An Unfinished Podfic recording of From Grit To Pearl by @bluesimplicity73 (BlueSimplicity), read by chroniclaconic
Fandom: Captain America
Rating: Mature
Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Rebecca Barnes-Procter (thus far)
(Shortened) Summary:
This story is a love letter between Bucky and his sister Rebecca, the world, and eventually his childhood best friend, Steve Rogers, the boy he once loved. But ultimately, it is the love letter Bucky writes to himself, as he reclaims who he once was, discovers who he is now, builds a new life for himself and realizes he might, just might, be as strong, as beautiful, as precious as a pearl.
Blog Notes:
Gah! I got the first five chapters out and boy is there a quality jump since the first chapter! Back when I first started recording, I had no idea how to work Audacity or how to hold my mic. Now, I've made leaps and bounds in my editing and recording confidence.
Chapter Five marks the longest Podfic I have ever recorded on my own, clocking the total time in at 2 hours and 17 minutes! Each chapter is a labor of love and while the editing process makes me want to tear my hair out sometimes, it reminds me of how much I love this fandom and fun little hobby I've picked up!
Strap in folks; We're 13.5% through (yes, I did the math) and have so much more ground left to cover!
A little while ago, I came across this scene from the silent film Wings on IG, and I immediately wanted to make a Stucky version of it. It was impossible not to think of them, especially since it reminded me a bit of the rescue scene in CATFA.
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Being someone who has never passed out, (idk how to feel about that) what are some possible things that would lead up to that, and how might it feel for the person passing out?
i feel like this is a pretty common one, so if you've already answered it, I'm sorry!!
as always, love YOUUUU
Be happy that you've never passed out my love.
But oh my there are SO many things that could lead up to someone passing out. Like, so many I probably can't even name or think of them all. I'll talk in depth about some of the more common ones, then just make a list of any other ones I can think of lol.
Passing out can happen on levels as well. Some people pass out cold, and others go in and out of consiousness.
HYPOTENSION
This one is the one I deal with the most were I currently work. Hypotension means low blood pressure, and low blood pressure is what happens anyways when you're dying. ANYWAYS, the perfect blood pressure someone can have is 120/80 mmHg, but healthy ranges vary for everyone. I don't wanna see a blood pressure any lower than 90/60, though. It means that you don't have enough blood flow throughout your body. With this people will usually feel faint, lightheaded, dizzy, like they're seeing stars, nausea, some vomit, and they're very hot and sweaty and weak.
HYPOVOLEMIA
This can LEAD to hypotension, which leads to passing out. Basically, this means that you're losing fluids. Fluids can mean blood, sweat, tears, urine, diarrhea, plasma, and such. This will feel similar to the hypotension depending on the situation and cause.
SHOCK
Blah blah hypovolemia is a type of shock whatever. Any type of shock will lead to hypotension, which leads to people passing out. How it feels depends on the shock. Like septic shock is due to infection, so that's gonna feel different than bleeding out.
SYNCOPE
Syncope literally means fainting, but I didn't wanna put down psychogenic shock for this because the origins of it are iffy. So, syncope is my placeholder for the type of fainting you see in the movies. Shock factor, being scared or surprised and stuff like that. This kind of fainting is usually because of shocks to the system, and your body freaks out and you faint. Expect hot flashes and dizziness and "seeing stars".
TRAUMA
This is gonna be any sort of head trauma. Depending on how hard the hit is or where, the passing out part could be prolonged, or could happen instantly. Dizziness, memory problems, unable to focus or be coherent, "seeing stars".
OTHER CAUSES
Heat exhaustion
Heat Stroke
Seizures
Iron deficiency
Orthostatic hypotension
Citrate Reactions
And a billion medical conditions can cause it
Something important to note is that everyone reacts to things differently. I can see blood and be perfectly fine, and someone else can see it and pass out or throw up. I can handle a blood draw and a needle, someone else who's body isn't used to it can freak out and have a major reaction.
Ive got a whole slew of medical conditions and have passed out from multiple causes. I figured I'd throw my hat in from the perspective of a very non-professional person who has ✨️experience✨️ and explain how it felt each time so you can better describe it from your character's perspective.
Note: My experience will be different from other people's. Don't take my word for gospel.
TW for talks of blood, hospitals, car accidents, and other related topics.
