#josiah and kate

[bestwwquote]

Welcome to Best Quote from The West Wing!

Inspired by all the polls about best quotes from different media/hottest actors from different media I wanted to do one for one of my favourite pieces of media The West Wing.

RULES:

1. It has to be a quote. There are some great unsaid moments but the competition is 'best quote' so it needs to be something someone said.

2. It can only come from the TV show 'The West Wing' that aired from 1999 to 2007. Interviews are not allowed, and anything from 'A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote' that was NOT already in the episode 'Hartsfields Landing' doesn't count.

3. Yeah I already have the end of 'Two Cathedrals' in here.

[degenderates]

you discovered kate bush through tiktok stranger things virality. i discovered kate bush through researching songs about incest. we are not the same.

[tcmuses]

“With great power comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.”

Kate’s entire body was slick with sweat, blonde strands of hair stuck to her forehead and what little was left of her lip gloss. Although she couldn’t stand the feeling of it, she didn’t have the strength to move just yet. Her thighs were still shaking ever so slightly, chest heaving as she tried to catch her breath. She didn’t have it in her yet to look over at Josiah, instead, she simply laid there with her eyes closed. When she’d finally relaxed enough, she brought a shaking, clammy hand to her face to brush her hair away. Josiah had a way of exhausting her, not stopping even when she begged him to. Not that she really wanted him to stop anyway. On days like this, she stopped counting her orgasms after a certain point, simply stuck in a state of bliss and overstimulation.

The humor of it all was that she’d come to his room with the intent of taking care of him. Quin had said he’d been up all night, working on some project that neither of them were smart enough to understand. Knowing Josiah, he’d probably been up for a couple of days at least. Often she worried about him, the long term effects the lack of sleep would eventually have on his health— especially now that he was going to the gym with her in the mornings. Usually they had to resort to tricking him into sleep, the easiest method of course being exhausting him with sex. Quin had been doing it for years, and as of late she’d started doing it too. She’d planned to keep him in bed for a couple of hours, hoping he’d fall asleep a couple of orgasms later but he’d had a different idea in mind. After his first he’d flipped her over and got to eating like a man starved.

Finally having caught her breath, Kate couldn’t help but think about how quiet Josiah had fallen. He wasn’t a talker after sex, not in the way that Quin or Syd were, but he wasn’t typically silent either. Lazily, she turned over to her side to face him. She opened her eyes, only to discover he’d seemingly dozed off. Her brows furrowed together in confusion, lips twisting into a smile. “Josiah?” She questioned. Sleep had been the goal, after all, but surely THIS hadn’t put him to sleep, right? He stirred, blonde lashes fluttering just slightly before his sleepy eyes locked on to hers. He didn’t say much, just mumbled something softly as he tried to understand what it was that she needed. “Did you fall asleep?” She asked, still in disbelief. “‘M tired,” he replied, voice a little louder as he closed his eyes once more. “No the fuck you’re not,” Kate mused, a slight laugh in her voice. This time it was his turn to furrow his brows, though his seemed to be more in frustration than confusion, “and why not?”

“Well, because…” she trailed off “you only came once— I’m the one that should be tired. You hardly did anything— well not anything, you did things…” She couldn’t help but stumble over her words, afraid of making him feel unappreciated. “I mean really it’s actually insane what you’re capable of,” she finally settled on. With a heavy sigh, he moved closer, wrapping both of his arms around her body and pulling her flush against him. “With great power comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later”. And with that, he was back to dozing off.

Kate snuggled up closer to him, although the heat and sweat had made their bodies uncomfortably sticky. She noted that the two of them would need to take a shower when he woke, and that she should try this method again the next time he needed sleep.

[thefundiedata]

Upcoming Events August 2024-January 2025

Not predicting for: Michaela Bates, Alyssa Bates, Jinger Duggar, Joseph Duggar and Josiah Duggar.

Just Occurred: Savannah and Cole LaBrant had their fifth child Beckham Blue LaBrant on 13th May. Blue joins three older sisters and one older brother. Tori and Bobby Smith had their fifth child Weston Slade Smith on 29th May. He joins two older brothers and two older sisters. Jason Duggar announced he is in a relationship with Madison Grace Jones on 30th May. Samuel Rodrigues was discovered to be in a relationship on 9th June. Kristen and Zack Clark had their third child Caroline Marie Clark on 14th June. Caroline joins two older brothers. Katie and Travis Clark announced their second child will be called Harvey Gray Clark on 28th June. Nurie and Nathan Keller had their third child Naomi Christine Keller on 14th July. Naomi joins two older brothers. Lawson and Tiffany Bates had their first child William Daniel Bates on 19th July. Isaiah Bates was discovered to be in a relationship on 26th July.

