Life, Love, Supernatural

This is a random blog about my life, parenting an autistic child, and my love of Supernatural

[princessamericachavez]

Honestly, comic book writers have gotta start using their characters for more current events commentary. 

Tell me about Superman’s experience as a refugee and what he feels or does when the US tries to close its borders. 

Tell me about Batman’s gun control agenda and how Bruce Wayne goes to rallies to tell the masses how he had to see his own parents murdered. 

Tell me about Wonder Woman being a proficient diplomat, talking to leaders all over the world, stopping wars and taking no shit. 

Tell me about Tony Stark hating politics and trying to save the world and environment and protecting those more vulnerable and being an anti-trump figure. 

Tell me about Steve Rogers taking no shit from facists, racists and homophobes because he didn’t fight the goddam nazis so that some biggots could try to repeat history’s mistakes all over again. 

Tell me about Natasha Romanoff strongly advocating against child soldiers and human traffic and senseless cold wars.

[phdna]

THIS

IT’S WHAT COMICS ARE MEANT TO BE GODDAMNIT 

What’s the point of having long-standing, serialized fiction about fundamentally moral people if you’re gonna put them in a vacuum???

[night-fury-pamphlets]

well the point sure isn’t to make Captain America a fucking nazi for shock value I can tell you that much

[theunapologeticallygaypirate]

instead of shipping wars, can we have shipping treaties?

this is just getting stupid.

[codymthomas]

I solemnly swear not to start or participate in fandom or shipping wars, pairing or kink shaming, or policing others enjoyment of fandom. I promise to be a responsible participant in fandom. I like what I like and that’s okay. Others like what they like, and this is also okay. Just because what we like isn’t the same, or is vastly different, doesn’t make it bad or wrong to like it. 

I swear to keep fandom a safe place for all who wish to participate in it, and recognize that my personal thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and opinions are not the only ones which are valid. 

I will keep dialogue open to the curious that truly wish to learn or understand my position, and will not rise to the bait of attention seeking trolls, flamers, and self appointed ‘Fandom Police’. Instead I will put their vitriol firmly where it belongs, unanswered in the trash can, reported, or behind a block button, then just walk away, since nothing bothers them more than being ignored and left behind. 

I will adhere to the beliefs of appropriately tagging my fics, and adding squick warnings, as needed in order to keep fandom a safe place for others to explore freely, to enjoy or avoid as they wish, and not a mine field to navigate. 

I will also take personal responsibility for my own fandom experience by following concepts such as: ‘Don’t like, Don’t Read’,  ‘Not My Thing, So Move Along’, and ‘Your Kinks Are Not My Kinks, And That’s Okay’.

Reblog to join the Fandom Treaty

[universalequalityisinevitable]

[universalequalityisinevitable]

Peter Joseph on structural violence, from this video.

[ebonykalokoh]

Brilliant

[unapologeticexistence]

Spot on. Like Coretta Scott King said, I must remind you that starving a child is violence. Neglecting school children is violence. Punishing a mother and her family is violence. Discrimination against a working man is violence. Ghetto housing is violence. Ignoring medical need is violence. Contempt for poverty is violence.

[wingstocarryon]

This. This is why rape culture is a thing.

[rikkisixx]

{x}

This is Taliesin Myrddin.  He was 23 years old.  He passed away last night in Portland Oregon along with another hero while defending two muslim girls from hateful abuse from a white supremecist on the MAX train.  The media has a lot of information to give you about the asshole that took their lives, but I want to share Taliesin and eventually the other hero too.  They are the ones who deserve to be known, they are the ones who literally died to do what was right. They are the true spirit of Portland Oregon, not the evil man who did this to them.  

[rikkisixx]

{x}

This is Rick Best.  He was 53 and a veteran of the army.  He had three teenage sons and a 12 year old daughter.  He also gave his life to defending two muslim girls on the MAX train last night.  He also deserves to be known.  Thank you Talisein and Rick.  You are symbols of the good in this world and true heroes to your city.  I am so sorry for what happened to you and send all my love to your grieving families and loved ones

[torisoulphoenix]

R.I.P.

