#the line we crossed

[theline-wecrossed]

news worthy

Sawyer Sokolov (20) and Dylan Sheridan (19) did not expect to be stuck in the middle of the desert in the middle of their road trip through Death Valley National Park, but when their car broke down in the middle of Jubilee Pass at sundown on February 4th, with no cell service, they had no choice but to wait for help. The pair were taking the scenic route to drop off Solokov at University of Nevada Reno where he is an Environmental Science major, but when stalled by engine trouble they had no choice but to kill time until a kind stranger could lend them a hand, or a tow. Solokov and Sheridan did not see another soul for 48 hours, until Death Valley National Park Ranger, Carter Meritt (62) passed by on his way to his shift at the Furnace Creek Visitor’s Centre. “Well- you see I was heading to work on the 6th at around 8am, and saw a lonesome car on the shoulder of the road. I thought that was kind of weird, because it wasn’t near a designated lookout point or anything. I mean the flowers were out, which always brings visitors stopping to take photos, but the sun had barely risen and we don’t usually get tourists stopping this early…” Merrit claimed, when asked to comment on the event. “... So I slowed down and I saw the driver asleep, his head on the passenger’s shoulder, and I honked. Because yunno, I wanted to make sure they were ok.  And oh boy did I scare the living daylights out of them. But they were so happy to see someone when they had been stuck for so long, so it all was right in the end.”  Merrit called them an emergency tow, and drove them back to the Furnace Creek Visitor Centre, “ … To get them a coffee, damn after sitting alone in a car for two days, they must have been bored out of their minds” Merritt said. While Solokov was unavailable for comment, we reached out to Sheridan on February 8th about the aftermath of the stranding. “Oh yeah Sawyer made it to school in time, he was only home for the weekend and after that ranger found us, and his jeep got fixed we made it to Reno.” When asked how they spent their 48 hours stranded, Sheridan laughed. “Oh you know. We talked. IWe looked at the mountains, I mean there wasn’t much we could do. Things come out, dynamics change and you don’t even know it until you cross that line.” When asked to elaborate, Sheridan only chuckled.

Well there you have it! This is a warning to our readers to make sure your car is in tip top shape when traveling through our very own Death Valley National Park, especially when the summer months hit and the temperatures begin to climb! See page 15 for more tips when traveling in extreme weather from Park Ranger Correspondent Susie Clarke.

[copperbadge]

I was in a conversation with someone the other day about this topic and I am now curious -- I know Scabby the Rat originated in Chicago and has a presence in other major American cities but I'm not sure how many people are actually super familiar with him, so: without doing any research...

Once you've voted (and reblogged because you all know how this works) please enjoy this photo gallery of Scabby Across America.

[isjasz]

[Day 116]

Damn why is the camel so slow guys

(The strange familiarity)

[bixels]

Taking the current topic as an excuse to ask you to tell me all the reasons you love Rarijack. Your art for the ship is so sweet and intimate I'd love to hear any in depth thoughts you have.

Breathes in.

I think what makes their dynamic really strong is that they have opposing personalities but aligned values. It's deeper than just "opposites attract." Rarity's fancy, prissy, and femme while Applejack's modest, rough, and "masculine." But both value hard work (to the point of being workaholics), their families (both have guardianship over their little sisters), running successful businesses, and eventually each other. Their relationship can be boiled down to, "Despite our differences/disagreements, I still like you because we value the same things."

We see their relationship develop so much. In the first season, they can't stop bickering about surface-level differences. By season four, they still bicker, but will mend their relationship because they can't help but do nice things for each other. In Trade Ya, they start off arguing over personality differences (Applejack likes old junk and Rarity likes useless crap). Then they pivot and start arguing that they value their relationship more than the other. In the end, they mend things by sacrificing their needs and buying each other a gift. Even if they don't understand it, they know it'd make the other happy. And that's all that really matters. It's a genuinely sweet moment that shows how arguing can be healthy and necessary for relationships to strengthen.

