#outdoors exploration vid

[oldfarmhouse]

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𝐇𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝗁𝗍𝗍𝗉s://instagram.com/kylefinndempsey

[disneyparksattractionstournament]

Extinct Disney Parks and Attractions tournament round 3: Bracket AB

Reminder, you don't have had to experience any of the attractions/experiences to vote! Just read in the info and/or watch the vid,then vote for which you wish you would have experienced more/which sounds cooler!

Videos and propaganda/info dumping under cut

Downtown Disney: WDW, 1997-2015

Propaganda:

It just had so much more Disney magic than Disney Springs does. Disney Springs just feels like any other outdoor mall, Downtown Disney had that magic disney charm! The shops were so much more unique, they had Pleasure Island and Disney Quest, the shops in the Marketplace are so much more boring and dull now too

Old World of Disney Stores: (1996-2018)

Propaganda:

This store use to be the most magical store ever. It was huge and had all these different themed sections to explore! It was SO immersive! Then in 2018, they turned it into a lameass warehouse like store with no theming at all. Seeing a reoccurring theme? D:

[fluffbeast7]

i found a fake art Channel that's an ARG :) its called ''Snowbird.Rogers''. This post will be about me diving in completely with what i found so far about the channel, if you want to explore it on your own, feel free to skip this!

Im pretty sure this channel is an ARG, the first vid has a weird scene at the end and the second one had all sort of recordings.

The banner has these weird numbers:

2438723490 2947034545 3542524545

and above "snowbrid.rogers" (brid? Not bird like the title?) There's something written in a language i dont understand, but from google translator it means: "what's wrong with zyul?", which I'm assuming is the character or to represent the person posting

i hadn't catched anything wrong with the first video, just at the end that it plays out a video in the dark, i have no idea what it means

in the second video is FILLED with recordings.

''at first, the audio plays of someone trying to call 'Alex', i think it is someone called ''Grim''. They have to record their message (number being 0123456789?)

'' hey alex its Grim, i'm glad to hear that you're back home for the summer. Sorry again that i didn't pick up when you first called, i was- i was busy, but, anyway, uhm, yeah! just glad to hear that you're back, we really need to catch up, its been too long dude. uhm just shoot me a text whenver you're free and, oh, oh- sorry i gotta go again, but, anyway, glad to hear you're back home.''

nothing too weird about the rest of the video then, which comes back with the speedpaint- the channel only has 2 videos, so you'd think that's the end of it? but nope! lets dig in a little bit deeper!

found this at their community tab, but the artwork can also be found at their instagram (which, so far, they only have instagram and youtube.). and loook, A CLUE! we find out that Grim, The one who called Alex, is also an artist and interacts with the person who owns the channel from time to time! and yes, the person who owns the channel is alex, Grim confirms it on their instagram

so.. we know alex has been away, and is coming back from college for summer, (it's mentioned a few times on their instagram)

Don't think i didn't see the link! :D i was just pointing out sum details haha

this is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_vSRk84CWI

and it leads you to this vid!

let's look at the title first, i put it in a morse code translator and it said ''CANARY'', in the video, a bird is singing, and the video does not fail to point that out-

''The canaries are most often associated with happiness, compassion, and the ability to help others through a hard time. They can sometimes come into our lives to remind us of what is important and to keep our optimism in times of sadness.''

I think this video is about Grim and Alex talking to each other, i wrote in what they said but i will put here the most important parts (for me at least)

''you know about the kidnapping that happened a couple years ago in the woods that weren't far away'' (this doesnt have a continuation but its interesting)

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''you're lucky enough to see me Outdoors, it's taken me so long to get that far, so yeah''

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''I've told you about how Robin's been acting lately right? she just did a whole jerk about the whole thing I I don't know why and I don't know if it's gotten into her, it, it's just weird I-''

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''don't sound like her from what you were saying'' ''I know that's why I'm so shocked, it's like I don't know what happened and I am I don't know I'm worried but I don't know at the same time I I just could be''

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robin is a new character here, but we dont know much abut her.

this is pretty much all i got, Alex posted on the community tab about getting a new social media account but they haven't shared it yet

[anal-queen-waifu]

First I just wanna say I absolutely LOVE your and your hubby’s blogs! Sooooo much inspiration!

Daddy and I are a little new to this, we’ve dipped our toes in the D/s lifestyle and want more, but our living situation doesn’t allow for REALLY exploring (he’s got housemates). Any advice?

Hello! Thank you so much, you are so sweet! This means so much to us both 😊

It also humbles me that you reached out for advice regarding a newly established D/s dynamic, it's such a beautiful thing. I could think of a few ways that you guys could explore more the dynamic, just remember to take things slow and explore kinks safely:

You could explore stuff outdoors. When we were younger we didn't have a place of our own and we each had roommates, so we ended up doing it a lot outdoors haha

You could have him give you tasks for the day/night. Wear a toy outdoors, wear a specific outfit, touch yourself with or without cumming, send pics or vids

Have him make rules for you if you guys want to/are into them

Actually go out and just talk about your dynamic. I don't know how long you've known each other, but it's always good to sit down and talk about it - kinks, limits, desires and needs, safewords, aftercare

You can rent a cheap room at a hotel and have the night to yourselves to really experiment the stuff that you want, explore kinks, etc - you could do this as much as your budget allows obviously

Please stay safe and ease in slowly. Nurture it into something beautiful and do not refrain from reaching out to me or hubby directly for anything really!

[eazy-group]

Carley lost 85 pounds

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Carley lost 85 pounds

Transformation of the Day: Carley shares how she lost 85 pounds. Her journey started after she experienced a severe panic attack. She began to explore the link between what she was consuming and her mental health, leading her to find a mix of healthy eating habits that worked for her. She also committed to working out.

