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[claudilla83]

Hello, everybody!

Yesterday I realized that I have already finished editing 20 per cent of the episodes (34 of 169). Nonetheless, it took me 3 years to do that, and I don’t want to finish editing the rest of the episodes in 12 years! T__T

That is why I need your help. Now I have lots of free time to edit the subs -and I could release one episode per week- but as you can imagine, I need some money to pay the bills and make ends meet, just like any other person. I would prefer to find a “normal” job in the profession I have studied, and I am looking for one in my country. However, if I manage to get a job, I will not be able to release one episode per week.

Therefore, I have created a Patreon account and I would really appreciate if you become my patron and help me to finish editing the translation.

https://www.patreon.com/claudilla83

Once I’m done with “Yo soy Betty, la fea” I plan to continue with “Ecomoda” and maybe with “La Hija del Mariachi” (The Mariachi’s Daughter), another telenovela Fernando Gaitan helped to create.

I will continue releasing one episode per week depending on how many people I see as my patrons by the end of February. So please become one of my patrons.

Thanks in advance.

[readingatthedisco]

information about this horrific shooting

what happened?

-Omar Mateen acted alone in shooting over 100 people at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida at 2am Sunday morning

-Omar had a 3 hour standoff with police, and was eventually shot dead

-50 were killed, 53 were injured

-this is the worst mass shooting America has seen

-this is the worst act of terrorism since 9/11

-police say Omar was organized and well prepared

-he was armed with an assault rifle, a handgun and an unspecified “device”

-this was an act of terror and hate

things to remember.

-it was latin night last night at Pulse

-the night was being hosted by trans women of color

-do not erase the fact that this was a hate crime against people in the lgbt+ community

-be respectful to the families affected by this tragedy

-some people could have been outed if they were killed or injured

-Omar’s father has stated that Omar was indeed homophobic and became angry after seeing two men kissing

-this shooting had nothing to do with religion

-here are some tweets about this tragedy from various people

-support everyone in this time of need. please

-there have been threats on other places such as the LA pride parade. please be careful.

what can i do to help?

-blood banks in Orlando are at capacity - if you wish to donate, schedule an appointment for later this week

-when the blood banks are no longer full, they will need O-, O+, and AB plasma

-donors must be over the age of 16, healthy, and weigh over 100 pounds

-oneblood has not lifted its ban on lgbt+ men giving blood

-oneblood is in need of water, juice, snacks, and fruit for those donating (drop them off here)

-here is a check-in page to help people locate friends and family

-family hotline: [phone]

-for emergency blood donations:

Orlando West Michigan Donor Center

345 W Michigan Street, Ste. 106, Orlando, FL 32806

Orlando Main Donor Center

8669 Commodity Circle,  Orlando, FL 32819

Oviedo Donor Center

1954 W. State Road 426, Oviedo, FL 32765

-bloodmobile locations:

Asbury United Methodist Church 220 West Horatio Ave. Maitland, FL 32751

St. Luke’s United Methodist Church 4851 S. Apopka Vineland Rd. Orlando, FL 32819

Metro Church 1491 East State Rd. 434 Winter Springs, FL 32708

-there is a gofundme now set up for the victims and their families

-you can donate to Orlando hospitals here

-The Center is an lgbt+ organization and is accepting donations here

-Orlando Youth Alliance is and lgbt+ organization and is accepting donations here

-how to contact representatives about gun control

if you need to talk.

-The Trevor Project: always open, for lgbt+ youth. call them at 1-866-488-7386.

-Trans Lifeline: for transgender people. call them at US: [phone] or  Canada: [phone]

-Scarleteen: text them at [phone]

to the lgbt+ community: i love you so much. i am here for you. you deserve to live. stay strong. stay safe.

[pure]

Read about each victim of the Orlando Pulse shooting here. Remember their names, their faces, and their stories.

[fishingboatproceeds]

John wanted me to share this BRILLIANT video about Syrian refugees in Europe by Kurz Gesagt.

[salon]

[salon]

Bernie Sanders perfectly sums up why elites love apathetic voters

[jotabe1789]

I don’t agree with this argument. Large corporations couldn’t care less if a lot of voters or very little actually go to vote, as long as they keep controlling the president and both parties through their economic contributions. I don’t think they would even have a lot of problem with new parties emerging, since a smaller, emerging party is in bigger need of money to spread their message, and hence it will be easier to control.

