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[silbeni]

Made another animatic

Song is lake by Roland Faunte

[slvrarrws]

McLaren Contract Timeline

To the best of my ability, a complete timeline of the McLaren drama that’s gone down in the last few months. If you have any additional info to add, shoot me a message and I can edit the post. 

For quick reference, there are three relevant McLaren teams (Formula 1, Formula E, IndyCar) in play with a total of 7 seats.  

Post current as of 8/5

May 2020: It’s announced that Ricciardo will be moving from Renault to McLaren for the 2021 season [x]

August 2021: Zak Brown announces that McLaren Arrows will be running 3 cars in IndyCar in 2023

September 2021: Ricciardo wins the Italian GP; it’s McLaren’s first win since 2012  

Post 2021 F1 Season: General fan consensus is that Riccardo’s first year at McLaren was disappointing

February 19. 2022: Ricciardo reveals that his contract is for 3 years (2021-2023) at a rumored $10 million euros per year [x]

March 12, 2022: Andretti Indy driver Colton Herta signs an F1 development deal with McLaren

April 17, 2022: Alonso comments that he wants to race for “two or three more years” and Alpine states they’re willing to loan Piastri to another team until an Alpine seat is open for him

May 16, 2022: Otmar Szafnauer (Alpine Team Principal) comments that a discussion regarding drivers for next year will take place around Silverstone (beginning of July) 

May 19, 2022: Announced that Norris signed a multi-year extension with McLaren 

May 27, 2022: O’Ward signs an extension with McLaren Arrows through 2025; the deal includes a “potential F1 opportunity”

June 3, 2022: Alexander Rossi announces that he’s joined McLaren Arrows for the 2023 IndyCar season

June 18, 2022: Jost Capito (Williams team Principal) says that Piastri is on Williams’ list of potential drivers, confirming fan theories that Piastri could replace Latifi

June 23, 2022: McLaren announces that Felix Rosenqvist will remain as a member of their driver roster and will either drive for their IndyCar or Formula E team

July 10, 2022: Ted Kravitz reports that Piastri is looking to replace Ricciardo at McLaren and this is why he hasn’t signed with Williams yet (linked video is deleted, but the quote is in the post) [x]

July 12, 2022 (12:55 pm PST): Chip Ganassi Racing announces that they’re extending Alex Palou through 2023

July 12, 2022 (4:14 pm PST): Palou Tweets that the announcement was made without his approval and that he’s previously informed the team he did no intent to race with CGR in 2023 

July 12, 2022 (4:22 pm PST): McLaren F1 announces that Palou has joined its driver roster; they do not specify which team he’ll be racing for (F1, IndyCar, FE), only that they intend to release all of their driver line ups soon. 

July 12, 2022 (4:22 pm PST): McLaren Arrows welcomes Palou “to the racing family”

July 12, 2022: Herta completes a two day F1 test for McLaren

July 13, 2020: Amid rumors that McLaren will/should replace Ricciardo, he posts to his Instagram story stating that he’s committed to McLaren until the end of next year

July 27, 2022: It’s reported that GCR has sued Alex Palou over his refusal to race for them in 2023 [x]

July 28, 2022: Palou’s lawyer argues that CGR’s suit “would attempt to keep Alex from an opportunity to compete in Formula 1”; Palou would be part of McLaren’s F1 test program alongside O’Ward and Herta 

August 2, 2022 (9:11 am PST): Alpine announces that Piastri will be driving alongside Esteban Ocon in 2023. Fans notice that Piastri is not quoted in the press release and that he hasn’t posted the news to his own social media

August 2, 2022 (9:13 am PST): the F1 Twitter also announced that Piastri will be driving for Alpine in 2023  

August 2, 2022 (11 am PST): Piastri Tweets there is no agreement with Alpine for next season and specifically states he will not be racing for Alpine in 2023

August 2, 2022: Alpine believe that they have the contractual right to control Piastri’s immediate future [x]

August 2, 2022: it’s reported that Ricciardo has the contractual right to exercise his option to race with McLaren in 2023 and must decide by September (note: McLaren can still buy Ricciardo out of his contract. If he agrees (read: if they pay him enough money), he’ll waive the agreement to race until next year and both sides will be free to seek other options) [reddit link if the tweet gets removed] 

August 3, 2022: It’s reported that at least four other teams have contacted Ricciardo in the past two weeks to “assess where his head is at”  

August 5, 2022: it’s revealed that despite the announcement that Rosenqvist has been extended as part of McLaren’s driver lineup, no contract exists beyond 2022

August 5, 2022: It’s reported that McLaren will be buying out Ricciardo’s contract to open his seat up for Piastri

[naturalrights-retard]

Once the economy has melted down, CBDC's will be proffered as the ONLY way we can get "back to normal"—a "cure" that will turn out to be as catastrophic, in their way, as those "vaccines"

With two major US banks going under this past week, it’s more than likely that the Next Big Thing, deployed to change the subject (from the ever-growing toll of “vaccination,” the truth about “January 6,” and other inconvenient measures of reality), is going to be that economic crash which has been hurtling toward us ever since the last one 15 years ago—a catastrophic prospect that “our free press” often has discussed, and with all due solemnity.

And it’s just as likely that that global crisis will, eventually or soon, be used to push, as its “solution,” and, therefore, our salvation, central bank digital currencies, a/k/a CBDC’s—a “cure” that will be just as deadly, in its way, as those “vaccines” that were (and still are!) pitched as our only hope; for such currency will not be yours to spend as you see fit, but only on those things “your” government allows, and only if the state has not declared you a “domestic terrorist” or spreader of “hate speech” and/or “misinformation.” Thus CBDC’s will be used to shut down all and any dissidence, as Trudeau did to the truckers in Canada, and as is increasingly the case in China.

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Since “COVID” started some three years ago, “our free press” has obediently laughed off the idea that such a currency was in the works, along with other looming aspects of the Great Reset (which “our free press” has also laughed off time and time again, as did—astoundingly—Justin Trudeau, who called it a “conspiracy theory,” in public). It may be somewhat harder for the media to keep that up, now that “Joe Biden” has (quietly) signed Executive Order 14067 (which “our free press” did not report):

Liz Churchill @liz_churchill8

“I want people to read Executive Order 14067…it went into effect December 13, 2022…there are Corporations and elements of the U.S. Government are already beta-testing Central Bank Digital Currency…” -LTG Michael Flynn (See E.O. 14067 below)

3:52 AM ∙ Mar 12, 2023

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Here’s a good discussion of the threat posed by CBDC’s, by financial analyst Mike Maloney and Daniela Cambone:

And here, from last month, is Catherine Austin Fitts’ discussion of the danger with Tucker Carlson:

James Corbett’s take:

For those interested in the collapse of SVB in particular, and its disastrous consequences for the tech start-ups in Silicon Valley, here’s an illuminating video:

And here’s a list of the top ten depositors at SVB (that we know of):

The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter

Current List of Companies With Silicon Valley Bank, $SIVB, Deposits: 1. Circle: $3.3 billion 2. Roku: $487 million 3. BlockFi: $227 million 4. Roblox: $150 million 5. Ginkgo Bio: $74 million 6. iRhythm: $55 million 7. Rocket Lab: $38 million 8. Sangamo Therapeutics: $34 million… https://t.co/KD0O5FCq3y5:23 PM ∙ Mar 11, 202314,523Likes4,612Retweets

Let me end by noting that this grim development, with its dire implications for all (real) dissidents worldwide, appears to be a matter of complete indifference to “the left”—which, these days, comes as no surprise, since every stand by this Bizarro “left” is harmful to the people, and beneficial to the globalist elite. (I will elaborate on that statement in a future post.)