Confirmed Events: Timothy Rodrigues and Heidi Coverett are still engaged in the longest fundie engagement of all time. Reddit snarkers expect a wedding in September. Katie and Travis Clark are expecting their second child, a son named Harvey Gray, predicted birthday of 3rd October. Nathan and Esther Bates are expecting their second child, a son, predicted birthday of 6th October. Jed and Kate Duggar are expecting twin girls. The girls will be their third and fourth children. Predicted birthday of 30th December.

Predicted Events - August: No predicted events for August.

Predicted Events - September 28th - Trace & Lydia Bates announce baby 2* after a miscarriage earlier in 2024.

Predicted Events - October 17th - Jason Duggar & Maddie Jones get engaged. 21st - Carlin & Evan Stewart announce baby 3 (1 SD late).

Predicted Events - November No predicted events for November.

Predicted Events - December 11th - Jackson & Emerson Bates announce baby 1 (2 SDs late). 13th - Kaylee & Jonathan Hill announce baby 2 (2 SDs late). 14th - Jill & Derick Dillard announce baby 4 after a miscarriage earlier in 2024.

Predicted Events - January No predicted events for January.

[isfjmel-phleg]

I'm rereading Mother Carey's Chickens, a 1911 children's book by Kate Douglas Wiggin, mostly because there's a subplot in it which I think might be relevant to my search for portrayals of CEN in children's literature of this era (...and guess what subplot got axed in Summer Magic, a loosely adaptated 1963 film version--but that's another issue). Anyway, this time I found myself unexpectedly sympathetic toward a character Wiggin does not want the audience to be very sympathetic toward.

(and wow, this got longer than I expected and is A Rant, sorry!)

Basically, the book is about the Carey family--a widow and her four children--who have suffered a significant finanical decline after the father's death and have to move into a new house in a small town and make a lot of sacrifices and adjustments, while having various slice-of-life adventures. Not long after the move, their cousin Julia comes to live with them.

And Wiggin really hammers it into the reader's head that Julia is annoying. She's "the pink of perfection" (a phrase memorably used in a song in the 1963 film), she knows it, and she never lets anyone forget it. (Think a female version of my OC Josiah, and you're probably not far off.) She won't shut up about the rich family she used to live with, and she can't be bothered to join the others in anything so demeaning as chores. She's so dull and imaginative that "she bored her own mother terribly." She has no sense of humor, she's no fun, she's tidy and clothes-conscious, she gets perfect grades in school--in short, she's the worst and nobody likes her. Even Mrs. Carey admits "frankly" that she doesn't like Julia.

And the other children are understandably frustrated with her and very vocal about this among themselves. There's friction between her and the Careys--and the Careys don't always come off looking very good either, although the narrative doesn't recognize it. The two oldest children (who are about fifteen and fourteen, I think) even go so far as to write a poem mocking Julia's appetite (and, by implication, her weight) and tacking it up in her room. Julia in tears shows it her aunt, who finds it funny and has to struggle to show the proper sympathy. Julia protests that the family she used to live with never mentioned her appetite and instead encouraged her to eat. Mrs. Carey concedes that her older children can get carried away with joking and forgot Julia wasn't used to it.

And then she adds, "And don't forget, my dear, that in a large family like ours we must learn to 'live and let live.'" So clearly it's Julia's fault for being so oversensitive about just a joke, right? Because nobody likes her, and she had it coming. She needs to learn to have a sense of humor!

Eventually, Kathleen, the younger Carey daughter, in a moment of provocation lets it slip that Julia's father is the reason the family has so little money (long story). An angry Julia tells her aunt. Kathleen feels horrible about it and apologizes profusely, but Julia is not immediately forgiving and points out what a victim she is here--as a fatherless girl and a guest in their home.

