very obvious, because bird boi here keeps stuttering over his words, whenever he’s around you or there is a blush creeping up this face.

𓆩♡𓆪 The herald can’t make eye contact with you for more than 3 seconds - he’s melting and in awe of your eyes, he dies inside because of its beauty and how your emotions are there for him to read, your sincerity in everything you do.

𓆩♡𓆪 Compliment him and he’s literally falling part in front of you, he makes the dumbest excuse possible, thinking it’s believable and flies off because there’s too many emotions running through him he can’t understand and too overwhelming for him.

𓆩♡𓆪 He would leave you for a few days after that trying to understand these new feelings. Eönwë is yearning and missing you deeply these days - but he can’t understand why. It’s only understandable when he either reads something relatively close in a book he is reading or one of the Valar to become a parent (highly possible to be either Varda or Manwë) and explains to him, in a form of a riddle because it’s up to Eönwë to figure out himself.

𓆩♡𓆪 Eönwë probably needs another few days before he can approach you. He’s planning a beautiful and spectacular way of asking for your hand in courtship, because knows you only deserve the best. Will definitely push it forward when other birds/elves/maiar/human are looking to take your hand - little insecure jealous bird baby. Whatever your culture of courting is, he will add with how eagles call for their mates - yes, trying to impress your air dances and puffing out his wings.

𓆩♡𓆪 The longer you take to answer, the longer he it kills him inside. He concludes too quickly and wants to fly out again - thinking the silence was your rejection, but when you yell out an excited ‘yes’ just as he was about to fly away, he looks at you shocked, surprised and happy all at once.

𓆩♡𓆪 Eönwë fly over to you so fast like in a blinking second and wraps you in his arms and spins you in the air - that is happy he is. Eönwë feels like the luckiest being underneath Arien’s rays.

𓆩♡𓆪 Eönwë would the best lover – always putting your best interests and care at first, becoming your voice of encouragement. He would constantly bring you gifts from his travels – yes, you know what that means. He treats you like royalty, constantly wanting to see your eyes light up and smile at him – it is his favorite, your smile and your laugh.

𓆩♡𓆪 He can be a needy bird - constantly wanting your attention and jealous if anyone else dares to approach his mate. He loves calling you his - not as a possession, no he hates the idea of that. He calls you his because you own his heart and soul, just like he knows he own yours - you are his as much as he is yours.

𓆩♡𓆪 Eönwë loves serenading or reading novels to you - in fact one of his favorite things to do is being outside sitting on the ground leaning against a tree and your resting against his chest - or lying on the ground as you lie your head on chest while he reads to your. He constantly has an arm around at all times - he cannot help it, he wants to feel you close, It is also his way of ensuring himself you are real, especially at the odd times he is feeling insecure.

𓆩♡𓆪 He loves taking you for flying - you are someone like me and scared of heights, he adores how you cling onto him for your dear life. He also makes sure to fly lower, depending on how afraid you are. Only a few inches off Eru’s sweet grounds my dear Eönwë.

𓆩♡𓆪 Sometimes he loves is carrying you his arms and flying over Middle Earth or if it late after both you met up he would carry you over back to your house bridal style - he is just a hopeless romantic.

𓆩♡𓆪 Eönwë tackles your with hugs whenever he returns from far - arms and wings around your for the whole day with kisses and whispers of how much he had missed ‘his dove’ ‘his mate’ ‘his angel’ - he has the fluffiest and cutest nicknames for your. He doesn’t call you that for the sake of being cute but because he truly believes you are and is utterly in love with you.

𓆩♡𓆪 Call him by a pet or nickname or his title and he folds - he is by your side cuddling

𓆩♡𓆪 He adores showing you how much he loves you - one of this displays of affection is wrapping his wings around you. Especially, if it is cold, a wing instantly wraps softly around pulling you close to him. His wings are always their when your are hugging or cuddling - he only does this for you, no one else.

𓆩♡𓆪 His wings are very strong and he loves your to fall asleep on them - they are the softest, warmest and safest bed. Eönwë loves he can give that you - he adores seeing you have fallen asleep on his chest or his wings.

𓆩♡𓆪 Eönwë has a habit of tracing your features when you’re asleep and committing them to memory. He softly kisses all your features too - your forehead, the arch of your eyebrows, your eyelids, the tip of your nose, your cheeks and finally the softest of peck on your lips so he does not wake you up.

𓆩♡𓆪 Eönwë loves the feel of you brushing your fingers through his features - it calms him especially after an exhausting day. Just avoid his sensitive parts, otherwise it won’t be a relaxing afternoon, rather an afternoon that contains a lot of bed activities ;)

𓆩♡𓆪 He can be very protective of you - there can be some arguments because of this, especially if you want to fight in wars, but he does come around to respect your choices and decisions - even if it scares him.

𓆩♡𓆪 He vows to protect you at all costs - if you every end up injured or worse, Eönwë will forever blame himself.

𓆩♡𓆪 He will be looking over you for injuries or bruises - takes it upon himself to nurse you back to full health and he takes it very seriously, he is even afraid to cuddle you - afraid he might accidentally hurt you.

𓆩♡𓆪 All in all he is a perfect mate to have and court. Eönwë also only court you with marriage in mind too.

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[cglogan]

Looking for a CG? Great! I’m looking for a little! Keep Reading!

What I’m Looking For:

Body age MUST be 17+ & MUST already have a high school diploma or GED.

MUST be in North America & MUST live in one of these states -> CA, NV, UT, WA, OR, AZ, ID, MT, WY.

MUST be an SFW ONLY little! Meaning ZERO NSFW/K!NK interactions. However, I am poly, and would be open to a consensual partnership as adults if that were a connection between us.

Since I am autistic I have color sensitivities; meaning I enjoy a more neutral/dark aesthetic! Colors/Aesthetics that don’t fit with me are: a bunch of baby/bright pink (some is okay), bold rainbow (pastel rainbow is fine), Bold primarys

Since I am more familiar with the baby/toddler/tot/kiddo ages I’d prefer a little whose regression ranges anywhere from 1-6!

Since I am not familiar with pet regression/dreaming I’m looking for strictly an age regressor/dreamer. I’d like to be able to give my full attention & best care to the one I’m caring for no matter what state of mind they’re in. *THIS ONE* gets pushed a lot - so please ZERO pet regressors/dreamers no matter how often or non often it may be

I absolutely LOVE being outdoors, and am always going on an adventure. I need a little who is physically able (we will be out for a few hours at a time) to keep up on all of our activities! Such as hiking, swimming, bowling, arcades, park outings, children’s museums, & water or amusement parks!

I work 50+ hours a week, and because of this I desperately need a schedule/structure in my life! I’m looking for a little who would also benefit from having a schedule/structure/rules (mutually agreed upon ofc)

Side blog is @asmalldino so you’ll see comments/some replies from there! I am a cg/regressor flip (little age is 2-6) & I’d love to find someone who is also a cg/regressor flip! Taking turns caring for one another would be :D However this one is absolutely NOT a requirement; it’d just be a super plus

About Me:

Name/s (polyonymous): Logan | Zee | Cain | Percy | Drogan | Zym

Location: North America | West Coast

Pronouns: They/Them | Xi(e)/Xi(e)m | He/Him | Any of my Names

Gender: GenderQueer | Agender | FtM | GenderFluid

Age: 27 (Virgo)

Physique: 5’7” | 160lbs | DadBod

Side Info: Vegetarian | Autistic | GAD

CG Aesthetic: SoftBoy | Cottagecore | Hygge | Light Academia | BoHo | Nature Lover

CG NickName: I’m not fond of the typical “daddy/mommy” so I haven’t found a nickname for me yet. I’m hoping my little can help me pick one though!