We even see them dropping their hang-ups about each others' personalities. In Made in Manehattan, when Rarity runs off in dramatics about someone's fashion, AJ doesn't roll her eyes or scoff, she smiles. Oftentimes, their conflicts are very common domestic conflicts romantic couples face. Applejack's Day Off is about a woman's inability to balance work and life and find time to properly spend with her partner, causing her partner to feel neglected.

By season seven, they're actively participating in each others' interests. Any problems or conflicts that arise are dealt with, and they come out the other end stronger and closer. In Honest Apple, AJ pretty much spells out why their relationship works so well: even though she doesn't understand fashion, she can recognize and appreciate how much work it takes and wants to respect that. When she realizes her mistake in the episode, AJ goes above and beyond to fix things and apologize to Rarity. They care about each other so much.

The two go out of their way, sacrificing their personal desires and beliefs and doing things they normally wouldn't, to make the other happy. That's just love.

There's Simple Ways, where AJ gets stuck in an unwanted love triangle between Rarity and her hipster crush. And her frustration and anger can be so easily interpreted as AJ finding herself in a terrible position; the girl she loves wants another man, and that man wants her.

I dunno. I've always had a preference for opposites attract ships, but Rarijack's stuck with me like a brain worm because they have the perfect chemistry. The way they show they care, or do things for each other, I've always read it as the truest representation of romance in the show.

[aalghul]

jason doesn’t feel guilty for the murders he committed!!! he can’t feel catholic guilt or want repentance or atonement for something he doesn’t feel guilt about! and there are dozens of religions we could explore jason in that would be so much more fun than catholicism or any type of christianity

[usertoxicyaoi]

HAPPY TOGETHER (1997) - dir. Wong Kar Wai. ETERNAL SUMMER (2006) - dir. Chen Zheng Dao. HISTORY2: CROSSING THE LINE (2018) - dir. Tsai Mi Chieh. YOUR NAME ENGRAVED HEREIN (2020) - dir. Liu Kuang Hui. STAY WITH ME (2023) - dir. Chen Su You. THE ON1Y ONE (2024) - dir. Liu Kuang Hui.

[the-judicial-assistants-notebook]

not enough discussion about the gavins' complicated relationship with feminine-coded/beauty products, i don't think.

[sleepinglionhearts]

Oh, it’s gonna be the way you always thought it would be

but it’s gonna be no illusion

Oh, it’s gonna be the way you always dreamt about it

but it’s gonna be really happenin’ to ya

[beebox-illustrations]

I LOVE YOU BEE! I LOVE YOUR SUPERNATURAL FANART!!!

Please delete if you aren't interested but would you take prompts 😬 Dean is a very protective older brother and i vaguely remember an episode where he goes apeshit when sam is bullied back when they were kids (and then something similar happens in that episode). Dean is so so angry and sam is just like <i am baby 🥺> and they are very cute 😩😭

You continue to light my dash AND LIFE with just your existence thank you thank you thank you 😘😘😘

My dear @l0vegl0wsinthedark !!! Sorry it took me months to answer but I just couldn‘t think of a good scenario! Hope you enjoy this one ✨🌻

Thanks for sticking with me through the years and fandoms 🫶

On this note: Thank all of you, who send nice asks and messages and reblog my stuff with hilarious and relatable tags I really appreciate every single one 💚 (super sorry I’m so slow at answering) but I hope I can brighten some days from time to time as much as your support brightens mine on a regular basis!

Have a fantastic week guys 💚🌻

[puppyeared]

delphox that you find on the side of a van

[cjestme]

It kind of feels like backmarker drivers are punished more for being racing drivers. It’s hard racing for Max, Lewis, Charles but it’s terrorism for Kevin, Ocon… Trying a move like that is bravery when it’s for a win or podium but stupidity when it’s for P16. Fairly evenly matched teammates are expected to crash into each other except when you’re in a backmarker team, then you can’t race your teammate.

[theline-wecrossed]

i fold

“It’s Nice To Have A Friend” by Taylor Swift

https://open.spotify.com/track/1SmiQ65iSAbPto6gPFlBYm?si=76b41ba4af644052

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I don’t know how I feel.