Social Media: Instagram: @fitwithcarl TikTok: @Carleylauren_

What was your motivation? What inspired you to keep going, even when you wanted to give up? My journey started when I was on a plane ride back from a beautiful tropical vacation. My anxiety had gotten the best of me, and I had a severe panic attack on the flight. It was so bad my smart watch recorded it as a zone 3 cardio workout for 4 hours. My therapist encouraged me to explore the link between what I was consuming and my mental health. I knew I never wanted to feel like that again, and I would do anything I could to prevent that. My journey didn’t start out as a desire to change my body. I was trying to change my mind. 

Once I started eating well and moving more, I realized how much better I felt. My mental health improved dramatically. My relationships with those around me became stronger. I was able to take care of myself in a way I previously wasn’t. I don’t often think about giving up now. The idea of giving up is realizing I would go back to feeling horrible. I’d much rather suffer through a workout for an hour than suffer through life. 

How did you change your eating habits? My dietary changes happened around the same time as C*VID ramped up. I started early on in my journey eating a keto-based diet. Keto was the hot new diet, and it was accessible. I could get meats and veggies sustainably from the market (unlike toilet paper)! Now, I try to eat a higher protein diet to support my exercise. I do include intermittent fasting in my routine. I no longer cut out food groups. I have food freedom and eat whatever I want without guilt. 

What is your workout routine? I focus mainly on strength training, and I have one designated cardio day a week. I enjoy all forms of movement. My most logged exercise is outdoor walks! 

How often did you work out? 3 to 6 days days a week. 

What was your starting weight? What is your current weight? My starting weight was 250 pounds, and now I’m down to 165 pounds.

What is your height? 5’9″

When did you start your journey? How long did your transformation take? I started my journey in December of 2019. My transformation has been ongoing for four years. 

Is weight loss surgery part of your journey? No surgery. 

What is the biggest lesson you’ve learned so far? Discipline and patience. Before this journey, I was not a disciplined person. If the results weren’t instant, I didn’t want them. Nothing about this journey has been easy or quick. I’ve learned how to follow through on the commitments I’ve made to myself. I understand the value now in honoring those commitments. 

What advice do you have for women who want to lose weight? Find people that you can be in community with, online or in person. Make your goals small. It’s softer on your mind to set a goal of 1lb/week rather than to try and tackle 100 lbs at once. Don’t compare your journey to anyone else’s. Learn to fall in love with the process. Take pictures. Celebrate every milestone.

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[horror--kiss]

welcome.

about me:

○ I'm Boo ◦ 24 ◦ she/her ◦ gnc ◦ pan ○

○ domme ◦ not looking/not interested  ○

○ minors dni ◦ i love blocking people  ○

○  dms open to followers ◦ not really here to chat ○

what i do:

○ post pix/vids/audio of #me & rare rbs of my #feet ○

○ my foot blog is @tender--horror ○

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Please follow @tender--sweets to see my beautiful mutuals and faves! ♡

○ most everything here is queued ○

♡ ANYONE WHO TRIES TO DOMINATE ME WILL BE REPORTED & BLOCKED ♡

♡ AGELESS/BLANK BLOGS WILL BE REPORTED & BLOCKED ♡

RP/ship blogs go away!!! this content is not for you. Get your own post. ♡

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KINKS UNDER THE CUT:

◦ vers - power bottom leaning ◦ 100% dominant ◦ sadomasochist ◦

super into:

♡ gfd ♡ orgasm control ♡ denial & edging ♡ praise & reassurance ♡ giving instruction & rules ♡ light impact ♡ light degradation ♡ scratching & marking ♡ punishments & funishments ♡ bondage & shibari ♡ body worship ♡ feet ♡ facesitting & facefucking ♡ pegging ♡ overstim ♡ choking ♡ hair play ♡ outdoor/exhibitionism ♡ taking home videos & pics ♡ being called mommy & daddy ♡

exploring:

♡ tickling ♡ pet play & ownership ♡ lactation & nursing ♡ somno ♡ chastity ♡ dacryphilia ♡

(I won't really post about these. ♡)

hard no:

Switching. Intox. Hypno.

(You may still interact if you like these. ♡)

NEVER:

Weapons & g0r3. Other things that will not be mentioned.

(I will probably block you if you post about this.)

List is subject to change ♡

things you will find here:

○ gfd ◦  soft domme   ○

○ praise  ◦  reassurance  ○

○ aftercare things ◦ domspace ○

○ memes ◦ art ◦ aesthetic pix & gifs ○

[shadoedseptmbr]

fic post

 “A moment in repose,” as @swaps55 so gracefully put it, for a couple of characters who rarely get such luxuries. Aedan Shepard and Kaidan Alenko, down by the shore.

Idlewhile

Kaidan flinched away from the sunlight flaring through the window and she looked sharply at him.  There were tell-tale lines starting to etch between his eyes.

She pitched her voice low and soft to ask, “Do you have your meds?”

He grimaced.  “Took ‘em.  I’d hope to stave it off, but…” With a sigh, Kaidan admitted, “I need to go lie down.”

“Hey, it’s okay.” She reached out and barely touched her knuckles to his.  “Can I help at all?”

The first time Kaidan had suffered a migraine after a mission, Aedan had pulled him to the side after and gone through what he needed; dark, cool, quiet, no touching not necessary.  But that was before they were...this.

His “No.” was blunt but soft and she nodded.  “Go on, then. I’ll be here.”

A wave of his omni lowered a set of blackout shades and he disappeared into the darkened bedroom of the cabana.  

Aedan sighed as the door shut behind him and turned to the kitchen.  They’d cleaned up the remains of their late breakfast, too set in the neat ways of ship life to let it sit.  He put things away as easily as he’d found them and Aedan wondered again, if this was a place he’d been before.