What, for example, have Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein and Michael Moore each had to say about CBDC’s? According to their websites, not one word; nor has Amy Goodman, or anybody else, ever talked about it on “Democracy Now!” MoveOn hasn’t mentioned it, nor has Jacobin, or TruthOut, while WSWS (World Socialist Website) ran one short piece, on Britain’s planned CBDC, in April, 2021; and Counterpunch has run two pieces critical of the idea, by my friend Ellen Brown, in 2016 and last year.

Considering the blunt hostility of that corrupted “left” toward the truckers’ protest in Canada, this silence on CBDC’s—and the Great Reset overall—is (again) not a surprise. Meanwhile, the rest of us—that is, those of us who really care about the welfare of the people, the rights and freedoms of us all, and the survival (or realization) of democracy—must join together to resist this devilish innovation, which would be the ultimate in digital enslavement.

[archxtn]

ISKOnvention | April 8, 2024

Well, I arrived here sa FDC (gym) ng around 7:30 am. May program kasi ang DOST, and for the first time, face-to-face siya. Iskonvention ang name ng activity, by the way. Supposedly, magsstart dapat siya ng 8:00 am, but 8:26 am na, hindi pa nagsisimula, at halos kakaunti at kalat ang mga participants ng event. Bilang lang sa kamay kumbaga. Heto ako ngayon, bored at walang kausap, kasi si Kian (classmate ko) ay nasa Tambo pa (Taga-Lipa kasi siya). Bilang pantanggal-bagot, I decided na i-blog (not vlog; written documentary ng mga ganap here, in short, parang diary) ang nangyayari while waiting kay Kian at sa kung kailan magsisimula ang program.

Update, it is 8:41 am na as I am typing this, and yes, hindi pa nagsstart ang program. Waiting pa rin kay Kian, at parang "mababaliw" ako here dahil wala akong kausap, at nafifeel kong napapanis na ang laway ko bukod sa dulot ng walang kakwentuhan, ay ang braces na nanunuyo na nagpapabaho sa aking hininga. Also, kakaunti palang din ng mga participants here. I'll update this blog later.

At last, 9:33 am na at nagsisimula na ang program (well, a few minutes ago pa nagstart, it is just that this time lang ako nagsimulang ipagpatuloy ang blog, bakit ba?)

So, ito na nga, nagpapakilala na ng mga judges ang babaeng emcee, president ata ng ADSS ( obvously, hindi ako updated sa org namin). Sumunod naman yung partner niyang lalaking emcee (and I guess, alternate sila niyan, typical hosting style for equal exposure, I guess?)

Three judges yung pinakilala. Next naman yung mga speakers sa mga symphosium. But infairness, ok yung stage decoration, pero kakaunti ang mga participants. Ok lang naman siguro, kasi first time since 2020 magkaroon ng face-to-face na activity ang DOST. Baby steps kumbaga.😉

10 minutes have passed, nagpapakilala pa rin ang mga emcee ng judges, medyo mahaba ang mga credentials ng mga kinuha nila eh, at nagugutom na rin ako, kape at bingo na orange lang inalmusal ko. (Sana may palibreng foods, kahit candy man lang🤞)

At yun na nga, 9:46 am, sinasabi na ng babaeng emcee yung background at credentials ng last na judge😌 Also, nabigla ako sa paggamit ng word na "multi-faceted", like it was so 💅

9:48 am, may pa production number, take note, UNITY DANCE, oh I hate the term UNITY, not the meaning, but term itself, it's giving 2022 vibe😌

9:58 am, at katatapos lang ng unity dance, and o to the m, from normal speed to 1.5 speed, well 9:55 am nung nag 1.5 speed, at dahil medyo mahangin naman, hindi ako pinagpawisan😏

Yun na nga, 10:13 am at pupunta na kami sa venue (well sa Smart Center sa STEER Hub) for our Sketchup Workshop. And it is a joke, sa CEAFA pala.

Time check, it is 11:55 am, gutom na ako and yes, hindi pa tapos ang symphosium na pinasukan ko. As I am typing this, nagpplay ang aming speaker na si Mx. Erol Mandocdoc (like yung nag TOP 1 sa thesis nung 2021 ata) ng walkthrough na ginawa niya (residential).

And of course, natapos ang symphosium ng around 12:20 pm, hindi ko na tanda kasi nagtanong ako kay Mx. Erol regarding thesis. By the way, pauwi na ako para kumain at babalik ulit later para sa afternoon program.

I'm back sa FDC, at exactly 1:05 pm na. Currently, nakapila ako for the afternopn registration. Baka kasi manalo tayo sa raffle😌. Also, I bought a pin ng org worth 70 pesos and its kinda cute at yung stickers nila ay free and get all you can. Kaunti lang ang kinuha ko, baka kasi isipin nila na masyado akong gahaman sa sticker, andami pa namang tao sa likod kong nakapila.

Time check 1:32 pm na, at heto ako, nakikinig sa endless loop ng BINI songs. Anyway, maatatapos ang registration ng 1:45 pm, wala share ko lang.

1:49 pm na, and still waiting na magpatuloy ang program. Also, patuloy parin ang pakikinig sa endless loop ng BINI. And ayun, nagstart na bigla. Update ko kayo later.

At yun na nga, may pa dance contest.

Also, ansaya ng ABKD activity nila. Anyways, na-eliminate ako, but it's fine.

Sorry, late update. It is 6:31 pm. I just got home. Well, after ng event ng around 4:45 pm ay pumunta kami nina Mady at Triscia sa 7/11 para bumili ng snack. Dahil rin sa pagod, nakatulog ako right after kong maubos ang XL na Gulp na aking binili (doon kami kina Triscia dumiretso galing 7/11).

Side note, it feels like my roommates are avoiding me. Di ko sure kung anong reason. Also, it is kinda sad na they are planning na lumabas, like kumain outside and stuff tapos enough yung voice nila para marinig ko, tapos like wala man lang short invite or sabi na lalabas sila. Gaya ngayon, upon arriving, they just went straight outside the room without even noticing me, which I am doing whenever they arrive. Though ok naman yung "treatment" ko sa kanila as far as I am aware. Anyway, I think, all I can do is to care on my own in this small room na pinaglalagian ko sa dormitory. Di ko sure kung nagiging self-centered ako, pero it hurts kasi. Halatang ayaw nila sa akin. It is hard to express in a written form on what I am feeling inside. Ang hirap i-convert to words ang feelings.

These are just my initial assumptions and feelings. Waiting sa reasons nila- magrereflect naman yun sa mga actions and sinasabi nila.

It is 6:42 pm, I'm going to cook muna. Update this blog later.

8:08 pm na and I just finished dinner. Bumili na lang ako ng dalawang takal na kanin, isang takal ng bicol express, at tatlong lumpiang shanghai. 90 pesos lahat. Ubos na kasi yung bigas, at last saing na yung ngayong gabi. I bought rice kasi baka kulangin yung kanin na sinaing nila. By the way, nagpasama ako kay Ed kanina na bumili, siya lang naman dito sa dorm ang aking go-to. Napakabait.