Heat Exhaustion
This was the first time I ever passed out (8 years ago) and is the furthest from my memory. I remember being out in the sun for about 12 hours that day, drinking very little water (I hated the taste of the available water), in direct sunlight, in a black wool hoodie. The weather was about 95(f) / 35(c) degrees. The first thing I remember feeling was fatigue and a headache. My feet were tingling and focusing was hard. Everything was loud and I kept trying to lay down because everything was spinning. Eventually, I stopped feeling hot and just became cold. A 20 minute drive home (I was not driving) felt like 5 because of the daze I was in (I was drifting in and out). I don't remember much past this point, just flashes of laying on the tile floor and shivering. I properly came to in my bed a few hours later with a migraine that didn't go away for days. I was sick for a day or so after.
Blood Loss / Hypovolemia
The first time I experienced blood loss, I had lost approx. 2 liters of blood over the course of two weeks (the duration changes how your body responds to it.) Due to my age (12 at the time) and lack of communication with my parents or doctors (I hid things from my parents, couldn't talk with doctors while drifting), Hypovolemia was not considered until I vaginally passed a blood clot roughly the size of a soft ball about 40 minutes after entering the ER and going on fluids.
During the days leading up to it, I was exhausted and unable to leave my room for long durations of time. Could not hold food down. Hallucinating. Trembling and cold. Cold not stay awake for longer than five hours at a time. My eyes would vibrate rapidly. I couldn't focus on anything. Days felt like hours. I cant remember most of this time.
The day of, I felt disconnected from my body and like I was detached from it. When I passed out, I hadn't even realized it happened. I didn't feel anything. I hit the floor and was "drifting" (in and out of consciousness) for about 40 minutes. I thought I was talking to my parents, but I wasn't. I was hallucinating and seeing stars.
20 minutes into this, the paramedics arrived and smelling salts were snapped under my nose (HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE). I regained consciousness enough to blink at the paras and my parents, but I couldnt hear what they were talking about. Everything was light and fluffy. I was hoisted up and made to walk (Re: dragged) to the stretcher. When the angle changed, I lost full consciousness until I was strapped in and laying down again. I remember vague flashed of the ambulance ride and only properly came back to myself enough to register my surroundings when I had fluids and the doctors started replenishing my iron (I was treated for anemia before we realized it was hypovolemia).
During my two week stay at the hospital, I had passed out multiple times again. I was hallucinating, unable to properly hear things, not weight bearing, had extremely low blood pressure, lethargic, weak, struggling to move my mouth enough to speak, unable to focus, and incredibly emotional (though that couldve been stress??), and couldn't hold down much food.
Anemia
This has happened to me a few times over the years since my hypovolemic event. My body struggled to keep the iron, hemoglobin, PLT, and white blood cell counts high enough to do many impact activities without this risk.
Passing out from anemia was the quickest to recover from. I was typically able to tell before I had an episode (I felt disconnected from myself and had a sense of dread overcome me), so I was able to jerk myself onto the floor before I hit the ground. Usually.
These episodes lasted anywheres from 5 seconds to a few minutes. Sometimes I could be upright, gone for a few seconds, and then jerk back to awareness as I'm falling. Other times, I had lost minutes of time and someone was elevating my feet and timing me. I always felt tired and lightheaded afterwards, but resting for 10-20 minutes brought me back to about 70% energy.
Trauma
Due to all of the above, my blood does not like me (shocker). I am highly susceptible to brain bleeds, passing out, internal bleeding, ect.
I got into a car accident a few years ago and bashed my head back against the headrest. I was diagnosed with a mild concussion and lost consciousness immediately after impact. I was out for about thirty seconds before I started drifting in and out. I couldn't feel my arms or focus on anything being said. I didnt have the strength to open the door. A nurse pulled me out of the wreck and helped me during it. I dont remember much of this. I only remember flashes of light, being yelled at, hands on me, being pulled onto a stretcher, then waking in the hospital to my Mom talking to the nurses. I had a headache, but a lot less weakness then I was used to. I struggled to focus and wasn't allowed on my phone. For the next few days I had a hard time remembering things. Long term, I still struggle with remembering little details, but everything is cleared up now. No lasting damage.
I hope this can help any aspiring writers. Please dont forget that my experience is not universal. Feel free to ask questions
@chronicallylaconic Thank you for your input and stories!!! I can only help people so far from the perspective of a medical worker, so thank you for sharing your experiences to help people have a better understanding of what it may feel like.
