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She/Her/33 | BiAroAce | Spoonie I'll make a pinned intro eventually but I can't be fucked. I love this Hellsite and am a Tumblr and Fandom elder OTPs: Destiel, Doctor x Rose, Gentlebeard if you read books by Kim Harrison PLEASE COME SCREAM WITH ME
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I dont do resolutions because I believe that you can make changes at any point in your life when you decide a change needs to be made.

I do like to set goals for myself though most years. And I like to think of things I hope it'll be able to do and also map out what I know I'm excited about to get the year started on a positive note. So here are my projections for 2023!

My Goals for 2023

- Read at least 10 books. This sounds like a very low number but spoons are few and far between most days and reading uses a lot of them. So I set myself up for success by keeping the number low

- Update all of my WIPS with at least one chapter. See above for reasoning for the low number.

- Get one home improvement project completed. Most likely will be setting up my side yard garden or setting our garage up into a functional space.

- Do yoga twice a week. I used to do this most weekdays but again with the spoons.

- Finish setting up my office. This mostly involves getting new bookshelves and then actually organizing them.

- Finish a creative project. Most likely the writing project @midnightsdestiel and I have been working on.

My Hopes for 2023

- Take a trip, even a small one, for pleasure and not as an obligation.

- Start cooking again for pleasure and not as an obligation

- Meet my nephew. My best friend had a baby last spring and things keep getting in the way of me meeting him. We're trying to figure out logistics to fix this.

Things I'm Excited About in 2023

- Adaptive Snow Skiing trip for work (April)

- Taylor Swift Eras Tour (April)

- Tubal ligation (April)

- Blink-182 world tour (July)

Most of these goals and hopes are pretty dependant on spoons so I'm hoping that the JIA/RA uber-specialist I'm going to see early in the year will be able to get my disease under enough control that I'm feeling up to it. It's hard to feel motivated when you're exhausted and in pain. Or when you feel ok but know that doing anything extra will make you exhausted and in pain.

Also apparently April is going to be a pretty busy and good month 😂

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Hi! I finally found this post! I searched my blog for three days looking for it before the New Year.

Looking back on these goals and projections I'm actually pretty proud with how many I accomplished considering I could only remember the "Read 10 Books" one.

Under "Goals" I read at least 10 books (see this post) and finished setting up my office. For "Hopes" I met my nephew and started cooking again.

The list of things to look forward to grew so much! I went to the Antiquarian Book Fair and felt such a sense of community! The adaptive ski trip to Colorado was transformative for everyone involved, and it makes me so humble and proud to offer it to such amazing kids and their families. I attended Pride for the first time since COVID and the joy that was on display there (especially living in DeSantis' Florida) was breathtaking. I went to 6 concerts (Eras Tour, grandson, Blink-182, Fall out Boy, Colbie Callait, and Kesha), had my tubal ligation, and got a new tattoo. I went clubbing TWICE and that is a record since COVID and my disintegrating health (I LOVE going to the club, ok, it's one of the things I high-key miss most).

Despite the spikes in my depression and the fact that no one can seem to come up with a solution for my ongoing and rapidly multiplying health issues, 2023 was a genuinely fun year.

So - here's a similar post for 2024.

My Goals for 2024

- Read at least 10 books. I'm aware this number isn't different from last year's but hear me out - this year I want at LEAST one of the ten to be a non-fiction book.

- Get one home improvement project completed. Most likely will be setting up my side yard garden or setting our garage up into a functional space.

- Reach out to long-distance loved ones once a month. I used to be good about this but it has fallen to the wayside with how busy my life has gotten.

- Finish a creative project. @darkshrimpemotions I'm looking at you! I believe in us lol.

My Hopes for 2024

- Find a solution for my elbows; replacements aren't a great option, but I'm hoping we can come up with something.

- Find my muchness; this has always been code for "do something fun, silly, and spontaneous once in a while!"

- Become more involved in the LGBTQA community in my area; especially in an election year, i feel like it's my duty to get involved in my community. My job means that I already have my hands in the disability community, so I'm going to try to commit to volunteer time with Equality Florida and my local Pride.