On the hammock, after they’d eaten, they’d batted around ideas for the afternoon. Considered a walk to the strand of touristy shops.  But the day had drifted on around them, neither of them willing to share much of the time they had to relax together with strangers.

Still...if she sat here too long, she’d make noise he didn’t need.

Aedan tapped out a note, triggered it to pop up when he woke, and went for a run.  Barefoot on the beach was a treat in itself.  And it was easier to get her head straight if she was moving.

The sun was starting to drop when she hit the porch, pleasantly tired and aching.  Nice to run with no one chasing, for a change.  The outdoor shower at the corner of the cabana gave her a chance to rinse off the worst of the sand and salt. The temperature was falling as she snagged the dark blue sweatshirt he’d left on the rack by the door and pulled it over her bikini before she went back into the cool shade.

The cabana’s living space was still and quiet and she hesitated outside the door of his room.  There was water by the bed, she recalled.  

He might need something to eat when he was awake, though, and she glanced at the kitchen.  A bowl of fruit on the counter and a pile of sandwich fixings in the cooler.  She hesitated for a moment and then sent in an order to the little restaurant she’d passed. Grabbing a beer to pass the time, she stepped back outside and settled back in the hammock to wait for the delivery drone.

“Is that my hoodie?”

The big room had grown dark as an evening storm rolled in.  She’d left a movie flickering on the vid screen, silently, after she’d eaten and curled up on the sofa with a second beer.  She’d watched it absently, her eyes drifting more often to the gathering storm clouds and the jags of lightning rolling in from the ocean.

 Kaidan padded across the floor and crawled onto the couch, mumbling a “hey” to her soft greeting.  He dropped his head into her lap and slid his arms around her waist, much like he tended to wrap himself around his pillow.

“Well, you left it lying around for anyone to walk off with.”  She couldn’t tell if the tease landed well and added, “Want me to take it off?”

He shook his head against her belly.

Aedan wasn’t quite sure what to do with her hands but she tested out laying them softly on his shoulders. “Feeling better?”

“Mmhmm.  Little groggy.”  He nuzzled down farther against her and the warmth of him started to seep into her.  “You could’ve turned on the sound, if you wanted. I don’t hear much once I’m down.”

“Nah, wasn’t really watching.”  His contented sigh as she let her fingers pat drew a little smile to her face.  “There’s food if you want.”  The scent of fish tacos and peppers with onions still hung fragrant in the room and she winced internally...maybe it wasn’t the best idea. 

“In a bit, thanks.”  He seemed happy to lay here and Aedan waited for the restlessness to hit her, but she was getting used to it, now.  The way he seemed to dampen that urge to bolt.

She let her fingers drift into the curly, dark mess of hair that she’d never yet touched without his lips on her skin giving her permission.  He didn’t object and she explored a little further.  It was softer than usual, his neat style left to go wild here, the static tamed by the humid sea air.  She found herself fascinated by the way it wrapped around her fingers.  His fingers slid between the top of her suit bottoms and the hoodie, tracing a line of freckles on her back he’d found earlier in the day.  

Outside, the rain started as the night air cooled and the storm rolled over the sand. It drummed against the roof, soft and rhythmic.  Inside, she watched the light catch in his curls and the tension fall away from his shoulders and thought she might find a few more things to get used to.

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[sexedforbiguys]

Dating and sex during COVID – Sex Ed for Bi Guys

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Published January 8, 2020.

This is the SFW version of this post. You can view the sexually explicit version here on Pillowfort.

Based on my conversations on r/BisexualMen and our Discord, many of bi+ and bicurious men date and explore their sexuality despite the pandemic. Many – not all – public health guidelines are the equivalent of abstinence-only sex education, shaming people who follow anything other than the strictest of practices, providing no information for those who take risks on how to minimize those risks nonetheless, and dismissing costs and risks of being deprived of intimate human contact. Here are tools to decide what risk level you’re comfortable with if you choose to date or have sex during COVID-19, and to reduce risks that comes with activities you choose to undertake.

It’s tempting to judge or shame people for making decisions that are risky during a pandemic but if shaming worked, we would have stopped HIV dead in its tracks in the 1980s. Shaming people is bad public health policy that leads to worse outcomes, while meeting people where they’re at has been proven to work time and time again.

The science and best practices on the pandemic evolve constantly, and I am not a healthcare professional. It’s possible information in this guide will become outdated. Keep tabs on the current situation with the virus and on the most up-to-date public health recommendations in your area for minimizing pandemic risk.

The obvious

When there is community transmission in your area, it’s safest to not meet anyone indoors besides your own household and to follow to the letter public health guidelines. Your safest sex partner is yourself, followed by someone from your household. Any kind of prolonged, close physical contact with someone from outside your bubble is risky. There can be legal consequences also to breaking public health ordinances.

Risk

Risk is relative and it’s a spectrum. It has different dimensions too: you can act safer on some dimensions to somewhat offset risks you take in other dimensions. Yet safety has costs. When people take risks, it’s often because they have decided the cost of safety in that instance – boredom, loneliness, touch starvation, sexual frustration, deteriorating mental health, etc. – was higher than risks. People make these calculations all the time. Stay informed to make enlightened decisions about what risks there are to your health and that of others, and how they can be reduced. Then choose what risks you are willing to take and which you aren’t.

Men having sex with other men more often during the pandemic and increased substance use are linked. Think of getting mental health support if you’re using to cope, especially when the result is taking risks you wouldn’t take otherwise. You deserve support, even when your behaviour involves higher risk. Continue your usual STI prevention methods too, like condoms, PrEP, regular testing or other prevention tactics you use, even if you f**k less often. My friend works in a STI clinic and they are swamped despite the COVID pandemic.