[momofmusa]

This is sad…. Media usually says lets not focus nor give air time to the offender, lets give it to the hero(s) or those who were the victims and their families who are in need of our love and words of strength.. 

R.I.P.  

My prayers for peace on to their famlies and love ones. 

[talesofthestarshipregeneration]

My ’70s Health-Nut Parents Didn’t  Vaccinate Me. This Is What My Childhood Was Like.

I am the ’70s child of a health nut. I wasn’t vaccinated. I was brought up on an incredibly healthy diet: no sugar till I was 1, breastfed for over a year, organic homegrown vegetables, raw milk, no MSG, no additives, no aspartame. My mother used homeopathy, aromatherapy, osteopathy; we took daily supplements of vitamin C, echinacea, cod liver oil.I had an outdoor lifestyle; I grew up next to a farm in England’s Lake District, walked everywhere, did sports and danced twice a week, drank plenty of water. I wasn’t even allowed pop; even my fresh juice was watered down to protect my teeth, and I would’ve killed for white, shop-bought bread in my lunchbox once in a while and biscuits instead of fruit, like all the other kids.We ate (organic local) meat maybe once or twice a week, and my mother and father cooked everything from scratch—I have yet to taste a Findus crispy pancake, and oven chips (“fries,” to Americans) were reserved for those nights when Mum and Dad had friends over and we got a “treat.”As healthy as my lifestyle seemed, I contracted measles, mumps, rubella, a type of viral meningitis, scarlatina, whooping cough, yearly tonsillitis, and chickenpox. In my 20s I got precancerous HPV and spent six months of my life wondering how I was going to tell my two children under the age of 7 that Mummy might have cancer before it was safely removed.So the anti-vaccine advocates’ fears of having the “natural immunity sterilized out of us” just doesn’t cut it for me. How could I, with my idyllic childhood and my amazing health food, get so freaking ill all the time? … My two vaccinated children, on the other hand, have rarely been ill, have had antibiotics maybe twice in their lives, if that. Not like their mum. I got many illnesses requiring treatment with antibiotics. I developed penicillin-resistant quinsy at age 21—you know, that old-fashioned disease that supposedly killed Queen Elizabeth I and that was almost wiped out through use of antibiotics.*

[ladymarianor]

“If you think your child’s immune system is strong enough to fight off vaccine-preventable diseases, then it’s strong enough to fight off the tiny amounts of dead or weakened pathogens present in any of the vaccines.”

[geekhyena]

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS

[flowisaconstruct-deactivated202]

The most excellent point. Logical fallacy fully exposed.

[ataraxetta]

So I was gonna ramble about Ignoct in pain as per request but instead I added on to that OTT hurt/comfort drabble I wrote awhile back, so here is that instead, up to 2500 words now! Reposting the whole thing since I moved some stuff about, and still a WIP. And also still tw for aftermath of torture and some gore.

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They find Noctis pinned like a butterfly over the open maw of the crystal.

Keep reading

[vonnepsa-deactivated20230812]

THE SACRIFICE HAS BEEN MADE 🎄🎉

[feonixfur-blog]

Snow x Lightning Fic

So I’ve been playing a lot of FF13 lately, and I have been captured by the potential for an amazing ship with Snow and Lightning. After browsing the world of Fan Fic, I found a story that is everything I wanted and then some. Revelations by Symphonic Silence, and you can read it here: http://m.fanfiction.net/s/5830035/1/Revelations 

Seriously guys, read this.

[laughterkey]

Some disjointed thoughts about going forward from here

The most important thing right now is to be as vocal and educated and empathetic an ally as you can for everyone with more to fear than you.

Don’t judge people for enjoying the little things, they are more important than ever. Be patient with each other.