CG Interests: Dinosaurs | Dragons | Trains | ACNH | Sanrio | Studio Ghibli | Marvel | Disney | Harry Potter | Stranger Things

Favorites:

CG Activities: Swimming | Hiking | Arts & Crafts | Coloring | Sensory Play | Chalk Art | Outdoor Bubbles | Tea Parties

CG Outings: Park or Playground | Children’s Museum | Bowling | Arcade | Amusement or Water Park | Library or Book Store | Pottery Painting | Treat(s) Shopping

CG Down/Pastime: Reading | Watch TV or Movies | Video or Board Games | Soft Music | Naps | Snuggles

CG Movies: Disney/Pixar (all) | Studio Ghibli (all) | Harry Potter (all) | DC/Marvel (all) | Pretty Much ALL Kiddo Movies

CG Shows: The Dragon Prince | Avatar | Blues Clues | Dragon Tales | Arthur | Scooby Doo | Caillou | Blippi | Sesame Street | Bluey | Stranger Things

How To Apply:

Simply send me a DM on here letting me know: Why you would like to have a CG, The benefits you’d gain from having a CG, Why you’d think we would be a good fit, What you’re seeking out of our pairing, and When you’d like to start being cared for

Must Include: Name(s) | Little/Nick Name(s) | Pronouns | Gender | Big & Little Age | General Location | Special Interests | Aesthetic

My interests vary far and wide so please remember this while you’re filling out your application - There are zero wrong answers please be 10000% honest, and let me know all there is to know about you little cutie! :D

Last Updated - Feb. 18th, 2024.

[nancypullen]

Oops

Soooo, I’ve been making a lot of noise about getting our back porch stained.  It’s just bare wood, and my decades in the deep south make me itchy to protect it from weather, bugs, rot, etc.  Maybe it’s different up here but I doubt it.  Anyway, we were in Easton a couple of days ago so I popped into Lowe’s and bought stain.  Our house is gray, the shutters are sort of a deep charcoal, the front porch and all the window trim is white.  In Nancy Land that means that you don’t buy any of the hundred shades of brown stain - tones from light oak to mahogany or a deep walnut.  Nope, I looked at the semi-transparent grays.  I didn’t want to match the gray of the house, I knew that I needed to compliment it with a deeper tone.  I should add, that I wanted to just paint it white to match the front porch.  The mister was adamant that white was not a good idea.  I agreed that white wouldn’t last on the floor boards, but everything else would work.  He stood his ground.  I figured if I was going to give him his way with a color choice that something attached to the back of the house was my best bet.  So I picked a color called Dutch Licorice.  I chose a semi-transparent base for the color because the sample piece of wood at the store in that color and base was just right.  Not too light, not too dark, the woodgrain showed through the wash of color - perfect.   Except it’s not.  You guys....I snapped this photo when I was about halfway finished.

Yes, I know the patio looks absolutely awful.  It’s begging to be power washed.  I’ll get to it.   But look at that stain!  Yikes!  I told my sister that it looks like Darth Vader is sitting right in the middle of my carefully curated, blossom covered, white picket fenced, birdie sanctuary.  Rats.   Because I am cheap, I used what I bought.  Lowe’s won’t let me return a can of regret.  I’ll admit, it’s finished now and looks almost okay in sunlight.  I’m going to have to brighten it up with white pots of colorful flowers. I’ll provide more pics when it gets to that point.  I can count on one hand the times in my life when I’ve regretted a color choice (we’re not talking about my hair) but this one goes on the list.   I’m glad it’s on the back of the house, but I still think the squirrels are judging it.

In other news, my itty-bitty vinca are trying really hard to show off. I’ve been so concerned about them because they haven’t seemed too robust, but they’re trying.  Hopefully they’ll fill in, flower abundantly, and that row of little flowers will become a tumble of red.

Vinca was an easy, reliable work horse in my gardens in Mt. Juliet.  Maybe they don’t like it here.  I’ve dropped sunflower seeds along the porch and they’re doing great.  I can’t remember the name, but they should be about four feet tall which would be perfect for this bed.

This little clematis is thriving, and I’ve provided some twine for it to climb toward the porch.  Grow, little girl, grow!

I rescued this baby from the orphan table for $2.00.  I think she’ll make it.  She probably won’t stay there, that’s just her ICU.  She might end up potted with some friends.  We’ll see.

This fern loves its spot by the front door.

It’s early days, but I have high hopes for this spot.

I’ll add more, but it’s coming along.

Have I made you forget about that travesty of a back porch yet? I tried not to think about it as I sat at my desk today and played with some paper and paint.  This sweet kitty kept me company.

“Animals are such agreeable friends. They ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.”   - George Eliot She told me that she didn’t care one little bit about the color of that porch. Then I remembered that cats see basically in blue and gray and realized that she doesn’t appreciate anything I do around this house.  All that matters to her is the can opener. Still, I appreciated the support.

Tomorrow the mister wants to run off to D.C.  He’s got an urge to go to the Air & Space Museum and I figure I can at least get lunch out of it. Since I’ve spent the last few days spreading mulch, scrubbing and staining that porch, and hauling and cooking groceries - I need a nice lunch in a nice place.   That’s it for me tonight.  I’m off to soak my aching bones and then read myself to sleep. More tomorrow, hopefully something fun from D.C. ,certainly more exciting than mulch and stain. Sending out loads of love, wishing you peace and contentment, and hoping that you stay safe and stay well. XOXO - Nancy

[terrainofheartfelt]

Gossip Girl Playlists: Theatre Kid AU edition! —Blair’s

[Dan's] [Nate's] [Serena's]

I don’t even remember exactly how this started, but it’s @strideofpride’s fault. 

The concept began as: if they were in this world, what would be in the GG mains’ MT books? What would be their go-to song? Their 16 bar cut? And then, I got on spotify, and got wayyyy too carried away (typical me), and it sort of morphed into: what are the NJBC’s (plus Daniel’s) senior musical theatre recital programs? And now I have this: a quartet of playlists of repertoire handpicked by me for these fake people, and I am very proud of them. 

All selections based on my very particular taste, honed from a childhood in community theater, an adolescence in high school musicals, and a 4 year degree from a majority musical theatre school

And, as in the tradition of Glee and all plays within a play, the rep reflects something profoundly personal about the character, because you know I love a theme. 

the meta:

Blair could be nothing but the ingenue right??? She wants to be the lead, the romantic girl, the one who gets to fall in love and gets the happy ending at every curtain. She wants to be the star. 

Her voice: born to be the golden age ingenue. I actually have a lot of Thoughts on how modern singers sing this music (snobby bitchy angry thoughts), and I am inclined to think Blair would agree with me. And I didn’t quite know what it was until I was talking with my dad about a production of Fiddler I just saw with the worst “Far From the Home I Love” I ever heard but I digress and I told him: “these women. Sing like they know what an email is.” and that’s the thing. Blair as an MT though, she would bring in that warmth, that roundedness. 