Corporations have no problem on making rivers of dollars flow to the parties, and the parties do have a vested interest in getting as much of “their” voters to the polling stations. Both parties. So the corporations are in fact contributing to get as many people to the elections as possible... so nothing changes.

Furthermore, i don’t see how the lower income segment of the population going to vote is against their interests: lower income as just as likely to be progressive as to be tea-partiers. Most of the religious right are lower income, and most of the southern republican voters are lower income as well.

Real change will not come by getting less apathetic voters, voter who at the end of the day are just as likely to be progressive as to be reactionary. Real change will come only when the economic contributions from the big money to the political process are outlawed. I just can’t wrap around my head that in the US they avoid political corruption by making it legal.

[draka-daughter-of-zuura]

Casual reminder that Thrall’s duel with Garrosh was not a Mak’gora, and was taken in contempt of court (“Thrall gets to kill him” was not the final verdict of Garrosh’s trial), and is therefore murder even by Azeroth’s standards

Mak’gora rules state that:

…

[jotabe1789]

It isn’t meant to be Mak’gora, and it definitely is not a murder. Thrall and Garrosh are not subjected to a common legislation, they are leaders of different factions that are currently at war. Hence the duel is singular combat, another way to decide the victor of a battle.

[forgottenawesome]

Do You Love Someone With Depression?

If you have a partner or are close to someone who struggles with depression, you may not always know how to show them you love them. One day they may seem fine, and the next they are sad, distant and may push you away. It is important that you know that as a person who is close to them and trusted by them, you can help your friend or partner have shorter, less severe bouts of depression. Mental illness is as real as physical illness (it is physical actually, read more about that here) and your partner needs you as much as they would need to be cared for if they had the flu.

Your relationship may seem one-sided during these times, but by helping your partner through a very difficult and painful affliction, you are strengthening your relationship and their mental health in the long term.

1. Help them keep clutter at bay.

When a person begins spiraling into depression, they may feel like they are slowing down while the world around them speeds up. The mail may end up in stacks, dishes can pile up in the sink, laundry may go undone as the depressed person begins to feel more and more overwhelmed by their daily routine and unable to keep up. By giving your partner some extra help sorting mail, washing dishes or using paper plates and keeping chaos in check in general, you’ll be giving them (and yourself) the gift of a calm  environment. (I’m a fan of the minimalist movement because of this, you can read more about that here.)

2. Fix them a healthy meal.

Your partner may do one of two things when they are in a depressed state. They may eat very little, or they may overeat. In either case, they may find that driving through a fast food restaurant or ordering a pizza online is just easier than fixing a meal. Eating like this, or neglecting to eat will only degrade your partner’s health, causing her to go deeper into her depression. Help your loved one keep her body healthy, and her mind will follow. This is a great article that talks about the “Brain Diet” which can help the symptoms of depression, and this article talks about how our modern diet could contribute to the recent rise in depression. Here is a recipe for a trail mix that is quick to make and has mood-boosting properties.

3.Get them outside.

 The benefits of getting outside for a depressed person are huge. And it is possibly the last thing on earth your partner will want to do. Take them to be somewhere in nature. Pack a picnic and lie in the sun, take a leisurely hike or plant a garden. Being barefoot in the dirt, or “earthing” helps ground the body and reverse the effects of living in a world of emf’s, and digging in soil can actually act as an antidepressant, as a strain of bacterium in soil, Mycobacterium vaccae, triggers the release of seratonin, which in turn elevates mood and decreases anxiety. Sunshine increases Vitamin D production which can help alleviate depression. My friend Elizabeth wrote an excellent post about Vitamin D and its link to depression here.  For more information about other sources of Vitamin D, this is a great post as well as this.

4. Ask them to help you understand what they’re feeling.

If your partner is able to articulate what they are going through, it will help them and you better understand what you are dealing with, and may give insight into a plan of action for helping your partner. Also, feeling alone is common for a depressed person and anything that combats that feeling will help alleviate the severity and length of the depression.

5. Encourage them to focus on self-care.

Depressed people often stop taking care of themselves. Showering, getting haircuts, going to the doctor or dentist, it’s all just too hard, and they don’t deserve to be well taken care of anyway in their minds. This can snowball quickly into greater feelings of worthlessness since “Now I’m such a mess, no one could ever love me”. Help your loved one by being proactive. Tell them “I’m going to do the dishes, why don’t you go enjoy a bubble bath?” can give them the permission they won’t give themselves to do something normal, healthy and self-loving.