Take care of yourselves, this is going to be exhausting on so many levels, but sitting idly by is not an option and we’re going to need each other. Seek out peace, joy, laughter, and comfort where you can, provide it when you have the energy to, and take courage. You are not alone. We are in this together.

[feonixfur-blog]

Reblogging to emphasize "be educated" as much as possible. Being vocal and empathetic is important, but if you don't know what you are taking about you sound like an ass

[overfalls]

IT’S NOT ‘PEEKED’ MY INTEREST

OR ‘PEAKED’

BUT PIQUED

‘PIQUED MY INTEREST’

THIS HAS BEEN A CAPSLOCK PSA

[owlbearcounter]

THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY USEFUL THANK YOU

[ranetree]

ADDITIONALLY:

YOU ARE NOT ‘PHASED’. YOU ARE ‘FAZED.’

IF IT HAS BEEN A VERY LONG DAY, YOU ARE ‘WEARY’. IF SOMEONE IS ACTING IN A WAY THAT MAKES YOU SUSPICIOUS, YOU ARE ‘WARY’.

ALL IN ‘DUE’ TIME, NOT ‘DO’ TIME

‘PER SE’ NOT ‘PER SAY’

THANK YOU

[tassiekitty]

BREATHE - THE VERB FORM IN PRESENT TENSE

BREATH - THE NOUN FORM

THEY ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE

WANDER - TO WALK ABOUT AIMLESSLY

WONDER - TO THINK OF IN A DREAMLIKE AND/OR WISTFUL MANNER

THEY ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE (but one’s mind can wander)

[fairywails]

DEFIANT - RESISTANT DEFINITE - CERTAIN

[melancholicmarionette]

WANTON - DELIBERATE AND UNPROVOKED ACTION (ALSO AN ARCHAIC TERM FOR A PROMISCUOUS WOMAN)

WONTON - IT’S A DUMPLING THAT’S ALL IT IS IT’S A FUCKING DUMPLING

[proletariatbitch]

BAWL- TO SOB/CRY

BALL- A FUCKING BALL

YOU CANNOT “BALL” YOUR EYES OUT

[soggywarmpockets]

AND FOR FUCK’S SAKE, IT’S NOT “SIKE”; IT’S “PSYCH”. AS IN “I PSYCHED YOU OUT”; BECAUSE YOU MOMENTARILY MADE SOMEONE BELIEVE SOMETHING THAT WASN’T TRUE.

THANK YOU.

[everylineeverystory]

*slams reblog*

[leonawriter]

IT’S ‘MIGHT AS WELL’. ‘MIND AS WELL’ DOES NOT MAKE GRAMMATICAL SENSE.

[penbrydd]

SLEIGHT - DEXTERITY, ARTIFICE, CRAFT (FROM ‘SLY’) SLIGHT - VERY LITTLE, FRAIL, DELICATE

IT’S ‘SLEIGHT OF HAND’.

[maverlok]

[steftastan]

CAN I ADD TO THIS TOO?

IT’S NOT ‘COULD OF’, THAT DOESN’T MAKE ANY SENSE WHATSOEVER. IT’S ‘COULD HAVE’. SAME APPLIES TO ‘SHOULD HAVE’.

[oniongentleman]

And this is why my students look at me as though I’m the devil when I try to tell them that no i’m not lying this really is a thing

[hermoninee-granger]

IT’S ‘COULDN’T CARE LESS’ NOT ‘COULD CARE LESS’ IF YOU COULD CARE LESS THAT MEANS YOU CARE

[jazzymandias]

Watched all 10 seasons of Supernatural in 8 weeks. This was just the next logical step.

[darthfar]

Have I reblogged this? No I haven’t. Why haven’t I reblogged this? It’s awesome. <3

[castiel-left-his-mark-on-me]

12x03 - A Castiel Theory

As of now—this is my working theory:

When Lucifer possessed Cas, he left a bit of himself behind; and Castiel—left a bit of his “good” in Lucifer. After all, an angel did possess another angel, and that kind of divine commingling has to cause some sort of cosmic chaos.