[melissawebb-avocado]

1: Name

Milinda

2: Age

24

3: 3 Fears

Losing everyone, being alone, people seeing me for how i see my self

4: 3 things I love

My daughter, my husband, my sister

5: 4 turns on

Fatherly, back rubs, asking about my day, takes charge

6: 4 turns off

Dosent listen, trys to take without asking, yelling, procrastinating

7: My best friend

Brianna my sister

8: Sexual orientation

Straight

9: My best first date

Went to make pottery and then to dinner and an arcade

10: How tall am I

5"9

11: What do I miss

My home in chandler

12: What time were I born

2 pm

13: Favorite color

Teal

14: Do I have a crush

My husband

15: Favorite quote

"Most of us are gifted with the

ability to see the monsters hidden

within another, but are unable

to see past them.

It takes a special kind of person

to see the light inside of every

living being."

- Lynette Simeone

16: Favorite place

Oceanside beach

17: Favorite food

Sushi

18: Do I use sarcasm

Yes but only with those im close with

19: What am I listening to right now

Always AJR but the trolls 3 music

20: First thing I notice in new person

How they mingle with new people or stick with the person they know ignoring new people

21: Shoe size

11

22: Eye color

Hazel

23: Hair color

Brown, waiting to dye mt hair a copper red brown

24: Favorite style of clothing

Graphic t and baggy jeans

25: Ever done a prank call?

Yes.

27: Meaning behind my URL

Its my first ever book i wrote in middle school

28: Favorite movie

Howls moving castle

29: Favorite song

AJR object in motion

30: Favorite band

AJR

31: How I feel right now

Depressed

32: Someone I love

My daughter

33: My current relationship status

Married 💍

34: My relationship with my parents

BFF with my MIL and FIL call them every other day. Talk to my mom whenever i can. Forgave my dad but wont ever forget.

35: Favorite holiday

The days before Christmas

36: Tattoos and piercing i have

C section scar

37: Tattoos and piercing i want

None

38: The reason I joined Tumblr

To find more fans aboit the series i loved

39: Do I and my last ex hate each other?

I dont talk to any of them.

40: Do I ever get "good morning" or "good night" texts?

No because we say it to each other when we go to bed together

41: Have I ever kissed the last person you texted?

My husband?

42: When did I last hold hands?

Last night

43: How long does it take me to get ready in the morning?

Im a stay at home mom so i wake up and thats it.

44: Have I shaved your legs in the past three days?

Yesterday

45: Where am I right now?

Siting on the couch watching my daughter play

46: If I were drunk & can't stand, who's taking care of me?

My husband but my sister is taking me to him.

47: Do I like my music loud or at a reasonable level?

LOUD

48: Do I live with my Mom and Dad?

i live with my husband now

49. Am excited for anything?

To get pregnant with my 2nd kid in summer!

50: Do I have someone of the opposite sex I can tell everything to?

My husband

51: How often do I wear a fake smile?

Not as much anymore. I used to be very good at hiding my emotions no one knew but after years of therapy my face is easy to read.

52: When was the last time I hugged someone?

Last night

53: What if the last person I kissed was kissing someone else right in front of me?

I hope it would be my daughter. But i would probably cry since i dont feel pretty anymore since ive gained weight after birth.

54: Is there anyone I trust even though I should not?

Nope. All the people i used to trust that were toxic i dont talk to or give them anything from me anymore.

55: What is something I disliked about today?

My husband is working and theres no wifi

56: If I could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be?

My old therapist.

57: What do I think about most?

The future, where im not stressed about bills, healthcare, or living somewhere i dont. Planing my future home.

58: What's my strangest talent?

Imagination

59: Do I have any strange phobias?

Speaking in public

60: Do I prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it?

Behind!!!!

61: What was the last lie I told?

Im fine

62: Do I prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online?

Phone

63: Do I believe in ghosts? How about aliens?

Ghosts are real. I beilve there is other life in the universe but they look like you and me. Not movie aliens.

64: Do I believe in magic?

No

65: Do I believe in luck?

Yes. Sometimes you just wake up with a good start and it keeps pulling you forward.

66: What's the weather like right now

It snowed yesterday

67: What was the last book I've read?

The last olympian percy jackson

68: Do I like the smell of gasoline?

No

69: Do I have any nicknames?

Mina

70: What was the worst injury I've ever had?

Tore my esophagus from throwing up so much for months

71: Do I spend money or save it?

Spend on temu

72: Can I touch my nose with a tongue?

No

73: Is there anything pink in 10 feet from me?

My daughters strawberry baby blanket

74: Favorite animal?

Axolotal

75: What was I doing last night at 12 AM?

Watching tik tok

76: What do I think is Satan's last name is?

Hellboy

77: What's a song that always makes me happy when I hear it?

Trolls 3 better place

78: How can you win my heart?

Random acts of kindness

79: What would I want to be written on my tombstone?

The hardest thing she did was survive and she lived through it all.

80: What is my favorite word?

Cascade

81: My top 5 blogs on tumblr

Basbardbin, moringmark, buggachat,

82: If the whole world were listening to me right now, what would I say?

Just a reminder that by the time your child is 18, they will already have spent 93% of the time they will spend with you in their lifetime. So go on that adventure, because you can always get your money back, but you'll never get those years back.

83: Do I have any relatives in jail?

No

84: I accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what's even cooler is that they endow me with the super-power of my choice! What is that power?

Read peoples minds

85: What would be a question I'd be hesitate to tell the truth on?

86: What is my current desktop picture?

Me and my daughter in the sand at the beach

87: Had sex?

Uh yeah.

88: Bought condoms?

Nope

89: Gotten pregnant?

Yep

90: Failed a class?

Nope

91: Kissed a boy?

Yepppp

92: Kissed a girl?

Nope

93: Have I ever kissed somebody in the rain?

Yep, my husband

94: Had job?

Yep. 5 jobs

95: Left the house without my wallet?

Yeah util i atached my keys and my wallet together

96: Bullied someone on the internet?

No

97: Had sex in public?

In a car parked on the side of the street.

98: Played on a sports team?

Soccer, volleyball, swimteam, softball

99: Smoked weed?

No

100: Did drugs?

No

101: Smoked cigarettes?

No

102: Drank alcohol?

No

103: Am I a vegetarian/vegan?

No

104: Been overweight?

Still am.

105: Been underweight?

No

106: Been to a wedding?

Yes, mine and my best friends and SIL

107: Been on the computer for 5 hours straight?

Yep

108: Watched TV for 5 hours straight?

Yep, just watched avatar 1 and 2

109: Been outside my home country?

Mexico.

110: Gotten my heart broken?

Yep

111: Been to a professional sports game?

collage games?

112: Broken a bone?

Broke my radias of my wrist riding my bike

113: Cut myself?

Tried to. Kept to scratching.

114: Been to prom?

No

115: Been in airplane?

Yes. Terrified

116: Fly by helicopter?

No

117: What concerts have I been to?

None

118: Had a crush on someone of the same sex?

No

119: Learned another language?

No

120: Wore make up?

Try to at least.

121: Lost my virginity before I was 18?

Nope

122: Had oral sex?

Yes

123: Dyed my hair?

Not yet

124: Voted in a presidential election?

No

125: Rode in an ambulance?

No

126: Had a surgery?

Yes, c section

127: Met someone famous?

President uchdorf

128: Stalked someone on a social network?

My exs and their girlfriends

129: Peed outside?

Yep, road trips

130: Been fishing?

Yep with my dad. Hoping to have a better experience one day

131: Helped with charity?

In high school and middle school. Worked for toys for tots.

132: Been rejected by a crush?

Yeah. High school asked a boy out to go bowling.

133: Broken a mirror?

No

134: What do I want for birthday?

Dnd table or 3d printer.