Talk with people you plan to meet

How do you each protect yourselves from COVID? How many people are in your respective bubbles? How many people do you each see outside of that bubble? Under what conditions? Were you tested for COVID in the last few days? What risk level is acceptable for each of you? How fast or how slowly do you want to take things? In what ways do you want to be in contact for now?

Talk with people in your bubble

COVID can infect people you share spaces with. So tell these people you are thinking of dating or maybe even having sexual encounters, explain how you are planning to reduce risks, and agree with them on what risks are acceptable and what safety practices they want you to take when you do this. It is possible they won’t be comfortable with anything other than online contact, or masked, physically distanced outdoor meetings. Also, maybe it’s not possible for you to share details of your romantic and sexual life with folks in your bubble: maybe you’re closeted, for example. Sadly, their safety is on the line when it comes to this. Whatever decisions you make, weigh the risks you take keeping in mind you are exposing them to these risks also, and that they trust you too keep your bubble as safe as possible.

Tactics for minimizing risk

Knowledge. Read more complete documents than this post on safer sex during COVID and look for more up-to-date information. Check news and public health websites to know what community transmission rates are in your area, along with current public health guidelines and ordinances. The higher community transmission rates are, the more risk-aware you need to be. Learn where and how to get tested as well.

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Number of partners. Having a single dating or sex partner that you integrate in your bubble is safer than seeing a new person every week, and it makes intimate physical contact less risky. Also, group sex is very risky when it’s with people from outside your bubble, so discuss with participants what other tactics you can use to reduce COVID risk.

Physical distance. Many contacts can happen from a distance. You can message dates and partners. You can video chat. You can meet and keep a 2-meter distance. When sex is involved, you can sext each other, trade nudes and videos, roleplay fantasies or have a domination/submission relationship over chat if you’re all into that, put on a live cam show for each other, etc. These activities are safe from COVID (be mindful of privacy and leaked chats, pics or vids). In the same room, you could decide to keep at least a two-meter distance, and put on a sexy show for each other as well. If you eliminate physical distance, you will have to rely on other tactics.

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Environment. Outdoors is far safer than indoors. A small room is riskier than a large room. A space with poor ventilation is riskier than a well-ventilated space. Many people meet outdoors physically distanced for the first few dates before deciding if they want more intimacy. I would never advise you to break the law or more importantly, to neglect safeguarding unwilling people from witnessing your sexual activities but technically, sex outdoors is safer than sex indoors...

Barriers. A mask covering your mouth and nose makes a difference, even if you’re physically right next to each other or f**king. Unless you have access to N95 respirators https://www.menshealth.com/health/a34247889/n95-vs-kn95-masks-covid/ and know how to use them properly, your mask protects others from your own breath and saliva, and their mask protects you from theirs, but not the other way around. So everyone having their mask on is safer than some people taking off their masks. If you’ve ever wanted to roleplay those masked post-apocalyptic or riot sex fantasies, now has never been a better time! Also, anonymous sex carries other risks than COVID, but glory holes are an effective barrier.

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Washing. Wash your hands before and after touching each other. Same with your bodies when mouths and hands have been roaming on them.

Sex acts and positioning. The closer your faces are to each other, even masked, the riskier the proximity is. So some positions for sexual intimacy are less risky. Kissing is the riskiest. If you’re not having sex, but would like less risky physical contact that still has some intimacy, sitting back-to-back while holding hands and talking about intimate stuff is an option. Semen and feces can contain the COVID virus, but it’s unknown if vaginal or anal sex can transmit it – wearing condoms along with keeping semen out of your mouth and your mouth off buttholes could help (on top of reducing STI and unplanned pregnancy risk). Oral sex and sex positions that keep your faces away from each other (doggy style or 69, anyone?) are less risky. BDSM practices that involve masks, doing thing to someone’s back or behind, or any practice where faces can stay away from one another, can carry less risk also.

Testing, vaccination and immunity. Getting tested for COVID in the days before a physical meeting helps, but it’s not fool-proof. As vaccination is rolling out, get the vaccine as soon as you become eligible for it. Science on how well or how long people are immune to COVID after an infection has uncertainty, but recent findings are encouraging. Dating and sex among people who have recently recovered could be a risk-reduction tactic.

For many bisexual, pansexual and polysexual men discovering their own sexuality and coming to term with their orientation, COVID put a stop to any exploration they had been dreaming of. You deserve the tools you need to protect your health, no matter your decisions. A healthcare practitioner that you trust with not being judgmental is an invaluable source of advice too. I hope you find the right balance between meeting your needs for companionship, love, touch, intimacy, and sex, and staying safe during this pandemic.

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[dragonfishon]

Gotteeem! Not sure why the vid post before this looks so dark 🤷🏽‍♂️ Happy Holidays & Merry Fishmas to all of you. Enjoy and be well. P.S. @wanglerslive in the building 😎🔝 @venom_lures Slim 6 worm in Green Pumpkin copper & Watermelon Seed Let’s gooo 🧜🏽‍♂️💦 ••• “When the Drag is On, a Fish is On” —-<°)))>< • Always practicing CPR 🎣 📸♻️ www.dragonfishon.com #dragonfishon #ilovethissport #tightlines #smallmouthbass #largemouthbass #fishing #therodfather #bassinainteasy #stayafterit #keepalinewet #fishingboat #fishingtime #whatgetsyououtdoors #fishingislife #fishingtrip #bassmaster #flwfishing #fishingisdope #basspro #blackbass #nature #explore #outdoor #summer #photooftheday #instagood #love #landscape #sunset #climbing (at Christmas Vibes) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJNQFQErFgR/?igshid=67r25mwucoh8

[meirimerens]

If you're accepting fandom questions could we have some elaboration about those mgs jupiter family alaskan daydreams please? Also your amazing TEW art got me into the series so thanks, I'm liking it a lot!!

first of all, i’m so deeply honored that my art could get you into a game, and also : god i’m fucking sorry lol

second of all

oh god oh fuck alaskan daydreams time

okay so long /, the read mores don’t work, you’re gonna have to bear with it

so tldr i have… EXTENSIVE imaginated stories about dave, hal and sunny living in a little remote cabin in alaska. 