Things already on my calendar in 2024

- DnD Campaign (ongoing)

- Trip to Barcelona (January)

- Juanes World Tour (March)

- Alanis Morrissette

#happy new year#New year goals#hello 2024#goodbye 2023
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test

edit: DO NOT VOTE BASED ON THE VIBES OF THE FLUIDS 😭

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Melancholic (especially the last couple days)

A recipe for me:

9 parts yellow bile (fire) 11 parts blood (air) 13 parts phlegm (water) 14 parts black bile (earth)

Add ginger, cocoa, and orange zest to taste.

#choleric
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Musings on what the Gravy Basket can tell us about Ed's worldview and self-image

  • It is very, very unsafe to be asleep or otherwise vulnerable in front of others. Like the first thing out of his mouth is asking Hornigold if he did "anything weird" to him while he was out. Compare to how easily and peacefully he fell asleep next to Stede their first night together
  • He is so fucking mean to himself. Like, all the time. Constantly shooting down his own ideas, and even care (like Hornigold feeding him soup) is made into something scary.
  • Hornigold is him, and he hates Hornigold. He's horrified by Hornigold. The way Ed hates himself isn't just a passive thing, it's active and terrified and violent.
  • He thinks he always has to find an "angle," like thinking about how Hornigold could sell the sandals he makes, and he finds this tendency in himself to be boring and tiresome
  • He scolds himself for not being a "people person," even though he very much is. Ed's a charismatic, likeable person who other characters generally have no problem getting along with as long as they treat him with the bare minimum of basic respect
  • He believes that Stede left him because of Ed telling him about the night he killed his dad - for Ed, the root of everything he hates about himself comes back to that one moment that forever defined him as a monster
  • He thinks he's boring and bland. He desperately tries to prove that his mutiny wasn't "basic," but he clearly thinks it was. He doesn't think he's an interesting person.
  • He is desperate for approval, praise, and affection. He just wants Hornigold to play with him and treat him kindly.
  • He has internalized many of the cruel things that have been said about him - the obvious example is how Izzy is always calling Ed "insane" and Ed admits he's worried he's insane here
  • His innkeeper roleplay isn't just about an inn, it's about what he wants in life. He finds being an innkeeper attractive because it's safe, peaceful, and everyone likes you - he's tired of danger and feeling hated.
#i just want to wrap him in blankets and compliment him#luckily we know that stede is doing that at every possible opportunity#ofmd#our flag means death
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yeah he may be suffering the horrors but he looks so cute about it

[ID: a digital sketch of Ed Teach in the gravy basket, a questioning look on his face. his hair is pulled up in a bun, and he has a boutonnière of leaves pinned to his shirt. he’s shaded loosely in a deep purple shade, with small purple sparkles drawn to either side of his face]

#this is so pretty!!!#i love the purple and the line work!!#ofmd#our flag means death
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does anybody remember fun. Nobody even remembers fun. anymore, give me a second I— I need to get my story straight my friends are in the bathroom getting higher than the empire state my lover she's waiting for me just across the bar my seats been taken by some sun glasses asking bout a scar but I know I gave it to you months ago I know you're trying to forget but between the drinks and subtle things the holes in my apologies you know I'm trying hard to take it back so if by the time the bar closes and you feel like falling down I'll carry you home

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TONIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT WE ARE YOUUUUUUNNG SO I SET THE WORLD ON FIIIIIIIRE WE CAN BURN BRIGHTEEEEEER THAN THE SUUUUUUUUUUUN

#this song man#this song is late nights on rain damp sidewalks#and holding hands with your best friends in your way to the by the slice pizza place across the street#it's two straws in a fishbowl long Island and winning a game of flip cup with a walk off flip#this song is being young and reckless but also optimistic and brave#it's recognizing every face in a bar even if you don't know every day#sorry fun was big when i was in college so i have some very specific sense memories for this song and carry on lol#fun.#fun. band
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