And then Mrs. Carey gives her A Speech (emphasis mine):

"You are wrong there, Julia. I fail to see why you should not take your full share of our misfortunes, and suffer as much as we, from our too small income. It is not our fault, it is not yours. You are not a privileged guest, you are one of the family. If you are fatherless just now, my children are fatherless forever; yet you have not made one single burden lighter by joining our forces. You have been an outsider, instead of putting yourself loyally into the breach, and working with us heart to heart. I welcomed you with open arms and you have made my life harder, much harder, than it was before your coming. To protect you I have had to discipline my own children continually, and all the time you were putting their tempers to quite unnecessary tests! I am not extenuating Kathleen, but I merely say you have no right to behave as you do. You are thirteen years old, quite old enough to make up your mind whether you wish to be loved by anybody or not; at present you are not!"

Does Julia deserve to be informed that she has been standoffish and unhelpful and whiny and needs to be a team player? Absolutely. Blaming her for the Carey children's behavior though? Not so much. And to tell anyone--especially someone so young--that whether she is loved is solely up to her and currently no one loves her--is incredibly harsh and uncalled for.

The narrative consistently presents Mrs. Carey as The Ideal Mother, so there is no recognition of the hurtfulness of such a comment. Instead, it's that comment in particular that is presented as what finally prompts Julia's character development.

Not to be loved, if that really were to be her lot, rather terrified Julia. She secretly envied Nancy [Carey]'s unconscious gift of drawing people to her instantly; men, women, children,—dogs and horses, for that matter. She never noticed that Nancy's heart ran out to meet everybody, and that she was overflowing with vitality and joy and sympathy; on the contrary, she considered the tribute of affection paid to Nancy as a part of Nancy's luck. Virtuous, conscientious, intelligent, and well-dressed as she felt herself to be, she emphatically did not wish to be disliked, and it was a complete surprise to her that she had not been a successful Carey chicken.

At this point, I am feeling sorry for this child, obnoxious though she can be. This girl has a father who isn't in her life much and a mother who was flighty and bored with her and either died or left the picture when her daughter was five so she was raised by a governess and has been trying really hard to be everything her mother wasn't--well-behaved and responsible. And now after living with an apparently kind and accepting family, she's been transplanted to an unfamiliar environment with cousins who complain about and mock her. No one is listening to her; no one is bothering to help her. She talks about her friend's family so much because that's all she knows. As annoying as her displays of perfection are, it's her flawed attempt to seek love and validation. She feels inadequate compared to her outgoing and universally adored cousin Nancy (who co-wrote the mean poem and has been the most vocally critical of her--guess her heart doesn't run out to meet just everybody!), and the narrative faults her for lacking the right sort of personality. Apparently the only acceptable way for her to earn love is to make an effort to be more like Nancy. And Julia desperately wants to be loved.

But there are people who love her unconditionally! She points out that her friend, the daughter of the family she used to live with, always loved her. Mrs. Carey replies, "Then either Gladys has a remarkable gift of loving, or else you are a different Julia in her company [...]"

Ouch.

She then proceeds to accuse Julia of committing "the sin of causing your brother to stumble" by provoking her cousins' annoyance. Kathleen, though, doesn't agree and apologizes again. And Julia takes pity on her, shows some affection, and they make up.

From here, Julia is on the road to character development, and Mrs. Carey gets all the credit for it. And sure, Julia has learned that she needs to be more helpful and less critical, but she has also learned that love is earned and that her family will only accept her if she toes a certain line. Is this really any different from her previous efforts of performing perfection?

And anyway, it bothers me that the narrative is so merciless to her. Yes, she's got major issues that she needs to grow past. But is being a girl exhibiting the results of a problematic upbringing enough cause for the level of vitriol that she is given? Couldn't there have been a more effective way to prompt her character development than for a family member whom she respects to tell her she's unlovable? Wiggin's narrative extends compassion to the flaws of characters like Nancy but withholds it from others (not just Julia). Why? Why are some people more deserving of understanding? Because they're the main character?

And that's never really struck me before, I've always read this book at face value, but somehow today I ended up with emotions about Julia Carey. Who knew. If you've got this far, thank you for coming to my Rant.

[bigmantatas]

!!Read before Interacting!!

This blog is ONLY for male/trans (ftm) or GN/Non-Binary people. Fem readers DNI. You will be blocked. 