6. Hug them.

Studies show that a sincere hug that lasts longer than 20 seconds can release feel-good chemicals in the brain and elevate the mood of the giver and receiver. Depressed people often don’t want to be touched, but a sincere hug with no expectation of anything further can give your partner a lift.

7. Laugh with them.

Telling a silly joke, watching a comedy or seeing a stand up comedian will encourage your partner to laugh in spite of herself. Laughing releases endorphins and studies show can actually counteract symptoms of depression and anxiety.

8. Reassure them that you can handle their feelings.

Your partner may be feeling worthless, angry and even guilty while they are depressed. They may be afraid that they will end up alone because no one will put up with their episodes forever. Reassure them that you are in the relationship for the long haul and they won’t scare you away because they have an illness.

9. Challenge their destructive thoughts.

A depressed person’s mind can be a never-ending loop of painful, destructive thoughts. “I’m unlovable, I’m a failure, I’m ugly, I’m stupid”. Challenge these untruths with the truth. “You’re not unlovable, I love you. You aren’t a failure, here are all the things you’ve accomplished.”

10.Remind them why you love them.

Look at pictures of happy times you’ve had together. Tell them your favorite things about them. Reminisce about your relationship and all the positive things that have happened, and remind your partner that you love them and they will get through this.

(via The Darling Bakers)

[depressioncomix]

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[depressioncomix]

Comment: I believe a lot of our self-esteem issues come from having our limitations set for us, being told what we do and what we like is not what is expected from us, we have to conform to what people want us to be. So even if we feel a calling, we are told we are odd for listening to it and that we shouldn’t do it. We are not permitted to feel happy if we partake in whatever is outside society’s expectations of us (especially when regarding things like race and gender).

In the first panel, she is playing with construction toys. Kids will play with anything but right from the start we set limitations — walk into a Toys’r’Us and you’ll know the girls toys section because all the packages will be pink or pinkish-purple. There will be few if any construction toys — although Lego has a few lines they are more like doll-houses you construct with lego and the packages are pink/purple and the themes are princesses and friends. The message is there.

In the second panel, we have a girl who likes comics and games, and although things have improved over the past few decades we still have “fake geek girl” slanders and GG. In the third panel, science and academia is still primarily a white man’s game with women and minorities facing higher discrimination.

Now everyone faces a series of “can’t”s in their lives regardless of race and gender. But the amount of can’ts depends greatly on race and gender, and it’s something we shouldn’t dismiss because it makes us uncomfortable.

[stellachuuuuu]

Cute shirt from @bambubrand <3 #monkeyking

[jotabe1789]

Hello Goku!

[destinydiamante-deactivated2022]

[toolers]

im shaking  the gaul and selfishness it takes to murder 150 innocent people in the name of your own suicide is mindblowing 

[jotabe1789]

Terrorism implies an ideological goal. Mass murder in order to obtain an ideological goal is terrorism.

But that should not stop us from exploring the mental health of terrorists, either. From the bombing attack in the Boston marathon to many of the ISIS volunteers, depression is present widely enough in the ranks of terrorists.

Depression makes you unable to enjoy the good things in life. The things you used to enjoy lose what made them enjoyable. The things that you valued lose that value. And that includes not only your own life, but also the lives of others, and your obligations towards them. It’s not being selfish, as selfishness imply a measure of self-worth and self-esteem. 

The pilot had a duty towards the passengers and their safety. Depression might make that duty meaningless, or worse, might have driven him to blame the passengers for his state. This is not unlike terrorists who suffer depression, either.

The co-pilot is not a terrorist, he wasn’t pursuing any ideological goal. But i think it’s likely he was under a similar mental state as many terrorists, a mental state where they don’t care about anyone’s wellbeing, and since they are on the way out, they might as well take a bunch of people with them.

Is this just nitpicking? Just an intellectual consideration without real effect? No: understanding the mind of people who does this is essential so we can prevent things like this from happening. So we can help people before they take a determination like this.

[lycoteuthis-deactivated20160131]

imagine spending years putting your heart and soul into something meant to empower young girls and having it completely taken over by adult men. and you can’t say anything bad about it because they love you so much. they love you for making their show that brought so many adult men together. “thank you, adult men really needed this break,” they tell you as they trample the little girls you used to see yourself in

[jotabe1789]

I really doubt that she was talking about men taking over the fandom.

