Wip Monday because I can’t get this stupid au (read: self indulgent , 9-1-1 esque that I care about too much ) out of my head
That awk moment when you sleep with a guy and then pretend to forget his name because he is so good it scares you and then surprise! He’s actually your work partner and you’ll be stuck in an ambulance with him for who knows how long and you can’t quit this job because you just got this job and if you don’t have this job that means you’ll have to go crawling back to the family you finally just got the courage to leave
Tagged by: @rederiss (SAUR excited for that spooky au) 😋🩷💕
i was tagged by @hartigays to post the next line of a fic i’m working on and then tag others to do the same. thanks for the tag 🤗💕
“Do you think Billy would be pissed if I ate his Twinkies?” Steve muses, already grabbing the box of Twinkies and a container of Oreos from Billy’s food shelf, he has couple of lacroix sitting out as well so Steve nabs one of those too. He can like, pay Billy back later or something, venmo him. He doubts Billy would notice anyway, Steve’s never seen Billy eat anything that isn’t a protein shake or five Big Macs from McDonald's.
tagging: @gideongrace @strangest-hour @strangerfictions @matchstickwords and anyone else who wants to do it!
The next line of defense against water shortages isn't what you'd expect.
Sometimes the best solutions are the simplest. Texas, for example, is now getting serious about “rainwater catchment,” essentially putting really big buckets next to homes in order to harvest the rain.
The state changed its tax code in 2011 to make rainwater-catchment installations tax-exempt, and in the same year passed a law (pdf)making it illegal for homeowners’ associations to ban people from putting the systems into place. That law also requires “that rainwater harvesting…be incorporated into the design and construction” of any new state building “for which the incorporation of such systems is feasible.”
The straightforward and effective idea, which gathers rainwater and filters it to safe levels of potability, caught the eye of scientist and politician Claudia Sheinbaum. Sheinbaum ended up winning the 2018 Mexico City mayoral election on a platform that included the widespread adaptation of rainwater catchment systems, among other things, as a solution to the city’s dire water crisis.
Treating brackish water is expensive, but it’s getting cheaper as the technology matures. In his work at the University of New Mexico, Hightower, the civil engineering professor, has been collecting data on desalination costs for decades. His research shows that in the US, starting in 2005, treating brackish groundwater from nearby sources has been less expensive on average than piping in fresh water from a remote source—especially if that source is 75 miles or more away, a common solution for arid places as their local supply of freshwater dwindles.
Water engineers politely call it “direct potable reuse.” Others call it “toilet-to-tap.” The United Nations calls it a massive untouched resource that could nudge society into a “circular economy,” where economic development is “balanced with the protection of natural resources…and where a cleaner and more sustainable economy has a positive effect on the water quality.”
Since 2003, Singapore has been treating sewage to drinking-water standards. For now, most of that water is used for industrial purposes, but the volumes are impressive. About 40% of the nation’s total water needs are met by toilet-to-tap, significantly reducing the pressure on the rest of its freshwater sources—rainwater, desalinated seawater, and imports. In the last few years, the country started handing out bottles of the reclaimed water at events, to get its citizens used to the idea of drinking it directly. Singapore plans to squeeze a full 55% of its water supply from sewage by 2060. By then, they hope, drinking it will be the norm.
In Namibia, the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, the capital city Windhoek has been doing “toilet-to-tap” for so long that several generations of residents don’t bat an eye at drinking the stuff. The city has been turning raw sewage into drinking water for 50 years. Windhoek has never had a single illness attributed to the reclaimed wastewater.
Despite the fact that I continue to be a total tumblr delinquent, beautiful souls @ourownstrings @haztobegood @queenofquiet17 @allwaswell16 and @disgruntledkittenface have tagged me at various times this month to share Last/Next lines. Thank you all so much! <3 <3 <3 I FINALLY wrote some stuff this past weekend and work blows this week so I’m taking a break to share a little. I’m cheating and putting a snippet where a last line should be because I’m excited that I actually wrote real words into my long-neglected Big Bang WIP.
Last line(s):
“Call me when you get settled? Tell me all about it?”
“If you’re lucky.”
Harry rolls her eyes but she laughs. “If I’m lucky, ok.”
She walks to the door, spinning back around toward Louis halfway there to walk backwards for the final few steps.
“See ya, Lou.”
“Bye, Harry.”
Harry turns and lets herself out the front door. As she walks to her car, she can’t help but glance back at the house she’s spent so much time at since moving here. It’s going to be really strange not coming over anymore.
She sighs as she gets into her car, giving the place a final look through the window as she gets ready to drive off.
Maybe she’ll be back before too long, though. Over Christmas break.
When Louis’ back.
If she’s lucky.
Next line: Harry doesn’t have to wait ‘til Christmas.
Tagging you all back, plus @crinkle-eyed-boo (who tagged me in a WIP emoji challenge that I’m too tired to try to figure out right now) and @a-brighter-yellow because I need some of that good OC magic.
I was tagged by the lovely @microlouis to do the next line challenge:
“Harry,” he tries to protest again.
“You’re not a burden. Never a burden. You’re my friend. I want to help my friend,” there’s a determined look in his eye which makes Louis’ mouth freeze. After so many years, he finally said it.
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