[subir-astrologer]

IS REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS SUITABLE AS PER MY HOROSCOPE, A CASE STUDY

The native being a consultant wanted to be in real estate construction business and so wanted to know if it is suitable as per vedic astrology of his horoscope.

Based on the given birth details DOB 22-11-1991 at 19:55 PM in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India and the analysis is done as per KP vedic astrology padhatti / system.

The plotted horoscope shows Mithun lagna / gemini ascendant with ketu in 1st house, Jupiter in 3rd house, venus in 4th house, mercury mars n sun in 6th house, rahu in 7th house, Saturn in 8th house and moon in 12th house.

The moon is in rohini in vrushab rashi / moon in taurus sign and the current ruling mahadasha is Jupiter.

In order to learn if the real real estate construction business is suitable for the native as per his horoscope, one need to study the 7th and 10th cuspal sublord. The study of the current ruling mahadasha will reveal how the dasha lords are going to give their results on the events in the life of the native during their ruling periods.

From the horoscope the 7th cuspal sublord is Saturn and its signifying 8 and 9th house in the planet level, sun signifying 3 and 5th house in the nakshatra level and venus signifying 4,5 and 12th house in the sublord level.

Sun is in conjunction with mars signifying 5,6 and 11th house.

The 10th cuspal sublord is Saturn and the analysis of Saturn is already done so no need to repeat it again.

The current ruling mahadasha is Jupiter and its signifying 3,7 and 10th house in the planet level, venus signifying 4,5 and 12th house in the nakshatra level and rahu signifying 3,7 and 10th house in the sublord level.

From the analysis I conclude that the native do not have promise of real estate construction business and so he should not venture for it.

[keefwho]

March 20 - 2023

8:11 PM

Still trying to get over this “talking to other people is sort of cheating on your friends” kinda of mentality. It’s not a super strong belief I have but it’s enough to be a problem that affects how I want to behave. Right now I’m not even bothered by it, I’m thinking about it because I feel like I understand how having so many friends is okay. In my mind, I’ll always have “favorites” which is a weird way to put it but it’s true. To me there are people that have priority slots that will not be easily overtaken. And with my friends I know I get the same treatment. 

11:55 PM

I suddenly had so many topics in my head that I wanted to spill out in no particular order. Although I’ve probably forgot some already.

First of all tomorrow is my mental health focus day. I almost never actually know what to do for those days so I’m trying to plan it ahead of time. I think tomorrow I want to focus on self expression and just living. I know I’ve been obsessing over my mental state for awhile. It’s possible to put too much though/attention into anything. I don’t think I let myself live enough. I seldom drop my thoughts so I can enjoy whatever activity I chose to engage with. 

There’s an issue I don’t know how to describe or why it happens. In a way I feel too present, like I have no history. It makes appraisal of my current situation and relationships difficult sometimes. It’s like I lose touch with the reason I’m friends with people or why I live where I do or am doing what I’m doing. I don’t remember having this problem in the past. I really don’t like it because I tend to think I’m further back than I am in some places. For instance with some people I almost get the feeling like our friendship is still young and it makes me want to try extremely hard to make sure our bond is cemented when it already has been for a long time. I don’t know why this has been happening. Maybe I’ve become too present? I did make a sort of effort to detach from the past because I felt like I lived TOO much in the past. But going to the extreme in any field is rarely a good thing. Maybe I’ve detached too hard and should get in touch with old memories again. They do matter. An especially painful example of this is how I’ve almost completely disregarded one of the closest friendships I’ve ever had. It feels too soon for it to have faded into “distant” memory. It was such a major part of my life for better or for worse but I don’t want to forget it either way. How could I fail to piece together something that impacted me so much daily for years? I think my extremely swift growth as a person has made it difficult to identify with who I used to be, especially since I consider past me to be something I never want to be again. But I can’t forget that was like that. It’s who I was and it’s led to who I am now. 

Earlier I said I want to express myself. I think it’s very important that I try to do that more often. I ALWAYS fall into a trap of conforming to others. Its good to an extent but I tend to lose myself and go too far. Then relationships suffer because instead of being the unique person other people came to love, I become a node that reflects themselves back at them. I fail to come up with meaningful ways to contribute or converse. I can’t forget I am my own person with my own desires and dreams that are all valid. My priority should be growing and nurturing myself so I can bring something to the table. Tomorrow I plan to express myself in every facet of my day. It largely comes down to little things I do and decisions I make. I often conduct myself like I’m being watched and limit what I do so I don’t look “weird” to this imaginary audience. I want to let go and let my heart guide all my little choices. 

Speaking of heart, it’s become more and more important to me lately. I’ve been actively seeking sources of emotion positive or negative. Whenever I start overthinking and get stuck on something important, I try to let my heart dictate how I will proceed. Sometimes I get confused though. Like when I obsess over a person or a topic and I know I should be taking steps to obsess less but my heart says to keep going. I don’t know which part of myself to listen to in cases like that. Like with everything there is a delicate balance to all this. 

This might have something to do with my self worth but I am eager to trust that my relationships are stronger than I make them out to be. This is also affected by that memory issue. Not only do I feel detached from the foundations of my relationships but I also hold the deep belief that I’m not worth their love. It takes a lot of effort on my part to put all that aside and choose to believe I have people that love me and think about me as much as I do for them. It’s comforting when I actually reach that point but it is very difficult. Whenever I hold doubt I act in ways I don’t want to. Like making some things into a bigger deal than they should and getting too emotional about it. Not every day needs to have an expression of extravagant gratitude or love to keep my friendships alive. It actually gets stale if that keeps happening. Sometimes I have to stop myself from spilling my heart out over and over and over. This is one of those cases where my heart can be wrong. Or I need to find different ways to express those feelings, like a large long term project that I can silently use to vent my feelings until it’s big reveal. 

I am VERY afraid to read older journal entries but I think it will be important. It would be good if I read ANYTHING off this journal because I know I need more self observation. I avoid myself too much. The easiest and cringiest way I can think to approach myself is to read my own cringe journal. 

Just a LITTLE bit of reading in and I’m on the verge of tears for some reason. Maybe it’s because I’m sad at how out of touch I am with my memories from the past year. Maybe because I remember all that pain and stress I felt while writing a lot of this. Maybe I’m overjoyed that there is someone who has been around for it all that I can talk to about it. 

I wish I could talk to them about it right now. I don’t even know what I’d say. I just want to rant about it all I guess. 

Instead of just telling people how much they mean to me, I want to show them. With art or other gifts. 