Also, I would like to apologize on behalf of EMS workers (I have never been called a para before hehe) for your experience, cuz it doesn’t sound too pleasant. I try my hardest to help my patients feel comfortable during a scary moment, and I’m truly sorry you didn’t seem to get that grace.
@chronicecchymosis at the time of all of this happening, I lived in a low-income rural area with underfunded medical facilities. Thankfully I am in a much better area!
My experiences weren't always pleasant, but ive had good ones too! Your apology is appreciated but unneeded. The medical field is so painfully difficult between debt, emotional stressors, and physical risks. Doing your best and showing up with the intention to do good? That's amazing. I hope you'll be able to give better experiences to others. <3
PS: I knnnooooow that Paramedics and EMS workers are different (different tracks, qualifications, ect) but I could not remember or be bothered to google haha!
Being someone who has never passed out, (idk how to feel about that) what are some possible things that would lead up to that, and how might it feel for the person passing out?
i feel like this is a pretty common one, so if you've already answered it, I'm sorry!!
as always, love YOUUUU
Be happy that you've never passed out my love.
But oh my there are SO many things that could lead up to someone passing out. Like, so many I probably can't even name or think of them all. I'll talk in depth about some of the more common ones, then just make a list of any other ones I can think of lol.
Passing out can happen on levels as well. Some people pass out cold, and others go in and out of consiousness.
HYPOTENSION
This one is the one I deal with the most were I currently work. Hypotension means low blood pressure, and low blood pressure is what happens anyways when you're dying. ANYWAYS, the perfect blood pressure someone can have is 120/80 mmHg, but healthy ranges vary for everyone. I don't wanna see a blood pressure any lower than 90/60, though. It means that you don't have enough blood flow throughout your body. With this people will usually feel faint, lightheaded, dizzy, like they're seeing stars, nausea, some vomit, and they're very hot and sweaty and weak.
HYPOVOLEMIA
This can LEAD to hypotension, which leads to passing out. Basically, this means that you're losing fluids. Fluids can mean blood, sweat, tears, urine, diarrhea, plasma, and such. This will feel similar to the hypotension depending on the situation and cause.
SHOCK
Blah blah hypovolemia is a type of shock whatever. Any type of shock will lead to hypotension, which leads to people passing out. How it feels depends on the shock. Like septic shock is due to infection, so that's gonna feel different than bleeding out.
SYNCOPE
Syncope literally means fainting, but I didn't wanna put down psychogenic shock for this because the origins of it are iffy. So, syncope is my placeholder for the type of fainting you see in the movies. Shock factor, being scared or surprised and stuff like that. This kind of fainting is usually because of shocks to the system, and your body freaks out and you faint. Expect hot flashes and dizziness and "seeing stars".
TRAUMA
This is gonna be any sort of head trauma. Depending on how hard the hit is or where, the passing out part could be prolonged, or could happen instantly. Dizziness, memory problems, unable to focus or be coherent, "seeing stars".
OTHER CAUSES
Heat exhaustion
Heat Stroke
Seizures
Iron deficiency
Orthostatic hypotension
Citrate Reactions
And a billion medical conditions can cause it
Something important to note is that everyone reacts to things differently. I can see blood and be perfectly fine, and someone else can see it and pass out or throw up. I can handle a blood draw and a needle, someone else who's body isn't used to it can freak out and have a major reaction.
Ive got a whole slew of medical conditions and have passed out from multiple causes. I figured I'd throw my hat in from the perspective of a very non-professional person who has ✨️experience✨️ and explain how it felt each time so you can better describe it from your character's perspective.
Note: My experience will be different from other people's. Don't take my word for gospel.
TW for talks of blood, hospitals, car accidents, and other related topics.
Heat Exhaustion
This was the first time I ever passed out (8 years ago) and is the furthest from my memory. I remember being out in the sun for about 12 hours that day, drinking very little water (I hated the taste of the available water), in direct sunlight, in a black wool hoodie. The weather was about 95(f) / 35(c) degrees. The first thing I remember feeling was fatigue and a headache. My feet were tingling and focusing was hard. Everything was loud and I kept trying to lay down because everything was spinning. Eventually, I stopped feeling hot and just became cold. A 20 minute drive home (I was not driving) felt like 5 because of the daze I was in (I was drifting in and out). I don't remember much past this point, just flashes of laying on the tile floor and shivering. I properly came to in my bed a few hours later with a migraine that didn't go away for days. I was sick for a day or so after.