BACKSTORY 

i’d imagine it’d come somewhere post-mgs2 even though sunny is already a bit grown so maybe like just disregard canon OR imagine a different timeline i don’t know, and it’s from a place where hal and dave don’t have anything to do after the mgs2 incidents (so no mgs4 and love of god NO accelerated aging i can’t deal with this), and there is this atmosphere of… “we’ve been sticking together for so long, i can’t see ourselves just parting ways (plus we have a kid to raise and i can’t imagine raising her alone) so how about we make the rest of our lives together” and dave is just like… “hey, we’ve been running all across the country, jumping from shitty motel to shitty motel to shittier apartments, and i have this cabin i once lived in, how about we just all move into it and re-inhabit it” and that’s just how it starts. 

THE CABIN

it’s a cabin i have extensively thought about (because i’m obsessed with cabins and being a hermit, so that helps). it’d be near the shore of the Twin Lakes, Alaska (taken from the canon fact that this is where snake lived pre-MGS1), so they’d live off-the-grid and in almost-self-sufficiency (they become more and more self-sufficient as time goes on and they make more adjustments to the cabin). 

i imagine it would look similar to Proenneke’s cabin (which incidentally is also near Twin Lakes), maybe on the other shore, all wood with a vegetation/moss roof + a slight porch/elevation to protect the entrance from a bit of the snow. it’d be surrounded by wooden little dog kennels/crates for the huskies (more on that later) similar to the ones in [this video] around the 0:59 min mark (warning for animal death/general stuff that goes on in a trapper’s lifestyle for the vid).

it here’s a floor plan of the cabin, not to proportions because i’m just shit at it :

(good luck reading that)

not pictured : when sunny was smaller (before the addition), her bed was like a little shelf just above the big bed (that hal and dave share) with little like “walls” so she doesn’t fall and a thick mattress, which was discarded when she got her new room.

later would be added an outdoor kitchen and a chicken coop (more on that…….. later)

EATING THERE

as i said, they’d first be living in semi-dependency : every ¾ weeks they’d have to go to Port Alsworth/Anchorage or somewhere else to stock tf up. Snake would fish (you can fish for subsistence if you’ve been living in Alaska for over a year according to law) and hunt (seems to be the same type of law when hunting for food, YES i’ve researched this, leave me alone) for food. As he has done odd jobs to afford his cabin, I imagine he’d have done crabbing, and would show up to help on crabbing boats from time to time to get some of them crabs.

later, I imagine they would get 4 rescue hens to get some of them fresh eggs. snake would build a chicken scoop from forest wood. 1 of the hens wouldn’t be able to make eggs because she was traumatized from the industry but they still took her in because she was close friends with the other hens and they didn’t want to separate them. 

I imagine Snake had been growing his own herbs in the kitchen but maybe they’d get a greenhouse ready.

they’d go foraging for berries, fruits and mushrooms according to the seasons and make a SHITTON of jams and preserves.

LIVING THERE

i imagine there would be a lot of solidarity with the surrounding populations. for exemple, Hal would help set up and manage online dictionaries for Iñupiat, Yup'ik or Alutiiq languages with the local communities, maybe help wire up some schools, things like that, and as thanks some people would go check on them and give em veggies or something.

THE DOGS :

Snake is getting them.

since we don’t know what happened to his huskies around mgs1, i suppose/guess they were at some time confiscated from him, so first, he’s get a lovely husky female from a shelter (i also have long thought about how he’d never go to a breeder and only adopt, because the whole “creature created with a man’s ideal in mind” hits a bit too close for him you feel) that would later be revealed as pregnant with like 5 puppies (it will come back later as relevant as promise). Then he’d do his best to regain contact with his huskies, maybe setting up a call on social media (THIS WILL BE PART OF A BRAIN ROTTING DEGENERACY I WILL EXPAND ON IN A MINUTE) to find them again. i imagined he would get to see one of his old huskies, who has well aged, who was adopted by some nice nice people. then said nice people, after his visit, insisting on him getting his husky back because “since you left she hasn’t been herself, she refused to eat. we think she misses you too much. we love her tons and it breaks our heart to let her go, but we think she would be so much happier by your side” type of deal, i’m fucking crying just thinking about it.

of course, once his team is back in shape, he’s run the Iditarod again. Hed keep contact with hal over walkietalkie during the race. hal would jump in his arms when he crosses the finish line, the pic would circulate in the news. it’d be cute i’m saying.

THE HENS :

as I said, adopted, in a little scoop snake built himself. they give eggs. sometimes they let them roam free and they bully hal when he peels vegetables (i’ve drawn smth about this). sunny feeds them in the mornings. things are good.

MORNING ROUTINE :

Snake wakes up around 5AM because he don’t need no sleep and goes to his huskies. feeds them. then make them run. when he gets back around 8 to 8:30, hal is still asleep. snake makes breakfast. the scents wake hal up. things are good.

SUNNY?

Sunny is taught by snake how to chop wood. he makes a tiny axe for her tiny hands. he and hal teach her how to swim in the Twin Lakes. the waters cold but she grows immune to it, strong and stronger. she learns how to differenciate which mushrooms and berries are edible.

they try to send her to school but she’s WAY too advanced and is bored to death. she stays at home. she’s outside all day or she learns astrophysics with Hal, who’s taking online classes in his free time. she learns some Athabaskan languages at a community class once in a while, she makes some friends.