[scullywags]

Weekly Astrology - 5 to 11 December 2022 From the early hours of Monday, Mercury moves up toward its upcoming square with Jupiter. The Mercury square Jupiter aspect will be exact in the very early hours (12:54 am C.S.T.) of Tuesday and will fade out by the early evening of Tuesday. Mercury square Jupiter can have us dreaming big, overestimating ourselves, or being judgmental. Late Tuesday afternoon (4:09 pm C.S.T.) Mercury moves from Sagittarius into Capricorn. Mercury was in detriment in Sagittarius, so the ingress into Capricorn improves the capabilities of Mercury. Mercury in Capricorn can result in slower and more conservative thinking and communication. From mid-morning on Wednesday, the Sun moves up toward its upcoming opposition with retrograde Mars. Retrograde Mars is currently out of bounds, and will be a pivotal part of the upcoming Full Moon. The Sun opposition to retrograde Mars will be exact very late night (11:42 pm C.S.T.) on Wednesday and start to fade from late afternoon on Thursday. The Sun’s opposition to retrograde Mars may have us wanting to move quickly, but having to slow down or repeat steps. General irritation and aggressive actions may also be a part of this. Late night (10:08 pm C.S.T.) on Wednesday we have the Full Moon in Gemini. Full Moons are associated with times of harvest. There may be themes to do with endings, high points, or culminations regarding the topics associated with the natal house where Gemini is in your natal chart. Donna and I recently recorded horoscopes for the Full Moon in Gemini, which will be online soon at the Astro Babble YouTube channel. From late morning on Thursday Venus will move up toward its upcoming square with Jupiter. The Venus square Jupiter aspect will be exact mid-morning (6:36 am C.S.T.) on Friday and start to fade out from the early hours of Saturday. Venus square Jupiter can sometimes be a little bit too much of a good thing. It’s very easy to overindulge in what we enjoy at this time. Late night (9:55 pm C.S.T.) on Friday, Venus moves from Sagittarius into Capricorn. Read more on website - link in bio. #astrology #weeklyastrology (at Brisbane, Queenland, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl0eZwWSBkG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[computingpostcom]

This guide will discuss how to install Podman on CentOS 7 / Fedora 36/35/34/33/32. Podman is a daemonless container engine for developing, managing, and running OCI Containers on your Linux System. The major difference between Docker and Podman is that there is no daemon in Podman. For Ubuntu, check: How to install podman on Ubuntu Podman uses container runtimes as well for example runc but the launched containers are direct descendants of the podman process. This kind of architecture has its advantages such as the following: Applied Cgroups or security constraints still control the container: Whatever cgroup constraints you apply on the podman command, the containers launched will receive those same constraints directly. Advanced features of systemd can be utilized using this model: This can be done by placing podman into a systemd unit file and hence achieving more. The following set of tools work together to power the use of Containers without an all-time running daemon process. Buildah to facilitate the building of OCI images Skopeo for sharing/finding container images on Docker registries, the Atomic registry, private registries, local directories, and local OCI-layout directories. Podman for running containers without the need for a daemon. Install Podman on CentOS 7 / Fedora 36/35/34/33/32 The podman package is available on Fedora & CentOS upstream repositories. CentOS 7: sudo yum -y install podman For a newer version check out: Installing Podman 3.x on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7 Fedora: sudo dnf install -y podman To view installed package details, use rpm command. $ rpm -qi podman Name : podman Epoch : 3 Version : 4.1.1 Release : 1.fc36 Architecture: x86_64 Install Date: Mon 11 Jul 2022 10:28:58 AM UTC Group : Unspecified Size : 40586875 License : ASL 2.0 and BSD and ISC and MIT and MPLv2.0 Signature : RSA/SHA256, Wed 15 Jun 2022 04:31:43 PM UTC, Key ID 999f7cbf38ab71f4 Source RPM : podman-4.1.1-1.fc36.src.rpm Build Date : Wed 15 Jun 2022 02:31:55 PM UTC Build Host : buildvm-x86-05.iad2.fedoraproject.org ... After the installation, you can display information pertaining to the host, current storage stats, and build of podman. $ podman info host: arch: amd64 buildahVersion: 1.26.1 cgroupControllers: - cpuset - cpu - io - memory - hugetlb - pids - misc cgroupManager: systemd cgroupVersion: v2 conmon: package: conmon-2.1.0-2.fc36.x86_64 path: /usr/bin/conmon version: 'conmon version 2.1.0, commit: ' cpuUtilization: idlePercent: 84.89 systemPercent: 3.82 userPercent: 11.3 cpus: 1 distribution: distribution: fedora variant: cloud version: "36" eventLogger: journald hostname: fedora.hirebestengineers.com idMappings: gidmap: null uidmap: null kernel: 5.17.5-300.fc36.x86_64 linkmode: dynamic logDriver: journald memFree: 1163808768 memTotal: 2066800640 networkBackend: netavark ociRuntime: name: crun package: crun-1.4.5-1.fc36.x86_64 path: /usr/bin/crun version: |- crun version 1.4.5 commit: c381048530aa750495cf502ddb7181f2ded5b400 spec: 1.0.0 +SYSTEMD +SELINUX +APPARMOR +CAP +SECCOMP +EBPF +CRIU +YAJL os: linux remoteSocket: path: /run/podman/podman.sock .... Try pull alpine Linux image. $ podman pull alpine Trying to pull registry.access.redhat.com/alpine:latest...Failed Trying to pull docker.io/alpine:latest...Getting image source signatures Copying blob sha256:e7c96db7181be991f19a9fb6975cdbbd73c65f4a2681348e63a141a2192a5f10 2.63 MB / 2.63 MB [========================================================] 0s Copying config sha256:055936d3920576da37aa9bc460d70c5f212028bda1c08c0879aedf03d7a66ea1 1.48 KB / 1.48 KB [========================================================] 0s Writing manifest to image destination Storing signatures 055936d3920576da37aa9bc460d70c5f212028bda1c08c0879aedf03d7a66ea1

Check list of downloaded images. $ podman images REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE docker.io/library/alpine latest 055936d39205 5 weeks ago 5.8 MB Using Podman on CentOS 7 / Fedora 36/35/34/33/32 Now that you have installed podman on CentOS 7 / Fedora system, the next reading is on how to use it. We have a guide for this: How To run Docker Containers using Podman and Libpod Setup Docker Container Registry with Podman & Let’s Encrypt SSL Publish Container Images to Docker Hub / Image registry with Podman Conclusion Podman shows a lot of promise in the future of Containerization. In fact, Red Hat did not just remove the Docker container engine from OpenShift. It also removed the Docker container engine, along with the docker command, from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 entirely. Thank you for reading through.

[aeionastrologyandtarot]

Shifting the Scales: Mercury Retrograde in Libra/Virgo

Shifting the Scales: Mercury Retrograde in Libra/Virgo On Friday, September 9th at 11:38 pm EDT/ 8:38 pm PDT. Mercury will begin its retrograde motion into the sign of Libra (8º 55'), moving backward to the first quadrant or decan of the sign of Libra until 24th when it will enter the house of Virgo. It will continue that part of the transit movement till the 1st of October. On September 24th I will share what you can expect during the Virgo portion of the transit. The planet Mercury, in astrology, governs thought, communications, ideas, short term travel and concepts. It represents the way we think, communicate and share our ideas. It embodies how we communicate our thinking. Libra, whose ruling planet is Venus, is a sign that seeks personal understand and self-enlightenment through interactions with others. Diplomats of the Zodiac, they are a sign that is other directed, modelling and comparing their own behavior through the lens or actions of others. At their best Libras are tactful, observant and supportive. At their worst they scattered, facile and indecisive. The upcoming Mercury retrograde in Libra may have a bit of a Dr Jeckyll/Mr Hyde quality, urging a frankness, candor, and assertiveness that at times may be very uncomfortable. The reassertion of personal boundaries, restoring ones integrity and repairing self-esteem are likely endeavors for this transit. Libra, truth telling and expressing your honest feeling what is required now.  Re-investing in past concerns in may prove both cathartic and helpful to yourself and other parties. Aries, the willingness to listen most important this you can do at this time. What might they have to say?  Wherever possible, repair and restore connections with friends, counterparts and associates. Cancer and Capricorn,   this retrograde might reveal truths that are important for you to face. outstanding issues that need to be fixed. The reinvestment in past or standing concerns can payoff in a variety of ways.

While retrogrades provide important solutions, you shouldn’t seek to initiate them at this time. The retrograde urges the preliminary that will allow you to apply those answers after the transit ends on October 18. Avoid starting new activities where you can,  and focus on previous activities.

