Angelica 4 Posterity

30! (Can't believe I made it to 30 dawg). Mixed Latine. Bi Nonbinary & audhd. Faggy Fun & Fed TF UP! 21+

[slowburnsucker]

really obsessed with syd asking for some more space and carmy being like “oh yeah of course” but only moving over two inches LMAO

[anxietycroissant]

this is annoying husband behavior. i know because i have one 🤣

[bioloyg]

Sydney “If that’s all you’ve got for me then that’s all I have for you” Adamu and Carmen “tell me what you need and I’ll do it, I’m here to help, I won’t sub in for you, you can do this just breathe with me” Berzatto.

Your situationship raises her voice at you one time and tries to “partner” you and stick you in the workzone — about a billion times worse than the friendzone because that’s like the minimum of what you want from her — so you commit to the bit you were already committed to but like tenfold so she really really gets that you mean it this time. Actions paired with words, with questions! Something that forces you to listen before you act.

The last time the two of you hugged it was in a group with everyone there and you were celebrating passing the fire suppression test — for a system which nearly fucked you on what could’ve been the final shift — and this time it’s after a biblical storm that almost did you in, after the fires in YOU have been put out. This time it’s just the two of you. A private celebration where you can tell her she did it and she won’t brush it off like she always does with everyone else. She’ll just go back for seconds on the hug because there’s no reason for her to let go if it’s just the two of you.

And they say romance is dead!

[bioloyg]

Seriously though the way even just the hug is tee’d up. Sydney jokingly thanking the Faks for staying even though she’s the HBIC now not a Berzatto (even if they’d adopted her) but brushing off any direct conversation about it. Natalie trying to give Sydney her flowers and Sydney passing them out to the group only for Natalie to grab more and say “yes, but I’m talking about you.”

And then Carmen saying, “You did it” in the brief pause in their hug and getting NO argument from Sydney for once. She just graciously accepts those flowers, right in the center of the room where the flowers usually are during service.

TWO DAYS. Since they argued. Two days since Carmen told Sydney she was The Bear and that he could smoke Shapiro but Sydney smokes them BOTH. She almost left to middle beneath that tyrant and Carmen went “please for the love of god stay here, I’ll leave” and then she gets TWO! STARS!

Two days. Two stars. Two friendpartnerloverswhateverthefucktheyare. Two hugs.

[angelica4equity]

Expanding on this point "The last time the two of you hugged it was in a group with everyone there and you were celebrating passing the fire suppression test — for a system which nearly fucked you on what could’ve been the final shift — and this time it’s after a biblical storm that almost did you in, after the fires in YOU have been put out."

this hug also happened immediately after Sydney STOPPED suppressing her fire

the scene when she's alone and turned on the stove, eyes looking at the burner in a mirrored shot yet opposite tone to Carmy's earlier dissociative gaze at the flame. Icr who posted earlier in S2 about how fire suppression was also a metaphor for SydCarmy's suppression of desire for each other. So it makes sense to me that their hug comes after this musical crescendo where Sydney turns on the fire and accepts that she wants him with her to celebrate their wins

[stillnaomi]

using violence to liberate people from sweatshops, unsafe mines, and grinding poverty isn't the same as using violence to impose those things on people. the idea that violence is morally repugnant regardless of context is a belief that every oppressor throughout history would love for the oppressed to hold

[anarcho-communism-revolution]

[agentmilayawithshield]

[friendlyfrankenstein]

the scariest thing about old tv isnt really the racism or the sexisim because you kinda go in braced for that it's all the scenes where suddenly an actress is holding a lion cub or a chimpanzee is in the same room as a toddler, or suddenly theres a lion, or there's a chimpanzee again but it's driving a car, or holding a lighter, or holding fireworks. You just kind of watch in horror as over and over an actress performs with only 1960s tv film shootings best animal handling between her and the opening to Nope.

[retroactivebakeries]

[kiradical]

This is how I learn that the famous chimp my dad got my nickname from tried to kill Reagan. Fuck yeah.

[doberbutts]

I have a neighbor in her late 80s who I have lived next to for the past 4 years since I bought this house, that I have to re-introduce myself to every time she spots me outside. She remembers that I am her neighbor but cannot remember my name (unless she's talking to my partner, in which case she does remember my name but not his).