HOW’S THE WEATHER

They go on hikes a lot. Often, and long ones. At first, sunny is in a little baby back carrier (i have drawn about this), then she walks just right. Alaska has gorgeous national parks, they explore them, year after year. They arrive in a town, exhausted and beat, they find a hotel room. It has a bathtub and warm water. Hal is OVERJOYED.

in the earliest hints of spring, snake takes them to Fairbanks through the beautiful alaskan railroad. they see the most beautiful and powerful of northern lights during the full season. hal and sunny can’t tear their eyes from the skies.

THIS IS WHERE I GO CRAZY GO STUPID.

ok…. so bear with me.

i mentioned an internet/social media presence.

it’s because in a deviation of this daydream, snake has a little youtube channel (and an instagram to go with it).

it’s not much. it’s really not, but hal has a few cameras and more that he finds and fixes.

it’s mostly lowkey, chill vlogs. stuff like 

“slow alaskan winter day (no talking)” 

“sprintime berry picking ( + jams recipes!)”

“alaskan summer outdoor fire cookout ( + wild moose and caribou near the lake)”

“denali national park hike (day 1)”

stuff that like you know. as well as some more…

“i ran the iditarod (and won)”

“we got hens (building a chicken scoop, meeting the rescue hens and more)”

“musher’s morning routine (i’d recommend you didn’t try this at home if you are not the genetically engineered clone of a super-soldier, for your sake)”

and as you guessed…

“so our rescue husky was pregnant… (i’m an idiot who didn’t notice, trip to the vet, building a whelping pen, whelping, bottlefeeding tiny pup + all the puppies’ pictures!)”

where dave would teach hal how to bottlefeed a puppy and you’d be able to hear hal’s “oh god oh god oh god oh god”s from out of frame as the camera focuses on dave’s hands holding his to have him perfectly cup the puppy in his palm and carry the bottle. this type of deal.

then follow-up videos of the puppies climbing the bed where hal is, playing on his gameboy. he chuckles nervously and then heartily when a puppy licks his face.

some winter days, the videos have snake bringing all the huskies in the small cabin. some of them sit calmly on the wide bed where hal studies his astrophysics.

and an instagram with wilderness pictures… all except a few taken by hal. some of snake posing in front of the snowed in cabin. some of warm drinks made on winter days. you know the deal.

and they’d have such a nice… positive… lowkey and easy-going comment section. dave would reply to a lot of them. 

he’d get quite a share of “hey man, i love your vids so much, thank you for posting this content. i was wondering, sorry if it’s a bit too personal, are you and your roommate dating? you two seem very close, but i don’t want to assume anything 😅 absolutely love your content either way, you’re the only youtuber i have notifs on” to which he’d reply “thank you so much, really appreciate it. and we’re not, we’ve just known each other for a long, long time. we’re aware two straight guys raising a child and living together isolated makes for a bit of confusion, but it’s totally platonic between us. thanks for sticking around.” but one day he uploads a vid that’s like 

“crabbing in juneau ! + life update (please read description)”

and the desc + the first 20 seconds of the vid is a text superimposed over embarassing pictures of hal and it reads “hey all / quick personal update, i’ll make it quick / otacon and i realized we loved each other / (as more than friends that is) / so if we seem just a bit closer in the videos from now on this is why / no idea how this is going to turn out for up / but yeah. if he seems a bit more affectionate it’s because we’re dating now, or something like that / and to everyone whom i told ‘it’s just strictly platonic between us’:  / well. ha ha. whoops. / anyway thank you for reading / enjoy the video” and all the comments would be like “that’s so dope i’m so happy for you” and other “tbf we saw that coming” and snake would smash that like button on these comments.

and he’d have a video of the whole iditarod race as taken from a camera on his jacket/on his sled… and he’d have videos of him filming hal film the landscape through the window of the train during their trip to fairbanks… and of hal and sunny in said train sharing a tangerine… and of him building a little axe for sunny…. and he’d always ask her if she is okay with being on camera, and when she’d say no he’d make sure she doesn’t appear on here or add a cute husky sticker on her face so she’s not seen.

just lowkey. chill. upbeat. simple life moments. he’d disappear off the internet for a month because he’s just enjoying the life and when he’d come back everyone would be very understanding and glad to see some cool pictures or vids. you know? just chilling. just chilling. just living.

one day before a “hiking through lake clark national park” he has the same little life update thing and it goes “hey / so otacon and i got married / sunny and aksinya [rescued pregant husky] were our flower girls / otacon cried / i cried / anyway, enjoy the video” over pictures of the tiny alaskan wedding. and it’s well.

[dandelliongirl]

What a year

2020 was..

The last time I wrote anything it was April, and now it is the 23rd of December and I’m about to go spend Christmas with my family. My last failed attempt at christmas bread is in the oven (for some reason it didn’t proof at all, I guess I put too much flour in..) and I’m cooking up some Christmas porridge on the stove. Watch me burn that in a moment too.. For some reason this whole autumn has been a very stressful disaster. I am still working from home and just logged myself off of work until the 7th of January 2021. Maybe because I’ve been working from home it feels difficult to get into holiday mode. At least we got some snow today so it looks beautiful.

Spring and summer 2020 were an absolute dream! With no responsibilities and the possibility to work from anywhere I got to spend so much time with my family and at our summer house away from the stress of the real world. I could not have dreamt of a better summer, and apart from strawberry picking (at an actual farm, not just from my own strawberry plants) I got to finish off my summer’s to-do list. I even made a cute little summer video with my old Canon EOS 100D (yes - I have a new Canon EOS 90D now!). Endless days of exploration, swimming, biking, sauna, gardening, having lunch with the midsummer roses, baking rhubarb galettes with my own rhubarb from the garden, biking to the ice cream van, SUP-boarding with dad and spending so much time outdoors made me happier than I could ever be. I cannot believe how many beautiful things COVID has given me despite it’s awful impact on the world.