This post will be used as a sort of “masterlist” of characters/fandoms I write for at the moment so let’s get right to it :) (make sure you stay up-to-date with this if you want to request frequently)

PLEASE DONT BE SCARED TO REQUEST :’’)

^ for that, make sure to specify a scenario you want because I’m uncreative 

Fandoms I write for/more specifically the characters:

Resident Evil:

Leon S. Kennedy

Jill Valentine

Albert Wesker

Chris Redfield

Ethan Winters

Karl Heisenberg

Alcina Dimitrescu

Donna Beneviento

Rebecca Chambers

Carlos Oliveira

Nemesis

Lucas Baker

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974, 1986, 2003 & 2006):

Bubba Sawyer (both TCM 1974 and 1986)

Thomas Hewitt (both 2003 and 2006) 

Chop Top

Nubbins

Friday the 13th (2009, Jason Lives & Jason Takes Manhattan): 

Jason Voorhees

Silent Hill:

James Sunderland

Pyramid Head

Dead by Daylight:

Killers:

Danny Johnson (Ghostface)

Caleb Quinn (Deathslinger)

Max Thompson Jr. (Hillbilly)

Frank, Joey, Susie (The Legion)

Anna (The Huntress)

Herman Carter (The Doctor)

Evan MacMillan (The Trapper)

Philip Ojomo (The Wraith)

Kazan Yamaoka (The Oni)

Survivors:

Dwight Fairfield 

Meg Thomas

Jake Park

Nea Karlsson 

David King

Yui Kimura

Kate Denson

Feng Min

Halloween (1978):

Michael Myers

Laurie Strode

Scream (1996):

Billy Loomis

Stu Macher

Sidney Prescott

Tatum Riley

My Bloody Valentine (1981)

Harry Warden

IT (2017)

Patrick Hockstetter

Henry Bowers

Pennywise

Red Dead Redemption (1 and 2)

Arthur Morgan

John Marston

Javier Escuella

Charles Smith

Sean MacGuire

Josiah Trelawny 

Stardew Valley:

Alex

Harvey

Sebastian

Sam

Kent

A Plague Tale: Innocence:

Sir Nicholas

Amicia

Rodric

Arthur

Mélie

Team Fortress 2:

Medic

Scout

Sniper

Soldier

Demoman

Heavy

Pyro

Engineer

Spy

Ultrakill:

V1

Gabriel

[arbuz-ik]

Hmmm, first post. English is not my first language, but I want to expand my audience, so I'm using a translator. If there are any mistakes, please post or something.

Haven't been here in a while, so I thought I'd start fresh. My pronouns and stuff are in my profile.

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I plan to write small fanfics here, or just something very small. I'm a member of most fandoms, but I'm only going to describe here the ones where I'll be able to write something about the characters. I write both NSFW and SFW. Some ideas will be taken from TikTok. I mostly write romance, but I can also write something like horror or drama. The list may grow. Requests are taken at most for something small and from the list. I only write on characters from the list below. Fanfics with a reader I write mostly in second person, but can also use third person, but only without Y/N hate that thing, lol.

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List.

1. Harry Potter

Nymphadora Tonks x fem!reader

Narcissa Malfoy x fem!reader

Hermione Granger x fem!reader

2. Marvel(films and TV shows)

Kate Bishop x fem!reader

Jack Duquesne x fem!reader

Sylvie Laufeydottir x fem!reader

Miss Minutes x any!reader(why not?)

Agatha Harkness x fem!reader

Yelena Belova x fem!reader.

3. Sonic(film, 2020)

Dr Robotnik x fem!reader(from the first or second part)

3. Good Omens

Beelzebub x fem!reader(I adore them too much, couldn't help but insert Beelzebub here)

4. Ratchet & Clank(games and film)

Dr Nefarious x fem!reader

5. Resident Evil

Albert Wesker x fem!reader

6. Game of Thrones

Osha x fem!reader

(Possibly, but I haven't finished the tv show or read the books yet.)

7. Inglourious Basterds

Hans Landa x Shoshanna

Hans Landa x fem!reader

8. Red Dead Redemption 2, Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Revolver

Sadie Adler x fem!reader

Josiah Trelawny x fem!reader

Strange Man (something creepy, possible fem reader)

Jack Swift x fem!reader

[fundiebabynamebible]

2022 Duggar Predictions Review

Michelle has been pretty quiet this year but the reason for this doesn't seem to have been leaked. Unfortunately no holiday to the clink for Jim Bob.

Thankfully Josh was sentenced to 12 years in jail with all appeals so far rejected. Anna has been very quiet, apart from hinting that there is more to the story (there isn't).

Another quiet year and no courtship for Jana.

We did get a pregnancy announcement (in late Spring, not summer), the baby was indeed a boy and Charlie arrived in September. There have been more trips this year to 'help' people around the world, including Ukraine.