Well.

I know how I feel. How I’ve always felt. How I’ve felt since I met you.

When did I meet you Dylan? I don't remember. That was so long ago, you kind of just appeared. I remember playing in a playgroup as kids. Hot wheels races and sweet iced tea. Coloring books on picnic tables. Fairy and toad hunting. Rock collecting. Dad called us inside after hours in the sun. Chasing after your dark tangled hair, shouting with laughter.  And then you were gone. I think it was July, because Mom left us around the same time. You know what? Maybe it was that house party. That's when we saw each other again. I had never really been a social person. I left Ridgecrest after graduation and was planning on never looking back. And then I came home over the summer, because I didn’t get into that research seminar. Damn I’m still pissed about that.

“Hey you look like you need a drink” you had said, handing me a red solo cup. And you know what. I did . I did need a drink. That semester was the worst. I don’t think I had left my dorm for weeks. I couldn't even bring myself to get out of bed. I had stopped taking my meds. Your hair was shorter than when we were kids. Messy black and wavy. You don’t anymore but you loved to wear your thick black eyeliner. You looked at me so intensely, your green eyes were like, like piercing my soul. Whoa okay that was cringey as hell. I didn’t know it then but you always do that when you get super drunk. You make the most unsettling eye contact and then you would read me like a book. You always get myself out of my own head. It’s like my anxiety floats away when I’m with you. You did that at that party, I remember you grabbed my arm and dragged me out of whoever’s dingy basement we were in. I think it was Cora’s. You dragged me up the stairs and out the front door onto Cora’s porch. Wait no it was Sylvie’s  because Sylvie’s parents had that green porch swing. I could hear the bass of whatever shitty song was playing, thumping from underneath my beat up chuck taylors as we climbed up the stairs. It was so hot that day. “ It’s so loud in there. It's so much better up here” you said, sipping your drink, slurring a little. “I think I remember you. I- I would play in your yard alllll the time…” you trailed off, head certainly in another realm, as you collapsed onto the porch swing, hand still gripping my wrist. And that was it. We talked for hours. I don’t even know what we talked about. I don’t even remember. The only thing I remember was wishing that you would never let go of my wrist. Your animated eyes that made me laugh for the first time in months. How we spent the entire summer together. How I couldn’t stop thinking about you when I had to leave again in the fall. Every time I come back again and leave I have to pretend it's fine. And now I’m leaving again. I can’t believe she feels the same.

So why did I not tell her? It was right there. She is right there.

Sawyer glanced over at the passenger seat where Dylan was sitting, restless. The stars were out now, and no signs of life for miles around.

Well I know how I feel but I don’t want to fuck this up. 

“Dylan, what if we let this happen and everything is ruined. I can’t lose you. I can’t risk losing this, losing us.”

Shit. Did I say that out loud? I guess I’m doing this.

Grabbing Sawyer’s hand Dylan chuckled.

“I’m not worried about it Sawyer, you need to stop worrying so much”

[smultronviol]

Ppl going "waaahh unpopular opinion but Alice is kind of annoying and obnoxious and I don't think I'd like be her friend irl" is so funny to me bc like.

God forbid a cast of characters be multifaceted and have actual flaws and unpleasant aspects other than "grr angsty hero" and "whoops i'm so clumsy". Sometimes character dynamics and arcs need to be prioritized above "who would i personally be niceys with irl"

2. bro just WAIT until you hear about season 1 jon lol

[han-ban-bam]

& at last!! The angst journey comes to a close with some long, loooong overdue soft. Still angsty, but they are through the worst. & I promised Aloy would be ok. They’ve had a close call but they survive and they learn.

Thank u all for coming with me on this journey 💖 onto the next!

part 1 / part 2 / part 3

music; Alone Before The World : HFW OST

[mikimeiko]

The Expanse | 3x12. Congregation

[sircolinmorgan]

Sir, don't. Show them who you are. This is who I am. No, it never has been. We hold the line, if you cross it now then there's no way back.