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Happy Month of the Precious Blood of Jesus!!! A sentient cup of tea ~ Secretly Mothman ~ Catholic with ghostly tendancies~ many butterflies in a trenchcoat ~ One of Tolkien's "deplorable cultus" ~ Homeschool theatre kid turned adult Stage Manger of homeschooled theatre kids St. Therese, St. Faustina, St. Agnes, St. Philomena, and St. Joan of Arc are my squad.

[aspiringbabushka]

I spent way too much time on this

feel free to use. idc about credit that much but it would be cool if you did credit

[jupiterjames]

Did I just employ the "Treat Them Like You are A Kindergarten Teacher Again" method with my insurance company today? I surely did. Did it work? Probably better than intended because I made an actual doctor feel contrite.

So, my insurance has been trying to not cover my SNRI because it is new on the market and no generic available yet, so pricey.

I apply for a refill and the request gets locked for review. Again. For the 3rd time.

This time I call and immediately ask to speak to the actual doctor making these clinical decisions. Very politely. Must be a slow day because they allow it.

ME: [Teacher voice] I'm calling in regards to the SNRI you have placed a lock on. Why was this decision made?

DOC: Well, there are dozens of other medications on the market in that tier, and far cheaper for you and [insurer]. We have sent a request to your doctor to consider alternatives.

ME: I am aware of that. So, can you do me a HUGE favor and look up my prescription history really quickly and tell me how many SSRIs and SNRIs were only filled once in 2022 for me, showing they were poorly tolerated?

DOC: It looks like eight.

ME: Great job! Now, can you please look at my genetic test for psychiatric drug tolerance and tell me how many medications are listed in the safe category?

DOC: Two.

ME: Awesome! Now, can you tell me what type that other drug is that I'm not taking?

DOC: Yeah, totally, it's an MAOI.

ME: That's correct, you're really knowledgeable! Should I be taking something as dangerous as an MAOI with my other medications, or even just in general?

DOC: It's contraindicated for sure.

ME: It is! So true! So, last question since you've been incredibly smart and helpful. Is it less expensive for [insurer] to pay out for the medication knowing they already get a huge manufacturer discount anyway, or is it more expensive for them to pay for me to need potentially long-term inpatient psychiatric care?

DOC: I'll clear the code, ma'am and flag it as medically necessary. I'm sorry about this.

ME: I appreciate you SO MUCH. You have a great day now.

WALGREENS PHARMACY TECH WITH 5 NOSE RINGS AND PURPLE HAIR STARING AT ME: ........... OKAY! It'll be ready in five minutes. You wanna come work here?

[headspace-hotel]

Kill them with kindness

BUT KILL THEM

[podartists]

American scoter duck | The Birds of America (1827-1838) | John James Audubon

[oldpaintings]

The Prisoner, 1882 by Vladimir Makovsky (Russian, 18461920)

[grumpierbilbo]

1. Ophelia by John William Waterhouse (1910) 2. Imogen by Herbert Gustave Schmalz (1888) 3. King Arthur by Charles Ernest Butler (1903) 4. Sir Galahad by George Frederic Watts (1862) LOTR + art (27/?)

[punkedsolar]

The Mallorn Trees of Lothlórien

"That is the fairest of all the dwellings of my people. There are no trees like the trees of that land. For in the autumn their leaves fall not, but turn to gold. Not till the spring and the new green opens do they fall, and then the boughs are laden with yellow flowers; and the floor of the wood is golden, and golden is the roof, and its pillars are of silver, for the bark of the trees is smooth and grey." - Legolas, Lord of the Rings

[butterflies-and-bumble-bees]

@aspiringbabushka and @ecceagnesdarling both tagged me in this a bit ago and i dont wanna do it twice or only reblog it from one of them so NEW POST

hair color: brown.

favorite color: Purple

favorite drink: tea with honey and milk or caramel coffee

one thing you love about yourself: the fact that I am finally figuring myself out and happy where I am

if you could be any animal, what would you be? a very dramatic house cat

dream place to visit: the British isles

one thing you're looking forward to: Designing the set for my theater group's latest play

biggest dream: getting married and having kids. maybe getting chickens and goats

song that's permanently on repeat: The entire Hadestown Soundtrack

No Pressure Tags: @sunglassesbot @cursedchildofchaos @argen-lobo-ridder @argentumcor @shadow-person-sd and anyone else who wants to!

[cryotrash]

Did you know that most plot holes can be fixed by making your characters canonically stupid

"This doesn't make any sense, why would he ever-" my man hasn't stumbled onto a thought in years

[rhysintherain]

Fun and easy ways to temporarily make your smart characters stupid:

Sleep deprivation

Drugs

Pretty girl

Pretty not girl

Hungry

Stressed out

Got bored and stopped listening

[brain-deadx0]

Im pretty sure Avatar the Last Airbender did most of these to Sokka

[hdgnj]

Also, someone else lied to our protag.

[ailithnight]

Pain can also temporarily nerf intelligence. : D

[simicseathief]

They’re teens, your honor.

[thelien-art]

The Istari

Radagast is moth inspired, while Pallando is inspired by the Tuareg people. I also made a mood board for each wizard, except Gandalf.

The size of the ball of light is determined by how much power they have, as I HC their staffs as a manifester of their Maiar power, since they are "trapped" in their mortal bodies.

Prints | Commissions | Support me on Ko-Fi; early access drawings + WIP + commission discounts

[thatbutler]

𝐒𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐄...! 𝐒𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐄, 𝐘𝐎𝐔'𝐑𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐔𝐋!

[one-apathy-2]

𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒎𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒘

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[lillianite]

Amethyst, Epidote – Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico

[overclassy]

[yellow-cat]

the reason that wounds that break the skin hurt is because its always supposed to be dark inside your body and when your blood sees sunlight for the first time it gets scared. and that causes the pain. or maybe it doesnt

[earendil-was-a-mariner]

Witch King: *to Gandalf* Old fool! This is my hour. Do you not know Death when you see it? 

Narrator: The Witch King would be dead in 15 minutes.