Purge old useless patterns and strive for clarity, particularly with regards relationships. The retrograde with its current alignment to Libra will impact strongly upon one's ability to reason and rationalize, so be careful how you seek to execute plans in the next 3 weeks. Arguments and personality conflicts should save where they resolved issues constructively and to mutual benefit.

Because it is the reversal of the planet that governs communication, thoughts and planning, it can create challenges and difficulties in those areas. Communications, spoken, written and recorded (text, email. voice messages, etc) can become confused, misunderstood or misinterpreted. To avoid these complications, work towards communicating simply with a measure of repetition.  Retrogrades can confound written contracts, electronic gadgets and even our nervous systems. At this time, you should expect challenges regarding travel and short trips, so allow for extra time and delays. Creative projects, especially performance and visual art, generally go well at this time as do spiritual and metaphysical practices

Achieving balance and reviewing daily routines during the Libra portion of the Retrograde can make this  a very productive time. Express yourself and act upon true feelings in service to finding balance and your emotional center. Sometimes, you need to shift the scales to get the balance right

Aeion is an professional astrologer and tarot card reader with 25+ years of experience.  His approach is based in the belief that divination should be in employed to enhance ones' life experiences, not to predetermine it. Let Astrology and Tarot be your tools for better living.

[monikafilefan]

Love your writing so much! Can you write a New Year’s fic set in season 6 where they actually kiss? No Fowley angst if you can? Thank you

Thanks so much. This turned out longer than I hoped so I’m a little late, but I hope you enjoy. Takes place just before Tithonus.

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10:02 PM: Mulder swallows another mouthful of Shiner Bock, letting the alcohol warm him from the inside out. He sets the beer bottle next to the other empty ones with a clink and the beat of the music vibrates along the golden table cloth beneath him. Laughter and muffled conversations of fellow agents fill the silence of isolation he’s purposely surrounded himself in.

He doesn’t want to be here. Not at this New Years Eve bureau mandated banquet, sticking out like a black sheep among the herd of Kersh-loving ass-kissers, and certainly not forced to appease the Deputy Director in the name of another successful year of wielding justice. He sure as hell doesn’t want to celebrate the loss of his life’s work to his ex-wife and Kersh’s errand boy he’s currently hiding in a dark corner from. Wielding justice…

What a crock of shit.

But Scully is here, and the loss of his near constant contact with her is something he will never celebrate acknowledgement of. Not ever. He feels their absence on the files like a missing puzzle piece, teasing him with its existence lingering just out of his reach. Yet as he stares longingly at her across the room in her black satin dress, drinking wine as red as her lips, and smiling with their peers from the bullpen, Mulder can’t help but smile in return.

10:38 PM: Scully turns his way and scans the room, her big blue eyes flickering from person to person. She’s searching for him, he thinks. He knows. He’d told her hours earlier he decided to forgo following rules forcing him to be social. And still she looks for him, hopeful, unable to accept he can truly leave her partnerless for even one night. She’s right. As he sips at another Shiner, Mulder knows the heat of the beer isn’t the only thing warming his chest tonight.

A slow song begins to play as the lights dim. His pulse quickens at the thought of asking her to dance. Of holding her petite body close to his. Of kissing her at the stroke of midnight. He stands, unable to resist the pull of her proximity a moment longer, when another man swoops into his eye-line and offers Scully his hand.

Mulder’s fists clench as an agent from the lab arrogantly claims her bare back with his meaty hand, sloppily twirling her around the dance floor. Her surprised laughter is as loud as it is fake, but she doesn’t pull away. She accepts his hand with a tight-lipped smile and promptly stares at her three inch stilettos instead of at the man attempting to woo her.

Mulder does the same while his nostrils flare with every indignant breath.

Turning away, he picks at the yellow label on the bottle until only the brown glass reflecting his scowl is showing.

10:55 PM: He hears Scully laugh again. Then again and again. He doesn’t know what she’s chuckling about or who with, but it doesn’t matter when she’s enjoying her last remaining hours of 1998. She’s having fun drinking and dancing, he tells himself. She deserves this. He wants her to be happy, always. He just refuses to watch someone else make her that way.

This time, when a high-pitched, unScully-like laughter slices through the sound of his heart thudding against his eardrums, his gut clenches along with his fists.

11:02 PM: One hour and four - no five - beers later, Mulder is ready to leave. To flee, more like it, when a thick hand slaps at his back.

“Agent Mulder,” Skinner’s voice booms over the music. “Glad to see you decided to show up.”

He scoffs, “I was summoned.”

Skinner glances at him, his heavy hand squeezing the meat of Mulder’s shoulder; hard. “You mean she asked or you wouldn’t be here,” he corrects, nodding towards Scully draining yet another glass of wine. “She wants you here, Mulder. I suggest you remember that.”

11:32 PM: Mulder does remember that. In fact, that’s all he’s been thinking about for the past half hour when he lost sight of Scully within the crowd. After dodging both Diana and Spender, three agents requesting a dance, and one persistent secretary’s offer for much more than that, Mulder halts his search for his partner and ducks into the restroom to break the seal.

He glances at his cell phone. No service. Goddammit.

The entire time he’s been looking for Scully, the sickening thought of her having left with someone else has weighed heavily in the back of his mind. He should’ve taken Frohike up on his offer of Mexican and movies and saved himself the heartache.

11:44 PM: “Yes, I do know I’m leaving before the ball drops, and no, I don’t have a date I’m waiting for,” Mulder repeats to Agent Matthews at the coat check.

“You want one?” he asks, smirking. “Because I’m outta here in ten.”

“Oh uh,” Mulder can’t help but smile. “Thanks, but I’ll have to pass.”

“I knew it. But hey, a guy can dream.” The man shrugs and hands Mulder his jacket. “Agent Scully is one lucky woman.”

“You’ve seen her?” Mulder questions, ready to interrogate the poor guy. “Did she leave?”

“Maybe,” Matthews says, chuckling at Mulder’s unabashed desperation. “But I’ve seen her walk by looking for someone special a couple times earlier, though. I guess that someone was you.”

“Yeah, thanks. Have a good night,” Mulder groans as he walks away, feeling more and more like an asshole as the minutes tick by.

11:50 PM: Mulder makes his way down the side stairwell and shuffles past the ladies room tucked away in an alcove at the end of the hall. Fireworks spark outside the window next to him and he can’t help but wonder if Scully is looking at them, too.

He sighs, takes three steps, and stumbles when a flash of red catches his eye.

“Scully?”

“Mulder, you’re here!” she praises, her cheeks flushed with wine. Her eyes flick down to his coat slung over his arm and her smile fades. “You’re leaving.”

He falters, shifting in his Wingtip Oxfords he’d worn just for her. “You know me, Scully,” he feigns nonchalance. “I’d rather pull out my hair than kiss the asses of the ‘powers that be’ more than I’m forced.”

Scully shakes her head and is quiet a moment before boldly brushing a lock of hair from his brow. “Can’t have that now, can we?”

He stifles a moan. The familiar feeling of her touch lulls him where they stand. “A full head of hair means that much to you, does it, Scully?”

“Mm…” She nods while his hand covers hers sliding gently across his scalp. “You do have great hair.”

“Melvin will be crushed.”

She laughs - this it’s time for him - and Mulder swears it’s the most beautiful sound echoing through the hall. They continue to stand in the hallway, staring at one another as her fingers dance through his hair, letting the soft melody of the muffled music fill the silence.