References: Kelli O’Hara, Audra McDonald, Pippa Soo, Cristin Miloti, Judy Garland, and a girl in my class in undergrad who I swear to god was Shirley Jones’ second coming. She’s also a pageant queen, so let’s call her Miss Iowa 

the tracklist:

The Beauty Is — The Light in the Piazza

Now, most people would go for the title song of this musical, but I think Blair would prefer the technical challenge of the ingenue’s first solo. 

Now, there was once this guy, Richard Rodgers, and he was a god of song, and he had this grandson, Adam Guettel, and Adam Guettel is a god damn genius, and has, sadly, written so few masterpieces for us to enjoy. (is it bc he and his muse Kelli O’Hara broke up? Who’s to say). But he gave us this opus, a neoromantic musical callback to his ancestor’s work, about an american woman and her daughter that travel to Florence on vacation, and they get swept up in the city, and ROMANCE. 

Clara wanders the Uffizi Gallery, musing about humanity and thinking about the boy who saved her hat from being blown away

Much More — The Fantasticks

It’s the world’s longest running musical ever, so it must be doing something right! It’s an inverse Romeo and Juliet. Two fathers pretend to feud for years, to reverse psychology their children into falling in love. There’s also this spanish bandit? Idk. the fathers go a bit overboard with the plot and some strife happens, but there’s a happy ending!

The sheltered, but ambitious dreamer Luisa sings about living a grand life. She’s a little….out there, in a way that reminds me of baby blair of the early seasons. “Please god please don’t let me be normal!”

No One Else — Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812

Dave Malloy knew that, unlike Les Mis, the only way to get away with a War and Peace: The Musical musical was to zero in on only one section. Galaxy brained. And you just KNOW that Blair Waldorf would be so so so into playing Natasha Rostova. (Pippa Soo leads with the belt in the recording, bc she’s amazing at it, but I see Blair adding her own Kelli O’Hara mix to it).

This has become thee ingenue song of contemporary lit. Natasha Rostova, dreamer and romantic, waits and waits and waits in Moscow for her fiance Andrey to return from the war. 

Just You Wait — My Fair Lady

Blair would ever-so-deftly do a Pygmalion/Taming of the Shrew set for her recital. I just know she would. 

Eliza Doolittle, fed up with her tutor Henry Higgins’ bullshit, is determined to prove him wrong. She shall be a lady, and show him the fuck UP.

I Hate Men — Kiss Me, Kate

A play within a play! Lilli Vanessi is playing Katherine in a new musical of Taming of the Shrew, which forces her to work with her ex. She is Not Amused. 

Show Me — My Fair Lady

Another song where Eliza Doolittle has HAD it. This time with young Freddy, whose more a words than actions guy. 

Everybody Loves Louis — Sunday in the Park with George

Sondheim wrote a whole-ass musical based on a painting and it is a goddamn masterpiece! Plus like, the name in the song, it was too perfect to pass up. 

Famous (not yet) painter, George Seuraut’s love interest Dot (I know lmao), compares the absentminded George to the attentive baker Louis, and makes her choice. 

Getting Married Today — Company

Next in her Sondheim set, from the classic introspective comedy on adulthood and adult relationships. Patter song of all time. Also so very close to blair’s show arc that I HAD to do it. 

Amy gets a mad case of cold feet right before walking down the aisle to marry Paul. 

Raunchy — 110 in the Shade

From the dream team that gave us the Fantasticks: this bop

Lizzie, a lovely, headstrong spinster, spry of wit and sharp of tongue, day dreams about stepping out of her comfort zone, and being the center of attention. 

Sooner or Later — Dick Tracy

Not technically a musical, Sondheim wrote this for the 90s movie Dick Tracy & Madonna. The definitive femme fatale ballad. 

Breathless Mahoney—I swear to god that’s the character’s name—is a nightclub singer and mobster girlfriend and should probs be in witness protection. She sings this song instead. 

Its Gotta Be Bad to Be Good

A cabaret song by Lenny Bernstein. I like this recording bc it’s the right balance of schmultzy and technical. And it fits how I imagine Blair would sing it. (like the float at the end? So very Blair.)

Circus

Again, not from a show, Drew Gasparini is a fabulous composer, but as of right now, most of his releases are great concepts for shows that haven’t been on a major stage. Maybe if we stopped all this jukebox nonsense but that’s none of my business

Anyways, I love this song. He really did write Victoria Pedretti in You, the Song, before You was even a thing. It’s that right level of batshit insane that Blair inhabits so well, but rarely really shows. I can see the gang convincing her to program this because it plays to a different facet of her personality than all the ingenue stuff. And that facet is: terrifying. 

Honey Bun — South Pacific

Blair was born to sing all the R&H girls. Nellie I think is one where her and Serena’s types and strengths overlap, which of course is rich with story opportunity!

The nurses and GIs at this WWII base put on a Follies production of their own for some holiday cheer. Nellie closes out the show with this number. Idk if they meant for it to come off so gay, but I aint mad about it. 

People Will Say We’re in Love (duet w/ Dan) — Oklahoma!

This was a late addition, but when I thought of it I couldn’t NOT. It’s about the Plausible Deniability™ 

In a small cowtown (where a certain blogger went to preschool winkwonk) Laurey and Curly insist that they do not like each other! Nope!

What Do You Call A Man Like That? — The Bridges of Madison County

Mmmm okay so, this is one of my favorite musicals ever, and it may just have to do with the time in my life that I got into it, but I think it is truly underrated and beautiful and really the only JRB that’s worth the hype of his name (she says even though there is a L5Y playlist on Spotify that she made herself). It’s based off the novel and the film (starring Meryl Streep!) and it combines the lady country heartland style of middle america with big sweeping italian romanticism, giving us this golden age in the 21st century sound and we didn’t appreciate it enough!!!!

(maybe I only like it because Kelli O’Hara sings it and Steven Pasquale is a DILF, idc. I’m right.)

Francesca, an Italian war wife who moved to Iowa after marrying an american GI, is now a housewife with two teenage kids. Her husband and kids go away for a farmer’s convention (county fair), and while they’re away, she runs into and falls for Robert, a Nat Geo photographer who, again, is a hunk. She sings this song after their first meeting and trip to the famous covered bridge. “He’s so sincere, what the fuck is up with that?” daircore

The Gentleman Is a Dope — Allegro

Daircore

Kind of an oddball complicated flop for R&H, but it brought us this song, so it’s a winner. Emily, Dr. Joseph Taylor Jr.’s colleague, thinks he’s an idiot [affectionate].

If You Want Me — Once

A departure from the old world mt that’s dominated this playlist, but I think, in a world of Blair, consummate theater kid, who absolutely stuck with piano because it suited her ambitious end to stardom, would be really good at this role. Is it because I think Meester and Milioti have similar voices and vibes? Maybe. But the contemporary music in this isn’t like 21st century MT. it’s folk and indie, and I think Blair could inhabit that very well. And she’s got the range for this vocalizing

Brought together by music, a Girl in Dublin plays another song written by some Guy, hinting that she’s begun to fall for him. even though she’s married 

The Hill — Once

All of the above. And just think about her sitting at the piano and singing this, like — 

It’s The Number, the italicized “oh” number. 

The Man that Got Away — A Star is Born (1954)

The second film in a legendary saga. Really a vehicle for Judy to make us FEEL things. Like with this number. You may recognize it from the other GG. 

La Vie en Rose — as performed by Ute Lemper

You know she would. 

What Good Would the Moon Be? — Street Scene

The Weil Foundation owes me money for talking up this show, but honestly, it’s so good. At least, the half-hour chunk I’ve shoehorned into these playlists is. 

Rose’s skeazy boss insists that he could make her a star, but she elegantly and eloquently shuts him down with this cavatina

Simple Little Things — 110 in the Shade

It’s about the pure and simple love, babes!

In a deep philosophical discussion with the handsome stranger that’s new in town, Lizzie defends her own dreams

When Did I Fall in Love? — Fiorello

I may have gone overboard with the schmulz in this playlist, but like, it’s Blair, so…

Thea LaGuardia, as her husband Fiorello runs for mayor of NYC in 1929, is shocked to discover she’s actually in love with the guy. 

Time After Time — Cyndi Lauper (as performed by Morgan James and Doug Wamble)

guitar!Dan agenda strikes again.

[lawrenceop]

HOMILY for The Baptism of the Lord (A)

Isaiah 42:1-4. 6f; Ps 29; Acts 10:34-38; Matt 3:13-17

The other time that St Matthew tells of a voice being heard from heaven, it declares: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him” (17:5). We hear the exact same declaration today, but there is an interesting difference. Today, at the start of Jesus’s public ministry we’re not explicitly being told to listen to Christ. Rather, we’re presented today with Christ, our God, who has come to listen to us. As Ven. Louis of Grenada observes, Christ spent thirty years in silence – we know nothing of his so-called ‘hidden life’ – and then, from his Baptism onwards, three years of preaching. In this way, Christ shows us that he “valued the silence of recollection”, and I would add, he spends this time observing us, listening to us, coming to understand our human condition and human experience.

For at Christmas, we celebrated the Incarnation of Christ; God’s eternal Word taking flesh, being born as a baby. And as such, the Word is helpless, needy, and wordless if not silent. Thus, God humbled himself to share in our humanity; he comes to listen to us, becoming one with us. And today, on the last day of Christmas, we see the depths to which Christ shares in our humanity. By descending into the waters, a symbol of death, we see a prefiguration of the death that Jesus will choose to undergo in order to ‘listen’ to what it is to be mortal. And also, in humbling himself even to accepting John’s baptism of repentance, Christ shows that he chooses to identify himself with sinful humanity. So, our God chooses to humble himself to become Man, and not just to stand apart from us as a perfect human being, but to stand alongside us sinners; standing with sinful humanity in the Jordan, joining us in the waters of repentance. 

As the late great Pope Benedict XVI said: “Jesus loaded the burden of all mankind’s guilt upon his shoulders: he bore it down into the depths of the Jordan. He inaugurated his public activity by stepping into the place of sinners. His inaugural gesture was an anticipation of the Cross.” So, Christ identifies with sinners for our sake, in order to save us from sin. For as St Gregory Nazianzen says: “What has not been assumed has not been healed”.

However, we note that Jesus also says to John, more specifically, that he comes to be baptised in order to “fulfil all righteousness” (Mt 3:15). So, it is for God’s sake, for the sake of his justice, in other words, that he comes to the Jordan. Hence we hear in Isaiah that God’s faithful servant comes to fulfill God’s righteousness; to “bring forth justice to the nations” (Isa 42:1). So when Christ comes to the Jordan he does this, not by sitting in judgement, but by lowering himself into the river and listening to us, to our experience. For, as Isaiah says, the reed has been bruised by sin, the wick burns dimly. And so Christ doesn’t come to break us or extinguish the light. On the contrary, God’s justice and holiness is served when he comes to heal the wounds of sin and to fan our wavering love into an ardent flame. And this, too, is why Jesus comes to the Jordan to be baptised: For Jesus comes, like the doctor, to listen to us and to observe our symptoms but, more importantly, he also comes to cure our diseases; to heal and vivify. And what he prescribes is baptism. Or, to be more, precise, Christ himself is the cure. For our fundamental disease is sin which cuts us off from the life of God.

So, today, Christ descends into the waters and dies alongside sinners, joining us in the depths. But he also rises out of the waters, and we, too, are called to rise up from our sins, and to rise with Jesus to new life; the sinner becomes a beloved son or daughter of God. Hence when Jesus goes up from the water, St Matthew says that “the heavens were opened”, the Spirit descends, and a divine voice is heard (Mt 3:16f). So, too, in the sacrament of baptism we have died with Christ and rise to new life in him; we are healed of sin and filled with the Spirit of God’s love; heaven is opened to us, and we hear this declaration said about each of us individually: “This is my beloved son, with whom I am well pleased”. Therefore, when Jesus comes to the Jordan and says “thus it is fitting for us to fulfil all righteousness” (Mt 3:18), he is speaking of the righteousness he will bring about in us, in all peoples, through baptism and the other sacraments of his Church. 

So, although we’re not told explicitly in today’s Gospel to listen to Christ, in fact, if we’re attentive, there is something we’re being called to listen to today: Christ’s own example, and we’re called to follow him, and to share in his divine life. So Baptism, a vital sacrament that begins our Christian life, is still only the start of a new life, indeed, it inaugurates a new relationship with God. For through the Son of God, Jesus Christ, we can now be called sons and daughters of God. If so, then we need to receive the grace of God the Son, the graces and virtues and gifts that flow from Christ, and which makes us holy as Christ is holy. This requires from each of us a daily, on-going response – a life of faith and prayer in order to sustain and cultivate a living relationship of Faith with Jesus Christ. 

In particular, speaking of the baptism of infants and the role of the parish, Pope Benedict XVI said: “after Baptism [children] must be educated in the faith, instructed in accordance with the wisdom of Sacred Scripture and the teachings of the Church so that this seed of faith that they are receiving today may grow within them and that they may attain full Christian maturity. The Church, which welcomes them among her children must take charge of them, together with their parents and godparents, to accompany them on this journey of growth. Collaboration between the Christian community and the family is especially necessary in the contemporary social context in which the family institution is threatened on many sides and finds itself having to face numerous difficulties in its role of raising children in the faith. The lack of stable cultural references and the rapid transformation to which society is constantly subjected, truly make the commitment to bring them up arduous. Parishes must therefore do their utmost increasingly to sustain families, small domestic churches, in their task of passing on the faith.”

This, in a nutshell, is my hope and my plan and my intention for this parish and for our long-term catechetical plan for St Dominic’s. Please pray for this plan, and for the spiritual renewal and support of our families, and please do what you can to help make this church and this place a living community of the Baptised where we can come to know God, hear his Word, and grow to love God more deeply. Thus the prophet Isaiah says to you and me, to us Christians today, that “I, the Lord, have called you to serve the cause of right; I have taken you by the hand and formed you; I have appointed you as covenant of the people and light of the nations.” We can only do this if we are lit up from within by the grace of Jesus Christ, with a burning love for God, and a desire to obey God’s commandments, as a faithful child of God:All this is what Baptism leads to.

[noloveforned]

start your holiday weekend off with no love for ned on wlur tonight from 8pm until midnight. last week's show is below to stream, preferably while laying in a hammock.

no love for ned on wlur – may 19th, 2023 from 8-10pm

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[allthingsfook]

If you’re doing ships still, could you do one for me?

My name is Xanthya, I’m 21 and going to school for business administration (formerly nursing but that’s a long story). I have chin length dirty blonde hair with a bit of a wave and I’m 5’0. I’ve been told that I’m a very caring and loyal person. I am very shy, and don’t like to draw a lot of attention to myself. I used to sing in my states all-state choir in high school, and my dad and I switch between piano and drums whenever we need to for my dad’s band. My love language is definitely quality time, I don’t mind physical touch but there is a point where it’s too much sometimes. I’m not opposed to words of affirmation either. I work as a certified nurses assistant in a nursing home, I love it but some days it is very draining. I’m a Pisces sun, Aquarius moon, and I don’t know my rising yet. My birth certificate didn’t have time of birth on it, and my mom couldn’t find my baby book.

Sure can!

Josh is who I’d ship you with. Sounds like you are compassionate and have a kind soul, which is so in sync with Josh. Your huge heart is what he’d admire most about you. A calm and shy demeanor is what he needs in his bustling life to create balance. I think he feels compelled to be a goof ball a lot, so you can be his rock that supports his more serious, deep side. The way you carry yourself also aligns with how private he is. Every area that needs to stay out of the light is safe between the two of you.

Your love of music and singing would create a lot of unity between you two. I can picture the both of you laying on the floor, shouting out the words of an indie song. Something from Palace, Mt. Joy, or Lord Huron. The dim glow of candles creates a romantic ambiance. The perfect setting for Josh to give you a passionate kiss 🥰

I don’t delve into zodiac too much but I looked into it just for you. A Pisces and Taurus are extremely compatible. I’ve found that a Taurus will go to great measures to protect their connection with a Pisces because they are delicate. In other words, Josh to a T. Being away with touring could put a huge strain on the relationship, but he’d understand that he has to work extra hard to make you feel loved and appreciated. He’d make sure to FaceTime you often, especially late at night after shows. Imagine him nestled in his bunk, quietly jabbering about where their at and the people they are meeting. The sparkle in his eye when he speaks of touring would surely make your heart full. Maybe it would inspire you to chose the road 😉

[lilacprincesstears]

Sad Girl Supercut (Serena Cries at Commercials)

A rotten place,

Where no one notices my fallen face.

A solemn fate,

For what was once a site of grace.

Call it hate,

Call it love gone wrong,

Or loss of taste.

But you don't want me

As an occupant of my own space.

Spill the contents of my torso

For a moment of your touch.

Wanting to tell you about my day,

But I've already said too much.

~

Corpse queen,

Looming over a frozen expanse.

The head of a crumbled dynasty,

Reduced to a pitiful figure,

Not woman, but symbol

Of abandon and ruin.

Her armies departed,

Her cities vacant,

She cries out into the expanse

For the heavens to strike her down.

An end to the misery

Is all she desires.

She lies down dizzy

In her chilly wedding bed,

Where her love, the witch,

Had rolled and kissed her

All those years ago.

~

I howl in my bed,

For everything I lost,

And what this cost me.

My chubby belly aches,

Cuz I can't feed myself,

Or lift my feet up.

I'm sleeping in my bra,

Because I'm not at home,

And they can't see me

Like you saw me

In my soft and powder white.

~

If my job knew everything they cost me.

Everything I lost

All because my stupid job.

I lost everything I know in the world,

All because my job,

My stupid fucking job.

I'm so stupid for still working at my job,

I'm a stupid slob,

I'm a stupid bitch.

I'm so tired of worrying on the job,

When I'm at my job,

Mt nasty filthy job.

Wake up puking cuz Ive gotta do my job,

Life's so fucking wrong,

I cry all night long,

About my stupid job.

I should really quit my little job,

My shitty little job,

Every day I'm robbed.

I feel useless, they're abusive,

I've been wronged.

They made me lose my home,

I'm a-fucking-lone,

I can't afford my loans,

And still I break my bones,

Just to please my job.

~

Almost like a little tiny baby ant,

Half stepped on,

Trying to peel the mushy parts

Off the dirty road,

With the parts that still work.

Maybe I'll make it,

But that is yet to be determined.

~

Rose, cherry, patchouli, amber,

Pink, black, lace, velvet.

Mushrooms, kittens, hearts, moons,

Incense, candles, oil perfumes.

Crab rangoons, sushi yachts,

Special sandwich.

Your special sandwich.

Sausage,

Sliced in half,

Broccoli and carrots sauteed in soy,

Red Sriracha on the top bun,

Green Sriracha on the bottom.

So many tiny weapons wielded

By vicious memory,

In it's unending attack

On my fragile psyche.

They come in shapes and forms.

~

An understanding feeling,

Between two human beings

What I need from new people

Is too much to ask.

Anyone who comes

To know me now,

Is taking on a sick sad girl.

A painting of a barmaid,

Whose tepid smile reveals

A dwindling inner light.

A not-quite-person

With sores

In places you can't see.

A washed up former housewife,

A would be prodigy gone wrong.

The thing about me,

Is I just want to feel the music,

And dance with someone who looks at me,

Like someone who is beautiful.

I just want to feel somebody

Feel me as I am.

I want to learn to hold somebody else's hand.

I want to stand on windy mountaintops,

With a companion by my side.

I want to fall asleep on beaches,

Until we're washed out by the tides.

I want to go to the amusement parks,

And hold them tight on all the rides.

To be chosen,

Longed for,

Adored.

Could that ever be me?

A giantess

With hairy legs

This unflattering frame.

Who is always afraid,

And almost always ashamed.

The crazy thing about being with you

Was that I almost felt safe.

~

For so long Serena seemed sure of herself.

At present, she stares into the furnace

Through the logs, the flames,

The embers and the ashes.

Through the wall,

Into the guts of her childhood home.

She puts perfume on,

Though there's nobody to smell it.

Nobody to drink her in.

Her head is through the furnace.

There's a painting of a dead cat

On the wall

She painted it a long time ago

With her sister, in the winter,

In the garage.

She's remembering someone and

Grieving her life.

Watching but not watching the

Television set.

Favorite shows turn to background noise

When she's staring through the wall

At the guts of the house.

She wonders if she's become sick.

She wonders if she'll detach from reality.

But she'll stay tethered, because she has to.

If not for herself, then for the few that love her.

Focus finally out of the guts,

Her attention turns to the TV.

She cries at commercials.

[catolinewsdailyreadings]

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings of Sunday, July 2, 2023

Reading 1

2 KGS 4:8-11, 14-16A

One day Elisha came to Shunem, where there was a woman of influence, who urged him to dine with her. Afterward, whenever he passed by, he used to stop there to dine. So she said to her husband, “I know that Elisha is a holy man of God. Since he visits us often, let us arrange a little room on the roof and furnish it for him with a bed, table, chair, and lamp, so that when he comes to us he can stay there.” Sometime later Elisha arrived and stayed in the room overnight.

Later Elisha asked, “Can something be done for her?” His servant Gehazi answered, “Yes! She has no son, and her husband is getting on in years.” Elisha said, “Call her.” When the woman had been called and stood at the door, Elisha promised, “This time next year you will be fondling a baby son.”

Responsorial Psalm

PS 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19

R./ For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

The promises of the LORD I will sing forever, through all generations my mouth shall proclaim your faithfulness. For you have said, “My kindness is established forever;” in heaven you have confirmed your faithfulness. R./ For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

Blessed the people who know the joyful shout; in the light of your countenance, O LORD, they walk. At your name they rejoice all the day, and through your justice they are exalted. R./ For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

You are the splendor of their strength, and by your favor our horn is exalted. For to the LORD belongs our shield, and the Holy One of Israel, our king. R./ For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

Reading 2

ROM 6:3-4, 8-11

Brothers and sisters: Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life.

If, then, we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him. We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more; death no longer has power over him. As to his death, he died to sin once and for all; as to his life, he lives for God. Consequently, you too must think of yourselves as dead to sin and living for God in Christ Jesus.

Gospel

MT 10:37-42

Jesus said to his apostles: “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

"Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones to drink because the little one is a disciple— amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward.”

[chrancecriber]

1.FM - Chillout Lounge Radio (February 08, 2023)

23:55 Steen Thottrup - El Alba 23:47 Kosta Rodriguez - Blue Grass 23:42 Scott Simmons - Children (Mediterr-asian Chill Mix) 23:37 Coastline - Adriatic Sea - Dj Lounge Del Mar Vs. Milews Ambience Mix 23:30 Euphonic Traveller - Cafe Champs Elysees 23:24 Caya Levantado - Caribbean Daydreaming (Jazzy Del Mar Cafe Lounge Mix) 23:17 Alex Paterson - Flex-e-fun 23:11 Omnimotion - Cozy Life 23:07 Roberto Sol - Miles Beyond 23:03 Mastermind - Wanna Give You Shelter 23:00 Oh Wonder - Technicolour Beat 22:54 Kiss Audio - The Voice Of Freedom (Spiritual Version) 22:46 Ibiza - Ibiza Blues Swing 22:42 Airstream - Electra 22:35 Aurosonic, Denis Karpinskiy & Kate Louise Smith - They Wait For Us (Chill Out Mix) 22:29 Royspop - Mid Summer Nights (Luxury Deluxe Del Mar Mix) 22:24 Mercer - Scandal 22:18 Aural Float - Still Here 22:12 Rollercone - Daydreaming 22:07 Fidelity - You Don't Know 22:00 Alex Cortiz - Deja Vu 21:54 Massive Gold - Follow Me (Feat Jaywee) (Chillout Del Mar Cafe Instrumental) 21:49 Melibea - Fusion 21:41 Little Big Bee - Searchin' (At Jazz Remix) 21:37 Synkro - Memories Of Love 21:33 The Fairchild - Piano Colors 21:29 York - Bye Bye Baby (Chill Out Mix) 21:22 Royspop - Summer Nights (Luxury Deluxe Del Mar Mix) 21:16 Manoa - Jumaira Drive 21:10 Nautic - Freedom Of The Floor (Open Space Remix) 21:05 Sofa Sweeper - The Sad Side Of The Street (Mellow Guitar Mix) 20:59 Coastline - Adriatic Sea (Lounge Cafe Chillout Del Mar Mix) 20:54 Gelka Feat. Phoenix Pearle - Being You 20:49 Ohm-g - Relax 2 The Max 20:44 Mastermind - Empty Road 20:39 Bay Area - Santa Monica Blvd (No 17 Mix) 20:32 Guenter Haas - Ai Fu Lin 20:28 Petit Biscuit - Sunset Lover 20:20 Va - Soar Angelic 20:15 T Mo - La Ritournelle 20:05 Mysticage - The Lips Of The Sun (Original) 20:00 Mario & Vidis Feat. Jazzu - I'll Be Gone (Extended Original) 19:55 Blank & Jones Feat. Cathy Battistessa - Miracle Man (Beached Mix) 19:50 Triangle Sun - Beautiful 19:45 Liquid Kings - Hang Up, Feel Free (Lounge Mix) 19:40 Jeff Woodal - Silver Birch 19:34 Fluff - Silent Life 19:29 Coronado (Pianofly Mix) - Bay Area 19:24 Dj Pippi - A Touch 19:20 Alex Cortiz - Phusion 19:14 Yagya - The Phantom Of Us 19:09 Floatation Feat. Pierre - Beautiful (Dub) 19:03 Klangstein - Deep Dive (Original Mix) 18:55 Bong & Eddie M - Rain From The Suite 902 (Original) 18:51 Pathetique - Dis Moi - Instrumental Cafe Costes Del Mar Sunset Hotel Chillout Mix 18:44 Cafe Del Mar - Leftfield - Fanfare Of Life 18:39 Freemasons Feat. Amanda Wilson - Love On My Mind 18:33 Dj Lounge Del Mar - Sentosa Beach Cafe - Tribute To Cafe Del Mar Guitar Mix 18:28 Va - For Want Of Her 18:21 Verda - Es Vedra 18:17 Lemon Sol - Beautiful Morning (Piano Cafe Chillout To Ibiza Del Mar) 18:12 Phillip Ashmore - Luxury Living 18:07 Chris Coco Mts Afterlief - Home 18:03 Fragile State - Every Day A Story 17:57 Joey Fehrenbach - Untouchable (Feat. Vi Flaten) 17:52 Moorcheeba - Moog Island 17:46 Martin Bro - To Lose Part 17:38 Tommy Awards - Hotel Odemark 17:34 Chilling Crew - Frozen Time 17:28 Rue Du Soleil - Essential Feelings 17:21 Art Of Lounge - Moments In Love (Buddha Bar Mix) 17:14 Sin Plomo & Torsten Stenzel - Sweet Suffering 17:08 Alex Cortiz - Ibiza Trumpet Thing 17:03 Citrus Jam - Pacific Snow 16:59 Jjos - Know Me 16:53 Bedroom Surfer - Make It Happen - Meet Her At Costa Del Sol Mix 16:49 A$ap Rocky - L$d 16:42 James Bright - Set Me Free 16:36 Wonderphazz - Memories (Chill Guide Mix) 16:31 Soft Wave - Plenitude Part 2 16:27 Five Seasons - In Your Town 16:22 Coyoteeve Feat Saro - Tribastone 16:17 Vibrasphere - Tierra Azul (Omnimotion Feat. Krister Linder Remix) 16:13 Naoki Kenji - Endless 16:08 Peter Pearson - With All My Love (Bliss) 16:03 Sunsea - Light The Fire (Chillout Mix) 15:59 The Avener & Mazzy Star - Fade Into You (The Avener Rework) 15:54 Alessandro Boschi - Sentosa 15:50 Jose Ramos - Alone Again 15:43 Fresh Moods - The Touch (Enchant Mix) 15:39 Thievery Corporation - Transcendence 15:34 Sine - Flying (Original Mix) 15:27 Deep-dive-corp. - The Island 15:23 Alex Cortiz - Smooth 15:17 Gelka Feat. Phoenix Pearle - Million Nights 15:10 Matenda - Orphean Layback Remix 15:05 Tranquillo - Elaborated Compassion 14:59 Joey Fehrenbach - Edison Cylinder 14:53 Amethystium - Isabliss - Strangely Beautiful 14:48 Ling Ludd - Waterfront Dub 14:44 Dr. Meaker - Need Love 14:40 Jjos - Back To Me 14:35 Henderson - Rain (Desansis Chill Out Mix) 14:30 No Logo - Matter Of Time 14:24 Language Lab - Burning Disaster (Groove Armada Bedtime Story Mix) 14:19 Ra-qi Gong - Rainy Days In Shanghai (Buddha Cafe Del Mar Bar Mix) 14:14 Karminsky Experience Inc - Departures 14:08 Pep Llado Feat. Antonio Martin - Vai Vedere 14:02 The Sura Quintet - Relax In Sura 13:56 Philip Aniskin - Evening On The Waves 13:51 Sleepingroom Armada - Hope (Feat Inocencia Comas) (Easy Erotic Groove Lounge Mix) 13:45 Green Lemon Feat Magica Fe - 11 O Clock (Pure Beach Cut) 13:42 Urban Phunk Society - Spring 2 Summer 13:38 Pines - Tell Me (Feat. Water Park) 13:34 Mystique - Essences (Rico Van Basten Chill Mix) 13:30 Mirrored - Stand Still 13:24 Ralph Hildenbeutel - Hommage A Noir 13:16 Tactful - No Fear 13:10 Jjos - Let It Go (Remix) 13:04 Schwarz & Funk - Remando Al Viento 12:59 Polished Chrome - Beautiful 12:53 Koolsax - Evasion 12:47 Ficci - Edge Of The Night 12:41 Zero 7 - Space Between, The 12:36 Arrojas - Didascalias 12:30 Jazzy Pecada - Slow Down 12:25 Peter Pearson - Bossalove 12:18 Sweet Velvet - Recalling The Rising Sun 12:13 The Sura Quintet - Lampedusa (Sunset Session) 12:07 Puff Dragon - Lava 11:57 Verbal Kint Feat. Judie Jay - Break My Dreams (Original Live Mix) 11:51 Citrus Jam - Nice Holiday 11:46 Sam Swift - Wonderful World 11:40 Pilgrims Of The Wind - Nothing Can Pull Us Apart 11:36 Jjos - Body & Soul 11:29 Lux - So La Ra Dsa 11:24 Luxury Traveller - Eagle Will Rise Again 11:17 Phil Mison - Lula 11:12 Koru - I Believe 11:08 Gelka Feat. Phoenix Pearle - Flying On Clouds 11:02 Silent Poets - Moment Scale 10:56 Night Traffic - Rain 10:50 Miro - The Cure 10:47 Bryan El - Ascension 10:43 Vio Beach - Piano Chillout (Ambient Dream Mix) 10:36 Chicane - Saltwater (The Thrillseekers Remix) 10:31 Solanos - Shameless 10:27 Lowland - Cafe Del Mar 10:22 Gary B - Set Me Free 10:16 Cafe Americaine - Kashmir Wanderer (Nylons Cut) 10:10 Hirudo - Waiting For The Sun To Rise (Out Of Style Mix) 10:05 Bright And Beautiful - Night Rains (Sound Of Ibiza Mix) 10:01 Juan Belda & Carlo Galimberti - Wine Sessions 09:55 Sven Andersson Iii - Journey To Your Soul (Cosmic Cycle Buddha Lounge Bar Mix) 09:50 Mahoroba - Faire On Tour (Jazzmatic Lounge Mix) 09:44 Va - Red Muladhara 09:38 Kitty The Bill - Cabriolet Tour 09:34 Dreamscape - Electric Emotion 09:29 Peter Pearson - It's In The Stars (Original Mix) 09:22 Laid Back - Sunshine Reggae (Peter Visti's & Stella Polaris Remix) 09:17 Various - The Cure (Sunshine Mix) 09:11 Bedroom Surfer - Make It Happen ( Meet Her At Costa Del Sol Mix) 09:06 Mark's & Henry's - The Making 08:59 Dab - Have A Smoke 08:54 Jjos - Falling 08:49 Purplastic - Nathalia (Ambient Mix) 08:44 Cafe Easy - Summerbreeze 08:39 Night Loungers - A Little Lazy Morning In Paris - French Kiss Del Mar Instrumental 08:33 Thomas Lemmer - I Like It 08:26 Rediophonic - Desert Wind 08:22 Vanilla - Dreamcatcher 08:17 Bop - Enjoy The Moment (Unquote Remix) 08:12 Jo Manji - Lazy Loungin 08:06 Blank & Jones With Jason Caesar - Hideaway 08:00 Cats Love Dogs - Sunpearls (Paradise Lounge) 07:51 Aural Float - Dreamer's Dream 07:45 Tosca - Mango Di Bango 07:40 Coastline - Adriatic Sea (Dj Lounge Del Mar Vs. Milews Ambience Mix) 07:35 Collective Sound Members - Journey To A Dream (Original) 07:30 Sunyata Project Feat. Miyabi - Inner Lights 07:23 Fenomenon - Pacific Memories 07:20 K Vassiliadis Ft Marien - Den Efiges Lepto (Dub Mix) 07:15 Solid Gold - Save A Prayer (Nick Tatler & Phil Blohm Instrumental) 07:09 Frank Borell - Somber Moods 07:06 Ben Leela - Dreaming A Dream 07:00 Gold Lounge - Only A Dream 06:56 Amethystium - Calantha 06:50 Joey Fehrenbach - Particles 06:43 Madonna - Secret (Difrankz' 2003 Confidential Chill Out Mix) 06:37 Sweet Velvet - La Realidad (Feat Debora Vilchez) (Ibiza Del Mar Cafe Lounge Vocal Mix) 06:31 Chilloutlounge - Letting The Cables Sleep 06:25 James Bright - Be 06:20 The Essence - Serpentine 06:14 San Martino - Es Cavalett (Piano Dream Mix) 06:10 Riccardo Eberspacher - I Feel Love 06:06 Cold Blue - Underwater Love 05:59 Roger Sanchez - Lost (Ibizarees The Unforgotten Mix) 05:53 Air - La Femme D'argent 05:47 Phil Mison - Lula 05:41 Noel - Chalito - Ibiza Chillhouse Lounge Mix 05:37 Flume Feat. Andrew Wyatt - Some Minds 05:31 Machomovers - Smooth Operator 05:26 Heso - Never Ending Time 05:21 Lange - Frozen Beach 05:14 Hirudo - Spy From Cairo (Classic Instrumental Mix) 05:09 Rhodescreen - Peace System (Original Mix) 05:05 Re:locate Vs Robert Nickson - Resource (Rechill) 05:01 Lemon Sol - Beautiful Morning (Piano Cafe Chillout To Ibiza Del Mar) 04:58 Dragon Lounge - Saigon Sundown (Asia Cut) 04:53 Jazz L'amour - Summer Dreams - See The Light Mix 04:46 Madonna - Frozen 04:43 Nouvelle Vague - Love Will Tear Us Apart 04:38 Blank & Jones - Desire 04:35 Synthetic Substance - Eternity 04:30 Peter Linski Experience - Everything Flows 04:24 Cdm - Many Rivers To Cross 04:20 Moroccan Blonde - Mirage 04:12 More Than Ever People - Levita 04:08 Moon Tribe - Moon Tribe 04:02 Chilloutlounge - Allstars 03:56 Ypey - Love In Spain 03:52 Ultraviolet - Ready Or Not (Chilled Out Mix) 03:47 Limelight - Oxygene 4 03:43 The Angelica Project - Another Skin 03:37 Peter Pearson - Smooth Talking (Moonrise) 03:34 Claes Rosen & Natalie Peris - Stay 03:28 Jjos - Heartbeat (Balearic Club Mix) 03:24 Faith Hill - Love Ain't Like That 03:17 Jean Martin - In My Dreams (Extended Remix) 03:13 For - For Want Of Her 03:08 L'art Mystique - Le Jardin Secret 03:01 Chicane - Low Sun 02:54 Fenomenon - Pacific Memories 02:50 Monique Bon - La Musique 02:46 Adrien Aubrun - My Last Poem 02:40 Remote - Postcard 02:33 Dj Disse - Walk On The Wild Side 02:26 Space Manoeuvres - The Seventh Planet (Leama & Moor Mix) 02:22 Shakes Seven - Best Friends 02:18 Camille - In A Manner Of Speaking 02:12 Dab - Pure Joy 02:08 A$ap Rocky - L$d 02:00 Toka Kakabadze - Urban 01:55 Ringo Orenji - Mikan 01:50 Chillwave - Massage Del Mar (Beach Cafe Mix) 01:44 De Clive-lowe, Mark - Day By Day 01:37 Vibrasphere - Spring Flood 01:31 Jjos - Lonely (Feat. María La Caria) Manu López-saxo (Lounge Mix) 01:25 Moon De Lounge - Melodia Amore - Buddha Lounge Bar Chillout Mix 01:19 Man In The Moon Feat.debora Vilchez - Fragil 01:13 Lounge Aura - Something (Geronimo Chillout Mix) 01:10 Afterlife - How Does It Feel 01:03 Chicane - Saltwater 00:57 Blue Six - Love Yourself 00:52 Farbor Resande Mac - Stockholmsnatt 00:45 Kosta Rodriguez - Purple Sky 00:41 Zero 7 - In The Waiting Line 00:36 Un Homme Et Une Femme - Une Rose Pour Emily (Cafe Hotel French Del Mar Mix) 00:33 Vibraphile - Waiting For You (Instrumental) 00:26 Esteban Garcia Vs. Subworks - Runnin (Jazzy Dub Mix) 00:20 Jerome Isma-ae - Underwater Love 00:14 Frank Borell - Wake Up In Paradise 00:07 Schwarz & Funk - Night Over Bangkok 00:02 Noise Boyz - Honeytrap (Keys & Trumpet Mix)

[thebruisedpeachblog]

I spent an embarrassing amount of time on this entry. Between deciding who to make the focal point of the story, and getting all the right information... And of course having such a busy home life... I'm surprised this is getting typed out before Valentine's Day.

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On October 1, 2010, the "Doe" family arrived at their camping destination: the Fowler campground in Mt. Shasta, California. Their campsite was nestled in a section of the woods at the bottom of the mountain. The family had become pretty big fans of what the Mt. Shasta area offered in terms of outdoor recreation. They loved to go camping and hiking when time allowed.

The parents were assembling and setting up the tent, when they got distracted for what they were quoted saying was "literally for a second". It was in that "second" that little "John" went ahead and NOPE'd right out of there; vanished into thin air.

By the time the boy vanished it was already on the darker side of dusk. So, after two hours of the family searching all up and through the thickets in the forest and still not seeing hair nor hide on little "John", they decided to call and enlist the help of the local police department. The police and rescuers searched the forested areas of Mt. Shasta for 5 hours before the discovery was made. Little "John Doe" was right there, curled up in the bushes directly adjacent to the path they had searched over and over for 5 hours. He was alive. And aside from being in a quasi-catatonic state from severe shock, he suffered no wounds to the body.

After "John" went home from the hospital in the care of his parents, they decided it would be best to chalk the whole experience at the campsite up to what was tantamount to a terrible scare, since the little boy was lost, in the dark, alone, and walking aimlessly through the woods for several hours.

So, what the hell happened to that little boy?

A few weeks later "John" was being baby-sat by his Grandma Kathy, whom he called "Kappy" when he told her that he really didnt like "ANOTHER Kappy". When "Kappy" engaged the 4 little boy, he decided to finally speak on what happened to him the night he disappeared at Mt. Shasta. Now, I have heard hundreds, if not thousands, of similar stories... similar until this part.

In the article '"They Looked Like People": A Bizarre and Bone-Chilling Missing Person Story' by Ben Yardley of the United Squid, it is stated that "When pressed for details, the boy said 'It was a cave with spiders, and there was purses and guns. I was too scared, so I didnt touch anything. But, when she climbed the ladder, the light made her look like a robot. There were other robots, too, but they didnt move. They looked lik people. She made me lay down to look at my tummy. Then she took me back to the river and said to wait under the bush until someone found me.'"

If that isn't enough nightmare fuel for you, it gets worse. At some point during the time that the little boy was in the presence of the "Other Kappy" and her fellow robot cohorts, Robot Granny put a piece of paper down on the ground of the cave and told "John" to... well, poop on it, for lack of a better term. But, after the child vehemently refused and fought the mysterious monster squad until they gave up. That was when "John" was told to go wait in the bush.

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I am going to make this a two part entry. Simply because there is alot of interesting/bizarre details stuck in the cracks of this story, and I will research, find, and verify every detail I possibly can, because I know that when I, personally, read/hear a story, I want every detail I can possibly find... So, I write the stories/cases with as much detail as I would want to see in a story. Also, thats why my entries are aways long as shit. Part 2 is just over there....->

[fidei]

FIRE UP

“Do not grow slack but be fervent in spirit; He Whom you serve is the Lord.” —Romans 12:11

When you received the Holy Spirit, the devil immediately tried to extinguish the flame (1 Thes 5:19). At the same time, the Lord stirred the Holy Spirit into an even greater flame in your life (2 Tm 1:6). Yield to the Spirit. Put on the lampstand of your life the gifts and fruit of the Spirit (Lk 8:16). The Lord will continue to light your fire.

With Mary, go into the hill country (Lk 1:39) and give as a gift what has been given to you (Mt 10:8). The Spirit’s flame will grow in you while the Zechariahs and Elizabeths in your life are filled with the Spirit and prophesy and the babies leap for joy (Lk 1:41). Your being will proclaim the greatness of the Lord and find joy in God your Savior (Lk 1:46-47).

Let Mother Mary help you trust that the Lord’s words to you will be fulfilled (Lk 1:45). “Give, and it shall be given to you. Good measure pressed down, shaken together, running over, will they pour into the fold of your garment. For the measure you measure with will be measured back to you” (Lk 6:38). It is in giving the Spirit that we receive.

Prayer:  Father, give the Holy Spirit to me and through me. Mother Mary, pray for me.

Promise:  “He will rejoice over you with gladness, and renew you in His love, He will sing joyfully because of you, as one sings at festivals.” —Zep 3:17-18

Praise:  “But who am I that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” (Lk 1:43) Holy Spirit, thank You for inspiring St. Elizabeth to teach us the truth of Mary’s divine maternity.