Jill and Derick welcomed a baby boy, Frederick in July. Thankfully I was right and they opted for a planned c-section. Jill has been seen with the family but I don't think it's been at the TTH. Derick passed the bar and is now an attorney in Oklahoma and Arkansas. There haven't been hints of changing views as of yet but hopefully soon. No signs of starting school either but I think they will enrol the boys when they find the perfect school.

No dog and no pregnancy announcement. Lots of speculation though, especially recently.

They are releasing another book, Becoming Free Indeed, in January. Jinger and Jeremy are also moved house, albeit still in LA. No pregnancy announcement. Jeremy Vuolo is still Jeremy Vuolo's biggest fan. No trip to Arkansas but various family members have been to see them.

No pregnancy announcement as pretty much all Duggars are staying out of the limelight. Joe and Kendra did welcome another baby this year, confirmed through fine tuned snarking skills, and it's looking increasingly likely that it's a boy. No house move as far as we know.

Josiah and Lauren did welcome their second child, a girl named Daisy. It was confirmed through the church's Facebook page. Daisy is estimated to have been born in March.

I was off - but only by a few months. Joy is pregnant with her third child, a boy and due in May.

Indeed we did have the sex reveal in January. Baby Truett was born in May. Katey is currently pregnant with her second child, a girl named Nora Kate, and due in May. No attempts at politics. I guess it isn't the right time after recent events.

We still don't have confirmation on when they got engaged but they announced they were on 6th January. They married on 26th March, eight days before Jed and Katey's first anniversary. They didn't leave Arkansas and live in an RV. They are expecting to welcome their baby girl any day now.

It's been pretty quiet from everyone else, although whispers about courtships have circled.

[domum]

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[fundieshaderoom]

Fundies and Adjacents I Follow: Marriages & Babies Born in 2023

January:

Genesis Laura Liberty Reber was born to Lemuel and Hannah on January 2.

Emily Haight and Justus Stangl married on January 14.

Valkyria Claudio was born to Darienne (Moravek) and Fredo on January 15.

Madeline Langdon and Zachary Garcia got married on January 16.

David Silas Robertson was born to Reed and Brighton on January 20.

Scottie June Love Weaver was born to Vanessa and Jeff on January 27.

February:

Hailey James Clark was born to Katie (Bates) and Travis on February 17.

March:

Phillipos Luke Papapostolou "Pippo" was born to Jenny and Elias on March 16.

Rhett Alan Webster was born to Alyssa (Bates) and John on March 18.

Hudson James Hill was born to Matthew and Kayla on March 19.

April:

Hannah (Paine) and Levi Pelletier welcomed a little girl sometime in April.

Charles Ervin Holt was born to Spencer and Hayley Holt on April 6.

Josiah Paine and Alyssa Nickles married on April 8.

Willie Robertson Jr. and Abby Hammond married on April 28.

May:

Brooklyn May Hoover was born to Ashley (Salyer) and Eric on May 1.

Kayson Clark Manaraze was born to Kayla (Clark) and Cameron on May 9.

Logan Smith and Lindsay Haight married on May 16.

Gunner James Forsyth was born to Joy (Duggar) and Austin on May 17.

Haven Belle Huff was born to Sadie (Robertson) and Christian on May 22.

Nora Kate Duggar was born to Jedidiah and Katey (Nakatsu) on May 24.

Haven Mae Kahle was born to Brance and Cherise on May 29.

Eliza Muckerheide was born to Darbs (Trewhella) and Isaiah.

June:

Ryan and Erin Alexander welcomed a little girl sometime in June.

David and Paige Williams welcomed a little boy sometime in June.

Lily Robertson and Austin Stalbaum married on June 5.

Owen Matthias Wissmann was born to Matthias and Michelle on June 17.

Benson William Blair was born to Brooklyn (Collingsworth) and William on June 30.

Haven Proell was born to Rochelle (Trewhell) and Nick.

July:

Susanna Wissmann and Drew Jarred married on July 1.

Gideon Daniel Hill was born to Kaylee (Rodrigues) and Jonathan on July 5.

Geneva Claire Silberman was born to Anastasia (Salyer) and James on July 9.

August:

Atlas Gray Hoover was born to Hannah (Salyer) and Luke on August 1.

Iliya Andrii Petrenko was born to Ellissa (Baird) and Andrii on August 2.