Blood Loss / Hypovolemia
The first time I experienced blood loss, I had lost approx. 2 liters of blood over the course of two weeks (the duration changes how your body responds to it.) Due to my age (12 at the time) and lack of communication with my parents or doctors (I hid things from my parents, couldn't talk with doctors while drifting), Hypovolemia was not considered until I vaginally passed a blood clot roughly the size of a soft ball about 40 minutes after entering the ER and going on fluids.
During the days leading up to it, I was exhausted and unable to leave my room for long durations of time. Could not hold food down. Hallucinating. Trembling and cold. Cold not stay awake for longer than five hours at a time. My eyes would vibrate rapidly. I couldn't focus on anything. Days felt like hours. I cant remember most of this time.
The day of, I felt disconnected from my body and like I was detached from it. When I passed out, I hadn't even realized it happened. I didn't feel anything. I hit the floor and was "drifting" (in and out of consciousness) for about 40 minutes. I thought I was talking to my parents, but I wasn't. I was hallucinating and seeing stars.
20 minutes into this, the paramedics arrived and smelling salts were snapped under my nose (HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE). I regained consciousness enough to blink at the paras and my parents, but I couldnt hear what they were talking about. Everything was light and fluffy. I was hoisted up and made to walk (Re: dragged) to the stretcher. When the angle changed, I lost full consciousness until I was strapped in and laying down again. I remember vague flashed of the ambulance ride and only properly came back to myself enough to register my surroundings when I had fluids and the doctors started replenishing my iron (I was treated for anemia before we realized it was hypovolemia).
During my two week stay at the hospital, I had passed out multiple times again. I was hallucinating, unable to properly hear things, not weight bearing, had extremely low blood pressure, lethargic, weak, struggling to move my mouth enough to speak, unable to focus, and incredibly emotional (though that couldve been stress??), and couldn't hold down much food.
Anemia
This has happened to me a few times over the years since my hypovolemic event. My body struggled to keep the iron, hemoglobin, PLT, and white blood cell counts high enough to do many impact activities without this risk.
Passing out from anemia was the quickest to recover from. I was typically able to tell before I had an episode (I felt disconnected from myself and had a sense of dread overcome me), so I was able to jerk myself onto the floor before I hit the ground. Usually.
These episodes lasted anywheres from 5 seconds to a few minutes. Sometimes I could be upright, gone for a few seconds, and then jerk back to awareness as I'm falling. Other times, I had lost minutes of time and someone was elevating my feet and timing me. I always felt tired and lightheaded afterwards, but resting for 10-20 minutes brought me back to about 70% energy.
Trauma
Due to all of the above, my blood does not like me (shocker). I am highly susceptible to brain bleeds, passing out, internal bleeding, ect.
I got into a car accident a few years ago and bashed my head back against the headrest. I was diagnosed with a mild concussion and lost consciousness immediately after impact. I was out for about thirty seconds before I started drifting in and out. I couldn't feel my arms or focus on anything being said. I didnt have the strength to open the door. A nurse pulled me out of the wreck and helped me during it. I dont remember much of this. I only remember flashes of light, being yelled at, hands on me, being pulled onto a stretcher, then waking in the hospital to my Mom talking to the nurses. I had a headache, but a lot less weakness then I was used to. I struggled to focus and wasn't allowed on my phone. For the next few days I had a hard time remembering things. Long term, I still struggle with remembering little details, but everything is cleared up now. No lasting damage.
I hope this can help any aspiring writers. Please dont forget that my experience is not universal. Feel free to ask questions
Over approximately 10 days, our Artemis II crew successfully completed a voyage around the Moon. They gave us stunning photos of the far side of the Moon, Earth, and a solar eclipse, along with inspirational messages, laughs, and even a few tears. Let's recap the Artemis II mission.
First step: fit check.
Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen got suited up and had their spacesuits checked to make sure they were ready to go to space.
Once their custom-fit suits were checked and the astronauts were ready, they walked out to greet the crowd at our Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After saying hi to everyone, including their families, the quartet made their way onto the Orion spacecraft that would carry them to the Moon.
The astronauts entered Orion and completed more checks. Next, the closeout crew closed the final hatch on Orion.
Then, it was time for the big moment – well, the first big moment of the mission: Liftoff!