“So why show up then?” she finally asks, her fingers trailing over the shell of his ear, down to his cheek, hovering there. “Why come at all?”

The alcohol that flows through her veins, leaving her open and vulnerable deserves only honesty from him. “Because you’re here,” Mulder confesses.

“I am.” Her eyes hone in on his fingers twining through hers. “And you were about to leave without saying goodbye?” She arches a brow, pins him with an accusatory stare. “Or hello, for that matter?”

“I-you were enjoying yourself out there. You were…” he sighs, guilt washing over him for not being a better partner to her. For not walking out on that dance floor and showing her exactly how much he appreciates her. How much he loves her. “Scully…”

“Mulder, it’s okay. I get it, really.” She rolls her eyes, tapping his tie with a manicured nail. “Plus, Skinner told me that if you’re as smart as your IQ says you are, you’d be here to ring the new year with me.”

“Ha!” It’s Mulder’s turn to roll his eyes, imagining the AD just itching to dance with his beautiful partner. “I’ll bet he did.”

“I told him you were smarter.”

Mulder’s heart began to race at the husk in her voice. “And if I hadn’t shown up?” he wonders. “I have a feeling Skinner and every other person in that ballroom would give anything to dance with you tonight.”

“They asked to dance with me, Mulder, not date me.”

Mulder’s jaw clenches at that, his free hand dipping down to settle gently at the base of her spine.

“And besides,” she arches into him, amused and emboldened. “There’s only one person I wanted to dance with tonight.”

“Scully.” His voice catches when her sapphire eyes snap up to lock onto his, imploring him to say more. “I-you looked… you look...” The liquid courage swirling though his mind gives him the nudge he needs. He touches her face, softly tracing the slope of her jawline from her ear to her chin. She hums and he melts. "...Stunning, Scully. You look stunning.”

Her half-grin twitches higher. "Bet you say that to all the girls, Mulder."

“No,” he denies in earnest. “Only you.”

She nods slowly, unblinking, as if she’s always known. Her eyes are large and luminous in their dimly lit corner, the deep blue sea of them beckoning him into dangerous waters. Lashes fluttering under his gaze, she leans into him like a feral kitten, fierce and unyielding in her affection. And it’s a good thing, Mulder thinks as he leans in too, that he’s an excellent swimmer.

“You showed up, Mulder,” she whispers. Her tiny hands skim down to his waist and tug his body flush to hers. “Thanks.”

“Don’t thank me for that,” he begs. “Don’t thank me for anything.”

He palms her neck and she allows his hand to wander up into her hair, tangling the silky waves through his fingers. He watches her eyelids flutter half shut, her lips parting.

“And why did you come, Scully?” he blurts, curious.

“Why do you think?” she retorts, challenging him. Suddenly, Mulder knows exactly why she came. Why she’s still here, staring up at him with dark eyes and rocking against him with hardened nipples.

He forgets to breathe.

“Tell me,” he says, cradling the base of her skull and letting his forehead fall forward against hers.

“No,” she breathes while stroking the curve of his ribcage, nudging the tip of his nose with her own. “I’ll show you.”

Her eyes flutter shut and a gush of warm breath tickles his cheek. As he leans down, her cushy lips press softly to his and his heart threatens to burst from his chest.

Her mouth tastes of red wine and sugar - a tart sweet-filled sin laced with a hint of blush-colored lipstick. She tastes more satisfying than any dessert. She tastes like raw desire.

Reluctantly, he pulls his hips away from her soft belly when his rock hard want for her becomes impossible to ignore.

She whimpers with her arms now wrapped around his neck, tugging him down for more.

Mulder gulps and kisses her nose, her cheek, inhales the fruity scent of her shampoo. He breathes her in while keeping a lung full of her essence within his chest. The warmth of her baby soft skin beneath his lips makes him wonder if he’s having an out of body experience: an erotic X-File, as his soul quite possibly ascends into the unknown.

A sudden cacophony of cheers bursts through the cracks of the heavy ballroom doors. Mulder jumps while Scully clutches at his back, keeping him close. Their heavy breathing mingles with the chorus of Auld Lang Syne playing in the background as fireworks boom outside the window pane. Bursts of copper and cerulean stream across the ink-black sky and it rumbles the carpet beneath their feet, reminding him that, yes, his feet are still on solid ground.

Two hours, two minutes, and one kiss from Dana Scully are all it takes for his world to tilt on its axis.

“Wow. Wha… what was that?” he gasps dumbly.

Scully arches brow. "I would have thought that's fairly obvious," she purrs. "You asked me why I came here, so I kissed you."

"Yeah, I know that, Scully, believe me. But...” Fuck, he berates himself. Why does his conscience hate him so damn much?

“Shh, just shut up and kiss me again,” she slurs.

His eyes flutter shut. He wants this - wants her - more than his next breath, but she’s been drinking, he remembers. They both have. “Shit, I want to, badly. But I think,” he hesitates, no more than a whisper, “I should hail us a cab.”

“Mulder…”

“In case you don’t remember these last few minutes when you wake up in the morning,” Mulder explains further. “Or worse, you regret them when you do.”

“But…” Scully frowns, hiccuping as she sways within his arms. “Okay…” she sighs, rolling her forehead against his sternum and mumbles to herself, “Fine, but the cab’s on you.”

“Deal,” he chuckles, his love for her growing with each passing second. His lips brush against the crown of her head, his palms smoothing over her hair and down to the lithe bare blades of her shoulders. “I can do that.”

“Happy New Year, Mulder.”

12:10 PM: This year, Mulder thinks as he waves down a cab. This year will be different. When Scully’s pinky loops through his, he squeezes it in promise. This year, he will do better.

“Happy New Year, Scully.”

And next time, when he looks into her eyes and tells her he loves her again, Scully will finally believe.

Tagging @today-in-fic

[lilpervfruit]

4/2/22

9:06pm

Today was the beginning of your new journey! I hope that you are enjoying yourself!! I have been thinking about you so much(: hoping that you are smiling!! And truly not to exhausted!!

I decided that posting here would be better than blowing your phone up constantly!! I just don’t want you to think I don’t wanna talk to you!! I am missing you lots and lots!!

4/3/22

9:58 am

You have been up and at em for 4 hours and you just a measly 4 hours short of being to Utah!!! Look at you go!!!

You said your car was making noises last night, I hope it is sounding better now!!! I hope you and Xena are doing wonderful!! ITS ALMOST BROOKE TIME!!!

7:10 pm

Your car is being a tear waffle… so you have to stay still for the night! You have been ready to go for days and days…there are things bothering your pretty mind right now, which is only to be accepted with the circumstance you are in right now!! Gah.. I wish I could come get you in a private jet and just get you there… and bring your transformer back to you when it’s fixed…. I could only imagine the movie loop playing in your mind… I wish you was able to sleep! What ever happen to your edibles? Or did you eat them all 🤔….They will fix your car tomorrow morning and then you will be on your way!!!!! I do feel really sorry that things are fucking around on you… even the things I don’t know… may they all knock it off and you start relaxing soon!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

4/4/22

7:45pm

Oh sweet lady how I hope you are having such a wonderful trip!! So so happy that your car was an easy whoop go!!!! You are currently almost half way through Nevada!! I hope that you will be able to sleep better tonight(: JUST A FEW SHORT WHILE BEFORE YOU ARE TO BROOKE!!!!!!! How exciting!!!!