Matt Reith and Rachel Raylyanu married on August 4.

Theodore James Wissmann was born to Nathanael and Katrina on August 7.

Lincoln Bontrager and Susanna Helferich married on August 12.

Lily Jo Bates was born to Zach Bates and Whitney (Perkins) on August 15.

Rafe Alden Wikstrom was born to Lauren (Andregg) and Devin Wikstrom on August 21.

Baby Girl Trewhella was born to Talia and Matthew.

September:

Calvin Driscoll and Brisee Schnack married on September 1.

Margot Lea McDaniel was born to Emma Mae (Jenkins) and Joshua.

Sophia Trewhella and Maxwell Trego got married on September 10.

Ryker Cruise Bates was born to Lydia (Romeike) and Trace Bates on September 12.

Wells McEacharn Robertson was born to John Luke and Mary Kate on September 12.

Liberty Arabella Staddon was born to Robert and Kendalyn on September 19.

Indiana Levi Chase "Indy" was born to Ashley (Driscoll) and Landon Chase on September 23.

Audrey Ann Busenitz was born to Rachel (Wissmann) and Alan on September 26.

October:

Sailor and Skye Wilson were born to Jonah and Grace on October 4.

Denver Alan Patton was born to Gabrielle (Perez) and Andrew on October 8.

Emerson Wells and Jackson Bates married on October 14.

Mia Gayle Paine was born to Alyssa and Josiah on October 14.

Maverick James Young was born to Kristen Nicole and Justin on October 16.

Luca Charles Mauro was born to Christiana (Clark) and Michael on October 20.

Evie Mae Metz was born to Courtney (Collingsworth) and Michael on October 20.

Hayes Gerald Willis was born to Lexi and Jeremiah on October 24.

William Gage Paine was born to Erin (Bates) and Chad on October 30.

November:

James Ezra Schadt was born to Amber (Perez) and Levi on November 1.

Isla Jane Barger was born to Michelle (Seewald) and Elijah on November 3.

Isaiah Valiant Arakel Afarian was born to Rachelle (Waller) and Joseph on November 10.

Kimberleigh Noel Roberts was born to Sophia (Meggs) and Jacob Roberts on November 26.

December:

Dakota Rae Kenney was born to Cat (Smith) and Aaron on December 11.

Lydia Ballinger and Thomas Herring married on December 13.

Lilian Noelle Storms was born to Sara (Trewhella) and Jason on December 18.

George Augustine Seewald was born to Jessa (Duggar) and Ben Seewald on December 19.

Jonathan Hartono and Tannia Christy married.

This year, 50 babies were born and 14 weddings were held.

Top Families:

Bates- 5 babies born, 1 wedding held

Robertson- 4 babies born, 2 weddings held

Trewhella- 4 babies born, 1 wedding held

Paine- 3 babies born, 1 wedding held

Clark- 3 babies born

Salyer- 3 babies born

Wissmann- 2 babies born, 1 wedding held

Driscoll- 2 babies born, 1 wedding held

Noyes- 2 babies born

Duggar- 3 babies born

Hill- 2 babies born

Wilson- 2 babies born

Collingsworth- 2 babies born

Perez- 2 babies born

Seewald- 2 babies born

[fundiepredictions]

So Joy vlog confrimed 30 grandduggar between born and in utero, and also sayd that Jed and Kate will be the tiebreaker...so who is the misterious #29 ? We now know is a boy but I don't think this help at all

Really? I haven't watched the vlog and can't right now. But I'll watch for sure.

About mystery grandDuggar #29, it might be Josiah&Lauren who had a 3th baby. There was a babyregistry with a due date early may this year. It's soon after they had Daisy but considering they might had another miscarriage between Bella and Daisy it's not that weird they had another baby soon after Daisy.

And nice to know the gender. I think that we can conclude also that Joe&Kendra's 4th baby is a boy.

[hiidenneiti]

Teapot with fossil decoration ca. 1760–65 British, Staffordshire.

In February 1768, Josiah Wedgwood wrote to his soon-to-be business partner Thomas Bentley. Wedgwood wanted to inform Bentley of the “wonderfull [sic] & surprising curiositys [sic]” the laborers had found whilst digging the Trent and Mersey Canal [...]. His letter reported to Bentley how the canal bed was seemingly littered with the bones of monstrous animals. They had found “a prodigious rib, with the back bone of a monstrous sized Fish,” which some connoisseurs thought had belonged “to the identical Whale that was so long ago swallowed by Jonah!” They also found another bone “of a very considerable thickness” and “several able anatomists” could not decide whether it was the “first, or last of the vertebre [sic] of some monstrous animal,” which might have been “an inhabitant of the Sea, or Land.” The monstrous nature of the animals that they imagined these bones might belong to was directly related to their scale. Too large to bear consideration, these animals were incomprehensible.