Orion was on its way to the Moon, and the astronauts aboard had plenty to do.
They exercised…
and conducted interviews…
all while showing the camaraderie and collaboration that make missions possible.
And that means Rise, too! The little plush zero gravity indicator was a constant companion throughout the mission.
Finally, it was time for them to go around the Moon and observe its far side. As the astronauts began to describe features of the Moon that they saw, they had a heartfelt moment when suggesting that a crater be named after Reid's late wife, Carroll.
During the lunar flyby, the foursome experienced a solar eclipse that only they could see!
All throughout the mission, there were many moments of "Moon Joy."
After the crew completed their observation duties, it was time to start the journey back home.
On April 10, the Artemis II astronauts safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, bringing the mission to a triumphant end.
These GIFs are just a taste of the amazing imagery and memorable moments from Artemis II. Relive it all on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/NASA
Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space!
Not long ago, it was the 12th anniversary of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and this scene is honestly one of my favorites (and that’s saying a lot, because the movie is packed with unforgettable moments).
It really felt like seeing skinny Steve again, talking to his old friend, trying to reach him. Let’s not forget that the first, and only, time he chose to surrender and die in his hands rather than hurt someone so important to him.
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One of my biggest headcanons is that in the time between Bucky's draft/training/deployment and Project Rebirth, Steve's health took a serious turn for the worse. Because think of it - Steve who knows he's dying, trying desperately to join the military so his death could at least mean something. Steve who knows hes dying wanting to stay by Buckys side till the end. Steve who knows hes dying being expiramented on by the military because hes disposable to them, anyhow. Steve who, really, wasn't chosen for Project rebirth because of his strength or his skills, but because of his heart.
Happy Podfic Big Bang everyone! For my first ever PBB, I made two works; One for Attack on Titan and the other for Captain America (Chris Evans Movies).
Captain America: the texting romcom of two very confused nonagenarians
A Stucky Podfic with a timespan of 1 hour and 38 minutes. This is a canon divergent fic set before CATWS but after the first avengers movie. It's fluffy and rife with miscommunication.
This was a labor of love between me and six other lovely podficcers who took the time to record for this!
Summery: While on his way back from the mission, Winter Soldier sees Captain America on TV. He wants to know why he knows this man and why he is important.
Enter one Steve Rogers who just wants to help this poor, confused man back to the dementia ward where he clearly belongs, plus one manipulative Hydra running a desperate interference to get their runaway asset back... and it all devolves into a roller coaster of disasters.
AOT: The Next Part of the Routine
An Eruri Podfic with a timespan of 1 hour and 25 minutes. Levi and Erwin are figure skaters navigating a new partnership for the International Skating Championship.
Lol how funny would it be if in Marvel's Doomsday, Bucky is killed by not-Steve-Rogers? I'll probably make a whole ass breakdown of why I think this will happen later on when im not in a moving vehicle
Howdy hey! In honor of the 2026 Fandom Trumps Hate, I'm opening my first offering!
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Soooo much goes into it man. As someone who recently started and didn't realize just how many different moving parts there are, my whole heart goes out to those who post every damn week. It's the recording process, editing, uploading and linking process, scripting, and even other things if you're an overachiever (hi, i'm an overachiever.)
Recently, I was working on a chapter (roughly 8k words) and the entire process took about five hours. Most of it was because I was adding music and sfx, but that shit adds up. It's soooo rewarding though
Ive been ice skating for years now and it is one of the funnest things I've ever had the privilege of doing. So often I'll watch figure skating performances and I won't see love or passion for the art form- because it is an art form first and foremost -but watching Alysa Liu dance across the rink and hearing her story really sinks in just how much passion she has for it.
You can feel her joy and excitement with every performance and she honestly deserves the love she's getting. She's a queer wasian woman with immigrant parents and despite the violently xenophobic and sexist nature of American sports, especially on the national level, she beat every statistic holding her back and became the first American woman to bring home gold for figure skating in 24 years. That's no small feat.
They say professionals can make anything look easy, but Alysa makes figure skating look fun.
it is so fucking sad to find a cool fanartist on here and then see that their last post was from like 2018 and they were announcing that they were moving to Twitter.
It's like being a space colonist and finding a little abandoned space cottage and there's a diary in it and the last entry is like "i have now gone to seek a better life on [name of planet that got overtaken by axe-wielding octopi that feed on human blood]"