The start of the autumn semester was chaotic to say the least. Practically all of our system integrations are behind one developer, and he happened to be on vacation when everything went down, and study rights did not transfer correctly. This lead to an insane rush of support requests across the board, and lots of extra stress. I was exhausted and scared after last autumn’s disasters and definitely didn’t need another one to start the new semester. I’m starting to seriously fear August... Other universities have tens of people in their technical support, and we have TWO (sometimes 3). In more positive news I was given a permanent job contract starting August, which was amazing, and makes me so grateful especially during a year when many lose their jobs and get laid off. I guess that also contributes to my levels of stress as I cannot hide behind “I just work here for another few months”, but I have to actually take responsibility and ownership as a permanent team member.

Basically a lot of things escalated at work this autumn because our entire staff is way over burdened with COVID changes and the systems not working in an ideal fashion. Because our organisation does not have clear and defined process ownerships many changes come alongside the implementation of new systems, which puts me as a system admin (and not a process expert) in an awkward position. Hopefully our organisation will be able to develop and reconfigure responsibilities with some outside help, but for some reason my hopes aren’t very high.. All in all the anger and frustration of the organisation has been reflecting on the way people treat us and each other and as an empath it has been very exhausting. Luckily my new team is amazing and I’m having so much fun working with them - even though we aren’t physically working together at the office. I cannot imagine how it would be if my previous colleague hadn’t left. I hope she is happy and thriving as well!

All in all what got me through the autumn was the fact that I got to work from home. Being able to take a 10-15 minute nap when things got overwhelming pretty much saved me. Also the fact that I can wear whatever, make tea or snacks whenever I need to and don’t have to spend time moving from one location to the other. My guy got his own computer desk and a proper chair, and we’ve both been working from our very crammed but cozy livingroom. Even though our hobbies have been on and off I’ve gotten a few moments to myself and have also gotten used to doing my thing even though he is always here. No big relationship drama apart from the occasional little argument.

Ballet and body combat got to continue in person for most of the season. The last couple of weeks of ballet classes were on Teams, and the last body combat class was on Facebook with the season ending a couple of weeks early, but other than that having hobbies outside the house definitely helped. I have also loved having my ballet friend stay home instead of studying abroad. Obviously it sucks for her because it has meant a lot of changes to her plans, but I’ve needed her so much, and enjoyed our walks, hanging out together, going to ballet and the hours we spent outside talking on our way back. Ballet classes have been pretty easy as we only go to pointe and adult classes, but at least we are having fun together, and I like to somewhat maintain my skills even though I am not improving by miles. It’s also easier for the body as I’m definitely no longer a teenager. Starting next year we’ll have a fancy new studio!

After the relaxing summer it has definitely felt like I don’t have enough hours in a day or days in a week to do everything I need to. I cannot believe how I used to do all this and so much more pre-COVID but I guess it’s all because Animal Crossing didn’t take anywhere between 30 minutes to 5-8 hours a day. Oops. Needless to say I have been loving ACNH even though the Halloween and Turkey Day events were a bit too easy compared to New Leaf. I have high hopes for Toy Day tomorrow (YIKES! TOMORROW?) even though I haven’t had to go through the usual process of noting down all my villagers’ wishes, which I definitely miss. I am sad the diy recipe RNG has been so bad though. I’ve spent a couple of days spawning balloons on my beach, and never got the big Christmas tree diy in time. Maybe I’ll get it tonight but it’s definitely too late for this year.. Maybe next year then. I didn’t struggle this much with the maple and mush series diys..

So yeah, last summer me and my friend finished our old photography project and I edited the last sets of photos to give the finished book for her as a Christmas present. I love the project a lot because the learning curve is so apparent between photoshoots, and I found my “style” throughout the process. My EOS 100D started to get weird electronical bugs and definitely wasn’t running very well anymore, so after insane amounts of research I decided to get the EOS 90D from a Black Friday sale. I still need a memory card and a new camera bag for it since it’s so much bigger, but I’ve already planned out some future photoshoots and the theme of the new project, which can be described as “Adventure”, “Expedition” or “Discovery”. I just hope my friend will have time to model for me because I’m yearning to go try my new camera out.

My boyfriend and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary with a friend couple who started dating a week after we did. We took an extended weekend trip to a national park, a spa and a rental cabin. It was so much fun and a very special way to celebrate 10 years together. Especially with an exceptional year like this one has been.

Yesterday me and mum went to granny and grandpa’s place to help with the last of their Christmas preparations, take over some food and sing Christmas songs. I took our old piano book with me and mum played the piano while we sang. Grandpa got teary eyed during a special song and it was so incredibly bittersweet. I don’t want to lose my grandparents but I know it won’t be long since they are both approaching 100 years. I am so thankful for them, and for the time I’ve gotten to spend with them. I just wish I could remember more of it. It seems so unfair that we never have enough time with all our loved ones, and there are so many childhood memories other people remember that I don’t. I wish I could go back in time and observe myself spending time with my grandparents to memorise everything. If I ever have children I’m going to take so many photos and videos to preserve as much as I can for them.

In my post from April I wrote that I had been looking at houses and vacant lots. Well, the house of a childhood friend of mine is listed and I’ve gotten to the point where I’ve arranged my mortgage and left an offer. The sellers didn’t accept my first offer so now I’m going to see the house again on the 30th to see if it’s wort raising my offer. I like the house but it’s definitely a bit inconvenient as it is a 3 storey house and way too big and expensive for our current needs. I just really like the area and it is one of the best houses in that neighborhood. I’m going to let things progress naturally though, and if I end up with the house then it was meant to be. If someone else makes a higher offer I won’t be upset either since we have no immediate need to move. It’s just a bit crammed in our current apartment and I would definitely like to have an actual office for my photography equipment, and a sewing machine/crafting space.