Castiel is a lot rougher than he has been in the past. He’s not quite as soft and timid, nor is he quite as self-loathing as we’ve come to know. In fact, he actually seems to be a little into himself lately … much like Lucifer always was; but now, Lucifer is still a cold blooded killer, yes … yet—he healed the sister of his now, vessel. That was … kind? Also, he actually went pretty easy on Rowena, even though she has crossed him before. The old Lucifer wouldn’t even dream of leniency towards such rebelliousness; but the devil we’re seeing now is in fact, in the details and his details are quite a bit gentler than they used to be.

But where he is softening, Castiel is hardening—the angel is sassy and sarcastic, but it isn’t dry and unknowing like it was when he first saved Dean—it’s very deliberate and cruel. How he spoke down to Crowley wasn’t how he’s spoken to anyone before … ever.

Also, since when does Castiel let someone else take the lead into a dangerous situation? He stood behind Crowely when they thought they’d be coming face to face with Lucifer. The old Cas would have never done that—he’d charge forward, take control of the situation and throw himself on the sword if he had to.

Castiel isn’t quite himself anymore; and the devil—is hardly such.

I’m worried about what this might mean for our beloved, rebellious angel of the lord. If Lucifer goes back to hell, will he takes some of Castiel’s empathy with him?

And will that leave Cas as something—someone that will truly never belong on Earth, because he simply doesn’t have the compassion for it?

Will the boys still want him around?

What did saying “yes” really cost him?

[k-vichan]

Oooooh, I like this. TO the point that I just got chills down my spine.

When Cas was sassing Crowley about losing Rowena, it really threw me for a moment; I actually had the brief thought that Misha must be missing playing Lucifer. His inflection and his expression totally reminded me of his rendition of Lucifer.

But it was also kind of… mean. Cas has been condescending, impatient, even rude, but he’s never really been downright mean. Even to Crowley.

But then you factor in the fact that Castiel’s sassing was just moments after they found out Lucifer healed his vessel’s sister? That’s odd.

I’ve always kind of loved the dotted lines they’ve drawn between Cas and Lucifer; they’ve always kind of been dark mirrors of each other.

LUCIFER: Castiel. I don’t understand why you’re fighting me, of all the angels. CASTIEL: You really have to ask? LUCIFER: I rebelled, I was cast out. You rebelled, you were cast out. Almost all of heaven wants to see me dead, and if they succeed, guess what? You’re their new public enemy number one. We’re on the same side, like it or not, so why not just serve your own best interests? Which in this case just happen to be mine? CASTIEL: I’ll die first. LUCIFER: I suppose you will. 5x10 Abandon All Hope

I thought I’d gotten as much as they would give us last season with Lucifer actually being inside Cas.

Jofiel: So perfect. Castiel, one of heaven’s most wanted, possessed by heaven’s most hated. 11x18 Hell’s Angel

I’d love for them to play with this some more.

[k-vichan]

I had to dig this up again because this bit came back to me in full force last night, and I don’t remembering anyone actually mentioning it in full context:

CASTIEL: I’ve found, well, something. It’s a detail about when angels leave their vessels…I think. It’s, uh, Enochian, which can be a bit flowery. “And the departed shall remain, and the remains shall be the departed”.

SAM: Okay, so, when an angel leaves a vessel, they leave behind a piece of themselves. Like, uh…like an angelic fingerprint.

CASTIEL: Whatever you want to call it, this piece of the departed contains Grace.

SAM: Wait, you’re saying there’s angelic Grace inside of me?

9x11 First Born

So this speculation isn’t ENTIRELY out of nowhere. If this is the case, Lucifer really DID leave a piece of his grace inside Cas.