She has a truly ancient tiny dog whose pastimes include shitting on my driveway and picking fence fights with Fenris. Occasionally she will ask me to do his nails and he's actually wonderful for them so it takes like 3 minutes tops. She also will usually hand me whatever bill she has in her wallet for it- sometimes it's a 1, once it was a 50, usually it's like 5 bucks.

Now I have tried refusing her money and even gave the 50 back and wouldn't accept it. I then came home to the $50 bill taped to my back door the next day after work. So, you know, I'm kind of stuck accepting whatever she tries to give me because she WILL tape the money to my house somewhere otherwise.

(Once she gave one of her granddaughters a gift that required batteries and was distraught that it didn't come with any. Knocked on my door to ask if I had any. I haven't used my spare batteries in ages so I just gave her a whole pack. Refused to let her pay for them. Three days later a pack of batteries plus ten bucks was taped to my door. So this is not an uncommon occurance.)

Anyway this time she didn't have any money to pay because we're all fucking broke as shit on this block and she was really upset because his nails were starting to curl and once again I did them in like 3 minutes and when she apologized for not being able to pay me I just waved her off and told her not to worry about it.

I came home on Monday to my backyard being totally cleared of winter debris and the growing collection of winter dog shit as well as my fence repaired in two of the places that broke when the tree fell on it. I texted her adult son whose number I have and he confirmed he did it because he was happy that I helped his mom out with her dog. I tried to explain that it really does not take a lot to do the dog's nails but he similarly refused to hear it and said he'd be back in a few days to finish fixing the fence.

Idk why I thought he would be different from his mother. But I guess I get free fence repairs for the price of doing an old lady's dog's nails once every couple weeks to months.

[anarchistmemedistro]

[deep-down-in-drowsy-town]

source

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

Sydcarmy Hugs

[cronenburger]

[sandersstudies]

Every time you go in a public place and something ISN’T disgusting it’s because somebody cleaned it. Every time you feel comfortable using a public bathroom or sitting at a restaurant table or setting something on a gas station counter or playing on a playground it’s because somebody cleaned it.

Thank you to everyone who cleans the world, especially those who are underpaid and under appreciated.

[my-life-is-a-sidequest]

I worked in a supermarket for 7 years and I don't think I can understate just how much cleaning you had to do for it to look clean (it very often where not in the places you aren't supposed to see)

[sandersstudies]

True for food service, retail establishments, gyms, outdoor areas, schools, religious buildings, office buildings, hospitals and medical buildings, etc. People usually only notice when a space is NOT clean, meanwhile every time a space is clean it’s only because of the diligent work of janitors, maintenance staff, custodians, parks workers, or volunteers.

[pairingbrainrot]

one of the most cathartic hugs I've ever seen 😭

[bootlegramdomneess]

He has been waiting for this moment....the moment she would be open to him again.

[vexheart]

There is no amount of money, oil, or gold that is worth more than having bees, trees, and clean water.

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

#This Is Crazy Btw

[moniquill]

[anarchistmemedistro]

Three Sisters (agriculture) - Wikipedia

Three Sisters (agriculture) - Wikipedia

[isuggestrevolution]

i have a suggestion

[forrest-sterling]

There has been a growing trend in permaculture called "food forests," where you plant a bunch of native edible plants (and plants that shelter essential wildlife to keep the edible plants healthy) in layered ways that increase productivity and protect each other from extremes in weather as climate change ramps up. There was a study in Japan that produced the Miyazaki Method for planning a food forest. It seems now that, while this is extremely effective in the temperate parts of Japan and ecosystems similar to the one the test was done in, this may not be universally true, especially in places that don't naturally sustain forests.

Still, I think the concept can be expanded to produce things like "food scrublands," "food prairies," "food marshes," etc. The biggest hurdle in my opinion is that many colonial settlers are unfamiliar with the native food that grows or once grew in their area, making the idea of a native food ecosystem daunting to those who hold the power to actually implement these ideas.

So, learn your native flora. Learn what edible plants are/were in your area and try to bring them back. Look up recipes that involve them. I promise you there is a native blogger who is happily sharing their family recipes. Give them some support while you're there. Maybe some day in the future we'll go to the local food forest to harvest produce instead of the grocery store to buy it.