Looks like my christmas bread cracked pretty badly but at least it rose a little in the oven.. Hopefully it is edible. At least the one I made for granny and grandpa turned out better.. Time to go scarf down the last of my porridge (which I didn’t burn by the way!) and then try to get all my stuff over to mum and dad’s place. Christmas preparations this year have been crazy busy and I definitely regret not being able to enjoy the season enough but hopefully I’ll get more in the spirit tonight. I’m really happy with the gifts I got mum, dad and my guy this year (online and early in October/November to avoid the rush).

I’m hoping to make a new year’s post on here as well either before 2021 or during the first week. I just like writing things down so that I can look back on where I’ve been. :)

Happy holidays whether you’re spending them with your loved ones (in real life or through a video call) or alone.

[foxsimthings]

for @dustyflowers Lavender Hansen!

Party Animal | Vegetarian - Music Lover - Dance Machine Young Adult | Professional Dancer

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Bio:

Born in Strangerville, Dodger’s upbringing was definitely... strange. She and her twin brother were the first Grier and only children Alita and Marcus Grier had. But their home was filled in due time with foster siblings and, among them, four that the Griers adopted. Even their foster and adopted siblings were a bit strange. Some were from other worlds, some couldn’t eat regular food, others still could be found lounging in the tub, their massive tails taking up the entire bathroom when the other children needed to be brushing their teeth. The Grier parents got a lot of heat from the neighbours, but it wouldn’t ever be enough to stop them caring for their unusual children. 

Dodger and her brother Dusty were homeschooled alongside all their other siblings. Their mother, once a schoolteacher, was diligent about their schooling and the entire basement was converted into a classroom suitable for all of the children(originally Marcus had begun to convert an upstairs room, but installing blackout curtains for the vampires became a bit expensive). The twins were both very involved in clubs and sports to keep active outside of their family. Dusty was always into baseball but for Dodger, her parents racked up a hefty bill at the local dance school.

Fascinated from their upbringing by the unusual and strange individuals out there, Dusty grew up cultivating a cryptid-hunting Simtube channel. At first, Dodger helped him out by being his cameraman, helping him sneak into spooky locales, running around dark graveyards with him. But Dodger’s love had always been dancing.

After graduating high school, the twins moved to San Myshuno so Dodger could attend the dance academy there. And Dusty had even more spooky locales to explore in a whole new city. Two years into her training at the academy, Dodger was picked up as a backup dancer for a hip hop group. Another year and she was through with her schooling, free to tour with different groups, work on music videos and attend workshops to hone her skills. But it’s all a bit blah without someone to share it with!

Bio TL;DR:

• born in strangerville with twin brother • many strange foster and adopted siblings • boRN TO DANCE • junior cryptid-hunter • moved to san myshuno to DANCE • picked up by hip hop group at 20 • mostly tours, does music vids and dances dirty at clubs

Personality:

• adventurous! dodger loves an adventure and has been known to get in her van, steal her friends from their homes and just drive somewhere at 2am •  absolutely loves music and can dance to anything • kind. she learned to love her neighbours on this planet from her parents’ care for children other than their own, and as an adult dodger would give the shirt off her back to help out another person, no questions asked • only knows really dumb pickup lines; must seduce potential mates by making them laugh instead • very easygoing and not really bothered by much • extremely open-minded. considering how she grew up, she’d have to be

Fun Facts:

• has seven tiny cactuses that go everywhere with her and live on the dash of her van, one for each member of her family. she handpainted the pots with their names on them • while she mostly goes by she, dodger doesn’t care what she’s called and will answer to he, she, ma’am, you, ‘hey buddy’ • pierced her ears for the first time herself because she saw it in grease. it hurt a lot and got infected • hates pb&j but loves pb&honey ? ???  • got caught sneaking into someone’s outdoor pool bc her pants got stuck on the fence as she was climbing over, cops came to find her still dangling • plays roller derby under the name titty twister

🎵

[texasgemstones]

Well this is pretty cool, I found a small area on a recent crystal hunt with these crystallized fossil seashells. They're marine gastropods (sea snails) from the Cretaceous period that have been almost entirely replaced by yellow calcite crystals! More pics and vids to come once I get a few more cleaned up. #rockhound #crystals #geology #paleontology #fossil #nature #etsy #exploring #outdoors #summer #hiking #austin #texas #atx #calcite #cretaceous #marine #animal #gastropod #seasnail #seashell #crystalcollection #miniatureunicornhorn https://www.instagram.com/p/B0bJdzTg4Zu/?igshid=xq6enw7oro97

[jrteems-blog]

Myrtle Falls, Idaho, USA #river #rivers #water #waters #waterfall #waterfalls #kootenai #kootenairiver #kootenaifalls #montana #usa #usa🇺🇸 #america #american #forest #forests #man #guy #male #human #person #tree #trees #rock #rocks #nature #outdoors #explore #explorer #exploremore #exploreeverything #discover #discovery #learn #grow #education #student #teacher #friend #fun #happy #smile #kiss #fashion #style #love #peace #video #vid #vids #videos #vlog #vlogs #people #facebook #twitter #social #socialmedia #travel #traveler #scenery #stressfree #stress #escape #visit #hike #hiker #hikers #hikes #photo #photos #pic #pics #photooftheday #photography #photographer #photographers #vidoftheday #picoftheday #videooftheday #art #artsy #artist #artistsoninstagram #insta #instagram #instagood #instagrammer #instagrammers (at Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge)