#continuity of operations

[wellhealthhub]

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[fuckmeyer]

the choice between Edward & Jacob is not a question of which relationship is healthier or which partner is best suitable for Bella. neither is correct. neither is best. neither produces a happy ending for Bella. at the end of the day this is still a vampire novel. any choice Bella could make would yield, at best, a bittersweet happily ever after.

if she chooses Edward, she gets the terrifying Breaking Dawn ending: a girl who rejected her call to grow up has hung her love & her eternity on an emotionally stunted partner who hates himself marginally less than he loves her. she's a teen mom with a kid she never wanted who perpetuates the generational trauma passed down from her parents. by keeping this child, the Cullens have set the stage for an uprising/cold war against the Volturi who are likely to take revenge in order to maintain power. Bella is living in a tenuous "dream come true" wrapped in a nightmare & doesn't realize it.

choosing Jacob is the true coming-of-age ending that rips the stitches out of a wound that never fully healed. even if we ignore the fact that she ends up with a man who sexually assaulted her (we must bear in mind Jacob's character is influenced by smeyer's racism, but it did happen), they can't have a secure romantic relationship. based on the high imprinting rate of the pack, Jacob will likely find his imprint in his lifetime & will lose himself to the imprintee. he will no longer be her Jacob. he will inevitably abandon her (whether he wants to or not), & she must reconcile with the reality that she will always be inadequate to Jacob's imprint. & say he never manages to escape the vampires? he will presumably not age for a long time, meaning the relationship Bella always feared with Edward (her being an old grandmother while he stays forever young) remains a possibility. this is the story of a girl who slaps a Band Aid on an open wound & calls herself healed while flinching every time she sees the shadow of the knife that cut her.

if she chooses neither (team therapy), her healing requires her to lose or be at least partially disconnected from everyone she cares about. Bella must spend the rest of her life shut out from one world while never fully existing in her human world ever again. she must always keep secrets. she can never go back home. even in the unlikely event that she manages to escape the Volturi, the threat of being hunted by vampires will never leave her. in addition, she must face her worst fears (aging, losing Edward) while always keeping in mind the immortal life that could have been hers, if only.

even the "healthiest" option produces scars that will never quite heal.

Twilight is a horror. Twilight is a vampire novel. Twilight is gothic. Twilight is fiction. neither Edward nor Jacob is a "bad" choice because neither will give Bella her happily ever after. the choice between Edward & Jacob is simply a matter of which horror story you prefer to read.

[crescentfool]

judgement day 🌕

[cod-dump]

König: *minding his business in his office*

Soap, barging in: BOYFRIEND STEALER

König, snapping his pen in surprise: AH! Sergeant MacTavish?! What are you doing here?!

Soap, slamming his hands on König’s desk: YOU SEDUCED GHOST

König, confused: I did?

Soap: YES! WITH YOUR STUPID FACE

König, now even more confused: I don’t think I’ve ever shown Ghost my face-

Soap: AND YOUR BIG ARMS THAT GIVE PERFECT HUGS! YOU FUCKING CRUSHED HIS SPINE AND NOW I CAN’T HUG HIM

König: Wha-

(In the hallway)

Fender: You’re right. Letting the sergeant through was definitely a great idea

Roze: Of course I’m right! This shit is hilarious!

[shesmore-shoebill]

Very glad smosh cast/crew are okay. hope that continues to be the case, and that everyone takes all the time they need to regroup from this.

Ended up pulling together a number of links from ones people (including the smosh folks) have been sharing and others ive been seeing over the course of the day, so compiling and posting it both for me to have on hand and in case other folks find it helpful.

@/mutualaidla on instagram has a number of resources if you either would like to give to local mutual aid efforts or are in need of any. This post compiles screenshots of resources from their story today. It includes places to give resources, places to get resources, where to get info/alerts if youre near the area, shelters, etc. This post by LocaleMagazine, similarly, compiles resources/information to get help/give help.

The LA Times, The Cut, and Time all have articles/instagram posts compiling ways for folks outside to help. (LA Insta post, the Cut article, the Time article).

For folks whose homes have been impacted, or know anyone whose homes have been impacted, this post from the LA Times outlines some steps that can be taken.

For information about go bags, staying up to date on alerts, evacuation tips, etc lafd.org can be used for alerts. readyla.county.gov can be used for text alerts, as well as information about what to pack in go bags/evacuation tips. For apps, both WatchDuty and the NWS (National Weather Service) app appear to be widely used atm.

Laatly, this post from Ify + the exploitative nature of the US carceral system, as firefighters risk their lives is. good to keep in mind.

[themidnightsunset]

i rise from the dead briefly to present you with this old doodle please enjoy :D

[midnight333-studios]

Guess who turns a year older today!

🥳💥🎂

But that also means…

A D U L T

[nyxtickled]

side note~ just took the longest shower i’ve had in a month, still gonna unplug and recharge some more (funny how usually u plug in to do that ha ha sorry adhd is stupid anyways) but wanted to share some exciting fucking news: i recently applied for the NEST scholarship to help me purchase a ticket due to having no source of income as a full-time engineering student & disabled wife..guess who got their ticket yesterday bc they were able to afford it? 🥹🫠💖✋🏻

one hurdle down, two (plane ticket & weekend hotel room) to go!!!!! 😭 keep an eye out here for low-cost fire sale vids of me getting tortured by my wife as i continue to fundraise the rest ❤️‍🔥

[indigoire]

Do y'all ever think about how Stede didn't hesitate for one SECOND to make a mad dash to Ed/The Revenge? Like, he didn't even fully process the information. He heard "The Revenge" and fucking BOLTED. He didn't even try to go for a ladder to get off the ship or anything he literally jumped over the railing to get to Ed. No thought, head empty, gotta get back to my man. THAT'S devotion! THAT'S true love.

[ohnoitsz1m]

Uhh post canon Barney

Man who has not had a break since the rescas and refuses to start now. Alyx and Gordon are hiding his gear as we speak while Kleiner distracts him.

I was sposed to do Alyx too but I blinked and it was 3 am so. Next time

Oh also I forgot to make a note but he does carry a sidearm

[captain-price-unofficially]

Captured Soviet T-26 light tanks operated by the Finns during Operation Barbarossa, summer 1941

[valyrfia]

Deuxmoi anon has forgotten the cardinal rule of rpf which is to keep said rpf FAR AWAY from the subjects of your rpf

we all get a bit carried away sometimes (which it’s why it’s good to have a somewhat self-policing fandom) but yes i don’t want the wags to even have an inkling there’s a thriving subcommunity of wag yuri online

[futurefemalepolitician]

tash saying she wants her future self to remember she felt hot during tony season. babe you don't just FEEL hot.

to not feel hot when you look like this would be an actual crime

[rh0mbus0fruin]

Vacation Exchange (page one)

[transingthoseformers]

I understand this isn't what happened but wouldn't it be interesting if the Quintessons shadowplayed/reprogrammed Sentinel into being their puppet more pro-Quintesson?

Extra points if he still undeniably benefits from their deal, just... With some "extra encouragement" :)

[fishfingersandscarves]

more kai'ckul <3