There’s things like this that she posted very shortly before: https://twitter.com/tygerbuggarrett/status/264915266746597376

From other things i’ve read it looks that she was mostly talking about how it hurt having to let go of that show, and also maybe disagreement over the princess Cadence plot (there is a youtube where she doesn’t want to talk about the matter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC5YPfMzBK4).

 Something else i would like to mention is that, if i understand correctly how it happened, the term “brony” didn’t appear as an intentional separation from the women fans of MLP, but as a badge of pride of sorts when being confronted by other men in male-dominated forums.

[portraitsofboston]

"Hey man, take my picture!"

"I can’t do it. It’s too dark."

"Yeah, we need some light. Let’s go over there."

"Are you homeless?"

"Yes, I am."

"How long have you been homeless?"

"15 years. I’ve been in Boston 8 months. Before that I was in Washington, Virginia, New York, Philadelphia, Louisiana, Florida…"

"Why didn’t you stay in Florida? It’s so much warmer."

"I wanted to see my family. But they don’t want to see me. They don’t understand depression. They treat me like dirt. Homeless people treat me better than my family."

"And what happened 15 years ago? How did you end up on the streets?"

"I tried to burn myself twice. I had 30 surgeries. I was dead two times, but God brought me back. I don’t know why."

"And why did you do it?"

"I was depressed. Why you crying?"

"Because you are a beautiful person, and my family is really messed up, and I’ve been very depressed. I think I can understand you."

"Yes, I am a good person. And when you take people’s pictures, don’t disrespect them."

"No, man, I won’t. I like people. That’s why I take their pictures."

"And when you make your portfolio, don’t denigrate people. Let the pictures speak for themselves."

"I will. Are you safe on the streets?"

"Yes, I am…And now I have $8 to buy me some food."

"That’s all I have. Next time I see you, I will give you more."

"No, man. It ain’t all about money. Give me a hug. And next time you see me, give me a hug again. And thanks for taking my picture."

[25915days]

reblog if you're not expecting anything on Valentines day

Just do it, I promise it isn’t supposed to be sad.

Just reblog and wait. You will see.

[outforhealth]

Does Planned Parenthood offer Hormone Replacement Therapy for transgender people?

Someone asked us:  Can Planned Parenthood provide hormones to transgender people? And if so, what are the costs? Why yes, yes we do. There are an increasing number of Planned Parenthood health centers that offer hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for trans clients. (Cost will vary depending on your insurance and Planned Parenthood health center policies.) Currently, the Planned Parenthood health centers that offer hormone treatment for trans folks are: 

California:

Fresno

Mountain View

Sacramento

Santa Cruz

Walnut Creek

Colorado:

Denver

Maine:

Biddeford

Portland

Sanford

Topsham

Montana:

Billings

Great Falls

Helena

New Hampshire:

Derry

Keene

Manchester

West Lebanon

New York:

Ithaca

North Carolina:

Asheville

Chapel Hill

Raleigh

Vermont:

Barre

Bennington

Burlington

Hyde Park

Middlebury

St. Albans 

Washington

Bellingham 

- Calvin and Maureen at QueerTips

Here’s a list of all the Planned Parenthoods that currently offer HRT and other trans services — a list that is slowly but steadily growing. And yes, our lovely Ithaca Planned Parenthood location is listed, and operates on an informed consent basis.

[howtobeafuckinglady]

this shit rite here saved my life everyone needs to donate to planned parenthood 

[jotabe1789]

Don't ever hesitate. Reblog this. This should be in the tumblr laws. When you see it, REBLOG IT.

Depression Hotline: [phone]

Suicide Hotline: [phone]

LifeLine: 1-800-273-8255

Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386

Sexuality Support: 1-800-246-7743

Eating Disorders Hotline: [phone]

Rape and Sexual Assault: 1-800-656-4673

Grief Support: 1-650-321-5272

Runaway: 1-800-843-5200, 1-800-843-5678, 1-800-621-4000

Exhale: After Abortion Hotline/Pro-Voice: 1-866-4394253

If you ever want to talk: My tumblr ask is always open.

[yourfavoritesidepiece-deactivat]

This is why #JeNeSuisPasCharlie

[jotabe1789]

Je suis Charlie, because those cartoons are not mocking people of a certain race, or people of a certain religion. They are mocking racists who want to deny social security to immigrants, they are mocking religious beliefs that are oppressive, and they are mocking those who use said religious beliefs to oppress others.

http://imgur.com/lpLU0pi

http://imgur.com/VPd2tuT

They are Charlie in Baghdad, too.

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