[anarchistmemedistro]

Ancient pathways, ancestral knowledge : ethnobotany and ecological wisdom of Indigenous peoples of northwestern North America : Turner, Nanc

2 volumes : 25 cm.

[nixcraft]

[beesmygod]

also at the end when they ask you "any questions?" and you can't think of anything: ask about parking. even if you don't have a car.

[homeschooledangel]

I have an interview today in a couple hours, how did the algorithm know I needed this

[faunlord]

Btw when they ask if you have questions some actual good options are stuff like “what’s a typical day like in this role” or “is this job open because someone is leaving or is this a new position”

[sequintial]

Another good question I stole from a reddit post that has really impressed all interviewers (two job offers!) is: "let's say you hire me and in a year you're thinking you made a really great choice. What will I have done to make you think that?"

It gets them talking about what they're looking for in the role, thinking about how you could fit it, and lets you end the interview getting to reiterate how good you would be for the role and how enthusiastic you are for it.

[nessataleweaver]

If you get the 'tell me about yourself' I've actually had at least one interview where they want to know about you as a person.

It might be worth asking them "Do you mean professionally, to get an idea of my work, or personally to see how I'll fit into the workplace culture?"

[isuggesteatingtherich]

i have a suggestion

[raddocanu]

this scene.

lets talk about this… helloooo????

[angelica4equity]

Okay so I shared this theory with my faves a while back and they convinced me to share it but I wasn't sure I wanted to make it an original post.

I think the goddess Ceres is supposed to be a metaphor for Sydney.

HERE'S THE CONTEXT:

Ritchie tells us about the statue of Ceres(or was it Mikey?) that she doesn't have a face because at the time that was the tallest building so no one would see the head

Keep this in mind as we learn about Ceres...

Ceres is the goddess of motherly relationships.

Carmy historically has had a terrible relationship with his mom, who is abusive and an alcoholic.

Carmy tries to make a "relationship" work with Claire but it doesn't work out for various reasons (as a lot of us have mentioned Claire is secretly an asshole). The writers have said you can't have a relationship until you fix that parent shit first.

Carmy is known for drawing, often drawing food or faces. He even has drawings of Claire from back in the day.

Carmy can't imagine what "Ceres" looks like bc he has never experienced love in that way...

He tried to put Claire's face on his mother wound (Ceres, the statue with no head) but it just didn't quite fit.

Ceres presides over funerals and Sydney was invited to go to Ever's funeral with Carmy.

@whenmemorydies pointed out that Ceres is also known for law and order, sticking up for poor people. In her mythology they say before Ceres it was a savage and lawless place. The FIRST THING Sydney did for the restaurant was organize it and bring order.

Ceres is the goddess of agriculture and the bringer of grain:

Later in S3 we learn Sydney tried Carmy's food when he subbed in an ingredient and went with his gut instinct.

We see Sydney wearing her natural hair, surrounded by green and showing her in a literal headshot.

The tree directly behind her is taller than the rest of the trees because

Sydney is Ceres and the key to bringing Carmy back to his roots which are his love of cooking and his truest self (literally bringing him down to Earth)

Sydney has a maternal and nourishing energy demonstrated by her care for Nat with the omelette and making her food, Tina for serving as a mentor and Mom in the sense of rebirth for Tina's ambition and faith in herself. Sydney's love will help to heal Carmy's mother wound.

Because Syd is Ceres!!!

tagging @turbulenthandholding, @whenmemorydies, @thoughtfulchaos773 @imliterallyjustablackgirl

[whenmemorydies]

I love this theory! Also this ties in with Carmy constantly looking to the heavens before talking to, thinking about or seeing Syd throughout the series. Maybe she's born with it, maybe she's an actual frikken goddess lmao

Also as a side note, my ultimate fantasy for The Bear crew (esp Sydcarmy) is that they open an urban farm with a cafe on site that makes affordable food from their own locally grown ingredients. The inspiration for that idea is a community garden and urban farm I've been to down here in Naarm called.....Ceres!

[angelica4equity]

SYD AS CERES PT 2

Sydney's first ever dish featured fennel which was used in Ancient Rome as a symbol of victory. Ceres is famously the Roman equivalent to Demeter in Greek mythology. How apt that Syd's first meal was a fiber rich Roman AGRICULTURAL STAPLE.