[...] With such finds being revealed so near to his manufactory, it is perhaps unsurprising that potters in 1760s Staffordshire did just that: they produced a series of teapots that featured fossilized forms.—Crinoidal Limestone and Staffordshire Teapots: Material and Temporal Scales in Eighteenth-Century Britain. Kate Smith. Small Things in the Eighteenth Century — The Political and Personal Value of the Miniature. Cambridge University Press, 2022.

[hellhoundlair]

Tagged by @saltbind @seanwinchester @deanwinchesterpregnant @applecrumbledore @math-should-die, thank you all for tagging me! (and sorry if im missing anyone!)

Last Song: i got carried away answering this because i have a lot of thoughts okay SORRY. im a big kate bush fan and i've been listening to this kate bush tribute concert on repeat recently. its insane to hear her songs with like a whole orchestra performing them its INSANE okay its so good.

i wont forgive them for kinda fumbling whats probably my fave kate bush song (sat in your lap, which is a very frantic and all over the place type song. i have no idea what type of direction they were trying to go with for their version of it, but all of the charm and chaos of it is lost both in the way of the orchestral arrangement and the vocal performance) or the goofy vocal choices they make in hounds of love. my small grievances aside though, i do love a lot of the fun new directions they take a lot of the songs (their version of babooshka is so much fun) and i have straight up bawled to this concerts performance of this womans work before on multiple occasions (its at 21:10 if you care to cry with me)

you can also watch their performance of running up that hill here on yt bc i know thats like the only kate song ppl care about lol

Currently Watching: i just finished watching all of the twilight movies with my sister and i enjoyed them way more than i thought i would. i had so much fun watching them i understand the cultural hype behind them now.

Currently Reading: this is embarrassing but i dont read many actual novels. fic-wise i've been reading Brothers by Sera_Necto23 because i think josiah @/twochildreninamoteldemo mentioned it a bunch and yeah its good. also yeah no i totally forgot but i downloaded Brokeback Mountain a few days ago, loved the movie for ages and wanted to read the book for a while, ive only read like 5 pages so far but im looking forward to reading more

btw if anyone has book recs (especially horror and books featuring heavier topics) pls 🤲 id love to hear them! i feel very illiterate when it comes to books like i feel i havent read a lot of classics so feel free to rec ur fave most fucking basic high school book report books i promise theyll be like brand new to me

Current Obsession: god i dont know ive been feeling a little burnt out lately so i havent really been feeling #obsessed with anything aside from supernatural but im sure you already know that

Tagging: not tagging anyone because i think like all of my mutuals have been tagged already (im kinda late to this)

[singedsun]

I was tagged by @msviolacea

Last song:

Basic Channels (Fiddle Version) by Josiah and the Bonnevilles. I've been following this dude for like a decade? Maybe more and he's struggled on and off to find his audience and then last year he blew up on TikTok with a single TSwift cover. Now he's got an EP out and is opening for dudes like Noah Kahan. Highly recommend.

Currently watching:

Slowly catching up on Critical Role Campaign 3. It's slow going. More often I'm watching some book nerd on YouTube talking about books because books.

Currently reading:

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (I'm not feeling it yet, hoping that'll change.) Idk if it's my kind of Sci-Fi but people mentioned it over and over at 4th Street and I got the audiobook awhile back so I started it after finishing Helldivers book one. I'm also three chapters into Wicked Beauty by Katee Roberts (Honestly not feeling this one yet either.)

Current obsession:

Sleep Token. I have not listened to a band or album this much since Moral Panic by Nothing but Thieves a few years ago. I listened to that album constantly from front to back. The Take Me Back to Eden album by Sleep Token has surpassed that immensely. What kind of band are they? Yes. I think Djent if we're talking technicalities in subgenres. But Metal/Prog Metal is probably a better description. Though I think Wikipedia just calls them a rock band, which is... FINE I GUESS

Also, is it weird that a person with a certain kind of phobia takes a shine to a metal band that exclusively wears masks? Yeah. This dude's voice though, I don't know what to tell you. It's good shit.

[thefundiedata]

Where we're standing rn, does it look like the Duggars or Bateses will have more grands?

Good question! In doing this data, I've assumed Michael, Alyssa, Anna and Jinger will have no more children. I'm still predicting for Justin as we've had no word either way from him.

Short answer - The Bates will have more.

Longer answer with numbers below:

The Bates Zach & Whitney - 8 children Michael & Brandon - 0 children Erin & Chad - 11 children Lawson & Tiffany - 4 children Nathan & Esther - 7 children Alyssa & John - 5 children Tori & Bobby - 12 children Trace & Lydia - 11 children Carlin & Evan - 7 children Josie & Kelton - 9 children Katie & Travis - 10 children Jack & Emy - 5 children Warden - 8 children Isaiah & Sarah - 8 children Addallee, Ellie & Callie - 9 children each Jud & Jeb - 8 children each

Bates Total: 148 GrandBates

The Duggars J*** & Anna - 7 children John & Abbie - 4 children Jana & Stephen - 4 children Jill & Derick - 7 children Jessa & Ben - 9 children Jinger & Jeremy - 2 children Joe & Kendra - 12 children Josiah & Lauren - 11 children Joy & Austin - 8 children Jed & Kate - 10 children Jer & Hannah - 10 children Jason & Maddie - 8 children James - 6 children Justin & Claire - 3 children Jackson - 8 children Johannah, Jennifer, Jordyn & Josie - 8 children each

Duggar Total: 141 GrandDuggars

Jana getting married hasn't actually helped the Duggars at all. Jana getting married late pushed the age of courtship up, which has knocked off one additional GrandDuggar from each of the youngest girls and the Duggars have ended up even to where they were before the marriage. How bizarre. (Though even with the additional four GrandDuggars, they'd be behind)

[angelenohq]

Welcome to ANGELENOHQ, everyone! Under the cut, you will find all the accepted applicants. For those of you who have been accepted, you have TWENTY FOUR HOURS to get your account to the main page. Once you have it made, send in a message letting us know, and we’ll get you connected to the discord chat. Take a peek at the NEW PLAYER’S CHECKLIST. Information regarding the opening event, End of the Trail Music Festival can be read HERE. Now that acceptance is officially posted, the group is open for interaction!

California, here we come...

CHLOE BAILEY – Asha Dean, exotic dancer, OnlyFans model, and waitress. | Penned by Jay.

MICHAEL EVANS BEHLING – Josiah Carrington, actor and model. | Penned by Steph.

DYLAN O'BRIEN -- Romanyuk Konstenko/Roman Kon, professional dancer, concentration ballet for the Los Angeles Ballet Academy | Penned by Danii.

MELISSA BARRERA – Barrett Valentina, firefighter. | Penned by Lydia.

CHASE STOKES – Theodore “Theo” Lewis, photographer. | Penned by Lindsey.

OLIVIA COOKE – Nicolette “Nicky” Johansson. freelance graphic designer. | Penned by Cake.

CAMILA MORRONE – Diana Kirby Aguero, part time bar tender, former pro surfer.  | Penned by Alyssa.

CASEY DEIDRICK – Emmett Warden, owner of 360 gym. | Penned by Rose.

JACOB ELORDI – Alex Novak, drug dealer. | Penned by Jam.

LEE DO-HYUN – Kim Dong-yul/Don Kim, actor and stunt coordinator.  | Penned by Mel.

MEGHANN FAHY – Darcy James, musician, part time bartender and record store manager.  | Penned by Hannah.

SUKI WATERHOUSE – Aurelia “Paisley” Carter, singer/songwriter, musician | Penned by Ellie.

RILEY KEOUGH – Jolie St. Clair, musician and producer.  | Penned by Em.

FRIDA GUSTAVSSON – Thea Ellis Barlow, actress.  | Penned by Kate.

ZURI REED – Noemie Wilson, stand up comedian. | Penned by DJ.

BEN BARNES – Jacob Hartland, cardiothoracic surgeon, medical researcher/part time professor at UCLA. | Penned by AJ.

ZION MORENO – Renata Cortes, model and social media influencer. | Penned by Kit.

TOM HOLLAND – Dale “DJ” Jagger, personal trainer and personal chef.  | Penned by Ale.

NYLE DIMARCO – Owen Mason, ER nurse.  | Penned by Meranda.