OH AND I JUST REALIZED THAT HULU SAYS THE QUEEN AND I AM SO IN AWW I CANT EVEN FOCUS!!! that is the cutest thing I have ever fucking seen!!! My beautiful queen

4/5/22

11:55 p.m

YOU HAVE MADE IT TO ARIZONA!!!!! you have seen your second family and been to Brooke’s!!! It is so so beautiful that you are feeling so loved!! You deserve every ounce of love!! I hope that you are sleeping so soooo good!!!

[ledenews]

Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce to Host 2023 Lunch with Leaders

For the second year in a row, the Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce will host its Annual Meeting as the Lunch with Leaders program, at the Wheeling Park White Palace, on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.  This year’s distinguished guest speaker is United States Senator Shelly Moore Capito. Shelley Moore Capito was first elected to the United States Senate in 2014 and re-elected in 2020. She is also the first female Senator in West Virginia’s history and was elected with the largest margin of victory for a Republican in state history—winning more than 70 percent of the vote and all 55 counties, surpassing the previous mark she set in 2014 when she won more than 62 percent of the vote and all 55 counties. After serving West Virginia’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for 14 years, and as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates for four years prior, Senator Capito decided to run for Senate to be an even stronger voice for the Mountain State. Senator Capito currently serves on the Appropriations Committee; the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; the Rules and Administration Committee; and the Environment and Public Works Committee as Ranking Member. Senator Capito also serves as the Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, the number five position in Senate Republican leadership. A lifelong West Virginian herself, Senator Capito was born in Glen Dale in the Northern Panhandle. She holds a B.S. in Zoology from Duke University and an M.Ed. from the University of Virginia. She and her husband Charles L. Capito Jr. reside in Charleston. They have three adult children: two sons, Charles (wife Laura) and Moore, and one daughter, Shelley (husband Colin Macleod). They have also been blessed with eight grandchildren: Celia, Charlie, Eliza, Rose, Arch, Macaulay, Lewis, and Thomas. Tickets and limited sponsorships are still available.  Members can register for $60 and non-members at $75. Registration takes place under Events at the Chamber’s official website:  www.wheelingchamber.com MAJOR Sponsors for this year’s event includes: - McKinley Carter Wealth Services - WesBanco - Omni Strategic Technologies - McKinley Architecture and Engineering Read the full article

[subir-astrologer]

WHEN CAN I BUY A NEW AND BIG HOUSE IN THE FUTURE AS PER MY HOROSCOPE, AN ANALYSIS

A question was asked : Can any astrologer tell if we could have a new and big house in the future? My date of birth is 9/6/1964 at 11:55 pm in Mumbai.

The native wants to know if he could have a new and big house in the future as per vedic astrology of his horoscope.

Based on the given birth details DOB 9-6-1964 at 11:55 PM in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and the analysis is done as per KP vedic astrology padhatti / system.

The plotted horoscope shows kumbha lagna / aquarius ascendant with Saturn in 1st house, Jupiter in 3rd house, moon mars mercury n sun in 4th house, venus n rahu in 5th house and ketu in 11th house.

The moon is in rohini nakshatra in vrushab rashi / moon in taurus sign and the current ruling mahadasha is Saturn.

In order to learn about native’s new house buying in future as per his horoscope, one need to study the 4th cuspal sublord. The study of the current ruling mahadasha will reveal how the dasha lords are going to give their results on the events in the life of the native during their ruling periods.

From the horoscope the 4th cuspal sublord is Saturn and its strongly signifying 1 and 12th house as its untenanted in the planet level as well as in the sublord level and rahu strongly signifying 3,4,5,8 and 9th house as it is in own nakshatra in the nakshatra level.

Rahu is in conjunction with venus signifying 4,5 and 9th house.

The current ruling mahadasha is Saturn and the analysis of Saturn is already done so no need to repeat it again.

From my analysis I conclude that the native will face hurdles when he will try to buy a new house as lot of difficulties are promised in the horoscope but he can be a contributor to it as he used the word WE in his question so.

[keefwho]

October 11 - 2022

12:32 PM

I am EXTREMELY stressed but I have work to do before writing a book about it here. 

2:55 PM

I have some time now. 

This morning I woke up and the water pressure for my sink was low. I told my mom about it but she assured me it’s just because we share a pump with our neighbors except I have NEVER noticed a dip in pressure during the years I’ve lived here. Turns out a pipe burst and has been flooding the yard and the space beneath my floor. So right now I don’t have water. 

My first concern was if the water coming out of my sink was even safe to use. All I did with it was wash my hands and make coffee I barely drink but I was still worried about it. It didn’t look or smell funny so all I can do is assume it was okay. Mom said it was fine but I trust her hygienic/safety opinions less and less as time goes on. Im a little concerned about my parents water too since I have to use that right now. Its PROBABLY fine but I don’t know anything about plumbing issues. So I’d rather be safe than sorry. In this case it means waiting to use their shower until the problem is identified and described. 

Other than that, the weight of potentially losing a friendship has been on my mind but I don’t know what can be done about it. 

Overall a very stressful day but I’m feeling a bit better already. All thanks to my bestie. 

10:59 PM

Today was ass. I calmed down by the afternoon but it was all still so stressful. I dont even wanna talk about it. It just SUCKED. There’s so many problems and SHIT to look forward to. I don’t wanna do commissions tomorrow while I wait for usable water. But I will. It’s stressing me out how I won’t be able to clean myself properly when I need to. I’ll have to wash my hands with baby wipes and use as few dishes as possible. I’ll PRAY they can fix it tomorrow so I can get a shower if my dad is still adamant about keeping the water off even though we could just turn it on for a couple hours for people to shower and do dishes. 

I didn’t do any kind of mental work today, aside from being forced to deal with this spontaneous adversity. Tomorrow I’ll crack open my book and look into some of the exercises again. 

Straight up I’m HORNY but I only want one thing. :( I’m not conventionally horny often but I get in a special mood for people I like. Someone said something about possibly being demisexual and I might be in that field as well. I know I’ve long since abandoned being just horny. I greatly favor the setup to a sexual encounter and the scenario being played out. The raw pleasure is only the second most important part. So a good scene will get me GOING and so will a good bestie. But that makes it hard to get off sometimes because besties aren’t always around and sometimes I can’t find just the right kind of setup/mood I’m looking for. OH THE PAIN

11:28 PM

I haven’t been very compassionate towards myself about my problems lately. I dont know why, maybe because I feel like if I ignore/diminish them then it’ll be easier to make them go away. But in reality it’s been stopping me from addressing them appropriately. I’ve been treating them like I imagine other people would see them, as ridiculous. Down right silly even. But I shouldn’t care about what others hypothetically think. Inside myself I understand the magnitude of my fears and their origins. They are valid to me. I understand them. But that also makes me feel alone knowing how hard it is to find someone else that doesn’t necessarily understand them, but at least respects them as valid feelings. I get it. It’s extremely common for people to have issues I don’t understand because I’ve never had them/have overcome them already. But everyone is on a different level with different things. 

I’m ashamed it gets in the way of my life so much and my relationships with others. I think it’s one of the leading causes of my current failing friendships. I really feel responsible for the whole thing. But I also know it’s in part his inability to understand/respect my struggles. But that doesn’t change the fact that somewhere along the way in my life, I got fucked up bad enough to be where I am today. Kinda makes it feel like my fault. 

11:42 PM

I feel guilty because here I am safe in my room all the time but I have such a hard time relaxing and being happy. Meanwhile I know people that TRULY deserve the kind of time I have, but I’m here squandering it. It makes me feel pathetic. 

In reality I’m aware that everyone adapts to their circumstances including myself. I’ve adapted to this environment that is more controlled and relaxed than average so to me it’s normal.