Cas is unique – he’s an angel, not a human. If there was extra grace somewhere in that vessel, could he somehow grab it, absorb it, let it mingle with his?

And if it turns out to not be the case, we can always pass it off as the situation being different because Lucifer didn’t actually leave Cas; he was ripped out by Amara.

For now, though, I’m totally and completely in love with this theory. (And it keeps getting worse. Halp.)

[dexer-von-dexer]

Okay buckle your seatbelts, because I just learned of a potentially really awesome thing

It’s called the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) and it just might save America.

You see, the whole Electoral College system has gotten on people’s nerves over the years [citation needed/s], and some states have opted to allocate their Electoral votes to whoever wins the popular national vote, no matter what. The map of states that have signed that compact looks something like this:

All the green states are the ones have adopted the compact, and all the yellow states currently have the compact under review.

Furthermore, all the yellow states are states that Trump won. Turning those electoral votes over to Hillary, the winner of the popular vote, would give her the presidency.

Now the Electoral College apparently doesn’t actually cast their votes until December 19th, which means that if the compact is passed before then in those four states–Missouri, Arizona, Michigan, and (most importantly, as it has the largest number of Electoral votes) Pennsylvania–then those states’ Electoral votes will go over to Hillary and she will win the presidency.

Of course, that leaves just over a month to get four state governments to pass an agreement into law. In any normal situation, that would be nigh-impossible. But the nation is essentially in crisis mode right now, and with enough attention maybe this can get fast-tracked through. Or even if it doesn’t, drawing attention to the mere fact that this compact exists may help motivate Electorates to vote against their state and towards the overall will of the country.

Either way, share this information. There’s still time.

http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/

#NPVIC #NotMyPresident

[castiel-left-his-mark-on-me]

Signal boost!

[exorcisingemily]

This is an official Whitehouse dot gov petition for President Obama to legally and rightfully sidestep long overdrawn stalling tactics and appoint a Supreme Court Justice NOW, rather than Trump choosing who fills the seat.

Please, if you’re an American citizen, sign it. This has the possibility of being a critical roadblock against some of Trump’s most damaging actions.

Click the link. Put your name and email. Confirm your signature via email. Pass it on. Get this moving. Once this reaches 100,000 it WILL be reviewed by Obama’s administration, and receive an official response or action.

We can still fight for our rights, within the system.

[supernaturalartbook]

Hi, thank you for your interest in the project. This post contains everything you need to know about the SPN Artbook and how you too can get involved.

What is the SPN Artbook? The SPN Artbook is a non-profit project collecting together the work of SPN artists organised by @armellin (Sasha), @jaredsnuggles (Sarah), and @jesusonthetortillas (Sasha). The SPN artbook is all-inclusive and will comprise of many different styles of art, including those non-traditional so get involved :) Later on in the project, we are planning to send six copies of the artbook to the SPN set, (Jared, Jensen, Misha, Mark, Ruth, and one for the crew) with a note explaining how the artbook represents the artistic community in the SPN fandom. In the books for the cast members, each of their notes will also be personalised to explain how much has been raised for their supported charity. Rights All contributors to the SPN Artbook retain full rights to their work but please please please don’t post your created piece onto your blog until we give confirmation to do so. This is just so the fun isn’t spoilt during the shipping process. We want everyone to have the same excitement when their copy of the book arrives. Once you get confirmation from us to post, you are also free to sell your submmited works too. Every contributor featured in the book will also recieve a digital PDF copy of the artbook for free as a thank you from us at the end of the project. Which charity will the artbook raise money for? When the Kickstarter launches later on the in the project, the price of the book will include a charity donation. We are aiming to raise money for 5 charities, each a chosen charity of the SPN cast, and they are: ►Random Acts (Misha) ►To Write Love On Her Arms (Jared) ►Team Levi (Jensen) ►Camp Conrad Chinnok (Mark) ►My Hope Chest (Ruth) Our donations will work in tiers. Initially each charity will receive £500 if their tier amount is achieved. £0 - £500 | Random Acts £1000 | Random Acts + To Write Love On Her Arms £1500 | Random Acts, To Write Love On Her Arms, + Team Levi £2000 | Random Acts, To Write Love On Her Arms, Team Levi, + Camp Conrad Chinnok £2500 | Random Acts, To Write Love On Her Arms, Team Levi, Camp Conrad Chinnok, + Hope Chest If we break £2500 then each charity will recieve a donation of at least £500 and we will split the final amount by 5. So the more books sold, the more money will be raised for each of these charities. What is the theme of the SPN Artbook? We don’t have a theme as such, we instead have five chapters which each represent a group of characters in the show. The chapters are: ►Hunters ►Angels & Heaven ►Demons & Hell ►Supernatural Beings ►Civilians How many pages will the book have? The artbook will be 200-250 pages. What is the claiming process? There are five chapters in the SPN Artbook, and it is your choice as an artist which you would like to produce a piece for. We would however like you to pick two choices so that if we have a lack of pieces in one chapter you could maybe draw an artwork for the less claimed chapter. Can I be an artist in the SPN Artbook? Visit the Sign Up page for more information. Submisson Guidelines: ►Dimensions: Portrait A4 (297 mm x 210 mm). When submitting, please leave a little bleed on each side in case a little gets cropped out. ►Resolution: 300dpi ►Colour Scheme: CMYK ►File Format: TIFF ►Must Be Canon (more info on this below) ►And Safe for Work - Your art may depict a ship but no nudity, slash, or rated pieces please, gen only What classifies as ‘canon’? ►Everything that has happened on the show. ►Everything that has been discussed/eluded to on the show (such as situations and memories unseen by us as an audience e.g. Dean’s description of Mary and John’s first date, Cas being the leader of a garrison in Heaven, Sam and Dean’s pack mule ride at the Grand Canyon when they were younger, etc). How can I see which artists are taking part? All of the lovely people taking part will be listed on our Artists Page along with links to their blogs. I’m not an artist but I would still like to support the artbook, how can I do this? Reblogs are always very much appreciated. Aside from this, when the Kickstarter goes live/the artbook becomes available, your purchasing of the book will support some amazing charities close to the hearts of the SPN cast. When will the book be available to pre-order? / How much will the book cost? We will post more details about this later on in the project. How will I be credited in the book? Each artist featured in the book will have their name (or username if you prefer) in the back of the book along with a link of your choice. This link can be: your Tumblr URL, a link to your portfolio (e.g. deviantart), it’s up to you.

Thanks,

Sasha, Sarah, and Sasha xxx

[armellin]

Hey people!

I am so happy to announce that we have started working on this project!

We are sending ivitations these days (apparently tumblr has ask and messages limits). But when we finish with invitations we have, we will open artists portfolio submissions (November, 14th-December, 1). Everyone can try to participate! Ya hear me?! =)

Have fun and good luck to us!

[armellin]

Once again. + final art submissions are supposed to be on March, 1st!

[scullyseviltwin]

Go out tomorrow, find a cause. NARAL, ASPCA, Planned Parenthood, A New Way Forward, The Innocence Project, Oxfam, Greenpeace… find out about programs and groups that deal with human trafficking, with racism, with sexism, with women’s health, LGBTQA rights, with what you want to fucking change! Sign up, and fucking fight.

Intern at your local congressional office! Stuff envelops! Listen to citizen complaints! Help dig us out of this shitstorm!

Donate money! Donate time! Be a Big Brother or a Big Sister. Reach out and find what your community needs! Join a litter collecting squad or write cards for people at an elderly community or buy a family in need groceries.

There is. So. Much. You. Can. Still. Do.

Online activism is all well and good, but these groups need feet on the fucking pavement. Don’t confuse shouting at people online as activism! So put up, and let’s shut this racist, classist, misogynistic, rape apologist down.